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bdoughty
06-09-2018, 06:47 PM
Anthem footage. Did nothing for me.
Not making any official threads. Just posting any new content here and let CDJ or CLW make the OT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNoX2wC5DNo
I hope this turns out good. Lots of skepticism and rightly so after MEA. Just hope the combat is good.
SmoothPancakes
06-10-2018, 07:38 PM
Yeah, I'm on the fence on this one. What I have seen of it just hasn't quite sung to me like other games have.
souljahbill
06-11-2018, 03:27 PM
I’m in on PS4 if anyone else bites.
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souljahbill
01-14-2019, 08:25 AM
YouTube reminded me that this releases next month by putting an Anthem vid in my recommended list. I watched some vids and I’ll more than likely get it. If anyone is still on the fence because you don’t wanna play with randos, I’m down for the cause. Still deciding between the Storm class and the Ranger class. I have no interest in Colossus or Intercepter classes.
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I’m not sure what the different types are but I like that it’s not PVP. I like that it’s third person. I may not suck as bad. Still planning on getting it but I want to check out the beta first.
souljahbill
01-14-2019, 07:09 PM
Some vids (spoiler tags so 5 videos don’t play at once)
Ranger
https://youtu.be/w8kwSjdDZsU
Intercepter
https://youtu.be/uT0sqBjtjPQ
Colossus
https://youtu.be/kqvRjfOxyeA
Storm
https://youtu.be/amQ00rGgUOc
Overview
https://youtu.be/rmyybZXymzo
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Colossus sounds like my kind of suit.
souljahbill
01-15-2019, 09:04 AM
Weapons, crafting, guilds, etc.
https://youtu.be/0ZnxJwSJHK0
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souljahbill
01-16-2019, 07:28 PM
I preordered today
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souljahbill
01-17-2019, 05:41 AM
I didn’t realize this when I preordered but I got sent a code to be in an early access demo next week. Sweet!
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souljahbill
01-22-2019, 11:22 AM
So, according to this vid, I get 3 share codes with my VIP access. If true, y’all have dibs.
https://youtu.be/Ovos1svByUI
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souljahbill
01-24-2019, 04:40 PM
Here’s the link to my friend passes. First 3 in gets em. They can be used Xbox, PS4, or PC. I have to work late Friday but if anyone gets the demo on PS4, I’ll be on it Sat and Sun.
https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/anthem-demos/redeem?token=ZGtIL0NGND0jTSMxMDAwMDIwODgyMDgx
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I got a pass already! Hope it works!
Demo off to a roaring start.....game servers are over capacity.
Working from home today and just wanted to see if I could log in at lunch time and NOPE! I guess it's a good sign for demand though.
souljahbill
01-25-2019, 02:43 PM
I saw a YouTube channel was live and called it, “Anthem demo on Xbox-Let’s see if we can actually get it.”
I put it on in the background of my tablet, checking in periodically. They never got in. [emoji38]
Something I’ll never understand is why don’t companies play it safe and have too many servers? Now the talk won’t be how good or bad the game is but how no one can even play it.
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souljahbill
01-25-2019, 07:28 PM
I’m still at work. I can’t get home fast enough.
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It’s 6am and it appears I can’t even play. I’m heading to a mission but the load is brutally long. The hub and layout weren’t overly intuitive but a lot of customization. I think the demo is stuck. A bit of a disaster for EA/BioWare.
Supposedly if you get stuck at 95% load you can shut down and retry but both attempts have failed. Not good.
The controller layouts don’t actually give you info in game. Just takes you to a link that didn’t load for me. Bad design there. Here is a PS4 link: https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/javelin-controls-ps4
My son really likes it. He’s been playing under my account since he’s too lazy to use my friend request.
I briefly played it this morning but I did it in Freeplay mode. Went to a mission and was so lost I quit in 30 seconds. Freeplay at least let me learn the controls. It’s more complicated than Destiny. For one you can fly and hover. That adds to the controls and there are extra moves too I think. Have to hold square to change weapons. I don’t know my special abilities at all but those are L1, L2 and up on dpad I think. A bit hard for me to process. I’m not used to online games really. Last year I spent a whopping 4 hours online! Did a lot more in 2017 probably with For Honor and Destiny.
My son really likes it. He’s been playing under my account since he’s too lazy to use my friend request.
I briefly played it this morning but I did it in Freeplay mode. Went to a mission and was so lost I quit in 30 seconds. Freeplay at least let me learn the controls. It’s more complicated than Destiny. For one you can fly and hover. That adds to the controls and there are extra moves too I think. Have to hold square to change weapons. I don’t know my special abilities at all but those are L1, L2 and up on dpad I think. A bit hard for me to process. I’m not used to online games really. Last year I spent a whopping 4 hours online! Did a lot more in 2017 probably with For Honor and Destiny.
souljahbill
01-27-2019, 07:35 AM
Yeah, I ended up playing more Andromeda this weekend than Anthem. I kept getting hung up at 95% loading and didn’t want to keep trying. I’m getting it anyway so there’s no reason to waste my time staring at loading screens.
What I did play was fun. I do wish there was a solo tutorial section first just to learn the controls. It took awhile for me to learn to fly. The combat is very reminiscent of Mass Effect Andromeda which is the best part of that game.
I’ll try again today but if I get stuck again, I’m not going to bother until release.
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You pretty much get hung up at 95% every time. Just restart the app and hit continue to play.
souljahbill
01-27-2019, 10:37 AM
You pretty much get hung up at 95% every time. Just restart the app and hit continue to play.
Yeah, I’ve done that and when I come back, sometimes it offers me the option to rejoin and sometimes it doesn’t. I’m glad they found out about this now so that it can be fixed by release. Buzz has been positive so I think it sold a lot of people who were on the fence.
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souljahbill
02-01-2019, 09:31 AM
VIP weekend was a bust (thanks infinite loading screen). Hopefully this weekend goes better.
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This game has BUST written all over it. Beta didn't go well and as usual with EA titles the grind or pay-to-win micro transaction prices are NUTS
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Looking at Anthem's mentions on social media, it seems there are still a lot of people having issues getting into this game. They might be killing hype for this game with the demos rather than building it.
This game has BUST written all over it. Beta didn't go well and as usual with EA titles the grind or pay-to-win micro transaction prices are NUTS
I wasn't able to get into a match last weekend (yet to try this weekend), so I base this off no gameplay - but I fear this game may not do as well as EA hopes.
I still question if gamers have emerged from the RDR2, Spider-Man, COD, Fortnite, et al. stupor and if Anthem has found a way to appeal to casual gamer. The social media-engaged, technologically engaged consumer - yes, I think they are aware and looking forward to this one. I just don't know if the stereotypical Johnny Walmart has this one on their radar. This one very much looks to be in the mold of Destiny and I don't know that Destiny 2 reached or exceeded expactations considering it was a PS+ title already and briefly cheap on Amazon (before Forsaken content).
I haven't heard a follow-up yet, but saw rumors earlier there may be a F2P Titanfall Battle Royale mode releasing on Monday. If true, that would be a dumb move for a fellow EA company to do. Titanfall 2 got pinched when it released next to COD, IIRC. A F2P EA title within weeks of Anthem would be moronic and cause the same pinch here IMO.
Here is a list of known issues that have been reported by the community that the team is looking into. Please note that some of these reported issues may not be able to be fixed prior to the open demo ending. Many of these have already been fixed in the full version of Anthem.
Disconnects within certain areas of the Tyrant Mine
Unable to end freeplay from menus
Errors when accessing the Anthem Demo in certain languages
Storm using ultimate in the Tyrant Mine stronghold will sometimes make the HUD of all other storms in the party lose their UI
Sound dropping when playing
Delayed gun recoil that causes camera to shake more than intended
XP not being rewarded after missions or expeditions
Disconnects that return players to the start screen
Fresh accounts that don’t visit the Forge before going on an expedition can lead to a disconnect
This is not a comprehensive list of every issue but some of the key issues the studio is tracking. We will provide updates in this thread as needed.
