[Anthem] Early Access is live. Please mark spoilers. God speed, Freelancers.

Aegis

That sure is one interesting checkerboard pattern on that Colossus.

Preacher

squall99x wrote: »

Preacher wrote: »

That's interesting, wonder how much content they have in the demos if they are doing that.

Think it was mentioned that you have from level 10-15 a stronghold and presumably a certain number of story and side missions as well as freeplay

Edit- and access to the four javelins.

Sweet!

I do like that the stream is going over the quest structure today.

ObiFett

I really dig the weather happening in game during this stream

Preacher

ObiFett wrote: »

I really dig the weather happening in game during this stream

That's one thing I liked hearing the open world has a day night cycle and weather patterns. I recall that when its raining is you can fly longer.

Preacher

So heavy pistol has a higher crit damage against weak points? Nice.

Aegis

So this is level 30 on Hard gameplay, neat.

Preacher

I did chuckle when the one designer was "I can't hear game sound" and he had his headset sound off. Been there buddy.

Preacher

So factions have a story, you have repeatables though they will be similar but different.

Aegis

Decent loot from these legendary expeditions it seems. 3 epics and rares from that according to Ben, and they were only 2/3 steps completed.

The_Infidel

Do we know if there is any co-op play in the demos? (one would assume, as I think I recall rando grouping in the Alpha...)

If so, go-go PA spreadsheet!!

ObiFett

There is definitely co-op play in the demos.

Aegis

Legendaries/Masterwork items will be mailed to you if you don't pickup. Everything else will be lost if you just leave them on the ground.

Turambar

They managed to bug out the quest

Ooh neat info: Masterwork and Legendary items get mailed to you even if you don't pick them up. Lower tiers do not

ObiFett

Aegis wrote: »

Legendaries/Masterwork items will be mailed to you if you don't pickup. Everything else will be lost if you just leave them on the ground.

Thats scary

Preacher

Aegis wrote: »

Legendaries/Masterwork items will be mailed to you if you don't pickup. Everything else will be lost if you just leave them on the ground.

So the thing destiny does, thank you its a smart system.

Turambar

Dabbing confirmed

Aegis

Preacher wrote: »

Aegis wrote: »

Legendaries/Masterwork items will be mailed to you if you don't pickup. Everything else will be lost if you just leave them on the ground.

So the thing destiny does, thank you its a smart system.

Well, minus the postmaster sending you blues that I'm just going to dismantle anyway thanks postmaster

Preacher

Turambar wrote: »

Dabbing confirmed

I liked how Emily did a dab too because why not.

I do say these streams the devs seem to be having a good time, which is marketing, but still.

Preacher

Ok so contracts are 3 tasks in a row, with each one being harder then the one before, and Ben died on the first one because IGN level skills on display.

Also just listening to his shotgun here looks like the alpha complaints were taken to heart, it sounded meatier.

Also lightning strikes from the weather can shock you!

ObiFett

These guys really need to apply status and learn to combo

Aegis

The double-shotgun does look satisfying.

Preacher

ObiFett wrote: »

These guys really need to apply status and learn to combo

They are playing on hard ok... It definitely looks like with these mobs even on a "task" you have to be playing with your brain on.

Also for your KBAM folks heres your stream.

Aegis

This legendary contract is not messing around.

ObiFett

some of these enemies' abilities and aggressiveness are legit terrifying

and these things have "lesser" as a prefix

Aegis

These are apparently the smaller titans as well, being lesser.

Preacher

yeah that triple titan looked like "oh shit"

I do like how longer fights will drop health as you go too.

Preacher

Ha had to pause the video but yes he got gear that upped his ultimate damage and like speed of it. So there is armor to upgrade your ultimate. Don't know if it'll change it from its base but there is augments for it!

Turambar

That was kind of a shitshow, but it looked really fun

Thinking I might just play on Normal while leveling. It looks like higher difficulty fights are a bit damage spongey. Save that for max level when you get better weapons and stuff

Aegis

To be fair, like ObiFett mentioned, I don't think I saw a single combo being triggered in those fights, so part of the sponginess was coming from not doing nearly as much damage as they probably could have been.

Preacher

Aegis wrote: »

To be fair, like ObiFett mentioned, I don't think I saw a single combo being triggered in those fights, so part of the sponginess was coming from not doing nearly as much damage as they probably could have been.

Yeah synergy wasn't there, or at least we didn't see it popping from the ranger perspective. Also like he'd pop his weapon damage buff off and no one would be around.

But I liked those end screeens, especially the loot one sorted from top end to greens.

Turambar

Yeah, guess I'll feel it out in the demos

Aegis

Also, Ben: if you have to ask on stream if anyone else in your team has their ultimates available, you need to implement a HUD indicator.

Turambar

Hmm well, I'm not sure I want pubs commanding me to use my Ult just because they see it's up

SeGaTai

I mean they should also add an easy way to mute pubbies (for a ton of reasons), if your not concerned with ult timings/synergy

Preacher

Yeah I do like how in the Division I can see not only what peoples skills are, but when they are on cooldown. Gives me a nice battlefield general look at how good or screwed we are.

SeGaTai

Just thinking about the interceptor super that gives invulnerablity seems important to know if they have it available or not if there are support abilities

Forar

I believe I read that all of the ultimates trigger invulnerability. It started with the Interceptor, as a manner of survival and because they innately have to be in the thick of things while using melee attacks, but realized that being knocked out while activating ultimate abilities would be pretty shitty on any of them.

I never played it, but comparisons were made to Destiny, where apparently that's a thing?

Hopefully it goes through, if I'm in the middle of lighting up a crowd with an "Iron Man at the end of The Avengers" style spread of missiles, getting downed while doing it would not endear me to using the ability. Especially since some of them seem to kind of lock you in place. Losing maneuverability often means death in engagements where it's serious enough to warrant bringing out the heavier firepower anyways.

Preacher

Destiny does not give you immunity during supers. Like in PVP that's specifically a thing to do to someone supering is to kill them or hit them with something that takes away their super.

But yeah if every javelin's super makes you immune fucking awesome, if I'm bringing the thunder I don't want to get toe tagged and f it up.

Who-Psyd

Forar wrote: »

I believe I read that all of the ultimates trigger invulnerability. It started with the Interceptor, as a manner of survival and because they innately have to be in the thick of things while using melee attacks, but realized that being knocked out while activating ultimate abilities would be pretty shitty on any of them.

I never played it, but comparisons were made to Destiny, where apparently that's a thing?

Hopefully it goes through, if I'm in the middle of lighting up a crowd with an "Iron Man at the end of The Avengers" style spread of missiles, getting downed while doing it would not endear me to using the ability. Especially since some of them seem to kind of lock you in place. Losing maneuverability often means death in engagements where it's serious enough to warrant bringing out the heavier firepower anyways.

Yeah Ultimate's do two things beyond the actual ability, Invulnerability and a Full Heal. Both allow them to make sure that the Javs can make big flashy moves for the Ultimate Animations without getting plastered on the walls both during and immediately after. Getting shot down right after coming out of the Ult would be just as shitty a feeling as during.
That is also another reason for the timed nature once activated, to avoid abuse.

GnomeTank

One thing that's making me get a really good vibe about this game is how much of it BioWare want's to show off. Companies don't tend to want to spend three months before release dishing all the details and showing in depth game play content if they aren't relatively confident they have something fun on their hands. Still a lot to be answered about the end game and how the story comes together, but I'm getting a much better feeling than I did before the original Destiny came out, where Bungie was barely showing anything beyond the beta level we all played.