Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms

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  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Aug 15, 2012
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6.5

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  1. SelimDemirci
    Apr 24, 2018
    0
    tavsiye etmiyorum.üye oldum oyuna girdim yarım saat her serverda bekledim ama oynayacak bölüm bulamadım.

    + bedava olması

    -karışık arayüz
    -bekleme süresi çok fazla
  2. PAOKAKIS
    Feb 9, 2018
    0
    We want Ghost Recon Phantoms Back.............. We PAYYY for this game......
  3. koolaidthered
    Jan 5, 2016
    1
    This game is heavily P2W, even looking at the leaderboard and the store(to buy other P2W stuff) cost money, quite ridiculous.

    On a completely unrelated note, the servers are a ghost town now these days, but even if tons of people were playing I would still give this a 1 due to the insane amount of P2W this game tries to shove down your throat.
  4. Cristi12
    Jul 6, 2015
    3
    I think 3 is to much for this game.I started it when it was still in beta and since then,the game simply fell.At first it's fun.you get a 3rd person shooter,a game based on tactics and some cool features like the devices,but after a while,the looses all those things,the matchmaking goes on the idea "OP vs no OP" you might be lucky and get a team with no OP guns and skill against someI think 3 is to much for this game.I started it when it was still in beta and since then,the game simply fell.At first it's fun.you get a 3rd person shooter,a game based on tactics and some cool features like the devices,but after a while,the looses all those things,the matchmaking goes on the idea "OP vs no OP" you might be lucky and get a team with no OP guns and skill against some people who simply payed for this.you get no more strategic fight it's just hit and run.Camping it's also a pain in the a@$,if you are trying to storm a point then you can get killed by a sniper very easily(believe me,i know because i used to kill 4 guys in less then 20 sec,saving my team in the process).The devices are mostly a waste of time because there are **** who are using blackout,there for making you a target,if you are a skilled player,you can get out of this easy,if not,simply pray.And the most crazy thing is that the devs don't really give a f@#% about you,they just want your money,the greed of ubi.They promised new maps but in 3 years they barely got one out,you always play on the same maps over and over again,doing nothing but camping and screaming for a new map(i used to play the same map 6 times in row,knowing it's every point like the back of my hand).
    But this things are nothing,the most stupid thing of them all is that you can get banned for no reason,if you google it,you'll find articles about how people got banned for nothing,getting excuses like you've been banned because you're account was associated with the account of a permanently banned user,something that makes no sense,getting banned for multiple accounts is something else,you can delete your other accounts but the support won't care,telling you that there decision is final.
    In conclusion,you can try it because at first you'll find it fun,but in time you'll get to spend 30-40 euros/dollars a month just so you can get the latest gun(and about that.the guns are nothing but some modded guns that are made to be OP)and after you'll see that is not enough to win,you'll get so angry that you'll either destroy your platform,fight with strangers or friends on the streets,or you'll get to a sanatorium.I'm talking from experience and since i got banned from this game,my life became much more beautiful.    … Expand
  5. Videntify
    May 12, 2015
    3
    After playing for 20 hrs. I must admit that this is a good game but still Dev's greed ruins everything.

    for the Pros -really good concept game -well design classes and weapon system the Cons -Pay2Win. The weapon u can buy with 20-40 Euro overkill normal obtainable guns around 2 times vs low tier. -If you try to make it F2P U must spam 300hrs playing to reach top tier in every    After playing for 20 hrs. I must admit that this is a good game but still Dev's greed ruins everything.

    for the Pros
    -really good concept game
    -well design classes and weapon system

    the Cons
    -Pay2Win. The weapon u can buy with 20-40 Euro overkill normal obtainable guns around 2 times vs low tier.
    -If you try to make it F2P U must spam 300hrs playing to reach top tier in every classes and stilll be doomed by 20-40 Euro weapon.
    -the game's free currency is really hard to farm and the even if you pay real money for it u will easily bankrupt by the unbalance sell price and money sucking system.
    -sometime matchmaking takes really long and sometime it sends people into 5-6v8 match
    -very low in change not much update even after I look at it again after half a year    … Expand
  6. yogisimba
    May 5, 2015
    0
    This game is absolute garbage, don't even think about wasting your time with it. Here are my main issues with this game:

