Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

Curious how Breakpoint is another huge and detailed world, with an enjoyable gameplay arc.

Yet the game media narrative is that because Ubi didn't make a tactical shooter (and included missable MTX's) that the game they did make is trash.

I find the logical disconnect staggering as well as more than enough people on the internet willing to be upset with you if you don't agree with how shit it is.

People...

Yeah, I don't see how it isn't tactical. I find it both tactical and strategic. Sure it is different than previous games. 

And playing with minimal, if any, HUD, no guidance and cranked up difficulty. Then you have to be really tactical, strategic and the open world really comes alive.

That's happened to me a few times.

Don't get cocky, would appear to apply...

SofaJockey

Probably a long shot but if I could bother you for a favor?

Since you have an account on the Ubisoft forums and I do not I did really want to suggest one quality of life improvement that could make the game interesting. Granted they'll probably never go for it and I have no idea the technical limitations involved...but its been bugging me.

So not only would I like them, at the bare minimum, to include the proper calibres of the weapons involved...instead of their weird inaccurate calbres...but it might be an even better idea to have weapons that are chambered for different rounds to be able to switch between them. Which could then be used to switch between them to customize your weaponsand come with certain pros and cons.

I am still chasing down on old kamikaze. How many parts does this mission have? Really? Granted in the week I have played Anthem but still. Sure yesterday it lead me to clearing a wolf base and i could have just snuck in to get the intel after a couple of kills but where is the fun in that? And there was 2 skill points in that base. Anyway level 29.

So last night was pretty fun and probably the best time I've had with the game this week. First up. The Wolf Camp where Rosebud was set up. The first time I died because of my stupidity...I didn't have clear eyes on her but I *assumed* I had a straight shot or could penetrate what cover she was behind...and I wasn't able to. So this alerted everyone, got cornered by drones...and it was a mess. But other than that what a neat little base! Kind of a bowl in the Earth with alot of guard towers and just Snipers everywhere. While me and Rosebud didn't quite have the Enemy at the Gates or American Sniper Sniper battle I was hoping for it was fun. I mean I was able to find a place and shoot her dead in one shot then worked my way around the perimeter sniping the enemy snipers as I went, then I took out the drone...the bad news about all of this is that her special sniper can't be suppressed. And its bolt action. A perfect set up for me to maybe carry two sniper rifles but alas...no. Not really anyways, maybe worth experimenting with later anyways but then again with me playing solo so much can't really afford two sniper rifles in my loadout. But that was fun.

My time was almost up and I was doing the Elite Mission 'Fake News'...and I completed my first Elite Faction Mission. But that was fun. I was all like 'dammit almost time to log off and I know its going to be in an area with a shit ton of enemies.' And my wife was like 'aww it won't hurt being a little far over' (so far it hasn't) so yeah snuck in there all sniper like and started pegging away at targets quite successfully. I actually thought about being ninja ghost for a bit but had a couple moments of panic...I mean I guess I forgot to put the suprressor on the 416 so someone heard me kill the guy who I had to get through in the building and then when I was hacking had to kill the guy rushing in, boy was that close...then I had to defend the area because it was one of these 'defend the area while we finish the hack' things.

Also am writing small GR fanfiction.

I suppose it had to happen though I don't know why and I am a little concerned but then I was on for a long time today...I have been excited at this game...frustrated by this game...today was the first time I got a little bored with it. Not sure if its my fault but not sure what else to play for at this point other then jut grinding the gear score and finishing the game obviously. But that was at the end of a 6 hour play session that was going on for a bit...

But before that I was having quite the blast. And given this is a six hour play session I'll probably remember things as I go along. Actually I think part of the problem is I am just doing the missions and not actually clearing out these bases. I mean it works but being super secret ninja assassin leaves few people shooting back at me.

