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    Dear Ubisoft - A letter to you hoping for change

    Dear Ubisoft,
    (I received a free copy of this game!)
    I am appalled by the quality, or lack thereof, in Ghost Recon Wildlands.

    Peeking around corners can be difficult, often I don’t peek out far enough and end up with my gun pointed at the wall. I would like this tweaked so that when I aim from cover I clear it, giving me a clean line of site. I've been spotted a few times as I'm edging my way to the corner, trying to get it just right, so I can take a shot then go back to cover quickly.

    AI squad mates are very dumb. I will tell them to move somewhere and without fail they are unable to intelligently navigate their way to where I want them while avoiding marked enemies. I witnessed that the tactic they often like to employ is crouching in the open while slowing backing away from an enemy and then they get spotted because they won’t make their way to cover and there is cover available I assure you.

    I’d like to use screenshots to demonstrate my problems with this game.

    Bad texture loading. Happens often. It took a good 10 seconds for this to load in. This is unacceptable and happens often.
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    I tried to wrap my head around this situation so let me describe it to you. There was one dead body to my left close to the wall and behind that piece of cover. There was also a second person behind me. I did not shoot either one of them. I set up a sync shot to allow my squad mates to do it for me. And the strangest this happened. They shot them successfully from their current positions. They don’t have line of sight at all. But somehow the shots came from my left, through the wall and killed them. The third squad mate decided it was a good idea to go down the cliff to my right and hang out on some rocks emerging out of the water. This must be some brilliant tactical move I cannot possibly understand.
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    Here again the two on the left have a shot at their enemies. Fine. The problem is Holt. I was in almost that exact position earlier and I could not see any of the enemies out front. Yet somehow Holt can make that shot on an enemy he can’t possibly see and through two walls.
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    This is somehow a viable shot. They can see enemies through cliffs apparently and through this building to the other side.
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    But they missed I guess. Yes, they could take shots from the water, missed and triggered the enemies. And they just keep on shooting and bring friends!



    Eventually I decided to make my way to do the objective and completed it.
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    I make my way to the top of the cliff and what do I find? This below! The enemies still shooting my squad and my squad hasn’t moved. Not a single inclination for self-preservation. And for some reason as soon as I approach the cliff, mind you I kept a low profile throughout the mission (since practically every enemy on the island was busy over here it was easy) an enemy spots me. They have no reason at all to look behind and above them and yet they do, immediately opening fire on me. How? Why? I do not know.


    These shots are hitting me somehow. See where the bullet trails are? Also, confirmed that using your squad as bullet sponges while I sneak around is a good “tactical” option.


    He is somehow able to move in broad daylight in what should be field of vision for this enemy. Not the best screenshot but come on! How is this possible?
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    I blew this up. With C4. It was loud. It was a big explosion. The person in that guard tower didn’t notice.
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    He also didn’t notice when I blew up two more! And neither did the rest of the base. I’m no expert but I would think that when three loud explosions occur everyone would notice. I guess not.


    Why can’t this gun unlock? Even though I have found it and picked it up I can’t keep and customize it. Why? Because I haven’t gone to the specific region to open the specific case to “unlock” it.
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    Why do you keep things locked? Gotta have that “progression” right? This is a U.S. military operation, however small it may be, correct? Why can’t I get air drops for guns I want? Why must you insist on this idea of “progression” and “unlocking” things? I want access to cool weapons and abilities quickly or from the very start. Then throw me into the hornets’ nest with tough enemies which are intelligent, challenging and require thought when engaging.

    I don’t like a game set up for bee lining it from icon to icon on the map to collect this thing, do that thing and a lifeless world in between. It’s a checklist of repetitive tasks to do. I could go trekking into the woods or climb a mountain but what for? If it doesn’t have an icon there’s nothing of interest there!

    I have many, many complaints about this game, too many to list here and how Ubisoft makes these open world games in general. I don’t like collectibles, level locked items, repetitive missions and tasks. It’s much less about having fun and more about throwing as much fluff into the map as “content”. I write this because I know Ubisoft can make an enjoyable game but they seem stuck on a formula for their open world games, nothing in this stands out. You’ve made a large and beautiful world but that’s it.
    I did a bit of co-op which not that good either. I’m still doing the same tasks I find unengaging so no, co-op doesn’t save it for me, not even close.

