Anthem Demo Issues

VG247 reports on the issues many players are experiencing trying to access the VIP demo for Anthem, BioWare's upcoming mech action/RPG. EA Help offers this tweet and this one to explain what they're doing about it:
We're adding more server capacity to the #Anthem demo right now. Hang tight while we work to get everyone into the game.

We're looking into the infinite loading issue with the #AnthemGame demo. In the meantime, try relaunching the game and rejoining your mission to see if that helps you.
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues
Jan 25, 2019, 18:13
NKD
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 18:13
Jan 25, 2019, 18:13
NKD
 
Got a VIP demo invite from a friend and got right in, haven't had much time to play yet, but the game seems to run pretty well and is gorgeous. Can't say much about the gameplay. I blasted a few baddies and did a couple quests. Traversal is fun. Gunplay feels snappy and responsive compared to what I was expecting.
Do you have a single fact to back that up?
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues
Jan 25, 2019, 18:13
Slick
 
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 18:13
Jan 25, 2019, 18:13
 Slick
 
I can't remember if The Division's open beta was this bad, but its launch was this bad. At least I think they had a server queue at launch.

I never play MMOs so this whole "servers full" thing is odd to me.

And I can finally talk about the game!

It's.... okay!

The combat is better than I thought it would be, but pretty familiar. Once you figure out and remap the awful default keybindings on PC, it becomes a lot more fun. Get a dedicated "hover" button that's easy to reach.

The PC port in general is pretty fucking awful. No FOV slider, and it's locked to like 45. So keep your vomit bag at the ready. And there's this super weird laggy unresponsive mouse movement that is just dogshit. It feels like my mouse is emulating a controller analog stick, but they just ramped up the precision and sample rate so it's mostly invisible... but it just feels so off.

The UI is also a hot mess.

Other than that, I finished the first mission, it had a neat ending. The cutscene felt like Bioware. Honestly I kinda got sad that I had to go back out and play more boarderlands before i got to see more... I wish they'd do a remaster of Dragon Age Origins... That game was so damned good.

But give it a chance, if you enjoy the combat and don't care about PvP, it might be a winner for you. Because you get the Bioware world-building and actually interesting lore. From my playthrough of the Alpha and this demo, the Alpha had more world building, and I think more "codex" things to find to actually explain what is going on. I guess they're going light on that for the demo? Maybe I just haven't gotten to it yet? I just remember being very pleantly surprised to find my curiosity growing about this world, when at a glance it's easy to dismiss as action sci-fi schlock a-la Destiny.
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues
Jan 25, 2019, 18:37
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 18:37
Jan 25, 2019, 18:37
 
Slick wrote on Jan 25, 2019, 18:13:
I can't remember if The Division's open beta was this bad, but its launch was this bad. At least I think they had a server queue at launch.

I never play MMOs so this whole "servers full" thing is odd to me.

And I can finally talk about the game!

It's.... okay!

The combat is better than I thought it would be, but pretty familiar. Once you figure out and remap the awful default keybindings on PC, it becomes a lot more fun. Get a dedicated "hover" button that's easy to reach.

The PC port in general is pretty fucking awful. No FOV slider, and it's locked to like 45. So keep your vomit bag at the ready. And there's this super weird laggy unresponsive mouse movement that is just dogshit. It feels like my mouse is emulating a controller analog stick, but they just ramped up the precision and sample rate so it's mostly invisible... but it just feels so off.

The UI is also a hot mess.

Other than that, I finished the first mission, it had a neat ending. The cutscene felt like Bioware. Honestly I kinda got sad that I had to go back out and play more boarderlands before i got to see more... I wish they'd do a remaster of Dragon Age Origins... That game was so damned good.

But give it a chance, if you enjoy the combat and don't care about PvP, it might be a winner for you. Because you get the Bioware world-building and actually interesting lore. From my playthrough of the Alpha and this demo, the Alpha had more world building, and I think more "codex" things to find to actually explain what is going on. I guess they're going light on that for the demo? Maybe I just haven't gotten to it yet? I just remember being very pleantly surprised to find my curiosity growing about this world, when at a glance it's easy to dismiss as action sci-fi schlock a-la Destiny.

Sorry for sniping 1 thing, but fov 45? You sure about that? Because I'd need a bucket and not just a bag at 45, that'd be like ramming your face directly into the screen. Heck, not even ADS in iron sighting (ie, zooming in) uses 45° fov without blacking or blurring out the edges because it robs you off so much peripheral view that it makes anyone with that problem instantly sick.

