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I played the game for a few weeks and I must say, the low-level game mechanics and general game is excellent. My one point I would make is that after level 5, you have to play against all players, and that is incredibly difficult. In fact, the one word I would use to describe it is frustrating. You duck out of cover for one second and BAM, you're dead. Enemy ducks out of cover for five seconds and BAM, BAM, BAM - he's still alive? The progress grinds to a frustrating halt, as to level up you need kills, objectives capture, etc. However, this is difficult to get against overpowered enemies. I assume it is a very slow grind (incurring a massive penalty to your overall KDR) to get out of the mid-level rut, and then pick up the pace again, although I guess levelling is on an exponential curve of increasing difficulty, so...
I would recommend on improving your speed, you have to move up and change positions quickly. It's supposed to be a strategy slow-paced game but at those levels (the only players online are the pros for some reason) it's fast paced.
Great video TB, I really enjoy watching videos of you when you're genuinely enjoying a game. I would love to see you play more of this game or maybe a deeper impression once you've covered more of the game and reached a higher level.
Another cool recent addition is the Firing Range. You can enter any time, even while queued for a match, and shoot at mock targets set up around obstacle groups at various ranges, out to 300m. The best part is you can equip scopes, barrel attachments, grips, etc. in the store, then test them in the Firing Range before committing to your purchase! Great way to test out the feel of scopes and how various upgrades affect your actual weapon handling.
As we approach the tenth anniversary of this video, let us marvel at the absurdity of speculating about a video game's balance based on 23 minutes of gameplay experience and skimming through the equipment in the store.
Great review I thought you were right on with what you said. The problem you were having with your grenades is that when you right click and hold you get the aim indicator for an underhand throw and when you left click you throw overhand. Hold left click to see the overhand aim indicator or release right click to throw underhand. Don't hold right click and hit left click or else you will see the underhand and throw over hand.
Im very pleased with how you analyse the game as a new player. Very pleased. You found alot of points which made me quit the game and spared me the time to go back into it to see if they got any better.
TB, please do a second view on this game since it is now called a Ghost Recon Phantoms, also game is like 180° diferent from back then. Also, you MUST get past beginner que in order to get full experience of how thia game has changed. And I am sertain that we will see your angry rant, which is awesome :D
Glad you liked it. I hope more people play the game so the matchmaking improves. You use the laser designator by pressing 'T' and ans switch the shoulder camera with 'Q'. Also, sniping feels great in this game. :)
It's the best Tactical Game ever. It's Engaging, Smart team-play mechanics, competitive gampeplay beats every other game out there. I dare you if you can find any game which plays like this and which is also free to play. You can slide, go to cover behind almost everything. You can mod guns in the way you like.
As someone who's played since closed beta, you did a very good job! Just something you forgot to highlight: the only item that cannot be bought with earned currency (RP) is the boost packs to experience/RP - so everything else can be got through just playing :)
"You know what would be really good? A free to play Ghost Recon!" Yeah, that's exactly how it went. It's not as if Ubisoft said that over 90% of their customers would pirate this game on PC anyway so they could as well make it free to play. I mean, heh, that just would be ridicilous. And, I'm sry if I am mistaken, I haven't played this game yet, but isn't it a little bit unfair that you have cover whilst it is a 3rd person shooter? I think it really can suck that you can be totally behind coverage but still see everything ahead of you. You can spot enemies without being even visible to them and they get like shot from a wall. I don't know if this is a problem, but I could imagine it was.
Thank you TB for this. After having played Americas Army for years (before it went bad) on a high level - this game has given my faith back that an objective based shooter can be awesome again. Love it.
Thank you for the insight into this game. I am currently trying it out. also as for the crit chance. crit chance is used by snipers (such as myself) inorder to have a better cahnce of one shot kills with a sniper rifle (smaller firearms not as likely to notice crit chance as you do with a sniper.
The critical hit chance is key to the core experience of this game, it differentiates running, standing, crouching, cover, and prone by increasing the critical hit chance accordingly. Having it like this supports and promotes tactical team play and that is exactly what TB says he loves about this title.
