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Post by force58 on Apr 30, 2019 14:45:34 GMT
I logged on for the first time in a couple months last night since I heard about the latest patch. I wanted to level up from 22 to 30 anyway. I had read on Reddit and say some YouTube folks that cover the game mention that multiplayer has suffered since so many people have moved on from the game, especially after the announcement that the roadmap had been pushed out. I experienced that first hand last night. I played 4 missions and the first one brought one person in. The last 3 I was by myself. When I last played a few months ago there was always a full team of 4 for every mission. It's gunna make it hard to beat the new Stronghold I'd imagine. I guess it could be that most are above my level 23 (now) and are all playing at higher difficulty tiers. Anybody else experiencing this?
Update from game play on Tuesday, April 30: I logged in specifically to play the Sunken Cell stronghold. I was level 23 at the time and had the difficulty set on hard. Three attempts to play the stronghold resulted in me being the only one there and I wasn't going to kill myself trying to complete it by myself. To me this is pretty telling. To not be able to fill a team for regular missions and now for the brand new stronghold, wow. I could have just been those two periods of time but I don't believe that's the case.
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Apr 30, 2019 14:52:05 GMT
Nope, not here in Northern Europe. Plenty of ppl around GM1 and GM2, but not much on GM3 though..
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Post by samhain444 on Apr 30, 2019 14:55:50 GMT
I play between GM1 and GM2 in North America and the only time I have an issue with full teams is on ordinary contracts.
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Post by force58 on Apr 30, 2019 15:00:57 GMT
Nope, not here in Northern Europe. Plenty of ppl around GM1 and GM2, but not much on GM3 though.. Do you know if its even possible for me to play the new Stronghold at level 23? I played the other ones as I was leveling up and as long as there was 4 of us it wasn't an issue. I'm assuming its the same for the new one.
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Post by Thrombin on Apr 30, 2019 15:07:59 GMT
Nope, not here in Northern Europe. Plenty of ppl around GM1 and GM2, but not much on GM3 though.. Do you know if its even possible for me to play the new Stronghold at level 23? I played the other ones as I was leveling up and as long as there was 4 of us it wasn't an issue. I'm assuming its the same for the new one.
I've only played it on GM1 so far but I haven't found the new Stronghold any more difficult than any other (except that I have no idea how to do the puzzles and have to wait for someone else to do them!)
I reckon you'll be fine.
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Apr 30, 2019 15:08:05 GMT
Nope, not here in Northern Europe. Plenty of ppl around GM1 and GM2, but not much on GM3 though.. Do you know if its even possible for me to play the new Stronghold at level 23? I played the other ones as I was leveling up and as long as there was 4 of us it wasn't an issue. I'm assuming its the same for the new one. Sure, I've played with lvl 18 people on Hard
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Post by force58 on Apr 30, 2019 15:28:28 GMT
Do you know if its even possible for me to play the new Stronghold at level 23? I played the other ones as I was leveling up and as long as there was 4 of us it wasn't an issue. I'm assuming its the same for the new one. Sure, I've played with lvl 18 people on Hard I should be good then, thanks!!
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Post by shinobiwan on Apr 30, 2019 15:31:39 GMT
Where have all the players gone? Long time passing I wanna know where have all the players gone? Long time ago Where have all the players gone? Gone to TD2 everyone When will they ever learn? When will they eeeeeverrrrr learn
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Post by linksocarina on Apr 30, 2019 18:43:18 GMT
They are there. As I've played in gm 1 and 2, rarely is it a short handed party. Only seen it on freeplay and a legendary contract mission.
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Post by midnight tea on Apr 30, 2019 19:02:07 GMT
They are there. As I've played in gm 1 and 2, rarely is it a short handed party. Only seen it on freeplay and a legendary contract mission. I really only seem to have problem during bizarre hours I sometimes play here in Eastern Europe. I do wonder sometimes whether they're tinkering with the matchmaking system and times where finding a full group is slower stems from system trying to prevent problems like from a period where more than half of contract ended with pilot errors/incomplete loads.
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Anthem boys, Anthem boys Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do When Division and Warframe come for you
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Post by linksocarina on Apr 30, 2019 19:48:22 GMT
Anthem boys, Anthem boys Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do When Division and Warframe come for you Play anthem?
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Post by Mobius Y on Apr 30, 2019 20:47:41 GMT
I’ll admit I haven’t touched Anthem since I got back from Hawaii. Been spending almost all my free time playing Stellaris on the Xbox. Such a great game.
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Post by masterwarderz on Apr 30, 2019 21:12:42 GMT
Anthem boys, Anthem boys Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do When Division and Warframe come for you Play anthem? Regret poor purchasing decisions?
