Confused by the progression

[lemon key]

I do not understand what is the intended mission progression for the game.
Like John Berenthal shot me down and 2 missions later I killed him....what? And it didnt unlock like any other "nodes" I have to find collectibles I guess?
And the Faction Missions. I tought those were for suplies. Easy stuff like "steal a truck" and "kill a dude" like Wildlands. Well some are but now I'm fighting a virus all of a sudden and it's episode 4? Wh....what when?! Am I supossed to do it now or after I find Skell or find whoever I don't even know about or find enough collectibles......what a mess.
Can some veteran player or anyone with more working brain cells than me hook me up and let me know how to even progress? or Does it not even matter?

[mikeboydus]

Sadly progression was never built in like Wildlands and instead its a free for all. I had to make my own linear progress map using the wiki and follow it like episodes in a show. I had fun doing that, but you will have to spoil yourself to create a progress chart/map and use self control to progress it in a proper order.

[Nana Osakiiii]

Yeah i killed lemme ask you sumthin guy pretty early too and I looked it up on why it is so early in the game.

The reason is the game is design around GS and you'll realize which missions to do first based on GS. Shane requires high GS but since we can't tell, we made a "mistake" of killing him first.

[Age]

Free for all in the worst way possible. I didn't realise how worse this got despise I got Immersive mode on because ♥♥♥♥ looting and gearscore in Ghost Recon..

I've just started a new game on Episode 1 and this game is already giving away Episode 3 missions, Resistance and Terminator like candy, even Jace Skell and Ayana just casually hanging around in Erewhon.. despite never meeting and rescuing them.

But it's all fine though, we're not meant to think, we're meant to just shoot, gather loot and do the division over, and over and over and over again. FUN.

[lemon key]

Originally posted by Age:

Free for all in the worst way possible. I didn't realise how worse this got despise I got Immersive mode on because ♥♥♥♥ looting and gearscore in Ghost Recon..

I've just started a new game on Episode 1 and this game is already giving away Episode 3 missions, Resistance and Terminator like candy, even Jace Skell and Ayana just casually hanging around in Erewhon.. despite never meeting and rescuing them.

But it's all fine though, we're not meant to think, we're meant to just shoot, gather loot and do the division over, and over and over and over again. FUN.

I know right. I wasn't expecting much from the story but to have it constanty spoiled like tha is.... kinda infuriating. I keep feeling like i broke the game and it's my fault because I wanted that eapon mod next or that mission sounds like its not boring as hell.
Also I am wwworried about unlocking an OP piece of gear or a weapon that makes the whole rest of the game trivial and you have to keep yourself from using it. Which IS the case in this game since the snow stealth suit makes you literally invisible. Who likes to play games where the end game is to make the game a waste of time to play?

I just changed my mindset when playing this game. It's not about having an experience. Its about shooting targets untill I can unlock that gun that I like IRL, and toss it right away because its ♥♥♥♥. What a letdown.....