BioWare's Mark Darrah, executive producer of Anthem, is on a roll answering fan questions about Anthem. While many of the things Darrah has written about are things known since E3 2018. However, there are a number of interesting factoids in and among the more common questions.
Here are some of the things that caught our eye:
- No gender variations for the Javelins (the mech suits players travel and fight in)
- preorder items will be given to players right after completing the tutorial
- no PC system specs are ready yet
- each of the Javelin types are unlocked via separate missions
- all Javelins have the same movement speed outside of combat
- there will be a character customization option at the start of the game
- there is a chance that loot for other Javelins will drop that is different than the one you're wearing
- no trading at launch to preserve balance control
- there is a weather system
- there are rewards for exploration
- revive will take a few seconds and anyone can revive a fallen player, even non-party members
- there will be fall damage
- there is an inventory system, but you cannot change the load when out in the field
- characters are fully voice acted
- there will be paid cosmetics but no pricing info or how the system works is available yet
- no plans for crossplay at launch
- there will be a skill and point unlock system and players can respec
- no dialog system when out in the open world
- controller, mouse and keyboard will be supported on PC
- there will be a colorblind mode
- there may be loot underwater
Want to look for more? Check out Mark Darrah's Twitter account!
