With the release of the action RPG Anthem, many players will step into the Javelin suits for the first time. Our 15 tips will help you get started.
To provide you a small helping hand at the start of Anthem, here are 15 tips we wish we had known earlier.
Anthem is not just a shooter
If you’re hoping for a genuine shooter like Destiny 2 or The Division 2, you should know: Anthem is more of an action RPG than a third-person shooter.
Skills play a significantly larger role, and with the combo system, you have an alternative way to deal high damage.
Nevertheless, there are some really powerful weapons to obtain in the endgame of Anthem. We have selected and introduced 10 masterpieces and legendary weapons for you.
In Anthem’s combat system, combos are key
Use your skills and combos: Anthem has several types of abilities, including Primer and Detonator skills. When you use a Primer ability on an enemy, and then hit them with a Detonator skill, a combo explosion occurs.
This explosion deals increased damage to the target and can inflict additional effects like burning or freezing.
In Anthem, your abilities are significantly more important than, for example, in the shared-world shooter The Division 2, where skills are meant to have only a supporting role. In Anthem, it’s the exact opposite.
Ammunition instantly fills your magazine
When you pick up ammunition during combat, it not only fills your capacity but also instantly refills your magazine.
You can cleverly use your movements in combat to ensure that you can continue shooting, even when your magazine should be empty. You may need some luck, but ammunition drops quite frequently on the battlefield.
Many coins in Freeplay
This is how you can quickly earn coins: Coins are your in-game currency, which can be used to buy cosmetic items and other things. Players report on Reddit that the Freeplay mode is well suited for farming coins.
In the world of Anthem, there are apparently chests filled with coins. Mo310 claims to have obtained between 800 and 2000 coins from such chests. Given the current prices in the cash shop, that’s not a bad amount.
There, a Javelin armor costs 61,000 coins, graphics, armor materials, and emotes cost 12-18,000.
Our guide reveals to you which route you can take to find many treasure chests.
Tomb Quests do not need to be completed in free play
What are Tomb Quests? These quests lead you into the various dungeons of the game world. They often involve areas that you visit more frequently, even during other missions.
Tomb Quests can be completed alongside: Therefore, you don’t need to enter free play at all. You can take Tomb Quests during any mission type and complete them, as one fan discovered.
Only World Events are exclusively found in free play. These are random occurrences in the world of Anthem.
Quests must be completed by yourself
What you need to keep in mind: If you want to complete certain missions, you should make sure to accept the quest yourself. The completion is only saved if you start the respective mission in “your” Fort Tarsis.
Reddit user nickjamesfm advises everyone to speak with the quest giver first. Otherwise, you can check your journal after the mission entry.
Loot and EXP despite disconnect
Experiencing a connection loss during a mission or being kicked from a session for other reasons can be very frustrating. However, you don’t need to worry about your loot and EXP.
This is how you get your EXP and the loot you collected until then: If you complete another session normally, you will also receive the loot and experience points from the session you previously left.
Locked out? Here’s how to get back to your team
When you join a stronghold, it can occasionally happen that you stand in front of a locked door. The team has already moved on, but the door to the next section is locked. What to do?
This is how you find your team: If you spawn behind a locked door in a stronghold, open the map and select “Respawn” to land back with the team.
Crafting becomes interesting later
That’s why you should wait: Don’t engage with the crafting system too early. It’s not worth spending materials on equipment you’ll only use for a maximum of 1-2 levels until you find better ones.
At the beginning of the game, you’ll be constantly supplied with enough loot through the story and missions. So save your crafting materials for later.
In our beginner’s guide to crafting, we explain what you need to keep in mind.
Save your consumable items
That’s why they are uninteresting for you: Consumable items are objects that can be crafted with materials. They can be equipped before each mission and are only valid for that one mission.
However, they are not necessary for success, so it’s better to save the materials for more useful purposes.
Play missions on hard, strongholds on normal
That’s why a different difficulty level is worthwhile: In missions, a normal difficulty level is very easy for a 4-player team. Therefore, it’s worth playing on hard. You’ll get better gear and should still get through without problems.
Additionally, you will reach for combos more often, which increases the enjoyment of playing in a group.
Strongholds, on the other hand, are larger dungeons and set up like a mini-raid. They are more demanding and should preferably be attempted on normal first.
Cool down your Javelin for longer flying distances
Use the environment for this: Your Javelin cannot fly indefinitely. After a while, you need to cool down before you can continue flying. If you don’t do this, the suit will overheat, and you will crash.
You can use the game world to keep your Javelin flying. You can utilize any water sources, such as waterfalls, rivers, or lakes, for this purpose.
In flight, you can quickly dip into the water, and the flight continues. Your suit will now heat up more slowly for a time.
Collect everything and talk to everyone
This is why it pays off: Whatever you find, it either provides useful crafting material or gives you lore information and experience points.
Thus, it pays off to stop for a moment, collect that Cortex entry or loot that material.
Additionally, conversations with various characters grant you EXP and sometimes even loyalty points for the respective factions.
Choose your components wisely
This is what matters with components: Components are part of the Javelin’s equipment and are part of the loot in Anthem.
They are specifically available for each of the 4 Javelins or as general components that can be equipped by all.
However, it is worth equipping Javelin-specific components as they are usually better suited for the gameplay style of that particular suit.
For example, the Interceptor can equip components that significantly increase the damage of the dual blades. Each Javelin has such components, so choose wisely.
Kill the small monsters too
This is why it’s worth killing trash mobs: Trash mobs are smaller monsters that pose no significant threat to the player, yet can appear repeatedly, no matter what you are playing.
There’s a specific reason for this. Not only is it fun to take out many small enemies with a big bang, but you also benefit from it. They often drop health and ammunition.
The more monsters you kill, the faster your ultimate attacks recharge.
What are ultimates? These are particularly powerful super attacks, with effects that vary from Javelin to Javelin. We have summarized all skills and ultimates of the Javelin in our guide for you.
However, the Klauninchen do not count as trash mobs. So you don’t gain anything by shooting them. The killing of Klauninchen has already caused a controversy in the community.
We will be adding more tips to this article over time. This is just an initial, small selection. If you have more tips, please let us know in the comments!
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