Game Modes! (Seriously...it's important Ubi)
TL;DR: We need a simple game mode editor to bring this game back to life.
This has been talked about again and again, but I've never seen a reply from ubisoft one way or another about it. This is seriously the number 1 most needed feature for this games longevity. The community is falling fast, and many won't return past the last DLC (which isn't looking too hot, even before 2/3 of the community has tried it). The only thing that's going to save the online of this game is embracing user creativity and letting us make some crazy and unique game modes.
I actually think that there's a decent chance that a new game mode will happen. The problem is that I think there's a very high chance that it will be a huge disappointment, and that will be the final nail in the coffin for Far Cry Arcade. Please don't let this be the case, because I don't think that many will be boarding the hype train once the announcement for Far Cry 6 hits.
The quick fix is to add territories or a similar symmetrical game mode that any of us can play on any other online shooter. I know that many are requesting exactly this thinking it will add what's missing, but I guarantee that it will cause a short one week surge, followed by a drastic fall off of players when we realize that it's just not interesting enough to stick around for.
So what I am suggesting instead of one game type that will never satisfy enough people to be worth the time, is some simple additions to the editor to allow us to make our own game modes. Nothing too complicated or advanced, because the framework for this is actually already in the map editor! If you've made a map or two, you probably know what I mean by this. Each team is separately customization all the way down to their gear and modifiers. All that's needed is few blank objectives for each team.
Examples of Objectives: (can be set for either team 1, team 2, or both)
Bring select object from point A to point B. (capture the flag variants, plant the bomb)
Interact with object(s) for set time. (assault, spy vs merc)
Stand in area for set time. (territories, king of the hill)
Kills convert player to team. (infection, zombies)
Get to objective. (race, escape)
Mix this feature with a few new modifier settings and soon people will be coming up with game modes that non of us can even think of yet.
Examples of New Modifiers:
Health adjustment/invulnerable
Damage adjustment
Headshot damage/immunity
Run speed
No jump
Pretty simple stuff really. And with these, old game modes like Predator (Far Cry Instincts) and Spy vs Merc (Splinter Cell) would be brought back to life. I think that even the most bitter of past Ubi fans would flock back to the game to play these types of modes.
This is my last ditch effort to reach out to a game company that has made some of my favorite multiplayer experiences in the past. I would really love to see an Ubi reply confirming either way what's being done with the multiplayer at this point, even if it's just the honest truth that we're not getting any game modes at all.
This turned into a much longer post than intended, but thanks for reading everyone.