    1) The matchmaking is atrocious. This game basically has two different queues for players, noobs (levels one through ten) and everyone else. I just hit level ten so I get to play in the big boy group, should be okay though, right? Wrong. My first four games I played    This game is absolute garbage, don't even think about wasting your time with it. Here are my main issues with this game:

    1) The matchmaking is atrocious. This game basically has two different queues for players, noobs (levels one through ten) and everyone else. I just hit level ten so I get to play in the big boy group, should be okay though, right? Wrong. My first four games I played again a group of three guys who are ranked 6th, 9th, and 14th in the WORLD (as I later found out by checking the world athena rank leaders). The best guy on my team is ranked Colonel 1, which is basically Gold is Starcraft or League of Legends. Obviously, the unbalanced teams leads to the game being super boring.

    2) This game is the very definition of pay to win. Sure, you can buy most of the equipment in the store with money you earn by playing the game, but expect to spend 10+ hours of game play for a simple upgrade or a new gun. On the other hand, you get to play again people who have invested money into the game, take 1/4 damage and deal 10x as much as you.

    3) The server connection is horrid. I have a beautiful internet connection, never had any trouble with it. I then get a message saying "Your connection to the server has been lost". Once I log back in, I notice that my ranking has dropped by two or three spaces. So to get this straight, I'm being penalized (as if I rage quit) because of your horrible servers?

    4) Lastly, the game encourages objectives, which is awesome, however, the community doesn't seem to grasp this concept. Most players will be recons (snipers) and camp all game long.

    Again, please don't waste your time with this game.    … Expand
  7. bluered2
    Apr 22, 2015
    0
    Now they ban you cause you play with skill and dont buy their stuff. And they ban your PC, Notebook not IP or something basicly its verry verry huge pay to win. Cause you have to spend money Armor/Weapon packs + Brand new PC's and Notebook's
  8. gncnmn
    Feb 8, 2015
    4
    Conclusion : You must pay to win...

    I have spend many many hours to play this game spread to my friends watched pro videos (as a competitive player). Now I rank between "General 1Star - Colonel 5", one of my friend is a total noob he has no idea what strategy aiming or pre-aim camera angle minimap strategy or anything else he just pays and grabs top gear and he is General 4 Star killing    Conclusion : You must pay to win...

    I have spend many many hours to play this game spread to my friends watched pro videos (as a competitive player). Now I rank between "General 1Star - Colonel 5", one of my friend is a total noob he has no idea what strategy aiming or pre-aim camera angle minimap strategy or anything else he just pays and grabs top gear and he is General 4 Star killing people without thinking just rushing forward, it takes me to kill him 5 bullets he kill me with 2... with number crounching you need ~300K AC to get Highest Tier Weapon and 150K AC to get Top Tier armor+inserts 75K AC with your build Devices 150K AC for all devices (they needed for certain situations) "To Max 1 class is about 600K AC with 0 mistake pre-programmed buying..." first 100K AC is easy to earn you can make it in 1 week by playing 1-2 hours a day easyly by leveling 3 classes and spend nothing... then your AC earning / day is aproximateliy 1K/Day you need more AC to repair armor and If you don't count first 100K AC you need 500K AC to max out and it will take about 300-500days if you dont PAY, if you pay its instant...

    This game should be PAID from start. All would be ok and could become a legend like CounterStrike... but its absolutely no FreetoPlay its FreetoDie...    … Expand
  9. Loskutorr
    Jan 28, 2015
    0
    PROS:
    - I cant remember any.
    CONS: - A very few maps, all of them are just corridors. - Everybody are camping and sniping on the same places all the time. - Paying customers are hugely privileged with ammo, damage, armor, etc.. (Pay to Win!) - To get anything you need to play same three maps over and over again, because retarded children always vote for most sniping friendly    PROS:
    - I cant remember any.

