FUBAR campaign

[MaReK]

only 1,8% people got this... does it mean that campaign is so difficult and it is impossible to playthrough it or is it playable ?

[Corlain]

Well you have to play Suicide mission to even get it. Not that many people probably play through this several times. Suicide mission already felt almost impossible in a couple of places, so I don't even know how much harder that can be, but I guess I'll try it at some point...

Beating "Director's Cut" in "Typing of the Dead" has like 1,2% completion rate and that isn't hard at all, but I guess people haven't felt like playing it so much...

[Gold]

It aint too bad, i've been working on getting it for about 4 hours now. Having done suicide mission diffiulty going up another stage didnt feel that much harder. You just "adapt and overcome..." Of course, you will die a hell of a lot: It honestly isnt that hard really.
Some of my thoughts while playing at that difficulty:

Sometimes the turret sections can be tricky as you can't move to cover and die in a few hits.

The stealing water level is easily beat by just constantly reloading and firing without pause.

Sometimes you find it challenging to protect the AI squad while not dying yourself, e.g. they both are downed and you have limited time to clear the area and save them before they bleed out.

One shot weapons are pretty good friends to have, pistols are good for this such as Desert Eagle and Magnum.

Those tend to help if you genuinly struggle with it, although most times when you die again and again on one area this can be solved by taking a break to refresh your mind. Hope this helps, good luck.

[Zap Rosdower]

Originally posted by MaReK:

only 1,8% people got this... does it mean that campaign is so difficult and it is impossible to playthrough it or is it playable ?

It's just not fun. Even in the parts where you don't need a lot of luck to have any chance of suviving and have to reload over and over it's duck out of cover, get off one burst shot, get wounded to near death immediately, duck back in cover, sit there doing nothing for 20 seconds waiting to heal, repeat, repeat. Gets old fast.

[Arnold Braunschweiger]

It's a standard case of a cover-based shooter flushing its standard mechanincs down the toilet if you go for the hardest difficulty setting. Once you realise that, it's not so bad, but you gotta be really careful and methodical, which stretches that playthrough significantly.

In short, almost every cover becomes a deathtrap, 'cause you have a limited angle of aiming and movement and you die a lot easier. And I mean two bullets and you're done. So yeah, popping out of cover to shoot dudes is pretty much useless after first two levels. Instead, you'll have to utilise free movement and crouching. Of course, cover remains very important, but it's best to avoid gluing your back to it and instead just crouch behind obstacles and switch camera angles between left and right shoulder. It's also best to wait until enemy comes to you. They won't be respawning indefinitely, so there's no point in rushing into crossfire. Find a good spot, dig in, and wait for them to come to you (which they usually do). Headshots are also important. Two bullets from almost any gun will do the job even on this difficulty level. Try your best to pop the melon in short bursts (gotta remember that ammo is hard to come by).

Also, disappointingly, your squadmates turn out to be pretty useless on FUBAR. All they are good for is sniping guys from a distance or silent takedowns, because the rest of the time they just block your shots or constantly get incapacitated. And it probably goes without saying, but having to babysit some hapless idiots while bullets are flying thick and timer is ticking fast, is fuc*ing bullsh!t.

[Superczar]

Amazingly I finished this today on FUBAR, it was frustrating as f*** that is for damn sure.

[Petr[CZ]]

It is hard, one bullet and you are practicly dead. But it can be done, because i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ DID IT.

[Wilm]

I did it, it's very hard, but possible. I almost gave up on that bit where you have to run away from the attack helicopter, I died some literally 30-40 times in that one sequence before I got through.

[~[F.A.R.T.]~ djfishfish]

Ive also done it. Suside gives you a good idea of the requirments but its even harder. Theres certian levels where you will die 20+ times. that happened to me on 3 different levels but in the end i finished it.

[bungeh]

gameplay is basically headshot practice. it will depend on your experience in shooter games but it is not the hardest game out there.

[ffh1234]

I've just accomplished FUBAR difficulty level. I got stuck in two or three places for some hours. Tips: stay cover until you're healed, choose your weapons wisely (I used whenever possible a combination of machine gun and sniper rifle, gunshots and guns are useless), practice your headshots, be patient, use the abilities of your mates when possible, save ammo and grenades and finally, when you pass a zone remember the strategy you used, because that was probably the only thing you could do there. One of the best games I played in the last few years!

[dBatz]

Fubar is insane. It took me over 10 hours to complete and yes It is frustrating as hell

[Corax]

i finished the game on fubar yesterday. if was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ annoying. lack of quicksave system made me crazy as ♥♥♥♥.

[koekwau5]

Take cover and let the enemies come to you instead of playing Rambo style.
Played FUBAR for half an hour and currently in chapter 3 without that much hassle.

Dun know how I'm gonna survive the Pit and the damn helicopter tho.
We'll figure it out =)

[Frag Maniac]

Fubar isn't impossible, but you have to know the game very well to beat it on that mode. That means you have to quickly suppress and kill in a lot of places or your squad will go down in spots where you'll get killed trying to heal them.

It also helps to know what's ahead and where to position yourself for maximum efficiency, because otherwise you'll either run out of ammo, or be stuck with weapons that aren't best for the next level.

I'm 58 though, and I've beaten this and Kane & Lynch 2 on the hardest modes several times each. So obviously it can be done without the reflexes and eyesight of a teen if you use good strategy.

Both those games offer a lot of challenge on hardest modes, but also become much more doable once you know the best weapons and tactics to use. Both of them are also similar in that they offer ways to use fast advancement. It's when you try to hold back and go slow that they become harder.

[zSe3nByGh0S7z]

Indeed it's diffucult, but it's not impossible to pass. Gotta be tactical all the time, gettin killed by some impossible ways will often be faced. Some checkpoints will be replayed few times until you stop getting killed, but it's not impossible to complete the game. If the co-op was the story campaign, I would help you, good luck!