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Sheyshen
Seasoned Rookie
26 days ago

Anthem - Offline mode instead

Leading off that I understand no longer maintaining Anthem since it isn't the most popular game in the EA library and hasn't received and update in years, but that doesn't mean the entire game should be shut down and made unavailable.
Players have paid for the game, have supported it when it had gone back into redevelopment to become a single player RPG (that IMO it should've been to begin with) and still play after that was scrapped.

To shut down and completely remove a game people have put money into (especially without refunds) is a worrying and dangerous precedent that the gaming community is facing, and should be pushed back on. If you bought a game you should be able to play it, even if it's old, even if it's not being updated anymore, you paid for it therefor it should be available to play just like any game you bought a disk or cartridge for.

With EA's push for live service games and reliance on online servers to play many single player games, something like this shows a worrying future for games like dragon age (DAI's keep being the only way to import the worldstate) and mass effect (why do you have to be online to access the DLC??) and many other EA games. One day those servers will be shuttered for one reason or another, but that shouldn't lock people out of playing the games they love.

So all I ask, is please push a final patch that removes the online aspects for Anthem, to make it offline only, remove the lobby, let players go out into the field solo without connecting to the servers, let players who still play continue to do so and retain the option so future players can check out the game even though it's no longer supported.

27 Replies

  • The amount of customer goodwill and positive image EA would gain by going ahead and letting players keep playing offline after killing the servers would be huge. When comparing other companies now, EA could actually be the good guy in the comparison which hasn't been done in a long time.

  • Panzerklein4's avatar
    Panzerklein4
    Seasoned Newcomer
    25 days ago

    If this type of thinking gets materialized from EA it would create a dangerous precedent. I hope for the middle ground. Online goes dark and offline i could play the game. 

  • Batman182000's avatar
    Batman182000
    Seasoned Newcomer
    25 days ago

    Add offline mode ffs its not hard alot of people still love anthem especially me or better yet stop shutting down servers its so dumb you just killing off your work you all put in to this amazing game  its a dumb move to shut it down  and no offline mode no playing with friends all company s do these days is shut down what people like and enjoy for what for people who hate it if you hate it then dont play it not hard 

  • Menojohnson's avatar
    Menojohnson
    Seasoned Newcomer
    26 days ago

    I agree, adding an offline mode would mean a lot to the community. A solution like what Knockout City implemented after its sunset would be amazing. Anthem may not have succeeded commercially, but I personally had a great time with it and would love the chance to continue playing in some form.

  • I would like to echo this sentiment, and also suggest that if the whole co-op aspect of the game is vital, instead of making that the excuse to stonewall people who want to play it solo, release the server files instead. Hear me out, this is a business proposition to EA.

    Remove all MTX by making them free via drops (Like Wayfinder). This will prevent servers from being monetized. If a player has the technical capability of hosting the server, they should be allowed to. Many successful multiplayer games allow their players to host their own servers on their own baremetal machines by providing the files. Ark, Palworld to name a few.

    I only bring this up because publishers often times use the excuse of "It will be too hard to code out the multiplayer aspect of the game" as an excuse to ignore the customers they're, let's call a spade a spade here, ripping off by shutting the game down. It's not, however, hard to release server binaries as a bundle to people who purchase the game.

    THIS will allow EA to still rationally be able to justify selling Anthem, while not spending the money to maintain the servers. Have the server files be an optional DLC. You go into your game, select the server files DLC when you download it, you get the files, and EA provides them on an AS IS basis with NO guarantee of support. Only a guide on how to get them running. Nothing more.

    Minimal effort on EAs part, continued potential revenue (However small), the game lives on. The customer is happy, The developers are happy. EA is happy. Everyone is happy.

    [EDIT] I've created a change.org petition. Check it out! https://www.change.org/save-anthem

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