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Anthem @anthemgame
Hey Freelancers: you might want to check out the landmarks around Emerald Abyss. You never know what tomorrow holds...

ANTHEM 1.4.0 PATCH NOTES
General Bug Fixes and Improvements
www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/update-140



Andrew Johnson @untdrew
One highlight I think most of you Freelancers will be excited about:
"We’ve increasing Vault limit to 350 items."
👀

Anthem @anthemgame
New Arena, new war chests, and increased vault size: Patch 1.4 is now live!



Tal Peleg @the_Ur_Quan
And a little cine nugget somewhere around in the Emerald Abyss. 👀

September Update
by Author -Casey HudsonPosted on - September 5, 2019
blog.bioware.com/2019/09/05/september-update/

Humans!

It’s been a super busy summer at the studio, but I wanted to get a note out to share some of the things we’ve been up to.

Anthem

Over the last few weeks we’ve been ramping up our Cataclysm events in Anthem – a season-long event with new arenas, enemies, challenges, and rewards. We have a big team working on Anthem in both Austin and Edmonton, and while it’s been great to see the community response to Cataclysm, I know there’s a lot more work to do to bring out the full potential of the game. We have plans for those more fundamental improvements, but they’ll take time. While the team works towards the longer-term vision of the game, they will also continue to deliver updates to features and content. I believe in Anthem and would love to see its world grow, evolve, and thrive for years to come. Thanks for your patience and support as we do the work of constantly improving and expanding the experience.

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Cataclysm, happening now in Anthem.

Star WarsTM: The Old RepublicTM

I was in our Austin studio recently, where I was able to check out the update our SWTOR team is working on. Star WarsTM: The Old RepublicTMOnslaught is coming this fall, and delivers an adventure spanning several new areas including two new planets, a return to Corellia, plus a new and updated itemization system. I love seeing the team’s enthusiasm and passion for SWTOR, where nearly 8 years after the initial launch, they are demonstrating their long-term commitment to the game with an ambitious update.

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Corellia – Return to this classic Old Republic planet for the Onslaught finale

Other Stuff Going On

We have several other big projects in the works. I wish I could tell you more about them, but they’re mostly super-secret right now. I can say however that one of our projects has a large and growing team in Edmonton working through pre-production, and based on the progress I’m seeing, I can confirm that indeed the Dread Wolf rises.

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What are they planning?

Moving to New Digs

One of the things I’m most excited about is that after almost 15 years in our previous Edmonton location we have moved to a brand-new state-of-the-art facility in the thriving ICE District downtown. We’ve been very fortunate to have EA’s support in building out three large floors of amazing new office space, custom-designed from the ground up for the future of game development. This represents a tremendous investment in the future of our studio, and I can’t wait to see what we create here.

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Join Us!

With these big projects ahead of us, we’re going to need some help, so we’re looking for amazing people to join our teams in both Edmonton and Austin. Have a look at our jobs page and see if there’s something there for you!

Ultimately what makes me happiest is working with talented teams on games I know players will love, and having the time and resources to make them amazing. When I look at all of the things going on around BioWare I’m more excited about our future than ever.

Thanks for checking out the update and thank you for your continued support!

Casey

Jay Watamaniuk @jaywatamaniuk
I am active with my phone compass this week at work.



ladyiolanthe ladyiolanthe
Is the new office somewhat labyrinthine?

Jay Watamaniuk @jaywatamaniuk
Indeed. I work on the east side of the new building and often get turned around.

Andrew Johnson @untdrew
How to be a good Cataclysm teammate #1: Don't shoot the bubbles in the arenas if you're Stability Meter is still full.
You get a higher point multiplier if you leave it OFF for as long as you can and your squad mates will appreciate that. 😉
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.



Shoutout to the Australian chap I played with the other day who calmly and politely coached everyone through a nice 10M or so point run on GM2.

Be kind above all to your fellow Freelancers.

