Game looks gorgeous, damn.
Alas I'm too old for it, but I can see this be successful among adolescents and young adults.
Alas I'm too old for it, but I can see this be successful among adolescents and young adults.
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Anthem: Every Javelin Ability and Ultimate
- Thread starter Theorry
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i finally watched the video and wow they ripped that interceptor one straight out of destiny lmao
Id be all over this if it wasnt always online. Even though it is, im still somewhat interested which is a big check mark on EAs part.
But I refuse to buy games without offline single player modes. Point blank period.
But I refuse to buy games without offline single player modes. Point blank period.
Its an open world.
So expect the typical landscapes you would see in an open world title.
Game looks incredible.
They ripped it out of Dragon Age more like, its basically the rogue's dagger animations.
I would think that most of Edmonton would have moved to it after DAI.
MEA had major development issues and dev staff including senior devs were taken to make MEA in 18 months from both Edmonton and Austin. It's why Anthem and DA4 got delayed and SWTOR had its expansion plans massively changed.
I can't say I want to hop into this if it's just a grindy week toward max power and endgame. Want something a little meatier to sink my teeth into. More MMO then Destiny.
I would like my friends on pc, xbox and playstation to be able to play together? What exactly are you confused about lol.
I'm sure they put work on hold to finish MEA, but they had nearly 2 years between DAI shipping and stepping in to help finish MEA and I would think that they weren't just sitting on their thumbs for that time.
They had to take devs from it for MEA - Mike Gamble for example who's doing the livestream today and is a lead producer for Anthem was on MEA. So was the lead writer. A lot of senior staff from Edmonton and Austin had to take over from Montreal to get MEA out. Anthem was originally meant to be out like a year ago.
Don't know why age need to be a factor. I will buy it and I have 42. (I feel like a Young Adult, it makes sense ;) )
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A livestream is happening in 4 min.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/anthem-live-stream-today-at-1pm-pst.78403/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/anthem-live-stream-today-at-1pm-pst.78403/
They didn't have full Edmonton and don't think had Austin on board at that point (they had SWTOR expansions). There was a DLC team for DAI, and a DA4 team as soon as DAI shipped which didn't par down til mid-2016. I'm not saying they had a small team, just not the full production force, where pretty much most of the studio is part of it, both Edmonton and Austin. Just like DA4 has been in production since 2014 and had various degrees of numbers of devs, I wouldn't consider it to be in full production til after Anthem ships (though there are already a few devs moving across to "unannounced project")
Seems like a game that's ideal to play with mates for extended periods of time.
Time is a no go, mates too. When I was 16 hardly anyone of my age played games. Now I'm 36, even fewer.
yea but the rogue wasnt covered in "light" and slashed at the enemies like that. it's the same thing as the hunter super with the lightning blades
I am getting this game day 1, I really like what I am seeing for sure. But all the personally insulted EA fans who instantly brigade all criticism in every thread of this game is a little sad. Yes you feel victimized that "hardcore gamers" or whatever don't like EA or this game and you do and that the market will like it (as if that matters) and that Destiny looks "last gen" (bullshit) and this and that and and...ok. But it's so ironic and laughably to see someone obviously emotionally invested in it being successful say "you're emotionally invested in it failing" as a gotcha.
My response boils down to "That's it?"
Really would have liked to see some build variety and branching abilities for the javelins if there were only going to be four of them. Making me wonder what else the game is skimping on. I was really excited but the more I see how limited things are in this game the more wary of it I become.
Really would have liked to see some build variety and branching abilities for the javelins if there were only going to be four of them. Making me wonder what else the game is skimping on. I was really excited but the more I see how limited things are in this game the more wary of it I become.
Only reason I'm hype for this is because it'll be the closest Iron Man game I can get. It doesn't look amazing but I'm liking the flight and the way the armors look. We'll see how fun it is with some friends or solo.
If I get this game I'll definitely main the Storm first.
I don't know if it's because I'm being spoiled by certain other games, but I wish they did more to differentiate the classes than just weight build and generic RPG roles.
Have some unique mechanic or combat resource exclusive to a class.
I don't know if it's because I'm being spoiled by certain other games, but I wish they did more to differentiate the classes than just weight build and generic RPG roles.
Have some unique mechanic or combat resource exclusive to a class.
Still love Bioware, still interested in Anthem, still waiting to get my grubby hands on it. Flight and underwater freedom and environments look amazing. I hope this is a game of exploring as much as blowing shit up.
I will say one thing in the games favor. It's the first of these social looter shooter games that actually embraces the MMO style class system. The Colossus plays like a tank, the mage plays like a spellcaster, and the interceptor plays like a nimble assassin.