    Ubisoft you’re good at a few things: making worlds, settings and sometimes interesting characters (Wrench, Vaas, Pagan Min). I just don’t think you’re good at making video games. I thought about putting more time into this, to uncover other problems but I have better games to play.
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    im glad that i am not alone on the AI behavior in this game. it bring me back to that nightmare "Lockdown" or as most of us back then "Letdown" cause in closed beta the AI was way past stupid and it seem they use the same programmers for this game AI !! i am tired of telling them over and over and over and over to stay put or port to me and all they do is show up and then leave which keeps me in threat !! for like for ever! and when your fighting the unidad it is very hard to get rid of them when you have the 4 hash marks on you for an hr or more!!

    been many a times i just wanted to slaughter them just for that reason !! and then there is the civilians that dont get out of your way when your coming at them full speed!! or a vehical explodes and kills them. which all goes against you BTW !! right now i am still glad that the rebals help me when i give them a task to do. cause i no longer get the warning "killl another civilian and lose your mission" pop up or you put out land mines they get killed by them !! and when you forgot all about them and your 2 or 3 zones away and you get the pop up some civy died!!

    this is yet another game that has tons of promise just like division did...
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  3. #3
    +1 for everything
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  4. #4
    Originally Posted by DeadArashi Go to original post
    +1 for everything
    I'll second this.
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    Thanks guys! Fixed the second C4 image not working. This game has many problems and I'm glad that some people are paying attention. This is not the quality of product that people pay $60 for (more in other regions). I am not willing to give them a free pass just because. I want this topic on the first page of the forum where people can see it and recognize the problems instead of burying their heads in the sand. These people genuinely wonder 'Why all the hate? Great game!'

    No it's not great and consumers unwillingness to take Ubisoft to task for shoddy products is both shameful and saddening. They have drunk the Kool-aid and continue to do so happily.
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    Dead on review and well documented with in game references. The AI in this game seems to have been made by someone who is first year at a video game design school and asked to whip up a quick AI for a weekend project.
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    OP Bad texture loading? it could be your video card + settings, do clean driver install and does your pc meet the games requirements? Can't blame everything on the game or the Dev's, Textures load fine for me in open beta and full game on 970 GTX, I7 2600K CPU, 16 GB RAM, SSD

    Squad AI does need some rework/tweaks for sure
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    Originally Posted by Viper074 Go to original post
    OP Bad texture loading? it could be your video card + settings, do clean driver install and does your pc meet the games requirements? Can't blame everything on the game or the Dev's, Textures load fine for me in open beta and full game on 970 GTX, I7 2600K CPU, 16 GB RAM, SSD

    Squad AI does need some rework/tweaks for sure
    I don't need a clean driver install thank you. GTX 1070 (latest drivers, installed this past week), i7 6700K CPU 16GB RAM. My PC is just fine and yes I do blame the devs/game. I'm being blunt but I am not looking for a fix, I fundamentally have problems with this game, with many mechanics from the ground up and am sharing them here. I am far beyond thinking the AI needs "some rework/tweaks" and am into, this AI needs a complete overhaul.
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    Yeah so, you being blunt and sharing your issues here that's what this forum is for and I never said anything other wise about you airing you issues on the forum so I don't why see you have to point that out. Far to often people always want to blame for the Dev's for everything and wont admit that their could be something wrong with their system causing a graphic issues etc.

    So excuse me for trying too help.

    PS. at least on my crappy system compared to yours I'm not having any graphic issue like you are LMAO so enjoy HAHA
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    Originally Posted by Viper074 Go to original post
    Yeah so, you being blunt and sharing your issues here that's what this forum is for and I never said anything other wise about you airing you issues on the forum so I don't why see you have to point that out. Far to often people always want to blame for the Dev's for everything and wont admit that their could be something wrong with their system causing a graphic issues etc.

    So excuse me for trying too help.

    PS. at least on my crappy system compared to yours I'm not having any graphic issue like you are LMAO so enjoy HAHA
    Edit: Not worth it. Nevermind.
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