What do you want in Far Cry 5?
Huge fan of Far Cry, and I loved Far Cry 4, I really felt like a part of the golden path movement. I look forward to being part of more resistance movements and overthrowing more governments.
It occurred to me however, while playing Far Cry 4 again for about the 20th time, that while playing the mission "Rebel Yell" it really didn't matter that I saved those soldiers. They didn't do anything later on, and when the Monastery is attacked, you still have plenty of time to set up defenses etc. You get to make the right choice, whatever you believe it is, but there needs to be more consequences!!
I recently played through AC Black Flag, and when I saved the soldiers in "Rebel Yell" I pictured a meter in the corner showing the number of people in your rebellion. Much like the Crew meter.
Now if I hadn't saved them, the meter would have dropped, And I would have less people to support my cause. Than with the bell towers constantly spewing propaganda, again you sync with it and unlock areas of the map, but getting rid of the propaganda doesn't really send more people to your cause. BUT IT SHOULD!
Not only that, but you should be able to send them on missions like the ships in AC. Send them to ambush a patrol, or weapons depot, or bring medicine to civilians, etc. Letting these trade routes or towns go unprotected will lose followers and supporters.
If you help someone in a rescue mission, and return to them they say thank you and they'll repay you the only way they know how, by joining the Golden Path. But do they really? It doesn't matter if they do or don't, you know? But it should. That meter should fill up, and as you take Outposts, capacity increase, and as you ambush convoys your supplies fill up, and thus your ability to send troops on missions.
Capturing opium shipments you can sell, but gives you a bad name, or destroying them for the good of the future, while sacrificing supplies.
It all sounds really in depth, but really it's all been done in Black Flag. However, as part of a resistance movement to be able to see your actions increase your supporters etc, when you do something right would be really neat!