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Metal Gear Solid V: Forward Operating Base (FOB)
- Thread starter The1Ski
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No, since if you get invaded you're locked down for six hours. People can only invade once every six hours.
Just back your save up. Load up. If you were invaded, let the game "sync" by pressing Ok and accepting the losses. Then quit the game. Put your backed up save on. Restart the game, no losses given.
Ooh that's reassuring... Nope, not reassuring. I appreciate the info but man, this mode is leaving a bad taste in my mouth.
I also saw your tips on using backup saves but again, what a pain in the ass.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Turns out you can't mix Lethal/Non-Lethal on the same platform.
My bad.
Anyway, I like the Non-Lethal guys. The Sneaking Suit looks cooler and they can also put down those sleeping gas mines.
And for some reason my game crashes when it's at the "Drop into this position" part of invading a FOB. I click OK and it just freezes. Luckily I can exit out to the Home screen to close it there.
My bad.
Anyway, I like the Non-Lethal guys. The Sneaking Suit looks cooler and they can also put down those sleeping gas mines.
And for some reason my game crashes when it's at the "Drop into this position" part of invading a FOB. I click OK and it just freezes. Luckily I can exit out to the Home screen to close it there.
0.1.1.2.3.5.8.13.21.34.55
Banned
Why, I mean seriously, this shit should be more risk, and more reward, AND OPTIONAL.
texhnolyze
Banned
There's a way to avoid FOB invasions.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=515683334
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=515683334
Spring-Loaded
Member
I just completed it seconds ago
Yay! I'm just going to have to go all in now, it seems
Mmm a day too late for me.
texhnolyze
Banned
Well, that's too bad.
I think someone has already posted it a few days ago. But it should've been put in the OP, just for an option.
MrChowderClams
Member
Lol... I don't think I ever finished that tutorial... I've been building up my FOB in case of an invasion but nobody's been invading my base yet... I wonder if this is why.
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Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
I don't want to lose soldiers, but at the same time it's an exciting feature. It's kind of like in Watch Dogs, invading someone is awesome, and so is the thrill of hiding, but looking for the person is very stressing.
I prefer it here, since the attacker has every single chance of losing, and I have buddies, cameras, drones and mines with me. Come get some bwahahaha.
I prefer it here, since the attacker has every single chance of losing, and I have buddies, cameras, drones and mines with me. Come get some bwahahaha.
I haven't checked if I've been invaded. I've probably lost all my soldiers.
Ragingbegal
Member
Two weeks and nothing but 1003 errors here.
endlessflood
Member
Indeed, it was posted earlier and clearly it should be in the OP. Actually it would be great to have info of any sort in the OP.
texhnolyze
Banned
My problem with the FOB is, I barely have the time to manage my Mother Base and continue with the story, and now I'm forced to manage and defend my FOB as well. It'll take months for me to finish the game if I have to deal with FOB on top of the single play features. Let me play the game in peace, at my own pace.
Thanks Konami (and Kojima), but no thanks.
Exploratory
Banned
Lol AFTER the game is already out?
i always get on offline because i didn't fully understand the system and i don't get the appeal in being interrupted in the middle of missions because some dude decided to infiltrate my base or something. just comes off as unappealing to me, but maybe i need to understand it better.
on a side note, there's a lot of things about this game that i wish were explained better, i remember when i first got quiet and i couldn't use her at all lol
on a side note, there's a lot of things about this game that i wish were explained better, i remember when i first got quiet and i couldn't use her at all lol
Added Steam community link regarding steps to avoiding the use of FOBs to the OP. When I get time I'll try and some more info on there. Good call.
ieptbarakat
Member
Sneaking past 43 snipers was a thrill. I thought I could tranq them at first but I ended up having to crawl to the 3/4 development strut and crawl under a uav and next to 6 snipers to get to the door.
All for revenge.
All for revenge.
Huh, that's weird, when I pick the decks each I can only specify the numbers of guards and various defenses + patrol zones, no lethal/non-lethal. I can only do lethal/non-lethal for All Decks.
I'm only on Mission 10 so far but have a question.
Correct if I'm wrong, but once beating Mission 22 what incentive do I have for staying connected online if I don't want to play the FOB infiltration mode?