    CONS:
    - A very few maps, all of them are just corridors.
    - Everybody are camping and sniping on the same places all the time.
    - Paying customers are hugely privileged with ammo, damage, armor, etc.. (Pay to Win!)
    - To get anything you need to play same three maps over and over again, because retarded children always vote for most sniping friendly maps...
    - Graphic looks like from year 2000.
    - No advanced graphic settings.
    - No adjustable FOV.
    - Very low res textures.
    - Horrible weapon sounds.
    - No memorable music.

    The game while presented "free to play", is definitely just "pay to play" or "pain to play". It is just a quick cashgrab.    … Expand
  10. MiguelMazo
    Jan 27, 2015
    0
    wow i have never played a game that where non paying user vs paying users, this game is an aboulute big magestic piece of **** when you get tou capitan to prove your skill you play against people who pay for stuf in game and by the way yes it does make a difference i fired with my shotguntier 3 in the face of an enemy and it didn't died but guess what he shoot 2 **** bullets of his SMG,wow i have never played a game that where non paying user vs paying users, this game is an aboulute big magestic piece of **** when you get tou capitan to prove your skill you play against people who pay for stuf in game and by the way yes it does make a difference i fired with my shotguntier 3 in the face of an enemy and it didn't died but guess what he shoot 2 **** bullets of his SMG, no, not an LMG, but a mother **** SMG at me and killed me!!! game currency is so **** slow to earn, yea the first 5 level of class is not, just enought to grief for tier 3 gun that by the way you must play with a previous tier to unlock the next weapon, if you want to get mad and **** it out loud i recomend to get this game if you want to win every single match i recomend paying for stuff in this game, in personal **** this piece of ****… Expand
  11. Jaysimps
    Jan 14, 2015
    1
    Ghost Recon Phantoms is a free to download, but generally pay to play game. Each time the game is "updated" is seems as though the game gets worse and worse. From is original launch, the game has gone in favor of those who purchase the game compared to those who don't. If you do not want to spend roughly $60 to play this game, then don't play it. Its a waste of time and should be taken offGhost Recon Phantoms is a free to download, but generally pay to play game. Each time the game is "updated" is seems as though the game gets worse and worse. From is original launch, the game has gone in favor of those who purchase the game compared to those who don't. If you do not want to spend roughly $60 to play this game, then don't play it. Its a waste of time and should be taken off the market as a free to play game.… Expand
  12. Frankenstejn
    Jan 5, 2015
    1
    Game ghost recon online was perfect 9/10
    Game ghost recon phantom is total **** 1/10 (p2w **** as all new ubisoft game)
    I played this game 2 years but now terrible.
    And support by ubisoft terrible. 0/10
  13. LiquidBlack
    Dec 5, 2014
    2
    ______Despite it's (quite enjoyable) playability Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Phantoms fails horrendously to actually define itself as a game. It would be more accurate to describe it as a free "Demo" with an enormous amount of DLC which you have to pay for.... $$$$$$$$$
    ______And let me tell you, it ain't cheap either, if you want the next weapon upgrade from the one you start with you're    ______Despite it's (quite enjoyable) playability Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Phantoms fails horrendously to actually define itself as a game. It would be more accurate to describe it as a free "Demo" with an enormous amount of DLC which you have to pay for.... $$$$$$$$$
    ______And let me tell you, it ain't cheap either, if you want the next weapon upgrade from the one you start with you're looking at paying at least £5 for the "Ghost Coins" which you will have to purchase (with real money) because nearly all of your earnings from playing called "Athena Credits" will go towards repairing your Body Armour and purchasing smoke grenades; frag grenades; HE grenades. Which you will have to buy if you want to compete effectively....
    ______Don't get me wrong here, the Ghost Recon Player vs Player experience is A LOT of fun, however when you consider how much you end up having to pay for it to be on the same level as most of the other people playing it's value runs very low in a very short amount of time. If you want to spend over £100 to £200 just to get to same point as most of the players who just killed you, then this game is definitely for you! Oh and don't forget your £7 a month subscription to "Athena Armoury" (Entirely Optional but generally required, if you don't want to constantly repair your armour). Remember however that the weapons WILL NOT WORK the same way in a game against people as they do in the firing range. Firing range weapons work perfectly (and your targets don't move either...) in game weapons miss MUCH more of the time, I've found them harder to aim, Significantly lower on damage and in general not at all what you expect from when you've tried them in the firing range.
    ______The discrepancies between firing range and in-game could be argued to be due to player body Armour upgrades and/or lag interference, but even if this is the case i don't know how the gap can be so huge.
    ______Unless of course the game is programmed to fire almost perfectly in the firing range...... now who would want that unless you're giving them real money for the next weapon up?............ Surely not the developers of the game?...
    ______When you try a weapon from the shop and it works absolutely perfectly, compared to the weapon you're used to using... and not achieving the results you're expecting. Would you be more inclined to upgrade now, rather than waiting until you've played another 1000 games? (Which btw, will take you 20-40 minutes each on average)
    ______ Apologies to all for the extensive use of dots in my review ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... . (Also i would like to add ______ is the start of a new paragraph.)    … Expand
  14. 6661984
    Oct 12, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has a HUGE PAY TO WIN WALL after you leave the beginners server. The matchmaking is random and the game pretty much FORCES you to spend real money if you want to keep up. They have new guns coming out all the time that are a little better than the set from the previous week. never any new maps though. The clan games are pointless. you can never find 2 clans ready to play. The way they sell you items is a huge scam. you get so many multiples of crap items. you never get your moneys worth..dont bother reaching out to UBISOFT for support or complaints with this game as it is hosted in signapore and not the Normal US branch so customer service will do nothing to help you and are rude. they will take money out of your in game wallet bcuz they feel like it. no money back. play CS:GO instead. at least the items you buy in that game you can turn around and sell for real money… Expand
  15. mpelley92
    Sep 16, 2014
    0
    They may as well call it Ghost Recon: Rich vs Poor (and good games vs bad games)
    In all seriousness, this game is headed downhill just like every other pay2win game that this industry is shoving down our throat. The gaming community will fail because of games like these.
    We have to go back to the roots... release a full length quality game for the regular price of $59 with no DLCs or    They may as well call it Ghost Recon: Rich vs Poor (and good games vs bad games)
    In all seriousness, this game is headed downhill just like every other pay2win game that this industry is shoving down our throat. The gaming community will fail because of games like these.

