Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Coming from rs6 siege where the polish and changes are constant it's disappointing. Also the plane controls are even worse in the dlc than in the vanilla game
 
I did the first mission or whatever I think it's a good game I turned off Bloom and some other stuff that usually drives me nuts.
 
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I did the first mission or whatever I think it's a good game I turned off Bloom and some other stuff that usually drives me nuts.
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I have to agree with this. It would have been infinitely better if it was like a third person Crysis so the missions are put into a large sandbox area and you can then be tacticool in that case instead of like you said in an enormous world you have to constantly drive and/or fly around. The gameplay itself is pretty fun and the controls are pretty solid, but there is big and too big when it comes to game worlds and this is too big and takes away from the overall gameplay.
 
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I have to agree with this. It would have been infinitely better if it was like a third person Crysis so the missions are put into a large sandbox area and you can then be tacticool in that case instead of like you said in an enormous world you have to constantly drive and/or fly around. The gameplay itself is pretty fun and the controls are pretty solid, but there is big and too big when it comes to game worlds and this is too big and takes away from the overall gameplay.
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This is a case in point where "open world in and of itself" isn't a guaranteed "good thing." I'd gladly make some trades to get more meat on the bones as it were.

Past that, I do find that I'm enjoying the game for what it is. It's like a Metal Gear Splinter Cell Lite situation the way I play it.
 
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This is a case in point where "open world in and of itself" isn't a guaranteed "good thing." I'd gladly make some trades to get more meat on the bones as it were.

Past that, I do find that I'm enjoying the game for what it is. It's like a Metal Gear Splinter Cell Lite situation the way I play it.
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That's what I was thinking. I only dipped my toes into the game yesterday enough to benchmark it and play the first mission, but i'll go back into it this weekend. I personally loved MGS 5 and Splinter Cell so I'll give it a shot.

Quick question; since the game is open-world I have read other reviewers say that for some missions they waited until dark to play the mission so they can better sneak. Is there a way to fast-forward time like in MGS 5 where you had the Phantom Cigar? It would be nice to be able to choose what time of day I want to tackle a mission.
 
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That's what I was thinking. I only dipped my toes into the game yesterday enough to benchmark it and play the first mission, but i'll go back into it this weekend. I personally loved MGS 5 and Splinter Cell so I'll give it a shot.
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You'll eat this up like I have. ;) It scratches that itch.




Quick question; since the game is open-world I have read other reviewers say that for some missions they waited until dark to play the mission so they can better sneak. Is there a way to fast-forward time like in MGS 5 where you had the Phantom Cigar? It would be nice to be able to choose what time of day I want to tackle a mission.
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Not this deliberately unless I missed some detail and someone brings it to my attention.

If you fast travel to a safe house, I *think* that moves the clock forward.

I *think* you can try doing that a few times and see if it moves the clock forward but I can't make you any guarantees because I haven't deliberately tried that myself.

I notice even if I die and it reloads the clock has moved forward as well.
 
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I really have gotten into a groove of sorts with this game and am really enjoying it for what it is.

Put it to you like this: I loved Metal Gear Phantom Pain's gameplay and I thought it set some new standards in some ways. The story didn't do anything for me.

If I view that game as a "Coke" then this is a "Diet Coke." Broadly speaking. ;)
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Couldn't put it better.

I have been playing this for what seems like a month now. HUGE game. Hopping in and out, killing Narco-Terrorists, grabbing intel, upgrading my gear, learning to fly the chopper with mouse and keyboard, dodging AA missles, taking out huge Unidad bases without being discovered, on and on and on and on... Awesome game, "for what it is".
I think what it is, is, what you make it. :) Everything is there for you to have fun. Up to you to have it. Are the vehicles perfect. Is the AI perfect. What game is?

Yes, I have seen the AI ignore my squad. Yes I have seen a helicopter spawn in the wrong place. Yes it has some insta-fail missions with ridiculous criteria. (sigh) But, I think some of you haven't been playing PC games long enough to complain.

This thing is an achievement. The game is huge. What works, so far outweighs what doesn't work, that it is not even funny.

I got it free and have now bought a copy from the forum and me and my son are blasting our way through Bolivia and it is a freaking blast. I am about to buy a copy for my son in Louisville so he can join us and we can have a squad of three.
 