Link (https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Anthem-Open-Demo-Community-Update/m-p/7408965#M20119)
bdoughty
02-02-2019, 04:53 PM
I haven't heard a follow-up yet, but saw rumors earlier there may be a F2P Titanfall Battle Royale mode releasing on Monday. If true, that would be a dumb move for a fellow EA company to do. Titanfall 2 got pinched when it released next to COD, IIRC. A F2P EA title within weeks of Anthem would be moronic and cause the same pinch here IMO.
https://kotaku.com/a-free-to-play-titanfall-battle-royale-game-will-be-out-1832291956
It’s a free-to-play battle royale that, interestingly, won’t let you use the Titan mech suits that make Titanfall so iconic.
That would be doubling down on dumb moves. Titanfall game minus Titans.
souljahbill
02-04-2019, 09:18 AM
I got some game time in yesterday. Everything worked much better than VIP weekend. I enjoyed myself. Nothing caused me to want to cancel my preorder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM4Dx33p57M
Never got a chance to play it this weekend - out of town for daughter's basketball tournament. Still keeping my pre-order since my son really likes it.
Looks like big marketing bucks for this one. Ads in Times Square as well as a live-action short from Neill Blomkamp (District 9).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wka5RovFEo8
Day One Update is now available:
High level fixes
Improved loading times
Fixed many infinite loading screens
Fixed multiple challenges not tracking properly
A number of issues have been fixed that were causing players to disconnect or crash
Weapons and gear now have numbers present for modifiers
General Fixes and Improvements
Loot Reveal and Expedition Summary now correctly play during the end of expedition screen.
The gather party mechanic has been made more lenient in a number of situations
At the end of expedition screen players will no longer get stuck on "Recording Victories" or "Skipping All".
Game no longer hangs in Javelin menu when unlocking the second, third or fourth javelin
During the mission “What Freelancers Do” dying after killing Junkmaw & freeing Arcanists leaves you unable to progress, this has been fixed
Challenges now unlock for players at the correct levels
Fixed some camera issues during cutscenes
Legendary Contracts can now be accepted from the Social Hub contract board
Some enemies have had their shield values decreased
Loot now properly drops for players who are downed
The texture quality on the NPC Prospero has been improved
Final boss of strongholds now drop loot instead of only being shown on the end of expedition screen
Fixed the time outs on echoes and relics to prevent griefing and to handle disconnections properly
Players can no longer fall through the floor during the 3rd trial in the Fortress of Dawn
Completing the tutorial expedition will now show the correct Ranger appearance
After disconnecting, rejoining an expedition will now place you back into a squad if you were in one previously
Corrected an issue where players could not interact with each other in the launch bay in certain circumstances
Corrected an issue during the Mission "Bad Deal" where outlaws won't spawn, blocking progress
The start of expedition screen has been improved
Addressed a variety of situations where killing enemies does not properly progress world events
Opening a chest now increments Tomb of the Legionnaire progress for all squad members present
Scar snipers can no longer shoot through Storm Shield
Corrected an issue where players would get stuck on the end of expedition screen in some situations
Players will no longer get disconnected if joining the "Finding Old Friends" mission while the cinematic is playing
Addressed a number of situations where players can get stuck on the environment in the launch bay
Increased the damage of the electric status effect
Corrected an issue where the Shield of Dawn could be crafted with less materials then intended in some situations
The Platinum Mission feat now grants completion as intended
Status effects can more reliably be applied to Titans
Strongholds
Fixed an issue that would cause a Stronghold server crash after defeating the last boss
Temple of Scar - Players can no longer get stuck in the mined tunnel in the explosives room
Temple of Scar - Players can no longer be blocked from entering the explosives room due to fog wall
Fixed Tyrant Mine so people that join the stronghold in-progress do not end up locked away from their team
Adjusted lighting in Tyrant Mine underwater section to make it easier to navigate to the exit
The Swarm Tyrant will no longer get stuck in the side cave entrances in some situations
Corrected an issue where players would spawn into different areas of the Tyrant Mine in certain situations
Gear and Weapons
After having 1st pilot unlock suit after tutorials, creating a new pilot and going to forge no longer causes load screen hang
Ice damage bonuses are now correctly applied on ice gear
Suit-wide bonuses from inscription are now functioning properly
Players can no longer salvage equipped items
Javelin specific gear and/or weapons are no longer able to be used on javelins they aren't intended for
Corrected an issue where in some circumstances Masterwork Components do not have any inscriptions
The Endless Siege Masterwork Autocannon no longer displays a damage increase of 0% in its tooltip
Javelins
The Colossus javelin is now able to activate its shield more quickly after using an ability or firing a weapon
The Storm javelin now reacts to getting hit when its shields are up
Fixed an exploit that allowed the Storm's ultimate attack to be used more times than intended
The Colossus javelin can now shield and revive at the same time
Interceptor Combo Aura has been increased in power and now has a damage over time component
Crafting
Non-Masterwork materials purchased from the crafting store now show as their proper rarity instead of incorrectly showing as Masterwork
Controls
Additional Mouse and Keyboard control improvements have been made
UI
Some conversations were not popping up the reputation points post conversation completion, this has been fixed
The squad screen now displays the correct information for each player
Fixed a number of issues where subtitles will no longer get stuck on the screen after dialogue has finished as often
Settings should no longer reset upon exiting and restarting the game on Xbox One
Motion blur can now correctly be turned off
The Electric Status Effect now shows scaled damage properly
An option has been added to hide the Squad Member HUD
The edge of the compass will now pulse to indicate enemy locations
A notification has been added in Fort Tarsis if a player's vault is at the cap of 250 items
On the "Repair the Strider" step of "A Cry for Help" the search radar has been adjusted to correctly lead the player to all 4 tools
Primer and Detonator icons have been added to all Interceptor gear
Corrected a user interface issue where a player’s ultimate would show as available when it isn't
souljahbill
02-19-2019, 12:40 PM
Can you predownload a patch?
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Can you predownload a patch?
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I really hope the next console generation has that option. Nothing like getting a new game then waiting an hour+ for update(s) to download.
bdoughty
02-19-2019, 10:49 PM
I really hope the next console generation has that option. Nothing like getting a new game then waiting an hour+ for update(s) to download.
I have preordered a few games where there was an update (patch) before the game was released. Metro Exodus was the latest for me. Had it downloaded for weeks and a couple days before the release they updated it. Of course I am all digital so the game has been paid for and sitting on my hard drive. Disc owners will never get that luxury. Since you have to install the game to the hard drive and complete the process before you can update/patch and this is not Minority Report 2 where MS, Sony and Nintendo know in advance you will be buying the disc.
So go full digital and your problem is solved. ;)
So go full digital and your problem is solved. ;)
I think at some point we'll all be pushed that way. That is definitely a nice perk of being all digital though.
Some controversy over combos and how the game doesn't explain how to do them. A reviewer kind of blasted the dev while other people are saying you can find instructions on Youtube. I personally felt that MEA was too confusing with builds and combos and didn't do a good enough job of teaching the gamers on the moves as the game went forward. I think GOW was excellent with it's way of moving forward and explaining moves. HZD and MEA not so much.
bdoughty
02-21-2019, 11:41 AM
Yikes, I was expecting Crackdown 3 to be in the low 60's but Anthem is sitting at a whopping 63 right next to it.
https://opencritic.com/game/7084/anthem
Yeah, this needed to be thrown back out.
https://i.imgur.com/GLSUifr.jpg
Below is a really good review, not only of the game but how far Bioware has fallen in terms of a meaningful story and how that story used to have an impact on the game with choices. Plus a bunch of other stuff.
There are some spoilers, just FYI. If anything just jump to 12:00 and realize that someone got paid to write that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhe76p6Tiro
Ouch. Those are low review scores. I thought for sure it would be at least in the 70s and was expecting 80+. I read the Polygon review that basically said the devs tried a build a MOBA game with a story and it fights itself. With longer load times and narratives stuck where you don't want it can get frustrating. That's where Destiny was good. Just jump in and play. Hopefully they improve upon things.
Still picking it up tomorrow, largely for my son who really liked it. But I want to give it a go too.
bdoughty
02-22-2019, 06:58 AM
Just dropped below 60. This is officially EA's Fallout 76.
https://opencritic.com/game/7084/anthem
Even the Onion has joined in on the sand kicking. When Satire and Reality come face to face.
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souljahbill
02-22-2019, 07:52 AM
I’m still getting it. I found the demo to be fun. I don’t need my games to be perfect. Just not broken. From all the reviews I seen or read, the things it’s getting dinged for like repetitive mission structure and lack of endgame content are not things that bother me.
