BioWare shares new details on Anthem's upcoming Cataclysm event

During the live broadcast of the developer, BioWare has Anthem For the first time, players will have a glimpse of the Cataclysm event, a time-limited end-of-game event that will take place in a whole new environment.

According to what BioWare has shown, the Cataclysm, which will last six weeks, seems to work as a free mini-game mode. Players load into a special area with its own aerial map divided into different sections that can be explored in any order. Some of the rewards that players can earn in Cataclysm will change from week to week, as well as the card, with other activities added over the weeks.

Cataclysm will be based on scores, with the highest scores apparently offering players better rewards and a higher amount of a new special currency. There will also be a late countdown. When it reaches zero, the mission ends. Players can save time by performing various activities on the map, such as arenas, which are localized enemy encounters that resemble those of the rest of the game. The higher the number of players in the eliminated arenas, the higher their score, and the more arenas are added to the map as the weeks go by. The arena also has orbs in the center. When the orbs are destroyed, they create safety zones that protect players from the environmental hazards of the Cataclysm.

Ben Iriving, the main producer of the game, said that many secrets and riddles would also be hidden on the map. The more effectively the players evolve in the Cataclysm, the more they will be able to practice these side activities, increasing their score and allowing them to earn additional rewards. He also stressed that it would not require a level and that players, whether beginners or not, can try it as soon as it is available, with a scale of rewards as needed.

If the activity has a lead, BioWare did not display it. Although this is only a brief overview of AnthemThe major activity at the end of the game, it looked much less like a destinystyle and so much more, like the "Prison of Elders" mission of this game, which had waves of enemies and encouraged players to give priority to sending them instead of exploring puzzles or scenarios.

Cataclysm, due to be launched this month, does not have a start date yet. Before being made available to all, however, Mr. Iriving said his goal was to publish it first on a test server so that PC gamers could try it out and give him his comments. Effectively, AnthemThe first major expansion of the content after the publication will go through a brief beta period.

When Cataclysm is finally available, it will coincide with an update of the loot system of the game. During the duration of Cataclysm, there will be a new vendor in Fort Tarsis that will give players war chests in return for a new type of currency. Irving did not say whether these chests would work as surprise chests or give predetermined rewards.

The game also receives a new location for melee attacks. If different melee gear elements do not change the appearance of your melee weapon, they will change its power and secondary status effects. This will give players more options in the way they perform attack combos. In addition, the luck statistic goes away. From now on, the game will simply treat each player as having a maximum luck record, which will result in additional loot loss for the average player.

More importantly, Iriving said the new loot added to the game at the Cataclysm would be five levels higher than the current end-of-game gear. It is unclear if this will mean that the existing inventory of player weapons and armor will be rendered obsolete, or will there be a way to upgrade it or develop new versions that match the new equipment . Mr. Iriving stated that BioWare would consider the comments received during the testing phase before deciding what to do with them.

Since very little of the event itself has been shown, it's hard to know how interesting the fights and exploration aspects will be, or whether the rewards will give you the shot at being worth it. Effort (unlike many of the game's current activities, that's not). BioWare may not be showing the most exciting aspects of Cataclysm so far, but so far this does not seem to be a game changer.