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Post by Sartoz on Sept 13, 2019 5:31:10 GMT
Slipped down to the vault eh?
Subscription services might be a good deal if you have plenty of time to play the games.... not so much if one has limited "play" time.
I wonder what prompted EA to place Anthem in the vault?
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Post by saandrig on Sept 13, 2019 6:40:11 GMT
Well, a potential population bump is something the game needs, so this makes sense. Should have been done earlier, but I guess they expected the Cataclysm to lure people back and keep them.
The fact that they are doing it now all of a sudden without at least two weeks notice (or whatever is their customary Origin Basic announcement, usually is closer to a month for new Premier titles) seems to confirm some recent complaints about another population drop.
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Post by PillarBiter on Sept 13, 2019 6:42:27 GMT
Well, a potential population bump is something the game needs, so this makes sense. Should have been done earlier, but I guess they expected the Cataclysm to lure people back and keep them.
The fact that they are doing it now all of a sudden without at least two weeks notice (or whatever is their customary Origin Basic announcement, usually is closer to a month for new Premier titles) seems to confirm some recent complaints about another population drop. Maybe, but such decisions usually aren't made overnight. So this was probably the plan for while. In any case, whatever, as long as the playbase is increased...
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Post by simit on Sept 13, 2019 6:43:45 GMT
Probably the fact it's a EA game an it's always been there just on premium though now all users get access including basic an that means probably a influx of new playeras especially on xbox
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Post by saandrig on Sept 13, 2019 7:06:38 GMT
Well, a potential population bump is something the game needs, so this makes sense. Should have been done earlier, but I guess they expected the Cataclysm to lure people back and keep them.
The fact that they are doing it now all of a sudden without at least two weeks notice (or whatever is their customary Origin Basic announcement, usually is closer to a month for new Premier titles) seems to confirm some recent complaints about another population drop. Maybe, but such decisions usually aren't made overnight. So this was probably the plan for while. In any case, whatever, as long as the playbase is increased... Just remembered that Borderlands 3 is releasing and I think Destiny 2 has something as well real soon. So the timing is probably tied to that as big population drops are to be expected.
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Post by PillarBiter on Sept 13, 2019 9:08:36 GMT
Maybe, but such decisions usually aren't made overnight. So this was probably the plan for while. In any case, whatever, as long as the playbase is increased... Just remembered that Borderlands 3 is releasing and I think Destiny 2 has something as well real soon. So the timing is probably tied to that as big population drops are to be expected. Meh, they should've just taken the hit now with the new releases, and made it available when they released a new event so they had more momentum. Everyone is burnt out from the cataclysm anyway.
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Post by saandrig on Sept 13, 2019 9:20:00 GMT
Just remembered that Borderlands 3 is releasing and I think Destiny 2 has something as well real soon. So the timing is probably tied to that as big population drops are to be expected. Meh, they should've just taken the hit now with the new releases, and made it available when they released a new event so they had more momentum. Everyone is burnt out from the cataclysm anyway. I expect they will release new info and dare I say it - a date - for the next update (if there is one in the works) no later than a week after the Cataclysm ends. However best case scenario in my opinion for that update to release (assuming it's around the Cata size) is no sooner than early February. A smaller update might manage for December. Worst case scenario - I am sure the book about the Emerald Abyss will be good like the book about the Quarian situation from MEA.
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Post by PillarBiter on Sept 13, 2019 9:49:49 GMT
Meh, they should've just taken the hit now with the new releases, and made it available when they released a new event so they had more momentum. Everyone is burnt out from the cataclysm anyway. I expect they will release new info and dare I say it - a date - for the next update (if there is one in the works) no later than a week after the Cataclysm ends. However best case scenario in my opinion for that update to release (assuming it's around the Cata size) is no sooner than early February. A smaller update might manage for December. Worst case scenario - I am sure the book about the Emerald Abyss will be good like the book about the Quarian situation from MEA. Book? What book? Or was that trolling? In that case, I applaud you, sir.
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Post by shinobiwan on Sept 13, 2019 12:17:32 GMT
Well, a potential population bump is something the game needs, so this makes sense. Should have been done earlier, but I guess they expected the Cataclysm to lure people back and keep them.
The fact that they are doing it now all of a sudden without at least two weeks notice (or whatever is their customary Origin Basic announcement, usually is closer to a month for new Premier titles) seems to confirm some recent complaints about another population drop. Maybe, but such decisions usually aren't made overnight. So this was probably the plan for while. In any case, whatever, as long as the playbase is increased... That’s true, but it’s not hard to crunch the numbers in advance and decide that if the playerbase/sales reach X during/after Cataclysm, don’t put it in the vault, and if they don’t reach X, do put it in the vault. With that, they only need to monitor without having to rethink the strategy, and if the numbers fall nowhere near X it becomes an easy call.
