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[robotrock]

You're never forced to replay missions.

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After Chapter 2 started I got a bunch of the earlier missions but now they say stuff like EXTREME or SUBSISTENCE now. Do I need to play them to progress the story and see the ending or naw?

You don't have to, you can just do side-ops.

How does this work? Are there certain side-ops I need to do?

 

[AHA-Lambda]

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After Chapter 2 started I got a bunch of the earlier missions but now they say stuff like EXTREME or SUBSISTENCE now. Do I need to play them to progress the story and see the ending or naw?

How does this work? Are there certain side-ops I need to do?

You don't need to do them, but you'll have to do side ops instead.

your given the choice between replay main missions or grind side ops.
awesome pacing, totally not padding.

True but could've been alot worse, it could have been PW =/

 

[Psoelberg]

Question regarding missions and bases.

I’m currently at mission 15, so please no big spoilers.

Up until the release of Bloodborne, MGS: Ground Zero was my favourite experience on my PS4. What I really liked about it, was how huge and complex the base area felt.

Until now, at mission 15 in MGS: TPP, all the mission areas have felt really small and really easy to navigate. Now, I haven’t seen everything on the two maps, so my question is:

Will there come any missions in areas that feel huge and complex further into the game?

Right now (even though the gameplay, lightning and animations are great) I'm feeling a bit disappointed at the map design. The size of areas that the missions are taking place in is small and separated with large distances of nothing. There’s no interior, and most of the time it’s really easy to guess where the target is hided.

I hate that this is killing my desire to play the game – which is why and asks this question.

 

[Salaadin]

How far do I have to be to extract vehicles and deploy them alongside me? I have DD now so I'm never touching that horse again

 

[Kid Ska]

How far do I have to be to extract vehicles and deploy them alongside me? I have DD now so I'm never touching that horse again

I was able to do it around mission 15 or 16.

 

[dmshaposv]

Brehs I just found 'Love will tear us apart' from Joy Division. Life complete.

it is located at

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Afghanistan base camp.

 

[Jonm1010]

I asked yesterday but didn't really get an answer, does anything interesting ever open up on your mother base? It basically seems like a bunch of closed off platforms with target shooting side missions as the only thing of interest.

Then again I only have the bare minimum for each so I'm hoping there is a little more to it eventually.

 

[Jobbs]

I think I found the purpose of the dwalker. it's to grind side ops by going in lazy and loud. it was introduced by the game as a stealth tool which never made any sense to me. I don't understand why they try to sell it like that. It has no perceivable advantages as a stealth tactic compared to being on foot.

 

[deim0s]

Heard about a Demon Score, this true?

 

[KHlover]

God Mission 8 was such a pain in the ass. Never again.

 

[Akiyama_AE]

how come blood doesn't wash off for me?

 

[TheAquaticApe]

I played none of them, just keep doing side ops and returning to Mother Base from time to time.

That's so odd! The same thing happens in PeaceWalker. Why chapter 2 doesn't have its own set of new main missions is beyond me.

 

[Panda Rin]

how come blood doesn't wash off for me?

you showering at mother base?

 

[Feltrol]

So, what's the general community consensus of this game?

Thought it would be one of the best MGS.

 

[zero shift]

How does this game run on PS3 and Xbox 360

 

[F0rneus]

Heard about a Demon Score, this true?

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It's hidden but it's there.

 

[Akiyama_AE]

you showering at mother base?

yup I think my game is bugged or something oh well

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Heard about a Demon Score, this true?

Demon Score? =/

 

[matrix-cat]

Has anyone else equipped their tranq sniper rifle with a suppressor and had it become weirdly unreliable? It seems like about half the time I can land the most perfect, squared-up headshot you could ask for, but the person will only be knocked out for like twenty seconds. Other times it's just as potent as any other tranq gun. It's the Renov ICK-X, or whatever it's called, with a suppressor attached in the Customization menu.

In other news, the Riot SMG firing rubber bullets, with a suppressor and a X4.0 rifle scope attached is my new go-to shootin' iron. I just hope I'm going to unlock something with a more durable suppressor at some point so I can spread it around to all my weapons, because it's no good being able to deploy with 270 rubber bullets if the suppressor still breaks after like 20.