Anyways what I think was first is I decided to do some of the Elite mission for the Outcasts to get me warmed up today. As a coincedence it took me to an area that was related to the side mission 'the meeting' which was a level 200+ but the area I was at then clearly was not...so I killed pretty much everyone in the area as per the Elite Mission...and that succeeded that...but when I moved in I failed the side mission because I killed the guy I was supposed to interrogate...even though it gave me no indication. Second attempt went much better in that regard. He gave me the locations on two more of his compatriots...which led me to a second area and then that also had a Faction Mission in it, rescuing a prisonder. Long story short got into a bit of a fire fight where I pulled off one of the most amazing shots ever. There was this regular Foot Mobile just charing at me using the terrain to his advantage. he was darting across a blue trashcan...I put the crosshairs just beyond it and pulled the trigger even though I could not see him...and he ran right into the bullet. Righteous shot. So I was feeling all cock of the walk, I got the guy out in a helicopter and was feeling very happy...when I landed on top of a motorcycle, which exploded it, the helo, killed the guy, and yet I was perfectly ok...*sigh*. That was annoying.

Anyways eventually I tracked the 'meeting' to a level 200 Wolf base. The officer 'Meridian' was a heavy...well didn't feel like taking on a level 200 Wolf camp (I'm still in the 150s) but it was a pretty easy shot. Synch shotted the officer, and then lined up two headshots on the sniper before bugging the hell out with mortars exploding behind me...again...glorious.

Afterwards I was annoyed to discover that the part of the Kamikaze I was stuck on wasn't IN Camp Red Tiger but NEAR Red Tiger...the Wolf Camp. Boy was I mad. But I still decided to tangle with the Wolves anyways and I think this is where I set my new record, I am now up to 569 meters sniper shot. Wiped out this patrol before I started on the base. Man the Wolf helmets make a very satisfying sound when you hit them. I was just able to sit up there and just peg them as they came up. But I got them. As an aside I also got a G28 DMR and having a G28 as a close in weapon actually has a lot of potential...thing kicks when its on burst fire but that means if you are properly aligned for the chest the mussle climb will just let it take out the head.

Eco Warriors was pretty quick...

More bad luck on Faction missions. I had a 'locate sentinel commander' and assumed it was an assassination mission when it was an extraction mission. So I killed him...tried it again...and then got him back pretty much with no issues. I do like it that a lot of the Wildlands main story missions has been relegated to the side and faction missions.

That is pretty much all of the interesting things I did. Up next...Cape North to start the next segment of the main campaign.

So I decided to play more Breakpoint afterall, I was having so much fun talking about it that I went back to it. And I had fun, but also one of the weirdest missions I've ever played.

It was up at the AI campus for the next story mission. I was sneaking in like normal but their was a main road running adjacent to it. And there was a convoy heading on it so with all my successes of late I decided to hit it, and I hit it good. I think I got the MK 14 DMR from it. But it alerted some of the guards in the perimeter from where I was standing.

My plan from there was to get on one of the campus roofs...that didn't go as planned as I fell into the lake surrounding the place and had to swim all the way around by the main building. Infiltrated, got caught, shit broke out, but got through it.

I am really digging the new combination I have found with the DMR and sniper as two main guns. The MK 14 has a full auto option, but I don't use it preferring to keep things nice and one shot but it's nice essentially going back 60 years to WW2. I also got to rank 9 in Sharpshooter.

So Cape North is officially the most annoying map in the game. Reminds me a lot of the Caimanes or where La Santera was parked. Just...bad. no real place to snipe and the forest leads RIGHT UP TO your objectives.

Still loving the Mk. 14/ M82 combo I got going. Got into quite a firefight in this harbor cave that was well guarded. Man getting to level 10 Sharpshooter is going to be a bitch.

bit of a bizarre metaphor but then it depends on how fun the "work" is...no?

Hell in this example we're equating XP to money so it also depends on the value of a single experience point. For instance 50 XP when it takes a million to level up is not that valuable, but if it only takes a hundred...

Bottom line on this note, I've already maxed my character. Actually I'm a bit annoyed on how easy it was.

I am really curious to see where you are getting your data from becauseit completly flies in the face of my experience with these games:

In ME 1 it took me 3 40 hour playthroughs to get to max level. (OK about halfway through but we're still talking about 100 hours).

In Breakpoint its absurdly easy to get experience. From doing various missions, to killing bad guys, to even picking up sugars for crying out loud. And that is not even touching all the things you can do to gain XP faster. It took me about 40 hours to reach max level in Breakpoint...about half as fast.

And it was a similar experience in Odyssyey...sans getting xp from flower picking.