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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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OptimusTractor

Nody wrote: »

Anyone looking to get in should wait a bit; already price cuts on the game in Australia and UK...

I worry about the industry when twitch views can now decide whether a game lives or dies.

Nody

OptimusTractor wrote: »

I worry about the industry when twitch views can now decide whether a game lives or dies.

It shows the level of interest in the game; same way only cable are measured for determining how many are watching a show for ratings. It's not accurate and the level of fairness is debatable but for lack of a better tool it's pre orders, twitch, metacritic etc. that sets the bar. In the end the twitch rating is an early "public" gauge (since EA are unlikely to comment until after March due to year end closure and sensitive period for information sharing etc.); in the end actual sales (and retention) is what will drive EAs decision but as we can't see anything of that twitch is the best public sourced information atm (since sales numbers are going to be all over the place and as noted not on Steam to see concurrent number of players).

Calhoun

Exactly twitch viewers is only one indicator on the success of a game, the critic and users scores are another and also the hard copy sales.

I worry more about the industry when a game in development as long as anthem is as incomplete as it is and has 3 actual launches to milk live services.

If your going to enter the love service market then you better be hitting your a game.

awec

Twitch is great for gamers when it comes to deciding on what games to buy. It gives you a more realistic look at a game before you buy it, rather than the "highlights reel" you see in most real review sites.

CraigM84

Just picked up anthem on pc, looks and feels much better than the demo, much smoother.

Anyone else on origin feel free to add : Mad-Ma84

dreamers75

Freeplay on Grandmaster 2 seems to be the most efficient way to get legenadries and masterworks.

raze_them_all_

dreamers75 wrote: »

Freeplay on Grandmaster 2 seems to be the most efficient way to get legenadries and masterworks.

That was discovered like two days in. Pretty sure they even made the route available for people to do it

KilOit

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

That was discovered like two days in. Pretty sure they even made the route available for people to do it

Thought they patched that? Can you still get masterwork from chests on freeplay, what's the route?

ZiabR

Alot of the early exploits have already been patched. There was a few videos floating around with various ways to farm items. These have all been patched already.

I am still really enjoying the game. I am just shy of level 20, didnt get to play as much as I would have liked but it is a great game. Still a 7/10 for me.

gimli2112

Fred The Red wrote: »

Someone game me a months EA pass. Will try the trial and test myself. Get some opinions here.

Was it EA? Don't sell out man.

dreamers75

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

That was discovered like two days in. Pretty sure they even made the route available for people to do it

Not an exploit, just do world events in free play on GM2, you will need at least 3 in your group especially for the titans, because **** those guys.

I got 10+ MWs and a 2 legendaires, one loading screen and plenty of play time.

Had to stop because I was full of loot.

ZiabR

Anyone finished some of the longer Strongholds on GrandMaster 1-3?

dreamers75

ZiabR wrote: »

Anyone finished some of the longer Strongholds on GrandMaster 1-3?

Scelos on 2 is insane.

Find the big spider thing is handy enough, havent got to 3 yet. Need more legends 1st.

All my javelins are around 450ish

Shiminay

I'm glad to see people are enjoying this despite pretty mediocre reviews. I'm worried for Bioware...

BeerWolf

Was nice knowing you, Bioware.

Icyseanfitz

Shiminay wrote: »

I'm glad to see people are enjoying this despite pretty mediocre reviews. I'm worried for Bioware...

yeah i am hoping EA dont scrap bioware tbh, their not exactly known for giving storied developers a chance to redeem themselves. (not saying Anthem is bad, but user and critic scores are middling all across the board at best, that and sales are all EA care about).

Really really hope bioware get a chance to going back to what they are known for, making some more proper story driven single player games with fantastic characters. In the mean time obsidian and the like will jump at the opportunity id imagine.

Dcully

Very solid gameplay and combat,nice loot if somewhat limited, endgame very enjoyable but again its limited.
The 90 day roadmap really should be in the game now if they want to keep people playing longterm.
For these reasons i would be worried about bioware along with the fact a lot of people subbed to origin access for a month and will most likely not buy the game until atleast that 90 day roadmap content is added.
It may well be a case of too little too late after 6 years of development.

Personally ill play it on and off until my month runs out, simply too many well developed looter games to go back to and look forward to so i wont be keeping my origin sub or buying the game just yet but i will be watching like a hawk to see what arrives in the future.