Hello Mister Biscuit, good review, I'm responding to you about how the game plays at the higher levels. I'm a Lvl-30 Recon and Lvl-27 Specialist and I have to say, the experience is every bit as good as it was at the lower levels. The standard gets much higher, especially in the Fireteam or Clan matches in which I often play; in those games, everybody maneuvers and uses cover intelligently and you cannot rely on your opponents to make stupid mistakes; instead, you have to outplay them.
Thanks for this WTF! I almost forgotten about GRO! Remember when the close beta was announced like "years" ago. Now it's in "open beta" but feels very polished already. It is a great deal of fun! Makes me wonder why Ubi does not do any PR for that game - it really is awesome!
Didn't seem like TotalBiscuit mentioned it, and I don't know if it was even available before the Phantoms update of the game... but now you can use the in-game currency you get through playing to buy the gold coins you would usually need to spend money on. I think that's pretty neat as it allows people to still be able to choose whether they want to spend money on the game or not, while still allowing them to purchase items that you can only buy with the gold coins :)
This game reminds me a lot of Blacklight Retribution and X-COM, wierd combo maybe but it just does :D You and that granade! Muahaha, it does seem they smoothed out that mechanic of throwing the grenade.
my clan in another game we play pestered me to get this for like, a month. after another round of eye rolling i broke down, googled gro and found this video first thing and wondered why i was an idiot for a month. download took longer cause i had to watch this. thanks for this top notch video. kudo to you sir.
You can buy the ammo that gives a 20% bonus for a small amount of regular credits or the credits that cost money. If you use them when you need to use them without wasting the ammo you could probably make more credits then you loose by using them. As far as I saw in the store at least, I didn't see any premium ammo. There were some guns that could only be bought with money that give a tiny stat bonus. That is the only thing P2W I saw, and even only slightly.(only a 2% increase to a stat or 2.
The camera can be a little crazy at times if you hug a corner in a certain way near a door the camera is set outside and you can around the corner without being seen
How grenades work: Hold left click and it gives you the large arc. You release left click and it throws the grenade overhand. Hold right click and it's a gentle roll. It looks like he's holding right click to snap out of cover with the grenade, and then left clicking when he is ready to throw it. So to throw a grenade, you just hold the mouse button of your choice and release to throw. If you change your mind you have to switch to your pistol or something.
I actually swapped out the camera side switch button (q) with the VOIP button. When I want to change camera angle in cover its a very simple mouse and WASD motion. I've been playing this game for a long time and was pleasantly surprised that this review was done fairly well.
1. The game depends on files from two different folders for no reason, the actual exe is under programs and the launcher is under users. 2. I do, but it's a massive hassle. And no, uninstalling it from the control panel is not getting rid of it without using the installer. 3. Because the UAC confirmation does not always kick in, preventing some programs from preforming actions that needs to be approved by an admin. Such as launchers updating/adding files and at times, connecting to servers.
Thanks for reminding me this game exists. I've played to lvl 13 now. The leveling slows down alot, so the requision builds up. At ~150 per round and ~700 in challenges, that requires only 8 rounds or so to complete, I don't feel that even those swanky hats are out of reach. I am yet to see anything but the power level booster which is gold only. I can get the sexy British SA80 series soon. That's all I need :P.
Dear Halibut, Your grenade indicator does not show the grenades path from where you throw it, you have to keep the height your arm gives the grenade etc.
try them all and see what makes it fun for you. I started with specialist on closed beta and it's still my main class, but lately I'm only taking it for practice and clan matches, as I'm having fun leveling the assault.
As a lover of the original Ghost Recon (yes, the 2002 Ghost Recon) i absolutely love how they brought back the theme song from that game. The nostalgia consumes me!
This brings back memories of Rainbow Six Vegas 1 & 2 with its tactical, cover-based gameplay - Vegas 1 was the first online game that I really liked and it also reminds me of Resistance 2's co-op mode where teamwork was similarly encouraged and natural to do. Nowadays, the game is known as Ghost Recon Phantoms. You can find it on Steam or from the official website (you will need a Uplay account, Uplay client is not needed) and for me, it has this "EU" subtitle for whatever reason. Does that mean I will only be able to play with people from the EU? -Or perhaps it has something to do with the EU starter packs you can get.- The game is region-locked, should you have the wrong region, then you download it from the official site. Regardless, I'm going to give this a try, I miss playing tactical, cover-based shooters. Speaking of such games: what happened to the last Rainbow Six that was announced a while ago?