    We have to go back to the roots... release a full length quality game for the regular price of $59 with no DLCs or expansions or annoying micro-transactions.

    I cannot believe people pay so much money on video games... makes me sick.    … Expand
  16. BryanFurysMom
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    When did Ghost Recon become Tron with guns? This isn't Ghost Recon at all but rather a slick futuristic shooter with the Ghost Recon branding pasted over it. I have no problem with Free to Play games...when they're done right but this isn't done right at all. The graphics also need work. They don't look as spectacular as they could. This is a PC platform we're talking about, Ubisoft. ThereWhen did Ghost Recon become Tron with guns? This isn't Ghost Recon at all but rather a slick futuristic shooter with the Ghost Recon branding pasted over it. I have no problem with Free to Play games...when they're done right but this isn't done right at all. The graphics also need work. They don't look as spectacular as they could. This is a PC platform we're talking about, Ubisoft. There are other F2P shooters that look and play a million times better than this game and they've been around longer. What does that say?? Ubisoft had to wait until Tom Clancy was dead so that they could rape the Ghost Recon franchise and turn it into this abysmal pile of garbage because if he was still around, he wouldn't have signed off on it.… Expand
  17. TIE_Breaker
    Aug 22, 2014
    2
    The number 1 most realistic military shopping sim, where your spending can turn the tide of a battle. With full USD integration and a true bonus for wasting your cash, you'd be hardpressed to get a more realistic AAA wallet-trap anywhere else!

    "WTF?! MY PROFITS?! WHY, UBISOFT? WHY STEAL MY CONCEPT?!" -Whoever the hell made Farmville
    "We've got to have... MONNAYE." -Various YouTube Poop
  18. Wataru731
    Aug 5, 2014
    3
    I have been playing this game since it was in open beta and overall I think that it's a really good game. While there are some p2w aspects, generally, teamwork is necessary to win games and skill often times will trump OP weapons.

    I would have given this game a higher rating if not for the update they recently released. It completely revamped the leveling reward system to make it more    I have been playing this game since it was in open beta and overall I think that it's a really good game. While there are some p2w aspects, generally, teamwork is necessary to win games and skill often times will trump OP weapons.

