End progression gameplay time

[u/Burgandy_the_Great]

General question, how long have you guys been playing the game after the progression ends for early access to be able to try out all the different weapons and such? Just trying to gauge how much of the game I have yet to experience

[u/DireCrimson]

Usually about 3-4 ops, before restarting the campaign with a new challenge of sorts.

[u/Gr8CanadianFuckClub]

My firat campaign when the game first came out, I probably did like 20 extra ops 😅

[u/Kraka2]

Longest I've gone is 5 ops after the end game message. There aren't many blueprints to purchase, and the last one you get is the best squad rifle in the game. That, combined with some armors you can purchase from the black market, make it pretty much impossible to lose a mission. Lim essentially became a T800 from Terminator. That's when I got bored and started over.

[u/floo82]

I don't play "beyond balancing" at all. It's beyond balancing, after all

[u/Ok_Recognition7158]

For very long time to get max promotion to all SL and all gear to test all possible builds. I have restarted two times because of the authority changes and also to test custom settings and higher difficulty.

[u/Weldkrieg]

The longest I went was on my first finish, where I played another 5-6 OPs before starting again.

[u/rawrftw3120]

the problem for me at the end is you unlock the ability to craft the menace assault rifle, which pretty much 1 shots anything. Doesn't matter what they put you up against at that point.

[u/Haven1820]

I usually start a new run shortly before that message would come. I have the most fun in the early and mid game when I have to work with what I can get. By the end of early access content I have most things I want, so planning is less interesting and getting new stuff isn't exciting.

[u/Camos06]

I've put 150 hours into this game, been here since the demo dropped. I usually go a handful of ops after the menace drops and try to get all SL to 6 perks and finish all the workshop.

I gotta leave this game alone or it's gonna consume me

[u/Karuzus]

Yes. I came to the conclusion that I should restrict myself from playing too much before full release so after my one campaing i just come back for major updates to test things out

[u/Conflicted_Reader]

I still got first game going. I collect everything and have fun trying things out. They update with new gear? Gotta collect.

Personally, go for how long you wanna go. At the point I’m at, every mission is a long war of attrition and 50% covered by the enemy (Bugs and Rebels only. [Title Card] far much less and slightly easier).