I'm thinking I will log in for the daily reward and disconnect immediately to avoid this mode...or can you be invaded even while offline? :/
Correct if I'm wrong, but once beating Mission 22 what incentive do I have for staying connected online if I don't want to play the FOB infiltration mode?
I'm thinking I will log in for the daily reward and disconnect immediately to avoid this mode...or can you be invaded even while offline? :/
texhnolyze
Banned
You can be invaded even while offline.
You have to skip mock-infiltration tutorial as stated on the guide above to completely avoid FOB invasions.
Mannnnnn...seems like a weird thing not to let people opt out of.
Single player only brah over here
I don't find it that big a deal since the resources stolen are all tied to the online base and not your regular game and a few soldiers nicked here and there means barely anything by the time FOBs are unlocked. I just set all my security to max and forgot about it to be honest.
Of course I am a
so I might be looking at things from the other side of the fence
Of course I am a
monster that gave up attacking legit FOBs because fuck anything with 20+ guys and drones and started preying on the plump and defenseless ones
Dixon's Jet
Banned
I'm ok with fob though I won't buy into it.
Fob makes me want to take back everything I've lost. Just a means to an end.
Fob makes me want to take back everything I've lost. Just a means to an end.
endlessflood
Member
Thanks for that The1Ski. If you want to add FAQs or tips to the OP then I'm sure the guys posting in here can help.
Just completed the tutorials and created my FOB last night. What happens if I just don't go online anymore, i.e. decline the online terms of use when booting up or immediately disconnect from the pause menu after loading up my save? Can I still lose personnel and resources?
In any case I think I'm gonna stay online at least for a few days and see how the whole thing goes. The thing that worries me the most is the cheaters since I'm playing on PC...
In any case I think I'm gonna stay online at least for a few days and see how the whole thing goes. The thing that worries me the most is the cheaters since I'm playing on PC...
endlessflood
Member
If you go offline your shit can still be stolen. If you stay offline your game won't be updated with that info though... until you do eventually go online again, at which point all of your shit will be taken away simultaneously. The only way to prevent this was posted a few days ago:
SolidusDave
Member
I'm going to do this until I've built up my FOB. To continue to play the sp game but still reap the benefits of the FOB. Once I have configured and bought enough security measurements I may go online at some point to reap the rewards from successful defends and try the infiltrating mission.
I was offline when I started mission 21 and finished 22, so currently I only have a full security team and the option to build a FOB. Game is running in suspend mode on PS4 so I don't have to deal with the daily login anyway and later I will just travel to motherbase and go online from there to build the base w/o infiltrating.
Are there any other FOB related options that are only available in the ACC+online?
From then on I have to go online briefly like once a day to collect the daily bonus and the produced FOB resources while not being in the ACC, right?
brianmcdoogle
Member
So only the things I steal from other people's FOB appear on my FOB, and that's represented by the resources next to the circle/globe, right?
bobs...onGaf
Member
Can anyone explain PF points to me? So far my FOB has generated 0 lol!
Is it because my FOB is tiny and only maybe almost a day old?
Or is it a feature that has been turned off due to server load?
Is it because my FOB is tiny and only maybe almost a day old?
Or is it a feature that has been turned off due to server load?
I have no idea how or when FOB starts in MGS, but in the OP is a link with an explanation, how to avoid FOB Missions. Maybe that helps you (it is a link from the steamcommunity, maybe pc only).
I've been going back and forth with one dude the past few days and he's starting to get the better of me. He's figured out when I play and he makes sure to invade my base while I'm at work and be online to defend his base when I get home. What are some good base invasion strats? Last time I lost because he pulled out a shield and a grenade pistol.
I wonder if defenders respawn if you fulton them.
They do. Longer timer though I think, 30 seconds when I got fultoned.
I don't have PS Plus, but I'm still online, so I get all the benefits of FOB without interacting with the invasions mechanic at all. (I can do training invasions of my own bases if I want the variety of almost a third map) I'm at levels 3 and 2 on all FOB platforms and 3 to 4 on my main ones, so I'm living pretty healthy now.
I think they get used. They show up on my main base and I think the FOB. But I think they're useless because the soldiers can't adequately use them anyway. If anything they've only hurt me because the invader will use them against me and my soldiers.