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On Sun, 26 Feb 2017 10:07:01 +0000, Mr Rob
<noemail...@jsjsaiiowppw.com> wrote:

>
>It won't take me long to post my thoughts.
>
>Bleh
>
>That's it.
>
>It's Far Cry 2 with bits of Far Cry 4 thrown in and a (very) small
>amount of Ghost Recon added to the mix.
>
>It doesn't even come close to being as immersive and enjoyable as "The
>Division". 
>
>I suppose I can see it being fun in short spells with friends. But for
>an online game I would be looking for long gaming sessions and an
>experience that held me for months/years.
>
>I have just over two hours in the game and I am bored senseless with
>it. I don't even want to play it anymore.
>
>I uninstalled the beta and won't be buying the released product, which
>disappoints me. I expected to really like it a lot.

You made it further than me, I couldn't get inspired enough to try the
beta.

Any announcement of a Ghost Recon game that doesn't focus on
competitive multiplayer as the primary feature is an immediate red
flag.  Everything else was add-on functionality for the Ghost Recon
games that were successful.

Unfortunately Ghost Recon Phantoms (which was a great game) is no
longer, but that's because they went with a shitty free to play model,
which of course results in a short shelf-life for a game like this
(there's only so much crap people are willing to buy, and when the
game depends on ongoing infrastructure costs to play, it's only a
matter of time before it's gone).

Perhaps they want to divide the franchise up to focus on two separate
crowds -- hardcore PC fans and console kiddies.  Seems like Wildlands
is optimized for the latter.

Meanwhile Rainbow Six Siege proves that Ubi is far from a lost cause
when it comes to their tactical shooters.  A lot of people bought the
year 2 pass ($30) just to support the game and encourage more like it.