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ANTHEM discussion thread [PSA: VIP Demo Jan 25-27, Open Demo Feb 1-3 | PS4/XB1/PC]
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Arekkz has a good breakdown of the classes and what skills they have. He has some other good breakdowns of the game and its features too.
Bioware has been great at interacting with their communites for years now. Back in the ME3 mp heyday I played a few matches with some devs after the first free DLC launch and had an informal q and a type thing. (I came in first place every round)
Hoping the PC community gets behind this decent enough............as it launches a week early on EA premier and thats what i plan on playing it on.
A staggered launch for this type of game is a really bad idea
Correct - http://askagamedev.tumblr.com/post/180590869166/what-is-the-deal-with-gated-unlocks-of-content
There was 170 hours of content going for one class to full level (and keep in mind there's 8 classes where the class story is completely different for each one, and the two factions had different shared orld stories too, and all this content was fully voice acted). And people played through it in two weeks. And complained there was no new content to do. And burnt themselves out so they didn't play another class. After that, I've pretty much taken it with a grain of salt when people say there's not enough content.
I agree but it's just EA policy at this point. I think the demo will make it hurt less than BF5's.
Possibly I just hope a staggered launch helps keep the servers from melting on day one.
also bfv was 11 days, this is 7... plus after MEA, some people can be weary of Bioware. People playing this game early can maybe set minds at ease or not.
Edit: MEA
Like notifications on the bell? I think you have to check mark for that
From the last EA Investor report it sounds like the pre-order numbers are really good, especially digital, good enough they raised their expectations of Anthem, so I'm not sure most consumers are wary of BioWare.
Sorry I did an Edit, I mean after MEA, even though that wasn't Bioware proper. Also since Destiny and Divison had issues, this premier can be a good thing too, to check content anyway
I hope they have a good content plan/roadmap as well. I literally just realized today that The Division 2 is launching 3 weeks after Anthem. I am definitely more interested in Anthem but I cannot see myself having enough time or energy to play two of these type of games.
Right, so I didn't miss anything, thanks. For now I'm going to assume it's some sort of bounty hunting system with difficulties up to legendary. Hopefully a bit more to it than that.
The game looks great and I'm excited about it. I won't be preordering until we get a very clear and detailed idea on how micro transactions and dlc will work. After EAs handling of battlefront 2 I have reservations on getting tricked into a bait and switch type of situation.
I haven't been following the game a ton, so sorry if this has been discussed to death, but have they said much yet about any plans for future javelins or patch content?
My guess is those are some kind of "VIP target" mission. You basically get into the world and kill a big boss or something like that, reminds me of The Division missions.
I would assume that legendary just refers to the class of contract
That's what I'm thinking as well, since it might be resembling the loot drop system and legendary is also the best item class in the game.
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Is this the first time that contracts have been mentioned as an activity type? I remember them mentioning something like "challenges" in a previous livestream, which are specific tasks like "Kill 10 of X creature to earn a specific weapon blueprint", but contracts seems to be a new thing.
Yeah, we definitely should. We don't have any details on how clans work atm, but once they share that info we should look at putting something together.
Agree. The interceptor looks cool and all, but I would much rather go with the ranger and colossus and just blow shit apart!
There isn't an official video, but Arrekz has helpful quick breakdowns of each Javelin, with the focus on their unique gear slots and abilities. The vids are a few weeks old though, so they don't contain all the latest info, especially for classes like Interceptor that have had recent info dumps. Here is the Ranger one:
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Wow, I'd pre-order there if there's a PC version.
Edit: oh shit, there is. Is this a sale or something? Will I miss it if I wait?
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Yes, that is right. The game differentiates between pilot progression and javelin progression. Pilot progressions refers to leveling up your character with universal xp and investing points in skills that apply to all javelins, such as flight time.
Javelin progression refers to accumulating loot and gear to make each javelin more powerful. You can upgrade each of your javelins independently and choose freely which to use before any given task. You can also save multiple loadouts for each javelin. So your character will have an overall level, and your javelins will also each have a gear score, depending on what gear and abilities you have equipped.
I know we can customise the shit out of the javelins but do we also get to choose our character's appearance at the start too? I'm a shallow hoe with simple pleasures :^
You do play as a Pilot and get into a Javelin which you can custom design. I am sure you will have some pilot stuff to change but I don't expect it to be super deep because nobody else can see you!
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Good to see a lot of people interested in Anthem in that 2019 looter shooter thread. If nothing else, I just hope people will check out the game enough to realize it isn't at all a Destiny clone and is actually presenting a unique take on the genre.
I always had faith that Bioware would present a unique look on the genre. I just wasn't sure it would be good, or worse, it would be good, and no one would care. I'm developing hope the last is less and less likely, at least.
I'm going to hold out for reviews. Between Resident Evil 2 and Crackdown in the new year I have plenty to keep me busy. Then we have that loaded as hell Feb/Mar release window (Division 2, Metro, Sekiro, DMC5 etc).
Welcome aboard. The regular edition or the Legion one? Need to know how weak you really are.
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