Does indeed look a lot like BL:R as you mentioned. Especially the management part & it nice that it looks like everything can be bought with ingame points (unlike BL:R). Even a semi-wallhack auto feature i noticed.
The game as it stands now is far from what you see in this first impression review: it has completely become a pay to win and cash grab game. Before you had to level to get weapons, now you have to purchase every single weapon, from worst to better, to get to the one you want. There is no "at level 15 you can get this one" anymore, now it's "you want this gun? then you have to buy all the ones before this one" encouraging paying real money to get to that point fast. Because of this you will see players with way better tier guns than the rest, who are the ones who pay real money to get to that point fast. Cloaking is also completely unbalanced and TotalBiscuit did not mention it at all becaue he apparently didn't encounter any players using it on his first impression. The point of this whole game is to capture objectives while advancing tactically and using cover,eliminating enemies and flanking where needed, teamwork and cover of all angles is key, but when one guy can just press "F" and become invsibile and position himself behind your whole team's rear without anyone noticing and get 4-5 kills in 10 seconds you start to wonder, why would you add fucking invisibility to a tactical shooter game like this? Really? Invisibility?
hey TB, you probably wont see this, but just a quick tip with the grenades,left mouse for a normal throw, and right mouse for a under hand throw. Just saying it becouse it looks like you'r clicking both at the same time. Not sure that's the problem, but I'm only trying to help.
This game is really great! I have played it for 100+ hours right now. Got my recon to max lvl. A lot of people complain about the matchmaking, but I don't have much problems with it. I usually get into a match within the minute. I always get matched up with people who are approximately my level. In nearly all fights there is a better team, but I rarely get completely owned or own with my team. Also the teamplay is really great! It works so natural! Truly worth your time!
I have to agree I love this game! It has a great feel for cover base and you get that triple A in-game feel. Also this is one of the first games where i have felt like sniping was for me and i use to be one of those "sniping only works in fps" and now i know i was wrong.
I've been playing this game for a few months now. At first I felt the same as you do about critical hits.. but then I considered real life situations... a bullet in any spot can have extremely different results an inch in another direction... right? You could get shot in a good spot and the bullet will go straight through without hitting bone or any organs and leave minimal damage.. while another half an inch in another direction hits a bone that shatters and perforates organs.. just my thoughts
i think that the critical strike serves as a incentive to bolth use the same gun until you build up a very large critical strike chance, and a incentive to aim down sight and not spray
I have a problem every time I try to switch the game on it says I dont have the 'Frame work 3 ' something which I do have since every computer has it. help!?
Say, TB, this reminds me, do you have any plans for any more Blacklight: Retribution content? Especially with the recoil patch tightening the gunplay, and the new anniversary patch coming soon with new modes and maps.
I wanted to play this game (it looks pretty sweet!). When I downloaded and installed the launcher, it started to download the game, but my internet connection was cut a few minutes in for the next hours. I tried it again the next day, but the program cut off the internet connection of my PC, which never happened with any other game or software. Does anyone know what to do?
how did you get this game to work? it never does for me, eery time i download/install the game i get an error. all the officail forum solutions arnt helpfull. has any one had any luck with this?
I agree with you on everything except for that last part. Some people just feel more comfortable playing with a controller than with a mouse and keyboard.
it's fairly even actually, about 2-3 of every class in a team. And not every scout is a sniper, as they can choose between sniper rifle or something like a sub machine gun (sneaking around, using limited invisibility if they wish)
I feel like the critical chance is an equalizer for the underpowered guns. because once you leave beginners bracket you are matched with level 20-30 players. Most level 30 weapons 2 shot an unbuffed recon or specialist so it makes sense that if you stick with the same weapon for a long time and level up its critical chance it will still be competitive with an f2000 or a P90
At about what settings is he playing the game at and how does it compare visually to Ghost Recon Future Soldier? Future Soldier looks good on PC and I was wondering if Online is anywhere close.
TB, I believe the reason there are critical hits in this game, is because there are things that would be considered more vital, such as organs, bone, and arteries. But trying to develop each individual part of a person would be logically a logistic nightmare, in a game with extreme TTK like this most players wouldn't even bother aiming that in depth. Its different than having something like head-shots because in heated combat (especially ranged) the striker or even injured might not notice.
