Anthem

EoinMcLovin · 17-01-2019 7:41pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I've googled, and I've read, and i'm still not clear, but can this be played 100% single player? I have no interest in the MP, and they're claiming it can be played SP, but they said Destiny was SP also, and it was, you just couldn't get the good stuff without other people. So it wasn't.

It's not doing anything for me so far. Got burned with Destiny 1, didn't give Destiny 2 a go as enough people were telling me it wasn't an improvement. I do like that the original ME/DA devs are behind this, gives me some hope, but definitely won't be day 1, most likely not at all tbh.

From what I’ve seen it’s more rewarding to play in a squad than solo. You can still play solo but you might find some parts more difficult. I think the beta will allow people to play with each of the four classes and will give in game currency to use towards customisation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2drI_iT4NUg

Potential-Monke · 17-01-2019 8:26pm

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

From what I’ve seen it’s more rewarding to play in a squad than solo. You can still play solo but you might find some parts more difficult. I think the beta will allow people to play with each of the four classes and will give in game currency to use towards customisation.

Same as Destiny then, so that's a skip from me! Cheers!

nix · 17-01-2019 8:40pm

heh.. when i played Destiny 2, i felt they took a lot from Warframe.. This just looks like Destiny and Warframe mashed together... :pac:

They would want to have a lot of end game content from the get go, which being an EA game, it's very doubtful.

ZiabR · 18-01-2019 9:36am

nix wrote: »

heh.. when i played Destiny 2, i felt they took a lot from Warframe.. This just looks like Destiny and Warframe mashed together... :pac:

They would want to have a lot of end game content from the get go, which being an EA game, it's very doubtful.

Agreed, I have my doubts now. Shame.

Kiith · 18-01-2019 11:15am

I think it looks great. I'll play it mostly solo like most games, but not issues with teaming up if the matchmaking is solid.

EoinMcLovin · 18-01-2019 11:40am

Kiith wrote: »

I think it looks great. I'll play it mostly solo like most games, but not issues with teaming up if the matchmaking is solid.

Same here, played the alpha and thought it was good

ZiabR · 21-01-2019 9:54am

Information about the Javlin choices. For anyone interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmyybZXymzo

Static M.e. · 21-01-2019 2:26pm

I'm sold already for PC. Did any of the Alpha players play on PC with Keyboard and mouse or do you need a controller?

21-01-2019 2:54pm

Looks identical to Destiny 2

dreamers75 · 21-01-2019 3:42pm

Static M.e. wrote: »

I'm sold already for PC. Did any of the Alpha players play on PC with Keyboard and mouse or do you need a controller?

I used KB and mouse, will probably stick with it.

Andy Gravity · 21-01-2019 4:22pm

Static M.e. wrote: »

I'm sold already for PC. Did any of the Alpha players play on PC with Keyboard and mouse or do you need a controller?

KB & Mouse was awful during the alpha, it was a common issue people complained about.

They worked on it since though. There's a recent stream with 1 of them using kb & mouse and they were speaking about how they've improved it.

ZiabR · 21-01-2019 5:22pm

If I do get it, I will be using a controller. It just looks like a controller would fit well. For PvE I wonder will the game offer cross play.

Kiith · 21-01-2019 5:24pm

I never understand how developers manage to get something so basic wrong. It's been the exact same control scheme for decades.

Dcully · 21-01-2019 6:27pm

Seen plenty of footage of KB & mouse,looks fine.

21-01-2019 6:38pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Looks identical to Destiny 2

I despise EA, they will get people suckered in and then start the gouging once a substantial player base is formed.

dreamers75 · 22-01-2019 9:13am

Fred The Red wrote: »

I despise EA, they will get people suckered in and then start the gouging once a substantial player base is formed.

in a games service model?

How does that work?

ZiabR · 22-01-2019 9:38am

Fred The Red wrote: »

I despise EA, they will get people suckered in and then start the gouging once a substantial player base is formed.

Ubisoft are the same. Two of the worst companies in the gaming industry. You only have to go back to 2017 when EA announced Anthem at E3. Then they delayed the game because they had built a complex micro transaction into the game and they had to backtrack to remove it. To try a drum up interest and sales they announced that there would no longer be micro transactions.

EoinMcLovin · 22-01-2019 10:23am

ZiabR wrote: »

Ubisoft are the same. Two of the worst companies in the gaming industry. You only have to go back to 2017 when EA announced Anthem at E3. Then they delayed the game because they had built a complex micro transaction into the game and they had to backtrack to remove it. To try a drum up interest and sales they announced that there would no longer be micro transactions.

