inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 4, 2019 20:31:54 GMT
I don't think Anthem is designed for solo play at all. Of course there will be campaign, but i do believe it will be short add-on just like campaigns for Battlefields. They LITERALLY said it wasn't designed that way, only that it was possible.
Why are you 'thinking' it?
Also, it baffles me that on the one hand people want difficulty, but on the othe rhand if they make a multi game available for solo and it's difficult, that also causes... grievance. Although I'll admit to bullet sponging being more prevalent in solo and that is indeed not fun.
they said you will be able to enjoy it solo, then it needs to be balanced that way...you know what would make it balanced? Squadmates controlled by AI...but ooooooops, cant do that now can we? Fuck this shit the more I talk about this game the angrier I get
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 4, 2019 20:29:39 GMT
The game is NOT balanced for Solo, you are not gonna have fun alone tho Biowate said you CAN play it alone but the reality is that what they meant is "you can play it alone BUT we are gonna make sure you are not gonna have a good time so you can give up and play it like we wanted you to" CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! I'll prove them wrong and enjoy myself playing solo. I won't be religious about it -- if some BSNers want me to tag along, I'll be happy to. pinches the bridge of my nose- not the freaking point charlie
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 4, 2019 3:02:02 GMT
I'm likely gonna run another playthrough of ME andromeda. Most of my most anticipated games for the first part of the year are turning out to have fucking issues. DMC has monetized respawns, Anthem is shit...hopefully the second half will be better To be honest with you my friend, right now there is only one game i am waiting for - Cyberpunk. Who knows, maybe it will be end of 2019 or somewhere in 2020...
Recently replayed ME trilogy (full of mods - great experience) and Witcher trilogy, now SWTOR, after... well, will see
Have fun with MEA - and do not forgot to install IronMan MOD - it will be like bit downgraded Anthem, but with much more story and some very interesting characters also gears 5 (tho Kait is a shitty protagonist if you ask me)
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 4, 2019 0:39:05 GMT
I wish BioWare all the best, but all my mates decided to pass on Anthem. Have a great fun guys, i am going back to SWTOR. I'm likely gonna run another playthrough of ME andromeda. Most of my most anticipated games for the first part of the year are turning out to have fucking issues. DMC has monetized respawns, Anthem is shit...hopefully the second half will be better
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 3, 2019 23:58:04 GMT
Ok I broke down and actually played the demo.
Wow....
Just....wow.
I just can't the fact that they try to push you TWICE before starting a mission to go public and let randos play with you because this is "a better experience in a group" tells me all I need to know.
The game is NOT balanced for Solo, you are not gonna have fun alone tho Biowate said you CAN play it alone but the reality is that what they meant is "you can play it alone BUT we are gonna make sure you are not gonna have a good time so you can give up and play it like we wanted you to"
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 3, 2019 20:05:22 GMT
which FURTHER makes it fell less of a bioware game In spite of what we were told Thank God I did not preorder Same here. Maybe if they drop the price to almost nothing I may pick it up. what would be the point? You'd plunge in a world that is either empty because everyone is gone or where you are obslete with nothing to really do past a single run of campaign
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 3, 2019 19:24:51 GMT
no, a lot of us meant this as replaying the campaign period As NG+ you mean? Yeah odd that they don't include that. I guess they would have to reset Fort Tarsis? Since your progress affects how it looks apparently. Others have suggested they would want to prevent you from grinding the entire campaign for loot, or something
It's essentially an MMO though, so you dont usually get NG+ in an mmo, as far as I know. They seem to have a vision of how they want their games to be played, and try to herd people in that direction. Play til you reach strongholds and then keep playing them over and over! yay.
