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Anthem Prelaunch Discussion Thread (Origin Premier/EA Access: Feb 15th) - Time To Fly FreelancEra
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I jumped in on Warmind and it was doing it then. Guessing they changed it around that time. They've reworked a number of exotics that weren't exotic enough since launch.
Wait what ? I thought Scars are human scavengers faction...
"This wasn't just four or five insects! This was thousands! An entire colony working together to make arms and legs... to make heads and... eyes. They became people!" – Eyewitness account, Arcanist records
https://anthem.fandom.com/wiki/Scars
Does anyone know how the freeplay works, can I do what I do in Destiny 2 and go to an area freely and there will mobs I can kill or just jump into random events and shit
Yes, it's one large open world with events and stuff to shoot at.
sweet thanks, after the demos i wasn't too keen on this however reading everything here has it back on my radar and i'll probably day 1 it.
Okay, wow that's really cool and all this time I thought Scars are typical generic scavenger/outcast faction using makeshift equipment and Javelin (I thought the big shield dude is basically makeshift Colossus lmao)
Now I kinda wish they give enemies some kind of combat chatter.
My guess, and I could be wrong, is that you have to manually collect the rewards from the Alliance system menu somewhere in Tarsis so if you never go there you are basically not using it?
I dunno!
Agreed. We've talked about it and I'm in the camp who would gladly do whatever to play "early" on my platform of choice. Kinda fuckt that PC folk who may not even be outright buying the game get such a huge head start and those of us who can't use that platform have no option but to play spoiler dodger.
With that said, I will be keeping the general discussion channel in the ERA Discord as spoiler free as possible but will not be able to watch the channel all the time. Hopefully our PC brethren are mindful of that and keep discussion to the spoiler channel.
I am assuming he's not just talking about the default system that's in place that works automatically, but rather telling you to build up some randomly huge contacts list, and not to rely on just the list of the more recent people you've played with that is tracked by the game.
People always blame marketing lol. It was a dev team idea and decision.
The game is not being released days earlier for pre-orders. Pre-orders still launch on the 22nd too.
The only possible way to play in 15th Feb early access is by subbing to Origin Premier on PC (and 10 hours trial on XBox/PC).
So the alliance thing....if I understand right its not so much rewarding if you have a lot of friends who play casually, but rather than you have a few friends that play a lot regularly? Quality over quantity? Isn't it a safe bet that most of Era is probably gonna fall into the latter?
Damn, that's pretty cool. The world of Anthem is starting to excite me more and more
Basically. Top 5 contributors determine the reward you get. More people gives you a larger safety net
Then maybe dont release the game for a select few ten days before a general release.
It's the same streamers first attitude a lot of devs and pubs are latching on to now that caused the infamous mtx screenshot to leak.
Within 10 hours of release spoiler thumbnails will be all over youtube, count on that.
Ok I've totally come around and have warmed up to this game. Didn't play the demo or anything but I've watched a lot of vids about it. I'm gonna wait a week and see the reviews and what people are saying, see how the servers hold up and so on, but barring some catastrophe I'm all in on this baby!
Looks like I'll be choosing the Ranger or Interceptor.
Looks like I'll be choosing the Ranger or Interceptor.
What? That's usually one of the main criticisms of Destiny. The lore is very vague and left out of the actual game. I for one hate how they handle lore and exposition in that game. There's not even any codex texts to unlock while you explore.
In-game storytelling is one of the main criticisms of Destiny, that changed with Forsaken, but the lore has always deep an amazing, it was in Grimoire cards you couldn't access in-game but its in-game now too. There are triumphs, lore collections etc
In-game storytelling is one of the main criticisms of Destiny, that changed with Forsaken, but the lore has always deep an amazing, it was in Grimoire cards you couldn't access in-game but its in-game now too. There are triumphs, lore collections etc
Haven't played Forsaken yet so I can't comment on how the lore is handled in that expansion. But up until that point I still don't have a clue about some of the things in the world. I don't know anything about the City for instance. When was it built? Where is it placed? How is life there? Why is the Tower placed on the walls and not the middle? Religion? Society issues? Commerse? Infrastructure? If it was a Bioware game those things would've been explained in great detail with simple codex texts as soon as you interacted with something.
I remember starting Destiny when it was released and I was so curious about everything in its beautiful world, but the game didn't even explain basic things such as the amnesia of your Guardian and much less about the world as you were exploring. It was the number one thing I was disappointed about because it could've made the world feel less hollow and much more interesting to explore. Imagine going to that russian location and listening to tapes and reading about the people that worked there and endured the conflict. So much potential!
Can someone explain to me the alliance system a bit more? The way I understand it is you activate alliance system rewards by playing with those on your friends list? Is this your psn/xbox live/origin friends list or is it the "favourite player" option in game that determines who is part of the alliance?
Somebody mentioned that top 5 contributors determines reward for everyone, do you get this reward if one person from the contributors is on your friends list or do you have to have everyone from the top 5 in your list? How often are the alliance rewards distributed? Do you need to have simply played with some of the people in that time period to be eligible for reward?
I'm just really confused about how it works!
Somebody mentioned that top 5 contributors determines reward for everyone, do you get this reward if one person from the contributors is on your friends list or do you have to have everyone from the top 5 in your list? How often are the alliance rewards distributed? Do you need to have simply played with some of the people in that time period to be eligible for reward?
I'm just really confused about how it works!
A lot of that does get answers in game and in lore, Guardians amnesia is tackled in Warmind and so is the question of the creation of the exos. The events of Forsaken completely shakes up the universe and splinters the vanguard.
The Destiny 2 zavala trailer actually gives a small intro into the creation of the city.
This is an Anthem thread so lore wise I hope there is more happening than dudes on mechs.
So it's like factions in Destiny 2? (Dead Orbit, FWC, and New Monarchy)
Seems that way. Do will do missions for them which increases your rank and, if high enough, you get to do the Legendary Contracts for high-end loot. I get the feeling they may also go the WoW route, where you get cosmetic and no cosmetic items as rewards for each faction.
Dev post about Alliances: https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthemTheG...ce_system_and_guilds/?st=JRMNTBAX&sh=72bfc1e6
Still pretty vague and line between them and Guilds is blurry, but at least some idea about how they are supposed to work.
Sounds like Alliances and guilds are what Free companies and linkshells are in Final Fantasy XIV.
Alliances/Free companies are more formal and organized, while guilds/linkshells are smaller community groups for socializing and chatting.
I think the current 16-players social hub is good enough for a start. Though I agree that the more the merrier, 64 should be sufficient.
They might expand the number later at some point later. For reference, PSO2 social hub can accommodate up to 150 players.
Those are like completely different games.
Imagine this game having a proper raid like Omega .
I just need this game....its done something to me. I'm completely hooked. Don't even want to play anything else.
Really hope the servers are good on Friday and most of the issues (like infinite loading, weird mission glitches etc) are ironed out so I can enjoy my 10 hours. By Sunday I'll be desperate for the 22nd to roll around so I can play again.
Really hope the servers are good on Friday and most of the issues (like infinite loading, weird mission glitches etc) are ironed out so I can enjoy my 10 hours. By Sunday I'll be desperate for the 22nd to roll around so I can play again.
If you're only going to have the 10 hours, might want to be prepared to wait a couple days into the early access before playing so they iron out whatever launch issues there are.
My main chance to play will be over the weekend...so don't really have that luxury.
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