Found this on reddit in relation to microtransactions

Anthem will not have loot boxes.
Anthem will not have pay to win (pay for power).
Anthem will have cosmetic microtransactions that are direct purchases (you buy what you want but they can still be obtained in the game).
Anthem will allow you earn cosmetics through the game via playing or doing hard missions (ie. Killing a boss to earn a vinyl).
Anthem will not have a season pass.
Anthem story dlc will be free so the player base is not split.
New javelins in the future, however, may cost money; this is not confirmed yet.
Anthem javelin customization is not a one-time use like destiny 2 shaders; you can use your coloring schemes, vinyls, etc. as much as you'd like

Kiith · 22-01-2019 10:33am

Seems like a pretty reasonable model. Obviously we'll have to wait and see, but after the Battlefront 2 fiasco, they seem a bit more wary of blatant abuse of microtransactions. BF5 seems pretty reasonable, so i'd assume it'll be something like that.

super_furry · 22-01-2019 10:42am

A season pass without story DLC is interesting. Wonder if it will be a Fortnite style thing.

ZiabR · 22-01-2019 11:44am

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

Found this on reddit in relation to microtransactions

Anthem will not have loot boxes.

Anthem will not have pay to win (pay for power).

Anthem will have cosmetic microtransactions that are direct purchases (you buy what you want but they can still be obtained in the game).

Anthem will allow you earn cosmetics through the game via playing or doing hard missions (ie. Killing a boss to earn a vinyl).

Anthem will not have a season pass.

Anthem story dlc will be free so the player base is not split.

New javelins in the future, however, may cost money; this is not confirmed yet.

Anthem javelin customization is not a one-time use like destiny 2 shaders; you can use your coloring schemes, vinyls, etc. as much as you'd like

That list could not be any further from the original plan for the game in 2017. Its not a move that EA wanted to do, it is a move EA were forced to do. If they pushed on with the original plan, they game would have sold 10 copies.

TitianGerm · 22-01-2019 11:58am

ZiabR wrote: »

That list could not be any further from the original plan for the game in 2017. Its not a move that EA wanted to do, it is a move EA were forced to do. If they pushed on with the original plan, they game would have sold 10 copies.

Do you have a link to this original plan? I remember them saying what Eoin posted alright but not what your eluding to.

ZiabR · 22-01-2019 12:27pm

TitianGerm wrote: »

Do you have a link to this original plan? I remember them saying what Eoin posted alright but not what your eluding to.

I will try to dig it up for you now.

Kirby · 22-01-2019 12:58pm

super_furry wrote: »

A season pass without story DLC is interesting. Wonder if it will be a Fortnite style thing.

There is no season pass.

Not at launch anyway.

Icyseanfitz · 22-01-2019 1:15pm

theres some beta this weekend i think

Kirby · 22-01-2019 1:28pm

Yes. If you pre-order you get into the beta this weekend. It's more of a demo really.

The following weekend is open to everyone. So if you are on the fence i'd suggest trying it out then.

Kiith · 22-01-2019 1:59pm

Assuming Origin Premier gets the beta as well?

EoinMcLovin · 22-01-2019 2:12pm

Kiith wrote: »

Assuming Origin Premier gets the beta as well?

Origin Premier gets the the vip demo this Friday, open demo on February 1st and Early Access on February 15th

gizmo · 22-01-2019 2:52pm

I think there may be a conflation of events here..

Back in January 2017, news broke that the game, which was originally scheduled for release in the Fall of 2018, would be pushed back to early 2019. Realistically this would mean before the end of March since that would align with the end of EA's fiscal year. As part of the article on this, however, a source was quoted as saying...

The “fall 2018” window mentioned during that E3 announcement was “never realistic,” ...

Fast forward to April and Patrick Söderlund has just been made Chief Design Officer when he gives an interview to The Verge. As part of this he remarks...

“I’d be lying to you if I said that what’s happened with Battlefront and what’s happened with everything surrounding loot boxes and these things haven’t had an effect on EA as a company and an effect on us as management,” he explains. “We can shy away from it and pretend like it didn’t happen, or we can act responsibly and realize that we made some mistakes, and try to rectify those mistakes and learn from them.”

...

“We have taken significant steps as a company to review and understand the mechanics around monetization, loot boxes, and other things in our games before they go to market,” he says. “For games that come next, for Battlefield or for Anthem, [players have] made it very clear that we can’t afford to make similar mistakes. And we won’t.” Microtransactions will be added back to Battlefront II starting next week, but will only include cosmetic items.

So while I don't doubt that the fallout from BF2 has had an affect on whatever monetization system Anthem was going to have, it's simply not accurate to say whatever retooling which took place is the cause of the shift in release date.

As an aside, there's a Reddit post from Technical Design Director on the project, Brenon Holmes, where he says that the issue of micro-transactions is "an ongoing discussion". Note, this post was made in October 2017 which was before the release of Battlefront 2 and the subsequent furore.

Static M.e. · 22-01-2019 5:47pm

I thought I had shared this already but I thought it give a nice overview of the Demo. We should be able to preload in the next two days.

Anthem // VIP & OPEN DEMO! How To Access Anthem Demo, Early Access & More!

Anthem

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