 

[Travo]

How does this game run on PS3 and Xbox 360

I was wondering the same.

 

[Mayyhem]

So I've played a few MGS games as a kid (never completed any) so I don't really know anything about the "story". However I hopped on the Hype Train for MGS V and bought it.

Any summary videos I should waych or articles I should read? Or will it still be enjoyable without knowing too much detail surrounding the MGS story?

 

[Spacebar]

So far I've played around 15 hours and I'm only 7%. Gameplay wise this is the best MGS ever, but part of me misses linear story driven games of the past.

 

[XaosWolf]

Fuck Riot Suits.

Why can't I steal one if these?

 

[Error1355]

Someone earlier posted a gif of the rocket arm hitting like 5-7 guards. Does anyone have that again? I tried looking in here but this thread is super active.

 

[commish]

What do the dots next to missions mean? And why are some missions I finish still not grayed out despite the checkmark?

 

[JoeyJungle]

Hey guys, quick question: should I play MGS3 before V? That is the only MGS I havent played.

I also haven't played MGS3, and I'm not having a problem understanding the story or anything, but this game is really making me want to play MGS3. I'll probably end up playing it after I finish MGSV. It's a lot like Peace Walker, where there are references to MGS3, but the major plot points it's referencing are also explained in the game (or you already know about them from discussions about the game).

Basically all you need to know from MGS3 is that Snake meets Ocelot there, what happens with The Boss, and the founding of

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Cipher

.

 

[mugurumakensei]

So, what's the general community consensus of this game?

Thought it would be one of the best MGS.

Best in gameplay by far. The variety of ways to go about missions is staggering thinks to open world, buddy system, drops, and weapon development.

Preferred strategy after getting quiet and upgrading her to have a tranq sniper rifle: Quiet fires tranqs from one direction while I, as Snake, fire off tranqs from different snipe positions = god mode infiltration tactic. I just waltz right in and get what I need and go.

 

[Duxxy3]

Gonna take a break. I am not enjoying this at all.

 

[Nuzzgok]

I have done everything I can think of to unlock mission 46 and no go. Almost all side ops I can complete are done, mother base is upgraded a lot, story missions including. 45 done.

I have no idea

 

[rrc1594]

I swear Quiet only helps after I get caught! She stays in one stop and when I call her she never comes what the hell.

 

[Savantcore]

Mission 2

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would've been fantastic if the opening credits didn't ruin everything. Epic ending though.

 

[Travo]

Mission 2

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would've been fantastic if the opening credits didn't ruin everything. Epic ending though.

Seriously. There should be an option to turn them off.

 

[duckroll]

What do the dots next to missions mean? And why are some missions I finish still not grayed out despite the checkmark?

White dots just mean they're newly added. Yellow dots mean they're important. Sometimes completed sideops will become available again, so they reappear as newly added again, but you can see that they've been completed before.

The reason why sideops get refreshed from time to time even after they have been completed is because they always want activities available when you're free roaming. It's totally optional.

 

[Woffls]

Hey guys, quick question: should I play MGS3 before V? That is the only MGS I havent played.

Watch it on Youtube at the very least. Bit of a chore to play these days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zndcY57Tijo

 

[usp84]

I dont mind replaying missions.I have already replayed a lot of them but I dont know how I will feel about it when I am close to the end

 

[edgefusion]

Need some help with the boss fight right at the start of act 2,

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The Skulls in the....airfield? How on Earth am I supposed to take these guys down? I'm decimated almost immediately and don't have the firepower to make a dent even in their armour. I've been trying over and over and I'm nearly at a point of just giving up on the game entirely.

 

[Jintor]

chapter 2 (not episode 2, CHAPTER 2... Post Episode 31) spoilers

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Lol. Random returning cutscene: Quiet Rain scene. Next scene: Quiet Torture scene.

 

[Kama_1082]

You either need to solve the 'puzzle'

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of what's causing the disease and quarantine everyone that fits the bill

or finish the next few story missions literally right this second.

