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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jun 10, 2018 1:10:03 GMT
1: Support crew=/=squad mates... you know this well, it is not the same at all. Not the same, but having interesting characters you can get to know is more the core concern here, isn’t it?You dismissed it as a quest vendor hub, which seems highly presumptuous about how it will be handledThat’s silly, having or not having a romance is not the defining feature of a Bioware game. Look, if Dragon Age 4 comes out and lacks romances, your slippery slope argument will have merit but I simply don’t accept that all Bioware’s games must follow the mold set by Mass Effect and Dragon Age to the letter. I don’t see EA’s hand in this, I see the developers thinking romance might not work as well in a co-op environment or maybe just being a bit tired of the fanbase’s overwhelming focus on them.He did, and the Gameinformer interview paints a different picture. We need more information.This isn’t wishful thinking. I’m disappointed we didn’t get more on that and I am concerned from what we heard. However, I also acknowledge that Bioware has never showcased narrative presentation that much in it’s marketing and there’s a concerted effort from the marketing department in this case it appears to market Anthem as an alternative to Destiny and the Division. I generally try to avoid panicking and if I do it’s because I have reason, not leaping to the worst possibility. 1: not just. Squadmates were external perspectives, different poles of moral compass both inside and outside the mission. Would bounce ideas and offer their viewpoints....and banter and have personal stakes in the missions. This is not it. 2: I reiterated what they said. The Fort is where you get quests and see/hear about the consequences of your choices and by now I really REALLY think this is more "hear npcs congratulate you about your explouts" and less "oh fuck by sparing that pregnant alien beast I fucked our trade routes because now she has made them their hunting grounds" kinda thing. 3: you keep talking about the GI articles but I read them too and the picture painted is NOT different just worded differently. There are no hints as per how much our choices influence the outcomes hell likely they will not and the only difference will be within our forts because that is pretty much what is hinted at in the GI coverage. The vaguer they are the worse the outlook is Also, uhm, go back and watch ME's original reveal and how much emphasis was put on character interaction and choices and outcomes. Their entire E3 presentation that year was about that. Yes EA is trying to Market this as a Destiny replacement but no one is saying ANYTHING about these aspects of the game and that is worrisome. Also, when is the time you are gonna start questioning this and not cutting Biowaee slack? When the game goes gold? Oh and the whole bit "yeah you know the memorable moments in our previous games were mid mission with your companions and whatnot...and you know what we thought would be better than that???? You guessed it! real people who would say something funny and take you right the fuck out of the game, just listen to our amazing actors pretending to be gamers playing together from last year's presentation" Now that REALLY reassured me
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jun 10, 2018 0:30:33 GMT
Speaking of ...does this feel"very Bioware" to you guys yet? Feels a lot like Mass Effect Multiplayer but more so, yes it feels very BioWare. uhm...exactly how????
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jun 10, 2018 0:08:06 GMT
According to the GameInformer article, with quotes from Gamble and others, the solo part of the game is sitting around at your base, and everything else, critical path included, is intended for four players. They won’t stop you from trying to do it alone, but that’s not how they intend you to play it. There is no ‘single-player’ version of Anthem. You can also forget any thoughts of playing this one offline. The minute you change zones it’s going to be trying to connect to servers and error out if it can’t find them. ....greeeeeeeeeeat
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jun 9, 2018 23:40:18 GMT
Ok then so.... 1: no AI companions to add perspective during the missions which means no banter as well. That....fucking...sucks and definitely DOES NOT feel like a Bioware game at all. Nice going Casey. The support crew seems to fill this role. Whether they do it well or will be likable remains to be seen. Lots of assumptions here about the content of the fort. I believe he was referring to classes. Since you have the suits, there’s little point from a class perspective to make a new character to experience them. I don’t know about the story. I need to know more. The Gameinformer article today had answers from the devs that made it sound more expansive than Darrah’s quick answers. We’ll see. To be frank, I think the idea that romances are the critical point of a Bioware game to be a bit silly. Of course I also don’t put much stock in a “Bioware identity” that has been changing constantly for two decades. I like them, but what I care about at the end of the day is whether I’ll be able to developer relationships with interesting characters, not whether those can be romantic relationships. They seem to be including this with hub and support crew characters. As you said, we still don’t know. I would suggest freaking out when the game is shown to do it badly rather than lack of knowledge. Saves energy that way Uhm...ok sorry I'm on my cellphone so pardon the lack of split quotes 1: Support crew=/=squad mates... you know this well, it is not the same at all. 2: Fort Tarsis: uhm... what am I assuming? They specifically said that is your own space and there you will interact with NPCs and see the consequences of your actions. So...what did I assume? 3: one small brick at the time piece by piece we are losing what we came to love about Bioware games and we are getting more and more of what EA believes will make them the most cash....E.G. a destiny clone and not a bioware rpg. Romances are just another brick, a staple of Bioware games which a lot of other games do not have that now will not be in BW games anymore. Saying Romances are not staples in their games is ludicrous whether you like it or not. 4: Notice....that upon being asked "is there any reason to make a second characte" he said "no". Not "well not for classes but maybe to replay the story differently" or any other nuance...just. flat. Out. No. 5 I asked before, after pointing out that now we are 8 months from release and the game has been in development for 5 years apparently and we still have no idea about a LOT of story mechanics including decisions, consequences, branching paths, story replayability and such, if by E3 will still did not get proper goddamn details if people would start questioning things rather than passively assuming a "wait and see" attitude just like a lot of people did with other games that rose similar red flags in the past. Apparently the answer is "yeah no...using our imagination and wishful thinking is a much better approach than questioning and requiring concrete answers" Sigh...
