Cataclysm fails to innovate enough. Hm.. perhaps a better way is to say that this DLC brought along frustrating baggage. Loot remains a problem, puzzles can be an issue and so is a reduced player base and matchmaking. This DLC was developed with "old habits". VOIP is restricted to performed teams (works as designed?).
If Huston is supporting/developing Cataclysm, they got work to do. I see July as a possible launch.... assuming both EA and Bio is serious about quality.
Morpheus: "know what happened happened and that it could not have happened in any other way".
Cataclysm fails to innovate enough. Hm.. perhaps a better way is to say that this DLC brought along frustrating baggage. Loot remains a problem, puzzles can be an issue and so is a reduced player base and matchmaking. This DLC was developed with "old habits". VOIP is restricted to performed teams (works as designed?).
If Huston is supporting/developing Cataclysm, they got work to do. I see July as a possible launch.... assuming both EA and Bio is serious about quality.
No. Don’t do it in july. Tell everyone to fuck off and telease it in august or even september. Don’t care, as long as it isn’t something that obliterates 90% of the critique, they won’t gain a massive influx again.
Cataclysm fails to innovate enough. Hm.. perhaps a better way is to say that this DLC brought along frustrating baggage. Loot remains a problem, puzzles can be an issue and so is a reduced player base and matchmaking. This DLC was developed with "old habits". VOIP is restricted to performed teams (works as designed?).
If Huston is supporting/developing Cataclysm, they got work to do. I see July as a possible launch.... assuming both EA and Bio is serious about quality.
No. Don’t do it in july. Tell everyone to fuck off and telease it in august or even september. Don’t care, as long as it isn’t something that obliterates 90% of the critique, they won’t gain a massive influx again.
Honestly at this point, that would require "Anthem Reborn" imo. I just don't see EA letting Bioware do what Square let Yoshida do.
No. Don’t do it in july. Tell everyone to fuck off and telease it in august or even september. Don’t care, as long as it isn’t something that obliterates 90% of the critique, they won’t gain a massive influx again.
Honestly at this point, that would require "Anthem Reborn" imo. I just don't see EA letting Bioware do what Square let Yoshida do.
Nah... Anthem will take about a year to be reborn, according to the new Chief of studios. Cataclysm, at the moment, is integrated into the main core of the game and that's why Bio has problems with it, according to the PTS testers. Loot, timers, puzzles, limited VOIP... In my view, it was originally designed as another Stronghold map... and it shows. Now Ben is asking for feedback, from approved players. Loot seems to be a major complaint.
They have until July (imo) to fix the major issues with Cataclysm and a year for the major issues to be fixed in Anthem. Bio's problems, however, is delivering new content and re-designing Anthem at the same time.... manpower is probably a problem of its own.
Frostbite assistance and tools from other studios won't fix Anthem's issues as they spring from core flaws. So, as you say, the game needs to be reborn.
Morpheus: "know what happened happened and that it could not have happened in any other way".
Michael Newsom @spartan901 @untdrew @darokaz Hope all is well. Consider this my periodic check in 😁. Obviously without giving away any details, but since the posted roadmap is very sparse now, can you say @anthemgame will continue to receive support/content BEYOND the upcoming Cataclysm update?
It’s time for some updates on PTS and what we’re doing over the next couple of weeks.
To start, we’re turning on more of the arenas in the Cataclysm over the weekend. Some of you may have already noticed, but 5 arenas are now active as of today (there were only 3 active previously). On midday Saturday we’ll be turning on 7 arenas that are in the Cataclysm to let you experience them all. Feel free to jump in and check them out if you’re on PC!
You may have also noticed that we didn’t have a new build this weekend. This is because the team is currently working on implementing some of the feedback that you all have provided us, and so that we can have a build with even more changes for you to check out in the near future.
Thank you all for taking some of your time to share feedback after playing on the PTS, it’s extremely helpful to the team! We'll provide more updates once the next build is ready to go up on PTS.
SavageSean @savagesean75 When can we expect the currency we are acquiring to be able to be used? And with that a breakdown of the war chest costs and their contents of new items?
