Bolivia is Outraged by Ghost Recon: Wildlands

The Bolivian government doesn’t appreciate Ubisoft’s game.

They filed a formal complaint with the French embassy because they believe the French company’s product portrays the South American country as an area which is controlled by drug trafficking. Internal Minister, Carlos Romero says that if the French government doesn’t step in, a lawsuit will happen.

After Colombia and Peru, Bolivia is the third largest producer of coca leaves, and up until the nineties, cocaine has been playing a pivotal role in the country, but due to the balloon effect, people have moved on to Colombia instead.

Ubisoft defends that Ghost Recon: Wildlands, which had over 6.8 million players during the beta (beating For Honor’s record in the process), is just „a work of fiction,” and the developers chose Bolivia because of its „magnificent landscapes and rich culture.” (And yet, they described Bolivia as „the most dangerous and beautiful place on Earth”…)

Bolivia could only make the game banned in the country, but asking for more with the lawsuit seems impossible to happen.

Ubisoft also announced the post-launch plan for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands, including a post-launch free PvP update, which will offer tactical class-based 4v4 team combat that will put players’ skills to the test. More information about PvP will be available at a later date. The Season Pass will also offer the following things. Quoting the press release:

One-week early access to two major expansions:

  • Narco Road: Players will infiltrate a gang of smugglers and take part in crazy races and challenges to earn their infamous leader’s trust and destroy them from the inside. Gamers will be able to meet new bosses and travel the wildlands in new vehicles.
  • Fallen Ghosts: During an evacuation mission, the Ghosts’ chopper is shot down and the squad will need to adapt as they’re tracked down by an elite group of ruthless mercenaries. Players will fight a new powerful enemy, learn new skills and unlock weapons to complete their mission.

The Unidad Conspiracy missions: Players will work to break down and destabilize the alliance between Santa Blanca and Unidad in the Media Luna province.

The Peruvian Connection Pack: Players will be able to play through the Peruvian Connection mission as well as receive seven Gear patches.

Faction themed equipment packs:

  • Rebellion Ghost Pack: Players can don an outfit inspired by the brave Katari 26 rebels. They will also unlock a unique AK-47 equipped with a bigger magazine and customized with unique engraving work.
  • Unidad Ghost Pack: Players dominate enemies with an Unidad outfit so they can attack Unidad camps while in disguise. They will also unlock a unique Unidad LMG weapon, customized with the colors of Unidad, and equipped with a red dot scope and a larger magazine.
  • Santa Blanca Ghost Pack: With a Santa Blanca-inspired outfit, players can mimic their style without joining their ranks. This pack also unlocks the Santa Blanca golden M1911, customized with engravings and the mark of the cartel, for players to unleash chaos on the cartel.

Exclusive vehicle: Bolivian Minibus

Permanent +5% XP booster for the player

Single-use short XP booster: +50% XP for the player and +25% XP for other players in the session, expires two hours from time of use.”

Ghost Recon: Wildlands will launch on March 7 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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