So sorry this video took so long to make. I've been under the weather the last few days which has delayed my content creation flow! Also, apologies for the audio error in the video when discussing the shaper storms! Always has to be one kink in the armor!
Anthem is a 4 player co-op experience. I get tired of hearing/reading all the comments about content for more players. There are other games that fit that description. Let Anthem be Anthem. Can't say this enough. Unless we're talking about way, way, way down the line to push the limits of masterwork builds, then content for more players wont sound so sour. But for now, can't say enough, let Anthem be Anthem. & if that's not for a particular player, too bad. It is for many of us. Let us have something unique. This is not a critique against your commentary. Just a general statement, expressing some of my views. Enjoying your content on this game. Keep it coming, we'll keep watching
so. i have a major feeling anthem is being built to be very very different to destiny or wow. looking at the loot tables, the end game gear and how they want to specifically have NOT raids. but other "inspirational content". in my mind the games going to be built like a diablo looter, if im correct then the 3 dungeons we get at launch have a much much deeper pool of actual content then something like a destiny strike where you run it, get your gear and never go back. specially once your raid ready, its just dead content at that point. if they are going a more diablo/path of exile route, thats a HUGE deal. instead of building vertically and making old content irrelevant id love to see them build out and expand the mechanics and the features to allow for new content naturally but to also keep old stuff interesting and usable. harder content = better drop Quantity and rarity. not better loot. if thats the plan, im quiting my job and playing it full time.
Great video as always! I personally feel that this game is going to be great (i know, shoot me for being positive in this day and age) but i enjoyed the demo, all the footage has been great, the devs are being transparent as hell, answering questions, trying to listen to the gaming communities requests / feedback...it all looks GREAT!! Yet people still hating...i dunno, it seems like nothing is good enough for people these days :(
So, I’ve watched a couple of videos on your channel. I must say you have one hell of a radio voice and you’re putting out great content. Subscribed. Looking forward to seeing future videos once this game is FINALLY released.
I really appreciate this info-dump! I don't have the freedom to track down the various bits of info being addressed everywhere, so its been really great having all of you content creators dilligently seeking this stuff out. Your notes on end-game have really encouraged me that grinding out to run the higher difficulties is something I will actually want to do. I have been an avid Diablo player for many many years, but something that always irritated me is that beyond seeing more 'elite packs' running around, the only difference between difficulty settings was bigger numbers. Having confirmation that Anthem isn't JUST relying on inflated health and damage is really quite exciting, as there is only so far you can push that train until it becomes a game of absurd rocket tag. Either kill the enemy the instant it spawns, or it will 1shot you right back. At a certain point that stops being 'difficulty' and starts just being "do you have the gear to accomplish this" A challenge that doesn't actually require better player skill--just higher numbers on gear--gets boring much more quickly than one which will require us as players to adapt, rather than simply to get higher numbers.
Sweet Content Your Anthem! I agree that raids can come later because we will have plenty to play and figure out at launch. I do think Bioware should keep 4 player content static and not change it going forward. I never needed or wanted 6, 8, 18, 25 player type of content or games as it can be overwhelming and unnecessary. I think 4 player co-op is cozy, fun and will be a great way for those with smaller guilds to build a better bond with each other in gameplay.
As always William, appreciate everything you're doing here, you've talked about alot of this stuff before, but it's nice to have it all available in one video. Now I just need to get around to finally installing Discord so I can join you guys there.
First time watching your videos and got to say that I really enjoyed your info and input in the game. I will be preordering the game and give it a shot.
Great video, man, totally worth the wait. Thank you for making it. I think there's plenty in Anthem to keep me busy. I don't plan to race through the campaign and side missions, I want to take my time and enjoy the story and learn about the world. I don't progress through games particularly fast and I plan to fully kit out the Ranger and the Colossus at least. I'm sure I'll still be working on that when the updates start in March and probably long after. When and if they get around to "raids" (or whatever they want to call them) instead of just bigger dungeons I would like to see massive world events that allow for more than 4 players. They're really pushing the evolving world angle so I hope they make full use of it, use it to set Anthem apart from its competitors. And I would love, love, love an ME3-style hoarde mode!
I dont actually play many video games these days and this game is that ONE game that has made me game longer and hopefully harder. That said, I’m quite okay with the current gameplay loop for all eternity but that’s cause I’m simple like that. I can well understand everyone’s concern if it really does just boil down to variety but to me it’s a looter shooter it’s kinda what I was expecting.
Bro great video so clear and direc I'm so excited for this game. I used to play destiny 2 but I got tired of there drop system and there PvP match making. I'm a hard core gamer and I can't wait Anthom... thanks again.
Love the new outro my friend!! Also, I got some tips from just watching you play the Storm- so thank you. I will make you proud, brother. For Ft. Tarsis! For The Crimson Order! 🔥❄️🔥❄️
Fantastic video. I was having a discussion with a friend about anthem the other day. I pointed him in the direction of the game as I thought he would like it. He basically came back to me saying that he was interested, but that he'd seen a lot of concern about the lack of end game content. This led to me trying to explain everything that I knew had been confirmed by the devs and how some concerns (not all) were just false allegations. Now I've just sent him the link to this video. Far, Far easier 😂
Even tho im a interceptor Main, i will Take my time with the Story. Its an interesting world with great gameplay and combat. Im hyped and can't wait for the 22.
Nice video!! I can't wait for the 22. Finding and testing new gear is quite addictive. Hope they add a lot more weapon variations and maybe some way to change ultimate abilities. I think the diffrent difficulty levels and dynamic world should be enough for weeks or months of gameplay.
I honestly dont care at all about what people are saying. I'm suuuuper hyped for anthem and if they dont play I'm sure there will be 10 others to take their place! I'm soooo ready to dive DEEP into this world!
Absolutely loving the content as of late, William. Myself and the crew are looking forward to everything you bring to this game, and killer updates on what we’ve seen so far. Also, if you guys in the comments section would be interested in an ANTHEM PODCAST, check my team and I out in “Javelin Radio”, available on podcast applications Spotify and Anchor. Can’t wait to hang out with you guys, and hopefully get more involved with this community! Later, Freelancers, and cheers to YourAnthem!
