Of Course ANTHEM Will Have a Beta Before Launch

Yes, but will the beta also be the Bob Dylan of betas?

Its no surprise considering its a 'new' IP and, I believe, a solely online experience similar to Destiny. On the one hand EA want this to 'take off' and be the 'next big thing' for them and on the other, want to show how it will differ from Destiny too - more than just the Perspective differences - ie First Person in the 'safe zone' and Third Person in the 'wilds' - the opposite of Destiny in that respect.

Conceptually and in their 'vision', it does sound very similar to Destiny with a 'long term' plan. For me Anthem was the big highlight of E3 2017. The game that left me excited and it immediately jumped in high on my wanted list. I would probably buy regardless of a Beta or not - at least based on the 'little' we know so far.

I'll try it out when it lands, that's if it isn't some pre-order only nonsense.

Betas (hopefully an open-beta) are always a nice opportunity to look into games as, unfortunately, demos decreased drastically.

They definitely need a beta for this after the car crash that was Mass Effect Andromeda. Bioware need a win now, hopefully this will be it.

I'm kind of looking forward to it. Hopefully the story will be good.

It's going to be a tough call. Anthem looks truly awesome. If not for all the time Destiny 2 takes from me Anthem would have been a pre-order for me. Will I tire of D2 enough before this one comes out? Will the beta convert me? I'll have to wait and see.

I'm not sure how I feel about this yet. I need to see more.

Well, there it is, just rewatched the official gameplay and it looks better than I recalled. The environment looks amazing - what with all the monster-animals, birds etc all just doing their thing. The terrain and ruins look great, the various HUD are elegantly crafted. I think this is going to take me and a fair amount of other people from D2 - as long as the story has the variety promised by the voice-over guy. Will definitely watch out for this one.
The Fall /Autumn 2018 release date is also well timed.

I would definitely play an open beta. But im sure this game will get delayed in 'Early 2019'. Because litterally every big game does these days.

We've learned a thing or two from NMS about scripted demo's.. & a thing or two from ME: Andromeda about Bioware / EA's promises.

Bioware arent the same team that gave us KOTOR, & EA are.. well, they're EA init. Big bombastic videos are very nice, but the beta will tell I guess.

I def wanna try it, love robots so this may be a fit , hust need more info

@BAMozzy it is an solo experience with online capability, so you invite friends to play with u but there is no random peeps runing around except social spaces, so its a different approach to same type game

@BladeRider i thought it was still an Online game though - its described by EA as a Shared World Action RPG and listed as an Online Only - much like Destiny. No doubt it will have areas where only you can be - like Destiny and its story. Also if you play Destiny, even the 'shared world' areas have places only 'you' (unless playing co-operatively) can be - like the Lost Sectors for example. Some patrols, adventures, side missions etc also only allow 'you' go into certain areas if you are playing alone.

The Story can be played through totally Solo but nothing has been said about the Open world - whether that will be populated by a few 'Random' Freelancers - like the big open Hubs of Destiny - with markers etc and like Destiny, you can have friends 'drop in/out' of that same shared zone you are in. I doubt that it will be populated by 'every' Freelancer in that zone at that time but they could have a 'few' that you also see - maybe team/meet up to do a Public Event before separating up to continue doing your own thing.

Just because it says it is 'Solo' friendly - doesn't mean that ONLY you exist in these Shared Worlds unless you invite a friend or 3 to join you. You can still explore solo, do what you want in that area, even get your own ammo and loot drops that others cannot steal - just like Destiny. I doubt it will be just the non-combat social hubs that are 'shared'.

@BAMozzy that's just my understanding of it , it will be more like ghost recon n how thsts set up .

@BladeRider Well all indications so far seem to indicate that it will be more like Destiny. I have not seen or heard anything to indicate otherwise. They made a point of saying it will be Solo Player friendly - which Destiny is too by the way. To me that means that if you 'free roaming' the world, any loot, ammo etc you find is yours and only yours. The other freelancers can't steal it or gang up on you and kill you either. I doubt that the world will be 'full' of freelancers in the area you are but a small handful of them could be. If you play Destiny, the only area that has more than 6-7 or so others is the Tower. Strikes/missions are limited to just 3 (although Missions, adventures, lost sectors etc can be done solo but Strikes are always 3). The game is described as being a cross between Destiny and Mass Effect.

Anyway, no doubt we will hear more in the coming year as its expected to arrive by the end of 2018.