Ubisoft Delays Ghost Recon Frontline's Beta, But Does Anyone Care?
It has been literal days since the announcement of Ghost Recon Frontline, and already, players have forgotten about it. It’s a big shame, not only because there are very real and passionate people behind the title, but because it actually looks pretty solid.
If you're new to the party, Ubisoft's Frontline looks to employ new tactics to keep the battle royale fresh - emphasising events, tasks, and extractions over simply killing other players to win.
But now, it looks like gamers are given another reason to not think about the game with any kind of urgency.
Ubisoft Delays Ghost Recon Frontline's Beta
It has now been announced that Ghost Recon Frontline’s beta is being pushed back, which could be a direct result of the game’s lukewarm reception online. See, it's you, the players who are wrong (insert sarcasm emoji here).
Posting on the game’s official account, the team has revealed that they "have decided it is better to postpone the closed test for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Frontline." The post continued, "The development team is dedicated to creating the best experience possible, We’ll share details on the new date for the Closed Test as soon as we can. Thank you for your ongoing support."
Technically, we don’t know why this is the case - but secretly, we do.
Players Don’t Care About Ghost Recon Frontline
Despite the team’s best efforts to reimagine Ghost Recon for first-person and cash in with a new battle royale, fans just aren’t latching onto Frontline. Its focus on completing missions and extracting in a battle royale game is interesting, but it just doesn’t have the immediate kill-everything-that-moves bite that casual BR fans are looking for.
Innovations in the genre are always welcome, but post-Fortnite, gamers don’t just want to play a game with a military focus that doesn’t see them wasting other players.
We’ve got a lot of sympathy for the devs of Ghost Recon Frontline, but sadly, it looks like the legacy of Ubisoft's potential greatness could have ended before it even started.