Are you playing US or EU servers? And the level thing is considerable issue when you get matched against lvl 20-30 guys as level 7-8. While the weapon difference isn't huge, the armour and double the inserts can have quite an impact.
Magnum ammon is awesome... for snipers, low lvl snipers takes 1 HEADSHOOT and 1 anywhere on the body, 2 headshoots and one on the body if the enemy have 140 hp or more...
tried downloading the game.... cant even get the installer to work =T. Blasted thing keeps complaining that i ither dont have Net-framework, or IE. I finally installed IE 9 (never wanted it as i use chrome, why on earth they REQUIRE IE i'll never know....), and doublecheck to make sure i had netframework installed (ive got 3.5sp1 + 4.0 installed) yet... it STILL wont load/install the game..... so yea.. no luck playing this game for me at all.
The f2p model of this game seem pretty good imo. btw i'm downloading it with the launcher... do you think i'm gonna mess up if i play Fallout new vegas in the meantime?
I'm not a big fan of shooters in general. I like stealth games though which involve sneaking around and taking cover. This video somehow got me interested, downloaded the game (< 3GB), played a couple of hours straight - a LOT of fun.
Just tried this game, couple matches, doing pretty good. Got to say, it's one of the first (along with PS2) F2P games I could actually see myself investing quite some time into. Solid game overall.
I am unable to install this game for some reason. I don't get any error messages or anything, it just wont install. Does anyone know how to fix this? I have searched in every forum I could find and nothing helpful came up.
since 'control' is a stat, they could easily make Magnum Ammo give decreased control. more power = more recoil = less control. it would make shot placement harder, but reward good aim.
in terms of the premium ammo.. you buy it in the store and when you're in-game.. you have to equip it by pressing the z key.. i made the mistake of buying it and thinking it was always being used.. but once used, they dont last all that long.. i think its also fair seeing as how everybody else uses it anyway.. you should too
I think the crit kind of balance the gun.Crit chance go up if youre weapon level up.Even if you use a starter gun for a while overall damage you do can compare to a better gun.
TB I think you should do a re-look on this.
Did they change it or something?
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yes. It has become an absolute pay to win mess, people also belive that they lag free to play users to make the players who pay mony win more
aww that's a real shame. I was thinking about trying it out :/
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its still good at low ranks so might be worth a try.
dCoder the game is amazing, grab some friends like i did, and you will have so much fun !
Very good review and first impression. Detailed and on point. Good job!'
I played the game for a few weeks and I must say, the low-level game mechanics and general game is excellent. My one point I would make is that after level 5, you have to play against all players, and that is incredibly difficult. In fact, the one word I would use to describe it is frustrating. You duck out of cover for one second and BAM, you're dead. Enemy ducks out of cover for five seconds and BAM, BAM, BAM - he's still alive? The progress grinds to a frustrating halt, as to level up you need kills, objectives capture, etc. However, this is difficult to get against overpowered enemies. I assume it is a very slow grind (incurring a massive penalty to your overall KDR) to get out of the mid-level rut, and then pick up the pace again, although I guess levelling is on an exponential curve of increasing difficulty, so...
I would recommend on improving your speed, you have to move up and change positions quickly. It's supposed to be a strategy slow-paced game but at those levels (the only players online are the pros for some reason) it's fast paced.
Great video TB, I really enjoy watching videos of you when you're genuinely enjoying a game. I would love to see you play more of this game or maybe a deeper impression once you've covered more of the game and reached a higher level.
Another cool recent addition is the Firing Range. You can enter any time, even while queued for a match, and shoot at mock targets set up around obstacle groups at various ranges, out to 300m.
The best part is you can equip scopes, barrel attachments, grips, etc. in the store, then test them in the Firing Range before committing to your purchase! Great way to test out the feel of scopes and how various upgrades affect your actual weapon handling.
After 24 minutes: "so without further ado, lets jump into the game" - that's mastery of deception of procrastination ;)
As we approach the tenth anniversary of this video, let us marvel at the absurdity of speculating about a video game's balance based on 23 minutes of gameplay experience and skimming through the equipment in the store.