Besides all the bad comments and haters that showed up yet, I am very hyped and absolutely looking forward to Feb. 22. And IF it turns out that I will be bored or have nothing to do real quick.....i might play another game...or read a book...or so. But I highly doubt it.
Did really good on this William I played the Demo stronghold over and over I still enjoyed it but then I just enjoy killing a lot of enemy’s but I never worried about end game content ❤️
... can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not. This was made as a hobby to cover Anthem, BioWare’s brainchild with EA’s funding. It’s BioWare’s world and story that I’m doing this for. Not EA’s.
As far as I know it's incorrect that the enemies have different movesets on higher difficulties. The devs said that the action timers would be lower so that the enemies would be constantly slinging their abilities at you, but aside from that it's just numbers.
A legendary Ash Titan will have more mores and behave differently than a lesser Ash Titan. A normal Brute won’t behave the same as a legendary Brute nor will it have its additional abilities. They get more aggressive as you go up in difficulty from what I experienced and they get additional abilities and behavioral changes based on their ranking.
@@YourAnthemGame yes, the abilities vary based on their rank, but you can run into "legendary" xy on normal difficulty even. So I question that there's any difference between normal and grandmaster 3 aside from cooldowns and hp/dmg numbers.
Just want to point out that the new content in Act 01 is said to be "Starting March 2019", not that all of it is going to necessarily be available during the month of March. I don't think it will be strung out over half a year or anything, but I won't be surprised at all if it ends up taking until April or possibly May to get everything in Act 01 released.
Thanks my man for another fantastic video hope you are feeling better keep up the great work!!!! One quick question based on what you have seen how long do you expect the story missions to take both just mainlining it and also doing side missions just looking for a generalization obviously we won’t actually know until the game is actually out. Thanks again!!!!
At first I fear that there wouldn't be enough activities for Anthem to keep me interested but now I know that there are too many events happening and some of us will actually feel overwhelmed with everything happening at once that is not just a great thing that is the best thing to ever happen to gaming especially when things can be changed on a moment's notice
I think the demo was relatively small overall, so I can see how people would think there’s not much to do in the game. First impressions. For me, the demo was small but to the point that I wanted more. It was fun as hell to play. The only minor gripes I had with it was not enough (epic) music and I felt the Javelins could have represented your sex. I mean why not? As for the music, it is only a demo with a relatively small file size, so I am hoping there’s more in the launch build. I felt teased by what little there was, and what was there was awesome. Oh and I would have like to be able to try out a third Javelin at least. I was so torn between the Storm and Interceptor but ultimately chose the Interceptor. I loved both the Ranger and Interceptor.
I honestly don’t know what to expect for endgame content but I am not freaking out like other people either because I know more and more stuff is gonna be added
Are there any news regarding the way loot show when picked up felt i was kinda lackluster in the demo compared to the way it was in the original e3 showing?
There hasn’t been any change which I don’t have a huge issue with. It is small, off to the right side of the screen, and not taking up valuable real estate on the screen while I’m playing.
Hi. I was just wondering why in the demo I was getting rare level 19 max items but in the game changers event your rate were level 34 and wanted to know if this was a crafting thing or a overall level thing that lead to them becoming op?
During the event we were set to level 30 and anything we picked up (given our level and difficulty) would be on our level’s par. Some stuff was crafted, others were just looting and shooting.
Hello William, after I watched this video a question popped up in my mind. I played the demo, and I know it wasn't fully representative but I felt the Colossus weak in the stronghold. I died several times with him but with the others I managed 1-2 deaths. Why is that is this thing stayes in the launched game? My idea is the Colossus should have the same shield style like the others, and his metal plate (shield, I know) should be armor instead shield stuff, and you can pick up yellow stuff to recharge it like your hp pool.
@@YourAnthemGame Thanks! This means a lot to me, would you mind if I ask you to forward this concept to the developers, just to know what they think about it? I don't have a twitter so it would be a bit complicated to me to reach them.
I thought I saw somewhere that the Dev’s said AI wouldn’t get -better- per se, but you would just see higher tiered enemies. So you would see less “Common” minions and more and more “Elites” and such, each with their own AI levels.
Great coverage William. I noticed an earlier trailer for Anthem the other day and was wondering if you may know the answers to my following question.... A trailer showing the Battle for Freemark includes Javlins of all types attempting to repel an attack. This looks amazing. During the fight Colossus units deploy to the front line and start bringing the pain. I noticed that they had their shields deployed to ward of blows/gunfire, but also returned fire with their guns at the same time. In the game this is currently not possible. Is this trailer an indication that this may change do you think?.
First, thank you for the compliment! 😁 Second, I don’t think it’ll be possible. The shield’s mechanic is to block damage, take it down to become vulnerable to deal damage, and then quickly get it back up. I’d personally love it, but I think the team would see it as defeating the purpose of the shield in the first place.
Can not wait to fly a round exploring the world of anthem. I got a question is the gear Rarity associated with pilot rank? Like you have to be a certain pilot rank to start finding rare gear.
@@YourAnthemGame So if I'm understanding, until your pilot rank increased, you simply could not find epic or higher grade gear? That... would be rather frustrating, as it basically means that playing at higher difficulties would be a waste of time until higher pilot levels, since XP seems to be mostly based on medals, and those don't appear to change dramatically between difficulties.
Soooooo, say you want to play this game very very, very much, and you level up and complete what is given at launch. If you want to do the grandmaster 3 “strike” mission or a raid comes along but you don’t have any friends to play with to do that raid to earn better gear for your javelin, would there still be any point in getting this game? Because it really is Destiny 2.0. Or will there be a match make type thing where you can team up with other players to do these “strike” type missions. It hasn’t been quite clear what the PVE strikes and raid team up will be like
The only thing I'm concerned about is the Strongholds, with the demo and the various Game Changer footage we've seen 2 out of 3 of them... I'm very excited for the full game, especially with the March updates - although with no actual timing that update could be spread over a quarter and I fear that might be spreading too little too thinly
I agree, but we have to have some level of hope! I have faith in the devs to get this right and provide enough content to keep Anthem relevant and fresh.
