User blog comment:Byte Me/Starting the Game in Freeplay/@comment-32882200-20200128184632/@comment-10507735-20200129083153

You might have missed the point.

It's basically a critique about cheating.

I had in mind (initially) the old old hack where you change one parameter of the Exoskeleton so that it can run. That led to the other hack where you allow yourself the cargo space of a truck.

People used to do these things - still get into difficulties - and look for help.

We all do it, mostly to get access to the weirder stuff like Armsel Protecta m1 which you get if you hit that 'Prohibited Skull' icon along with other kit.

TBAH the Wind of Freedom suit runs a lot better than the crappy PS5 "Duty" Suit" that you can liberate from a safe in Duty HQ and the "free" Binoculars "Vitacom" 6-12x35 are a pleasure to have and not need to buy off Barkeep. I would certainly install the ESS into those...

Come to think of it - that niceish "detector_af_for_test" could be better than the Detector "Ocher" that comes with the "free kit".

Or not, the range is just daft.

But this is the essence of the situation.

Cheating sucks you in..

And this was just three quick hacks (jump to the beginning, money and some kit). It becomes very downhill from here; whether "Free A-life" was enabled or not - it sure is now in Freeplay. So is access to all levels I think...

Not sure what will happen if I saunter down to the Military Checkpoint, probably meet a heavily outfitted Mil who turns me away.