Bioware's "Anthem"
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Never played destiny, not really into these types of games but for 15$ on the ea access shit figured id give it a go.
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Springbok
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They definitely have the framework with the javelin play, combo's etc down pat - it's everything around it that needs a ton of work. I'll be very interested in seeing the general reaction Friday, and how much support Bioware/EA plan to throw Anthems way
Good post - I think the issue for most of the reviewers lies with the fact that Bioware themselves have sold a bill of goods that they failed to deliver on (in certain respects), and we've had 2/3 different loot/shooter games come out to sort of build off of and improve and I just don't believe they've done that (The gear grind officially begins tonight for me, so I'll have to judge the weapons/mods on my experiences soon - it does look fairly compelling creating builds based on your drops, certainly). A lot of the negativity surrounding this is also I believe just plain ole disappointment a lot of people probably feel, especially given Biowares previous pedigree. I never played Fallout 76, but the reaction in the gaming community seems fairly similar, given Bethesda's standing as well as Biowares.
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Zindan
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Good time to start the loot grind, I think. I just did 3 legendary contracts and got: 1 legendary, 9 masterworks (3 of those being components) on GM1. Yesterday I thought I was lucky to get 3 masterworks in total. Loading times seem about the same, buuuut so far all team members have loaded in at the same time, which is nice. Tether still exists in the open world, but I haven't seen it pop inside a minidungeon even if other players are way ahead.
gshurik
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Played it since early access and the game is a solid 6/10 for me.
I don't think it deserves all the hate and I do feel like the internet had decided to hate it regardless of what it had actually been.
But then again, it has massive flaws in both gameplay loop and performance.
All in all Utnayan has autism.
I don't think it deserves all the hate and I do feel like the internet had decided to hate it regardless of what it had actually been.
But then again, it has massive flaws in both gameplay loop and performance.
All in all Utnayan has autism.
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gshurik
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You're playing thisUtnayan ? I thought you detested Bioware. Why the choice to support them?
"I have loads of money/I got it cheap/I'm using some kind of subscription model/I'm going to return it"
Literally equating to: My time is worth nothing, and I prove this by doing things I clearly hate.
Hekotat
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6/10 is a piss poor review if you ask me.
My biggest complaints are loading screens and lack of play styles, specifically on the interceptor. You are specifically pigeon holed into one build since all the other ones are lack luster.
1. Tag enemy with ability that makes them take more damage.
2. Throw venom grenade on enemy.
3. use melee strike ability for massive damage.
4. Jump in the air and do regular melee move for combo damage.
Rinse/Repeat.
Since weapons do fuck all for damage I rarely used them unless everything was on cooldown. There is also little variety in weapons and how they feel/work.
It needed something like PoE's system with lots of different abilities and builds.
My biggest complaints are loading screens and lack of play styles, specifically on the interceptor. You are specifically pigeon holed into one build since all the other ones are lack luster.
1. Tag enemy with ability that makes them take more damage.
2. Throw venom grenade on enemy.
3. use melee strike ability for massive damage.
4. Jump in the air and do regular melee move for combo damage.
Rinse/Repeat.
Since weapons do fuck all for damage I rarely used them unless everything was on cooldown. There is also little variety in weapons and how they feel/work.
It needed something like PoE's system with lots of different abilities and builds.
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I don't think those are the only reasons to it. Sheer curiosity alone would be a legitimate reason to check it out even if one never intended to play it much, but I know Ut has a really big issue with Bioware, so I'm surprised he's willing to even contribute to the metrics
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Ut might be over the top at times but rarely do I find him to be wrong, even when I want him to be. I can't remember what game he started in on here (whereever "here" was at the time" but even in this case, I have multiple copies coming, so I will be proffering my opinion this weekend. I want to give them as much time as possible to patch that crapfest up.
If the whole experience (lore/gameplay)is as good as Destiny 1 at launch, I will be thrilled. Right now, I am prepping to be disappointed. Possibly severely. If you don't want to hear someone talk poorly about your baby, either go find fanbois, or pick(?) a different baby.
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The main problem for me is that the game is just worse than warframe in almost every way. It's kind of unfair to judge a brand new game against something which has been out for 6 years but since I've played warframe so much it's hard not to make direct comparisons. Anthem does look good and on that front it definitely beats Warframe. Based on what I've seen there could be something good there in the range and power of loot you can get. If I hadn't had such game breaking bugs I'd probably be further along in the game and able to experience that myself. I gave up on the game for a few days because I have the K+M losing control randomly bug, which happens a dozen times or more per mission.. But yesterday I started playing with an xbone controller on my PC and that has improved it quite a lot.
I already cancelled my origin premier in a fit of rage at the controls bug. I've got some time for the game to grow on me and maybe ill add another month or buy the game if my perception changes.
I already cancelled my origin premier in a fit of rage at the controls bug. I've got some time for the game to grow on me and maybe ill add another month or buy the game if my perception changes.
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I only played an hour and a half since the patch and loading was a lot better for me.
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Zindan
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Well, the first is just hype, and if people set their expectations on how a studio hypes up their game, you deserve to be disappointed... every time. Having you in particular bring up that point is kinda funny since you're well aware of shallow hype is, lol. Not defending any studio from trying to hype up their game, it sucks, but you have to generate interest. So, don't drink the koolaid.
As to your second example, the Freeplay zone (the "gameworld") really is seamless. You won't encounter a single load screen while traveling through, unless you want too do two things: 1 - enter a mini dungeon zone, or 2 - go back to Tarsis. Not counting the stupid tether system, since you can avoid that too if you want. If Anthem was able to have a phasing system like Destiny for those mini dungeons, no one would bring the seamless argument up.
