The Good Ryan @thesmuspaz The one thing I will say about the ANTHEM article: If you come away thinking that kind of stress and bad project environments are isolated to BioWare or EA, you do not understand the sad reality of the industry right now.
素晴らスティ！SubaRusty ! @rustedblayds Exactly. Manufacturing outrage for clix doesn't help the situation and only makes it worse for those who chose to stay. It does seem an attempt to improve the situation was made within the last two years. A step forward to improvement which is more than I can say about the piece
The Good Ryan @thesmuspaz No, can’t say I agree with you there
素晴らスティ！SubaRusty ! @rustedblayds About making it worse for those who stay?
The Good Ryan @thesmuspaz I think no one can make it worse than the studio. Not exposing it makes it easier in a “ignorance is bliss” manner. Also, they weren’t making things easier the last two years. They were doing anything to get it out the door
The Good Ryan @thesmuspaz I’m not 100% sure where I stand on VG Unionization. Mostly because I don’t know a lot about Unions, honestly... But something very much needs to change in our industry and as a Democrat I don’t believe just leaving that to the “good intentions” of every studio exec will work
There’s no “free market solution” for this, because as “outraged” as people get on social media, too many people still buy the tent pile AAA games that are produced by this type of development. So there’s no real incentive NOT to make games this way.
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ShaxxConsole @consoleshaxx Iv gotta ask the question for those loyal to the game and enjoying it.. Is there a risk that anthem will be discontinued due to the negative press etc? #AnthemGame @bioware @darokaz @benirvo @gamblemike @biomarkdarrah Michael Gamble @gamblemike Nothing has changed regarding our support of Anthem
Hornet @hornet65 Hey @jasonschreier, I really liked your piece on Anthem, but I'm a little unclear on one point. Do you know if Bioware was forced by EA to use the Frostbite engine, or was that a decision someone at Bioware made themselves?
Jason Schreier @jasonschreier A lot of people have asked this - former BioWare GM Aaryn Flynn has told me in two different interviews that it was his call (in 2011, for DA: Inquisition). I'm sure he made that call knowing that either way they'd have to switch eventually, though. It was a broad EA initiative.
The Chowderhead @thechowderhead So it was more of a "Switch now and get a handle on it before we're forced to switch and can't cope" situation?
Jason Schreier @jasonschreier It was: "We have to make an open world game, we can't do that on our old Dragon Age tools, might as well switch to Frostbite now and start the process of getting the whole studio on one tool set, which will help us in the long run."
Rory Young @bluexy Damn, I'll admit to being one of the ones who assumed incorrectly on this one. I thought when you mentioned that Soderlund made the decision to shift all of EA to Frostbite, BioWare was included in that.
Jason Schreier @jasonschreier It wasn't like he snapped his fingers and all of EA switched engines. All of EA's studios knew they'd have to move to Frostbite eventually. For Flynn was likely a question of whether to do it in 2011 or to wait a few years, not whether or not to do it in the first place.
That’s nice, I’m playing Sekiro too i love it...i love anthem too...State of the Union address?? Because it can be really great as it’s fun now.
@gamblemike
I would take a look at @benirvo and @crobertson_atx for updates like that. I'm not as involved in the day-to-day anymore as I was over the last 18 months.
Jesse Anderson @darokaz I’ve seen reports from players in #AnthemGame who are getting components for javelins they aren’t using. Well good news! We’ve got an update rolling out at 9am on Monday, April 8th that greatly reduces the chance that can happen.
This update also makes loot earned from an Elysian Cache show up immediately after a Stronghold finishes, fixes the issue where the newsfeed is blank and more. Full list will be posted Monday morning.
EA Help @eahelp #AnthemGame will be down for maintenance tomorrow, April 8, from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. UTC (9 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT). We'll let you know if there are any changes. Once the maintenance is done, you’ll need to download a client update to get back in the game.
EA Help @eahelp Freelancers, maintenance will begin shortly. Please wrap up your adventures before it begins. We will keep you informed of progress here.
Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue that was causing loot to drop for javelins other than the one being used. Addressed a number of issues that could occasionally cause Nvidia highlights to crash. Fixed an issue that was causing Elysian Cache items to not appear until completing another activity or restarting the game. The newsfeed will now properly show content again upon launching into the game. Fixed an issue that was causing Ursix and Titans to not spawn as frequently in Freeplay. Fixed an issue that would cause the screen to shake when enabling DLSS and turning off motion blur. Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause players not to be able to interact with Owen, or hear his audio at the end of the Legendary version of the mission “Finding Old Friends”. Titans, Ursix, Luminaries and Fury enemies should no longer disappear when another player starts an Event in Freeplay.
Jesse Anderson @darokaz I'm seeing reports of players able to connect to #AnthemGame and it looks like your save is gone but it actually isn't. The servers are still down for maintenance currently and we'll let you know when it's ok to log back in so that your save is there.
Mad Bee 🏳️🌈 @angryspacebee Today is the last day of my contract at @bioware I enjoyed my time there!
Not sure what the future holds for me but I am always open to new opportunities!
And before people start asking, yes I will start taking private art commissions later this month. I just need to redo my rates and clean up my TOS page. 👍
Jeff Vanelle @baos72 Game Dev Log: Some days are tough and stressful, but some days we solve problems as a team and it feels awesome. Someone is running around the studio in a Grabbit outfit.
Presley Hynes @phrequencies #MyFirstGamesJob is my current job! Bioware's @anthemgame has been an unbelievably worthwhile experience thus far. I'm grateful for it every day. There are ups and downs for sure, but I learned so much in the 10 months I've been working, and hope to continue learning.
Dark Horse Comics @darkhorsecomics A young boy is rescued by one of the exosuit-clad warriors known as Freelancers. Their story continues in Anthem #2: bit.ly/2VidXdW , the prequel to @bioware's @anthemgame Creators @alexandermfreed @macwalterslives @edufrancisco @atiyehcolors #anthem #NCBD
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