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is there a thread for people that enjoy the game because i think they're scared to post here
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feel free to post one i’m sure the silent majority that love anthem but are spooked by mean posts will flock to it in droves
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May 30, 2019 22:37
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the guy who came in 3 months late to the party needs to find that one other person dumb enough to still be playing this
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May 30, 2019 22:55
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I’m enjoying it so far, I’m assuming there’s more to the map than what’s initially available (hopefully) but it’s been fun. I’m not super sure how loot distribution vs difficulty level works, but I don’t think I can play anything above hard right now anyway One thing that I’m still trying to figure out is how freeplay works, it seems like you join someone else’s instance in which case it seems like there’s only room for four people in a lobby at a time (or at least I’ve only ever seen four people in the same freeplay lobby at once but that might be due to my level and difficulty) or it’s just a dead game, idk Seems like it would be more fun with a higher number of players running around — maybe not unlimited but like sixteen or so — and limit strongholds or whatever to four. Maybe that’s how it was at launch and I missed out, idk
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May 30, 2019 22:55
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Eh I paid $20 for it if I can get some enjoyment out it to justify $20 I’m happy. I’m not expecting Destiny levels of longevity or replay ability but killing an hour by iron manning through the jungle is amusing so hey why not
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May 30, 2019 22:58
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i mean you said it yourself man i don’t know what you’re expecting hereThumbtacks posted:Toontown online has double the viewers anthem has lmao
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May 30, 2019 22:59
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Thumbtacks posted:I’m enjoying it so far, I’m assuming there’s more to the map than what’s initially available (hopefully) quote:One thing that I’m still trying to figure out is how freeplay works, it seems like you join someone else’s instance in which case it seems like there’s only room for four people in a lobby at a time (or at least I’ve only ever seen four people in the same freeplay lobby at once but that might be due to my level and difficulty) or it’s just a dead game, idk quote:Seems like it would be more fun with a higher number of players running around — maybe not unlimited but like sixteen or so... Maybe that’s how it was at launch and I missed out, idk
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May 30, 2019 23:00
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Many games just don't have legs or a lasting audience. They die off and go into relative obscurity. That's normal. Then you have Anthem which isn't even a complete vertical slice. I don't know why anyone is surprised it's doing the zombie shuffle.
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May 30, 2019 23:02
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Ok so they added (or are adding idk) fast travel points to the striders but does the game finally show you world events happening on the map if they're more than 10 feet away from you?
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May 30, 2019 23:03
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Cowcaster posted:i mean you said it yourself man i don’t know what you’re expecting here i did say that and it's still hilarious i'm not SURPRISED im just curious as to how they intended it to work i do usually get into freeplay lobbies with three other people, so that's nice honestly it's not the best game but i haven't really had any glaring issues yet and most of the problems people have with the game seem to happen at endgame when you're stuck in queues to do GM3 strongholds or you're not getting loot that you want but i'm so far away from that that it's not my problem at all
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May 30, 2019 23:08
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Loot in this looting game doesn't matter so once you get through the big barren plot you've basically done all you can do that's worth it. Have you hit the point where they force you to go to the open world because they didn't know how to extend the game outside of forcing you to do certain things as some sort of trial yet
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May 30, 2019 23:14
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loot drop is bad well I guess we'll just give everyone a hardcoded luck integer
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May 31, 2019 00:35
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Remember when Bioware was cool & good and made D&D games like Baldurs Gate? Well they're definitely not making the third one.
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May 31, 2019 01:08
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this wouldn't be a surprise even if Anthem and Andromeda were both good and popular, Bioware games have been very different from the style of Baldur's Gate for a long time
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May 31, 2019 02:00
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I wouldn’t trust current BioWare to make Baldur’s Gate III. Can you imagine it? Pathetic Wheadonesque “clever” dialogue, cosplay considerations, gigglesquee, and colored ending choices.
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May 31, 2019 02:13
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Gigglesquee isn't half as bad as the people who keep bringing it back up after like ten loving years and think it's some sick burn. Oh boy, a grown woman awkwardly tried to use some internet lingo that one time while describing a conversation with her co-worker, please tell me more. 