So maybe better I don't even bother with the demo then.
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues
Jan 25, 2019, 18:37
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 18:37
Jan 25, 2019, 18:37
 
Yeah, Destiny felt really shallow to me. Glad this has got more going for it.
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Jan 25, 2019, 18:46
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 18:46
Jan 25, 2019, 18:46
 
Dammit Slick don't tease me with an interesting Bioware universe to explore.
The gameplay looks like trash to me.
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Jan 25, 2019, 18:51
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 18:51
Jan 25, 2019, 18:51
 
eRe4s3r wrote on Jan 25, 2019, 18:37:
Sorry for sniping 1 thing, but fov 45? You sure about that? Because I'd need a bucket and not just a bag at 45, that'd be like ramming your face directly into the screen. Heck, not even ADS in iron sighting (ie, zooming in) uses 45° fov without blacking or blurring out the edges because it robs you off so much peripheral view that it makes anyone with that problem instantly sick.

So maybe better I don't even bother with the demo then.

If that number is correct, I'm sure it's vertical FOV, which a lot of games reference instead of horizontal. 45 vertical is 72 horizontal.
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Jan 25, 2019, 19:22
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 19:22
Jan 25, 2019, 19:22
 
Welp, after spending most of the day fighting the login and game servers, I finally finished out the demo's narrative.

I will say that it's better than I was anticipating, but honestly I don't see myself personally playing all that long since no one I know really likes the genre, and there's only so much fun I can have running around solo in a universe I'm not 100% invested in.

Gameplay wise, it's pretty solid. Outside of the server issues, I don't think I had any frame issues or what-not on the High setting. Controls are still a bit wonky to me, but that's probably due to being a newer game mechanic and not changing keybinds from their default.

Since I have Origin Access, I'll more than likely play it when it's released, and hopefully I can get engrossed in it.
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues
Jan 25, 2019, 20:05
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 20:05
Jan 25, 2019, 20:05
 RaZ0r!
 
I had no trouble getting in the game, but I played one mission and I was out. Very boring and generic. It just screams "I wish I was Destiny.".

There are so many post-effect filters in play that everything is very blurry even at 1440p. Nothing about the demo and that first mission made me want to explore that world any further.

It doesn't help that I don't like third person shooters anyways. If I was going to spend time in a MMO shooter, it would be Destiny 2 over Anthem no question.

Try it out though, it might be your cup of tea.
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Jan 25, 2019, 20:25
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 20:25
Jan 25, 2019, 20:25
 
I realize this is an online-only open-world game. What's unclear is whether it has a proper single-player story, or is it basically like an MMORPG with mechs and exo-suits where your actions have no real meaning on the world around you? If the later, I'll pass.
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Jan 25, 2019, 20:29
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 20:29
Jan 25, 2019, 20:29
 
RaZ0r! wrote on Jan 25, 2019, 20:05:
I had no trouble getting in the game, but I played one mission and I was out. Very boring and generic. It just screams "I wish I was Destiny.".

There are so many post-effect filters in play that everything is very blurry even at 1440p. Nothing about the demo and that first mission made me want to explore that world any further.

It doesn't help that I don't like third person shooters anyways. If I was going to spend time in a MMO shooter, it would be Destiny 2 over Anthem no question.

Try it out though, it might be your cup of tea.

Your full of shit about the destiny remark, its vise versa, Destiny wishes it was even half as good as this is. Especially when it comes to the open world. Keep Destiny, it sucks balls.
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Jan 25, 2019, 20:37
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 20:37
Jan 25, 2019, 20:37
 
Yet another "game" who's sole intent and design is to tunnel everyone to the online store. Games should reward the player,for playing,,,,not buying. And of course it will take 6 months of patches before any of it functions,,,except the online store.
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Jan 25, 2019, 20:51
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Jan 25, 2019, 20:51
 
robdot wrote on Jan 25, 2019, 20:37:
Yet another "game" who's sole intent and design is to tunnel everyone to the online store. Games should reward the player,for playing,,,,not buying. And of course it will take 6 months of patches before any of it functions,,,except the online store.

I must've missed this store you're talking about....
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Jan 25, 2019, 23:15
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 25, 2019, 23:15
Jan 25, 2019, 23:15
 
Better fix those issues before I get my chance next week!
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Jan 26, 2019, 00:59
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 26, 2019, 00:59
Jan 26, 2019, 00:59
 
Publishers... Rolleyes

This demo was for pre-orders and Origin Premiere members. As in, you literally knew down to the SINGLE DIGIT how many people could be logging in. And still it's the "WE HAD NO IDEA DEMAND WOULD BE THIS HIGH! WE'RE ADDING SERVERS RIGHT NOW!" bullshit.