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Off-topic question, does anyone know any other mobile games similar to GRW HQ?

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wrangler said:
Couldn't put it better.

I have been playing this for what seems like a month now. HUGE game. Hopping in and out, killing Narco-Terrorists, grabbing intel, upgrading my gear, learning to fly the chopper with mouse and keyboard, dodging AA missles, taking out huge Unidad bases without being discovered, on and on and on and on... Awesome game, "for what it is".
I think what it is, is, what you make it. :) Everything is there for you to have fun. Up to you to have it. Are the vehicles perfect. Is the AI perfect. What game is?

Yes, I have seen the AI ignore my squad. Yes I have seen a helicopter spawn in the wrong place. Yes it has some insta-fail missions with ridiculous criteria. (sigh) But, I think some of you haven't been playing PC games long enough to complain.

This thing is an achievement. The game is huge. What works, so far outweighs what doesn't work, that it is not even funny.

I got it free and have now bought a copy from the forum and me and my son are blasting our way through Bolivia and it is a freaking blast. I am about to buy a copy for my son in Louisville so he can join us and we can have a squad of three.
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I'm glad I went out of my way to get some of the best weapons I could for my preferred playstyle. TAR-21 assault rifle, MSR Sniper, and P12 pistol until getting the Lady Killer from one of the bosses are arguably the best weapons in those respective categories. I went after those and then tried to get some mods and accessories as I went along. Upgrades count. Upgrading "guns for hire" on rebels to max is another thing I recommend people do as fast as they can because they have saved my hide against heavy opposition and especially from friggin' Unidad many times.

At times I play this game like it's a light RPG of sorts. I want to get my squad, myself, and my gear up and the sooner and more efficiently I can do that, the better.
 
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I'm not sure I'm sold on this Narco Road DLC. Way too much emphasis on some of the vehicles and timing thereof. You are solo which can be good sometimes and bad in others. Interesting twist that you are infiltrating Santa Blanca.


Emphasis definitely shifts away from shooting to driving much more than I would prefer along with more timed missions albeit a lot of that on the side.


I think the main campaign is definitely better and I can't recommend buying this as is. I'm glad when I bought this game with season pass it was pretty cheap.


http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1635550-Narco-Road-DLC-DO-NOT-BUY!

Skim this thread and you get the idea. You can tell what the salient and solid complaints are in short order and I agree with those.
 
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I'm very iffy with it being mostly (per trailers, have not read much on it yet) focused on cruising around in ridiculous vehicles.
 
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I like the game actually, in fact its one of the only recent games I've actually come close to completing. (On the very last mission with only two guns left to collect). But I haven't gone back to the first DLC at all after my first play through. First I'm kind of pissed that the weapons don't carry over between, and that I'm at max level in the main game it dropped me back to 20 in the DLC with a bunch of shit locked again. Weak sauce. Plus it really feels like they went off the rails, maybe they wanted to add some levity or something but it's just not great.
 
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I'm very iffy with it being mostly (per trailers, have not read much on it yet) focused on cruising around in ridiculous vehicles.
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Here's the deal on this DLC now that I have spent more time with it.

1.) I'll co-sign Paragon's post above this one.


2.) You do get some more traditional missions but here's the catch:

Like all of those other people said, it doesn't matter how much ass you kick, if you want to "face the boss" you MUST get your "gang followers" numbers up (this is like some Watch Dogs 2 carryover) and the only way you can do that is the gimmicks. No other way.

So it's a real bizarre hodge podge of lesser versions of ideas from other games that couldn't be more unlike what this game is supposed to be if you tried. Needless hindrances and obstacles. It's "too cute for words" and fails miserably. Skip it.


The main game itself is good for what it is. Plenty of value there. I've gotten 60 hours of gameplay out of it virtually all solo. One playthrough.

If Metal Gear Phantom Pain is a Coke this is a Diet Coke and you can get a lot of out of it. I thought some of the reviews really slagged on it a bit harshly. I've had my Splinter Cell and Metal Gear itch scratched a bit with this so that's a good thing.

I can only hope if there's a second DLC down the road they get back to the good stuff. There is a lot of potential here that's yet untapped.
 