Jesse Anderson @darokaz We'll be adding that in one of the future PTS updates, I haven't heard a timeline on that yet though.
Nopahking @nopahking1 @darokaz not sure if you can answer or not, but I was wondering if we will be getting more creatures to fight in this update? Besides the crystal ones. I have recently got the anthem art book and there are some seriously cool concepts for wildlife in there.
Jesse Anderson @darokaz I know there are the crystal variants, which do have some different behaviors and moves, but not sure if we'll have any completely new creatures or not. We'll likely have new creatures in the future either way though.
Michael Newsom @spartan901 @untdrew @darokaz Hope all is well. Consider this my periodic check in 😁. Obviously without giving away any details, but since the posted roadmap is very sparse now, can you say @anthemgame will continue to receive support/content BEYOND the upcoming Cataclysm update?
Jesse Anderson @darokaz Yes.
Yes?
Fantastic reply. Why even bother?
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Michael Newsom @spartan901 @untdrew @darokaz Hope all is well. Consider this my periodic check in 😁. Obviously without giving away any details, but since the posted roadmap is very sparse now, can you say @anthemgame will continue to receive support/content BEYOND the upcoming Cataclysm update?
Michael Newsom @spartan901 @untdrew @darokaz Hope all is well. Consider this my periodic check in 😁. Obviously without giving away any details, but since the posted roadmap is very sparse now, can you say @anthemgame will continue to receive support/content BEYOND the upcoming Cataclysm update?
Jesse Anderson @darokaz Yes.
Yes?
Fantastic reply. Why even bother?
It's probably quite exactly what he knew at the moment he replied.
"Give me a fully loaded Hornet and I'll shake the gates of heaven." -Aria Reilly
It's probably quite exactly what he knew at the moment he replied.
Hm... Can't say I really buy it.
By now, Bio must have an idea of where they are planning to go, beyond Cataclysm. The studio did hire a " loot specialist ", after all.
In the meantime, Bio must have a new but rough internal road map. And, no one can keep that a secret. So, a reply like "yes, new content and further QoL tweaks are planned" (ie: read loot improvements) I expect and conforms with Bio's internal secrecy policy. However, a simple yes is undeserving, imo.
Morpheus: "know what happened happened and that it could not have happened in any other way".
Exclusive Anthem Behind the Scenes | New Event Armor, Animations, Cinematics & More | EA Play 2019
Your Anthem Published on Jun 15, 2019
An incredibly huge thank you to Andrew Johnson, one of Anthem's community managers, for this footage. AJ was kind enough to shoot and edit some very cool behind the scenes work being done by the Anthem team. This includes concept art, world building, animations, cinematics, and a special look at two event armor sets.
Please be sure to thank AJ over at Twitter (https://twitter.com/UNTDrew) whenever you get the chance for this footage. He really didn't have to do this and was incredibly kind to share this with the Anthem Game Changers at EA Play 2019.
is anyone still playing. on Saturday and Sunday i couldn't find anyone to play with on the PS 4. I went through all 4 stronghold, contracts, and i can't get a group of 4. I also went through all the GM and still the same. Is anyone else getting the same thing on xbox and PC
is anyone still playing. on Saturday and Sunday i couldn't find anyone to play with on the PS 4. I went through all 4 stronghold, contracts, and i can't get a group of 4. I also went through all the GM and still the same. Is anyone else getting the same thing on xbox and PC
Game's dead in the water, bruh. Sorry to say it.
(in before correctamundo posts more "evidence" to the contrary)
is anyone still playing. on Saturday and Sunday i couldn't find anyone to play with on the PS 4. I went through all 4 stronghold, contracts, and i can't get a group of 4. I also went through all the GM and still the same. Is anyone else getting the same thing on xbox and PC
Maybe players got bored and went to play Cataclysm in the PTS.
Or
They simply went to better pastures.
Those that love the game will tell you that this game will improve over time and you just have to be patient. But, forgive me if I'm 😂
Morpheus: "know what happened happened and that it could not have happened in any other way".
