Greetings, Freelancers! As some of you have become aware, a storm has been brewing in Anthem. Although there's been no formal announcement, we believe the Cataclysm itself is nigh. In this thread, we'll link to information about this event and the upcoming Cataclysm.
There seems to be a new set of challenges live, available in Freeplay, called 'The Oncoming Storm'. They involve Crystals which have appeared across Bastion. You either destroy crystals, kill crystalized enemies, or complete crystal world events. Here's a look at them for reference.
Conjunctions have also appeared! They spawn on a timer in Freeplay. You fly into them and play through a mini horde mode, with three waves and a boss at the end.
If anyone wants to ask questions or wish to discuss the upcoming Cataclysm, this is the place to do it! We will not redirect all threads here but we will most likely update this post with further information as we learn more. If you have something you think should be added here, let us know in the comments!
We'll remove off-topic comments in this thread so make sure to stay on topic.
Cataclysm Information
For those of you coming back, here's a summary of how Cataclysm looks. This is not a complete list and is subject to change.
Loot
- 9 new masterwork/Legendary guns (3 Base, 9 variations)
- 8 new Masterwork/Legendary variations of existing gear
- 8 new melee gear variations + Masterwork/Legendary versions (2 for each class)
- 8 Masterwork/Legendary variations of support gear
- Not all loot will be immediately available on Day 1: new loot will roll out over time.
Gameplay
- Cataclysm
- Cataclysm Inversions (Changes to gameplay in cataclysm. IE: Abilities on faster Cooldowns)
- 1 new cataclysm freeplay event
- New story missions
- GM2/GM3 Balance Changes
Cataclysm Event
- 2 weeks pre-event, 6 weeks of cataclysm event
- Cataclysm will start after pre-event then get more objectives over the six weeks
- Inversions for cataclysm change weekly
- Gain new currency to unlock warchests
- Warchests contain a masterwork loot with a chance of a legendary version of new gear.
- Limited time cosmetic rewards
Other Changes
- Luck removed & loot drop rate increased
- Melee removed from gear score scaling. Melee damage connected to melee gear
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