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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Dec 31, 2018 14:10:34 GMT
Morning, All. I just watched a new video about Customizing and Loot (found here: and after listening/watching it, I am confused and also disappointed. I typically play my games at an EASY of Casual level of dificulty, because I prefer to play (especially Bioware games) for the story and characters rather than any actual game play challenge. Yet based on this new video, unless I have misheard or misunderstood it (I do have a severe hearing loss in both ears and he does speak very quickly so I have listened to it twice and still missed a lot)....But I think what he is saying is that if you play on the lowest difficulty you won't get any of the best gear. If you up your difficulty from Easy to Medium or EXTREME/Nightmare....the harder your difficulty level, the better chance you have of finding, customizing or crafting the best loot and gear int he game.
For someone who plays games because they enjoy the story, I'm not sure I like that. What are your thoughts?
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Post by SofaJockey on Dec 31, 2018 14:22:18 GMT
what he is saying is that if you play on the lowest difficulty you won't get any of the best gear. If you up your difficulty from Easy to Medium or EXTREME/Nightmare....the harder your difficulty level, the better chance you have of finding, customizing or crafting the best loot and gear int he game.
For someone who plays games because they enjoy the story, I'm not sure I like that. What are your thoughts? I don't think that is strictly correct. At the lowest difficulty, the chances are much lower, but loot is not gated to only be available in high-difficulty strongholds. You may be on the slow road by building up difficulty over time, but the loot pool exists, it'll just take a lot longer. |
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Post by regack on Dec 31, 2018 14:28:54 GMT
For someone who plays games because they enjoy the story, I'm not sure I like that. What are your thoughts?
Unless they've really gone and done something truly unique, the story is not really going to be the strong focus of Anthem. Everything I've heard leads me to believe that you'll be limited in how many times you can even play through the story campaign, since you will be unable create unlimited freelancers (three?). That's not to say there won't be story elements in the end game, but from the outset, it's been clear to me that this isn't a story-driven title. That's not to say I might not enjoy some of the flying around crazy combat... I might. I just don't think it's going to have any long-term draw for me, the way the ME universe does; keeping me playing the MP for years, between SP playthroughs... forcing me (not really, it's by choice) to buy 4 copies of ME3. Whoops, I've slipped into skepticism... more on your point, the grind for gear will advance much faster when you play on harder difficulty. You'll still be able to get good gear/loot/materials, but they'll drop at a slower rate on easier settings. |
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Dec 31, 2018 14:32:40 GMT
Hello again. Good morning, Regack and SofaJockey....thank you both for your replies to my post and for clearing up some of my confusion.
Enjoy your day today and have a good time tonight, ringin' in the new year!
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Post by PapaCharlie9 on Dec 31, 2018 18:16:43 GMT
You have to be careful with "fan made" videos at this stage. Treat with a lot of skepticism, because, what do they know? They don't know anything more than we do. If you can't confirm a statement with a primary source, like a Bioware Producer's tweet, it's just a wild guess, no more accurate than any other wild guess. Have you read through the Everything We Know About Anthem thread? It's a good place to find confirmations from primary sources. Now all that said, and a little in contradiction to what was said above, it could be that the chance of getting Legendary gear (that's the top tier of rarity) or blueprints is 0% at the lowest difficulty level. I haven't seen anything that completely rules that out. BUT, what does it matter to you? The top two rarity tiers, Masterwork and Legendary, are for elder game grinders to go after GM1-GM3 (hardest) difficulty Strongholds and events. They are intended to reward grinders who play for nothing but gameplay. You said yourself you don't play for gameplay's sake, you play for story. The bottom three tiers of gear, which should be readily available at the easiest difficulty level, should be plenty for you to enjoy the game. So why worry? |
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jan 2, 2019 17:19:23 GMT
Morning, Charlie. "why worry?" you asked....Well, I suppose as far as me playing the story content is concerned there is no need to worry. But, once the story is completed and I've continued playing the larger game (as Devs have said that is something they're shooting for, to encourage players to play beyond the story and get into the world)...And I'm sure that once I am accustomed to how the game plays, that I'll want to continue playing beyond the story (especially if the campaign is really short like BF3 was. I mean, you buy a game...play the game and you're finished the SP Campaign in 5 hours or less. That seems like a waste of money.) But if there is plenty of reason beyond what the SP Campaign offers to continue playing and discovering the world...Then absolutely I want to continue playing. And in a game like Anthem where you're teamed up with other people/players, well, no one wants to be the weakest link on their team either in playing skill or in-game gear, weapons etc. So that is why I asked about Loot, Gear etc in my OP.
