Suit Up: Building the Javelins of Anthem

In Anthem, javelin suits endow pilots with superhuman abilities. Outside the walls of Fort Tarsis, this necessary tool enables you-a Freelancer-to explore and fight in a savage world.
When we showed Anthem to the world at EA PLAY, we wanted to offer a unique look at our javelins. What better way to do this than bring a real-life Ranger, Storm, Colossus, and Interceptor with us? To pull it off, we asked Henchmen Studios to complete the builds, and they delivered in stunning detail. Here is how they did it.
A big thank you to our suit performers:
Ranger - Kiriana Stanton
Storm - Adrian Walters
Colossus - Sean Shikatani
Interceptor - Tavia Pereira

[@heretic117]

The team behind the Javelins- both in art and animation work outdid themselves with this game. Their work is phenomenal. I just wish the rest of the game was as good.

[@PositiviteaTheFirst]

Right, the Javelin suits are some of the best power armor borderline mecha designs I've seen in awhile

[@heretic117]

@@PositiviteaTheFirst I’m a sucker for Halo Mjolnir armor as well as Fallout Power Armor. But I totally agree, Anthem’s javelins are some of the best borderline mecha around.

[@thunder_and_lightning]

Is there anyone that you can pay to make a javelin for you? Because Ive been playing anthem and it's been great so I was thinking of making myself one but realised I don't have the resources to do that and coincidentally, I came across this video and it then got me thinking that there's got to be someone out there so could someone please refer someone else that could do this please?

[@TolandTheShattered]

The soundtrack for this game is so sick, I almost catch a avatar vibe from it.

[@SnepBlepVR]

It’s 2021 and I legit use the extended main theme as ASMR

[@KianC-nz1rc]

@@SnepBlepVR it’s 2023, and this is still the case😂

[@setakh]

I always found it amazing when they build these armors with a sense of reality, not just throwing together what looks cool, but would be impractical. Well done design team! As an artist, I salute you!

[@themanthemyth_thelegend]

The CGI and the actors and the whole game itself is awesome! I love it, keep doing your good work!

[@ceegronlee]

the Anthem theme is so sick. these armors looked great, dat interceptor.... 😍

[@TimothyMark7]

i gotta get me hands on the sound track

[@OST1350]

Should i pre order?

[@TimothyMark7]

Titan Slayer heck yeah, if you have the money or PC/Laptop to run it

[@cryw1092]

Titan Slayer Never preorder, no matter how good it looks. Always a bad idea.

[@willywonka3756]

ceegronlee www.deviantart.com/kimsihyun/art/exo-suit-493022268 Yea really?

[@cathyharris4968]

You made the greatest single player games in history. Remember that selling out to multiplayer economics did this to you, not the fans.

[@luxeternity]

Lol a couple of days ago they blame the gamers for their game tanking 😂 when it's their fault for delaying the roadmap

[@AssassinsFear]

@SmokeKing33 ever played mass effect 2 or kotor? Definatly not a trash studio

[@AssassinsFear]

@SmokeKing33 awe 😭

[@AssassinsFear]

@SmokeKing33 I'm sorry they hurt you *pats head* you're gonna be ok

[@hungryowl1559]

@@AssassinsFear was a different bioware back then. Know the history.

[@MontoyaTEST]

I have my doubts, but if you can put a Bioware spin on a Warframe/Destiny type game, and give the rich narrative of your solo gameplay part too, then you have yourself a fan!

[@HeavenlyShogun]

that wont happen sadly

[@andrewbrannen275]

Cmon man it's ea haha

[@CouchCit]

People keep bringing up Destiny, but Destiny has to main differences: It's FPS and it has arena-styled PVP. If anything, I'd compares Anthem to Borderlands b4 Destiny

[@Falseid01]

Montoya I agreee

[@thecanadianwill]

you and your community are toxic trash!

[@jacobhagstrom2781]

interceptor is my favorite class of all time!!! loved the demo! i’m so excited for the full release $_$

[@natarbee]

Good one lol

[@vect0r_five]

My Cosplay senses are tingling!

[@l4mp3]

Time to suit up Cosplayers!

[@como_que_no5]

Lets go, freelancers, suit up!

