Anthem Will and Won’t Be an MMO
Anthem news is scarce, but we’re lucky to have a BioWare developer willing to engage with his audience. In this case, it’s Brennon Holmes, Tech engineer for Anthem over at BioWare. In the latest threads on Reddit, he responded to a question about the IPs PC port and weapons progression system. Now, let’s dive into what he had to say.
As in most cases, players will be relieved to hear that the PC port won’t be garbage. While ad focus has been on console, BioWare devs are working around the clock on the PC version. At least, that’s what I gather after reading Holmes’ response to fans on Reddit: “Let me put it another way then…everyone is constantly developing on the PC platform,” he said.
Next, Holmes responded to fan feedback about weapons progression. With a healthy curiosity, one fan asked whether weapons would rely on stats or whether they would get better with more use (weapons that level up, essentially). The former mode of progression seems like a staple with MMOs, but we don’t know if BioWare is taking the true MMO route. Whatever the case, it looks like we’ll be witnessing a hybrid of the two systems.
“One advantage to having a more static model is that it’s a lot easier to entice players into different styles of gameplay,” said Holmes. “You find something new, it’s more powerful than what you have… you’re likely to give it a go! Alternatively, with things that grow in power over time/usage… you tend to get a lot more attached to the items you have. They start to form part of the identity of your character. A lot of it depends on what the progression goals are with a given system. Currently we’re doing both styles (for different areas of progression).”
Now, we’re left to wonder if the PC port will arrive at the same time as console versions, among many other things. For now, all we really know is that the game is coming in 2019. Any thoughts on the latest responses from Holmes? What kind of progressions system would you like to see in Anthem? Feel free to comment down below.