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This game crashes everytime i aim through sights and i dont understan why because my pc is ultra mega high end
Great review I thought you were right on with what you said. The problem you were having with your grenades is that when you right click and hold you get the aim indicator for an underhand throw and when you left click you throw overhand. Hold left click to see the overhand aim indicator or release right click to throw underhand. Don't hold right click and hit left click or else you will see the underhand and throw over hand.
Im very pleased with how you analyse the game as a new player. Very pleased. You found alot of points which made me quit the game and spared me the time to go back into it to see if they got any better.
TB, please do a second view on this game since it is now called a Ghost Recon Phantoms, also game is like 180° diferent from back then. Also, you MUST get past beginner que in order to get full experience of how thia game has changed. And I am sertain that we will see your angry rant, which is awesome :D
To be honest, Ubisoft Singapore did pretty dam good for this game, considering its their first game
Glad you liked it. I hope more people play the game so the matchmaking improves.
You use the laser designator by pressing 'T' and ans switch the shoulder camera with 'Q'. Also, sniping feels great in this game. :)
in the sub pen, your prob with the grenade was that after you aimed, you released the mouse and in doing so, aimed it down right before you threw it.
Tb you should go back to play it, and you will realize just how broken it is
It's the best Tactical Game ever. It's Engaging, Smart team-play mechanics, competitive gampeplay beats every other game out there. I dare you if you can find any game which plays like this and which is also free to play. You can slide, go to cover behind almost everything. You can mod guns in the way you like.
gameplay starts at 26:56 !
As TB would say - ''You Monster !''. :D
There are 2 way of throwing grenades, you are using the roll mode (right clic) use the throw mode (left clic) instead.
As someone who's played since closed beta, you did a very good job! Just something you forgot to highlight: the only item that cannot be bought with earned currency (RP) is the boost packs to experience/RP - so everything else can be got through just playing :)
i love this game!
I love it too
never tried it how is it compared to battlefield or cod?
shawn frady Totally different. But it's fun a fuck.
shawn frady yeah, Battlefield, well, sucks for me, CoD too. Ghost Recon Online is more fun and more tactical.
Same here, but they don't seem to be doing much with the game which is disappointing.
"You know what would be really good? A free to play Ghost Recon!"
Yeah, that's exactly how it went. It's not as if Ubisoft said that over 90% of their customers would pirate this game on PC anyway so they could as well make it free to play. I mean, heh, that just would be ridicilous.
And, I'm sry if I am mistaken, I haven't played this game yet, but isn't it a little bit unfair that you have cover whilst it is a 3rd person shooter? I think it really can suck that you can be totally behind coverage but still see everything ahead of you. You can spot enemies without being even visible to them and they get like shot from a wall. I don't know if this is a problem, but I could imagine it was.
This game is awesome, but the pay to win aspect ruins it.
Thank you TB for this. After having played Americas Army for years (before it went bad) on a high level - this game has given my faith back that an objective based shooter can be awesome again. Love it.
the grenade ricochet off the ceiling cracked me up. I really thought you had it that time. God. Funny.
TB, Thank you for the Pepsi on my monitor lol. When in the subway trying to toss the nade over the edge, i literally laughed my ass off.
Wouldn't mind a follow up video for later or end game content.
This has sold this game to me! It looks fantastic and that grenade fail was hilarious xD
Thank you for the insight into this game. I am currently trying it out. also as for the crit chance. crit chance is used by snipers (such as myself) inorder to have a better cahnce of one shot kills with a sniper rifle (smaller firearms not as likely to notice crit chance as you do with a sniper.
The critical hit chance is key to the core experience of this game, it differentiates running, standing, crouching, cover, and prone by increasing the critical hit chance accordingly. Having it like this supports and promotes tactical team play and that is exactly what TB says he loves about this title.
Hello Mister Biscuit, good review, I'm responding to you about how the game plays at the higher levels. I'm a Lvl-30 Recon and Lvl-27 Specialist and I have to say, the experience is every bit as good as it was at the lower levels. The standard gets much higher, especially in the Fireteam or Clan matches in which I often play; in those games, everybody maneuvers and uses cover intelligently and you cannot rely on your opponents to make stupid mistakes; instead, you have to outplay them.
Loots can also give you scopes, i've got a 3000 rp scope from a loot. And can apply it to any weapon compatible
Thanks for this WTF!
