Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
News
BioWare Discusses Feedback From The Anthem Demo And Current Fixes
If you got into Anthem's exclusive access demo this past weekend, congratulations! Servers were incredibly difficult to get into on the first day, but slowly calmed down over the weekend. People who did get in still had quite a bit of feedback for EA and BioWare's new flight-oriented action-shooter, however, and BioWare has put up a blog post detailing what can and will be done in the future.
In the post written by BioWare's head of live service Chad Robertson, the rocky launch was acknowledged right off the bat. From there, Robertson talked a bit about what will be fixed for the final game and has been fixed already.
"We’ve also been preparing for many weeks for our full launch. That version of the game already has a long list of things that are already fixed that won’t make the public demo weekend. That list includes:
- Weapons with 0% infusions
- Weapons with bonus that applies to different Javelins
- Plot integrity / party gather issues
- Changes to Javelin unlock behavior
- Fixes for losing XP at end of some expeditions
- Performance Improvements
- Additional stability fixes
- A Social Hub: The Launch Bay
- And a few thousand more (literally)…"
As mentioned, these fixes will go into the game's final release, but the demo available for the public this week will be the same as the VIP demo from this past weekend. BioWare has pointed out before that the demo was locked about six weeks prior to release, so it is not fully representative of the final game. Players who did participate in the VIP demo weekend will get a free Javelin skin for their troubles.
We recently got a chance to sit down with BioWare and talk about their plans for Anthem and how they are going to incorporate player feedback into their first major live console game. The public demo for the game goes live on February 1 through February 3 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
The full game releases on February 22.
On
On
Off
Off
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