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Reading impressions online and at OS and it seems that the game does have issues but that generally speaking gamers are enjoying it. The low 60s seems harsh.
souljahbill
02-22-2019, 11:27 AM
https://youtu.be/PSaa9andH1g
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souljahbill
02-22-2019, 09:13 PM
Man, I’m really enjoying this game thus far. I’m still early into it but to me, this game is really fun.
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souljahbill
02-23-2019, 12:07 PM
Man, I don’t want to discount anyone’s opinion or criticism but man, this game is really fun to me. I don’t know how to quantify it with a number score but I really like it.
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The 90-day road map for Anthem:
https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/acts
I enjoyed playing for an hour this morning. Played the intro and unlocked Colossus. I still feel like I don’t have the controls down. When I hold L3 I sometimes stop flying. Getting used to grenade for L1 and homing mission for R1 but I never used my ultimate properly and am still clueless about combos. Will play some more later hopefully.
souljahbill
02-24-2019, 12:14 AM
The 90-day road map for Anthem:
https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/acts
Adulting is gonna keep me from ever being able to get into all this stuff but that’s exciting to see.
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I like how strangers can come in and help my story. Game looks really good. Load times are overly long though.
souljahbill
02-24-2019, 06:44 AM
I like how strangers can come in and help my story. Game looks really good. Load times are overly long though.
Yeah, I do wish load times were better but that’s far from being a gripe for me. Honestly, the one complaint I have is that they should have just made flight infinite. Flying is hella cool and hella fun and I would rather not be looking for waterfalls and rivers while I’m flight because I want to stay in the air.
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I've read a lot of people complain about that. Maybe they could simply reduce the overheat time.
I'm rolling with a Colossus. Just hit level 5 so I'm still a newbie. The L1 and R1 weapons work differently for some things. Sometimes I have to hold the button down. I've done a couple missions now with strangers although this last one I didn't know where I was supposed to go sometimes and at least twice got warped back with them. Very Destiny style feel with coop this way. That's a good thing.
I don't completely understand all the different guns and what to look for. Damage & RPM combo is hard to figure out what is the best sometimes.
A lot of this game reminds me of Destiny. The World events you can join although they are harder to find than in Destiny and harder to complete. I need to complete 5 of them to get into the Tombs. Also I just discovered the other day I have an L1+R1 combo. Is there a way to change what that does? Doesn't seem to do much. For my Colossus it's like a very close repel shield or something.
souljahbill
02-26-2019, 07:49 AM
A lot of this game reminds me of Destiny. The World events you can join although they are harder to find than in Destiny and harder to complete. I need to complete 5 of them to get into the Tombs. Also I just discovered the other day I have an L1+R1 combo. Is there a way to change what that does? Doesn't seem to do much. For my Colossus it's like a very close repel shield or something.
The L1+R1 is class specific. For Ranger, it’s a protective bubble. I’m not sure about Storm and Inteceptor because I haven’t touched them yet (I love Ranger). I do know that you can change it somewhat in the support gear section in the forge.
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The L1+R1 is class specific. For Ranger, it’s a protective bubble. I’m not sure about Storm and Inteceptor because I haven’t touched them yet (I love Ranger). I do know that you can change it somewhat in the support gear section in the forge.
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I wasn't sure what the Support Gear did lol. That makes sense.
Have you taken on a Stronghold yet? I think it just unlocked as an option for me but I haven't tried it.
souljahbill
02-26-2019, 08:09 AM
I wasn't sure what the Support Gear did lol. That makes sense.
Have you taken on a Stronghold yet? I think it just unlocked as an option for me but I haven't tried it.
It’s unlocked for me too but I’m at the same point where I have to do Freeplay stuff to advance. This should be post-game stuff, not mid-game. That’s a downer but it is what it is. I’ve been doing the Sentinel, Freelancer, and Archanists missions. I have the stronghold unlocked but haven’t tried it yet.
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Some early tips for people. I have been crafting some things but the author is correct in that you will get some random drops just as good or better relatively quickly. However if you want a specific gun a blueprint can have value.
https://www.inverse.com/article/53570-anthem-5-guide-tips-and-tricks-for-crafting-gear-combos-and-more
Detonator and Primer chart:
https://fsmedia.imgix.net/f7/65/11/f4/f5f5/47fe/9933/f68259972540/this-handy-chart-can-help-players-optimize-their-loadout-in-terms-of-primers-and-detonators.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&w=650
I wish they had more people in freeplay. I run around and find a World Event and then I'm the only one in it. Not much of a World Event if I'm doing it solo. And since it's harder if I die there is nobody around to revive me.
souljahbill
02-26-2019, 12:13 PM
I wish they had more people in freeplay. I run around and find a World Event and then I'm the only one in it. Not much of a World Event if I'm doing it solo. And since it's harder if I die there is nobody around to revive me.
Are you free Sunday? We can Freeplay together.
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I should be free Sunday. Don't think I have plans. Now I just need to kick my kids off the PS4 lol.
At least in the UK, Anthem only sold half as many physical copies as Andromeda:
Anthem topped the UK boxed game sales chart during its first week of release, but with half the physical sales of BioWare's previous game Mass Effect Andromeda.
Without digital sales through EA's Origin service on PC, or download sales on PlayStation or Xbox, it's difficult to draw exact comparisons. But from the comparisons we can make, Anthem's sales do not paint a hugely positive picture.
Anthem only managing half the launch week sales of Andromeda is disappointing, as Andromeda only managed half the launch week sales of Mass Effect 3.
Again, we're talking boxed sales here - which will have dipped over time in favour of a growing number of people downloading their games digitally. But it seems near impossible Anthem made up that sales gap with Andromeda. The last Mass Effect game launched at the same time only two years ago and through the same methods (including EA Access, which offered an early trial).
Courtesy: Eurogamer (https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-02-25-anthem-physical-sales-half-mass-effect-andromeda)
I do sense an anti EA thing going on. Maybe the bad reception to MEA hurt but I don’t think the criticism towards Anthem is justified at the level I’m seeing.
Just wasted 15 minutes trying my first Stronghold. It was bugged. Bunch of us went in. Followed directions to a door that never opened. Just shot at it and flew around but nothing. Ugh.
souljahbill
02-27-2019, 05:39 AM
I do sense an anti EA thing going on. Maybe the bad reception to MEA hurt but I don’t think the criticism towards Anthem is justified at the level I’m seeing.
That’s how I feel. This may not be the greatest game ever made but it’s pretty solid and I’m finding it fun to play.
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I've got enough World Events done now that I can go to the Tombs. Still don't know what happened in that Stronghold. I sat there doing nothing and looking up Youtube videos but all those videos had action right away. We had nothing. I'm assuming it was just bugged this morning. I'd like to try a Stronghold later. Hopefully they don't take too long.
I took down a big baddy in Freeplay after that this morning though. I tried to take down some beast the other day. Hit it with all I had and I barely dented his health bar. I was by myself and promptly flew away lol.
I just played about 15 minutes on my lunch on my PS4 Slim since my son was playing on the Pro (kids home since buses not running due to snow). Big difference in graphics. Anthem really looks good on the Pro. The Slim lacks in detail and pretty much everything. Maybe the biggest difference in quality I've seen.
souljahbill
02-27-2019, 12:15 PM
I just played about 15 minutes on my lunch on my PS4 Slim since my son was playing on the Pro (kids home since buses not running due to snow). Big difference in graphics. Anthem really looks good on the Pro. The Slim lacks in detail and pretty much everything. Maybe the biggest difference in quality I've seen.
I have Andromeda on PS4 (Pro) and Xbox One (S). The graphical fidelity on the Pro vs. the S is so drastic that I bought one of those Upres-ing M cables to help the Xbox out. It helped some but the Pro still kills it.
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It would be nice to have waypoints in the game. Not sure why it’s not in there. It would also be nice to change gear in the world and not just at the forge.
Today's patch notes:
Hey Freelancers,
This morning we will be deploying a patch with the following changes:
The tethering timer for missions has been increased. Players should now have more time to catch up to their Squad before seeing a countdown timer.
The Swarm Tyrant encounter in the Tyrant Mine Stronghold can no longer be reset by the entire Squad exiting to the main menu and rejoining the session in progress.
Players are no longer able to reopen chests that have already been looted in Strongholds.
