Before I begin, I know that what I post here has probably been said in many other posts, but as a person selected for the Beta I have decided I would like to leave my own impressions.

I will kick this off and say that I loved the Closed Beta and was gutted when it finished. I played this on PS4

At start of the game I was impressed by the map and how vast it seemed, as I believed I was in a massive play area. The open world elements I found were great for freedom of choice, but this led to some players not liking it as it resembled GTA on a lot of aspects. I would say if this is the case then don't play it like a GTA game. once I done the first couple of missions, I decided to behave as I believed a Ghost Recon unit would behave and it was then that the game grabbed my interest and I became immersed in it. The AI team mates didn't seem that bad to me as I only used them for sync shots and when stealth went wrong they seemed to do their part, although I can see what other players have said about them. Here are some points I would like to feedback to the developers but as I mentioned before they have appeared in other posts:-

1 - Limit the drone usage with either longer cooldowns / amount of times and collecting it from the field if it didn't return to you.

2 - When marking enemies, make it so it is last known position and not through walls (I know you ca turn off markers but that's on / off only).

3 - I didn't hate the driving / flying mechanics as many as most when I got used to them but they do need tweaking (just look at mechanics in other games).

4 - I'll mention the cover mechanics and say that I liked it and found it easy to play with, had no issues there.

5 - In my opinion, the sniper rifle needs to feel a bit more weighted but that's me being picky.

6 - Definitely needs an animation for vision modes (eg - putting on night vision goggles).

7 - When rescuing rebels in cages, have an option to tell them to delay attacking until your signal.

What I have included here are just some points that I wanted to highlight personally.

Before the beta I had literally zero hype for this game but always up for trying new things. Thanks to this slice of the game my copy has been pre-ordered The map as big as it is has the obvious trap of becoming a chore but it seems to me that some players expect too much from a game of this type. Then again the same repetitive missions over and over can be a game killer. Playing this co op with friends is awesome and, it's the only real way to play, but single player seemed passable to me also.

My only real gripe with the whole thing is the ghost recon name. I have played all of them (yes i'm old) and love the franchise. It seems to me that it is best played as a set linear campaign. So with this in mind maybe as others have said it would be best to call this 'Tom Clancy's Wildlands', but it is what it is. I'm still getting this game but it won't be for everyone.

Ubisoft, I would like to applaud you as I believe I see what you are trying to achieve and you (in my opinion) are so close. If you need to delay it, then the fans that want this to work will understand otherwise why provide the feedback. If you do, then another beta would be appreciated so I can play more of it