[2019] Open Demo = Trolls galore

Originally posted by Julch

I'm legit disappointed and sad.

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After the issues of the vip demo I wanted to have some fun in the open demo.

Sadly, with all the people joining apparently intent on destroying other people's fun this has become rather difficult.

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Twice now I had people joining Strongholds and just go full afk on the last fight, sitting on the perfect spot on a ledge high above where they don't get ported into the action but also never get targeted by any mobs, thus taking themselves out of the fight fully and leaving the real players to struggle.

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Seriously why would anyone do this ?

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(oh and btw I have crazy sound issues since open demo, way way way worse than VIP demo so eh)

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I doubt I'm gonna spend much time in this demo based on what I've experienced so far...trolls seem to come in bulk trying to kill the fun...ouch gamers..ouch

Originally posted by Julch

PC (playing on a laptop i7 7700HQ, 16GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 1060 Max Q)

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Most glaring issue:

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When switching from my Bluetooth ANC headset (Sony WH 1000 XM3) to my normal headset (HyperX Cloud 2 or Cloud Stinger) all my sound was sped up to about twice as fast (maybe more couldn't tell it was so jarring that I had to turn the sound off until I restarted the client). So all the banter between npcs was sped up, the sound of my guns was sped up, abilities, everything.

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I actually swapped from my bluetooth headset because I was sure the sound was off (lots of abilites didn't register on my soundscape, guns sounded off and the mixing seemed very strange (music was way louder than normal while abilites and guns were sometimes silent, sometimes without sound). As soon as I swapped the sound went crazy and I was only able to fix it once I restarted the game fully.

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Btw the ledge that people were abusing is inside the final boss cave about halfway up, apparently if you stand on the edge there you don't get ported down and can just stay afk. The other spot that seemed to work is in the middle of the huge stone if you go into the little "crevasse" on one side where it's lowest, if you stand in the right spot you seem to bug out (no pun intended) the mobs and they will not attack you. I haven't tried it myself but 2 people in my party were doing it (and they didn't have real issues as far as I could tell because they sometimes repositioned and joined the fight before and especially at the very end)

Originally posted by Julch

While I'm sad about all the issues I'm having, I'm impressed with you guys for being vocal and active, thanks a lot and I hope you can make Anthem the amazing game I'm sure it actually is :)

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Thank you for your hard work and see you on the 22nd for the full launch :D

Originally posted by Julch

And here's me hoping to find a job in the industry once I finish my computer science BA / MA - 80 hours you guys are nuts. Major props for the commitment to the art and your fans, I really hope Anthem will be a hit just so you can take a breather and bask in the glory of your work :)

Cheers to you guys

Originally posted by jetah

When in Discord voice chat my audio would cut out and make a pop sound. When I restart Anthem my sound was back.

Originally posted by jetah

i thought the same but when i launched the game without Discord voice, i didn't lose audio.