Anyone having an issue with this game and/or other Uplay games where you shut it down clean (for example, you hit escape and choose exit to desktop)... you do this and then the game immediately restarts like you fired it up again?
 
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I can only hope if there's a second DLC down the road they get back to the good stuff.
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Yeah I've enjoyed the main game, almost done with it finally and will go on some random "raids" or mission replays with the hud completely disabled once done to make it more like Ghost Recon's of old. I hope any additional DLC is focused more on that side of the game. There is enough goofiness built in already to have a good romp once in a while but I want a nice mix of Insurgency, open world and Ghost Recon. The main game is fun but not ground breaking.

Passing on this DLC though.
 
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Yeah I've enjoyed the main game, almost done with it finally and will go on some random "raids" or mission replays with the hud completely disabled once done to make it more like Ghost Recon's of old. I hope any additional DLC is focused more on that side of the game. There is enough goofiness built in already to have a good romp once in a while but I want a nice mix of Insurgency, open world and Ghost Recon. The main game is fun but not ground breaking.

Passing on this DLC though.
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Agreed.


This game is an example of where "let's do open world for the sake of open world" worked against it.

If they had worked on this game for another 6 months I think they could have had something special and I've seen a lot of outlets voice similar sentiments.

Try this: Turn the goodies off and try and take down a Unidad base, full stealth, no alarms, no patrol escalations. Pick one of those nasty, big F.O.Bs. ;)
 
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Turn the goodies off and try and take down a Unidad base, full stealth, no alarms, no patrol escalations. Pick one of those nasty, big F.O.Bs. ;)
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Yeah thats always a lot of fun, clearing some of the more occupied cities that way can be fun, I usually fail from mistaking a few stupid rebels and civilians for enemies hah.
 
I've just started the game, not bad, but it runs like a dog. What does it take for it to run properly?
Tried switching from ultra to very high, but the difference was huge graphichally. I had to go back to ultra. But the game constantly stops to take 1-2 second naps, but it feels laggy all the time.
 
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M76 said:
I've just started the game, not bad, but it runs like a dog. What does it take for it to run properly?
Tried switching from ultra to very high, but the difference was huge graphichally. I had to go back to ultra. But the game constantly stops to take 1-2 second naps, but it feels laggy all the time.
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Pull back on shadows for starters. See what you get out of these:


http://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-wildlands-pc-performance-and-settings/

http://segmentnext.com/2017/03/10/ghost-recon-wildlands-pc-tweaks-guide/

https://www.pcgamesn.com/ghost-reco...wildlands-pc-performance-graphics-tech-review
 
M76 said:
I've just started the game, not bad, but it runs like a dog. What does it take for it to run properly?
Tried switching from ultra to very high, but the difference was huge graphichally. I had to go back to ultra. But the game constantly stops to take 1-2 second naps, but it feels laggy all the time.
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What resolution are you running at? I've got a mix of ultra and very high on my 1080GTX @ 1440p and I still see dips and hitches once in awhile. Though the last couple of patches helped with that.
 
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Pull back on shadows for starters. See what you get out of these:


http://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-wildlands-pc-performance-and-settings/

http://segmentnext.com/2017/03/10/ghost-recon-wildlands-pc-tweaks-guide/

https://www.pcgamesn.com/ghost-reco...wildlands-pc-performance-graphics-tech-review
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Thanks will have a look at these.

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What resolution are you running at? I've got a mix of ultra and very high on my 1080GTX @ 1440p and I still see dips and hitches once in awhile. Though the last couple of patches helped with that.
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1440p, I refuse to go below native.
 
So after setting visibility and shadows to medium the game runs well enough for me. Didn't bother to check fps but at least it's playable.
But the damn pauses are still there. The game stops for 2-3 seconds then continues. Like it's waiting for something to load.
 
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So after setting visibility and shadows to medium the game runs well enough for me. Didn't bother to check fps but at least it's playable.
But the damn pauses are still there. The game stops for 2-3 seconds then continues. Like it's waiting for something to load.
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2 to 3 seconds?! Thats nuts, sounds like something is hung somewhere and not necessarily with the GPU. Everynow and then I'll get a short studder where my FPS drops from 80 to 40 but no pausing. I had some .5 to 1 second hangs when I first switched to Nvidia from my AMD card before a new driver rolled out but it was never that bad.
 
