6 Ways Anthem Isn’t Like Destiny
Multiplayer
Even though Destiny is an online game where players can tackle world events alone or with friends, the game doesn’t require an Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus subscription.
Players are free to complete the story and wander the game’s various levels without any subscription, but joining fireteams for PvP and dungeons is a completely different matter. Destiny requires that non-PC players who want to form or join fireteams have active Plus/Gold subscriptions.
Moreover, different game modes feature different fireteam limits. Regular dungeons have three-player team limits; PvP lets players form fireteams of four; raids require six gamers, and the Warmind expansion’s Escalation Protocol requires a full lobby of eight or nine people to consistently take down.
Anthem, however, is a tad more restrictive. Anyone who owns the game on Xbox One or the PlayStation 4 can’t even play it without an active Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus subscription, even if they only plan to experience the game’s story solo.
Moreover, Anthem restricts squads to a maximum of four players regardless of the mission or dungeon. On the bright side, though, gamers won’t have to buy expansions to experience any future story developments and Strongholds (i.e., dungeons).
While we are on the subject of multiplayer, let’s talk about Anthem’s PvP. It doesn’t have any. However, Anthem’s Executive Producer Mark Darrah stated the game won’t feature any PvP “at launch,” which implies it might receive PvP down the line.
Meanwhile, Destiny provides multiple PvP modes and maps, including Destiny 2’s relatively new Gambit mode.
