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Anthem

ZiabR

How many of you are picking this up? Parent company is EA but its developed by Bioware who are normally top notice.

Open Beta starts on the 1st Feb for 3 days.

I really want this to be good and will likely pick it up.

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ZiabR

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.

TitianGerm

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

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.

super_furry

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

Kiith

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.

EoinMcLovin

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

ZiabR

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.

dreamers75

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?

[Deleted User]

[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.

Dcully

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

Kiith

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

ZiabR

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.

Andy Gravity

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.

dreamers75

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.

[Deleted User]

Looks identical to Destiny 2

Static M.e.

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?

ZiabR

Information about the Javlin choices. For anyone interested.

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

EoinMcLovin

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

Kiith

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.

ZiabR

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.

nix

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.

Potential-Monke

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!

EoinMcLovin

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

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.

EoinMcLovin

For those interested in picking this up cheap, thegamecollection are offering preorders of the standard edition for £32.95 (€37.95) for people with accounts on the site. Smyths are selling it for €55 if you collect in store.

Open Beta is on February 1st to 3rd and the VIP beta for those with Origin Access or preordered the game, January 25th to 27th.

aaronjumper

It looks like someone playing Destiny as Iron Man.
I'll be keeping an eye on it but it doesn't interest me enough to warrant a purchase.
Yet.

[Deleted User]

gizmo wrote: »

Andrew Wilson, the EA CEO, said this a month prior to the reveal of the game in an Earnings Call...

It's also been discussed in nearly every major article about the game since said reveal and has even been confirmed to be an online-only title by the EP of the project.

If they were trying to mask it they were doing a pretty awful job at it. :pac:

It's still ****e :pac:

Icyseanfitz

i imagine it will go the same route as fallout 76, a dev thats speciality is sp story driven games transitioning to live service loot n shooter. I hope im wrong as i used to have absolute blind faith in bioware and would love to see them come back massively but i just dont see it

Sephiroth_dude

Penn wrote: »

Penn

gizmo wrote: »

If they were trying to mask it they were doing a pretty awful job at it. :pac: