Anthem Twitter Thread

I don't think many people would bother if we unlocked some Javelins 2.5 years after Anthem launched...

I would assume the “late” they’re talking about is relative to the initial story and level cap, rather than a permanent limit on content.

The expectation of all games of this type is that a lot of players will start playing, but only a loyal core will be staying consistently with others dropping in periodically when large pieces of content drop.  The concern here seems to be less about longevity, so much as that they need to “hook” players at the start.  It seems they are worried that some players might not keep playing long enough to get hooked if they don’t get access to the Javelin that appeals most to them fast enough.

Makes total sense to me. Good on Bioware for fixing this before it even became something for gamers to bitch about.

If I want Storm to be my main, I would have been bummed if I had to work up to it by first getting Colossus, then Artificer ... I mean Tracer ... I mean ....

They should be honest at least and straight up say "God forbid BioWare releases more polished product! I'll feel sad without day one 50GB patch and daily balance/bug patches!"

Justin Masse justinmasse
Today is a large day for me, it’s the day I officially join the games team full time at BioWare as a Technical UX Designer and leave my web career behind.

It’s been a tough year learning from some very talented people who got me to this stage, so thank you to the whole team for helping me achieve something I thought unachievable. It’s a bit surreal, but I could not be more excited to build some badass games in the coming years.



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Anthem combines third-person shooter and action role-playing game elements in a "contiguous open world" shared with Discord Adobe Reader iTunes  up to three other players in which they take the role of a Freelancer donning fully customizable exosuits called Javelins.[1] These suits can be customized to have various unique weapons and superhuman abilities.[2] Two classes of Javelins were shown during Anthem's presentation at Microsoft's E3 2017 Conference: the Ranger, which is an all-around and balanced Javelin, and the Colossus, which is a larger and more heavily armored Javelin made to fill in more of a tanking role.[3] Other Javelins include the Storm, which uses powerful technology to unleash the "rage of the hymn" while floating effortlessly in the air, and the Interceptor, which is focused on close-quarter combat and can move quickly into and out of combat.[4] Players can build relationships with various non-playable characters, but they cannot establish romantic relationships with them, as was a trademark of previous BioWare games.[5] The central meeting point of the game takes place in Fort Tarsis, the central stronghold of Anthem. Built by the eponymous General Helena Tarsis, it serves as a fortified settlement against the threats of the outside world and is also the point where the player goes to receive new missions and freelance assignments. It is a melting pot where all the different factions of the game meet, including the Sentinels, Corvus, Cyphers, and Arcanists.

Jay Watamaniuk @jaywatamaniuk
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