NOTE: This patch does not include the loot updates that were mentioned HERE (https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthemTheGame/comments/avm9yn/anthem_loot_update/) last night. The loot updates will still roll out later today (Feb. 28) or tomorrow (Mar. 1).
https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthemTheGame/comments/avrqr9/anthem_patch_notes_for_2282019/
Damn it! I did some Freeplay this morning for almost half an hour. Complete two world events and just after the last one finished I was going to back out, check my gear and get ready for work. Then EA servers crashed and booted me! I don't think I got credit for anything. Went to the forge and no new weapons or components. Boo!!!
I did a Stronghold last night and had fun. I think it took around 30 minutes working with randoms.
I am definitely finding myself liking certain weapons over others. And that leads me to crafting things probably a little too much. One of the recommendations was to not craft early on but screw it! I want what I want.
There are a ton of people to talk to in Fort Tarsis. It’s less than DAI and for that I’m thankful. Although BioWare loves large hubs where it can be confusing to figure out how to find someone until you learn it. Waypoints would be nice everywhere. I do find most missions on Normal are fairly easy like Destiny. Not a bad thing with the loot drop type of game. Still like my Colossus. Had the first story twist hit me after doing a story mission.
Bill. I may try and be online later but today kind of sucks. My daughter has a long free throw shooting competition this afternoon. She won the first two rounds in this poorly organized event and now I’m stuck to driving 30 minutes away so she can shoot 25 shots in 5 minutes while we sit around for 2 hours. That’s how the last one went. But if she doesn’t finish first I told her we aren’t sticking around for 2 hours for their final presentations and get a handshake or lousy medal. They should stratify by age but try to do everyone all at the same time.
And my Pistons do take on the Raptors at 6. Will watch that tonight. May before of after that game.
I don't get the perception this is widespread, but apparently Anthem is now bricking PS4 consoles.
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souljahbill
03-04-2019, 03:04 PM
I don't get the perception this is widespread, but apparently Anthem is now bricking PS4 consoles.
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This game just can’t win.
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souljahbill
03-04-2019, 03:07 PM
Bill. I may try and be online later but today kind of sucks. My daughter has a long free throw shooting competition this afternoon. She won the first two rounds in this poorly organized event and now I’m stuck to driving 30 minutes away so she can shoot 25 shots in 5 minutes while we sit around for 2 hours. That’s how the last one went. But if she doesn’t finish first I told her we aren’t sticking around for 2 hours for their final presentations and get a handshake or lousy medal. They should stratify by age but try to do everyone all at the same time.
And my Pistons do take on the Raptors at 6. Will watch that tonight. May before of after that game.
I didn’t play long. I’m out of missions that can be done so I’m forced to do this dumb Freeplay stuff. I put the difficulty on easy just to get though it (I was playing on hard). Now with the bricking issue, I may not play for awhile.
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How has "hard" difficulty been? I've been playing on Normal and for the most part we breeze through. I die every once in awhile. I'm afraid if I try Hard people will get mad at me since I'm not really that good lol. I still have a lot of story missions to do. Just recovered the Tarsis Javelin and am working on getting my Dawn Shield.
Can you not replay older missions when you are done?
Yeah, I’m sticking with Ranger myself. If I do decide to switch things up, I’ll go Colossus. Interceptor is the class I’m least interested in.
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I tried Storm the other day with a Sniper rifle but I forgot how much less HP I have. I can't just stick my nose into all the action and not worry about dying lol.
This Forbes article calls Ranger the worst javelin by far. Says the other 3 are good. I have no real clue other than I like my Colossus.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2019/03/03/three-anthem-classes-are-amazing-and-one-is-inexplicably-terrible/#5dc216f3554f
(I quoted your post and put it into the Anthem thread for better discussion).
souljahbill
03-05-2019, 09:58 AM
How has "hard" difficulty been? I've been playing on Normal and for the most part we breeze through. I die every once in awhile. I'm afraid if I try Hard people will get mad at me since I'm not really that good lol. I still have a lot of story missions to do. Just recovered the Tarsis Javelin and am working on getting my Dawn Shield.
Can you not replay older missions when you are done?
It’s not much harder. You’ll die more but not a ton more. Enemies are more spongy but loot drops are much better. It’s worth the risk.
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I will give my next mission a try on Hard.
There is a fix for Anthem bricking the PS4. It may corrupt the file management system. But rebooting it into Safe Mode can fix it. Instructions here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthemTheGame/comments/ax9ipb/psa_to_all_ps4_players_scared_of_or_have/
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souljahbill
03-05-2019, 11:25 AM
I’m gun shy since this story came out. I’m back to playing Andromeda until I hear something about updates or identifying what the problem may be.
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I took down a massive Titan in free play all by myself. Was pretty happy. Took 3 ultimate blasts over time in addition to just loading up on him and shielding against his attacks.
Need close to 20 chimeric compounds to forge the Dawn Shield. The store is crazy expensive for crafting stuff. Will just farm in Freeplay.
I wish you could walk faster in the hub.
souljahbill
03-06-2019, 06:12 AM
Press L3 to walk faster
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I do but it's still pretty slow.
A thread at Reddit claims that the best gun in the game is the Level 1 Defender Rifle. (https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthemTheGame/comments/ay0oh7/psa_the_level_1_defender_rifle_is_the_best_weapon/)
JBHuskers
03-06-2019, 03:44 PM
Got about 15 hours into this and gotta say I'm really enjoying it, but it may be on the back burner when Division 2 comes out.
souljahbill
03-06-2019, 08:00 PM
https://youtu.be/Xc4GVk2ZdtU
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Well the Escape the Fortress of Dawn mission is pretty bugged. Playing it this morning and it’s never ending. I guess it’s happening across different platforms and I can’t complete it. Wasted almost an hour this morning and gave up. Not sure if I want to try this again until I know it’s fixed but it’s a main story mission. One guy suggests a quick play matchup can cause this if someone joins through that route. Really annoying.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/fortress-of-dawn/td-p/7510103/page/3
souljahbill
03-07-2019, 06:17 AM
Well the Escape the Fortress of Dawn mission is pretty bugged. Playing it this morning and it’s never ending. I guess it’s happening across different platforms and I can’t complete it. Wasted almost an hour this morning and gave up. Not sure if I want to try this again until I know it’s fixed but it’s a main story mission. One guy suggests a quick play matchup can cause this if someone joins through that route. Really annoying.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/fortress-of-dawn/td-p/7510103/page/3
I’m not going to play until the next patch. I really do like this game. It’s clearly still a work-in-progress.
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It just sucks to put in about an hour this morning and now I have nothing to show for it. Even an hour of free play I collect stuff and get loot. This blew.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfxcmNZtn2g
Man EA is REALLY on top of things. They are so incompetent that they design a grind microtransaction fest only to have the default level 1 weapon being the best in the game. LMFAO.
If its in the game......
I haven't remotely been tempted to buy anything for Anthem. I think they could do a better job of selling Vinyls/outfits for the javelins for money. Not sure how much monetization has gone on.
I do think critics of EA in general have been going overboard bashing the game.
souljahbill
03-08-2019, 12:41 PM
I haven't remotely been tempted to buy anything for Anthem. I think they could do a better job of selling Vinyls/outfits for the javelins for money. Not sure how much monetization has gone on.
I do think critics of EA in general have been going overboard bashing the game.
Money is definitely not easy to come by so haven’t bought anything either. Everything is way too expensive for the amount of coins you get.
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Do you craft consumables? I haven’t bothered.
Trying a mission on Hard. Just completed the main story. Lots to do still.
souljahbill
03-09-2019, 05:38 AM
Do you craft consumables? I haven’t bothered.
Trying a mission on Hard. Just completed the main story. Lots to do still.
I haven’t bothered. I don’t even know what I can even craft. [emoji38]
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Did a couple things on Hard and the loot is definitely better. I feel like I rely on my teammates more since I’m not as good lol. More like I’m along for the ride. Definitely harder. Enemies have more HP but still not dying much so it’s good.
New patch this morning. Just played an hour and got some good loot. I think I’m a level 23 Colossus and I did two missions on hard. Got a level 30 Epic component.
I don’t like the lightning or shock stuff for my special weapons. I like the bombs lol. And one grenade launcher weapon says I can manually detonate but I have no clue how to do that. I prefer a shotgun or grenade launcher that blows things up right away. I used to like the auto cannon but I prefer a heavier machine gun.