I disagree with that playing Destiny 2 Forsaken currently on PC it is drop dead gorgeous in art,light and structure everything looks beautiful.
And i'm not sold on the game just yet, for every game coming out EA and made by those studios it is a wait and see approach since they fucked it up big time with the likes of MEA and BF2 even NFS died along the process.
Man that makes me want a new Iron-man game so bad.
I hope Marvel is watching this games progress
I hope Marvel is watching this games progress
If they have crazy customization for armor in player model geometry, it might outweigh the blandness. Alas, so far they have not shown any of that.
The live stream last night left a lot to be desired. Just two producers mucking about without structure.
Spot on for my concerns for this game too, I hope it doesn't feel generic and get boring. Destiny and Bungie more specifically have such wonderful art direction, it's through all things Destiny 1 or 2. They really push that with the variations in enemies and their weapons or environments or tactics etc. It feels all part of the art driving it.
I have played a lot of Destiny (1) so can't help but compare. What's interesting to me are the "class" abilities and how these could mingle in a team to produce better destruction. In D1 it often makes end-game missions much much easier if the team has certain abilities and deploys them well.
(in D1 the bubble shield titan was very valuable, in almost every scenario. Second place was a target-marking hunter, to significantly increase DPS).
Looking at the 4 suits, there's actually a fair bit of overlap, (with much bigger differences in weapons and ultimates). This *could* be a good thing if it means 1 suit/ability doesn't dominate the "must have" list.
I've pasted the abilities below. The ranger has the ability that looks closest to the bubble titan, and it's interesting that they've put this on the "generalist" suit rather than the tank suit. It creates a safe/critical zone for the team to be in and around, and that may fit more naturally with the Tank role. That said the Colossuss has a Taunt ability, which doesn't exist in Destiny, and that could be used to setup cross fire and flank situations, which would be handy.
Deflector buff on the colossus sounds very similar to the ranger ability...but there may well be differences in strength of the effect. Also the colosuss ability may help more with melee damage.
Target beacon on the interceptor sounds similar to the DPS buff and could also be a key feature in end game content. It says rally cry removes status effects, but i don't think we know how many effects there are or how strong they might be, so who knows how critical this will be?
The Storm's windwall sounds identical in function to the ranger ability...as for gear cooldown...who knows...that could be situationally useful.
Abilities
1. Ranger Javelin Support Gear
Bulwark Point: Deploys a spherical field which deflects incoming enemy projectiles.
2. Colossus Javelin Support Gear
Taunt: Forces all enemies within a certain radius to divert their attacks to the Colossus.
3. Interceptor Javelin Support Systems
4. Storm Javelin Support Seals
(in D1 the bubble shield titan was very valuable, in almost every scenario. Second place was a target-marking hunter, to significantly increase DPS).
Looking at the 4 suits, there's actually a fair bit of overlap, (with much bigger differences in weapons and ultimates). This *could* be a good thing if it means 1 suit/ability doesn't dominate the "must have" list.
I've pasted the abilities below. The ranger has the ability that looks closest to the bubble titan, and it's interesting that they've put this on the "generalist" suit rather than the tank suit. It creates a safe/critical zone for the team to be in and around, and that may fit more naturally with the Tank role. That said the Colossuss has a Taunt ability, which doesn't exist in Destiny, and that could be used to setup cross fire and flank situations, which would be handy.
Deflector buff on the colossus sounds very similar to the ranger ability...but there may well be differences in strength of the effect. Also the colosuss ability may help more with melee damage.
Target beacon on the interceptor sounds similar to the DPS buff and could also be a key feature in end game content. It says rally cry removes status effects, but i don't think we know how many effects there are or how strong they might be, so who knows how critical this will be?
The Storm's windwall sounds identical in function to the ranger ability...as for gear cooldown...who knows...that could be situationally useful.
Abilities
1. Ranger Javelin Support Gear
Bulwark Point: Deploys a spherical field which deflects incoming enemy projectiles.
Muster Point: Creates a field which increases weapon damage for teammates who enter its radius. (NOTE: in a previous article, this ability had been listed as reducing gear cooldown. The ability has been changed to increase weapon damage instead.)
2. Colossus Javelin Support Gear
Taunt: Forces all enemies within a certain radius to divert their attacks to the Colossus.
Deflector Pulse: Gives all nearby allies a damage-resistance buff.
3. Interceptor Javelin Support Systems
Target Beacon: Marks a target for increased damage which will switch to another enemy if the marked target is destroyed.
Rally Cry: Removes status effects from all nearby allies.
4. Storm Javelin Support Seals
Wind Wall: Generates a defensive wall of wind that deflects incoming enemy projectiles.
Nexus: Creates a field which provides gear cooldown reduction to teammates who enter its radius.
