We show you how the leveling system in Anthem works and what tricks there are to level up your pilot level more efficiently.
This is how the leveling system works: Unlike other online games, you do not receive direct experience points for defeating enemies in Anthem. Instead, you earn EP only at the end of an expedition through so-called heroic deeds.
What are heroic deeds? The heroic deeds listed at the end of each expedition depend on how you have defeated your enemies. For example, if you defeat many enemies in close combat as an Interceptor, you will receive the melee master heroic deed.
The heroic deeds you have accomplished reward you with EP. Additionally, they determine which medal is assigned to you at the end of the mission.
What are medals? The medal corresponds to your playstyle. If you defeat most of the enemies with your abilities, you will receive the artillery medal at the end of the expedition. If, on the other hand, you revive your teammates frequently and collect many resources, you can also be rewarded with a wise medal.
You can find a detailed list of all medals and heroic deeds here.
Leveling in the campaign: Here’s how
In the campaign, your pilot level and your item power are of little importance, as the enemies are tailored to you individually. The key factor for the strength of the enemies is the selected difficulty level.
Before you reach the level cap of 30, you initially have the three regular difficulty levels – Easy, Medium, and Hard available.
Which difficulty level should you play on? Generally, you get more experience points on higher difficulty levels. However, the story missions are usually shorter on an easy difficulty. So you have to decide for yourself whether time or experience points are more important to you.
Difficulty level brings variety in combat: Enemies on Hard difficulty have significantly more health points than on Easy. This way, you have the potential to complete more heroic deeds, as your enemies can also withstand more damage.
It is therefore worthwhile to try out different combo attacks and weapons. This way, you can destroy your enemies in different ways to achieve the maximum number of heroic deeds.
On Easy difficulty, enemies are often eliminated completely after a weak primer ability, thus taking away any chance for you to attack creatively and complete heroic deeds.
Furthermore, you also receive additional EP for completing a story mission on Hard. So if you want to level up faster, you should definitely play through the campaign on Hard.
Don’t play alone: For each teammate in your team, you receive bonus experience points. Additionally, team members can be helpful for additional heroic deeds, thus bringing you even more experience points. Playing the campaign solo in Anthem is suboptimal since you take longer for the missions and also receive less EP.
Leveling quickly in Free Play
Even in Free Play, your experience points depend on your heroic deeds. So try out different things and don’t focus too much on one weapon or ability. The more varied your playstyle, the more EP you will receive at the end of the expedition.
How do you level up the fastest in Free Play? The currently most efficient method of leveling in Free Play is world events. When you complete events, you also fulfill a heroic deed.
Here you can find a list of all known world events in Anthem.
You receive the following EP bonuses for world events in Free Play:
- First world event: 200 EP
- Second world event: 400 EP
- Third world event: 800 EP
After completing three world events, you no longer receive experience points. The corresponding heroic deed is thus completed, and you can finish your expedition.
Tip for Free Play: The world event heroic deed resets after each expedition and can thus be repeated as often as you like. If you want to level up efficiently in Free Play, you can leave the expedition after completing three world events and repeat the process again.
Don’t forget to pay attention to your other heroic deeds. The more you can complete during the events, the better the overall EP.
Quick start: Leveling and supporting
Leveling in Quick Play: If you are tired of world events, you can also support other freelancers as reinforcement. With the support bonus, you can earn a lot of additional EP.
How does this work? With the quick start feature, you will be assigned to an incomplete team in an ongoing mission. You can find the quick start at the bottom of the game mode selection.
In quick start, you can choose whether to support a freelancer team on a story mission or in a stronghold. Make sure to complete the campaign before you support missions, otherwise you might risk getting spoiled.
Which missions provide the most EP? To maximize your experience points, you should support strongholds on a high difficulty. This way, you can complete the most heroic deeds and receive additional EP due to the increased difficulty.
Combined with the support bonus, you will finish the expedition with a decent amount of experience points. This is currently the best method to increase your level.
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