I've tried to quarantine everyone who

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spoke kikongo but I can't do anything else?

help!

 

[cackhyena]

Until now, at mission 15 in MGS: TPP, all the mission areas have felt really small and really easy to navigate. Now, I haven’t seen everything on the two maps, so my question is:

How could you possibly think mission 6 felt small?

 

[The Lamp]

Hey guys, quick question: should I play MGS3 before V? That is the only MGS I havent played.

That is arguably the best MGS game worth playing if you had to pick 1 out of the whole series, so I have no idea how you avoided it exclusively.

 

[usp84]

Mission 6 and I am glad I dont look at the credits at the start.too many spoilers that I got used to looking away

 

[Duxxy3]

Kaz and ocelot: Aw shit boss this guy did some really evil stuff that effects you, your gonna one hear this!!So I put it on a tape for you, instead of telling you right now!

The storytelling is almost as bad as Destiny's. At least this game has the real story inside of the game (tapes), and not on some random website.

 

[Spaghetti]

Need some help with the boss fight right at the start of act 2,

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The Skulls in the....airfield? How on Earth am I supposed to take these guys down? I'm decimated almost immediately and don't have the firepower to make a dent even in their armour. I've been trying over and over and I'm nearly at a point of just giving up on the game entirely.

two options

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give quiet the sinful butterfly and just dodge the skulls until she starts making them drop like flies

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d-walker and wear the battle dress with a shield on your back, you'll be basically invincible

 

[mugurumakensei]

I swear Quiet only helps after I get caught! She stays in one stop and when I call her she never comes what the hell.

you have to tell her when to fire once shes in her sniping position.

iDroid to position her + R1/RB or L1/LB (which ever button isnt the button you use for binoculars) to tell her to fire once she has sights on someone.

 

[rrc1594]

you have to tell her when to fire once shes in her sniping position.

iDroid to position her + R1/RB or L1/LB (which ever button isnt the button you use for binoculars) to tell her to fire once she has sights on someone.

Thx

 

[Kama_1082]

For those who have finished CH 25

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when ocelot said "incredible boss. Thanks to you, the number of new victims has plummeted' does that mean I'm good?

 

[Brandon F]

Question regarding missions and bases.

I’m currently at mission 15, so please no big spoilers.

Up until the release of Bloodborne, MGS: Ground Zero was my favourite experience on my PS4. What I really liked about it, was how huge and complex the base area felt.

Until now, at mission 15 in MGS: TPP, all the mission areas have felt really small and really easy to navigate. Now, I haven’t seen everything on the two maps, so my question is:

Will there come any missions in areas that feel huge and complex further into the game?

Right now (even though the gameplay, lightning and animations are great) I'm feeling a bit disappointed at the map design. The size of areas that the missions are taking place in is small and separated with large distances of nothing. There’s no interior, and most of the time it’s really easy to guess where the target is hided.

I hate that this is killing my desire to play the game – which is why and asks this question.

Having played through GZ last week for all trophies, I can sympathize here. Only 7 missions in myself and nothing I've seen in TPP has really matched the feel of infiltrating that GZ base. The ramshackle houses and tiny outposts just don't compare so far. It's unfair given the scale difference, and a few major locations have been alright, but that GZ base was incredibly designed for such a small space.

I am starting to question the necessity of the open world much at all, over having bite-sized and well tuned environments as in GZ. Especially considering you choose missions from a menu rather than discovery, and very few even take advantage of the open space as I have seen. Many improvements were made in the time between GZ and TPP, but no mission yet has engaged me in a way that GZ has, especially doing S-rank runs.

 

[Marvel]

OK, final mission on extreme is impossible. Been at it all day.

 

[FriedCalamari]

Ugh, so I can log into Konami's shitty servers now, but the FOB tutorial always causes a soft lock after I confirm purchase. Only way to solve it is to close application, restart and disconnect before opening the idroid All of which means there's no point in logging in... GG, Konami.

 

[PrinceOfWhatever]

|OT2| 50 hours in and I haven't completed half of the game