Kill or be killed
Ubisoft has unveiled the final major content update forGhost Recon Wildlandsand it sounds like a big one. The brand new “Mercenaries” mode adds a unique PvPvE game type to the mix that tasks eight players with scouting for gear, locating a rescue point, and extracting from the battle zone before each other. It’s a mixture of the popular “battle royale” game mode with smaller-scale fights that should see constant action throughout the match.
At the beginning of each game, players will be dropped intoWildlands’Bolivia and need to seek out the extraction point. Scrounging for gear, you’ll do combat with random AI soldiers and other players as you try to remain as covert as possible. Once you activate three transmitters, a chopper will head to an extraction point where everyone will convene for one final shootout. Maybe it’s not the stealthiest thing around, but it should make excellent use of the ridiculously large map thatWildlandshas.
As a bonus to get people playing, Ubisoft will be giving out a “Lone Wolf” costume to every player that completes their first match. The Mercenaries update will be hitting all versions ofWildlandstomorrow in a big patch. Ubisoft would also like to remind everyone that a special rewards program is going on inWildlandsuntil August 07, 2025. Through completion of different challenges (such as playing Mercenaries mode), you’ll be able to unlock items inBreakpointwhen itlaunches in October.
Despite being one of the least polished games Ubisoft has ever released, I have to say I’m rather impressed with the post-launch support the company has givenWildlands. The amount of additional content, expanded multiplayer modes, and evenTom Clancyfanservice is just impressive. I hope the trend continues inBreakpoint, which should end up being a better game.
