Category: Anthem News

The v1.0.3 update for Anthem went live over the weekend. It came out earlier than expected and bring some big changes to the game’s loot system. In addition, respawn restrictions have been removed, though a short timer is in place for some activities. Technical improvements include better stability and audio enhancements. Lastly, a beefy list of bug fixes and other improvements addresses a wide array of systems and features. However, it appears a number of other issues have cropped up as well.

According to Reddit user YeetLordSupreme, Anthem’s starter rifle seems to be the best in the game damage-wise. After conducting a number of experiments with weapons up to and including a max-level Masterwork firearm, it was determined that weapon damage and enemy health scale based on the weapon being used by players. UPDATE: Bioware has responded and said that the bug is being nerfed, as predicted!

It appears that PlayStation 4 players are experiencing a number of technical issues with Anthem with players flocking to the Anthem Reddit to voice their concerns. Issues include rampant crashes and system shut downs that can damage the console. As a result, it appears that Sony is aware of the issues its customers are facing and is offering full refunds with a “no questions asked” policy, though this seems to be situational.

The Anthem Reddit has a new post from BioWare’s Lead Producer Ben Irving. In it, Irving lays out some significant changes coming to the loot system, much of it based on community feedback. Most notably, BioWare is targeting Inscriptions and making them more useful to the items to which they are attached.

Former Diablo 3 Systems Designer Travis Day (now with Phoenix Labs / Dauntless) has been playing Anthem a lot “for the past week” and has been enjoying himself, according to a new post on the Anthem Reddit. In it, Day takes time to examine some “reward system related traps” that he’s discovered and to “offer some possible solutions in an effort to help make this game, which I’m enjoying, more compelling”. Day targets five areas he believes would radically change the two systems.

Now that Anthem has officially launched, BioWare is ready to take the lid off the plans that they have in store for players during the first 90-days of “live service”. The community can look forward to new Legendary Missions, events, the Mastery System, leaderboards, guilds, strongholds and much more. These all come in addition to QoL improvements, bug fixes as well as daily, weekly and monthly challenges that can see players earn some sweet rewards.

when Anthem officially launches on February 22nd, it will come complete with a Day 1 patch that will come with a host of bug fixes and feature adjustments. Many of the issues being addressed in the Day 1 update are problems players identified during the past several days of Early Access. Most notably, those players “stuck” on the Tomb of the Legionnaires missions will find their experience greatly enhanced when chests found by anyone on a team will count for everyone.

Anthem is going live today for EA/Origin Access members, but it appears that launch is not without its issues. According to players, servers have hit capacity and many are stuck on the start screen and informed that “services are currently unavailable”. EA Help tweeted that it is aware of the issue and is working to address it ASAP.

It appears that there may be a live-action Anthem movie in the works if you extrapolate broad hints from film director Neill Blomkamp, the former director of the Halo movie. Under the photo of a “real” Javelin, Blomkamp wrote, “Been working on something new. Really excited to share this soon! #anthemgame”.

Today’s a big day for anyone looking to find out more about Anthem thanks to the arrival of the open demo. Anyone can download, install and play the demo that will be live from now through Sunday, February 3rd at 8:00 pm Pacific / 11:00 pm Eastern. Players need to be aware, according to BioWare, that servers will opening in a “rolling capacity” so not all players may be able to enter the game immediately but will be able to as more servers are added.