I almost forgotten about GRO! Remember when the close beta was announced like "years" ago.
Now it's in "open beta" but feels very polished already. It is a great deal of fun!
Makes me wonder why Ubi does not do any PR for that game - it really is awesome!
Didn't seem like TotalBiscuit mentioned it, and I don't know if it was even available before the Phantoms update of the game... but now you can use the in-game currency you get through playing to buy the gold coins you would usually need to spend money on. I think that's pretty neat as it allows people to still be able to choose whether they want to spend money on the game or not, while still allowing them to purchase items that you can only buy with the gold coins :)
This game reminds me a lot of Blacklight Retribution and X-COM, wierd combo maybe but it just does :D
You and that granade! Muahaha, it does seem they smoothed out that mechanic of throwing the grenade.
my clan in another game we play pestered me to get this for like, a month. after another round of eye rolling i broke down, googled gro and found this video first thing and wondered why i was an idiot for a month. download took longer cause i had to watch this. thanks for this top notch video. kudo to you sir.
I love this game aswell!!, could you make another visit to the game with "Ghost Recon Phantom" ? same game just released mister :)
You can buy the ammo that gives a 20% bonus for a small amount of regular credits or the credits that cost money. If you use them when you need to use them without wasting the ammo you could probably make more credits then you loose by using them. As far as I saw in the store at least, I didn't see any premium ammo. There were some guns that could only be bought with money that give a tiny stat bonus. That is the only thing P2W I saw, and even only slightly.(only a 2% increase to a stat or 2.
The camera can be a little crazy at times if you hug a corner in a certain way near a door the camera is set outside and you can around the corner without being seen
How grenades work:
Hold left click and it gives you the large arc. You release left click and it throws the grenade overhand. Hold right click and it's a gentle roll. It looks like he's holding right click to snap out of cover with the grenade, and then left clicking when he is ready to throw it. So to throw a grenade, you just hold the mouse button of your choice and release to throw. If you change your mind you have to switch to your pistol or something.
I love this video , he's so gently speaking ! Continu your work
You are missed. These videos make you immortal. Farewell John...R.I.P
I actually swapped out the camera side switch button (q) with the VOIP button. When I want to change camera angle in cover its a very simple mouse and WASD motion. I've been playing this game for a long time and was pleasantly surprised that this review was done fairly well.
1. The game depends on files from two different folders for no reason, the actual exe is under programs and the launcher is under users.
2. I do, but it's a massive hassle. And no, uninstalling it from the control panel is not getting rid of it without using the installer.
3. Because the UAC confirmation does not always kick in, preventing some programs from preforming actions that needs to be approved by an admin. Such as launchers updating/adding files and at times, connecting to servers.
Thanks for reminding me this game exists. I've played to lvl 13 now. The leveling slows down alot, so the requision builds up. At ~150 per round and ~700 in challenges, that requires only 8 rounds or so to complete, I don't feel that even those swanky hats are out of reach. I am yet to see anything but the power level booster which is gold only. I can get the sexy British SA80 series soon. That's all I need :P.
Dear Halibut, Your grenade indicator does not show the grenades path from where you throw it, you have to keep the height your arm gives the grenade etc.
right mouse button and left mouse button for drop the frag grenade u can drop high and low
try them all and see what makes it fun for you. I started with specialist on closed beta and it's still my main class, but lately I'm only taking it for practice and clan matches, as I'm having fun leveling the assault.
Theres a game on the app store called graal era, theres a gun (the games a gangster vs. cop kinda game) that is 80$
As a lover of the original Ghost Recon (yes, the 2002 Ghost Recon) i absolutely love how they brought back the theme song from that game. The nostalgia consumes me!
This brings back memories of Rainbow Six Vegas 1 & 2 with its tactical, cover-based gameplay - Vegas 1 was the first online game that I really liked and it also reminds me of Resistance 2's co-op mode where teamwork was similarly encouraged and natural to do.
Nowadays, the game is known as Ghost Recon Phantoms. You can find it on Steam or from the official website (you will need a Uplay account, Uplay client is not needed) and for me, it has this "EU" subtitle for whatever reason. Does that mean I will only be able to play with people from the EU? -Or perhaps it has something to do with the EU starter packs you can get.-
The game is region-locked, should you have the wrong region, then you download it from the official site.
