Loading Screen Taking Too Long? SSD Is Your Friend

One of the most common complaints among players about Anthem even during the demo weekends were the long loading screens. It can take up to 90 or more seconds before the loading screen takes you to the in-game world. This isn’t fun, since the fun starts with your Javelin out there. To help reduce load times, ensure you’ve got Anthem installed on an SSD, and this significantly cuts down loading screen times. HDD’s are the most common storage units for gaming PCs, and unfortunately Anthem just isn’t optimized enough before launch. There are talks of a day 1 patch to reduce load times though, but we still recommend using an SSD nonetheless.

Learn Your Javelin’s Combat Skills

Zooming around and blowing things up is definitely a blast in Anthem, but are you aware of the combat mechanics? Anthem’s Javelins have unique abilities called Gear, that does a variety of things from damage, damage over time and even crowd control. One key mechanic that isn’t explained properly is the Primers and Detonators function. Some skills are Primers, that puts status effect on enemies, like Frost or Burning. Other skills that are Detonators can exploit enemies that are already Primed, which result in Combos that deal massive amounts of damage. This is a key combat feature that will be absolutely necessary to use in harder difficulties and content, so get used to them now.

Use Respawn If You’re Stuck

Most games unfortunately come shipped with bugs at launch or in early access. Anthem does, and while patches are coming there are some quick fixes to get you out of a frustrating road block. For instance, some missions will require certain enemies to spawn or enemies to kill in order to proceed to the next area of objective. Sometimes, those walls won’t come down. A quick fix here is to have one player open up the map and hit the respawn key (Y/Triangle on consoles) and that should clear any issue. If all else fail, have the entire squad wipe or die on lava or something.

Check Your Tracks Often

In Fort Tarsis, there’s a few interactables to help you see what objectives are left for your Daily, Weekly and Monthly Trials. If you’re done with those, wait! Heading into the Track section of the menus will show you a lot more Trials for the day and week that can be completed. For whatever reason, the interactables in Fort Tarsis doesn’t list them all. So don’t miss out on easy free Coins that can be used to buy crafting materials or Javelin vanity items from the store.

Don’t Ignore Large Bodies Of Water

If it’s loot you’re after in Freeplay, you’ll most definitely come across lakes and other large bodies of water on the map. Pro tip: don’t just fly past them or hover over to maintain your heat thrusters. Go under. For every body of water, there’s a high likelihood of loot chests to be found, which might contain your next Masterwork or Legendary loot. Of course, there are tons of chest cheat maps out on the internet already, but if you don’t plan on using one, just remember water is your best friend.

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Storm

The result of using The Dominion’s technology for gain, the Storm is an elemental Javelin that’s insanely fun to play. It has a longer flight and hover time over the rest, but the caveat is it can’t withstand a lot of heavy hits. But what it lacks in survivability the Storm more than makes up for it in the firepower department. Known as The Nuker, Storms can absolutely dish out insane damage and string or set up numerous combos in fights to the greatest effect, and in the hands of a skilled player, this is by far the best Javelin. The Storm’s hover abilities means it’s usually up in the air, with a good view of the battlefield. Pairing it with the Devastator sniper is a good combo, and of course the elemental gear of your choice. Fire, Ice, or Lightning, they all work well and this is hands down our favorite – not to mention, it’s insane ultimate ability that just melts clusters of mobs.

Ranger

Rangers are the most well rounded Javelins. It’s both agile and hardy, and is the jack of all trades. The class is most popular due to it being almost marked as the default Javelin by BioWare themselves. For starters, Rangers have a wide range of abilities and weapons to pick from, and they can be offense or support in nature. This is great for just making builds that either supports your buddies in Strongholds or other modes, or go all out offense for solo expeditions. The class has a good variety of grenades to string combos and its ultimate can make for some epic Iron Man moments in game.

Colossus

Known as Thicc Boi or the Tank, Colossus is Anthem’s largest and slowest Javelin. While that may turn off some players, don’t be fooled by its lack of mobility. Colossus when geared and played well can dish out more damage than the Ranger and Interceptor, and can take a beating or ten. The class comes equipped with a toggle-able shield that can also be used as a weapon and is handy for mitigating frontal damage. For gear, the class can use limited options, but the most popular is probably the flamethrower which melts enemies away quickly. Its ultimate ability isn’t anything to sneer at either – the canons multiple shots one after the other at a strong enemy or clusters of enemies is enough to rack up the kill count. For players who want to play it safe and sturdy, Anthem’s Colossus is the Javelin for you.

Interceptor

For melee lovers and players who enjoy Warframe, the Interceptor might tickle your fancy. While it is the smallest and fastest Javelin, the Interceptor can hold its own alongside its other Javelin brethren. The class dynamics requires players to always be in melee range to sustain DPS, and it’s fun as hell to weave in and out of combat, dishing slashing damage to all around you. Unfortunately, the class is underwhelming at present in the Early Access, and BioWare has stated it will get a buff to survive being near enough tough enemies to deal damage, especially in harder difficulties.

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