    I would have given this game a higher rating if not for the update they recently released. It completely revamped the leveling reward system to make it more new player friendly. However, this update is unfair to players such as myself who have put hours and hours into the game. New players will now have 128,000 credits (which can buy several of the higher tier weapons and equipment) by the time they reach level 10. For reference, I have two level 30 characters and I only made 60,000 credits by leveling up. Unless Ubi$oft creates some sort of compensation system for their older players, I refuse to give it a higher score than this.

    Bottom line: This is a great game for brand new players. Old players, you may want to consider abandoning ship.    … Expand
  19. adoukenN
    Aug 4, 2014
    1
    This game is fun until you are level 8 or higher because then.... it´s stupid Pay 2 Win game... I recomended to all gamers... don´t download this parody for game
  20. Voided76
    Jul 13, 2014
    2
    2/10. Why?
    This WOULD be a refreshing game, and an honest to god working model for the vegas 1/2 style of cover/shoot fps hybrid that Ubisoft has been developing (rather poorly). and for about an hour, it is! Until you really start looking into what's going on.
    Because eventually you're going to meet the pay to win crowd. The people who will shell out 100 bucks to have a    2/10. Why?
    This WOULD be a refreshing game, and an honest to god working model for the vegas 1/2 style of cover/shoot fps hybrid that Ubisoft has been developing (rather poorly). and for about an hour, it is! Until you really start looking into what's going on.

    Because eventually you're going to meet the pay to win crowd.

    The people who will shell out 100 bucks to have a basically untouchable build out on the level. A person you will empty a mag into and **** literally bounces off. Then they turn around and execute you.

    There are glaring bugs that ubisoft are completely and utterly ignoring, exploits and downright cheats.

    I don't even care about that. it's ubisoft's business model that sucks so bad, that this game is nearly un-enjoyable after an hour, after leveling your character past 5-6. They literally took a nice, balanced game, and **** all over it, if you pay tons of money. It's a piece of dog **** And what actually pisses me off, is it could be brilliant.    … Expand
  21. ThinkSamich
    Jul 11, 2014
    4
    Ghost Recon: Phantoms doesn't know what it wants to be. The mobility system has you leaning against walls, under barricades, rolling around corners, and even firing while you slide across the ground. Sounds good, until we talk about the accuracy system. Accuracy is severely diminished in a "realistic" or "simulator" type fashion. It doesn't make sense to mix the gears of war style cover +Ghost Recon: Phantoms doesn't know what it wants to be. The mobility system has you leaning against walls, under barricades, rolling around corners, and even firing while you slide across the ground. Sounds good, until we talk about the accuracy system. Accuracy is severely diminished in a "realistic" or "simulator" type fashion. It doesn't make sense to mix the gears of war style cover + run and gun mobility systems just to slap huge accuracy penalties on mobility.

    The game also relies heavily on micro-transactions. The type that give you silly advantages some would refer to as"pay to win" or "pay to be competitive.' The first five or six levels will have you fooled, as the matchmaking algorithm is pretty good about matching you with other newbies at that level. Around level 8 or so, you will learn that the player with the biggest wallet has the best score, every round. Micro-transactions are tied to fancier gear like grenades, and even arbitrary things like reload time. That's right, you can pay to reload your weapon faster. Some of the purchasable gear is outright ludicrous and will make you feel as if you are shooting at people with an airsoft gun. This game had an image and an idea, but lost it somewhere along the way. Still, these pay to win type games have shown success in the past, so I wouldn't doubt it if Ubisoft is turning a profit from this game. Continuing the way it is, no legitimate gamer or competitive league will ever take this title seriously. It's a shame there isn't some "Vanilla" game mode, where equipment is normalized. The core gameplay is quite satisfying, despite the movement and accuracy systems contradicting one another. It's a shame greed got in the way of what was once a promising title.    … Expand
  22. Khalkists
    Jul 9, 2014
    4
    In its beginnings, Ghost Recon Phantoms was a unique game with a focus on teamwork and tactical game-play. When the project changed hands, much of their focus seemed to change.