Kiith

There's zero chance Bioware are being scrapped for this. Dragon Age and Mass Effect are too big, and worth too much to EA, to even consider it yet.

[Deleted User]

gimli2112 wrote: »

Was it EA? Don't sell out man.

I wont!
It was a code that came with the One X he never used.

Shiminay

Kiith wrote: »

There's zero chance Bioware are being scrapped for this. Dragon Age and Mass Effect are too big, and worth too much to EA, to even consider it yet.

People said the same of Westwood and Visceral too I'm sure

But I concede the point, there's a lot of love out there for Dragon Age and Mass Effect in spite of the luke warm showing Andromeda got.

SWTOR is still ongoing, that's a Bioware game too and there'd have to be some arrangements made for that.

Icyseanfitz

Kiith wrote: »

There's zero chance Bioware are being scrapped for this. Dragon Age and Mass Effect are too big, and worth too much to EA, to even consider it yet.

dont know about mass effect, EA will be really unhappy with Andromada's performance, i quite enjoyed inquisition but did it sell well?

wont lie i am hoping and praying they can somehow do a bungie and run :pac:

gizmo

EA have already reacted to the disappointment of Andromeda by merging Bioware Montreal into their other studio in the city, EA Motive.

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

wont lie i am hoping and praying they can somehow do a bungie and run :pac:

You mean initiate an employee-based buyout, go independent and then almost immediately agree to a ten year deal with the other largest publisher in the industry before walking away from that deal after agreeing to a $100m investment deal from a Chinese internet company? :pac:

While many of the original technical and creative leads at Bioware remain, their roster of executives which could lead such a move are pretty much gone meaning such a move is fairly unlikely.

Icyseanfitz

gizmo wrote: »

EA have already reacted to the disappointment of Andromeda by merging Bioware Montreal into their other studio in the city, EA Motive.

You mean initiate an employee-based buyout, go independent and then almost immediately agree to a ten year deal with the other largest publisher in the industry before walking away from that deal after agreeing to a $100m investment deal from a Chinese internet company? :pac:

While many of the original technical and creative leads at Bioware remain, their roster of executives which could lead such a move are pretty much gone meaning such a move is fairly unlikely.

yeah they did kind of sour the whole thing with that chinese phone game company alright :pac:

Nody

Nody wrote: »

Anyone looking to get in should wait a bit; already price cuts on the game in Australia and UK...

Up for sale in hard copy at 39 EUR for PS4 in Germany atm in Mediamarkt (one of their major retailers). That is not a good sign for how sales are doing atm.

gimli2112

EA have history in putting games for sale quick. I not only bought BFV at launch for me I also got it for my brother. Could have waited a few weeks and got them for half price.

Calhoun

Lol they don't have a history of putting games on sale quick, the writing was on the wall with BFV and in an attempt to get players to buy the game they dropped the price. Was kinda crappy as they really ****ed over their most loyal customers.

However like with BFV and fallout 76 this is a large retail distributor who is dropping the price. So it's not like EA are doing it but more a 3rd party reacting to poor reception and purchases.

FAILSAFE 00

This is going to be a huge test for EA/Bioware. They will be brought to their knees in a few weeks with the launch of Division 2.

Now if they keep working hard they'll gradually build a massive playerbase and the game will eventually come good. I am guessing at the 1 year mark. There will be lots more content and updates by then.

The problem is EA. If something doesn't go their way they just scrap it and move on. I just can't see EA having the patience to stick with the game.

raze_them_all_

Just done the javelin of new dawn. Bastardo

Revoker88

Was it not only Mass Effect Andromeda that happened too?

What other games have they published that they have done that too?

Calhoun

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

This is going to be a huge test for EA/Bioware. They will be brought to their knees in a few weeks with the launch of Division 2.

Now if they keep working hard they'll gradually build a massive playerbase and the game will eventually come good. I am guessing at the 1 year mark. There will be lots more content and updates by then.

The problem is EA. If something doesn't go their way they just scrap it and move on. I just can't see EA having the patience to stick with the game.

That and they are already operating in a very crowded market place, we have Division 2, Destiny 2, we have the traditional MMO's and we also have halo infinity on the horizon.

The one thing that could have set this game apart was the story but apparently its very lacking.

As i have seen elsewhere dragon age may be the last chance saloon for bioware.