Overview
How to succeed in “Ghost Mode” (Permadeath).. Rewards Overview.. several tricks to survive
Intro
Welcome.. First, a warning.. it´s challenging.. quite challenging. But also quite rewarding ^^
So when is the best time to start ??
-> After you finished the whole Campaign AND got some experience in Tier1-mode
Anything else to know ??
1. Make yourself familiar with “GhostMode”-Restrictions
-> only 1 main weapon, Reloading wastes Ammo left in magazine, etc..
2. Be quiet. Be a Shadow..
-> Recon each Camp/Base properly.. Don´t get spotted. Death really lurks around every corner..
-> Only 1 Main-weapon?.. impactful facts:
LMG? no.. many bullets, zero control.. most are “loud” anyway. Masochist´s choice.
STG? nope.. unless you´re very experienced and keep targets within 50m. SamFisher is proud.
SMG? ok, but you might miss the grenade launcher. Stealth is key.
SNR? good, but only those that also kill vehicles within 2 shots. Keep distance.
ASR? best choice.. grenade launcher makes it the allrounder. Anything within 250m dies.
(Pro-Tip: Make sure you read Gear-Guide and ->Best Approach ^^)
Ghost Mode – Rewards
note: You get Rewards only ONCE (see ->Links below)
- each boss-quest(28): 400 (x28 =11.200)
- reach Lv.30: 3000
- reach Tier1: 3000
- 100% Security: Boots
- 100% Influence: Armor
- 100% Smuggling: Pants
- 100% Production: Backpack
- El Sueno: Mask
“legit” way… (hard)
“Ghost Mode” is very challenging WITHOUT EXPLOITS and BACKUP savefiles, IF played SOLO
- General Procedure (described in QuickStart-guide ->Links)
- Explore and get Lv.10+ before starting Story Missions
- Get your Weapons (+Attachments) as fast as possible
- Resources: Ambush Convoys (ideally use Gatling Chopper)
- use Stealth as much as possible
- Recon.. ALWAYS (Drone > Binoculars)
- Target priority: Snipers, MachineGunners
- use Sync-Shot and Rebel-skills to overwhelm your enemies
- destroy Reinforcements fast.. Priority: Helicopters
- flee, if it gets dangerous (eg: UNIDAD joining the fight)
- with smart Coop team you´re unkillable.. (Healing Drone ftw)
- Suppressor is a must..
- FallenGhosts (DLC) helps a lot with a nice Xbow
- don´t get cornered with UNIDAD.. run once it escalates or they hunt you down.. promise 😀
- You can´t die during a mission.. never. The only problem arises, if the mission fails and you´re still in a fight.. worst case you´re down and wait for revive… IF your team dies NOW, that´s it.. next try
- Same for Anti-Air-missiles hitting your Helicopter.. 50:50 chance to get your team killed
“alternative Methods”
I´ll spare you the moral lesson and just list methods that can make your life easier..
- Backup .savefile regularly (//programs (x86) ->Ubisoft ->Savegames ->.. ->3559)
- Shoot through Walls to kill enemies before entering buildings (High Penetration guns)
- use Anti-Aircraft map to ensure safety when flying
- use a Trainer
Best Approach.. !?
It´s up to you, but here are my thoughts.. (thanks @Sliderit who brought this up)
First, it should be said that playing normally to Lv.30, then go Tiermode will backfire.. because some missions will become incredibly hard or impossible in SOLO once you enter Tiermode..
– mostly because the AI-team is useless besides “Sync-shot”
– and enemies cheat anyway (always know your position)
– getting into unlucky SantaBlanca-fight while Unidad joins is 80% Game Over
That is even without bugs/glitches happening ..and resulting in your death ;(
-> I´d really advise to ignore Tiermode when doing GhostMode-Challenge
The difference between “advanced Difficulty” and Tier30 or lower is baffling..
Tbh, most players just do GhostMode for Rewards and Exoskeleton Gear.. in that case playing in easy difficulty would be smart — some Boss-missions can still go haywire.
note: Playing without Backup in SOLO is very risky.. I stopped doing it after I fell through the floor -_-
Playing GhostMode in Coop is MUCH better.. your friends can use HealingDrone and if everyone plays a bit stealthy/tactical chances are high you breeze through without death ^^
Good positioning is key (includes “flanking” by your team´s Sniper with HealingDrone) to prevent full team wipe. In fact, smart use of drones can win you any bigger fight while being near immortal..
-> Better than SOLO?? Yes.. you can´t use Backup-savefile, BUT it´s actually more fun, faster and safe – unless your pilot gets the team killed by SAMs because you can´t parachute thanks to low height ;D
Links (+ additional Info)
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Discussion: Permadeath hard difficulty
Originally posted by Ubi-Orion:Hey there.
Just in case you weren’t aware you can only earn the 3000 credits once in either Ghost Mode or the Campaign and on the first character so if you’ve already unlocked it on one or the other or on a different character it won’t unlock again.
…– Ubisoft Support