General Gaming Should I replay GOW or finally beat MGSV?

[SaysWho?]

Just now, Biggie said:

No, it sucked the first time too

 

[Rodimus]

I need to get back into MGSV.

[best3444]

12 hours ago, Rodimus said:

I need to get back into MGSV.

 

4 hours in and I'm diggin it again. I hope it doesn't get repetitive.

[eggydoo]

I started it recently after remembering I never played it due to all the Death Stranding stuff.  I'm digging it so far.

[atom631]

I’ve played every MG game except MGSV. I guess I should dive in before the fall bombardment of new games starts. 

[best3444]

1 hour ago, atom631 said:

I’ve played every MG game except MGSV. I guess I should dive in before the fall bombardment of new games starts. 

 

Absolutely give it a shot. From what I read, it's a massive game so you better get started!

[Rodimus]

My problem is I wanted to spend more time each sitting so if I wanted to play I wanted to have a few hours to play at a time. I couldn't just hop in for an hour or less.

[Bloodporne]

I actually think MGSV is a great game for quick sessions. There is so much "make your own fun" type of shit to do from the Side OPs to just fucking up checkpoint bases to kidnapping superior soldiers and equipment to stealing resources. 

 

I also found myself replaying earlier missions for better ratings and rewards quite often and I'm usually not that type of player. Something about that game's loop was super addictive and fun for me despite being quite repetitive objectively. I did easily get carried away and find myself still fulton-ing sheep like 3 hours later  

[best3444]

I'm addicted to this game.  I suck, though. I continually try to play like a professional infiltrator but each missions plays out like a bloody scene from Rambo. It's a great game though. 

 

@Biggie you still playing?

[Bloodporne]

36 minutes ago, best3444 said:

I'm addicted to this game.  I suck, though. I continually try to play like a professional infiltrator but each missions plays out like a bloody scene from Rambo. It's a great game though. 

 

@Biggie you still playing?

Thing is, the gunplay is fantastic and satisfying so even going Rambo is really fun. However, you can always replay missions for better rankings and therefore more resources and bonuses. I started doing that and going for stealth-only runs when at first the stealth felt really difficult. Time is actually the most important thing in mission rankings weirdly enough. 

 

The game is very flexible though unlike most older stealth titles. You can easily go Rambo, let shit die down and switch it up. Also, you can get really creative, if you can think it up within the mechanics' parameters, you can probably actually do it. I've done stuff like put remote detonator C4 charges all over a Jeep, drive towards a camp and roll out at top speed, wait for Jeep to crash into camp and hit the detonate button. So many ways to fuck with enemies. 

[Biggie]

40 minutes ago, best3444 said:

I'm addicted to this game.  I suck, though. I continually try to play like a professional infiltrator but each missions plays out like a bloody scene from Rambo. It's a great game though. 

 

@Biggie you still playing?

Yes I’m still playing.  Also every mission starts off so well and then turns into a blood bath. lol

[Commodore D]

On 8/25/2019 at 5:34 PM, best3444 said:

 

Xbox One X. Unfortunately it's not X enhanced either. The visuals are a lil dated but still good. I forgot how brutal the entire opening is in the hospital. 

 

I then beat the first mission saving Miller. So far, I'm enjoying it. Apparently the game is MASSIVE so I have no idea when I'll beat it. 

Yes, it is massive, there is no beating it, just “finishing the story,” and transitioning into the end game (varied) multiplayer. 

 

I’ve had the game since it launched and still play at least twice a week (granted some of those play session are only ten minutes). 751 hours and counting.

 

Since you are playing it on Xbox, drop a note when you pass mission 22 (somewhere around there, you’ll know).

[Bloodporne]

4 minutes ago, Commodore D said:

Yes, it is massive, there is no beating it, just “finishing the story,” and transitioning into the end game (varied) multiplayer. 

 

I’ve had the game since it launched and still play at least twice a week (granted some of those play session are only ten minutes). 751 hours and counting.

 

Since you are playing it on Xbox, drop a note when you pass mission 22 (somewhere around there, you’ll know).

I haven't played in a while so I forgot what the game actually calls this but "invading" others' motherbases is great and often a real challenge. 

[Commodore D]

29 minutes ago, Bloodporne said:

I haven't played in a while so I forgot what the game actually calls this but "invading" others' motherbases is great and often a real challenge. 

