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Yep you must hover now. Ice Storm/Burning Orb is still the best combination IMO. AoE CC & primer + AoE detonator = win, Ice Shards/Lighting Strike is not bad but not nearly as good as IS/BO. I also really like Arc Blast as a focus seal but it needs some cooldown reduction to really shine.
thanks before the server shit the bed i think i got ice storm, just need to find a burning orb now.
As everyone said, they only drop on GM 1 or higher. Further more, I just wanted to add that completing a Strong Hold guarantees a MW drop from the boss, and that particular drop is always an Ability.
Oh, very nice. I think I jumped the gun and didn't give enough time to farming GM1, lol.
Well, a big-ass popup taking up your screen would be silly in the heat of combat. It did look cooler, but not really practical tbh.
That game looks 300x better than what we were given. Par the course these days though.
I really dislike this kind of naturalistic, conversational language when actually just describing something would be better. It reminds me of the Windows/Xbox "Something went wrong :(" thing during a crash. Like, just say the shit and don't pretty it up, please. It just makes it more annoying.
Saw a legendary during the mission I got booted from when servers crashed. I've been upset at Anthem for this kind of shit all week. I think it's time to ask for a refund.
I don't think the rep actually has anything to do with it. I obtained legendary contracts prior to maxing it out. I'm pretty sure you have to complete each factions string of Agent Missions. Once you're done with all those, run a regular contract and when you get back to base you should see the legendary one appear. If you didn't know, you can run each factions legendary mission once a day. Also, the guaranteed master work from doing these is always a component.
Arc Blast/Burning Orb is better imo. Especially if you have a buddy that can prime.
Storm just doesn't freeze anything worth while besides the grunts/spiders and a single Arc Blast is enough to eliminate those anyhow.
I find the combination of ab/bo bo bo/ab better than the is is is/bo even with the combo damage. Then if a team mate lays down some primers it's combo city.
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Holy shit dude.
There was so much bullshit they fed to us back then. When the Walker fell over and knocked down some trees I just about flipped my desk. A lot of videogames go through changes and are advertised with bullshot trailers during their reveals, but Anthem might be one of the most egregious.
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You should always treat these kind of "gameplay reveals" as conceptual gameplay. That is the game they wanted to make, that's what they believed the game would ideally be. Then they actually got into development, trouble happened as usual, and cut, cut, cut. And, then we get the end product we received. A substandard version that could never live up to their ideal dream game.
"Power level" doesn't matter. What matters is that you have at least one Masterwork weapon that can actually deal some damage, and the rest is just to be decked out in pretty good Epics. From that point on, you still aren't going to be more than squishy until you do a few Legendary contracts (do three per day and pray your first three don't drop duplicate components). You are going to get carried through at least the first two, but that's better than constantly dying trying to finish otherwise.
Can't really beat Ice Storm and Burning Orb for leveling up the Storm.
Yep, there's been too many games that have shown "gameplay footage" at their reveal and been nothing like that, or only tangentially so. Nowadays unless the gameplay trailer is only a month or two out from release, I look at it as "If everything was perfect and time/money weren't an issue, this is what we would make" rather than something truly representative of the final product. And I say that as a general fan of Anthem.
I do wish that the loot looked as large on the ground as shown in that video. I don't like the pop up that blocks half the screen, but the effect before the player picks it up looks better.
Is there a "postmaster" that gather items you don't pick-up?
5 years into development and within a year and a half of the initial release date, there's no way at all they thought they could deliver that game to us. It's ok to call it a lie. Devs lie to us all the time.
looks good. well-worn.
I wanted to make an old and dirty design, since usually they are all new and shiney.
Thanks. I'm really happy with it. I wish colours saved, so I could slap them on other Javelins easier. Haha
word. I think I'll do the same with my Colossus. The class wreaks of needing to look well-worn.
My Interceptor will probably be my shinest since I feel high-tech when I'm in it.
That looks great! I considered doing a similar worn look for one of mine but haven't tried yet.
I wanted to make an old and dirty design, since usually they are all new and shiney.
I wanted to make an old and dirty design, since usually they are all new and shiney.
That looks very cool. gj
No way dude, people should have learned their lesson after Killzone 2. Atleast that game actually delivered and made an in-engine trailer better than their fake CG one.
Yknow, a lot of the complaints to do with transitioning will be solved if they get rid of:
The stat screen. Jesus Christ, that's something that belongs in PvP. Just remove it. Let me gain experience during gameplay. Make the exp bar something that only pops up when experience is gained and then disappears.