which FURTHER makes it fell less of a bioware game In spite of what we were told Thank God I did not preorder
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 3, 2019 18:33:57 GMT
mass effect 1-2-3-A have full on new game plus...so does Baldur's gate. Only DA is kinda idiotic that way in the sense that they never allowed any sort of continuous replayability that did not involve starting from scratch (tho people asked and never got a real answer besides variations of "we thought this was better, you should too) True, but I think what people are talking about in this thread is replaying a mission within the same run, before completing the campaign? To me this would be like recruiting Liara on Therum, then going back to Therum immediately, with Liara in your squad to recruit Liara again. no, a lot of us meant this as replaying the campaign period
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 3, 2019 12:03:14 GMT
Not without help, you mean. If some noob going through the mission for the first time invites you, you can replay it. Not that I think that makes everything cool -- it's super dumb that they block repeats of story missions on your own initiative. It's so bizarre, that I'm morbidly curious as to the rationale. I can't even begin to guess at why they would block replays. I've seen a few comments like this, and am puzzled. Are there games where you can repeat story missions? Not in any Bioware game I'm aware of. I can't go into SWTOR and replay my class stories, for instance. Certainly not in Mass Effect or Dragon Age games. mass effect 1-2-3-A have full on new game plus...so does Baldur's gate. Only DA is kinda idiotic that way in the sense that they never allowed any sort of continuous replayability that did not involve starting from scratch (tho people asked and never got a real answer besides variations of "we thought this was better, you should too)
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 3, 2019 1:08:49 GMT
That’s stupid, that’s a legitimately stupid decision. Why BioWare? Why? because then you would not grind as much obviously
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 2, 2019 23:56:51 GMT
Yeah I am fuckin flabberrgasted that you can't replay story missions. For anyone who doesn't play other games in the genre, you absolutely can replay any mission at any time in The Division, Destiny 1 (they fucked it up in D2 and only offer a few randomized story missions for replay at a time), Warframe, shit even Diablo 3. They are going to get slammed hard for this in reviews, especially since there ain't SHIT ELSE to do once you're done with them! You’re joking, please tell me you’re joking. nope, not joking I have been preaching on these forums for MONTHS about this shit and that people should raise hell WAY ahead of time about these "issues " that were apparently caused by the "evolution" of the Bioware games like lack of companions, lack of romances, lack of roleplay options, lack of repayable story, permeating presence of insane grind and aggressive monetization and I was called EVERY fucking name in the book by everyone (especially the mods) because, hey, after all they PROMISED US that this was going to FEEL like a proper bioware game Well There we go
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 2, 2019 23:51:16 GMT
not only it does not seem to have any but apparently it cannot be replayed and even if you could the devs are saying you would not want to... Sounds weird it would be cool to replay the story on different difficulties with the same character. It would be like newgame+.
Also the story missions are the only part of the game you can force to Private setting.
I shit you not...
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 2, 2019 20:38:12 GMT
For solo play game needs to have a story. Anthem doesn't have any, that's why you need to play with your friends to have some fun. The problem is if your friends doesn't wanna play... not only it does not seem to have any but apparently it cannot be replayed and even if you could the devs are saying you would not want to...
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 2, 2019 20:37:14 GMT
For solo play game needs to have a story. Anthem doesn't have any, that's why you need to play with your friends to have some fun. The problem is if your friends doesn't wanna play... You can play with randos. Is not like they were contagious. obviously not the point
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 2, 2019 18:13:20 GMT
Watches this unfold munching on kettle corn Welp, stuck with preorder. Oh well, lessons learned!
I have had some fun with the game but it is a technical mess and needs at least 6 more months of development. Looks like I get to be part of the Launch Window Stage 2 Beta Test!
Glad I saw through the bullshit
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 2, 2019 18:12:33 GMT
Welp, stuck with preorder. Oh well, lessons learned!
I have had some fun with the game but it is a technical mess and needs at least 6 more months of development. Looks like I get to be part of the Launch Window Stage 2 Beta Test!
Six more months, eh? Let me throw something to think about - this game was supposed to be launched a year ago. Imagine in what state it was back then and now it comes with just 3 Strongholds for launch, crappy facial animations, static world and loads of tech issues. What the hell did they do with the whole extra year? It's obvious they didn't spend the time polishing the game or it wouldn't be in such a sorry state. In six months they could iron out some graphical stuff but they are stuck with the world they have now. And it''s boring. People will get sick of Freeplay after a couple of hours, then will get bored with the Strongholds after 4-5 runs each. I don't know what the elder game is supposed to be but if it's just more bullet sponge enemies then the casual players (a pretty big target group) won't even care.
The campaign, and whatever Shaper storms are, better be absolutely F****** revolutionary or this game will bomb so hard that it will be in maintenance mode after a couple of months.
the campaign? You mean the story which we know can be played only once and gas no variations? You expect THAT to be revolutionary?????
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 2, 2019 17:50:37 GMT
Watches this unfold munching on kettle corn
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 2, 2019 1:25:00 GMT
Oh God I can't wait for the full level of failure this game is going to unleash
The more the info trickles down the more it is obvious ME was sacrificed at the altar of an utter failure.
Oh God the Shadenfreude is real!!
