Anthem VIP Demo

[Braducken]

We noticed that if you have a bunch of tracked quests while loading into freeplay it loads quite a lot slower.
I'm 100% sure it's somehow tied to the server. Not saying that moving from hdd to a ssd/nvme won't make a difference. Just think there is more to it.

Apex is stealing all the EA server bandwidth from Anthem :/

 

[arf]

Yeah also loving it. I moved teh game from my normal HDD to a SSD and it decreased my loading time by about 60%, MASSIVe difference for me.

Some fantastic news: Day 1 update

https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthemTheGame/comments/as5jnd

 

[Braducken]

Not sure if the thread title can be changed or if a new thread can be created for the actual game and not the demo

Anthem is starting to feel very disjointed for me. The constant loading screens and time to actually continue the story is just a plain mess. You get a quest from the quest giver -> run/walk slowly to your javelin -> get into that menu -> launch the mission -> loading screen for ages -> land in the mission and complete about 10 minutes of shit -> head down to cave area -> loading screen -> 5 minutes of gameplay -> cutscene -> loading screen -> end of round tally of score -> loading screen -> land in fort Tarsus so you can run/walk to the task giver which takes forever etc etc etc. The whole story is feeling so janky because you get 10 minutes of gameplay for like 50 million other screens.

Thankfully they are reducing load times but I don't think it's going to have much impact, having all these damn loading screens in between all the story points just breaks all the immersion in the actual story itself.

 

[PancakesZA]

So finished the main campaign with @GuardianTB last night. Not going into detail (Spoilers ect) but man the campaign is really short...Enjoyed it immensely but eh definitely wanted "more".

 

[Saaj]

weird thing last night...i finished the first strong hold...and was returned back to fort tarsis, and it still has me tracked to do the same stronghold mission i had just finished. Will check up again today...yesterday i experienced some lag on the server...so not sure if that could be related.

 

[GuardianTB]

weird thing last night...i finished the first strong hold...and was returned back to fort tarsis, and it still has me tracked to do the same stronghold mission i had just finished. Will check up again today...yesterday i experienced some lag on the server...so not sure if that could be related.

Strongholds are endgame items, you can redo them a million times for loot.

 

[Braducken]

weird thing last night...i finished the first strong hold...and was returned back to fort tarsis, and it still has me tracked to do the same stronghold mission i had just finished. Will check up again today...yesterday i experienced some lag on the server...so not sure if that could be related.

had the same issue, I assumed something was bugged and just logged off for the night.

 

[Saaj]

Strongholds are endgame items, you can redo them a million times for loot.

Awesome...but i figured once i had it tracked and completed, it wouldn't have it as still being my active campaign to do next. Moment i am back at the Fort, it has on the top right Destroy/stop the SCAR weapon....i just finished that it was a damned fight! i am not going back there immediately after that traumatic experience

Atleast its good to know its replay-able after completing, its good practice that way on learning how to handle your javelin by ducking, dodging and diving!

 

[PancakesZA]

1st Mastercraft at level 26 during a stronghold run.

 

[Saaj]

so the day one patch is out...4.8gbs in size....

hopefully they fixed the issue with the random audio loss in the game.

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

So finished the main campaign with @GuardianTB last night. Not going into detail (Spoilers ect) but man the campaign is really short...Enjoyed it immensely but eh definitely wanted "more".

I am simultaneously relieved and sad to see that.
I want great games with mechs so much so I'm sad it falls short. But at the same time I'm relieved that it seems I won't be needing to add this to my library.
Woulda a thunk it, a short BioWare game.

 

[PancakesZA]

I am simultaneously relieved and sad to see that.
I want great games with mechs so much so I'm sad it falls short. But at the same time I'm relieved that it seems I won't be needing to add this to my library.
Woulda a thunk it, a short BioWare game.

Not that simple actually.
2nd part of the campaign is coming some time in March.

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

Not that simple actually.
2nd part of the campaign is coming some time in March.

You mean as always intended with a patch or or as DLC?

 

[PancakesZA]

You mean as always intended with a patch or or as DLC?

Free DLC

 

[Saaj]

Free DLC

Anthem Acts <-- this might help...there are a total of 3 acts they have listed...Act 1 is in March 2019 as you mentioned...