I really hope they focus on the 4 player / Singleplayer content. Enough games out there have big multi person raids. We need more games for smaller groups like Monster Hunter World.
So my question is does the Gear Score actually matter. I've heard that everyone will be able to play together regardless of gear score and that doesn't really make any sense. Why continue to up your gear score if you'll always be the same as everyone else in terms of strength.
An excellent question! Gear score does matter and while yes I could bring you, say a level 10 Uncommon geared Colossus into a Grandmaster 3 Temple of Scar where Legendary rarity is recommended... but I would be at a disadvantage. Sure, your damage output would be decent enough, but you wouldn’t have the armor abilities, perks, attachments, and weapons needed to give you an edge or make you useful to the group.
In my opinion on Multiplayer, I don’t think they’d ever be able to actually add a “normal” PvP style, but I do think they can do something like Destiny has with Gambit. What are your thoughts on this?
I always have been a PvP player in any game even Destiny, I didn’t wanna get to into why I think Anthem won’t be able to do it but the bottom line I think is Balance
I believe BioWare is trying to recapture the magic of Mass Effect 3's multiplayer with Legendary Contracts. Random locations, random objectives, random enemy type/faction, co-op centric multiple difficulty levels...this sounds like the formula that had me grinding at ME3 for more hours than I can count. I also think BioWare has commented saying these activities are "repeatable" so we can keep doing them (and they'll be different each time), meaning - with all the different difficulty options - we have an endless endgame to grind loot and keep climbing. Add in the fact BioWare can add new difficulties (along with new loot and activities) as the community starts to reach the max "power level" and essentially it becomes like Blizzard's Diablo 3 when they added Greater Rifts - an infinitely replayable set of randomly generated challenges along a ladder you may never get to the top of. If this is their plan for endgame, I think they could keep players satisfied for a long time while they put more *structured* content together (such as new missions/strongholds, weapons/gear, and Javelins). This was the same model used with how they updated ME3 multiplayer with new maps, weapons, and classes (all released via patch, for all players).
They should add an end game wave horde mode style where you like defend a position similar to the mass effect 3 multiplayer and like the waves are infinite with better rewards like CoD zombies
Your Anthem just had a great idea and this was the only place I knew to release it, so a straight PvE only battle royale mode.. where the waves get harder maybe from like grandmaster 1 2 then 3 with the waves, and you have your 4 man squad but there’s 5 other squads surviving by themselves and the goal is to survive and get the most points from kills
@@NeightrixPrime Considering that's basically how the 'defend the point' worked in the Tyrant mine, I wouldn't sit on that hope. Granted, it seemed like it just lowered the rate of progress rather than halting it entirely, which is an improvement, but still I would expect to see that mechanic return in some form.
@@RealAustinLane That... actually sounds pretty awesome I'll admit. I don't have any desire to play the various royale games out there because that sort of competition just isn't my jam, but having that kind of run, hide, and gun loop is appealing. Not sure how you could implement the typical BR hook of having to loot gear and supplies from the world into Anthem, considering how our loadouts are set up, but if they could find a way to do so, would be pretty awesome. Imagine having wandering Titans etc. around that will just WRECK you if they catch you in the open, meaning you really do have to stay alert and watchful for enemies, lest you bring down something on top of you that you really aren't ready to deal with. And, for that matter, there isn't even a need to have multiple squads doing this simultaneously in a single map. With solid leaderboards and tracking implemented, there can be parallel competition without ever needing to know if another group was running the same time as you.
I think people need to recognize that with Bioware, the story is a big part of it, and I wouldn't be surprised if Anthem has much more story and side missions, while in my experience Destiny and other Looter Shooters didn't have as much in that department (Division being a good second). I think my biggest outstanding question is the frequency of updates and additional content, which will determine to me how much we have available. If the content and Free-Play continues to evolve at a solid-enough pace then I don't see it being an issue. If it doesn't, then thats where it will bog down. I also hope we don't get specific gear drops because I personally hate grinding the same content over and over again and would love for it to just be "play how you want" to get the gear.
I would love to play anthem early, sadly I don't have origin premier yet. I would be willing to buy it but heard that you had to buy it one week before launch... Is this true?
Having got a chance to play for a bit in VIP & open demos- I barely got to really scratch the surface. I can think of a handful of weapons and gear, I've discussed with others, that I had not found myself. My builds were far from studied or practiced, and I would go from playing really well to being destroyed. I had my hands full. I think, currently, the content is where I would need it to be, to be happy.
@@YourAnthemGame I hate to sound so biased to anthem... Just an hour ago, I deleted my TD2 private beta because I got sooooo bored with it. It wasn't exciting at all. Damn! With Anthem Demo, I got so bummed after it ended. This is why I always watch these Anthem updates - 'cause I just can't wait to play it again. Hahaha!
You mentioned smarter enemies but I have not seen any mention of such from Bioware, did I miss something? Also, i believe that strategic variety from enemies instead of higher health pools would work better at the higher difficulties. From what I have been able to find from yourself and other youtubers massive health increases are the primary changes to the different grandmaster levels. I hope i am wrong and thank you for the content you provide.
A legendary Ash Titan will have more mores and behave differently than a lesser Ash Titan. A normal Brute won’t behave the same as a legendary Brute nor will it have its additional abilities. They get more aggressive as you go up in difficulty from what I experienced and they get additional abilities and behavioral changes based on their ranking. And happily happily! Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@YourAnthemGame Thanks for clearing that up. Difficulty progression of the enemies in such a matter does make a difference in over gameplay and strategy plus coordination with the three of the squad would become paramount. 👍🏼
Hello freelancers on amazon. Com there is a anthem book called ( stronger together) Which is one of the updates that come in later on,End it gives a description of what the story is. I think it’s going to be a storyline of missions. Lore and for shadowing I say! Hey check it out . Interesting hope it helps......YOUR ANTHEM Excelsior
I wouldn't even mind if they released a brutal raid 3-12 months after release that can take months to for first complete clear, people just clear section by section and slowly build up power for an eventual clear.