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jun 9, 2018 20:45:48 GMT
Ok then so....
1: no AI companions to add perspective during the missions which means no banter as well. That....fucking...sucks and definitely DOES NOT feel like a Bioware game at all. Nice going Casey.
2: no world altering decisions and (just as many predicted) this is because of the shared world aspect (no...fucking really ? Who would have thunk????). Fort Tarsis is basically your Tempest/Normandy/fortress separated from all other players (because it is the only way to allow for some differentiation) only basically it is full of quest givers. That is EXACTLY what a lot of people thought was gonna happen, separation of SP and MP. NOW...the whole " consequences of your actions gave me hope. I mean I can deal with playing without a squad if the campaign is awesome and the npc's are memorable.....until I realized the following.....
3: there is a critical path not a single player campaign (that terminology DOES NOT bode well). "There is no sense in making a second character" a comment made about classes that is EXTREMELY worrisome when it comes to single player experiences....uhm you guys remember what we were told about ME or DA? "When you are done run ng+ or make a new character and experience the story anew making different choices for different outcomes" yeaaaaah I have got the feeling this is not gonna be it for anthem at all. But hey, play with friends for infinite grind amirite? That will make up for the dozens of playthroughs people used to run in Bioware games. So this basically sounds like destiny almost exactly. where after the first story run....well that's it for the solo players isn't it? GLORIOUS! Likely, just like in destiny we might be able to replay missions but I wonder if Bioware will even bother to let us restart the campaign as a whole. Which if well written, lengthy and in line with Bioware games of the past might be a saving grace.....but..
4: no romances....well obviously you do not need them in a destiny clone no? They would be traditional of Bioware games but this is obviously not (in spite of what Casey said while under the indoctrination of marketing and branding).
Speaking of ...does this feel"very Bioware" to you guys yet?
Note also we STILL do not know how the story is delivered, whether or not it branches out in different paths or outcomes (tho it really seems it does not by this point) and how substantial it is as well as how deep the npc interactions are. All we know is that it sounds like Destiny 2 where you are THE Javeline freelancer/guardian the mainstory revolves around and that there are npc's and cinematics (which we knew already) but nowhere we are told how these interactions stack to past proper bioware games.
Can we (the solo single player campaign game people) start being concerned now?
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jun 9, 2018 16:38:43 GMT
lol the same line was said about Destiny LOL It’s just a buzzword really, doesn’t mean much except that the person saying it is really saying “we’re gonna sell lots!” oh I know I'm just saying it's funny they are using the exact same verbiage and they are both lying through their teeth
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Jun 4, 2018 22:33:13 GMT
I think that's more Wilson saying many people will play the game and that it has unique features to attract them. That lines was given to investors in a financial calls, I wouldn't read too much into it. lol the same line was said about Destiny LOL
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on May 20, 2018 20:38:54 GMT
I am predicting more play with friends like destiny crap....I hope I am wrong someone needs to tattoo that on the forehead of EVERY 343 executive....
