Anthem VIP Demo Downloads Begin Ahead of This Weekend's Event - MMORPG.com

SBFord · January 2019

Anthem VIP Demo Downloads Begin Ahead of This Weekend's Event - MMORPG.com

The Anthem VIP beta test will kick off on Friday, January 25th at 9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 pm Eastern and will run through January 27th at 6:00 pm Pacific / 9:00 pm Eastern. Those who have preordered the game or who are members of EA / Origin Access will be able to take part in the beta this weekend. In order to jump into the game when the bell tolls the start of the event, players on all platforms can preload the client right now.

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Galadourn · January 2019

35 out of those 44GB are probably gonna be cinematics and NPC voice assets....

d_20 · January 2019

I hope this is good. Still going to wait until at least a month after launch. If it's good, it will still be good then.

For everyone going in early, have fun. I will be looking forward to reading about your experiences here.

3dom · January 2019

I've snatched VIP demo access key in "free keys" Reddit thread. There goes next weekend...

ShadowStyleB · January 2019

d_20 said:

I hope this is good. Still going to wait until at least a month after launch. If it's good, it will still be good then.

For everyone going in early, have fun. I will be looking forward to reading about your experiences here.

Or you could play next weekend when the free demo drops. You can play then and still wait a month I guess.

gervaise1 · January 2019

Galadourn said:

35 out of those 44GB are probably gonna be cinematics and NPC voice assets....

And? Games used to com on a 360k floppy disc; you suggesting they go back to that?

44Gb is not that big a deal these days.

Galadourn · January 2019

gervaise1 said:

Galadourn said:

35 out of those 44GB are probably gonna be cinematics and NPC voice assets....

And? Games used to com on a 360k floppy disc; you suggesting they go back to that?

44Gb is not that big a deal these days.

I just hope it's not like the 50GB 'For Honor ', which was basically a collage of choreographed combat moves with no feeling of control of your character. For that amount of data in a client, I would expect much much more in terms of gameplay than simply shining graphics and motion-captured animations. If Anthem plays like Borderlands series, however, then I'll probably give it a try, I like the basic concept of the game.

BadSpock · January 2019

Galadourn said:

35 out of those 44GB are probably gonna be cinematics and NPC voice assets....

And people like you would complain if the game didn't have high quality VO, cutscenes, and graphics... for the love of Pete!

thyraven · January 2019

My only question is, will the progress follow over to release?

BadSpock · January 2019

Galadourn said:

gervaise1 said:

Galadourn said:

35 out of those 44GB are probably gonna be cinematics and NPC voice assets....

And? Games used to com on a 360k floppy disc; you suggesting they go back to that?

44Gb is not that big a deal these days.

I just hope it's not like the 50GB 'For Honor ', which was basically a collage of choreographed combat moves with no feeling of control of your character. For that amount of data in a client, I would expect much much more in terms of gameplay than simply shining graphics and motion-captured animations.

If Anthem plays like Borderlands series, however, then I'll probably give it a try, I like the basic concept of the game.

See I feel totally different about For Honor - I really loved the game and concept, but it was frankly just too hard. In truth, I didn't spend much time with it, but I could never get the timing down right to effectively block.

Playing Online (which was a big draw after finishing a portion of the campaign) was just impossible for me due to the skill gap.

Rhygarth · January 2019

thyraven said:

My only question is, will the progress follow over to release?

Progress will follow over from the VIP beta to the open beta but then it will be wiped for release.

rojoArcueid · January 2019

Galadourn said:

35 out of those 44GB are probably gonna be cinematics and NPC voice assets....

didn't Mr. Gamble confirm the game only supports 4K and not 1080p?, at least on console, dunno about PC. Those GB are all graphics. I'm afraid the whole game is all graphics and little game content.

We will see after launch.

Sovrath · January 2019

rojoArcueid said:

Galadourn said:

35 out of those 44GB are probably gonna be cinematics and NPC voice assets....

didn't Mr. Gamble confirm the game only supports 4K and not 1080p?, at least on console, dunno about PC. Those GB are all graphics. I'm afraid the whole game is all graphics and little game content.