I don't see any reason to worry about the amount or variation of content yet. There are 3 strongholds at launch, and they plan to release another in Act 1 + new events, missions and cataclysm. I expect the story to take a while to listen through, which should nicely break up all the pew pew. And, really, If this eventually turns into a game I put down every couple of weeks and then pick back up in a couple of weeks I'm actually OK with that too. I need time to get my Outer Worlds, CP 2070, an BL 3 on.
Keep up the good work. I'm starting to feel the so-called issues with the end game are unfounded. My only real gripe with this game is the poor redrawn process. Waiting for randoms to revive you forever and just staring at your dead body is not good!
Honestly the only thing I’m concern is not everything is at launch. How long will post launch take? Just hope the hype will keep it live. Still have hopes for this!
I'm fine with no Raids in this game as in Destiny they're a very disposable form of content that gives you a great sense of accomplishment once then just a chore filled with tediously easy tasks that are only tough for newbs .
I agree with you expressing on the difficulty and length of the strongholds, but I don't think comparing their length to a raid is fair. Destiny 2 raids (for your average team, atleast) take around 2-3 hours. And by this, I obviously mean Last Wish and/or Scourge. I would think that comparing Strongholds to raid lairs, is more accurate.
I think a comparison to the Y1 raid/lairs is probably fairly accurate, once you knew Leviathan it was not a long raid. My record for a prestige completion was 27 minutes, and I don't think I had a single Tyrant Mine be that short in either demo weekend. Also we don't know at the moment how representative Tyrant is of the length of the other two. For all we know it could have been the shortest of the three strongholds.
Things I love: not needing more friends to see all content. One team will do. No PvP. Thank God. No more headshots and shit talk from basement virgins who can play 24/7.
Whats the point of running grandmaster 3 that requires you to be legendary geared? If you already have all the best gear, why spend 5 times longer clearing the same content youve already completed a hundred times? For another legendary that you dont need? /confused
A legendary Ash Titan will have more mores and behave differently than a lesser Ash Titan. A normal Brute won’t behave the same as a legendary Brute nor will it have its additional abilities. They get more aggressive as you go up in difficulty from what I experienced and they get additional abilities and behavioral changes based on their ranking.
@@StephenGibson1988 I remember seeing a reply to a question someone had on twitter. They had asked if we can expect future Javelins; they said, "Yes, we want to add more Javelins in the future"... According to open world games.
So sorry this video took so long to make. I've been under the weather the last few days which has delayed my content creation flow! Also, apologies for the audio error in the video when discussing the shaper storms! Always has to be one kink in the armor!
Anthem is a 4 player co-op experience. I get tired of hearing/reading all the comments about content for more players. There are other games that fit that description. Let Anthem be Anthem. Can't say this enough. Unless we're talking about way, way, way down the line to push the limits of masterwork builds, then content for more players wont sound so sour. But for now, can't say enough, let Anthem be Anthem. & if that's not for a particular player, too bad. It is for many of us. Let us have something unique.
This is not a critique against your commentary. Just a general statement, expressing some of my views. Enjoying your content on this game. Keep it coming, we'll keep watching
so. i have a major feeling anthem is being built to be very very different to destiny or wow.
looking at the loot tables, the end game gear and how they want to specifically have NOT raids. but other "inspirational content".
in my mind the games going to be built like a diablo looter, if im correct then the 3 dungeons we get at launch have a much much deeper pool of actual content then something like a destiny strike where you run it, get your gear and never go back. specially once your raid ready, its just dead content at that point.
if they are going a more diablo/path of exile route, thats a HUGE deal. instead of building vertically and making old content irrelevant id love to see them build out and expand the mechanics and the features to allow for new content naturally but to also keep old stuff interesting and usable. harder content = better drop Quantity and rarity. not better loot.
if thats the plan, im quiting my job and playing it full time.
I really like the new end phrase!!! 👍🏽
No it was great..... Keep doing u
Great video as always! I personally feel that this game is going to be great (i know, shoot me for being positive in this day and age) but i enjoyed the demo, all the footage has been great, the devs are being transparent as hell, answering questions, trying to listen to the gaming communities requests / feedback...it all looks GREAT!! Yet people still hating...i dunno, it seems like nothing is good enough for people these days :(
Watching this just makes the wait even more harder. Thanks again for another amazing video 👍👍
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what's going to be hard is deciding which javelin to master and which one to use, and which course to take in the game. im excited.
@@iOldManBlood yea i hear ya. i might go colossus first then try the other ones later
So, I’ve watched a couple of videos on your channel. I must say you have one hell of a radio voice and you’re putting out great content. Subscribed. Looking forward to seeing future videos once this game is FINALLY released.
I really appreciate this info-dump! I don't have the freedom to track down the various bits of info being addressed everywhere, so its been really great having all of you content creators dilligently seeking this stuff out.
Your notes on end-game have really encouraged me that grinding out to run the higher difficulties is something I will actually want to do. I have been an avid Diablo player for many many years, but something that always irritated me is that beyond seeing more 'elite packs' running around, the only difference between difficulty settings was bigger numbers.
Having confirmation that Anthem isn't JUST relying on inflated health and damage is really quite exciting, as there is only so far you can push that train until it becomes a game of absurd rocket tag. Either kill the enemy the instant it spawns, or it will 1shot you right back. At a certain point that stops being 'difficulty' and starts just being "do you have the gear to accomplish this" A challenge that doesn't actually require better player skill--just higher numbers on gear--gets boring much more quickly than one which will require us as players to adapt, rather than simply to get higher numbers.
Sweet Content Your Anthem! I agree that raids can come later because we will have plenty to play and figure out at launch. I do think Bioware should keep 4 player content static and not change it going forward. I never needed or wanted 6, 8, 18, 25 player type of content or games as it can be overwhelming and unnecessary. I think 4 player co-op is cozy, fun and will be a great way for those with smaller guilds to build a better bond with each other in gameplay.
Very well put together video. Loving your content and am looking forward to seeing you grow when Anthem comes out.