Anthem @anthemgame Heads Up: Anthem will be down for maintenance on June 18th for 2 hours starting at 9 AM Central Time. We'll also be rolling out update 1.2.1 which contains some fixes and updates for future content.
Jesse Anderson @darokaz Future content = Cataclysm content. We wanted to give some context for why there will be a download when the patch notes will just show bug fixes.
Chad Robertson @crobertson_atx Looking forward to Game Changers feedback session on our Cataclysm at #EAPLAY2019. With @benirvo @nighguy @darokaz @untdrew
BioWare crawling into a hole...
"A geth wanting emotions would be no less disrespectful a character than a black man who wanted to be white." - L'Etoile
is anyone still playing. on Saturday and Sunday i couldn't find anyone to play with on the PS 4. I went through all 4 stronghold, contracts, and i can't get a group of 4. I also went through all the GM and still the same. Is anyone else getting the same thing on xbox and PC
What time zone are you in when you play normally? I have no trouble with strongholds usually it'll fill up before 1/4 way through, but contracts can be another story, 9.5 times out of 10 I'll either solo it or have 1 other player. Legendary missions seem a bit better though.
is anyone still playing. on Saturday and Sunday i couldn't find anyone to play with on the PS 4. I went through all 4 stronghold, contracts, and i can't get a group of 4. I also went through all the GM and still the same. Is anyone else getting the same thing on xbox and PC
It's pretty bad for me as well on PS4. I've tried various times of day, various days. The last time I had a 4 player group was like a month ago, for a stronghold. Contracts? I get 1 other player at best. Strongholds I'll sometimes get 2 other players. i honestly don't even try Strongholds half the time anymore, because no one else shows up most of the time, and I'll be damned if I put in all the work it requires to solo a Stronghold for the same crap Purples we've had since the beginning.
is anyone still playing. on Saturday and Sunday i couldn't find anyone to play with on the PS 4. I went through all 4 stronghold, contracts, and i can't get a group of 4. I also went through all the GM and still the same. Is anyone else getting the same thing on xbox and PC
What time zone are you in when you play normally? I have no trouble with strongholds usually it'll fill up before 1/4 way through, but contracts can be another story, 9.5 times out of 10 I'll either solo it or have 1 other player. Legendary missions seem a bit better though.
im eastern (atlanta). i use to play around 12 pm - 7 pm.
is anyone still playing. on Saturday and Sunday i couldn't find anyone to play with on the PS 4. I went through all 4 stronghold, contracts, and i can't get a group of 4. I also went through all the GM and still the same. Is anyone else getting the same thing on xbox and PC
It's pretty bad for me as well on PS4. I've tried various times of day, various days. The last time I had a 4 player group was like a month ago, for a stronghold. Contracts? I get 1 other player at best. Strongholds I'll sometimes get 2 other players. i honestly don't even try Strongholds half the time anymore, because no one else shows up most of the time, and I'll be damned if I put in all the work it requires to solo a Stronghold for the same crap Purples we've had since the beginning.
Also inb4 "evidence" to the contrary.
Nobody wants to do the same thing over and over no matter how much they might enjoy the game. Even I've finally been tempted away to revist Dragonage Inquisition (never did finish it!)
I'll be back with bells on once the new content drops though
Cosmetic Fixes - Fixed a number of bugs that prevented select cosmetic items from being presented correctly in Prospero’s store and/or the Forge.
UI Fixes ● Fixed an issue where the mouse cursor would disappear on specific instances when going into the Forge (while using keyboard & mouse controls). ● Various other minor UI bug fixes.
Combat Fixes - Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause characters and enemies to appear frozen after the frozen effect had worn off.
Matchmaking - We’ve made some additional improvements to our matchmaking experience by enabling longer timers for players to match into a squad, while also fixing a bug from a previous update that forced some players to matchmake for longer than intended. The new max limit for matchmaking should take no longer than 90 seconds.
Jesse Anderson @darokaz #AnthemGame is down for maintenance now until 11am Central Time. And reminder, this patch is a sizeable download, but mainly contains updates for content coming later to the game.