Having had more time with the alpha, just wanted mention one issue I had with how coop works. Keep in mind this is coming from someone that hasn't played a lot of console coop games (if this makes a difference at all).
Since I saw some people mention not knowing how to get to the "car graveyard" showcased in the gameplay reveal trailer, I thought I might try out the PS4 video capture feature to do a quick jaunt to the location starting from where you warp into Russia. Got there, and decided to watch the video real quick to see if it recorded properly. But as I was watching the video I heard a voice boom out over my speakers. After a few seconds of wondering what it was, I realized someone joined and was talking to me (never voice chatted on the PS4 so didn't know what was going on initially and was merely startled by the loud voice).
I understand wanting to design it so coop is seamless and I actually think they pulled it off relatively elegantly (many a times I saw random others, or those from my friend list) pass by and naturally work towards the same goal (never did it feel like we were trying to race to beat one another for quest objectives and/or drops) and enjoyed these random encounters. But the main issue I have is that there is no notification when someone joins your fireteam (or leaves). Perhaps a subtle audio cue (via the controller or whatever), or notification in game would be all that's required. Since I have never deliberately set up a coop session, I still don't know if the green colored name means they are on your friend's list or actually joined your team. Which of course makes me feel like an arse in those times when I realized later on that they had joined my team yet I thought they were merely in the same area and I just waved at them and continued on my merry way.
Anyway, I enjoyed this game more than I thought I would, and glad I had the chance to test out the Alpha, and also enjoyed playing with some of you. Look forward to playing some more with you guys come July.
P.S. The sound design/music is still my favorite part of the experience so far.
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I was looking at the picture in the OP. Hard to believe I had my PS4 just hours ago. *sigh*
Sorry to hear about being burgled, I hope it gets sorted in a satisfactory manner (sooner than later).