[@SnepBlepVR]

I wish that more of us existed. Maybe we wouldn’t have lost such a beautiful game ;-;

[@EduardoBarros13]

Pretty cool. Need this game to be great, man. Hope they don't disappoint us.

[@cryw1092]

Same.

[@ThePalrex]

they will disappoint, i mean common, it's EA, they always disappoint. Expect Macro-Microtransactions

[@EduardoBarros13]

Palrex I'm ok with the microtransations, they already told us how will it be.

[@albaniankingzaim3345]

@@ThePalrex its not pvp, where is the problem?

[@hi1916]

They did disappoint us

[@Avear777]

Looks brilliant, guys! Really excited to get my hands on it next year, and I'm glad you guys are following your creativity, instead of sticking to expectations. Surprise us!

[@WalterEKurtz-kp2jf]

Oh, boy.

[@iantodd9945]

Now that's the best thing I've seen on Anthem all week!! Great stuff guys 😄

[@Kate-Tea]

BuT CaN ThEy Do ThIs?! *flies off into distance*

[@Zohggy]

Anthem please be an amazing game/experience and show us you've still got it. Then give us the Mass Effect we never got. I don't know what this "Andromeda" thing is. I need more amazing Mass Effect in my life :(

[@hernambatiz7216]

Zohggy yeah, about that

[@Flam3r3walk]

Are you still alive?

[@Devastator_1]

This looks great guys! I've been waiting this since early last year!

[@trentdevlaminck9927]

Out of all the pros and cons in the game the music is incredible

[@TheOne_Norvious]

That's really great, but I just think the legs are a bit too long. (Except for possibly the intercepter)

[@ai_baggs]

This game is going to be such an adventure. The exosuits look stunning! Henchmen also did a great job with the "cosplay" (its more like making a 1:1 prop than cosplay imo!). Truly impressive work!

[@TankUni]

I can see you're an unbiased level-minded sort of commentator 'Anthem Insider'. The physical crafting here is good but the armor looks like a million other over-designed sci-fi combat suits you can find by just image browsing on Google. Go on - type in 'scifi soldier' and choose the images tab - I'll wait.

[@Hjartulv]

And still there is no game with such design, don't see problem here. Design is generic for random arts and magazine cover. But beside Deus Ex i can't remember same style in sci-fi games.

[@fat4eyes]

They better bring a damn good story. Bioware can't survive another ME Andromeda.

[@ikillcows573]

ncsam 000000 its made by bioware dumbass

[@deegandeloof4953]

ncsam 000000 It's distributed by EA, made by bioware. The only micro transactions that exist will be cosmetic, with free DLC coming out later. Stop making assumptions because it has the EA logo. That's just ignorant.

[@jamesinnes5091]

This video deserves to be in the Anthem Offical KZbin channel 100% as some people still arent aware that this video exists although I do share it when the opportunity arises

[@driftedfever8448]

I want one so bad. This is incredible because I personally love the anthem and I would literally love to have one of these you guys did a great job

[@MrsAngelMary]

Huh! I honestly did not think real people could walk around in those things. Nice work!

[@jamesreulandwpscorpionwind8358]

Stilts mate. Stilts.

[@joshuadavid7675]

@@jamesreulandwpscorpionwind8358 🤣🤣 ffs

[@vexxdk]

Do they come with 80% loading screens to?

[@fanforlife4710]

Amazing job! The suit look so awesome and real that I want one

[@DPLFC]

Gotta admit. I haven't been this hyped for a while!

[@AAbipolar]

Remember, no pre-orders.

[@Forever_Thatter]

Oh hell no, I'm gonna pirate it just to try it once and then I'm gonna throw it in the bin where it belongs.

[@superarbychief1]

Already pre ordered

[@FeinryelRavenclaw]

Pre-ordering a game is always risky, but the last thing I want to happen is bioware getting shut down by their EA overlords.

[@TankUni]

[@bzlongshotz8021]

AAbipolar too late

[@BIONICforge_Studios]

Okay, Iron Man has officially lost this contest. These Javelins? Yah. I'll happily take one over an Iron Man suit Mark any day. I'm gonna do whatever it takes to get the Storm. Elemental arm for the win!

