BioWare has announced the launch of the test server for the PC version of Anthem. But before players have played the Cataclysm themselves, they’re already cracking jokes. Moreover, they find it incomprehensible why the PTS is launching today while many other games are receiving new content.
What is the PTS? Already at the end of April, BioWare announced a test server. On it, players can test new content for Anthem before its release and provide their feedback on it.
The Public Test Server, PTS, is now open for PC players of Anthem starting today (June 4) at 5 PM. It doesn’t matter whether you own the game or are a subscriber of Origin Access Premier. You can find the test server in your Origin library.
However, there is no PTS for console players on PS4 and Xbox One.
What is the mood of the players? The mood in the Anthem subreddit is currently not very good. After the BioWare livestream about the Cataclysm, some players already mentioned that the content is not what the developers actually promised. The fact that the entire event seems to take place on a separate map and does not affect free play is particularly troubling for the players.
Also, the errors and bugs that still exist in the game are challenging the freelancers. However, jokes are already being made that these might be the first signs of the Cataclysm.
What are players saying about the test server? Many players in the Anthem subreddit are wondering why BioWare had to launch the PTS today. After all, some other players are receiving new content today: In Destiny 2, the new Season of Opulence begins today, in ESO the new expansion Elsweyr starts today on consoles, and also in The Division 2, the test server is going online again.
Players are also concerned about how testing will work in Anthem. The description states that freelancers cannot bring their current Javelin or equipment to the PTS and cannot transfer items from the test server to the normal servers.
Players now hope that this does not mean they will have to farm gear to test the Cataclysm.