I subscribed like a week ago, and your videos keep getting better, I'm staying.
Love the video. Great work. I'm so excited to see how the world grows after release. Keep up the great work.
As always William, appreciate everything you're doing here, you've talked about alot of this stuff before, but it's nice to have it all available in one video. Now I just need to get around to finally installing Discord so I can join you guys there.
First time watching your videos and got to say that I really enjoyed your info and input in the game. I will be preordering the game and give it a shot.
It’s comments like these that I thoroughly appreciate and make my day! Thank you! And glad you’ll be pre-ordering and giving Anthem a shot!
Great video, man, totally worth the wait. Thank you for making it.
I think there's plenty in Anthem to keep me busy. I don't plan to race through the campaign and side missions, I want to take my time and enjoy the story and learn about the world. I don't progress through games particularly fast and I plan to fully kit out the Ranger and the Colossus at least. I'm sure I'll still be working on that when the updates start in March and probably long after.
When and if they get around to "raids" (or whatever they want to call them) instead of just bigger dungeons I would like to see massive world events that allow for more than 4 players. They're really pushing the evolving world angle so I hope they make full use of it, use it to set Anthem apart from its competitors.
And I would love, love, love an ME3-style hoarde mode!
Appreciate you for these updates. Thanks guy! Stoked for this game!
And I appreciate you for watching and commenting!
I dont actually play many video games these days and this game is that ONE game that has made me game longer and hopefully harder. That said, I’m quite okay with the current gameplay loop for all eternity but that’s cause I’m simple like that. I can well understand everyone’s concern if it really does just boil down to variety but to me it’s a looter shooter it’s kinda what I was expecting.
How old are you? I feel the same way with games and i played this on both demos/betas and can see myself playing this casually for a long time
@@artemislisserman1305 that was the demo/beta, though. They fixed that issue, so we should be good to go on release.
Artemis Lisserman hahaha nice one!!
vanquest I am 32 years old (greybeard gaming over here) lol
This video was excellently done.
Bro great video so clear and direc
I'm so excited for this game. I used to play destiny 2 but I got tired of there drop system and there PvP match making. I'm a hard core gamer and I can't wait Anthom... thanks again.
What a amazing video! And absolute love the last speech
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Love the new outro my friend!! Also, I got some tips from just watching you play the Storm- so thank you. I will make you proud, brother. For Ft. Tarsis! For The Crimson Order! 🔥❄️🔥❄️
I really wish more people would take the time to checkout your channel. It would really make alot of people change perspective
Alex Stachowicz I really appreciate that! It’s just TH-cam’s algorithm and with everyone and their mother covering Anthem? It makes it hard.
@@YourAnthemGame on the plus side, the channel has grown quite a bit. I'm looking forward to all of your lore videos in the future.
Fantastic video. I was having a discussion with a friend about anthem the other day. I pointed him in the direction of the game as I thought he would like it. He basically came back to me saying that he was interested, but that he'd seen a lot of concern about the lack of end game content. This led to me trying to explain everything that I knew had been confirmed by the devs and how some concerns (not all) were just false allegations. Now I've just sent him the link to this video. Far, Far easier 😂
This games made me do the stronghold on the vip and open demo about 200 times the whole weekend and never got bored of it
Thing is... youll be doing it for months not just 2 days.
@@kh2387 okay and?
@@Mina_0298 not getting bored of something in 2 days doesnt mean you wont get bored of it in half a year.
@@kh2387 okay well that's your opinion not mine 🤷🏽♀️ I enjoy bringing games so that wont bother me my guy.
Grinding*
Even tho im a interceptor Main, i will Take my time with the Story. Its an interesting world with great gameplay and combat. Im hyped and can't wait for the 22.
Can’t wait to play again. Have the week off work sooooo gonna be crushing it.
Nice video!! I can't wait for the 22. Finding and testing new gear is quite addictive. Hope they add a lot more weapon variations and maybe some way to change ultimate abilities. I think the diffrent difficulty levels and dynamic world should be enough for weeks or months of gameplay.
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Great Video, keep up the great work.
I appreciate you Devon!
You sir have earned yourself a new subscriber and a like!
I honestly dont care at all about what people are saying. I'm suuuuper hyped for anthem and if they dont play I'm sure there will be 10 others to take their place! I'm soooo ready to dive DEEP into this world!
Good video man think there’s plenty to do plus the first dlc drop is in March I can’t personally can’t wait
Absolutely loving the content as of late, William. Myself and the crew are looking forward to everything you bring to this game, and killer updates on what we’ve seen so far. Also, if you guys in the comments section would be interested in an ANTHEM PODCAST, check my team and I out in “Javelin Radio”, available on podcast applications Spotify and Anchor. Can’t wait to hang out with you guys, and hopefully get more involved with this community! Later, Freelancers, and cheers to YourAnthem!
Storm looks OP from every angle! Can't wait!!!!!
Super high quality videos, keep it up man love it ^^
I really appreciate that my friend!
Besides all the bad comments and haters that showed up yet, I am very hyped and absolutely looking forward to Feb. 22.
And IF it turns out that I will be bored or have nothing to do real quick.....i might play another game...or read a book...or so.
But I highly doubt it.
Did really good on this William I played the Demo stronghold over and over I still enjoyed it but then I just enjoy killing a lot of enemy’s but I never worried about end game content ❤️
I've never seen a channel more obviously created by EA. Subscribed lol.
... can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not. This was made as a hobby to cover Anthem, BioWare’s brainchild with EA’s funding. It’s BioWare’s world and story that I’m doing this for. Not EA’s.
I cannot wait :D only 26hours left for the headstart :D:D:D:D:D:D
As far as I know it's incorrect that the enemies have different movesets on higher difficulties. The devs said that the action timers would be lower so that the enemies would be constantly slinging their abilities at you, but aside from that it's just numbers.
A legendary Ash Titan will have more mores and behave differently than a lesser Ash Titan. A normal Brute won’t behave the same as a legendary Brute nor will it have its additional abilities. They get more aggressive as you go up in difficulty from what I experienced and they get additional abilities and behavioral changes based on their ranking.