[@como_que_no5]

Simple is better

[@sprigganmint9291]

Yh but iron man can fly continent to continent. These suits overheat after 30 seconds of flight

[@agentmoss8274]

Oh wow you guys are ABSOLUTE legends

[@CarterGC10]

I’m was already excited when the first game teaser/trailer came out.

[@KeneHimself]

Bring Back Anthem.

[@jfkisback5934]

When you put more time into the props and not the actual game.

[@Mileza-ASMR]

True, and even rn, their servers are shit. The launch was comparible to fallout 76. Gaming companies now think they can pump out shitty games now and fix it later. No. We need to stop this

[@novocaine2279]

Yes.. just yes, those look amazing

[@Amonzx]

I just got this game and I’m speechless of the graphics you made the best game ever

[@gutspillage]

Marketing trying hard, but I am not preordering EA title again before we see how good it is!

[@LeMiniBigBoss]

I mean you shoudn't pre-order anything given how the vast majority of times that content is mute or available to everyone

[@doodlemcgee]

keep in mind its being published by EA but made by bioware

[@relaxedgamer1962]

they are trying to market their game well and u still pulling them down...

[@5Head01]

Nobody asked you to do so

[@wolfe8035]

Buy Anthem at GameStop. They're going out of business, so who cares? But at the same time, GameStop already spent $60 on Anthem copies, so buying one from them only gives them money back, and none of your money is given to EA. :D Its a nice loophole.

[@tomodaniel6471]

Legs are too long

[@lamborgini86]

That's the point

[@jojak0512]

@@lamborgini86 no he meant that the stilts are to long in comparison to the game

[@crazyRyoga]

@Garrett Carey "we can't make the arms proportional to the legs or else there wouldn't be no moving fingers" The guy said the legs are too long, not the arms are too short. Of course arms can't be long like in the game for the reasons you said, the fact is that the legs look a bit too long. They are still pretty cool of course.

[@ema1671]

@Garrett Carey I don't think the costumes are the issue, I think the issue is trying to get actors to walk around comfortably on their tippy toes on stilts. So of course the legs on the costumes "look" longer then the game because in the game the models can crouch more, if that makes sense at all.

[@ema1671]

@Garrett Carey looking at the still @3:36 the hands meets mid thigh. compare this to an image found on google and the arms are proportional.

[@PaulAponteF]

This is friggin awesome! I love this! ❤️ Can’t wait for the 22nd!!!!!

[@nerdygymbros3030]

Absolutely love this cosplay! Looking fwd to see what you all do!

[@theurbangoose9962]

How did this game flop? It's beautiful and I fucking loooove the ost

[@primeoggaming876]

Because the gameplay itself was bad for some people. It could have made a comeback but EA sadly shut it down

[@punchingnun3]

Man if only they put this much love and respect to Mass Effect: Andromeda.

[@TOAOM123]

If only they put this month love into anthem

[@zoinksscoob6523]

this didnt age well

[@KosherPorky]

@@zoinksscoob6523 it aged worse than my dead relatives

[@ii-the-knight-il9774]

Oh my god you guys are so good creating and designing this is super cool!!

[@mackrod1977]

The game is incredible! Can't stop playing and dreaming about it!

[@CimInc]

MAKE MASS EFFECT GREAT AGAIN!

[@gearlord816]

CimInc Oh shut up already!

[@N7Prime]

i was waiting for a comment like this lol

[@ZNR2912]

Mass Effect Battle Royale with 5 different species and the last one standing will become the next Specter. Then after that the story progress, meaning if you lose, you can't advance the story and only the player that win will get their next Mass Effect campaign unlocked. Oh, that would be exciting and frustating at the same time.

[@wolfe8035]

@@ZNR2912 Bullshit too... given that its also following an oversaturated, now dying trend.