We will see after launch.

Say what you want about Bioware, their games always have game content and lots of it. You might not like their game decisions or recent games but they are always chock full of content.

Valentina · January 2019

i already pre-ordered it, but the only thing that shows up is the main anthem game, not any demo.

Ilaya · January 2019

I'm sooooooo RDY for the VIP Demo.
And i BEG you EA, make it right or at least show me you will try to, so that i can throw some Money in your Direction with Ordering it an playing it with start of the Pre Order Week!

Mr.Gutsy · January 2019

OHH YEEAAH. MY BODY IS READY!

hallucigenocide · January 2019

Valentina said:

i already pre-ordered it, but the only thing that shows up is the main anthem game, not any demo.

on console you can search for Anthem Demo in their stores.
if on PC use the search bar on Origin and look for the demo.

Octagon7711 · January 2019

Valentina said:

i already pre-ordered it, but the only thing that shows up is the main anthem game, not any demo.

You can probably bring up the main splash screen but won't be able to get in until the servers go online.

ConstantineMerus · January 2019

I'm downloading the demo. I'm gonna give a try tomorrow. I think I might like this game.

blastermaster · January 2019

Valentina said:

i already pre-ordered it, but the only thing that shows up is the main anthem game, not any demo.

That's because the demo is "different" from the game. If you are on PC, open Origin and go into the Store, then click on the ad for Anthem, you will see a "Try it First" button under the "View In Library" one you have (since you already own the game). It will load another "game" in your library; the Anthem Demo, that you will then be able to download,etc.

rojoArcueid · January 2019

Sovrath said:

rojoArcueid said:

Galadourn said:

35 out of those 44GB are probably gonna be cinematics and NPC voice assets....

didn't Mr. Gamble confirm the game only supports 4K and not 1080p?, at least on console, dunno about PC. Those GB are all graphics. I'm afraid the whole game is all graphics and little game content.

We will see after launch.

Say what you want about Bioware, their games always have game content and lots of it. You might not like their game decisions or recent games but they are always chock full of content.

I love Bioware games. I hate EA twisting Bioware's hand.

Sylvinstar · January 2019

I'm not worried about the quality of the game..it's the horrid download rate on Origin. Battlefield V patches soooo slow. Brings back nightmares of patching EQ1 over 14kbs modem. I'm giving any game a hard pass that is on Origin because of this.

Sovrath · January 2019

rojoArcueid said:

Sovrath said:

rojoArcueid said:

Galadourn said:

35 out of those 44GB are probably gonna be cinematics and NPC voice assets....

didn't Mr. Gamble confirm the game only supports 4K and not 1080p?, at least on console, dunno about PC. Those GB are all graphics. I'm afraid the whole game is all graphics and little game content.

We will see after launch.

Say what you want about Bioware, their games always have game content and lots of it. You might not like their game decisions or recent games but they are always chock full of content.

I love Bioware games. I hate EA twisting Bioware's hand.

Yeah, that's a thing.

I suppose Bioware's owners didn't have to sell it. I'm not really clear that it was necessary but, you know, "money."

Roin · January 2019

Sovrath said:

rojoArcueid said:

Galadourn said:

35 out of those 44GB are probably gonna be cinematics and NPC voice assets....

didn't Mr. Gamble confirm the game only supports 4K and not 1080p?, at least on console, dunno about PC. Those GB are all graphics. I'm afraid the whole game is all graphics and little game content.

We will see after launch.

Say what you want about Bioware, their games always have game content and lots of it. You might not like their game decisions or recent games but they are always chock full of content.

So you consider all those boring and pointless quest in DA:I and ME:A content?

nfacatrius · January 2019

Oh boy.. have fun with this abomination of a demo which has different economics and an easier experience overall to appeal the journalists. The true game will have a lot worse and mtx to cater those who cant farm 500 hrs.

LeoTolstoy · January 2019

gervaise1 said:

Galadourn said:

35 out of those 44GB are probably gonna be cinematics and NPC voice assets....

And? Games used to com on a 360k floppy disc; you suggesting they go back to that?

44Gb is not that big a deal these days.

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