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on May 19, 2018 23:01:24 GMT
We all agree, I'm sure, that Anthem trailer #2 will show awesome candy graphics... probably in 4K. Unfortunately, most of us will see a downgraded version... possibly 720p, 1080p. Plus, most of us lack a 4K monitor. Pity that all that polishing work won't be seen as it should.
There is one key interest, for me. That is, the focus of the trailer. Solo play? Co-op combat? Play with friends? Hubs? Stories?
I predict that the Narrator will weave an overall nice story but revealing little about the game. As to visuals, expect a mish-mash of the above.
I am predicting more play with friends like destiny crap....I hope I am wrong
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on May 19, 2018 13:01:29 GMT
this MIGHT be the case tho I explained before WHY I think it is not. It's 3 AM and I am not going to reiterate it BUT...let me ask you this. What happens If at E3 we get another vertical slice played by Bioware devs insulting our intelligence by pretending to be gamers playing the game and yet again nothing at all on how the game is "very much a bioware game" in terms of how the story is delivered to us, how it evolves, and how the solo player can experience it ACTUALLY solo and in a way that feels like a Mass Effect or Dragon age game? What then? Am I gonna get people like you on board with the fact this is indeed concerning or am I gonna get a "pshhhht Bioware is obviously waiting for the game to release so they can wow us with it then"? If E3 comes and goes without Bioware revealing anything of substance, that would be concerning. I really doubt that’s going to happen though. Casey is responding to the negativity online toward Anthem (from people who see fit to shout their worst case scenarios from the rooftops). He wants to reassure them that they are aiming to address the concerns we’re talking about. However, the general trend of games these days is to have a shorter marketing cycle before release, so it doesn’t surprise me that the marketing machine won’t roll into motion until post-E3 ok then, I will see you here after the presentation to compare notes
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on May 19, 2018 12:59:50 GMT
uhm...nope. I explained before why the situation is concerning in regards to the story and the single player solo game and it concerns a Bioware game that tries to be a Destiny game An explanation based on zero facts and a lot of assumptions about Anthem. FTFY, and I’m being kind. “Completely delusional raving” would be more accurate. Wow. Not only do you hold a grudge against Bioware, you hold Bioware accountable for the sins of other game companies as well. That’s a pretty high bar. lol...you DO know that ANYTHING Bioware employees post about the game per Casey Hudson's own admission during the ME3 pre launch phase MUST go through marketing and branding and be "allowed" to be posted? Does that not make it a FACT that Marketing allowed such post to be released to the public or are you saying Casey has gone rogue? How is comparing similar PR bullshit speeches from different companies holding Bioware accountable for the missteps of another company? Do you even listen to yourself? Yeah thanks for cementing my conviction that you are not worth the effort of sustaining a conversation with.
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on May 18, 2018 7:17:46 GMT
The fact that the game releases early next year, has been in development for FIVE YEARS and they cannot give details on how the storytelling is delivered to us is VERY concerning. Not at this particular point I don’t think. Casey is clearly holding back on the details so the E3 reveals have greater impact. this MIGHT be the case tho I explained before WHY I think it is not. It's 3 AM and I am not going to reiterate it BUT...let me ask you this. What happens If at E3 we get another vertical slice played by Bioware devs insulting our intelligence by pretending to be gamers playing the game and yet again nothing at all on how the game is "very much a bioware game" in terms of how the story is delivered to us, how it evolves, and how the solo player can experience it ACTUALLY solo and in a way that feels like a Mass Effect or Dragon age game? What then? Am I gonna get people like you on board with the fact this is indeed concerning or am I gonna get a "pshhhht Bioware is obviously waiting for the game to release so they can wow us with it then"?
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on May 18, 2018 7:10:57 GMT
Sorry but until I get exact details and a hands on demo that showcases exactly how it works those are just pretty PR words. The fact that the game releases early next year, has been in development for FIVE YEARS and they cannot give details on how the storytelling is delivered to us is VERY concerning.