[@royrogers3624]

@@wolfe8035 I think you missed the joke

[@anon13x81]

3:32 first thing I thought was “ksi” lmao

[@RayUp]

Thank you all for what you do, did, and will continue to do...Anthem is an AMAZING GAME for those of us who love it...I can’t wait for Anthem 2.0 Next & even beyond that!...Anthem is a live service it’s just starting...JavUp freelancers!...#strongertogether💯

[@idkwhatislife7120]

Finally, someone who lives it to... played it last night, got nothing but full lobbies and parties

[@idkwhatislife7120]

Love*

[@RayUp]

@@idkwhatislife7120 listen all they need to do is give us cross-platform & I’m there freelancer…I still play daily!…#strongertogether💯

[@darlo3992]

Colossus looked amazing well done guys

[@TheLastLoad]

This is great! Keep em coming leading up to launch. February is so far away. Now the community can quit whining about the shape of the Javelin legs

[@Mirco_con_la_M]

Where can I buy one? 😂 No, I'm serious, I must have one ☺

[@Elnis888]

Whoa ... they actually made the Javelin suits in real life to use as models?! That's awesome, man!

[@obscureclouds8392]

Amazing. Can't wait!!!

[@boarderferever]

Shooter that you can change your class easily with jetpacks and now people wearing the models. Is this going to be another firefall situation?

[@boarderferever]

It's just such an unknown game that no one knows to compare it to that instead of destiny. Shows you how well R5 did...

[@monosito59]

more like warframe.

[@dreman999]

Have you never played warframe?

[@Jodariel.]

dreman999 i play a lot of warframe and i must say that i don't actually see it in Anthem :/ Anthem is a game with guys in an armor that can fly. Warframe is a game with robots that can jump like a ninja. Gameplay-wise i see alot of similarities with Borderlands, actually. The pick-up health, weapons, the enemy...they look alot like some kind of "psyco guy with metal armor"

[@monosito59]

Dave Junkjet im thinkin more in the loot, shoot and grind with a massive community aspect. Though, you do have archwing and frames like zephyr that can basically fly with certain builds and titania that can actually fly with her abilities. But yea, mostly the first bit.

[@MulehornGaming]

This is so cool.

[@stationx4288]

The suits look awesome! I like how the gloves for the Ranger, Storm, and Interceptor we're Husky work gloves! I would know because I have the exact same pair which I had planned on using for a space suit costume 😂

[@playdeaths]

This is amazing cant wait for the game going to try 3d print my own

[@diegotambor9283]

Make Mass Effect 4!!!

[@diegotambor9283]

Shootingerror Let's pretend that Andrómeda never existed...

[@ZNR2912]

I also liked it. I grew past the early animation bug and beyond that the story is still good for me. To be honest, I like the action way better than the first trilogy. Yeah sure that people could argue the story of the trilogy of Shepard is way better, but this is a game, not a novel and/or a movie! Between those FMV sequence and story scene, there exist a gameplay that you have to go through, enemies you have to kill to reach the next point of FMV sequence and story scene. If the in between of those scene is boring, I might as well go to KZbin just to watch all those FMV sequence and story scene. For me, Andromeda gameplay and action is a blast, the combat is way better than the trilogy. In a game that you spend more time in the gameplay, action and combat more than the story scene and FMV sequnce, I could look past the barely acceptable story or the exaggerated rage of animation failure.

[@maninthewall6819]

@Shootingerror did they fix the face animations.... I know that was big problem when they realised it...

[@Cytological]

you'd honestly make more money if you sell anthem costumes

[@kriss3401]

Love the interceptor!

[@HH-rn5sb]

keep it going guys,i'm already in love with this game.

[@babacarndione6771]

and now x) ?

[@angelathurmond2017]

where are your story driven games bioware!??!?! where are they?!?!

[@dreman999]

This is one.

[@LoneWolf-jn2fg]

It’s no longer BioWare, it’s EA lapdogs.

[@mch5546]

Wrong message sir, bioware had closed some years ago

[@dreman999]

as I said before, too many people are salty as hell.

[@artrain11]

They died after Dragon Age: Origins.

[@JsnVrhs46]

Next time spend less on marketing and more on developing a game that works.

[@abdulrahmanhebshi4953]

If there is a next time....

[@justinfox2814]

You beat me to it.

[@GigaBrawler]

Now is a great game

[@jsullivan649]

@@GigaBrawler no... no its not "great" now, christ just knock it off.

[@johnw3194]

It must have been a COMPLETE PAIN to have to rig and animate all those sophisticated suits..