    This was proven again with the recent release of patch 1.2 which changes the game-play in its entirety. The devices [previously balanced well enough to make them useful, but not broken] are recovered in a    In its beginnings, Ghost Recon Phantoms was a unique game with a focus on teamwork and tactical game-play. When the project changed hands, much of their focus seemed to change.

    This was proven again with the recent release of patch 1.2 which changes the game-play in its entirety.

    The devices [previously balanced well enough to make them useful, but not broken] are recovered in a short two minutes. Their role has shifted from a method of turning the tides of the game into a constant barrage.
    The patch brought with it a large rebalance in weapons. Previously, each gun had a variable time to pick it up, depending on the attachments, barrel length, stock, etc. This allowed people to trim down smaller guns for use in close-quarters engagements. With the patch, all weapons have ready times at or below even the fastest SMGs.

    The learning curve was, previously, steep but rewarding. People learned how to move, and how to approach a situation when their weapons would take a second to be ready to shoot. Now, without concerns for ready-times; the game feels like a typical run-and-gun shooter with an extreme pace.

    All in all, it feels like the developers have disregarded concerns for balance or uniqueness; and instead are pushing to draw in the crowd of other, more popular shooters. This may be due to the niche nature of the previous game-play, the rapidly collapsing player base, or the difficult learning curve (which is not reduced with the inclusion of a functioning tutorial)

    Combined with the poor economic state, and the extremely slow progress (which has been further slowed down with patch 1.2), I cannot honestly suggest this game in its current state. If you prefer the quick, twitch game-play, you should consider other sources than Ghost Recon Phantoms.    … Expand
  23. CipherBeta
    Jun 17, 2014
    3
    tl;dr: Gameplay+Meta is awesome, economy/progression+bugs/glitches are terrible.

    I've played Ghost Recon Phantoms (originally Ghost Recon Online) since the closed alpha days. And believe you me, it's hooked me. It's still one of my favorite games to play, but that's mostly just because I know a decent amount of the veteran playerbase, and I've been able to accumulate my gear before the    tl;dr: Gameplay+Meta is awesome, economy/progression+bugs/glitches are terrible.

    I've played Ghost Recon Phantoms (originally Ghost Recon Online) since the closed alpha days. And believe you me, it's hooked me. It's still one of my favorite games to play, but that's mostly just because I know a decent amount of the veteran playerbase, and I've been able to accumulate my gear before the economy went all to heck midway through open beta. I'll start off with the positives, which are the only reasons why I'm giving this anything more than a 1.

    First off, the game is highly technical. I've been playing for two years, and I'm still learning about specific spots in the game's maps, different techniques and tricks to use, and the like. The endgame is pretty intense; it's at a level a bit below those "hardcore" (by hardcore I mean entirely technical) shooters like Quake Live, but your performance in the match relies a decent amount on your skill. I say decent, but that's one of the most glaring problems.

    I will say I haven't been around the gaming realm a lot, but I've played a decent amount of games from varying genres and the like. Anything from Korean MMO's to Quake to U.S. racing games to first/third person shooters. I have enough experience to see the economy and such that go into the range of games. And, in that regard, this game fails miserably.

    Any weapon, upgrade, armor, or the like in the game can significantly improve your ability to fight. SIGNIFICANTLY. I've been around long enough to gather everything in endgame, and the difference even between "weapon tiers" is sickening sometimes. The worst part? In-game earnings are often drained by anything from armor repair to consumables, making it difficult to stockpile enough earnings to get a higher tier weapon, let alone a higher tier armor or something similar. However, drop $50 on the game, and you can hook yourself up with endgame gear. Plain and simple. The game completely disregards what they state is "forever free to play". Maybe they meant, "It'll take you forever if you're free to play."

    Either way, that's the most glaring issue. If you download this game, you're probably going to have a lot of fun in the first few matches of the beginners bracket, but the second you step out of the beginner's bracket, you're thrown in with people who have no problems spending $150 on a game right out of the bat, who will tank entire magazines from your low-end weapon and one-shot you with their own.