Forgot to mention, the ability to go right into an expedition instead of having to walk all the way back to your javelin is a nice improvement.
souljahbill
03-10-2019, 06:21 PM
I knocked a few things out today on the Freeplay list. I only have 1 thing left, unlock 15 chests. I’ve unlocked 8 so far. Playing Freeplay on easy helps with all these monotonous tasks. Whomever came up with this needs a stern talking to. It totally broke the flow of the game and I can’t get this done fast enough.
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I haven’t paid attention to the Free Play list.
This morning got my first masterwork.
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souljahbill
03-11-2019, 06:58 AM
I haven’t paid attention to the Free Play list.
This morning got my first masterwork.
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Congrats! I still have a ways to go.
The Freeplay stuff talking about are the tasks I need to complete for the 4 trials.
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Ah. The Tombs stuff correct? I’m a level 25 Colossus now. I died in Freeplay and while you aren’t supposed to lose your loot I swear it doesn’t pop up right away sometimes. I don’t know what the vault is for. It looks just like my inventory at the Forge.
souljahbill
03-11-2019, 09:25 AM
Ah. The Tombs stuff correct? I’m a level 25 Colossus now. I died in Freeplay and while you aren’t supposed to lose your loot I swear it doesn’t pop up right away sometimes. I don’t know what the vault is for. It looks just like my inventory at the Forge.
Yeah, the 4 tombs. I have 3 done and only need unlock more chests for the last one. I’m level 18 now but that’s primarily due to me taking a hiatus when the bricking news came out and me playing Freeplay on easy so I can solo events. If I can do 2 world events a night, I can start advancing the story again by Friday.
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I like the World Events but the biggest difference between them and Destiny's is that you often do them solo. I've rarely done one with outsider help since there are only 4 of you in the world on a large map. I did Freeplay this morning on Hard and I did die since I ran into a ton of trouble by myself. Missions are much easier.
Gonna have to try a flame thrower to serve as my Primer. Right now I'm just loaded with detonators.
And the Vault is just your inventory. Only difference is you can mass salvage things.
I guess there are over 10,000 upvotes on a Reddit thread from people wanting to boycott Anthem for a week since they are upset at the loot drops. Wow. These must be the high end, power user, loot shooter people. I was excited to get that Masterwork this morning. My loot seems pretty good.
Second masterwork!
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I do think the game lacks in customization. For Honor was way better. I’d love to have more vinyl outfits to buy. A lot of the stuff doesn’t look that good and is expensive. I’ve purchase one thing with in game currency.
Did encounter another bug in a Brin mission. Got to the end but if you kill the Boss before the dialogue ends the mission won't complete. I don't know how easy this Boss was but I just flew in and it was already dead and we just stood around waiting. I googled the bug and found that if we all drowned ourselves we could finish. The others just left but I flew into the water until my oxygen meter was out and then I died, respawned and the mission closed. There are too many bugs.
I didn't even realize I could die being under water. I've never really explored much underwater and it seems like a wasted opportunity in the game.
souljahbill
03-12-2019, 11:19 AM
You can drown? I had no idea.
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You can drown? I had no idea.
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Me either until I read that. The oxygen meter is pale and hard to see when you go under. It lasts longer than the over heating when flying so I had to stay under for like a minute.
I didn’t realize I had to complete challenges on weapons to unlock blueprints. I still think they happen randomly but I’m not sure.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/02/25/anthem-crafting-how-to-get-embers-upgrading-blueprints-inscriptions/
Did Heart of Rage Stronghold and responses behind a wall and we couldn’t get back in. Eventually all 4 of us got trapped until we found some lava to kill ouselves to get back inside. On Hard it WAS hard. Got crazy loot though. EA needs to fix the kill yourself requird bugs in the game.
They should let you buy blue prints.
Saw an interesting suggestion that they should offer different melee and Ultimate abilities. I can definitely see Ultimate gear as being added down the road.
I’m dying for a Masterwork Shotgun.
I don’t see why their store only sells one set of gear for one javelin at a time. All javelins should be offered. I still don’t see enough customization and cool things for my Colossus.
The community manager responded to a lot of the complaints: https://www.pcgamer.com/anthem-community-manager-addresses-player-concerns-at-length-promises-the-game-is-here-to-stay/
I do think the customization has been weak on the javelins. And while I don't encounter bugs that often, they really suck when you get stuck on a mission. Two missions the entire team had to either drown themselves (I did not even see the oxygen meter initially) or burn themselves in lava to continue. Hopefully these all get addressed.
I'd still like the ability to buy blueprints too. While I have gotten 4 Masterwork weapons in the last 3 days (I'm almost level 30 Colossus!) I'd love to get a Shotgun one instead of a Grenade Launcher (which I do like). I think the ability to buy a blueprint should be limited to the max level of gear/component you currently have (or maybe 10 higher than current level) to avoid pay to win although does that really hurt anyone when it's just PVE?
I am still having fun with the game. Not sure if I will run out of missions or not. I think they should unlock old missions to redo imo.
souljahbill
03-14-2019, 06:16 PM
https://youtu.be/FfkXRGOSBqI
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Finally got a Colossus MW component. I’ve got 3 or 4 MW guns that are the same! I even got a Storm MW component which shouldn’t happen if I’m using my Colossus imo.
https://twitter.com/rudyjuly2/status/1106525863221305346?s=21
This component is awesome. Much better than my MW guns imo. You can see the improvement. The level cap is 30 but my power is 480 or so now (the 460 was due to a slot unequipped). Have done a couple missions on Gran Master 1 difficulty.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1st7GsX0AE9HtA.jpg
souljahbill
03-15-2019, 08:51 AM
I’m getting back into this Saturday. Work has been killing my free time. By the time I get home, I just chill.
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I wonder if EA/BioWare can fix loot drops and frequency on their server side without needing to patch?
Well Epic things don’t do much for me anymore. I’ve got tons and they max out at level 38. Now I need Masterwork stuff or I don’t improve. I can see why big time gamers complain since you need to play 2-3 hours to get a MW and it may be a duplicate. That should be increased along with letting us buy blueprints. I’m still on level 3 reputations and I’m not getting any MW blueprints.
Edit: just got a MW shotgun and ordnance launcher! Sweet!
souljahbill
03-15-2019, 01:20 PM
Well Epic things don’t do much for me anymore. I’ve got tons and they max out at level 38. Now I need Masterwork stuff or I don’t improve. I can see why big time gamers complain since you need to play 2-3 hours to get a MW and it may be a duplicate. That should be increased along with letting us buy blueprints. I’m still on level 3 reputations and I’m not getting any MW blueprints.
You are killing it, dude!
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I’ve been playing it quite a bit. I think I’m 533 now and doing a Stronghold netted me two great MW. I guess the level of MW you get depends on your level and difficulty.
souljahbill
03-15-2019, 03:25 PM
I’ve been playing it quite a bit. I think I’m 533 now and doing a Stronghold netted me two great MW. I guess the level of MW you get depends on your level and difficulty.
Yeah. The higher the difficulty, the more loot drops. Plus you’re so high, you’re not getting t crap anymore.
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souljahbill
03-15-2019, 03:26 PM
https://youtu.be/IdKAdEB_VB0
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They updated the loot. More against Titans and on top two difficulties.
Didn’t realize that Legendary contracts and Strongholds on Grandmaster difficulty will always get you a MW item. So may things I don’t realize. Haven’t gotten a Legendary item yet. I’ve had a few extra days off for March Break and have played more. That will slow down next week as I return to work. Plus I have to head to Toronto for two days for work.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-03-08-anthem-masterwork-legendary-gear-list-how-to-get-the-best-gear-inscriptions-6006#section-4
Just got 3 MW in one Stronghold on GW1. A rail gun is sweet. But one component for Storm again.
I am not real happy about my shotgun. Like my grenade launcher better. Not crazy about the flame thrower either. Going back to my old setup.
Edit: I like the flamethrower up close as a weapon but not as a primer really.
First Legendary but unfortunately it’s Titans Hail which isn’t that strong and is bugged. It doesn’t detonate combos like it says so it’s not as good as it should be.
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Got my second legendary. Probably poured at least 10 hours since my last one and it's for my Storm! Why EA, why?! Especially with rare Legendary drops they should be tied to the javelin I'm using. Frustrating!