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Post by PillarBiter on Sept 13, 2019 12:52:31 GMT
Maybe, but such decisions usually aren't made overnight. So this was probably the plan for while. In any case, whatever, as long as the playbase is increased... That’s true, but it’s not hard to crunch the numbers in advance and decide that if the playerbase/sales reach X during/after Cataclysm, don’t put it in the vault, and if they don’t reach X, do put it in the vault. With that, they only need to monitor without having to rethink the strategy, and if the numbers fall nowhere near X it becomes an easy call. Likely, then the question becomes, was target X that they set realistic from the get-go? Numbers felt pretty okay-ish for a while during the cataclysm. Now... not so much. Maybe during the final week they'll pick up again.
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Post by saandrig on Sept 13, 2019 13:44:34 GMT
That’s true, but it’s not hard to crunch the numbers in advance and decide that if the playerbase/sales reach X during/after Cataclysm, don’t put it in the vault, and if they don’t reach X, do put it in the vault. With that, they only need to monitor without having to rethink the strategy, and if the numbers fall nowhere near X it becomes an easy call. Likely, then the question becomes, was target X that they set realistic from the get-go? It's EA we are talking about. You know, the guys that expected Anthem to sell 6 million copies in it's first month, BF2 - 9 million, BFV to be a massive hit and both MEA and Anthem to be 80+ games.
So to answer your question... Maybe?
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Post by PillarBiter on Sept 13, 2019 14:24:51 GMT
Likely, then the question becomes, was target X that they set realistic from the get-go? It's EA we are talking about. You know, the guys that expected Anthem to sell 6 million copies in it's first month, BF2 - 9 million, BFV to be a massive hit and both MEA and Anthem to be 80+ games.
So to answer your question... Maybe? You're ever the optimist, no?
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 13, 2019 16:52:30 GMT
Probably the fact it's a EA game an it's always been there just on premium though now all users get access including basic an that means probably a influx of new playeras especially on xbox This will be interesting. I am curious about the influx. Seeing as it's a Friday, I will be monitoring that over the weekend. It's not there as of yet, but that's likely to change within the next couple of days.
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Post by simit on Sept 13, 2019 17:11:13 GMT
Was reading post about on xbox reddit, last night i think, an the news seemed genuinely welcome with a few ppl showing interest though as you say, remains to be seen
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Post by XCPTNL on Sept 15, 2019 6:32:35 GMT
I hope they go full free to play at some point when they have further improved core things and more players give it (another?) try. If they really stick with their plan of supporting this game for quite a while. I'd rather have more players than worry about new players being able without having to buy the game a few months after release. But let's see what basic access does or does no do for player population...
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Post by SofaJockey on Sept 15, 2019 9:52:56 GMT
I wonder what prompted EA to place Anthem in the vault? EA games normally come to the vault 7-10 months post-launch. Reasoning that the Cataclysm is winding up and a slew of other games are releasing, there is now little reason to hold it back. TL;DR This is normal and expected.
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Post by Pounce de León on Sept 16, 2019 7:23:05 GMT
I dont think it will attract so many new players. It's mostly window-dressing to lure customers into subscriptions. They know how reluctant ppl are to use different platforms so any fly caught is a potential revenue stream. Not to mention how many ppl forget about all the subscriptions and pay even when they dont use it all.
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 16, 2019 12:57:27 GMT
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Post by tatann on Sept 16, 2019 14:08:20 GMT
Anyway, if Anthem player base doesn't grow up despite EA Access, they will blame it on the BL3 release (which was announced a long time ago, so they knew what they were running against)
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 16, 2019 15:28:41 GMT
Anyway, if Anthem player base doesn't grow up despite EA Access, they will blame it on the BL3 release (which was announced a long time ago, so they knew what they were running against) It's not our fault. The competition released a game. We're being saboatged.
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Post by Andrew Lucas on Sept 16, 2019 16:23:20 GMT
One must be brave to sign up for this.
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Post by tatann on Sept 16, 2019 16:57:04 GMT
Anyway, if Anthem player base doesn't grow up despite EA Access, they will blame it on the BL3 release (which was announced a long time ago, so they knew what they were running against) It's not our fault. The competition released a game. We're being saboatged. I forgot about Destiny 2 going F2P... I guess Bioware is right, there IS a conspiracy against them ! If Warframe releases a Prime Access in the coming month, that's even more incriminating
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Post by PillarBiter on Sept 17, 2019 8:03:40 GMT
Allright, how many xboxes do I need to buy and simultaneously play anthem on to get it in the top 50?
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 17, 2019 13:45:28 GMT
Allright, how many xboxes do I need to buy and simultaneously play anthem on to get it in the top 50? No idea. Btw, MS is now showing the top 51 games played on XBONE, instead of 49. And Anthem is still not there.
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