PATCH NOTES 1.4.1 – SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Bug Fixes and Improvements
www.ea.com/en-gb/games/anthem/news/update-141

General Bug Fixes & Improvements

• The Colossus Battle Cry and Interceptor Target Beacon now properly debuff enemy resistances again.
• Fixed a bug that prevented formula bonuses from being applied, which caused unintended damage reduction in certain cases (Steam Vent ability and combo damage inscriptions).
• Fixed an issue that prevented new weapons (Volt Casters, Blade Slingers, and Pulse Accelerators) from appearing in the Vault.
• Jarra’s Wrath now requires time before it can be fired again after releasing the trigger. This fix also improves game performance in some instances.

Additional Note: Week 5 of the Cataclysm has been extended and will now end on September 17th.

Andrew Johnson @untdrew
Here are the Inversions, Seasonal Store items and War Chests you can expect in the final week of the Cataclysm!
Full Details 👉: answers.ea.com/t5/News-Updates/Community-Cortex-September-17-Cataclysm-Update/m-p/8205159/highlight/true#M24

What is next for Anthem
blog.bioware.com/2019/09/17/what-is-next-for-anthem/
by Author -Chad RobertsonPosted on - September 17, 2019


Hello Freelancers,

We’re nearing the end of the Cataclysm, so I wanted to talk about what’s coming for Anthem.

First, I’m proud of our team for creating a fun new experience for our players. It represents the largest post-launch update that we’ve delivered so far. We were humbly excited by the increase in player engagement we’ve seen with the Cataclysm. The team and I appreciate the response and support — it is what keeps us motivated to continue to improve Anthem.



Those of you in our player community that played on our Public Test Server gave us valuable feedback from your play that we used to influence our changes to the game. PTS is an invaluable tool we will leverage for future updates with Anthem. Some of the changes made to the Cataclysm based on your input were:

• Combat balancing improvements
• Adjustments for minor-to-major crystal economy
• Additional types of reward crates, providing more player choice
• UX tips in load screens to better explain Cataclysm mechanics
• Final Score Banners to show how much score was gained from playing on higher difficulties

So what’s next for Anthem?

We hear your concerns on core issues in Anthem and are acting on it. Those systems require a more thorough review and re-working versus quick fixes. We’ve got a team working on that now, and early results are promising.

In order to address these long-range plans, we are moving away from the Acts structure for updates. Instead, we have additional seasonal updates planned for this year that we think players will enjoy. These events will deliver challenges and chases similar to what you’ve seen, and are built around some fun themes we’re bringing to the game.

As I’ve said previously, we want to be transparent with you that we know more work needs to be done to make Anthem better. We also want to ensure we’re backing up our words with a great game you can play. So I don’t have any news today to share about the long-term changes we are bringing to Anthem. What I can say is that we will continue to engage with you, our community, through PTS when we can show you what is coming.

Stronger together!

Chad
Head of Live Service

Jay Watamaniuk @jaywatamaniuk
Literature cup is out. Time to write some stuff.

Anthem @anthemgame
Freelancers! The Cataclysm closes tomorrow! Take it on while you can!

Community Cortex | September 24 Update
answers.ea.com/t5/News-Updates/Community-Cortex-September-24-Update/m-p/8236347#M26

Greetings, Freelancers.

Many of you may have noticed that the Cataclysm content is… well… not totally gone. Technically, the Cataclysm event has officially ended, as planned. However, the team decided to leave some of the elements for you to play until the next content release. With that in mind, here’s what we’ve decided to leave open until the next seasonal update:

- The Echoes of Reality portion of the Cataclysm will remain open for you to enjoy
- You will still retain and earn Crystals in the EoR runs

With that said, we know we have some various UI bugs we did not anticipate. The team is working to resolve these. Here are the details you should know:

- We’ll bring back the Seasonal Store later this week, so you can spend the remaining Crystals you have, while you continue to earn them in the content still in the live game.
- Second (and this one is important), your Crystals will not carry over to the next Seasonal Event.
- Finally, Daily Cataclysm Challenges, Story Missions, and Freeplay Events will not remain. Leaderboards will be visible for now, but will not be updated and remain blank until the next event.

We’re not ready to give a date on the next content update yet, but stay tuned and enjoy the Echoes of Reality map until then.

As always, if you have feedback, we love to hear it! Share your thoughts with us HERE.

-AJ