[FORBES] Bioware delays Anthem's entire roadmap. No incoming fix for plagued loot issues amongst other things.

[Aokiji]

From Forbes.com

The entire Anthem roadmap is now delayed. BioWare delivered on practically nothing that was supposed to get here in April other than yesterday's Stronghold and a live event or two, but now everything else that fans assumed would not be crammed into the final week of the month has indeed been delayed. That would be things like a mastery system, guilds, leaderboards, various freeplay events, more legendary missions and also May's Cataclysm, which BioWare will now talk about in May, but it almost certainly won't be out next month.

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There is no revised roadmap, there are no new dates or months attached to any of these items, only a statement from BioWare that their mistake was talking about things too soon, and they'd wait to reveal stuff closer to when it was actually ready going forward.

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Perhaps most biting was the section about loot in the update post, namely that BioWare knows that loot and progression are a problem, and they are working on fixes yet they have nothing to announce on the topic. No drop rate increases, no additional sources of legendaries, no word on new or missing items. And again, no promised dates for any potential upcoming changes.

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It seems that there is no putting out the fire that is Anthem. And Bioware is supposed to be building a new game (DA4, allegedly) in the midst of all this? I'm sure that'll turn out any better.

 

[Deleted member 30681]

what a fuckin mess

 

[Hey Please]

 

[Star-Lord]

Yeassh....
This game needed more time to be made which is sad with how long they had but still. At this rate the game wont have a big enough community when the first big event happens.

 

[Hikari]

It's already dead.gif

 

[anexanhume]

Wow, they are stoking the flames at this point.

 

[Mass Effect]

JFC so glad I didn't bother with this game.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

What's the point even, people will have abandoned the game by the time this stuff finally hits the pavement.

The word "roadmap" is really starting to rub me the wrong way too with these GaaS titles.

 

[Pooh]

The roadmap is gonna look straight out of Silent Hill if you know what I mean

 

[Calvarok]

Should have called it Dirge

 

[Sinder]

Jesus Christ no matter how BioWare tries to spin everyone now thinks another Andromeda is imminent.

 

[nicoga3000]

I enjoyed the time I spent getting up to GM2, but after running a few Strongholds and doing some world exploration, I completely lost interest. Too bad. Feel sorry for the dev's who tried, and want to give a big middle finger to those in charge who fucked this up so bad.

 

[Genesius]

Sounds like EA has grabbed Bioware's leg and is dragging it out towards the death pit that all those other studios got murdered in.

 

[psynergyadept]

*military taps*

what a mess.

 

[Dog of Bork]

Should have called it Dirge

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Nice

 

[Grimmjow]

The gift that keeps on giving

 

[kurahador]

I wonder which will get "Realm Reborn-ed" first --- Anthem or Artifact.

 

[JigglesBunny]

BuT tHe GaMe iS fUn!

 

[Umbrella Carp]

It's been nice knowing you, Bioware.

 

[Plywood]

Reminder that they built the entire ME trilogy on UE3.

 

[SonicThrust]

I can only hope for the developers there that it's at least in part to addressing the crunch culture with the work the press did to reveal it.

Or if not and the game is just that unsalvageable... that those that are there can just get the hell out.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Papa EA?

 

[Fat4all]

I think this is all the same info we got from the PC Gamer thread yesterday

 

[RecRoulette]

Should have called it Dirge

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Nicely done.

 

[Datajoy]

So... its pretty much dead. The game must be absolutely bleeding staff right now.

 

[Swiggins]

Sounds like EA has grabbed Bioware's leg and is dragging it out towards the death pit that all those other studios got murdered in.

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"Where we going papa EA?"

 

[Askherserenity]

Might as well not even bother at that point.

Pull another ME and bail.

Actually, I guess this is pretty much what they're doing?

 

[Zeusy]

This makes me sad, I love the feel of this game and the flying 😞

 

[ultracal31]

The roadmap is gonna look straight out of Silent Hill if you know what I mean

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There was a roadmap here

It's gone now

 

[Whompa]

big yikes

 

[bear force one]

Hope this isn't the game that sends Bioware circling around the toilet bowl. 🙁

 

[Becks']

BOMBA

 

[Ricelord]

 

[Pyro]

Yikes.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

That's a showcase in confidence if i've ever seen it. Bioware is as good as dead.

 

[Fonst]

I've been having no issues getting high-level loot. What's the problem now?

 

[hydrophilic attack]

papEA about to take them out back

 

[Scarlet Spider]

I better not see that mild shock gif used!

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Are we Andromeda now?

 

[AztecComplex]

Calling it now: BioWare will not exist by 2022 and if it does it will not be as an EA studio.

This is not a wish, it's a prediction. Godspeed to everyone at BioWare.

 

[Baccus]

Just let them use goddamned Unreal for fuck sake EA

 

[Zukkoyaki]

At what point do they just pull the plug and genuinely try to regroup as a studio? Too much money wrapped up into Anthem, I guess.

Admit that enough is enough, assess the leadership and workplace issues (if possible), and focus on Dragon Age. Maybe remaster the Mass Effect Trilogy to try and win back some goodwill.

 

[ZeroX]

I wonder which will get "Realm Reborn-ed" first --- Anthem or Artifact.

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people complained that Valve didn't put out a roadmap or plans for Artifact and this is why

 

[Harlequin]

I mean, I'd rather they delay stuff than ruin the last bit of mental and physical health their employees still have left trying to meet impossible deadlines.

 

[Calvarok]

Caking it now: BioWare will not exist by 2022 and if it does it will not be as an EA studio.

This is not a wish, it's a prediction. Godspeed to everyone at BioWare.

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Its sad, but everything seems to be going that way

 

[Askherserenity]

I mean, I'd rather they delay stuff than ruin the last bit of mental and physical health their employees still have left trying to meet impossible deadlines.

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Jesus

 

[Rocketz]

There's no fix to the loot because the game is broken from a design standpoint.

To fix it you need Anthem 2.

 

[Deleted member 31817]

Jesus Christ no matter how BioWare tries to spin everyone now thinks another Andromeda is imminent.

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It's much worse than Andromeda lmao, unless you meant the studio closing

 

[J_Viper]

There's no fix to the loot because the game is broken from a design standpoint.

To fix it you need Anthem 2.

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I agree, but there's no way they can launch a product called Anthem 2 at this point

Whatever that title meant is dead now

 

[Deleted member 17676]

Sounds like EA has grabbed Bioware's leg and is dragging it out towards the death pit that all those other studios got murdered in.

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BioWare chose to make Anthem. So as much as I wanna blame EA it was Biowares decision to make such a dumb game.