The action RPG Anthem comes with many new features. According to some players, these could be better explained in the game.
What is the problem? Anthem was released on February 22nd. Some players were able to test the shooter in the demo and in early access, but felt a bit lost: In their opinion, Anthem brings many fresh features that are inadequately explained in the game itself.
In the Anthem subreddit, user TzarWolfie has compiled a list of things that he believes are simply not sufficiently explained. The post has already accumulated nearly 5,000 upvotes.
Features that no one understands
What should be explained better? TzarWolfie has listed some features that play an important role in the game, but in his opinion are hardly explained. What good is it to Anthem if it has great gameplay features that no one understands?
Primer and Detonator
This is unclear: According to TzarWolfie, Primers and Detonators belong to the most important system the game has to offer, but are hardly explained. The tutorial section in the Cortex only briefly touches upon the terms.
In early access, there were also some abilities that were either Primer or Detonator but were not marked. However, BioWare has already helped with the day-one patch and provided some icons.
This is how it works: Primers are abilities that apply a negative status effect to enemies and are marked in-game with a circle icon. Detonators trigger a combo on an enemy that was hit with a Primer attack and are marked in-game with a star.
Combo Effects
This is unclear: The four different Javelins receive different effects when they trigger a combo. According to the player, this is another feature that is hardly mentioned in the game.
This is how it works: The combo system is an important feature with which the different Javelins can trigger synergies and thus deal more damage. These effects trigger combos for the respective Javelins:
- Ranger deals increased damage to a single target
- The Colossus deals area damage around the target
- Storm transfers the elemental effect to nearby enemies
- The Interceptor receives an aura that depends on the elemental effect with which he attacks the target
Everything about Primers, Detonators, and Combo Effects we have here for you:
Description for Components, Perks, and Inscription
This is unclear: This point is the most unclear for TzarWolfie, as the game has so many different keywords, descriptions, and status effects, such as for components, equipment, and weapons, where no one really knows what they do.
What do terms like aura combo pulse frequency, effect build-up, or combo chain mean? According to the player, the terminology in Anthem needs another revision.
Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Challenges
This is unclear: Do you also always go to Lucky Jak and his hourglasses to pick up your challenges and think that you only have one daily, weekly, and monthly task to choose from? Or do you wonder what rewards you have received for the tasks?
This is how it works: Check your Cortex under Challenges and “Path to Glory”. There are more challenges waiting for you because you can also take on more tasks.
You can read which rewards you have received for the respective challenges under the “Challenge” tab. According to TzarWolfie, this is another detail that should be explained more clearly in the game.
Reputation for the Factions
This is unclear: According to the player, Anthem explains very ambiguously for which activities you earn reputation points for the factions Arcanists, Freelancers, or Sentinels. It is also not clear how many reputation points you earn.
The game also does not tell you what rewards you receive for a rank-up with the factions. For example, players unlock new metals for personalizing their Javelin with each rank-up. The metal that transforms the Ranger into Iron Man, for instance, is available at reputation rank 3 with the Arcanists. However, this is not explained anywhere and is hidden under “Reputation” in the Cortex.
What do you think? Is Anthem really not explained enough or is it just right? Which features would you like to see explained in more detail?
