The first DLC for Ghost Recon: Wildlands was a major event, introducing a variety of new missions, characters, and weapons. However, many felt that the new content didn’t provide enough in the way of fun, and was instead severely underwhelming.
Ubisoft has added the first ‘loot crates’ to Ghost Recon Wildlands players across all platforms. These are a new type of consumable in the game that can be used for anything. There are different types of crates, for example, a common one has a 50% chance of a consumable of your choice in it, one has a 1 in 3 chance, and one is guaranteed to have a consumable of your choice. This is to balance the game out. I don’t like them at all. It’s just another way to exploit players. I’ve been playing this game for 2 months and I’m not over level 50 yet. I’ve already seen 2 “ra
As always, the newest iteration of the ever-popular Ghost Recon series is a perfect example of how Ubisoft has mastered the formula over the years. It provides that familiar FPS-action we’ve come to know and love, while also giving players the chance to explore a vibrant and exotic world.
Ubisoft revealed earlier this month that the Ghost Recon: Wildlands Extended Ops update will include ‘Battle Crates’ to the multiplayer open world shooter. They’ve been met with a barrage of criticism from players, which is unsurprising.
Granted, Ubisoft stated that these crates would include cosmetic-only goods like as gun camos, accessories, and skins inspired by previous Ubisoft titles, all of which would be available in different rarities. Why not dress yourself like a character from the Assassin’s Creed franchise and play Wildlands?
Unfortunately, following yesterday’s update, it appears that the battle crates do not work as advertised and, more importantly, are extremely expensive. You can’t acquire crates by playing, completing missions, or even spending common-tier credits, unlike Overwatch, Call of Duty, or even Star Wars: Battlefront II.
Battle Crates may only be purchased using Ubisoft store credits earned by paying actual money. At the moment, 800 credits costs $3.49, which gets you two Battle Crates at 400 credits each. For $13.99, you can acquire 3840 credits, barely short of the 4000 credits required for a ten-pack.
Okay, it seems to be predictably bad. What else is new, though? Ubisoft, on the other hand, guaranteed that no duplicates will be selected from the boxes. “There are no duplicates in the Battle Crate system,” they said. You’ll only get things that you don’t already have.” On the in-game shop, this promise is repeated.
However, gamers have complained on Reddit that they are receiving duplicates of things obtained through cosmetic packs in the shop. Later that day, a Ubisoft spokesperson contacted Kotaku to explain that the duplicates problem had been addressed and that gamers should no longer get duplicates.
It’s worth noting, though, that many of the goods chosen from the crate system aren’t unique to it and may be found at the shop. The possibility of getting Legendary character skins is the only incentive to try your luck with the crates.
S.E. Doster of Kotaku writes on his experience with the system: “I unlocked a total of fourteen crates, earning just one Legendary Rainbow Six Siegeskin.” And one of the crates included the El Tio devil mask, which was a copy of something I already had.” He also said that he didn’t get many duplicates, owing to the fact that he hadn’t bought many cosmetics before.” “While some crates included unique gun cosmetics, the majority of them contained unattractive headgear and pathetic face paint. Overall, I was dissatisfied. Even if duplicate goods aren’t a problem, the present loot drop mechanism in Wildlands doesn’t seem like a smart bet, particularly for players who have already bought in-game item packs.”
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