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May 31, 2019 02:29
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Generic American posted:Gigglesquee isn't half as bad as the people who keep bringing it back up after like ten loving years and think it's some sick burn. Oh boy, a grown woman awkwardly tried to use some internet lingo that one time while describing a conversation with her co-worker, please tell me more. Dragon Age 2 also looks like a masterpiece compared to Bioware today. We all wish we could go back to poo poo Mountain at this point.
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May 31, 2019 02:39
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making GBS threads on Dragon Age 2, which is still a really bad game that deserves mockery, became less fun after learning about the torrent of abuse and harassment that unstable idiots poured on the devs, especially the women some people get way too loving upset about bad videogames thankfully making GBS threads on Anthem is still as fun as ever
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May 31, 2019 02:58
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Honestly is anyone even really that desperate for Baldur’s Gate 3? Between Pillars of Eternity and Divinity it’s not like the die hard isometric rpg fans haven’t had fantastic options in the last few years
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May 31, 2019 03:42
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Scrub-Niggurath posted:Honestly is anyone even really that desperate for Baldur’s Gate 3? Between Pillars of Eternity and Divinity it’s not like the die hard isometric rpg fans haven’t had fantastic options in the last few years Nostalgia is the strongest drug in the world
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May 31, 2019 04:02
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Gumball Gumption posted:Nostalgia is the strongest drug in the world Fentanyl is stronger. So is Delusion.
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May 31, 2019 04:14
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ashpanash posted:Fentanyl is stronger. So is Delusion. idk it'd take a LOT of Fentanyl to make a modern remake of FF7 seem like a good idea
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May 31, 2019 04:24
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Scrub-Niggurath posted:Honestly is anyone even really that desperate for Baldur’s Gate 3? Between Pillars of Eternity and Divinity it’s not like the die hard isometric rpg fans haven’t had fantastic options in the last few years That's almost assuredly why WotC is pushing for it now. D:OS2 made a lot of loving money for its budget if its sales are anything to go by. If you want to have another swing at a profitable WRPG based off an older franchise, now is probably the best time you're gonna get.
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May 31, 2019 05:12
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Vermain posted:That's almost assuredly why WotC is pushing for it now. D:OS2 made a lot of loving money for its budget if its sales are anything to go by. If you want to have another swing at a profitable WRPG based off an older franchise, now is probably the best time you're gonna get. It turns out it’s a lot cheaper to pay a bunch of liberal arts majors for some good writing and visual design than it is to hire a team of programmers to wrestle Frostbite into submission
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May 31, 2019 06:08
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Scrub-Niggurath posted:It turns out it’s a lot cheaper to pay a bunch of liberal arts majors for some good writing and visual design than it is to hire a team of programmers to wrestle Frostbite into submission You could always... not use Frostbite?
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May 31, 2019 06:11
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The Lone Badger posted:You could always... not use Frostbite? This asset appears not to be in alignment with our core values. Deploy the onboarding team for morale reinforcement.
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May 31, 2019 06:12
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Preechr posted:This asset appears not to be in alignment with our core values. Deploy the onboarding team for morale reinforcement. Onboarding Complete, shifting compatible Frostbite users to money-making platform: Codename FIFA.
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May 31, 2019 06:17
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Roman posted:I just watched the livestream and this is what I remember: ...Firefall? Is that you? (Firefall had the evil energy zone you had to manipulate to get to places, defend, run from - etc. Also had Jetpacks. Also was infinitely better than Anthem even while being broken and run into the ground by that Kern idiot.)
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May 31, 2019 06:34
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DarkDobe posted:...Firefall? Hey now, Firefall came out first so this game is technically the clone.
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May 31, 2019 07:03
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Wheeee posted:Fair enough -- my review was the highest score they received, I believe: https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/strong-alone-stronger-together-and-a-work-in-progress-anthem-review/ A page back but why the gently caress would you review a game like that
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May 31, 2019 07:04
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Because he thinks reviews aren’t meant to inform consumers.
