While Anthem wasn't well-loved at launch, it wasn't hated either. Steven Messner gave it a middling score of 55 in his
Even then Anthem had its diehards, and the patches and updates that followed addressed some of its more significant flaws. Not enough to save it unfortunately, but enough to guarantee a small but dedicated community of Freelancers who have suited up and returned to Fort Tarsis for the final day before
Our Lauren Morton is one of the players who logged on to say goodbye. "It's not empty," she says, "but it is quiet." There are Twitch streamers running missions until the end, and high-level veterans "waving and jumping and emoting" around the Launch Bay. The subreddit is full of players
They're also praying for last-minute salvation, or an eventual revival via community-run private servers. As
Anthem's loss, whether it affects you or not, is another reason to value the message of the