@@YourAnthemGame yes, the abilities vary based on their rank, but you can run into "legendary" xy on normal difficulty even. So I question that there's any difference between normal and grandmaster 3 aside from cooldowns and hp/dmg numbers.
Our greatest enemy is waiting. This game can’t come sooner
Just want to point out that the new content in Act 01 is said to be "Starting March 2019", not that all of it is going to necessarily be available during the month of March. I don't think it will be strung out over half a year or anything, but I won't be surprised at all if it ends up taking until April or possibly May to get everything in Act 01 released.
Correct. Starting March 2019 and can go to whenever. Not everything will release in March in my opinion.
Thanks my man for another fantastic video hope you are feeling better keep up the great work!!!! One quick question based on what you have seen how long do you expect the story missions to take both just mainlining it and also doing side missions just looking for a generalization obviously we won’t actually know until the game is actually out. Thanks again!!!!
I honestly have no idea! I’ve looked and waited for a response but there’s not much to be found.
Thanks for the quick response!!!👍
At first I fear that there wouldn't be enough activities for Anthem to keep me interested but now I know that there are too many events happening and some of us will actually feel overwhelmed with everything happening at once that is not just a great thing that is the best thing to ever happen to gaming especially when things can be changed on a moment's notice
I think we the player base truly have no idea how much end game options we'll have, I hope BioWare blows us away.. Great Content.
It’s refreshing to see realistic optimism like your’s! Couldn’t agree more!
I am glad they are not included at launch. That means to me, I need to level up!! I am so excited for this game!
I think the demo was relatively small overall, so I can see how people would think there’s not much to do in the game. First impressions.
For me, the demo was small but to the point that I wanted more. It was fun as hell to play.
The only minor gripes I had with it was not enough (epic) music and I felt the Javelins could have represented your sex. I mean why not?
As for the music, it is only a demo with a relatively small file size, so I am hoping there’s more in the launch build. I felt teased by what little there was, and what was there was awesome.
Oh and I would have like to be able to try out a third Javelin at least. I was so torn between the Storm and Interceptor but ultimately chose the Interceptor. I loved both the Ranger and Interceptor.
I honestly don’t know what to expect for endgame content but I am not freaking out like other people either because I know more and more stuff is gonna be added
Are there any news regarding the way loot show when picked up felt i was kinda lackluster in the demo compared to the way it was in the original e3 showing?
There hasn’t been any change which I don’t have a huge issue with. It is small, off to the right side of the screen, and not taking up valuable real estate on the screen while I’m playing.
Hi. I was just wondering why in the demo I was getting rare level 19 max items but in the game changers event your rate were level 34 and wanted to know if this was a crafting thing or a overall level thing that lead to them becoming op?
During the event we were set to level 30 and anything we picked up (given our level and difficulty) would be on our level’s par. Some stuff was crafted, others were just looting and shooting.
Hello William, after I watched this video a question popped up in my mind. I played the demo, and I know it wasn't fully representative but I felt the Colossus weak in the stronghold. I died several times with him but with the others I managed 1-2 deaths. Why is that is this thing stayes in the launched game? My idea is the Colossus should have the same shield style like the others, and his metal plate (shield, I know) should be armor instead shield stuff, and you can pick up yellow stuff to recharge it like your hp pool.
Even in the end game the Colossus plays that way. It’s finicky, plain and simple. But that’s an excellent idea!
@@YourAnthemGame Thanks! This means a lot to me, would you mind if I ask you to forward this concept to the developers, just to know what they think about it? I don't have a twitter so it would be a bit complicated to me to reach them.
Baranyi Attila consider it done! 😎
Thanks for another great video
And thank you for watching and commenting! 😁
I thought I saw somewhere that the Dev’s said AI wouldn’t get -better- per se, but you would just see higher tiered enemies.
So you would see less “Common” minions and more and more “Elites” and such, each with their own AI levels.
Great coverage William. I noticed an earlier trailer for Anthem the other day and was wondering if you may know the answers to my following question.... A trailer showing the Battle for Freemark includes Javlins of all types attempting to repel an attack. This looks amazing. During the fight Colossus units deploy to the front line and start bringing the pain. I noticed that they had their shields deployed to ward of blows/gunfire, but also returned fire with their guns at the same time. In the game this is currently not possible. Is this trailer an indication that this may change do you think?.
First, thank you for the compliment! 😁
Second, I don’t think it’ll be possible. The shield’s mechanic is to block damage, take it down to become vulnerable to deal damage, and then quickly get it back up. I’d personally love it, but I think the team would see it as defeating the purpose of the shield in the first place.
Errr... not defeating the purpose, but perhaps make it too strong.
another great vid love it
I appreciate you! 😁
@@YourAnthemGame no no no i appreciate u !!
Can not wait to fly a round exploring the world of anthem. I got a question is the gear Rarity associated with pilot rank? Like you have to be a certain pilot rank to start finding rare gear.
Frank Considine correct! Your characters (pilots) do the leveling! Not your suits!
@@YourAnthemGame So if I'm understanding, until your pilot rank increased, you simply could not find epic or higher grade gear? That... would be rather frustrating, as it basically means that playing at higher difficulties would be a waste of time until higher pilot levels, since XP seems to be mostly based on medals, and those don't appear to change dramatically between difficulties.
You da man! 😎
Soooooo, say you want to play this game very very, very much, and you level up and complete what is given at launch. If you want to do the grandmaster 3 “strike” mission or a raid comes along but you don’t have any friends to play with to do that raid to earn better gear for your javelin, would there still be any point in getting this game? Because it really is Destiny 2.0. Or will there be a match make type thing where you can team up with other players to do these “strike” type missions. It hasn’t been quite clear what the PVE strikes and raid team up will be like
The only thing I'm concerned about is the Strongholds, with the demo and the various Game Changer footage we've seen 2 out of 3 of them... I'm very excited for the full game, especially with the March updates - although with no actual timing that update could be spread over a quarter and I fear that might be spreading too little too thinly
I agree, but we have to have some level of hope! I have faith in the devs to get this right and provide enough content to keep Anthem relevant and fresh.
