Anthem's initial release was rocky at best, with fundamental issues such as massive loadtimes and little end-game content plaguing the game's launch. However, as Bioware moves to overhaul Anthem, players who joined in the title's earliest days will see some of their biggest concerns acknowledged and actively addressed in the updates coming to the game.
One of those concerns, raised over Twitter by user @DelaEadmer, is the inclusion of PvP in Anthem, allowing players to test their skills, weapons, and Javelin builds against each other. Bioware Studio Director Christian Dailey has stepped up to answer @DelaEadmer's questions and gave insight on what PvP combat might look like in the upcoming Anthem overhaul.
According to Dailey, Bioware is working on PvP in Anthem with a Battle Royale build currently being played internally between developers. Going far beyond simply giving players a chance to face off against each other in a Team Deathmatch type arena, the overhaul is working on making the game capable of holding huge amounts of players and having a mech-suited free-for-all. Dailey also floated the idea of including a style of PvP reminiscent of the Tribes series, with fast-paced, high-mobility combat coming alongside the many fixes Anthem requires.
Unfortunately for anyone excited to see an Anthem styled Battle Royale dropping anytime soon, Dailey did mention that working on these PvP builds are not currently the priority. This does mean that the actual work to bring the game to where the developer wanted it when Anthem launched over a year ago is currently a higher priority on Bioware's list of tasks. Of course, it will be better for the game as a whole to focus on what needs fixing before inserting new mechanics and ideas into the current build of the game that has left the developer needing to give it an overhaul in the first place.
So, while a Battle Royale might not be coming to Anthem right away, Bioware is currently hard at work, both to fix the issues players initially had with the game and to implement new content to keep those players excited for the future. Fans who were initially excited for the game's release last year, and even the small community still dedicated to the game, would likely be excited to see this kind of PvP come immediately, but the work towards overhauling Anthem should come first. Either way, while the product that players have access to now might be disappointing in comparison to what was expected, what's coming in the future may make up for the rocky release.
Anthem is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.