In this second issue of the Ghost Tactics series, learn about key multiplayer gameplay systems.
Character progression
The character progression system in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier focuses on making meaningful decisions and granting weapons/equipment that emphasize the way you want to play the game. By earning experience, your multiplayer characters reach new levels, unlock additional attachment credits to use in gunsmith, and unlock new visual customizations for your characters. Experience is earned in public matchmaking through a variety of different methods: winning matches, eliminating enemies, working to take objectives, coordinating attacks, and providing intel to your teammates.
Coordination system
The coordination system allows teammates to communicate their intentions quickly and effectively during a match by placing contextual markers. You can use either quick selection or the coordination dial to find the best routes through the map. After choosing an option from the radial menu, a waypoint appears, directing you down the optimal path to your destination. You can use the coordination system to navigate to objectives, teammates, and even enemies who have been data hacked.
Cover
Cover is vital to your survival in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, it allows you to get the drop on your enemies and defend yourself against incoming enemy attacks. Using Cover Swap rapidly moves you from cover to cover, insuring minimal exposure to your enemies. By using cover effectively, you can increase the odds that you and your team will live to fight another day.
Intel
Intel is the best way to track the movements of your enemies. Provided by both weapon attachments and deployable equipment, intel alerts you to where your enemies are coming from and where they’re headed. On the battlefield, this information is indispensible when planning a counterattack or ambush. Don’t forget about the enemy has their own intel! Countermeasures such as jammers and EMP grenades are vital in maintaining your own invisibility while tracking your enemies.
Teamwork
Teamwork is a key factor in winning or losing a battle in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Teams who play together, covering each other at objectives, providing intel to teammates, and working to eliminate enemies, are not only stronger, but also earn more experience. Helping teammates complete objectives also provides a confidence boost, allowing them to capture the objective significantly faster. When working together, you and your team are unstoppable.
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aemond - June 21st, 2012