[@i_am_tubbs]

These look AMAZING

[@ryleypescetelli6131]

Looking at these comments in 2021 makes me sad. This game was supposed to be the ironman sim we all wanted, nay needed. This game would have been one of the coolest games to exist, it still looks good amd plays amazingly but the loot is TRASH and anthem 2.0 still up in the air. Truly its to damn bad

[@guillermolozano8461]

Should have built the actual game instead

[@cordyl6748]

Legend says there’s a alternate universe where anthem was a success and had multiplayer

[@RayUp]

I live in that universe🥳👍🤯👀🙏🚀🤟🤙...#strongertogether💯

[@vladgabrielmatei9128]

All this work.....and you give up? Come now. I'm sure you can imagine how satisfying it would be once you finish the new version, Bio

[@Wanderer628]

I'm seriously getting tired of...well what do we call them opposite of fanboys? Not haters because that implies I'm the type who just disavows all criticism of something I enjoy and label them all haters petulantly. But literally every video you have the type who scream and wail that it's going to be trash and awful simply because of who is involved in it. Yes, Bioware screwed up ME:A. So fucking what? Game companies make mistakes. That doesn't mean that every game they make in the future is going to be bad. They even closed down the studio that made it for crying out loud. And yes, EA is publishing it. Again, so what? Because microtransactions? There's few games out there now that don't use them and it's not going away. And frankly whilst I'll never preorder an EA game without first seeing what other people find in the released game, I've actually got a new appreciation for publishers I never had before with the Star Citizen clusterfuck. Publishers keep on creators back so that artistic vision actually turns into a game they can sell and people can enjoy. Star Citizen with it's kickstarter funding has turned into a glorified tech demo charging players hundreds to thousands of $$$ to get a single ship so they can keep the money train rolling and never release a full game. I'll probably get some salty reply for that last point. Point is people who leave hating comments in the video are just scumbags. They have zero interest in the game, they just hear a company they don't like is making a new game, jump on, leave a hilariously petulant comment and leave. They're almost as bad as die hard fanboys in some ways.

[@takaishi2844]

No salty replies in fact you worded that perfectly and I agree with every word you said preach brother.

[@Emerardo]

There won't be any microtransactions in anthem aside from cosmetics! So thats a positive!

[@abdamit]

It's not that Bioware "screwed up" they took against all warnings a step in the wrong direction and rightfully got shunned for it. and EA deserves every inch of hate that comes against them. it is good, that people point it out in the comments as hard as they can, because for as long as there are ignorant fools, who blindly pre-order shit, throw their money out the window and cheer for yet another half-assed game (+ DLC's of course, don't forget those!), then nothing will change! no, things will get worse even, because developers and companies like EA will only get the feedback: "yea, you can do what you want... we will buy your shit anyway" from such actions. it is not blind hate because it's a company we don't like, it is a needed protest against a *corrupt and greedy* company which refuses to listen to the customers! have you been under a rock for the last years, or have you merely forgotten, what EA has done in the past and how their reaction to softer criticism was?

[@JJubilations]

Also, remember... it wasn't even MAIN Bioware that made ME:A. It was Bioware Montreal.

[@kevinsmith7846]

Faxxxx

[@hobo1479]

all this for nothing

[@ShotsGamingMilitia]

Wow. Very impressive. True artists.

[@aiden0883]

i dont think anyone would have pulled this off so congrats!

[@MowlousSmileyRambo]

Sweeping MEA under the carpet ..... laying another trap and just waiting to seal club. The world never learn and always forget. Hence the tragic of endless victims will always be around.

[@sadlad5258]

Oh my god, you are hilarious. Did you think you were watching a documentary about some war, or are you seriously so delusional you call angry gamers "tragic and endless victims"? It's okay to dislike and distrust these shady ass companies, but stop being such a drama queen or only insane people will take you seriously.

[@LeMiniBigBoss]

ME:A was made by Biowares WORST studio under the pretense they thought they could handle it, once the heads of Bioware saw that they couldn't after the release, they were shelled. I dont understand your logic.

[@Diarmuhnd]

Bioware " ... we blame Zelda ..." LoL . Sorry, i loved deep RPG's , but since EA infected Bioware with the zombie parasite ... well ... you know m ME:A ... Hype is nice ... but no more lies please.