Regardless, I'm going to give this a try, I miss playing tactical, cover-based shooters.
Speaking of such games: what happened to the last Rainbow Six that was announced a while ago?
Does indeed look a lot like BL:R as you mentioned. Especially the management part & it nice that it looks like everything can be bought with ingame points (unlike BL:R). Even a semi-wallhack auto feature i noticed.
The game as it stands now is far from what you see in this first impression review: it has completely become a pay to win and cash grab game.
Before you had to level to get weapons, now you have to purchase every single weapon, from worst to better, to get to the one you want. There is no "at level 15 you can get this one" anymore, now it's "you want this gun? then you have to buy all the ones before this one" encouraging paying real money to get to that point fast.
Because of this you will see players with way better tier guns than the rest, who are the ones who pay real money to get to that point fast.
Cloaking is also completely unbalanced and TotalBiscuit did not mention it at all becaue he apparently didn't encounter any players using it on his first impression. The point of this whole game is to capture objectives while advancing tactically and using cover,eliminating enemies and flanking where needed, teamwork and cover of all angles is key, but when one guy can just press "F" and become invsibile and position himself behind your whole team's rear without anyone noticing and get 4-5 kills in 10 seconds you start to wonder, why would you add fucking invisibility to a tactical shooter game like this? Really? Invisibility?
hey TB, you probably wont see this, but just a quick tip with the grenades,left mouse for a normal throw, and right mouse for a under hand throw. Just saying it becouse it looks like you'r clicking both at the same time. Not sure that's the problem, but I'm only trying to help.
Yeah I had that problem with I was a noob, TB needs to figure out, release and hold on either mouse button. Right is roll, Left is lob :)
"BOLLOCKS!" XD
That was possibly the most hilarious instance of friendly fire I have seen so far...
This game is really great! I have played it for 100+ hours right now. Got my recon to max lvl. A lot of people complain about the matchmaking, but I don't have much problems with it. I usually get into a match within the minute. I always get matched up with people who are approximately my level. In nearly all fights there is a better team, but I rarely get completely owned or own with my team.
Also the teamplay is really great! It works so natural! Truly worth your time!
is this game like black light were everything you can buy with money you can buy with in game currency?
It depends if you include expansions.
I have to agree I love this game! It has a great feel for cover base and you get that triple A in-game feel. Also this is one of the first games where i have felt like sniping was for me and i use to be one of those "sniping only works in fps" and now i know i was wrong.
I've been playing this game for a few months now. At first I felt the same as you do about critical hits.. but then I considered real life situations... a bullet in any spot can have extremely different results an inch in another direction... right? You could get shot in a good spot and the bullet will go straight through without hitting bone or any organs and leave minimal damage.. while another half an inch in another direction hits a bone that shatters and perforates organs.. just my thoughts
you can shoose the lvl 1-5 options on the top left corner
Can you do a rereview of this game, currently known as ghost recon phantoms. they have changed ALOT.
I need help i get Contact the app vender while starting the launcher and it never starts i did what the web site ses but it dont work...
i think that the critical strike serves as a incentive to bolth use the same gun until you build up a very large critical strike chance, and a incentive to aim down sight and not spray
I have a problem every time I try to switch the game on it says I dont have the 'Frame work 3 ' something which I do have since every computer has it. help!?
As someone who owns a P250..always makes me smile a bit to see one in a game~
I wish Biscuit would do another one of these on GRO. It's so far in P2W territory now it's like a different game.
Hey TB, i noticed you didn't mention the graphics options in the game? Low - Med - High settings seem very poor for a PC game.
Times like this I REALLY miss the mailbox to watch the background gameplay while listening to the mail in question.
Say, TB, this reminds me, do you have any plans for any more Blacklight: Retribution content? Especially with the recoil patch tightening the gunplay, and the new anniversary patch coming soon with new modes and maps.
it doesnt download the whole thing again tho.. just wait 5-10 seconds.. dont know why the launcher does that.. i mean it is pretty confusing but yeah
I wanted to play this game (it looks pretty sweet!). When I downloaded and installed the launcher, it started to download the game, but my internet connection was cut a few minutes in for the next hours. I tried it again the next day, but the program cut off the internet connection of my PC, which never happened with any other game or software.