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Post by NotN7 on Apr 30, 2019 21:24:42 GMT
Me I'm playing Mass Effect till Bioware gets it together with Anthem its quite obvious they are having internal issues so fingers crossed that they do get it together so to speak.
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Post by cypherj on Apr 30, 2019 22:01:04 GMT
Part of the problem is that the player base is decreasing, and the other is that GM1 strongholds are pretty much the only way to get a decent time/reward ratio on loot, so the people that are playing are doing those and nothing else. Meaning other activities run the risk of having matchmaking issues.
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Post by xrayspex73 on Apr 30, 2019 22:17:02 GMT
I don't see a point to returning to the game unless it undergoes a major overhaul/reboot. I don't care if they add more strongholds or the cataclysms (which will end up simply being a fight against a bunch of recolored titans in stormy weather). If there is no progression system, new content is completely wasted. I ran the Sunken once. Was falling asleep by the end and I alt-f4'd out of the game the second the mission ended.
It was so boring.
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Post by Kelwing on Apr 30, 2019 22:24:37 GMT
I'm bored of it. Doing same crap over and over for pretty much nothing. I can only do that for so long. So went back and playing WoW where the little time I do play and it is moving a few of my characters forward.
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Post by linksocarina on Apr 30, 2019 22:25:47 GMT
Regret poor purchasing decisions? I dont, actually. Mainly because what folks consider shit video games is usually overblown. I remember buying extreme paintbrawl for 5 bucks and it was a waste. You make do with what you get.
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Post by xrayspex73 on Apr 30, 2019 22:56:01 GMT
This is hardly overblown. This is Bioware's worst game by a long shot. Can you glean some enjoyment out of it? Sure... for a few days. Anything beyond that would probably indicate that you are on the spectrum and find comfort in doing repetitive tasks ad nauseum.
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Post by linksocarina on Apr 30, 2019 22:59:41 GMT
This is hardly overblown. This is Bioware's worst game by a long shot. Can you glean some enjoyment out of it? Sure... for a few days. Anything beyond that would probably indicate that you are on the spectrum and find comfort in doing repetitive tasks ad nauseum. I mean, have you actually played MDK 2? That's their worst game, I'd argue. As far as the spectrum crap...you can kindly fuck right off with that personal al ad homenin.
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Post by xrayspex73 on Apr 30, 2019 23:07:53 GMT
This is hardly overblown. This is Bioware's worst game by a long shot. Can you glean some enjoyment out of it? Sure... for a few days. Anything beyond that would probably indicate that you are on the spectrum and find comfort in doing repetitive tasks ad nauseum. I mean, have you actually played MDK 2? That's their worst game, I'd argue. As far as the spectrum crap...you can kindly fuck right off with that personal al ad homenin. MDK2 was less disappointing than Anthem.
Have you actually played it?
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Post by biggydx on Apr 30, 2019 23:10:22 GMT
Not that surprised. Anthems basically going through a Division 1 cycle. I wouldn't be surprised if they've lost around 65-70% of their playerbase at this point; maybe more. The lack of loot incentives and new content, couples with bugs, is probably frustrating people; causing people to leave.
Itll be interesting to see what the next patch will do, and if it will even signal a return of what was promised on the roadmap.
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Post by linksocarina on Apr 30, 2019 23:16:35 GMT
I mean, have you actually played MDK 2? That's their worst game, I'd argue. As far as the spectrum crap...you can kindly fuck right off with that personal al ad homenin. MDK2 was less disappointing than Anthem.
Have you actually played it?
I did. PS2 version, maybe own a copy still I'd have to check. Never liked the characters or the off beat humor, hated the linear corridor shooter style of it and the platforming puzzles, though I did enjoy the boss battles and the fact that they tried to de emphasize the shooting. Found the camera to be too finicky on the ps2 though, never played the dream cast or pc version. I do remember it be frustratingly hard though, especially when playing the doctor. Not in the good way either, where it was a fair challenge. That didn't help things.
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Post by xrayspex73 on Apr 30, 2019 23:28:39 GMT
MDK2 was also pretty highly rated as well. Far better reviews than what we got with Anthem. For its time, it was a good game. I still have the cdrom of the PC version.
Different strokes and the like, but Anthem is an objectively worse game. I can't see how anyone could enjoy playing a game where your stats don't matter, bugs are rampant, loot is broken, there is no progression system at all. The devs themselves don't understand how the stats effect gameplay. Every patch breaks more things.
Anthem is a nightmare and I truly feel pity on those at Bioware Austin who have to deal with this mess.
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