[@AinrehteaDalnalirtu]

Ea said that as far as I've heard, not bioware. Also, thankfully Bioware Montreal got thrown into a dumpsterfire after creating ME:A. Thankfully the *Real* Bioware studio is the ones making anthem.

[@Diarmuhnd]

01000101 01111000 01100011 01100101 01101100 01101100 01100101 01101110 01110100 "WAR"

[@williamdelvalle9520]

Shout out to all the creators on the project tho, sick work!

[@paladinandrew8538]

They look dope. Techy, science fiction meets rustic, auto shop. I dig it.

[@Trialwolf]

Wish you guys luck and success with this game, but honestly it just isn't for me, this will be the first game from Bioware I won't be purchasing due to it being so online and multi-player focus which is a shame.

[@Elkarus]

Maybe not to much success if so maybe there will be no Bioware's RPG games again...

[@genius4742]

Elkarus they are working on Dragon age 4 and said they will do Mass effect again in the future. They are obviously not done with RPGs

[@backpacker9131]

They've already said you can play this game's campaign, side missions, and explore while completely solo if you want. Even everyones main hub, Fort Tarsus, is a solo hub. Not multiplayer like Destiny's tower. They only thing confirmed to be mandatory multiplayer is the end game Strongholds.

[@CloroxBleach-vy1dj]

If this fails bioware is gone no dragon age 4

[@genius4742]

Clorox Bleach not really www-dualshockers-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.dualshockers.com/anthem-failure-wont-end-bioware-james-ohlen/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dualshockers.com%2Fanthem-failure-wont-end-bioware-james-ohlen%2F

[@Xyradis]

So this is what you guys were doing instead of working on making Andromeda and not making it an utter failure. Nice.

[@Kioh2]

Do some research before commenting. Your stupid is showing.

[@Xyradis]

Jumbo Lion The team working on Anthem is the original team that worked on the original Mass Effect Trilogy. YOUR stupid is showing.

[@TankUni]

Watch out Xyradis, you're in Anthem fanboi territory here and they won't take kindly to anything less than naive cheer-leading for the game.

[@N7Prime]

it was MONTREAL not EDMONTON

[@Xyradis]

Kentonious Labs My POINT. That was the whole point of my comment.

[@artyomRL]

Lovely armor designs .

[@102allenwalker]

The colossus and ranger looks soooooo nice

[@aceluciscaelum2609]

this game looks so epic

[@NotThatBob]

This looks SO AMAZINGLY AWSOME! But sadly this is Bioware and E.A. making this game. (Yes EA is the publisher) but they have their fingers in the 'in game transaction system'. The purchasers will be just as frustrated with this game as with Star Wars Battlefront II. BTW, Battlefront II was so badly received, EA lost close to $3 billion in stock value. Yes, that's billions in value. Now we have heard recently that EA has stated that in game transactions are here to stay and that you the player loves them! They also are insistent that in game transactions make game vibrant! So yeah, Anthem is a pretty online store with a game sprinkled on to make it interesting.

[@hellothere_1257]

Actually we already did get a lot of info on how Anthem will be moetized and it doesn't look like that at all. Anthem will have an ingame store, but everything in it can also be earned via gameplay. It will also be cosmetica only, so no pay 2 win, and everything in it will be direct-buy instead of some Overwatch style lootbox system. The devs also confirmed they would not split the playerbase via paid DLC, so all story, map, or gamemode extension packs will be available to everyone for free.

[@NotThatBob]

Hi Hellothere_1; If this is true, and if they stick to their word, then it's really up to the quality of the game, just like every other game. My issue is this; I judge companies by what they've done in the past! The direction they want to go and recent products. (1) For the past products, just look at Star wars Battlefront II! (2) E.A. has stated clearly and often that "Loot Boxes" not just transactions, but loot boxes offers them creativity and that players love them. (3) Direction they want to go? Monetization! There's a reason Command and Conquer went mobile, that's where you make the most in transactions. BTW I LOVE Far Cry 5 and they have transactions, but in no way to I feel a need to purchase anything. I guess what I'm saying is in no way do I believe Bioware or E.A. are being honest. If you're correct, then everything E.A. has stated in the past is a lie. And we know for a fact E.A. promises investors high profits from transactions in games. And investors are the real customers not the game purchaser.