Stop fucking lying and admit you're just cheap pieces of shit, EA.

Ideally, publishers want 50 million people to buy their game while they put up exactly one server, and then everyone just queues to play for 3000 hours, while being served ads. (Some EA shitheel just read this comment and jizzed all over himself at the mere thought.)
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Jan 26, 2019, 02:06
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 26, 2019, 02:06
Jan 26, 2019, 02:06
 
This "VIP demo" is test code from a month ago. They didn't put enough servers up so it would start in the morning. this code is being fixed, as it isn't the game anymore, so the issues aren't connected to the current code base that is the retail game.

The idea should have been a good demo that would get people interested in buying the game. Instead, it a piece of shit candy they found in the couch, spat on it to get the fluff off, and put it out to people as a bonus for pre ordering.

Once you get past the bullshit not enough servers issue, the code itself is unstable. it hangs all the time so its a bitch to complete the large missions and gain the XP for playing. i've thrown away more runs because the game hangs and you lose the xp earned.

But i should have remembered the lessons of the past. This one gets EA another vote for worst customer service company on the entire planet. Greedy mother fuckers
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Jan 26, 2019, 02:21
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 26, 2019, 02:21
Jan 26, 2019, 02:21
 

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Jan 26, 2019, 02:21
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Jan 26, 2019, 02:21
 
Well... It definitely feels more like a beta than a demo... Hopefully that day 1 patch can fix most of the major issues (that aren't design based, of which, there are a bunch)...

Enjoying it overall though... A lot of variety in attacks for the Ranger and Storm, and I'm loving me some rapid fire Sniper Rifle action... Kept ignoring the Shotgun until I got a Blue/Rare one a few lvls higher than the rest, so tried it out, and holy shit, so bad... Except on the boss fight at the end of the stronghold, in which case, hovering + shooting the boss in the ass with the shotgun worked really well.

And one of those design issues... Can't modify your loadout without loading back to 'town'... Like... WTF... Especially shitty while learning everything and trying new skills and weapons... Most of which are cool, but some feel shitty, and it's so much more time/effort switching that out than was needed...

Had one interesting bug where I got the xp for level 12 (second Javelin unlock) after grinding a bunch, which I had to do in Public, even though free roam public's design is also pure shit (for so many reasons)... I exited, which is when you get your XP (another odd design, especially considering you can lose a bunch of XP if you crash or get DC'd, which is very likely at this point), and it gave me the 'new Javelin' page, but then didn't award the XP, so I had to go back into free play again, and then exit again, and luckily I was 12, and able to try the Storm Javelin, which is neat, but so squishy...

Anyhow... I enjoyed it enough that I'll hopefully see some improvements next week, and then decide whether I should buy it.
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues
Jan 26, 2019, 03:48
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 26, 2019, 03:48
Jan 26, 2019, 03:48
 El Pit
 
When the free demo gets available, the servers should be going down in flames and smoke if EA does not add a lot more servers to the backbone... Oh my. If EA wants to give a good first impression, they will have to act QUICKLY. Before next weekend, or the "experience" will hurt sales.

I don't want to see Bioware go down like this. They should get at least a chance to fight. EA - DO SOMETHING!
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Jan 26, 2019, 08:36
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Re: Anthem Demo Issues Jan 26, 2019, 08:36
Jan 26, 2019, 08:36
 
Glad I didn't pay for this trash. Haven't played a game in years where the character controls feel this sluggish. Gunplay is terrible, load screens that takes forever after almost each fight. If the game isn't installed on a SSD it doesn't load into levels, it gets stuck at 90% and you have to alt f4. Mouse and keyboard seems like a afterthought. The UI and menus were designed by somebody that has never played a game in their life. You cant disable motion blur unless you change about 8 things in the .ini file. The voice chatter sounds like everybody bought mics from bestbuy and then added a static filter on top of that to make it even worse. Network code is very bad, almost looks like it uses p2p when you join a random that has a bad ping you rubberband all over the place. Avoid this like the plague.

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Jan 26, 2019, 08:47
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Jan 26, 2019, 08:47
 
NKD wrote on Jan 25, 2019, 18:13:
Got a VIP demo invite from a friend and got right in, haven't had much time to play yet, but the game seems to run pretty well and is gorgeous. Can't say much about the gameplay. I blasted a few baddies and did a couple quests. Traversal is fun. Gunplay feels snappy and responsive compared to what I was expecting.

Don’t know if it was intentional, but this review reads like a EA plant. Nice.
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