In the last Q&A session about Anthem, BioWare has initially denied larger groups in Freeplay. The reason why you are playing in a four-player group in the shooter has now been explained.
What is it about? BioWare recently held a Q&A session on Twitter and answered many player questions about Anthem. It was announced that players cannot go solo in Freeplay. Additionally, the player count in this mode will initially remain at four players.
Ben Irving explained why this is the case in an interview.
That’s why four players: The developers understand that players would also like to go exploring alone, but the core of the game is designed for four players, according to Irving in the interview with Windows Central. When there are fewer players, the health of the enemies is adjusted to the respective group size.
Nevertheless, Irving believes that the game is best played in a group of four players:
We scale the health of the creature based on one, two, three, or four players. And only certain creatures, right? You want to be able to take on the little guys alone, but when you get a Scar Heavy, the guy with the big shield, it’s not fun if he’s defeated immediately. It’s more fun when four people are shooting at him at the same time.
We have shown you how World Events in Freeplay look like here.
The greatest fun for the team, by the way, is the teamwork of the group and the combos.
More players in the future? During the Q&A session on Twitter, a fan wanted to know if BioWare would allow five or six players in Freeplay in the future. Ben Irving responded that it sounds interesting, but they are not thinking about it in the short term.
In the interview, Irving mentions that they are indeed experimenting with larger groups, but still decided on a four-player group.
It feels right. Exploring this vast world with this group size is still very great. You can still keep track of where everyone is. At high mobility, it’s more difficult to keep a group together. So we landed on four players.
One of my favorite quotes is “The future is endless and full of possibilities.” Who knows if this is something we will change in the future, but for the launch and the short time after, it’s four players.
What do you think about the group size in Anthem? Is four players perfect for you, or would you prefer smaller or larger groups?
In addition, BioWare had good news for next-gen consoles:
