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Far Cry 3 patch injects life into the endgame

Far Cry 3 patch injects life into the endgame
Posted 12:33pm 20/02/13 by: limimi
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When Far Cry 3 first came out I played the heck out of it. And while I enjoyed my time as Jason Brody, there were a couple of things I thought it lacked. As you will remember from my article discussing Far Cry 3's shortcomings, one of things I lamented the most was the lack of anything to do in the end game.




And now it seems like someone at Ubisoft realised how clever I am, as they announced in a forum post yesterday that upcoming patches would feature a swag of community inspired features - like the ability to reset outposts, a new difficulty setting and several multiplayer enhancements like a more informative feedback system and map beta testing.

Naturally, I am most excited about the ability to reset outposts. As I explained in my article, upon clearing the 34 outposts scattered throughout the Rook Islands you are left with a largely peaceful tropical paradise, with only the occasional tiger or cassowary to threaten your life.

Soon however, clearing all 34 outposts will let you access an option in the menu, and you will be able to reset the outposts back to their unclaimed status - letting you take them back all over again. In many games that would be kind of pointless, but the random and chaotic nature of Far Cry 3 means things should be somewhat different this time around. Are you still playing Far Cry 3, or will this draw you back in? Let us know in the comments below!
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Wed 20 Feb 13, 12:39pm
Cheezel_X
Posted: Wed 20 Feb 13, 12:39pm

Oh awesome! I'm looking forward to this.

I only recently finished FC3, and like yourself Dr. L - I've done all the outposts and well now just going around collecting the Lost Letters and the Tribal crap. It's pretty boring.

Wed 20 Feb 13, 1:11pm
hoax86
Posted: Wed 20 Feb 13, 1:11pm

If I wanted this I'd start a new game. I actually find it more interesting without all the perks and upgraded gear because you can't rely on being able to one-shot everybody with that stupidly overpowered AMR.

Wed 20 Feb 13, 1:55pm
limimi
Posted: Wed 20 Feb 13, 1:55pm

I can see where you're coming from hoax, but starting a new game means going through all the story and that again. What I really liked doing with outposts was setting myself challenges - kill everyone with a bow, train a tiger into the camp, that sort of thing. And yeah, like Cheezel I still have side quests to do.

Wed 20 Feb 13, 8:56pm
monoindeed
Posted: Wed 20 Feb 13, 8:56pm

I would have liked something a little more organic than just 'reset all outposts'. It would be good if the pirates would actually attack their neighbouring outposts throughout the game to win them back. The more you held, the more aggressive and desperate they would be.

Fri 22 Feb 13, 2:28pm
anthony31fs
Posted: Fri 22 Feb 13, 2:28pm

Finished FC3 ages ago.

There is already a tweak you can use to reset the outposts and towers which I use so I don't have to go through the story again (it is just so awful).

I've used it probably half a dozen times.

Would be nice if you could reset the tasks as well (eg Path of the hunter, the side quests, the bounty hunts etc).

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