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souljahbill
03-19-2019, 01:42 PM
Got my second legendary. Probably poured at least 10 hours since my last one and it's for my Storm! Why EA, why?! Especially with rare Legendary drops they should be tied to the javelin I'm using. Frustrating!
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I’m just getting to the point where purple drops are becoming more common. Can’t wait to get to level 30 so I can stop getting whites and greens.
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souljahbill
03-19-2019, 01:46 PM
https://youtu.be/GW61fEf_fSU
https://youtu.be/JhYNbrv0gzE
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3 Legendary items now and one is bugged while the other two are for javelins I don’t use. Why EA?
https://media1.tenor.com/images/bd3a9db020a099e99d05b885db6d3818/tenor.gif?itemid=4393007
GM2 difficulty is just way too hard for me. It’s a huge jump from GM1. I think they need to balance those a little more. There was a boss on a normal mission yesterday that was just a bullet sponge tank. I hit it with a bunch of Ultimates and it barely did anything. I kept dying and respawning (which means TWO respawns since it always puts you too far away and then ends up transporting you a second time close - not smart) and after 30 minutes and this beast still at almost 50% I just quit. It’s not fun imo.
I’ve got two builds for my Colossus. If I go flame thrower as my Ordnance I use my slightly bugged Titans Hail as my other special for long distance power shots. The flame thrower is fantastic for many closer enemies. Groups of bad guys or animals get fried and then I can stomp melee a combo on them. It’s great. But it is weak in terms of bosses or long distance power. If I go with a flame mortar (long distance) and then my Railgun (very powerful) I can take on bosses a lot better and it’s a great combo system. Hit them with a fire bomb and railgun explode a combo. But it’s not good for close crowd control of the minions.
Other people like the venom stuff or the shock/lightning things but those are weak and I’m not a fan.
Got a Legendary Weapon! A one-shot Marksman rifle.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2f7ZkXXgAAhOqw.jpg
My Overall Colossus right now (I think I'm over 660 with two legendaries, rest MW except Support which doesn't have MW for some reason):
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2f8Gx9WoAEgZNv.jpg
souljahbill
03-25-2019, 06:54 AM
I tried playing yesterday but never connected to a server. I ended up playing Andromeda instead.
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At this point Epics and below just waste my time. I have all the MW stuff for myself as well for the most part. It's the Legendaries I want. Have 4 now although 2 are for the wrong class!
I'm glad they will be increasing flight time/reducing over heating. New chests and legendary missions sound good.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2019/03/21/here-are-all-the-new-major-changes-coming-to-anthem-from-cosmetic-chests-to-legendary-missions/#2449eb1d5fe4
The elite mission “Hazard Pay” is possibly the easiest mission. On GM1 it was easy and I did it on GM2 as well. The only one I can recommend on that level.
Big patch today.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2019/03/26/anthems-new-104-patch-massive-buffs-more-loot-and-the-biggest-fix-the-game-needed/#39a2c67e5557
Full list: https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthemTheGame/comments/b5q1f4/anthem_104_game_update_notes/
*I think the buffs to characters will allow the higher difficulties to be good.
*The extra Legendary missions will help the game stay fresh because I've been doing the same missions and strongholds for a while now.
*Extra loot chests
*Strongholds - fixed fog wall! Yes! The half invisible wall that goes up that sometimes traps you in the past. Happened to me at least twice now.
*Respawn timer no longer resets! Really annoying when you could almost respawn and then let someone try to revive you and they either give up (getting shot) or get killed and your timer resets to 30 seconds!
*Health bug got fixed. Everyone said this was huge but I never really noticed lol
*you can fly longer now - 20% buffs
*Many buffs and fixes for each javelin. Collosus Rail Gun got buffed? That was already awesome. Titan's Hail got fixed and since that is my one legendary item there I will enjoy this! But they removed the part where it said it should act as a detonator. That never worked before when it said it was. Collosus reload times are reduced (which were long!)
Edit: Paul Tassi just tweeted that "Ranger is now Storm. With tactical advantage component you can essentially hover forever"
I still don't use the low armor perk components. I always stick with the huge HP ones.
Just played a Legendary mission after the patch. Did not really notice a boost in flying times. Maybe it's there but 20% doesn't feel like a lot. There are cut scenes in the mission which were fine. But I did this thing for 20 minutes and didn't even get a single MW item out of it. I scrap half the MW items I get now and everything below it.
Going to try a Stronghold later if I have time. Supposed to be these new chests although they have a lot of things like decals now.
The daily, weekly and monthly challenges now have many different categories broken down for you.
On a personal note my Oma passed away at 95 yesterday. It was not a surprise after being moved to palliative care. Had a good life and no more pain for her. Her health had slipped quite a bit lately.
souljahbill
03-26-2019, 02:42 PM
https://youtu.be/7GlPSCPOLEs
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Here's the notes on update 1.04. (https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthemTheGame/comments/b5q1f4/anthem_104_game_update_notes/)
How is this game doing? Looking through the Anthem sub-reddit, it doesn't seem to be doing well.
There was a separate sub reddit created for more positive people. I do think there are people trashing the game and not even playing it. I get the legitimate criticism. But some has been over the top.
I saw early reports that has the game about half the sales numbers of Destiny 2. It’s so hard to get good numbers because digital is growing and disc sales are falling. The fact the game hasn’t been discounted yet is probably good sign. There new update added some more stuff. If people like Destiny and third person shooters I think they would have fun with this game period. The bugs didn’t help. I do think they should add more strongholds and increase Legendary loot.
This game also has no PvP mode. That’s fine with me but I do wonder if they should be offering a 4v4 mode at some point.
And then I play the new daily legendary mission and it’s bugged and I can’t even complete it. Every fix they add breaks something or pisses people off in some ways. The QA really missed the boat in this game.
And World Events in Freeplay are bugged after the last patch too. I would see the symbol flicker and then go away. I don’t do Freeplay that much but they broke it. I really don’t know who is testing this game but they are doing a pretty shitty job. Just way too many bugs. Game was definitely rushed. That said, I do like the format of the game with online coop and I hope the next Dragon Age game is similar.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthemTheGame/comments/b6l8ot/world_events_bugged/
More unique weapons, Legendary and MW support items and more on the way.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2019/03/30/huge-anthem-leak-reveals-unique-legendary-weapons-masterwork-support-items-new-armor/amp/
souljahbill
03-30-2019, 11:06 AM
I hate how I haven’t been able to play as much as I’d like. Adulting is for the birds.
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Here's a very lengthy, behind the scenes look at the development - and issues - of Anthem:
https://kotaku.com/how-biowares-anthem-went-wrong-1833731964
That was a pretty damning read about development and Frostbite's failures. I didn't like reading that they cancelled Dragon Age 4 since they pushed everyone over to Anthem at the end either. At the same time, they are restarting it using the Anthem engine which I think would be great. The 4 player online co-op with a story mode will be great for DA4. I wish we could have had friends join us in DAI along with reduced fetch quests.
I’ve struggled farming some of the tasks like kill 500 scars, 500 Dominion and 500 Outlaws. The scars are all over the place but the outlaws are the hardest. Found this site that details some of the hidden dungeons around (many are easy to find) and details which enemies are in them for farming purposes.
https://www.gamesradar.com/anthem-hidden-places-locations-guide/
Other farming location during normal Freeplay above ground.
https://www.gamepur.com/guide/39160-anthem-outlaw-locations-and-farming.html
souljahbill
04-06-2019, 02:48 PM
https://youtu.be/jApItVbPSmg
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souljahbill
04-06-2019, 02:49 PM
I haven’t played in weeks. I still need to finish the story.
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Small fix update on Monday but hoping for the big April update sooner than later.
Today's patch: https://bpb.opendns.com/b/https/www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/patch-10401
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3pLqUNW4AAh9AX.jpg:large
The Legendary loot drops are so frustratingly rare that I can play for days and not get a single piece of gear worth caring about. I wish there was a Salvage All button. I automatically scrap anything that isn't a MW item and I scrap 99% of the MW items.
At this point I have played the same 3 Strongholds a lot. I've done the same 3 Legendary Contracts a lot and there isn't a lot of incentive to do Free play outside the Challenge Rewards. The only items that aren't tedious are redoing the new daily Legendary Missions which let you replay the story.