But I'm sure as the Devs have said, if a player joins a mission group at Level 3 and everyone else is level 20, the disparity won't matter. The game can still be a helluva lotta fun and the group and each member can still feel useful. But yes, what you said at the beginning of your replying post about being careful with fan made vids, is true. They're not entirely a reliable source of information. Best to get something from a reputable site or even better directly from someone at Bioware on social media.
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Post by PapaCharlie9 on Jan 2, 2019 19:46:25 GMT
But if there is plenty of reason beyond what the SP Campaign offers to continue playing and discovering the world...Then absolutely I want to continue playing. And in a game like Anthem where you're teamed up with other people/players, well, no one wants to be the weakest link on their team either in playing skill or in-game gear, weapons etc. So that is why I asked about Loot, Gear etc in my OP. Okay, that's makes sense. I think that goes quite a bit beyond playing for the story, not gameplay, though. Their Level 20 vs. your Level 3 may get some help, but the more likely scenario is you'll be Level 20 with sub-standard gear and the other Level 20's with great gear won't matchmake to you. There's a "gear score" that will probably be an important metric that's used to match you up. If you can't find any Level 20's with a low gear score, you might have a long wait. Or you might have to always match up with low level players. That might not be so bad, though, given your style of play. Best of all would be to make some friends or join a guild where they don't care what your level or gear score is. |
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Post by NotN7 on Jan 2, 2019 21:21:29 GMT
But if there is plenty of reason beyond what the SP Campaign offers to continue playing and discovering the world...Then absolutely I want to continue playing. And in a game like Anthem where you're teamed up with other people/players, well, no one wants to be the weakest link on their team either in playing skill or in-game gear, weapons etc. So that is why I asked about Loot, Gear etc in my OP. Okay, that's makes sense. I think that goes quite a bit beyond playing for the story, not gameplay, though. Their Level 20 vs. your Level 3 may get some help, but the more likely scenario is you'll be Level 20 with sub-standard gear and the other Level 20's with great gear won't matchmake to you. There's a "gear score" that will probably be an important metric that's used to match you up. If you can't find any Level 20's with a low gear score, you might have a long wait. Or you might have to always match up with low level players. That might not be so bad, though, given your style of play. Best of all would be to make some friends or join a guild where they don't care what your level or gear score is. Sorry but to be placed in a sub category because of those whom want to rush to the end game, there are a lots of peeps (myself included) who are not in such a hurry to get there, so who do we wait for to get there? PUGS? Think not cause toons don't want to go backwards its forward or no ward ( least there is for sure going to be guilds to join) to assist in lvling, or gear progression.  |
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jan 2, 2019 22:12:22 GMT
Thanks to everyone for their posts. But to clarify 'NotN7' 's point about rushing thru the game or being saddled with players whose goal that is to do so...I personally do not want, nor do I intend to rush through any part of the game just to get to the END. I want to enjoy every part of everything the game ha to offer in its fullness. That includes delving into the SP Campaign for as long as that is and whatever it offers, as well as exploring the world by myself and then also playing with others. And I suspect that due to the nature of the game, contrary to what I have enjoyed about games in the past, I imagine that by its very nature I will enjoy adventuring with other players even outside of the campaign. I suspect that will be my drive for wanting to continue to play as long as I can. I do forsee this game being playable for a long time without losing any fun, intrigue, mystery or challenge.
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