    Other than that, the other resounding issue is that there are bugs and glitches that have been in the game since closed Alpha that have still not gotten fixed, despite consistent requests from the community. There's little to zilch communication between the team and the playerbase, as compared to other games. If you find a glitch or see broken cover somewhere, good luck seeing it fixed in the next few months. It probably still won't be.

    Clan systems are there but not overly developed. It's a page in the menu that shows a clan, the rankings of those in the clan (soldier, officer, leader), the name, and a avatar that you can give for your clan that looks incredibly generic. Don't expect much if you're a clan guy. Fireteaming is pretty easy, but clan match searches are non-existent. You have to search out the people to challenge them to a clan match. It can be done but it's not the most fluid of experiences.

    But yea. I love the game, but there's a lot of problems with it that are far too detrimental to the playing experience. You're constantly getting bombarded with subliminal messages saying "Buy this!" from anything with the auto-set-to-purchase-with-GC store, to the terrible matchmaking that sticks in lowbie gear with endgame gear.

    Would I recommend it? With all honesty, I wouldn't. If you have deep pockets or extreme patience, go for it, but you're going to either see your patience stretched extremely thin once you go against seven newbies who all dropped $100 on the game for a single class or once the gun you buy is shown to be ineffective against a new weapon that's released a week later that's far stronger.

    The gameplay is awesome. The metaplay is awesome.

    The economy is terrible. The bugs are terrible. The clan systems are mediocre at best.

    If you're up for grinding through the downsides, go for it. It's a fantastic game in the sense of the actual playing of it, but it was ruined by greedy hands and deaf ears on part of the developers. Good luck.    … Expand
  24. Cyliann
    Jun 15, 2014
    4
    Terrible game featuring terrible lag (both ping and FPS) that encourages camping by allowing people to prone on borderline miniscule maps while also managing to fail immensively by not having a proper match-making in place.

    The game may turn to a viable source of enjoyment if one partakes in the pay-2-win elements and significant amount of time-spending but other than that, it can be    Terrible game featuring terrible lag (both ping and FPS) that encourages camping by allowing people to prone on borderline miniscule maps while also managing to fail immensively by not having a proper match-making in place.

    The game may turn to a viable source of enjoyment if one partakes in the pay-2-win elements and significant amount of time-spending but other than that, it can be considered a complete failure.    … Expand
  25. sonarctica
    Jun 8, 2014
    1
    This game is subpar even for a F2P, it's not worth your time. Graphics are terrible, options for said graphics are even worse and there is no support for 1440p resolution unless you go manually change it in the files. Even the sound assets make your ears bleed, it feels like they were pulled from a FPS in the 90's. It's like they made a horrible shooter, slapped a Tom Clancy's logo on itThis game is subpar even for a F2P, it's not worth your time. Graphics are terrible, options for said graphics are even worse and there is no support for 1440p resolution unless you go manually change it in the files. Even the sound assets make your ears bleed, it feels like they were pulled from a FPS in the 90's. It's like they made a horrible shooter, slapped a Tom Clancy's logo on it and tried to milk as much it as much as possible. This is typical Ubisoft crap, just like Watch_Dogs.… Expand
  26. sukesh1090
    May 23, 2014
    0
    This game has very good concept but when it comes to execution,it has one of the poorest.Match making system is so flawed,there are two levels one is beginners (till lvl 8 ) then rest of the pack.so if start matchmaking after lvl 8 you may end very high level players with far far strong weapons and armor and they will just kill you like an insect.then there is another thing as this is F2P,This game has very good concept but when it comes to execution,it has one of the poorest.Match making system is so flawed,there are two levels one is beginners (till lvl 8 ) then rest of the pack.so if start matchmaking after lvl 8 you may end very high level players with far far strong weapons and armor and they will just kill you like an insect.then there is another thing as this is F2P, devs will sell weapons forged in asgard,which are impossible to beat.we all will be taking cover and those people will walk like a beast and kill you,then server crashes,freezes frequently but no one bothers to fix it.players keep reporting issues but developers just don't do anything.In-fact I had a hard time believing that there is a F2P game from ubisoft and thought UBIsoft has changed but once you get inside the game then only you will know its the same money sucking Ubisoft.… Expand
  27. DeriveD
    May 18, 2014
    1
    So much potential, could be a so good game, and playing it for 5min is great. After this, here come the aimbot, wallhack, and hitbox bugs. Second problem: stuff. You don't kill with one head shot an ennemy with a T1 sniper, but it can kill you with a bullet in the knees if he spent money to buy the best tier pistol.

