Yesterday, Kotaku published an expose on Anthem’s troubled development that reveals BioWare to be a studio in crisis. Jason Schreier’s report, while damning, isn’t callous, but rather a look at the human cost involved in large scale development, especially when things don’t coalesce the way they’re intended to.
It’s Destiny all over again, which is a pity because Anthem has some terrific potential to craft a new Arthurian legend for itself using its themes of Freelancers in shiny mechanised armour riding out to save the day. There is some very well deserved criticism towards Anthem’s storyline, especially when you factor in the narrative that could have been.
Bioware’s decision to make Anthem less fun was baffling enough, and after plenty of moaning from the community that wants the game to be better, the developer has decided to grab a hammer and break the game all over again with “some notable changes to the loot drop rate in specific scenarios”.
It’s a bit like the needle being stuck on Side A track 1 on Captain Obvious Sings the Blues, but Anthem did not have a very good launch. Worse still, is the number of problems that have popped up since launch – like the game’s curious level scaling bugs, infinite shield glitches and awful loot grinding systems. Speaking on Reddit, Anthem’s global community manager Jesse Anderson addressed these issues, along with many more.
It’s been an entire…checks watch…seven minutes since the last Anthem bug report, and already more have been uncovered in a two-for-one deal.
Bioware’s original plan in a recent Anthem update was for Freelancers above level 30 to have a better chance at finding Legendary and Masterwork gear, although the latest patch seems to have made those odds slimmer than ever before. What’s an Anthem fan to do? Start a boycott, that’s what.
Anthem's damage numbers are meaningless and do not reflect the actual damage done to a target. Level one weapons do more damage than later ones.
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