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Feb 1, 2019 15:22:42 GMT
Same for abilities. I loathe the endless “I’m concerned about X in Anthem” posts, but if I were going to make one, it would be about the slim options for weapons and abilities. I was just thinking today that I don't understand how this game took 5 years to make. Like they spent all this time just working on... what? The art and level design? Maybe just the actual gunplay. I don't see 5 years worth of actual game here. Like they spent all this time and then forgot that it needs to be captivating to play for more than 10 hours. Four javelins is honestly kind of sad. The ability list isn't nearly deep enough to keep people excited for long, especially when so many are really not very different from each other. And the weapons, jesus. That is completely inadequate for a looter shooter. Guarantee Jason Schreier will do a deep dive on this and report that the game underwent a drastic reboot 1-2 years ago. Bet. you don't know how it took 5 years? Because BW was not planning a Shooter looter and EA wanted an aggressively monetized Destiny clone branded with the Bioware name to con the hardcore fans to get on the bandwagon (because otherwise they would have had to deal with the so called World of Warcraft syndrome) and just had them reboot the development to make Anthem into what it is today. This also explains the VERY underhanded marketing about how this game "will feel like a proper bioware game". Marketing would have never been allowed to tell people "yeah...no guys this is not gonna be a classic Bioware game". No they had to be deceitful at first and then tell the truth little by little (no point in replaying the campaign, no companions, no squad mates, no romances, no meaningful choices) And before anyone says EA could not force developers to course correct that way remember that they have forced ENTIRELY NEW PROJECTS on studios just for the funsies. Projects that were well outside those studios' wheel house.
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jan 31, 2019 19:16:20 GMT
mass effect 2 insanity ng+ was acutely the worst lol Yeah was face roll on Ng+. On new game though without any powers it's brutal and fun as hell. The garrus mission when you have to go downstairs and shut the doors and the vorcha and krogan are rushing you. FML haha spent many Kate nights on that missions. Mass effect 2 is my most beaten game of all time. Think I must have completed it 15 times +. ng+:forced you against max modifier fully scaled enemies with no upgrades LOL it was definitely the worst
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jan 31, 2019 19:05:33 GMT
From what I’ve seen the AI is crap. It feels like one of those games that only gets rough if you push yourself. Which is kind of like every mass effect game in SP so far. But hey my access 10 hours is coming up soon so I can test it. Did you play mass effect 1 on insanity without immunity or sigularity? Or mass effect 2 on insanity without importing a saved character? They were very challenging. Also the AI on anthem on hard is fine. I found the small units pushing me and flanking me when I tried to take cover. Don't let some videos quite obviously to anyone who's played the game, played on easy tell you otherwise. mass effect 2 insanity ng+ was acutely the worst lol
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jan 31, 2019 15:53:09 GMT
You know what really gets me?
If they told me I could replay the campaign indefinitely and disconnect from the online crowd (and maybe patch in romances) I would consider buying this...
But so far....hell no
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jan 31, 2019 15:48:34 GMT
I didn't get far enough in the test to know if there are snipers or guns with scopes, did anyone see anything like that? Honestly, some of the combat I went through leaves me with more doubt... I went up on a hillside, and lobbed grenades down on unsuspecting AI, who mostly just stood around and didn't seem to know what to do. In another spot, I found a piece of terrain to hide behind and slowly chew away at the the armor of one of the boss units, and I couldn't seem to get shot by any of the enemy. Once the boss was down, all the subordinate units vanished, as it was the end of the mission. The skepticism is real. there is an explosive sniper rifle as far as I can see from the videos
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jan 31, 2019 0:14:55 GMT
Also...has many pointed out by other people this is a shitty tactic to make it look like they are listening to us or that we are getting a deal or something when the game is released
How do I know?
I worked for a company who this very same shit every two weeks
Give them no quarter, do not allow them to con you.
|
|
inherit
2137
0
Dec 18, 2021 22:02:27 GMT
1,222
dropzofcrimzon
1,391
November 2016
dropzofcrimzon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
DropzOfCrimzon
|
Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jan 30, 2019 23:59:13 GMT
Lol do you know that there's a such thing as DLC and expansions. You know meaningful content. Instead they want to nickle and dime the player base with new color schemes and logos that may cost a 3rd of the retail price. I'm angry because I'm young. Haha I'm 28 years old and work as an EMT. The problem is a 60 dollar game shouldn't be nickle and diming their player base. Relax, I asked if you was angry cos you was young I didn't state it. And are you aware there's tons of DLC planned for Anthem and it's all FREE! Yes free. So this is how the Devs will make their money. suuuuuuuure there is I'll believe when I see it. I'm sure there will be some free DLC like guns and some odd mission and then there will be large paid expansions that are not "DLC proper" or some shit
|
|