Give the ability to split the AI teammates. For example if I'm playing solo with 3 AI teammates let me split the team into Alpha team (me & 1 AI) & Bravo team (2 AI), so they can cover or assault etc.
Also if I'm playing with friends give the option to have AI teamates to fill out the rest of the 4 man squad. Example: Me & 1 friend playing... I get an AI teammate & friend gets an AI teammate.
If me and two friends are playing than host gets AI teammate.
I had made the suggestion that if using AI teammates that the teammates fill the class roles that you're not using. So if you're using the Medic, the other the would be assault, Panther and Marksman.
Also that you would ideally be able to choose to have one two or all three AI teammates with you based on what you felt you needed and select the class that accompanied you.
I've been playing Ubisoft Tom Clancy since Rainbow Six on PC in 1998. And if I recall correctly there was an option to do just that in one of the earlier versions of Rainbow Six. Two major points I wish to discuss.
1) Removing the AI assist was a huge blunder for this game and whoever was overall in charge of the project should've known better. I strongly suggest the next time a major decision like that need to be made go to your gamer community first, we PAY to PLAY.. And as you noted in you update, putting the AI back in the game is a major undertaking, my wife's a programmer so I know what your facing and pulling it off anytime soon is going to be a minor miracle. What you did was take Ghost Recon a game with a storied history and major following and turn it into a "spinoff of "The Division". That was pure madness, the two games had their own uniqueness, there was absolutely no need to combine their elements. (example- Gear Score) c'mon a hat is hat, who cares what score it is. You wasted TIME,MONEY and TALENT on things you did to this game that made no sense whatsoever. Update the graphics, change the story and location and few other things but keep your winning formula. YOU DON'T TAKE AN AWARD WINNING RECIPE AND JUST START THROWING THINGS IN THE POT DO YOU...
2) The water canteen, picking flowers and fruit, all that stuff you added to the bevacc, don't need it. Don't make the mistakes EA have, when you have something that is working don't go off the deepend trying to make all these crazy changes.. (Example - EA did NFS Most Wanted on Xbox 360, and has never really recovered no matter how times they tried) The point is, every game since then has failed for the most part BECAUSE they lost there base, their fanbase has scattered to the wind. Don't lose your base.
**CAPS ARE FOR EMPHASIS- I'M NOT YELLING :-)**
Well said...
I'd love to have aspects of the old PC Rainbow 6 in Breakpoint! Planning, teams with AI that can be bettered, KIA or wounded. You can never go wrong with realism. Instead we basically get, 'oh your the lone wolf on a rediculas made up island, you have other survivors, but you dont play with them because you know we want you to be lone wolfing it. However if you would like to play with some friends (thank god they didn't mess that up) then that's cool we can just make it all as un immersive as possible.