[@hellothere_1257]

Well, if I remember correctly, that statement from EA about sticking with lootboxes even after BF2 was made in the context of EA sports games like Fifa, not all EA games in general. In fact, even in the recent past not all EA games had lootboxes in first place. The best example for this is Titanfall 2 which had a very fair monetization system. At the very time when DICE tried to sell us their pride&satisfaction crap with BF2, Respawn Entertainment was actually still releasing free DLC packs with new gamemodes and maps for Titanfall 2. Also it's not like the infos on Anthem's monetization system were some vague hints by minor employees. These things were stated multiple times during E3 interviews, and then Anthem's Executive Producer, Mark Darrah did a Twitter AMA where he answered at least a dozen questions on microtransactions with very clear and definitive answers. At this point EA can't really go back on those things without risking a huge backlash, and after the whole BF2 debacle they just can't afford a huge publicity fuck up like that again.

[@NotThatBob]

Very good points Hellothere_1. You may be correct in that the shark has been tamed, but I don't want to be the 1st to put my foot in the water. I'm also not sure how EA thinks when it comes to game purchasers, players and investors! They aren't the same thing. I believe their 1st focus is on investors. EA's investors are very interested in continued income from 1) transactions 2) subscription (cloud based online games). In a statement to investors, they want to move away from purchased games. So where Anthem is going and what's being said to fans and investors is somewhat mixed. EA is into making money. Games are simply the avenue they've chosen. It's not a passion. I'd buy their stock before I'd buy their games.

[@deegandeloof4953]

I have already told other people but stop making assumptions. Mark Darrah confirmed that the only microtransactions will be cosmetic which you can still gain in game through playing. So it's in no way pay to win, as well as there being free DLC only. All the story and class DLC will be free. Both BioWare and EA learned their lessons.

[@Destroyer-zq2gc]

just saw this again after years, really hope one day EA does something again with this game

[@terencemason1]

I really enjoyed this video. Super cool work. Would love to make a version of Storm for myself.

[@LittleLightIsaOnce]

Pls be good pls be goood pls be good pls be good. Dont be destiny 2 dont ve destiny 2 dont be destiny 2 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤

[@mikkel4606]

Destiny 2 is good tho

[@kaimeyer6334]

Little Light destiny 2 is amazing

[@hepzibah4573]

AAAAAAnd its shit.

[@kendog3492]

It reminds me a lot of destiny actually, really barebones at the start and kinda lacklustre but will be improved a lot by added content

[@yaroslavstarikh1578]

Dont like artstyle/design: nothing really original. These "Javelins" must be cool, awesome, epic and badass, but is just boring and dull cuz you saw almost the same armor designs many times in games of last years. its secondarily, tertiary, call it what you want. About game overall i'm very sceptical because of what they released in a decade, hope they choose the right release window this time lol.

[@soksocks]

Yaroslav Starikh that's why its coming out in February 19' instead of this year in a later month of 18'

[@alyssashockley3318]

That's insane! I'm glad I played the game!

[@OneOfUsIsHere]

I don't know why but the legs on the suits make me chuckle. The game itself looks sick btw.

[@madac219]

"How to make a cosplay with Development money and time." lol.

[@sadlad5258]

madac219 Yes, because the game developers are the ones doing arts and crafts. You do realize that at most, they took one or two designers just for orientation on the look of the suits, (and that's just a maybe) right? It's not like everyone stopped to work on the game just to do this.

[@TOAOM123]

Pato Alarcón still took monetary resourses that could have been applied elsewhere Anthem is always online How well did SimCity do with that?

[@sadlad5258]

TOAOM123 "Monetary Resources" because wood and 3D printer plastic is super expensive for a multimillion dollar company. They have a marketing team and budget for a reason.

[@Jodariel.]

TOAOM123 we are talking about EA and Bioware. Do you REALLY think that wood and plastic is that expensive for them? Are you guys even serious right now? Come on. Find another way to shit on a game that isn't even out yet.

