Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

Excellent to open this thread.

I rather enjoyed Wildlands, I'll be very likely to be playing this one.

Do you already have Anthem? 

Because if you don't I personally see no reason to purchase that game considering the state it's in, and when compared to a content complete game like Breakpoint looks to be. (IMO)

gamerant.com/ghost-recon-breakpoint-internet-connection/?fbclid=IwAR1bX0R51f_GaBZrlIYiMgNgIz6IazNewf6n2tEjwNOiQ6ovPVFuNEO3FYw

*reacts like bowman finding out she can't kill El Sueno*.

Well my hype just evaporated.

Some background info for the game.

Gotta say I'm a bit 'meh' about it. Granted Tom Clancy games, the Ghost Recon series in particular, haven't been known for their stellar narratives but this plot hook does seem a little overdone at this point.  The whole "automated technology is bad!" troupe has only been used in media for the past decade and a half so this part of the game's setup does seem rather by the numbers. At least Wildlands touched on something comparatively nuanced with the drug cartels.

It would be interesting if we could instead get a new perspective on such a storyline; one that doesn't automatically assume the worst of rising drone technologies and AI systems.

Honestly, I would take playing as swarm of AI driven drones over playing as a squishy meat bag in a video game like this in a heartbeat

So as per the E3 presentation they are adding AI squadmates to the game for the solo players. Can Offline play be far behind?

So the beta is now live and have been getting a lot of good and juicy details and information and videos.



Looks fairly solid so far.

The CC is servicable. Don't expect MUCH more then that from a quasi MMO shooter but it is something that I do appreciate (though the custimizable gear is how you will really distinguish your character)...just slap some sliders on it and maybe more control of the eyes and you could have a good CC for DA 4.

What I have seen from the gameplay isn't too bad. The enemy (other then the drones) don't seem too tanky so far at least anymore then any RPG should be...at least when he is fighting them close to his level. Butit could be interesting and dosen't seem too video gamey. My concern though is of course this whole levelling and 'gear level' thing. In Wildlands you didn't have to worry about enemy levels per se but during the live stream of his he got taken down in 3 rounds by a level 150 Wolf...which seems really high up there. So plenty of questions abound but even if I just stick the game on Easy that could be a way of mitigating the bull shittery.

I still haven't seen anything really on its 'dialogue system'which they said will be in the game and the levelling system. The cosmetic system annoys me from an immersion standpoint but whatever, I'll still use (abuse) the crap out of the system anyways. Just curious if you even have to unlock gear to use it in this game...

Ok, I'm done with the Beta, not because I didn't enjoy it, quite the reverse, I'm looking forward to playing it next month, but I don't want to be spoiled further.



There's a fair amount of wailing from the 'I want a military sim / tactical shooter' crowd, upset that GRB isn't that, claiming it's therefore a bad game.

I think there is much to enjoy here, but it does appear more of a 'mainstream' game than the franchise has delivered before.

Breakpoint is doing an Open Beta in a week for those who are interested:

ghost-recon.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/news-updates/2jwR4Yl64hRBw3CIegFQ2b

From what I understand this very game proves the point I made in regards to Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and the state of gaming in general in recent years.

Microtransactions may start out mild... but it will... get... worse

Ubisoft, welcome to the club of crashing businesses, you can now properly join EA and Activision-blizzard.

www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2019/10/01/ghost-recon-breakpoint-has-a-hilarious-amount-of-microtransactions/#36320e563940

I wonder about that.

Link includes a lot of pictures.

Misinformation or an attempt to excuse microtransactions yet again.

It happened with AC: Odyssey

"BUT IT IS NOT GRINDEY!" true, maybe not after you bought it since the developers ended up changing the entire XP gain curve due to lots of initial complaints.

Ubisoft seems to follow the same path that EA did with Battlefront 2, just a shame that Ubisoft is not dealing with a franchise as big as Star Wars, they might have actually been slammed far more than now, it could be humbling for Ubisoft... that might have been good.

Also, at the end of the day, cosmetic only microtransactions are ALSO a problem as it will eventually boil down to the biggest problem with microtransactions... it is too much growth too quickly. It will always only get worse, the demand for increased growth next year will also only increase, jobs will be lost to save money, developement time will be shortened to save money, the games will be further developed with a focus on increasing market-place spending rather than being entertaining, the microtransactions will become increasingly egregious due to having to force more players to spend money at the market-place.

Microtransactions are never good.

Regardless of the MTX element of the game my time with the Beta was a bit bi polar. There are things I really liked about it, and things I didn't. Things that indicate it could be better then Wildlands...and things that indicate it could be worse. But there is just something addictive about it to where I can't wait to play it.