Hmm... It's not supposed to work that way... There's a short window where you can still be match made into a mission but it should only be like a minute or so.

If you're coming in a significant amount of time after the mission has started, that's definitely a bug. (A a note, Stronghold matchmaking windows are quite different). 😊

Is that what you're seeing?

Thewtfpanda

I've had several missions ( not in quickplay) start like two or three quest steps from the beginning for missions I have never done. Sometimes I'm loaded in so far from my allies that I hit another loading screen to get to them due to the auto catch up mechanic. Some of these missions have been critical story missions where I'll miss dialogue that set it up the mission so the context is completely lost. I have also had this happen with contracts ( which I know can be shorter) and again lose the context of the mission leaving me at a complete loss as to why I'm doing whatever it is I'm being prompted to do in a mission.

I suggest having all players load in and then have the mission start. So, all players spawn in and start the mission together. That way nobody feels lost doing a mission they have never done.

I would expect loading into a ongoing mission for quickplay or even a stronghold but not for regular match made missions. Let me know if you need me to elaborate further

Thanks for the feedback, we'll look into it. 😊

Thewtfpanda

Thankyou all for listening! Anthem is quickly becoming my favorite game and I think will grow into one of the best original ip of this generation!

Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying it so far! 😊

lawrencej01

I was having this same problem and pretty much entirely fixed it by moving the game from my HDD to my SSD. I'm not sure if there's a certain point when the game thinks the team is all loaded and it starts the mission? Might not be waiting long enough? Not sure.

But yeah, u/Thewtfpanda if you have an SSD with 60+ GB of space free I'd try moving Anthem there. Completely solved this issue for me.

When everyone starts around the same time we do try to wait until everyone is ready, but there is a timeout.

I think we'll need to dig into it more to figure out what is going on and what we can do about it. 😊

Thanks for all the information folks!

DawnBlue

If you're coming in a significant amount of time after the mission has started, that's definitely a bug. (A a note, Stronghold matchmaking windows are quite different). 😊

Question - if specifically using the Quickplay to fill someone else's mission, is it possible to be added into a mission later than at the beginning? As that would make sense.

Yes, for quick play you can join in at any time after the initial matchmaking window. 😊