I think I'm going to try a different javelin for a bit or take a break. Days Gone is coming out in a couple weeks and I will probably take a break for that anyways. I just wish the next big update would be here sooner or they boosted the Legendary drop rates.
souljahbill
04-10-2019, 08:04 AM
This video pretty much says it all. EA’s desire to extract money over the long haul is causing more problems than its worth.
https://youtu.be/S7nredCVqx4
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The Kotaku article has a ton of reads. EA just looks so bad in many things. Bioware isn't a major player compared to their other stuff. I do think this format would work for Dragon Age with a little more single player only stuff mixed in perhaps and a longer story. DAI wasn't the worlds greatest game with a pretty simply high, epic fantasy story but I enjoyed it. I wonder if the game will still come out on PS4 or be a next gen title only. Probably at least 2-3 years away still now.
bdoughty
04-10-2019, 01:15 PM
Rudy, just a heads up but the last few links you have posted will not work for anyone else due to it incorporating the OpenDNS you are running while browsing. It is also based on your browsing session, which limits it to what only you can see.
The last link you gave looks like this.
https://www.ea.com.x.729f4e120443204c010968b008faf86d76ff. ccc2ee92.id.opendns.com/s/bpb.opendns.com/b/https/www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/patch-10401?X-OpenDNS-Session=aa51dc5c0ccc5aad4_729f4e120443204c010968b0 08faf86d76ff_73306ce9ebb72e0fdd60be70a4ec52a0d055f 831_
Thanks. That’s probably my work computer with all the stuff they filter and do for security. Kind of surprised I can even access the site. I can’t even go on Goodreads at work since they block a ton. Will have to watch that more closely.
An actual good article talking about the good design by the combat team from another developer.
https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2019/4/10/18304440/anthem-combat-game-design-animation
I went 4-5 days without getting a Legendary and the got 2 in less than 24 hours. One is a good ordnance launcher. If only I could get a Legendary Railgun. I put away my flamethrower for now which prevents me from performing combos and good crowd control but so good for bosses.
The Sunken will be a new Stronghold introduced at the end of the month along with a big patch. I think we will also see a lot of new weapons and armour. Stream on April 17th to show it.
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souljahbill
04-12-2019, 06:56 AM
Spring break is next week. I’ll finally get back into this. I was at a point where I was starting you get purple drops more often.
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I still feel the Shotgun is underpowered. I have the MW Papa Pump and I'm right next to basic scars and it takes 3 shots to kill them on GM2 difficulty. I prefer the grenade launcher - way more damage. Right now am giving an auto cannon another shot.
The Titan's Hail is pretty sweet as a Legendary now. Almost unlimited ammo and does good damage. I greatly prefer the Flame Thrower than the Electric or Shock coils which I think are overrated. Really want a Legendary Railgun.
souljahbill
04-12-2019, 02:19 PM
I run with an AR on my Ranger. I like shotguns in Mass Effect but when I compare the power of my AR vs. the new SG, the AR always wins.
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I’ve got 3 legendary weapons now. Would love a legendary grenade launcher. I have some Legendary armour components for all my other javelins too. Two specific to Colossus and two universals I don’t use since they stink compared to my MW Colossus armour. But pretty good so far. The fact there is no MW or Legendary support is supposed to be added in the next update. I’ve got 3 extra Colossus outfits now.
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bdoughty
04-15-2019, 01:22 PM
Good news Anthem players, EA is hiring a Senior LOOT DESIGNER.
https://ea.gr8people.com/index.gp?opportunityID=155359&method=cappportal.showJob&sysLayoutID=122
BioWare is looking for an creative and passionate Senior Systems Designer with experience in Loot Systems to join our studio in either Austin or Edmonton to work on our newest IP Anthem. Building a truly great server side loot system, that is scalable, has modern concepts like streak-breaking, and easily modifiable data formats. A great loot system ensures that the players have predictable experiences that can be measured with data.
LOL. That sounds funny - but needed!
There isn't much of a reward from jumping up to GM2 (or 3) from GM1. I do my normal contracts and legendary missions on GM2 since they aren't too bad but not the Strongholds and not Freeplay if I end up by myself. I just don't see a big increase in Legendary loot up there and some of the basic enemies are bullet sponges. Very frustrating. I'd rather see more enemies and less spongeworthy but that is harder to scale. I get it but there is too big a gap between GM1 and 2 imo.
Stream got pushed back a week due to a fibre optic line getting cut. I guess they weren’t going to roll out the update in less than 7 days lol.
Here is a good map showing world events. I didn’t even realize their were underwater chests.
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Anthem Big Update tomorrow! Before their stream actually. Will be able to checkout the new Stronghold the Sunken after 8 AM EST.
New update is out. Might be around 4 GB. Very nice! Forge anywhere. Go right to another mission without returning to Fort. Fix bugged trophy. Added Stronghold. Awesome. Now just drop me a Legendary Grenade Launcher lol.
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They changed the stats on things. All weapons and armour numbers are reduced. But my ordnance and heavy assault launcher are the same. Not sure what is going on although things felt the same.
Not a fan of the new Stronghold. I’m waiting for this thing and it’s annoying. It’s got puzzle stuff going on. Don’t even know what we are supposed to do. And two sets of them. Maybe it gets easier but I’m not a fan of puzzles in the game. I get having some like Indiana Jones and it’s fine (for a bit) in UC and TR but not a 4 player, online loot shooter. Full stop.
And the Roadmap got delayed. Legendary missions and new Cataclysm all pushed back. While I think these changes are good and great for newbies, the lack of a loot boost and delay in new weapons and armour will just bore/frustrate the veterans of the game (if they haven’t quit).
I was fine with the loot drops until Legendary. But those are way too stingy. I still think they should sell the odd blueprint in the store with the level restricts to your power level.
Played the Sunken Stronghold again and it was better the second time. I just let the other people do the puzzle crap and went through it. Heart of Rage is still the best imo. The other two originals are fine too and I still consider this one the worst one.
They also sort the Loot by ranking at the end of the mission which is nice. However, I don't know if they have it auto sorting all the time because to salvage each item now takes slightly longer than before. I really wish they added an option to automatically salvage every item. 90% of the time I do that and after some play sessions I can have 10-15 items and it's just a chore.
Edit: the lower damage scores on universal weapons and armour is a bug lol. Every patch seems to take 2 steps forward and 1 step back.
Game is 50% off at BB and Amazon over here. Looks like the game will be heavily discounted now. It’s been $30 off (of 80) for awhile and now $40 off.
They need to offer all items in the store and not just rotate them. Their legendary loot drops are still too low. Haven’t gotten one in at least a week. Hopefully the new content comes out sooner than later.
souljahbill
05-04-2019, 07:34 AM
I’m out. I never even got to finish the campaign. I really like the game but now there are so few players out there that matchmaking leaves people playing solo.
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I’ve had no issues with matchmaking on GM1. On GM2 I find some issues. Don’t know about the lower levels although I have major issues with invites for my son.
souljahbill
05-05-2019, 06:29 AM
I’ve had no issues with matchmaking on GM1. On GM2 I find some issues. Don’t know about the lower levels although I have major issues with invites for my son.
I read an article saying that’s the issue. Everyone is playing GM1 and doing strongholds. Anything other difficulty and any other activity beside strongholds and contracts, you can’t find any other players.
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The legendary loot is barely better than GM1. So why do it for loot unless you just like the challenge (which can be fun). The higher difficulties have enemies as bullet sponges and they take a lot longer to:complete. So most people do the much easier GM1 which is quicker and has similar loot.
Got my first legendary in like a week and it’s the third one of something. So hard to get them and it would be nice if they were less pure random and leaned to new items more than old. They really need to fix the loot. And if it was suddenly too good it would allow me to play with different builds. You get stuck playing with one build because it’s the only legendary weapon you have.
On sale this week on PSN. I think it’s close to 40% off.
EA investor call confirms it has disappointed but they are committed. I think 49% of sales were digital.
Finally got Legendary Garred’s Hammer and I find I like my other stuff better now. That’s twice I’ve been really excited to finally get a Lego (other was grenade launcher) but I find myself liking other stuff more instead. I used to love the Railgun but the slow charge and only two ammo slots instead of 3 has me lukewarm on it now.
