Choosing the difficulty level

[Grenader]

What kind of difficulty to choose so as not to suffocate? I have little experience of playing in a similar genre

[FatalException]

Start with First blood and increase when you start to feel too comfortable.

[Rhapsody]

The game recommends activating Forgiving Mode as well. You can toggle that off once you find your feet, or toggle it back on later if something "unfair" is happening.

[gigamelon1981]

Choosing your favorite weapon and MERC also may affect difficulty.
I recommend sniper rifles for the beginning part of the game. Later, i think every weapon type has its spot. Mainly because of the ammo scarcity.
And if you have to choose a pricier MERC because you like him/ her, make sure the others aren't.

[Lightning]

I play on First blood but have forgiving deselected so somewhat normal i would think

[[NcK]MasterShake|CM]

It depends on if you're going to save scum. Be honest with yourself.
You usually can't go wrong with defaults. If it's too easy, you'll know it quickly and if it's too hard you need to learn.

[Zergling]

Originally posted by Grenader:

What kind of difficulty to choose so as not to suffocate? I have little experience of playing in a similar genre

you can change difficulty any time during game.

[Hymzir]

My advice is kinda the opposite. Start with Mission Impossible, even if you've never played these sort of games before. Don't go for the Ironman options though, and activate forgiving mode, so that you don't have to stress over screwing things up on the strategic level.

If you can adapt to this difficulty, then cool, soldier on and eventually disable Forgiving Mode too. If, however, you get smeared, then try again and take your time in reading all the tutorial notes for each action, perk, gear and game term. It's a lot to take in and digest in one sitting. So expect to fail and make mistakes a lot at the start.

If after s couple of attempts you are getting consistently beaten, then lower the difficulty to Commando and try again a couple of times. If the game still feels too hard then drop the difficulty again to First Blood. If it still feels too much, then go watch some Y-tube vids on the mechanics and try to spot what you are doing wrong.

The reason for doing it this way is to avoid learning bad habits. The key to surviving the hardest setting, especially if you plan to go Ironman eventually, is to build a repertoire of solid operating practices and standard tactical responses to enemy threats. If you start on easy, you may grow accustomed to the boneheaded moves by the AI makes and it may be harder to unlearn those patterns later.

Well, that's just my opinion on it, and how I tend to approach games like this.

[OKOK]

Originally posted by gigamelon1981:

Choosing your favorite weapon and MERC also may affect difficulty.
I recommend sniper rifles for the beginning part of the game. Later, i think every weapon type has its spot. Mainly because of the ammo scarcity.
And if you have to choose a pricier MERC because you like him/ her, make sure the others aren't.

Agree on that. U need one weapon of each ammo type to keep go

[Grenader]

Thank you all!

[Deus]

do 49/50 achievements on lowest difficulties first, by that time you`ll learn a lot, then you can go higher diff to prepare for the last achievement. For example I did like this and today I`ve done the speedrun achievement (end game in 26 days) in only 12 days with only 2 mercs (1 being taxi = high leadership and mech/explosive disarmer), second just brutal Rambo, killing sometimes 10+ enemies in one round ^^

[Kruyurk]

Originally posted by Hymzir:

My advice is kinda the opposite. Start with Mission Impossible [...]

I think this is a good advice. I started in commando but the game still feels too easy, I am never really challenged if I take some time to put even a basic tactic in place. I played around 15 hours so far, but I am tempted to start over in Mission Impossible, so that I am forced to really put some solid tactic in each fight.

[Twelvefield]

Ernie Island is sort of a tutorial place. It will give you a good idea of what the rest of the game will be like, minus plot developments and boss enemies. Once you acquire your first diamond mine, that's the place to take stock and figure out what you want to do as a mercenary captain. If you're really getting sandbagged, then start again. If you're saying I already saved Biff , probably the game is set too easy.

[Ceredh]

I started on "Commando" and soon changed to "Mission Impossible". I'm relatively glad that I did not enable "Deadly Weapons".

For my feeling the map fight on Ernie Island relatively early against the "Family", then the Legion soldiers, then in the underground, is one of the most difficult in the game, mainly because you have such a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ equipment (pistols and one K98 rifle, in my case). I only succeeded because of Barry's explosives, and that was before the explosives nerf. I played it on "Commando", now I'm on "Mission Impossible", and I would not want to try it in the latter difficulty. Maybe in my second campaign.

[gerald2]

Originally posted by Grenader:

What kind of difficulty to choose so as not to suffocate? I have little experience of playing in a similar genre

choose first blood this game is pathetic joke in first squares u meet all enemies with assault rifles and outstanding accuracy while ur mercs have pistols and maybe one or two carbines ,so until you wont reload tenth times every fckin fight go with easiest

[sandman25dcsss]

Originally posted by gerald2:

Originally posted by Grenader:

What kind of difficulty to choose so as not to suffocate? I have little experience of playing in a similar genre

choose first blood this game is pathetic joke in first squares u meet all enemies with assault rifles and outstanding accuracy while ur mercs have pistols and maybe one or two carbines ,so until you wont reload tenth times every fckin fight go with easiest

There is nothing wrong with getting a few wounds, do not expect flawless battles just because it is the easiest difficulty level.