Because there are events tied to this that people may want to play or complete? What's wrong with giving them more time for that?
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Apparently, Anthem's Christmas decorations are still up as the event has been extended through February
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Because there are events tied to this that people may want to play or complete? What's wrong with giving them more time for that?
Because they have it up on purpose, with a fixed end date, instead of the narrative the tweet and op want to push of the game being abandoned and that people who know nothing but like to shit on stuff love to jump on to.
they should just lean into it and make the people of anthem obsessed with christmas all year like the whos in whoville
I mean it's literally an ongoing event not just some they forgot to up-date the game bullshit like OP is pedaling
Looking for an honest answer that doesn't invoke the hate train that this game seems to get anytime it's posted about on the internet (I don't know if it's deserved or not, hence my question)
Would this game be fun for a group of 4 people who just want to fly around and shoot stuff and could get copies for cheap? Like I don't care about any of the drama surrounding launch, I just want to know if it's a fun experience for 4 people to play through co-op.
Additionally, is there any sufficient evidence that a huge 2.0 reboot is coming? Trying to decide if it's been abandoned and worth jumping into now or if EA/Bioware plan on doing a 2.0 and we should wait.
Would this game be fun for a group of 4 people who just want to fly around and shoot stuff and could get copies for cheap? Like I don't care about any of the drama surrounding launch, I just want to know if it's a fun experience for 4 people to play through co-op.
Additionally, is there any sufficient evidence that a huge 2.0 reboot is coming? Trying to decide if it's been abandoned and worth jumping into now or if EA/Bioware plan on doing a 2.0 and we should wait.
It's sad to see cause I enjoyed my time with it. I guess this reboot is never happening. Although I can't blame them at this point. Would any still care.
Is this actually the last week? I want to try out Icetide before it disappears, but I haven't found an end date yet and haven't jumped back in yet.
It's ok to not like something, or to even be disappointed by a product. The problem here is that many events tied to a holiday are extended so individuals have a chance to get the rewards. As far as I am aware, certain cosmetic changes are tied to a particular build, so the Christmas theme wouldn't even be removed until the game is reverted back to, or updated to another build. This is kind of agenda-y.
I have personally never played this title outside of the beta which I enjoyed, but the story does fit a specific narrative.
I have personally never played this title outside of the beta which I enjoyed, but the story does fit a specific narrative.
If you can buy it for mega cheap then it's fun enough. Just don't take its multiplayer scene seriously.
EA has a history of straight up killing controversial games. They canceled their DLC plans for Andromeda. There are rumours of a relaunch, but historically EA does not have much mercy.
The answer is yes. I play it stil from time to time literally just to fly around and kill things. That's the most disappointing part of the whole game, the gameplay is actually fun if they would've built more complexity around the systems it would've been a great game.
I don't know what's sadder; the fact they're still up or the fact that it took until February for anyone to even notice and give a shit.
The first is a matter of opinion. A lot of people like the gameplay, but there's a gated section that literally requires you to do busywork and was intentionally added simply to pad the game's length. The loot can also be somewhat underwhelming. So the answer is maybe?
For the second, that rumor comes from Jason Schreier, who has demonstrated through multiple articles (and a book!) that he does have solid connections inside Bioware. Now when the overhaul will come out, whether it'll be quality at all given recent Bioware output, and even whether it'll come out or be killed somewhere along the line is up in the air. Basically, I wouldn't invest in the game on the possibility of the overhaul coming (not to mention that I suspect there's exists a remote possibility that Anthem would go F2P when it comes out in an attempt to get people to jump back on-board a heavily damaged IP).
There's the winter seasonal event ongoing, but didn't the explicitly Christmas themed festival end in early January?
Regardless if MHW really does still have the Christmas event ongoing that's pretty embarrassing too.
Okay, thanks for the heads up! Looks like I'm loading up Anthem this weekend!
Your first question: Yes, I think so. I had fun doing exactly that with just one other friend. That said, I don't play many live service games, so perhaps there are other games that are more worth your time.
Your second question: Nothing official, but it seems like it's happening. Jason Schreier at Kotaku said it's coming, and the developers have been vaguely alluding to major changes coming down the road for a while now. I'd only say it's not coming if EA recently pulled the plug on the efforts, but we haven't seen any reports saying that.
Perhaps what's sadder is that you haven't read the thread and posted this.
Honestly it doesn't even matter knowing the real reason. The inappropriate replies are funny enough.
Gonna echo this statement since I feel exactly the same. What a damn waste of cash. Still bitter that I didn't ask for a refund at launch.
Reminds me of what happened at the end of the life cycle for Phantasy Star Online on the original Xbox.
The servers never got updated after the last Christmas event started, resulting in it being decorated as such for something like two years until the servers were taken down.
The servers never got updated after the last Christmas event started, resulting in it being decorated as such for something like two years until the servers were taken down.
It has fun moment to moment gameplay, it's everything else that just kind of ruins it. I didn't like the story and the structure of the game at launch was terrible. If you're just looking for something to fly around and shoot stuff with your friends, you might enjoy it for a cheap price. The length of the story mode wasn't bad, and you can play it all in co-op.
Awesome thanks for the response. Yeah I'm not looking for any GaaS game to invest in long term, just looking for a fun shooter of some kind and shooting around in Iron Man type suits seems to fit the bill, but it's hard to sift through if it's enjoyable or not because there is so much hate out there for it.
I bought a copy for five bucks on the off chance they do that and have a make good for "original" owners lol.
but as for this, wooooooooooooooow
You mean the Grand appreciation fest? That started mid-January to celebrate the release of MonHun World?
Supposedly.
But remember that FFXIV took 2 years to reboot so don't expect to hear anything anytime soon
But why was it extended? Most games do seasons to get players to come back. Not switching often enough means players go somewhere else. Is it because they can't meet their production schedules?
And waste of lifetime.
I mean, it's not like you couldn't smell this from a mile away.
Everyone who bought it kinda deserves it. 😅
It's almost sad how many people don't bother to read through the thread.
The flying around aspect is really good. There's a temperature gauge though, but you'll find tons of ways to slow it down or reduce it (like flying down or through waterfalls, etc.).
If that sounds fun then you'll enjoy it. I have no idea how the games state is currently though, since I uninstalled it a long time ago
For that, I'd say it will be suitable. To give you a clearer idea, there's 4 classes. I don't remember the names of them exactly but the Assault trooper class is your Iron Man class; jack of all trades kinda gameplay. The Storm class is basically your mecha-mage. Interceptor is a melee ninja type of thing. And lastly you have the Colossus's: tanks that let you shield bash through everything and fire mini nukes as their special.
The flying around aspect is really good. There's a temperature gauge though, but you'll find tons of ways to slow it down or reduce it (like flying down or through waterfalls, etc.).
If that sounds fun then you'll enjoy it. I have no idea how the games state is currently though, since I uninstalled it a long time ago
Hey I read through the thread before laughing at Anthem, I won't take this slander.
I still play this game weekly and have noticed it. To note, though, this seems connected to their winter season, it's not a Christmas-only event thing. Fun fact: their whole open world is in winter now, there's snow everywhere, which is honestly a bit impressive because I don't think I've seen an MMO actually change the whole game world for a season.
What other games are still running Christmas events? None that I play are.
You're probably confusing it with the Rajang Update, seeing as pc is currently behind on some content.