I can't wait til it comes out
Thx for the great video. Love this game and so tierd of all rhe hate this game gets. Any lore stuff coming!?
The lore series will begin very soon!
During the flying are you able to do a loop, or does control stop at full vertical?
SM 3000 you can definitely do it!
@@YourAnthemGame Sweet! Thx for the answer!
Very well said 👏👏👏
I really hope they focus on the 4 player / Singleplayer content. Enough games out there have big multi person raids. We need more games for smaller groups like Monster Hunter World.
I'm in agreement with you. Its hard enough getting 3 friends together at once, much less 5 or more for some big raid event.
So my question is does the Gear Score actually matter. I've heard that everyone will be able to play together regardless of gear score and that doesn't really make any sense. Why continue to up your gear score if you'll always be the same as everyone else in terms of strength.
An excellent question! Gear score does matter and while yes I could bring you, say a level 10 Uncommon geared Colossus into a Grandmaster 3 Temple of Scar where Legendary rarity is recommended... but I would be at a disadvantage. Sure, your damage output would be decent enough, but you wouldn’t have the armor abilities, perks, attachments, and weapons needed to give you an edge or make you useful to the group.
Once the game comes out. I’d be interested in end game loot.
In my opinion on Multiplayer, I don’t think they’d ever be able to actually add a “normal” PvP style, but I do think they can do something like Destiny has with Gambit. What are your thoughts on this?
Agreed. Normal PvP wouldn’t work. But something like Gambit? It has potential.
I always have been a PvP player in any game even Destiny, I didn’t wanna get to into why I think Anthem won’t be able to do it but the bottom line I think is Balance
I believe BioWare is trying to recapture the magic of Mass Effect 3's multiplayer with Legendary Contracts.
Random locations, random objectives, random enemy type/faction, co-op centric multiple difficulty levels...this sounds like the formula that had me grinding at ME3 for more hours than I can count. I also think BioWare has commented saying these activities are "repeatable" so we can keep doing them (and they'll be different each time), meaning - with all the different difficulty options - we have an endless endgame to grind loot and keep climbing.
Add in the fact BioWare can add new difficulties (along with new loot and activities) as the community starts to reach the max "power level" and essentially it becomes like Blizzard's Diablo 3 when they added Greater Rifts - an infinitely replayable set of randomly generated challenges along a ladder you may never get to the top of.
If this is their plan for endgame, I think they could keep players satisfied for a long time while they put more *structured* content together (such as new missions/strongholds, weapons/gear, and Javelins). This was the same model used with how they updated ME3 multiplayer with new maps, weapons, and classes (all released via patch, for all players).
They should add an end game wave horde mode style where you like defend a position similar to the mass effect 3 multiplayer and like the waves are infinite with better rewards like CoD zombies
Right there with you!
Your Anthem just had a great idea and this was the only place I knew to release it, so a straight PvE only battle royale mode.. where the waves get harder maybe from like grandmaster 1 2 then 3 with the waves, and you have your 4 man squad but there’s 5 other squads surviving by themselves and the goal is to survive and get the most points from kills
@@NeightrixPrime Considering that's basically how the 'defend the point' worked in the Tyrant mine, I wouldn't sit on that hope. Granted, it seemed like it just lowered the rate of progress rather than halting it entirely, which is an improvement, but still I would expect to see that mechanic return in some form.
@@RealAustinLane That... actually sounds pretty awesome I'll admit. I don't have any desire to play the various royale games out there because that sort of competition just isn't my jam, but having that kind of run, hide, and gun loop is appealing. Not sure how you could implement the typical BR hook of having to loot gear and supplies from the world into Anthem, considering how our loadouts are set up, but if they could find a way to do so, would be pretty awesome.
Imagine having wandering Titans etc. around that will just WRECK you if they catch you in the open, meaning you really do have to stay alert and watchful for enemies, lest you bring down something on top of you that you really aren't ready to deal with.
And, for that matter, there isn't even a need to have multiple squads doing this simultaneously in a single map. With solid leaderboards and tracking implemented, there can be parallel competition without ever needing to know if another group was running the same time as you.
Solid video
I think people need to recognize that with Bioware, the story is a big part of it, and I wouldn't be surprised if Anthem has much more story and side missions, while in my experience Destiny and other Looter Shooters didn't have as much in that department (Division being a good second). I think my biggest outstanding question is the frequency of updates and additional content, which will determine to me how much we have available. If the content and Free-Play continues to evolve at a solid-enough pace then I don't see it being an issue. If it doesn't, then thats where it will bog down. I also hope we don't get specific gear drops because I personally hate grinding the same content over and over again and would love for it to just be "play how you want" to get the gear.
I would love to play anthem early, sadly I don't have origin premier yet. I would be willing to buy it but heard that you had to buy it one week before launch... Is this true?
I love your channel
Don't think they are using the term shaper storms anymore they are called Cataclysms I think ?
They’ve really scrapped the name shaper storms and just call them storms now which sucks.
Having got a chance to play for a bit in VIP & open demos- I barely got to really scratch the surface. I can think of a handful of weapons and gear, I've discussed with others, that I had not found myself. My builds were far from studied or practiced, and I would go from playing really well to being destroyed. I had my hands full. I think, currently, the content is where I would need it to be, to be happy.
Even if it lacked variety, it would still be fun. I played the demo, and this game is absolutely refreshing.
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@@YourAnthemGame I hate to sound so biased to anthem... Just an hour ago, I deleted my TD2 private beta because I got sooooo bored with it. It wasn't exciting at all. Damn!
With Anthem Demo, I got so bummed after it ended. This is why I always watch these Anthem updates - 'cause I just can't wait to play it again. Hahaha!
What happens with the xp after we hit level 30 are we going to get anything for leveling up after 30
After Level 30? The bulk of your xp points earned by badges in combat will go towards the alliance system which will reward you with coin.
Your Anthem nice
I haven't seen this question before. Can I repeat the story mode like any other RPG?
Unfortunately you cannot. I was pretty disappointed about this too. If you want to play the story again, you have to make a new character.
