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.

EA, publisher of BioWare’s Anthem has acknowledged that the game – primarily on PlayStation 4 – is hard crashing consoles. If you’ve had the game not just boot you out of the game client, but make your PS4 act as if its hand its power cable yanked out, EA wants you to get in touch to help identify the issue.

Much like Destiny’s fabled Exotics, Anthem has a rarity class all of its own: Masterwork weapons. Unlike Destiny however, Masterwork weapons have barely any personality beyond their more inflated damage-dealing numbers, don’t feel worth the effort to obtain and are oftentimes badly designed collections of fancy effects. So they’re kind of a reflection of Anthem in its current state.

Anthem may look like a slick blend of action and exploration all wrapped up in some shiny armour, but beneath its surface lies a game that is riddled with bugs, shallow world-building and a paint by numbers approach to its design.

There’s a lot that works in Anthem! There’s a lot of content that is also middling at best, but I’ll save my thoughts for the review. Here’s the thing, Anthem could easily go from okayish to enjoyable, within the span of a few patches. Something that Bioware has realised, as the day one patch for the mech-warrior game is going to be a big one.

While Blomkamp may be hit or miss with his films, there’s no denying that the man knows how to actually make a good-looking film. Kervyn has actually mentioned this before, highlighting the fact that Blomkamp is a genius behind the camera and the last person you want actually writing the script for a flick. Heck, give him somebody’s else material, and Blomkamp can create something magical. Like this glorified trailer slash short film for Anthem which is named after the best Splinter Cell game, Conviction.

In a cover feature on Polygon, Bioware bosses have assured that Mass Effect isn’t dead…it’s just resting.