And for those saying "but he just said solo play is supported and you will feel like the hero of the story"
1: bungie said Destiny 1 was gonna have a Halo-level story....yeah right
2: he used a lot of words to day NOTHING SPECIFIC at all. Fair enough, though I'm compelled to point out that you can't have it both ways. If you insist on hard facts before forming a positive opinion, you also need to keep your FUD and preemptive criticisms to yourself until those facts are available. uhm...nope. I explained before why the situation is concerning in regards to the story and the single player solo game and it concerns a Bioware game that tries to be a Destiny game It is THEIR job to reassure the customer about it all and the fact that marketing and branding allowed him to make such a post is reflective of the fact they HAVE been hit with negative feedback about it enough to warrant damage control. Back three and change years ago we have gotten a similar BS post from Frank O'Connor regarding Master Chief being the actual protagonist of halo 5. Everyone cheered. The reality of it tho is that Frankie, just like Casey, said nothing at all usi g a lot of words and provided zero tangible facts. The result was 80% Locke and 20% Chief in Halo 5's campaign...and guess what? I called it way back then (as well as Cortana being alive in spite of dear Frank saying specifically she was dead and not in Halo 5) but there were people just like you who kept giving 343 the benefit of the doubt. I learned to recognize the signs. It's not pointless negativity and spreading FUD, it's coming from experience.
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on May 16, 2018 20:50:45 GMT
Never thought it could happen.
Of course, I'm still trying to understand how solo play will evolve.... especially when he says we will have control over our own story.
Sorry but until I get exact details and a hands on demo that showcases exactly how it works those are just pretty PR words. The fact that the game releases early next year, has been in development for FIVE YEARS and they cannot give details on how the storytelling is delivered to us is VERY concerning. And for those saying "but he just said solo play is supported and you will feel like the hero of the story" 1: bungie said Destiny 1 was gonna have a Halo-level story....yeah right 2: he used a lot of words to day NOTHING SPECIFIC at all.
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Apr 25, 2018 22:48:53 GMT
It would not.
WHAT KIND OF GAME Anthem actually IS...now THAT is what is going to change my opinion of Bioware
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Apr 23, 2018 12:44:13 GMT
1: exception, not rule 2: because they have not yet. When a developer knows a mechanic works and that it is likely to impress/be liked they show it and talk about it. When they go out of their way to be vague usually it is a bad thing 3 uh?? You gotta have to explain that one a bit more Just to note: Your response feels like you quoted a different post by me here. 1) To me BioWare is the exception now since people seem to have been looking for reasons to be upset with the games since Mass Effect 2. I don't remember a time before that there was such an outrage to a developer releasing the opening cinematic to a game. 2) True, but again I find developers are being fairly quiet with details of new mechanics of their games as a whole unless it is a mechanic that players already know about or its closer to launch when things are finalized. Now that just might be the games I follow, but its what I am seeing. Bethesda for example only announced Fallout 4 six months (if memory serves) and places are making articles seem like its expect to be released this year, but Bethesda keeps their cards close to their vests. I really don't know a lot about Cyberpunk either, but CDPR announced it five years ago now and barely really said anything about what is in the game, but when a controversy comes out its "we don't have that". I think they would talk a little more about the key mechanics of the game by now as well, but they are making the choice not to. 3) The quote I had was from Mark Darrah talking about Sonic Chronicles the other day so it doesn't seem the people that worked on it were trying to hide their involvement with it. You said that EA was trying to run away from the game, but I am doubtful they are because it was Sega that published it so EA had nothing to do with the game for it was probably in development prior to EA. I guess that also means BioWare can make bad games all on their own then as well. Edit: A really late edit, but I left out the name of the Bethesda game that might be released this year in Starfield. disregard...it was for another post...carry on LOL
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Apr 22, 2018 19:14:12 GMT
1: it does, we PAY for it, we are the return of investment, we are the word of mouth and vitriol spreads quickly. You know what happens when you piss off your community enough? Look at SWB2 MTX, look at the original Xbox One plan to be always online, look at ME3...and those are negative examples. But just before you said:If you are equating the size of the bioware core fanbase with a) everyone who buys games, or b ) every vitriolic gamer that rages about something, or c) everyone who hates MTX, or d) everyone who hated XBox always online, I must call bs. If you can make a case for any of those large constituencies, or even something like all FPS players, or all Overwatch players, or all sports (FIFA, Madden, etc.) players, having reason to be pissed off about Anthem, you might have a point, but I doubt the entire core bioware fanbase is even single digit percentages on those others. I'd be wiling to bet that as many as 2 out of 3 Overwatch players, or 9 out of 10 sports players have never even heard about Anthem. oh I am not. In that specific instance I was talking about what was going on here specifically hence why my mention of the hardcore fanbase. Remember the hardcore fanbase is also the one that will definitely buy all.of the dlc and expansions and spread the word (good or bad) about the game.