Does anyone know what to do?
how did you get this game to work? it never does for me, eery time i download/install the game i get an error. all the officail forum solutions arnt helpfull. has any one had any luck with this?
One thing, TB mentioned you can buy everything with in game currency, well everything except the XP boost, that must be purchased through gold..
I Love This Guys Work! Keep it up man!
i was thinking of doing that, i find it ruins the point though. you lose so much sensitivity when using programs like xpadder
I agree with you on everything except for that last part. Some people just feel more comfortable playing with a controller than with a mouse and keyboard.
it's fairly even actually, about 2-3 of every class in a team. And not every scout is a sniper, as they can choose between sniper rifle or something like a sub machine gun (sneaking around, using limited invisibility if they wish)
sick review, very in-depth. isit out on mac? (probably not)
hold left mouse button to throw grenade over window or wall, right mouse button to roll it (for short range throw)
I feel like the critical chance is an equalizer for the underpowered guns. because once you leave beginners bracket you are matched with level 20-30 players. Most level 30 weapons 2 shot an unbuffed recon or specialist so it makes sense that if you stick with the same weapon for a long time and level up its critical chance it will still be competitive with an f2000 or a P90
Would you say this game is better then Blacklight Retribution or about equal to it?
At about what settings is he playing the game at and how does it compare visually to Ghost Recon Future Soldier? Future Soldier looks good on PC and I was wondering if Online is anywhere close.
TB, I believe the reason there are critical hits in this game, is because there are things that would be considered more vital, such as organs, bone, and arteries. But trying to develop each individual part of a person would be logically a logistic nightmare, in a game with extreme TTK like this most players wouldn't even bother aiming that in depth. Its different than having something like head-shots because in heated combat (especially ranged) the striker or even injured might not notice.
Did anyone else feel like the first few notes of this part 42:37 were similar to League of Legends theme?
Are you playing US or EU servers?
And the level thing is considerable issue when you get matched against lvl 20-30 guys as level 7-8.
While the weapon difference isn't huge, the armour and double the inserts can have quite an impact.
pls help it says cant connect everytime i try to connect to a server
Thanks for the info, was considering giving this a try but if it's so one sided towards geared players, I'm probably better off looking elsewhere.
Magnum ammon is awesome... for snipers, low lvl snipers takes 1 HEADSHOOT and 1 anywhere on the body, 2 headshoots and one on the body if the enemy have 140 hp or more...
tried downloading the game.... cant even get the installer to work =T. Blasted thing keeps complaining that i ither dont have Net-framework, or IE. I finally installed IE 9 (never wanted it as i use chrome, why on earth they REQUIRE IE i'll never know....), and doublecheck to make sure i had netframework installed (ive got 3.5sp1 + 4.0 installed) yet... it STILL wont load/install the game..... so yea.. no luck playing this game for me at all.
Wouldn't a critical hit represent the chance of hitting an artery for example?
The f2p model of this game seem pretty good imo.
btw i'm downloading it with the launcher... do you think i'm gonna mess up if i play Fallout new vegas in the meantime?
I'm not a big fan of shooters in general. I like stealth games though which involve sneaking around and taking cover.
This video somehow got me interested, downloaded the game (< 3GB), played a couple of hours straight - a LOT of fun.
Just tried this game, couple matches, doing pretty good.
Got to say, it's one of the first (along with PS2) F2P games I could actually see myself investing quite some time into. Solid game overall.
can somebody answer me how to start videos in 1080p because when i click on a new vid. it starts me with 360p HELP c:
I am unable to install this game for some reason. I don't get any error messages or anything, it just wont install. Does anyone know how to fix this? I have searched in every forum I could find and nothing helpful came up.
since 'control' is a stat, they could easily make Magnum Ammo give decreased control. more power = more recoil = less control. it would make shot placement harder, but reward good aim.
in terms of the premium ammo.. you buy it in the store and when you're in-game.. you have to equip it by pressing the z key.. i made the mistake of buying it and thinking it was always being used.. but once used, they dont last all that long.. i think its also fair seeing as how everybody else uses it anyway.. you should too
I think the crit kind of balance the gun.Crit chance go up if youre weapon level up.Even if you use a starter gun for a while overall damage you do can compare to a better gun.
video descriptions are helpful dude ^^