@@YourAnthemGame that's sad a new game + would be awesome replaying the story with harder difficulty 🤔
Ricardo Nora or just start on hard
@@ryanschmidt2462 I was thinking about grandmaster on hard is how I'm going to play 😉
You mentioned smarter enemies but I have not seen any mention of such from Bioware, did I miss something? Also, i believe that strategic variety from enemies instead of higher health pools would work better at the higher difficulties. From what I have been able to find from yourself and other youtubers massive health increases are the primary changes to the different grandmaster levels. I hope i am wrong and thank you for the content you provide.
A legendary Ash Titan will have more mores and behave differently than a lesser Ash Titan. A normal Brute won’t behave the same as a legendary Brute nor will it have its additional abilities. They get more aggressive as you go up in difficulty from what I experienced and they get additional abilities and behavioral changes based on their ranking.
And happily happily! Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@YourAnthemGame Thanks for clearing that up. Difficulty progression of the enemies in such a matter does make a difference in over gameplay and strategy plus coordination with the three of the squad would become paramount. 👍🏼
Hello freelancers on amazon. Com there is a anthem book called ( stronger together) Which is one of the updates that come in later on,End it gives a description of what the story is. I think it’s going to be a storyline of missions. Lore and for shadowing I say! Hey check it out . Interesting hope it helps......YOUR ANTHEM Excelsior
I wouldn't even mind if they released a brutal raid 3-12 months after release that can take months to for first complete clear, people just clear section by section and slowly build up power for an eventual clear.
Counting the days here....
I don't see any reason to worry about the amount or variation of content yet. There are 3 strongholds at launch, and they plan to release another in Act 1 + new events, missions and cataclysm. I expect the story to take a while to listen through, which should nicely break up all the pew pew. And, really, If this eventually turns into a game I put down every couple of weeks and then pick back up in a couple of weeks I'm actually OK with that too. I need time to get my Outer Worlds, CP 2070, an BL 3 on.
Keep up the good work. I'm starting to feel the so-called issues with the end game are unfounded.
My only real gripe with this game is the poor redrawn process. Waiting for randoms to revive you forever and just staring at your dead body is not good!
Mike Gamble actually addressed this on Twitter! Respawning shall never be an issue again!
@@YourAnthemGame cheers.
Will there be multiple COMPLETE DIFFERENT/NEW Bosses at lauch we've never seen before?
I... hm... idk.
Hope you get better soon bro
Hello fantastic announcer
Honestly the only thing I’m concern is not everything is at launch. How long will post launch take? Just hope the hype will keep it live. Still have hopes for this!
I am pretty ecstatic about this game now
I'm fine with no Raids in this game as in Destiny they're a very disposable form of content that gives you a great sense of accomplishment once then just a chore filled with tediously easy tasks that are only tough for newbs .
I agree with you expressing on the difficulty and length of the strongholds, but I don't think comparing their length to a raid is fair. Destiny 2 raids (for your average team, atleast) take around 2-3 hours. And by this, I obviously mean Last Wish and/or Scourge. I would think that comparing Strongholds to raid lairs, is more accurate.
I think a comparison to the Y1 raid/lairs is probably fairly accurate, once you knew Leviathan it was not a long raid. My record for a prestige completion was 27 minutes, and I don't think I had a single Tyrant Mine be that short in either demo weekend. Also we don't know at the moment how representative Tyrant is of the length of the other two. For all we know it could have been the shortest of the three strongholds.
Things I love: not needing more friends to see all content. One team will do.
No PvP. Thank God. No more headshots and shit talk from basement virgins who can play 24/7.
Ur ranger in this vid looked like iron man😀
I thought the Devs said that Sunday's event was just a taste of what is coming and not a cataclysm or shaper
It was a lesser cataclysm. Or at least that’s what most in the community are calling it.
Are the cataclisms and shaper storms the same?
Not quite. It’s complicated.
@@YourAnthemGame great but will they both exist in the game?
Really good video!
Is it possible to share a contract (legendary maybe) with a friend if He join in to help, so that he will get the reward as well?
Absolutely!
@@YourAnthemGame daaaaamn!
The video seems to not be playing as of this comment. Your others work fine?
That’s strange! I’ll look into it! It’s playing fine for me!
@@YourAnthemGame It shows the time index 0:00 / 14 XX then goes back to 00:00, Doesnt work in Chrome or Edge.
@@YourAnthemGame Hmmm works on mobile though... weird. Ill just watch it on the phone, and cast to my screen. Cheers Mate
I feel that by the time anyone gets far enough to feel any kind of lack of end game content Bioware will have released more.
Exactly!
I hope this game is good and doesn't get backlash that we're all expecting it will. Really do wan to support Bioware.
How many unique weapons are there in the game?
Not sure to be honest with you!
I cant wait
Whats the point of running grandmaster 3 that requires you to be legendary geared? If you already have all the best gear, why spend 5 times longer clearing the same content youve already completed a hundred times? For another legendary that you dont need? /confused
They have promised something to reward you for it, but I’m right there with you. I suppose a better drop rate for legendaries 🤷🏼♂️
Wait.. in higher difficulties the enemys have new moves and stuff?
A legendary Ash Titan will have more mores and behave differently than a lesser Ash Titan. A normal Brute won’t behave the same as a legendary Brute nor will it have its additional abilities. They get more aggressive as you go up in difficulty from what I experienced and they get additional abilities and behavioral changes based on their ranking.
@@YourAnthemGame well that sounds awesome!
Do u guys think that future javelins would cost real money or be free?
I honestly don't think we'll be getting new javelins. And personally, I'd prefer they just keep adding stuff to make my Storm more awesome. :D
Killergod 0406 I'd hope they would let us build the parts and put it all together or purchase the whole thing.
It will be free cuz that's pay to win which isn't in this game.
@@StephenGibson1988 I remember seeing a reply to a question someone had on twitter. They had asked if we can expect future Javelins; they said, "Yes, we want to add more Javelins in the future"... According to open world games.
@@StephenGibson1988 they said they have plans for new javelins after launch at some point