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May 31, 2019 07:17
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BinaryDoubts posted:A page back but why the gently caress would you review a game like that And you are part of the problem I described as well. You've called me out as a liar for my honest opinion. I scored it based on about 40 hours of gameplay, which should be enough when combined with what looked like a reasonable roadmap ahead. I can't possibly play every game for 200 hours to explore every nook and cranny, and it's highly unrealistic to expect that unless this is the only thing I'm doing. I gave my honest opinion, based on the factors I listed. It was not pressured in any way, nor does it have anything to do with marketing or hype. I genuinely enjoyed some parts of the game, and I scored it accordingly. As I said in my review -- that score was a snapshot at launch. If I waited for the game to be "complete" it would never get a score. That's how games as a service work. All of that said, it did make us sit down as a team and talk about how we review games like this in the future. If I was a shill as you are suggesting, would I bother? Would I come in here and talk through the process with all of you knowing it's just going to lead to more abuse? Nobody needs that in their life, but it's important to own up to your mistakes.
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May 31, 2019 07:28
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Scrub-Niggurath posted:It turns out it’s a lot cheaper to pay a bunch of liberal arts majors for some good writing and visual design than it is to hire a team of programmers to wrestle Frostbite into submission fwiw it's also cheaper than buying the WotC license and writing with D&D restrictions
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May 31, 2019 07:38
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Wheeee posted:And you are part of the problem I described as well. You've called me out as a liar for my honest opinion. I scored it based on about 40 hours of gameplay, which should be enough when combined with what looked like a reasonable roadmap ahead. I can't possibly play every game for 200 hours to explore every nook and cranny, and it's highly unrealistic to expect that unless this is the only thing I'm doing. I gave my honest opinion, based on the factors I listed. It was not pressured in any way, nor does it have anything to do with marketing or hype. I genuinely enjoyed some parts of the game, and I scored it accordingly. As I said in my review -- that score was a snapshot at launch. If I waited for the game to be "complete" it would never get a score. That's how games as a service work. You should just drop the numbers. Your review pretty honestly shows the flaws with the game and nothing you describe, even with the starry-eyed trust of the devs, really works out to an 80. Especially if that 80 is supposed to mean "great". Your review reads like the advice should be "don't buy it yet but wait and see if it gets good". Especially with you citing Destiny and Diablo 3 at the start. Both of those games were unfun and close to unplayable at launch and didn't get better until a year+ and they were both better then anthem at launch.
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May 31, 2019 09:13
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Worth A Buy does good reviews on YouTube because he rates everything with a thumbs up or thumbs down. It's either worth buying or it's not. If you're going to rip off a rating system that's not a bad one to use. It's what people ultimately want to know. Edit - it occurs to me that if people want to buy Anthem t-shirts to wear "ironically" the window might be closing on that. Not me though. I'd rather buy music band merch t-shirts. DancingShade fucked around with this message at 10:02 on May 31, 2019 |
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May 31, 2019 09:54
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Asema posted:Loot in this looting game doesn't matter so once you get through the big barren plot you've basically done all you can do that's worth it. I think this is the part where I stopped playing. What a dumb idea.
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May 31, 2019 10:14
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6kRZr67AYw (Laymen Gaming take)
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May 31, 2019 10:54
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Scrub-Niggurath posted:Honestly is anyone even really that desperate for Baldur’s Gate 3? Between Pillars of Eternity and Divinity it’s not like the die hard isometric rpg fans haven’t had fantastic options in the last few years I care about BG3 because Larian is making it.
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May 31, 2019 11:12
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Wheeee posted:And you are part of the problem I described as well. You've called me out as a liar for my honest opinion. blaming your customers is extremely bioware, I have to admit Wheeee posted:As I said in my review -- that score was a snapshot at launch. If I waited for the game to be "complete" it would never get a score. That's how games as a service work. this is a sign you should've been honest and given it a low score instead of trying to please both the publisher and your readers, which always results in pissing both off. if you want the publisher's support that badly, just be dishonest and give a high score, you're only fooling yourself trying this halfway approach Wheeee posted:All of that said, it did make us sit down as a team and talk about how we review games like this in the future. If I was a shill as you are suggesting, would I bother? Would I come in here and talk through the process with all of you knowing it's just going to lead to more abuse? Nobody needs that in their life, but it's important to own up to your mistakes if you're getting paid to do this, then listening to your customers is what a job is about, you're not going to make money pissing them off. if you're not getting paid to do this, then... you know, you don't have to listen to any of us, we'll poo poo on what you did because it feels dishonest but in this case we're not your customers, so you don't need to pay it any attention. for future reference, snippy mic drop links should go to youtube music videos. tagb
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