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Apr 22, 2018 19:10:13 GMT
Just a quick note. Capcom's game-as-a-service called Puzzle Fighter, hit the dust bin of history. In other words, they are shutting down server(s)., leaving the player high and dry.... 'cause you cannot play the game offline. Anthem is designated as a "game-as-a-service". Yes, EA is projecting a ten year life span. However, what happens to a player that buys the game six months prior to its termination? Will ORIGIN indicate that the game will shut down in another six months? That's my fear. That my old DA:O, DA2, DA:I, ME1-2 and ME:A will no longer work some day. I don't think it would impact those games because the servers for those games are authorization for DLC (well except for ME:A). I can currently use my archive of the older games on my PC without Origin and they play just fine. Anthem won't just like Andromeda's MP won't because those require online activity. 1: exception, not rule 2: because they have not yet. When a developer knows a mechanic works and that it is likely to impress/be liked they show it and talk about it. When they go out of their way to be vague usually it is a bad thing 3 uh?? You gotta have to explain that one a bit more
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Apr 22, 2018 14:48:59 GMT
which should tell you just how awful MEA was...
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Apr 22, 2018 12:21:08 GMT
the problem is what the game LOOKS like right now (destiny clone) VS what the bioware core fanbase wants (a bioware game) and what the devs are saying the game is (something that will FEEL like a bioware game couple with the utter lack of communication and in depth explanations which at this point after SEVEN YEARS of development almost should be easy to give. Yeah Bioware can make whatever game they want...after all that sonic game was a masterpiece right?? The true fans totally embraced it too. Yeah...no. 1) It doesn't matter what we want. We aren't that special and if history has proven the internet doesn't know what it wants. 2) No idea where you get that seven years of development and if it has been in development that long it means that BioWare wanted to make a game like this prior to Destiny's release (Sept 2014). This team released The Citadel DLC in 2013, so that would mean five years right now to nearly six years when it is finally released. Besides why does it matter how long it has been in development. 3) Never played BioWare's Sonic game, but I bet people weren't complaining non-stop about how it isn't what they want. 1: it does, we PAY for it, we are the return of investment, we are the word of mouth and vitriol spreads quickly. You know what happens when you piss off your community enough? Look at SWB2 MTX, look at the original Xbox One plan to be always online, look at ME3...and those are negative examples. There are positives too. Look at TW3 and the features that were added to the the game after so many people requested them, look at Deus Ex Human Revolution and the addiction of the glaringly missing NG+....and so on. You can keep thinking that the consumer is not important or that the consumer who is identified as the hardcore fanbase (EG the ones who will actually take the time to speak up online and whatnot) 2: whoops, sorry wrong prime number. It is 5 years. But, wow, does it change my point? Spoiler alert, it does not. After five years Biowaee SHOULD be able to say "this is how the game works exactly" and provide tangible examples of the the mechanics people want to be reassured about because by now as the game should release less than a year away within a 5+ years cycle we should be in the feature lockdown time frame. Of course if the game suffered a really troubled development cycle like destiny with one or more reboots then what we will get, most likely, is a game juuuuuust like Destiny in the sense that when we are being promised is definitely not what we are getting and that is why we are not seeing anything but the "actor developers pretending they are average games" in the vertical slices of the game paired with some vague promises. 3: No, the game was panned as an abomination, people just wondered why bioware would even try to make such a game and now Bioware and EA are just trying real hard to pretend it did not happen.
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Apr 22, 2018 1:30:52 GMT
It is just somewhat strange to have a company that is well known for story- and party-based rpgs shift to making a Destiny-style multiplayer-focused game. Maybe the Destiny crowd will like it. We will see. Just because they are known for it, doesn't mean the people there want to keep making pretty much the same game all the time either. Besides people are making a lot of assumptions of what Anthem is going to be like based on a seven minute video and someone making a comparison to Destiny. Sometimes making something drastically different allows them to go in directions the people that consider themselves the true fans would accept. the problem is what the game LOOKS like right now (destiny clone) VS what the bioware core fanbase wants (a bioware game) and what the devs are saying the game is (something that will FEEL like a bioware game couple with the utter lack of communication and in depth explanations which at this point after SEVEN YEARS of development almost should be easy to give. Yeah Bioware can make whatever game they want...after all that sonic game was a masterpiece right?? The true fans totally embraced it too. Yeah...no.