I get a serious feeling of lacking from the character creator. I get the feeling that more deep customization options are there under the surface somewhere just aren't accessible. Due to maybe rushing of the game. I hate that I can only choose from fixed presets and can't customize any further. I'm feeling like a parrot all the time but I still have to cite APB as an example to follow. That should every game strive to beat in terms of character customization at least.
 
Wildlands character creator is pretty good IMO.

M76 - that APB CC is awesome! The CC is one of my fav elements of a game.

You set me off down the rabbit hole & I just DL'd - APB Reloaded (free).





 
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I get a serious feeling of lacking from the character creator. I get the feeling that more deep customization options are there under the surface somewhere just aren't accessible. Due to maybe rushing of the game. I hate that I can only choose from fixed presets and can't customize any further. I'm feeling like a parrot all the time but I still have to cite APB as an example to follow. That should every game strive to beat in terms of character customization at least.
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So basically you just want to play Barbie Dress-Up.
 
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M76 - that APB CC is awesome! The CC is one of my fav elements of a game.

You set me off down the rabbit hole & I just DL'd - APB Reloaded (free).
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Unfortunately the game itself is garbage, it had a lot of potential but bad matchmaking, boring missions, and lag / network code issues plagued it from the very start. I was in the closed beta for the original in 2010 (before they re-released it as FTP (P2W) as reloaded) But it didn't get much better if at all for the re-lease. And apparently now they've completely given up on it, cheaters rule the game. But the CC is still a benchmark for anyone.
 
merlin704 said:
So basically you just want to play Barbie Dress-Up.
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Yes, I want to create a character that is unique to me, and fits my taste.

And not just, but also. Big fucking difference.

Trolls will be trolls.
 
There's a lot to this game that suggested to me something greater in terns of potential that never happened.

The CC in this is quite respectable for what it is and especially considering you don't really have a "real character" with some depth and narrative chops like you would in an RPG, for example.

I've been surprised at some of the games that have come out with surprisingly good CCs. The videos earlier in this thread are good examples and then you can get into things like Saints Row games....pro wrestling and other sports games, etc...with shockingly good and robust character creations.
 
merlin704 said:
None whatsoever. :)

I will never understand though how people will want to spend hours creating a character instead of just playing the game.
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I spend maybe 30 minutes in the character creator depending on the complexity to create a character that I'll have to look at for the next 50-100 hours. It's as if you're saying you'll never understand people who will spend hours shopping for clothes instead of just wearing them.
 
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None whatsoever. :)

I will never understand though how people will want to spend hours creating a character instead of just playing the game.
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I spent 5 hours in Aion on the character creator for my main Chyna on the Meslamtaeda server. I had dudes on ventrilo asking me to f*ck my character. I was like... W-T-F man. This shit is too uncomfortable.

What nationality is she? Damn she's hot! I love that creamy skin! I wish my wife looked like that.
How did you get the feature? I love her eyes! Your eyes aren't in the creator. Show me how to do it!
OMG she looks so good! Stand on this rock and let me look under her dress.
Where did you get the glowing clothes from? Holy sh*t when you killed me, while I was fighting that boss that my guild had gotten to 5%, I knew it was you! Your clothes are hot! Can I buy the gear that you got from the boss? I'll give you real money!

That sh*t was weird. MMORPG... Many Men Online RolePlaying Girls.
 
Good character creation scratches that artistic itch and especially for people like me that really don't have much of an artist's talent to back it up with. It meets people like me more than halfway. ;) The good CCs are like mini games in and of themselves.
 
merlin704 said:
None whatsoever. :)

I will never understand though how people will want to spend hours creating a character instead of just playing the game.
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They could easily have allowed for a few more customization options vs bad facial hair, stupid hair cuts and meh tat's. If you want to spend the time to make one then they have the options available, otherwise you can breeze through it pretty quickly and move on. Everyone wins.
 
The rebels are fucking idiots. Why do they put their radios in completely indefensible positions? I hate radio missions. You don't even have time to find a defensible position after turning the damn thing on, and there is often no high ground or if there is high ground then it is the direction from which the enemies are coming. Or if you manage to find a defensible position you can be 100% sure you won't have a line of sight towards the radio.
 
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