[@TOAOM123]

Dave Junkjet you know EA is never going to see this, right? I'm sorry to say, but senpai will never notice you But you might check the average pay of costume designers, remember this is California so these guys were prolly unionized, and then come back with how much you think it cost to make these in man hours alone Lastly: it doesnt matter how much or how little they cost; its an allocation of resources and funds thats completely unwarranted If there's any hiccup regarding the quality of the game, how could you suggest that these resources wouldn't have been better utilized in that department? You can't But it is a fact that actually getting real people to model and design working costumes is completely unnecessary for a fucking video game

[@ThePalrex]

-Go to your steam games folder, look for Warframe -Search for the frames' models -Get "Inspired" by them -Actually just copy them and mix it with some Destiny (just robotify them) -Improve to AAA Graphics -Done "How to build the Javelins of Anthem"

[@versuft887]

I hope you’re joking.

[@IC3T3CH]

Palrex, you’re pretty sad.... These look nothing like Warframe.

[@richardlont4480]

IC3T3CH Well, Interceptor does a little.

[@IC3T3CH]

Richard Lont, which Warframe does it resemble?

[@richardlont4480]

IC3T3CH Nothing specific. Looks a little like excalibur, but not enough to straight up say it does.

[@AssassinsFear]

Ranger and interceptor were the best looking suits they did

[@baphi865]

Insane work!

[@john101891brooks]

It still smells like loot boxes....

[@cryw1092]

john101891brooks But there aren't going to be any in the game. Just a store with cosmetics that can also be earned in-game.

[@TOAOM123]

cry w lootboxes are lootboxes

[@cryw1092]

TOAOM123 But there aren't any lootboxes. You buy exactly what you want if you want it immediately, or you try and get it in-game. No randomization.

[@cryw1092]

Viktor I wouldn't call Titanfall 2 a failure.

[@LeMiniBigBoss]

Do you just... say stuff without research or do you not believe something they went on record saying it wasnt going to be in the game?

[@CsStoker]

Nice work but I'm not buying your game

[@floatingrabbit3556]

good, more bandwidth for the rest of us.

[@samueltavarez2819]

There will be enough of us.. dont worry 🔥🔥🔥

[@SquareNevada1]

Woah, mech suits in a video game?? Brilliant! Why hasn't anyone thought of this before?

[@HarrethTheExiled256]

Dude this is perfect keep doing this I'm surprised how you done this

[@Hates-handle]

Biowares dead to me. A lot of what some of your devs like manveer hair have said on social media while boasting there BioWare credentials with mum from the rest of the company makes me think y'all condone it and I don't want to support that company. Furthermore I got a free copy of Andromeda. Thoroughly played through it on insanity only to say it was mediocre.

[@LeMiniBigBoss]

You do realize there is more than one studio in Bioware right? Once the heads of Bioware saw what Montreal did when they were given full reign of the project, they were shelled immediately. Andromeda was the actions on one studio not the entire company.

[@deegandeloof4953]

There's two different teams that worked on Mass Effect, one for Andromeda and one for the other 3. The people that are working on Anthem weren't the ones that did Andromeda. Stop being negative.

[@pettrify]

k

[@realtalkz3930]

This is pretty cringe it's just a dude on stilts this might get children excited for Anthem but after playing your recent public demo I am not yet wet

[@comment514]

Realtalk Z Wet?

[@adc182]

I LOVE THE DESIGHN ITS ABSELUTELY BEOND IMAGINABLE

[@Autqrch90]

holy … great work !

[@BillPinkNye]

So glad I didn't buy this game.

[@guardiansparky1766]

I bought it about a month ago at discount,refunded it for Division 2 best trade deal ever

[@abcdxx1059]

AI looks dumb and numbers popping out of them makes it even more unrealistic

[@dreman999]

No one has seen it long enough to know what the ai is like.

[@CivilianAdams]

hopefully, there will be an option to turn off real time damage output display.

[@glyph5090]

Dont forget UI can be changed ''on the fly'' and the AI, we haven't seen enough of them to judge yet. Besides AI can be tweaked too, what they showed wasn't a final product yet.

[@markjohn7553]

Yea cuz the devs claim this is gonna be a realistic experience... it's a sci-fi game ya GOOF

[@ketaminewomble2562]

Yeah, because realism is definitely what they are going for......

[@skullpaint7657]

So excited for the release

[@elguason8016]

Nice job!!