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Apr 19, 2018 23:29:02 GMT
In fairness to Iakus , because the 'you can kind of solo it' message remains fairly vague, I can understand that the 'no multiplayer thanks' crowd are dancing on the sidelines. Yeah, I would appreciate some clarity on the issue also. likely you will not get the answer until the game is released because, again likely, what they have planned, if made public pre launch, would cause more backlash than the marketing and branding department wants to deal with. In this world(the gaming industry) vagueness means generally "if we told you straight up we would piss off a lot of people" Of course the other reason could be they are planning a huge walkthrough at e3 showing us all of the "it feels like a bioware game" features and mechanics but again remember that EA wants a destiny, their destiny, not a bioware game, they want monetization and skinner box mechanics to keep the player base returning so I am skeptical.
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Apr 18, 2018 22:15:32 GMT
you do know there is a difference between a mission based game in which each mission can be soloed or co oped like TOR and a shared world like Destiny/the division right? Some of the mechanics, interaction and classic Bioware trappings people want might be sorely incompatible with it. Destiny is the very definition of a mission based game, so I can only assume you’ve never played it. Yes, there is a shared area, but virtually all the content is behind instanced missions of one sort of another. There’s very little about shared-world game design that is any more incompatible with Bioware’s trappings than SWTOR. uhm...look up my gamertag to see if I played it? Yeah I have. What I am saying is that things like crew interaction unless the game is structured differently than destiny and /or requires huge suspension of disbelief might not work
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Apr 18, 2018 12:34:38 GMT
this game has a huge uphill battle. People actively WANT Bioware to fail, WANT Bioware to shut down, simply to piss on their graves. Most places it's the same thing, 'inquisiton sucks DA4 will be shit' 'ME3/MEA sucked andromeda will be shit.' over and over and over. Me, i'm willing to see. People pretend, even right here on this thread, they can't have a narrative + multiplayer, which is simply foolish stance to take because SW:TOR does it without much issue. SW:TOR. You can play it single player, you can play it grouped, it has a strong narrative and makes a good case for being KOTOR3. it's main problem is that gameplay wise it's a wimpy WoW knockoff. But the story, particularly the 1-50 class stories, are some of the best bioware has written.The fact that some of you don't want to give them a chance is a bad joke. They've shown it can be done. It wasn't perfect, but they learned a lot - and their next showing, in their own IP that they lovingly crafted like they lovingly crafted all their IPs, might show some of what they learned. you do know there is a difference between a mission based game in which each mission can be soloed or co oped like TOR and a shared world like Destiny/the division right? Some of the mechanics, interaction and classic Bioware trappings people want might be sorely incompatible with it.
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Post by dropzofcrimzon on Apr 17, 2018 18:51:08 GMT
ok......first off, what was the point of taking the qualifier off? It does not matter
yes of course I do NOT hold MEA against him, no one should.
ME3 had giant issues, of course we all knew that, which are indeed subjective (tho to some writers they are objective actually) just like mthe effectiveness of what came later. YOU believe the EC did alleviate some of the issues, sorry but I never felt that way and I never really gave him a pass on the whole "you guys do not like the ending because you do not understand it" condescending bull**** that spewed out of his mouth...let alone the craptastic "we are going to let you head-canon the ending" line of thought that followed especially for the Destroy ending people who just wanted to WIN and be reunited with the goddamn crew EXPLICITLY
but that is not here nor there. The reason why I do not trust what he says is because, lo and behold as we knew already, ANYTHING that comes out of his mouth right now is to be filtered and approved if not dictated word by word by the Marketing and Branding department. So Marketing and Branding might WANT him to say that the game will be feeling very "bioware" but in reality it might just be a destiny clone done by Bioware.
Now I expressed my concerns about the whole situation before. I do not belive Bioware will be able to marry their storytelling, character progression and character interactions (especially meaningful relationships and romances.......so sue me I like them) with the whole "shared world game template UNLESS they separate the single player story-narrative and character development bits of the game from the multiplayer exploration and social activities. do I believe it can be done? of course...but given the lack of answers from Bioware when direct questions have been asked I am going to expect the worse until I am shown that is not the case.
What kind of general manager is someone if they need approval from others on what to say? If a GM really needs approval on what to say and when to say it, then why even be a GM? You have no power at that point. Furthermore this is a blog post, what kind of marketing does it really do for Anthem? it has been explicitly said by Bioware (and other studios) that ANYTHING they say has to be filtered and approved by Marketing and branding....at all times, on all platforms.
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