Allow us to go through more contract than one....if a contract is basically an "instance" of the open world and not some version of freeplay where you're doing a special mission then honestly you need to revamp your game because it needs to be more seamless than that with how quickly some of them end.
Sorting those out will make everyone's experience much better. Make the launch bay more involving, if people wanna show of their emotes, talk, compare gear score so they can tackle GM2 missions, they can do it there.
I tried the Division 2 demo while the server was down, and seeing how well it was designed was a breathe of fresh air.....and very annoying, do you not look at your competition and how they do stuff? I played the first one and enjoyed it, unfortunately I couldn't enjoy TD2 because Anthems gameplay is just that much better....bar the AI.
The stat screen. Jesus Christ, that's something that belongs in PvP. Just remove it. Let me gain experience during gameplay. Make the exp bar something that only pops up when experience is gained and then disappears.
Allow us to go through more contract than one....if a contract is basically an "instance" of the open world and not some version of freeplay where you're doing a special mission then honestly you need to revamp your game because it needs to be more seamless than that with how quickly some of them end.
Sorting those out will make everyone's experience much better. Make the launch bay more involving, if people wanna show of their emotes, talk, compare gear score so they can tackle GM2 missions, they can do it there.
I tried the Division 2 demo while the server was down, and seeing how well it was designed was a breathe of fresh air.....and very annoying, do you not look at your competition and how they do stuff? I played the first one and enjoyed it, unfortunately I couldn't enjoy TD2 because Anthems gameplay is just that much better....bar the AI.
Most games only come together within the last final year to months of development. And, Anthem seems like a game particularly egregious of this. It's clear the game went through some major restructuring and cutting at the end to actually push out a playable game. It's Andromeda all over again.
I don't think they were lying, these types of videos are rarely lies. They legitimately thought they could make that game, turns out they couldn't.
My game is now crashing to desktop during the initial load from the title screen. 100% failure rate. I can't play the game anymore.
God damnit.
God damnit.
Match making...can't find any quickplay sessions on hard...is the population that low already or has everyone moved to GM1+
I mean I'm sorta surprised you can even connect. Most people are still having problems right now, contrary to twitter saying everything is fine
SO I think I know what bothers me now about the game. Tarsis def needs to be merged with the player area. would help the world not feel so disconnected. Also maybe add some actual mission givers in the Freeplay area too? I will say, after playing Division 2, I really like the feel of this game even more. Nothing again D2 of course as i enjoyed it as well, but I think i'll stick with Anthem for now.
So I guess I had a borked update or something. I ran a repair and now it's downloading a 3GB patch again. Hope this works.
Guess YMMV. I have two friends who have been playing just fine for the past hour+ but I can't get past the connection problem window. Sad part is I don't want to stop trying cuz I really wanna play right now lol. I should give it up for the night.
Im like 1 more crash from refunding this PoS.
Seriously i bought the game crashed like 10 times on the main loading screen then after finally getting in i do the tutorial then leave till today.
Now today i try to play and im still crashing on main loading screen and when it finally doesnt crash the servers are off.
Then i finally get in to do the 1 mission after the tuturial and crash while im loading into freeplay.
Fun times
Seriously i bought the game crashed like 10 times on the main loading screen then after finally getting in i do the tutorial then leave till today.
Now today i try to play and im still crashing on main loading screen and when it finally doesnt crash the servers are off.
Then i finally get in to do the 1 mission after the tuturial and crash while im loading into freeplay.
Fun times
Yeah it would be much more suited to a Colossus or Ranger, but Storm is what I was playing at the time. Haha.
Once I get some more options for an ole rusty look, I'll do something similar on my Colossus for sure.
Thanks!
Two best combos in endgame imo are Venomous Blaze/Black Ice and Venomous Blaze/Stasis Chain. Stasis Chain rips off shields, and Venomous Blaze turns Flame Burst into the only acid primer Storms have access to. Black Ice also freezes enemies around the target when killing, so you not only spread the primer on combos, but they get frozen too. It's a killer combo for groups.
I still only have amulet of winter, and no MW fire component, so I haven't tried Venomous Blaze/Ten Thousand Suns, but I can see that being a lot of fun.
My buddy had the exact same issue last night. Repair and maybe a reboot will fix it.
I was playing around with Venomous Blaze/Stasis Chain earlier and I really liked it. I will have to try it out with Black Ice.
Titans might be some of the worst designed enemies I have fought in any shooter.
These things are just plain awful.
These things are just plain awful.