 

[Braducken]

I am simultaneously relieved and sad to see that.
I want great games with mechs so much so I'm sad it falls short. But at the same time I'm relieved that it seems I won't be needing to add this to my library.
Woulda a thunk it, a short BioWare game.

Are you worried about the cap or the cost? The story is at least worth that.

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

Are you worried about the cap or the cost? The story is at least worth that.

Line speed and space as well soloability.

 

[Braducken]

Line speed and space as well soloability.

You can do the whole story solo on easy but it will be challenging. Can't do much about your line speed though

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

Anthem Acts <-- this might help...there are a total of 3 acts they have listed...Act 1 is in March 2019 as you mentioned...

Bah. Online games and their delayed release of content.

I guess I'm waiting at least till all Acts are out then.

 

[Saaj]

Bah. Online games and their delayed release of content.

I guess I'm waiting at least till all Acts are out then.

Well, thats the reason i went with Origin Premier Access...most of these guys i would not purchase otherwise....Battlefield series, Anthem, etc.

 

[Doom5003]

Anyone having the mouse and keyboard lag/freeze problems?
I can hardly play.
My javelin would just keep moving or aiming and no other inputs would register.
This happens a lot...A LOT
Playing with the controller fixes this but cant play for shit with a controller

 

[PancakesZA]

Anyone having the mouse and keyboard lag/freeze problems?
I can hardly play.
My javelin would just keep moving or aiming and no other inputs would register.
This happens a lot...A LOT
Playing with the controller fixes this but cant play for shit with a controller

Nope, not even heard of this issue before.

 

[Doom5003]

Nope, not even heard of this issue before.

Read online on ea forum that a lot of people have the same problem.

 

[Braducken]

Read online on ea forum that a lot of people have the same problem.

I've had it. Damn annoying although mine isn't as severe. Will often reload randomly or sometimes even when I hold down a button it sees it as a single tap so things like holding e to power up you flame throw end up shooting one little ball. Pretty damn annoying.

 

[DeityRaid]

So finished the main campaign with @GuardianTB last night. Not going into detail (Spoilers ect) but man the campaign is really short...Enjoyed it immensely but eh definitely wanted "more".

You've always had an issue with short things and wanting more...Excuse the shit posting on a Friday, been a long week. Fix your Apex, thanks.

 

[PancakesZA]

You've always had an issue with short things and wanting more...Excuse the shit posting on a Friday, been a long week. Fix your Apex, thanks.

Such a clowney.

Eh the moronic devs and Nvidia need to fix Apex. Nothing I can do

 

[Doom5003]

Sucks that devs havent even mentioned the bug so will probably never get fixed or take a very long while.
Ill complete the main and then put this game on hold until devs fixes it, but if not fixed by end of March then uninstall.
Was really looking forward to this game but feel utterly disappointed. Will probably replace this with Division 2

 

[Saaj]

noticed there is another 4 gb patch today...

 

[Braducken]

Just got stuck in a mission with endlessly spawning enemies. Eventually just held down the PC power button because it was easier than navigating through the menu to quite the game. It has such an interesting story line but the loading screens and the fact that you have to walk through fucking fort tarsus every time to go and get a mission and then you can't launch the mission until you walk all the way back to your javelin, wait for it to turn around then get in and then only launch the mission. Bleh. Will carry on until the main story is finished but doubt I will be playing more than that.

 

[PancakesZA]

Just got stuck in a mission with endlessly spawning enemies. Eventually just held down the PC power button because it was easier than navigating through the menu to quite the game. It has such an interesting story line but the loading screens and the fact that you have to walk through fucking fort tarsus every time to go and get a mission and then you can't launch the mission until you walk all the way back to your javelin, wait for it to turn around then get in and then only launch the mission. Bleh. Will carry on until the main story is finished but doubt I will be playing more than that.

Press Esc and then Hold F, it'll pull you out of the mission.

I have to say the game has issues, but I'm still having a lot of fun with it.
Biggest problem for me now is that the end game is a little lacking. Hopefully the March update brings a lot of content.

My Colossus is now at power level 480 and it's finally feeling beefy, that says it feels like the Armor/Health is inconsistent. I can tank the strongest hits from the final boss on GM1 but sometimes I go down from a single shot from Frost brute's, that needs to be looked at. Also I've seem people mention that some of the inscriptions on the Mastercraft and Legendary weapons don't work at all, so yeah another thing for them to look at.