    Truth, this game is worst than eveything, don't play it, save time.
  28. Zyos11
    May 8, 2014
    0
    This game is amazing!! Until you reach lvl 8
    GO TO THE STORE
    SELECT A WEAPON
    TRY IT OUT
    THIS GAME IS JUST THE TRUE DEFINITION OF PAY 2 WIN
    Im doing 17 damage from mid range with a tier 3 support weapon...the other guy kills me in 3 shots with his PKM a guy that has More Hp Damage mitigation etc..... DO NOT INVEST MONEY ON THIS CRAP
  29. fatehasfans
    May 7, 2014
    2
    Coming from a Rogue Spear/Raven Shield background. I demand a little more from shooter games, hence I installed this game. Had my reservations (nearly all modern games, i.e. all hype and no substance have shaped this cynicism) and I was not wrong. Played for about 3 mins, uninstalled without a moments hesitation.

    I won't tell you why this game is piss, because that would require a lot    Coming from a Rogue Spear/Raven Shield background. I demand a little more from shooter games, hence I installed this game. Had my reservations (nearly all modern games, i.e. all hype and no substance have shaped this cynicism) and I was not wrong. Played for about 3 mins, uninstalled without a moments hesitation.

    I won't tell you why this game is piss, because that would require a lot energy, something this game doesn't deserve.

    If you demand more from games and have a shred of self-respect you will know this game is terrible. If you are a child without a brain and think everything is "awesome", then you will no doubt find something good here (I think this kind of sums up the mainstay of the current gaming market given all the 10/10s - I mean wtf is wrong gamers these days? How can so many people just hand out 10 like they're **** candy? Unless they're just seriously stupid, easy to please, or working behind the scenes - now there's an old thought.

    Bottom line:
    If you liked Rogue Spear, Raven Shield, Counter Strike stay the **** away from this dribble. The only reason it gets a 2/10 is because it's free and uninstalls really quickly.    … Expand
  30. ThugSpawn
    Apr 27, 2014
    0
    Don't be fooled by this game claiming to be free to play. The pay-to-win nature of this game is blatant and just flat out egregious.

    For example, I was shooting people in the head for 40 damage while they would shoot me in the body for 40. They nickle and dime you unabashedly. You must pay for grenades and pay to replenish them as you use them. You must pay to repair your armor.    Don't be fooled by this game claiming to be free to play. The pay-to-win nature of this game is blatant and just flat out egregious.

    For example, I was shooting people in the head for 40 damage while they would shoot me in the body for 40. They nickle and dime you unabashedly. You must pay for grenades and pay to replenish them as you use them. You must pay to repair your armor.

    People may claim that you are free to play without paying. But that is an extremely disingenuous assertion. Not paying puts you at a severe disadvantage where other players will steam roll you and once you reach a certain level, most players would have paid. Match making does not differentiate between paying and non-paying players.

    Ultimately, you will have two choices when you play this game. Either stop playing because you are out-competed or start shelling out tons of cash, and I mean tons of it. Everything in this game is extremely expensive.    … Expand
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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. SpazioGames
    May 19, 2014
    65
    It's basically the same game as Ghost Recon Online but with not so many more maps: a third person shooter that aims to be tactical without being able to provide fun for more than a few hours. It deserves to be tried only because it's free and nothing else.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    May 16, 2014
    70
    Classes and skills are well-balanced, and even though you’ll cycle through the small map selection quickly, they offer enough possibilities to stave off fatigue until Ubisoft adds more arenas. With more modes and maps, Phantoms would be a formidable offering, but it’s worth dipping into until then.
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  3. Gamereactor Sweden
    Apr 30, 2014
    70
    Considering this is completely free to play, Phantoms has a lot to offer in terms of tight controls, nifty cooperation and a neat ranking system. Given the fact that it will keep evolving, it looks like fans will have good reason to stay.
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