An update. Fast travel in free play, added icons on the map, d-pad communication with squads and added 3 new Legendary missions. The new missions are nice but if they don't start tying some of the daily or weekly coin bonuses too them they will be under-utilized imo.
They have held back on the Cataclysm again. It will be tested on PC and released later. Doesn't look like we got new weapons or armour yet either. Another delay.
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There are a ton of icons during free play now. Targets for more powerful enemies and Question marks for pick up items. I guess I missed a lot of lore lol.
I should probably play with a new javelin to spice things up. Hopefully they announce some big stuff at EA Play. Rumours are of multiple new strongholds and things to do. Hopefully the Cataclysm is good and the loot gets fixed. They have one more shot to get this thing right when they update. If they do well I think people come back, especially since the game can be found cheap.
souljahbill
05-30-2019, 10:15 AM
Yeah, I’m waiting for the base to come back. I still haven’t finished the story so those missions are dead. I had to play them solo and that wasn’t worth the frustration.
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They said they fixed the matchmaking so people would have more members. Not sure how accurate that is.
souljahbill
06-01-2019, 06:49 AM
They said they fixed the matchmaking so people would have more members. Not sure how accurate that is.
I’ll check. I’m was just getting to purple level when it went dry for me.
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The new cataclysm is something different and coming in July. More of an 8 week arcade style leaderboard thing. Some new weapons, story missions and support gear.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2019/05/30/anthem-finally-tells-us-what-the-cataclysm-is-promises-to-increases-loot-drops-sort-of/#4de577bc148a
Been playing with a Ranger lately to change things up. I like it. Colossus is all about your special weapons and smashing things. Not much gunplay really. Ranger is more gunplay. Have to be careful with less HP. Plus I’m not as strong either.
Son joined a GM1 match with his level 17 and it’s too hard lol. He can die quick.
Cataclysm still isn’t here for consoles.
In the meantime I have been playing with all of the characters to keep it fresh. Just unlocked all their trophies and I’ve done all the weapons challenges. The only trophy I need is the collectables for a platinum. Doubtful I do that. Looks really annoying.
souljahbill
08-01-2019, 06:33 AM
I am absolutely amazed that you’re still into it. I still haven’t beaten the campaign. [emoji2365]
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I am in a small minority lol.
jaymo76
08-01-2019, 01:24 PM
I am in a small minority lol.
I was watching a youtube video a few weeks back and it was basically saying that Anthem is clearly like by someone at EA because any other title with so few players would be cancelled on the spot.
I don't think they have much other choice. They sold a ton of copies and have lost a ton of people so they can get those people back with new content. But their roadmap is so delayed it's ridiculous. It was rushed out without enough content and the bad loot drops caused a lot of frustration. I have played a LOT, most of it on GM1 difficulty. I have yet to get a Truth of Tarsis Legendary along with many other legendary items. They needed to add new levels, new weapons and a bunch of new strongholds. They really need double the content.
When they finally stop testing the Cataclysm on PC and release this on console maybe they make more DLC back. The game can be found for $20 for crying out loud. They may even go Free To Play to bring back consumers. Who knows. But you better add a lot of new content. The Free play area needs some boosts.
For myself you can have fun in a lot of areas. Switching characters is good too. I loved the Colossus initially and it still may be my favourite. Just a lot of stomping and big weapons. The Interceptor is kind of weak and designed to melee things but it's Ultimate is a beast - the best in the game imo. You have 10 seconds of invulnerability and melee mayhem. The Storm can hover and take advantage that way. Has some neat elemental attacks. I did like the Ranger which is your all around guy - more armour than Storm and Interceptor but maybe doesn't have the cool weapons they have.
Each class has access to some basic weapons but some weapons can only be used by certain classes. And the specialty (cooldown) weapons and Ultimates are all unique across the 4 classes. Each class has unique armour as well which you are trying to upgrade along with a support system which is pretty weak and needs more things. The combo abilities need to be double checked when building loadouts. The crafting has really been a waste of time other than early adopters - they missed the boat here imo.
Overall I think the game is a lot of fun to play. It's just jump in and play fun. I think if it added new content and made loot a little easier people would come back. I have enjoyed it more than Destiny although I'm partial to third person.
Finally! The big update is here! Cataclysm! New weapons and gear. New things to do. You can turn in rewards to buy better weapons. All kinds of good things from the video. Higher loot drops and GM2 and GM3 are easier now.
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souljahbill
08-06-2019, 03:10 PM
Last gasp for air before slowly drowning into the abyss. [emoji38]
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The game should be on sale this week to help. That said physical copies are dirt cheap. Amazon has one for $18C. $20 at BB.
souljahbill
08-06-2019, 08:30 PM
I’m still hella salty about Andromeda post-release support. I’m seeing a lot of parallels with Anthem.
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I played for about an hour or so this morning. Loot does seem better. Got a Legendary and a bunch of MW items. I used to always play with Colossus but it feels so clunky and slow now. Went back to Interceptor. I played a normal Stronghold but on GM2 and it was really nice. A stiffer challenge but not too hard like before. Felt really good. I had tried to do some free play that has Cataclysm events but didn’t want to wait for the timer. So I did a main Cataclysm event.
Main Cataclysm is timed. What I did this morning had three stages (is there more or different ones I don’t know). I did it on GM1. I had no clue what I was doing but it’s a new map with some cool stuff. One area I didn’t know how to find a safe zone. Other area I didn’t know what to do with echoes. Last board was a good boss fight. I’m sure I will learn as it was confusing. But fun and got a Leggo!
Good stuff so far.
I’m still hella salty about Andromeda post-release support. I’m seeing a lot of parallels with Anthem.
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I know you loved Andromeda. Personally I like Anthem a lot more. I probably only played 10+ hours of Andromeda but I love how I can just jump in and fight in Anthem. All the NPCs and other things just bored me in MEA and I like the combat more in Anthem too. Plus the worlds weren't alive in MEA. You could drive for awhile and there was nothing. So everything was a destination while in Anthem anywhere you go you can find stuff or fight things.
There is a lot of new content with Cataclysm but I’m still completely confused how to do some things. The Cataclysm will hit and you have to find a safe zone or die but I don’t know where they are. One board has 5 echoes you need to get with some underwater but it’s also a puzzle or something. I think you have to put them in the right spot or a certain order. I don’t know. I am not a fan of puzzles in multiplayer while things are trying to kill you. It’s one reason I hated the Sunken stronghold and never play it. And it can be hard to find your way to the next spot in the Cataclysm challenge. I’m sure I will learn it but the game doesn’t help you.
This may help.
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I really don’t like the obsession the Anthem team has with puzzles. They added more in the Sunken stronghold and the Cataclysm is annoying that way too. I just want to enjoy the combat and the puzzles detract from that.
I don’t like all the puzzles but here is a good guide. New weapons are in the game now.
http://youtu.be/m5taoNLmZqs
souljahbill
11-15-2019, 04:06 PM
I’d love to give this game another go. It was really fun but it didn’t fit into my busy work schedule and once the player base died, there was no hope for me even finishing the campaign, let alone do high-level raids.
https://youtu.be/IEPQB94VUD4
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There is talk of a major reboot coming. But they don’t know how it will roll out. Just saw an article on it somewhere.
I haven’t played it since getting NBA 2K and the new Shell stuff.
There is talk of a major reboot coming. But they don’t know how it will roll out. Just saw an article on it somewhere.
I haven’t played it since getting NBA 2K and the new Shell stuff.
souljahbill
11-16-2019, 06:15 AM
The game was flat-out fun. I enjoyed it. But I was crippled by not being able to find help when I needed it and the only way I was going to beat the game solo was on easy but the drop rates for good gear were terrible at that level. But I’m so far back, purple gear was still useful to me.
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The game will currently continue "as-is," but Anthem Next (major update) is cancelled to focus on other titles in the studio. The game is basically dead, unfortunately.
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souljahbill
02-24-2021, 04:48 PM
So unfortunate. I really liked the game. It was legitimately fun. I hope done of the mechanics spill over into the next Mass Effect game.
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lol EA killing another "ever green" live service title. they made bucks with a substandard product duped fans promising more then cya.
I had forgotten until reading articles they pulled devs and support for Mass Effect Andromeda to work on Anthem. Now they are bailing on Anthem to work on other titles. What a vicious cycle.
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