 

Yup, always great to invade someone’s FOB, especially when they are online and can defend; the opposite being just as fun as well.

 

FOBing and the auto base battles really becomes only way to upgrade your soldiers (S++) thus upgrading your weapons (why I still play).

 

If any of you are still the Day One Patch Xbox Club, I have a pretty good mashup video of the many possible activities in the game (especially if you want to see late game stuff, but don’t have the time to get it). You’d just have to scroll down through all my other videos (basically it’s all me in there) to the one with the dog in the thumb nail.

 

edit: instead of searching, here you go:

 

https://1drv.ms/v/s!Auo7XAAxcVhglsRR8tZmqQjp2Tfkqg?e=jCe6uH

 

 

[eggydoo]

23 hours ago, Biggie said:

Yes I’m still playing.  Also every mission starts off so well and then turns into a blood bath. lol

What does that say about you!!??  

 

 

My runs end up being the same lol

[best3444]

I'm only on mission 8 and can't destroy the tanks. I have grenades, c4, and a grenade launcher. Yet the tanks DESTROY me before I get any chance to blow them up. It's an extremely difficult mission. I think I need a rocket launcher?

 

I wasted 2 hours on mission 8 alone. 

[eggydoo]

3 hours ago, best3444 said:

I'm only on mission 8 and can't destroy the tanks. I have grenades, c4, and a grenade launcher. Yet the tanks DESTROY me before I get any chance to blow them up. It's an extremely difficult mission. I think I need a rocket launcher?

 

I wasted 2 hours on mission 8 alone. 

Damn good to know, I'm on that now but I haven't started yet since i've been messing with side ops.  Can you airstrike?

[best3444]

59 minutes ago, eggydoo said:

Damn good to know, I'm on that now but I haven't started yet since i've been messing with side ops.  Can you airstrike?

 

I don't believe I have that privilege yet.

[best3444]

MGSV is an amazing videogame. I have no idea why I gave up on this a few years ago. It's pure gaming bliss.

[Bloodporne]

On 8/30/2019 at 10:05 AM, best3444 said:

I'm only on mission 8 and can't destroy the tanks. I have grenades, c4, and a grenade launcher. Yet the tanks DESTROY me before I get any chance to blow them up. It's an extremely difficult mission. I think I need a rocket launcher?

 

I wasted 2 hours on mission 8 alone. 

As far as I recall this mission, I created a distraction by parking a jeep in the middle of the road so they had to stop. I was hiding in wait somewhere behind them after placing C4 charges all over the road in the area they'd be stopping at and then blew them up. The rest of the damage I did with a rocket or grenade launcher.

 

You can also stealth up on vehicles and stick C4 right on them. That, or if you have the fulton upgrade yet, you can fulton them and beat the mission that way.

[best3444]

10 hours ago, Bloodporne said:

As far as I recall this mission, I created a distraction by parking a jeep in the middle of the road so they had to stop. I was hiding in wait somewhere behind them after placing C4 charges all over the road in the area they'd be stopping at and then blew them up. The rest of the damage I did with a rocket or grenade launcher.

 

You can also stealth up on vehicles and stick C4 right on them. That, or if you have the fulton upgrade yet, you can fulton them and beat the mission that way.

 

I just used my grenade launcher. The tanks take a lot of hits from the grenades so I had to hide for supply drops. It wasn't too bad. I'm on mission 14 now.

[eggydoo]

Are there any recommended fun loadouts people have?  I am about mission 13 or 14 in and I haven't really expanded much on my loadout besides the default loadout with either a sniper or rocket launcher.  

[Bloodporne]

2 hours ago, eggydoo said:

Are there any recommended fun loadouts people have?  I am about mission 13 or 14 in and I haven't really expanded much on my loadout besides the default loadout with either a sniper or rocket launcher.  

The only thing I truly recommend is trying out a lot of things. There are so many toys to play around with and most of it is honestly useful in its own way.

 

Replay old missions with a different loadout, try new approaches etc. you always tend to end up learning something cool.

 

PS: There's a great double barrel shotgun in the game

[eggydoo]

2 hours ago, Bloodporne said:

The only thing I truly recommend is trying out a lot of things. There are so many toys to play around with and most of it is honestly useful in its own way.

 

Replay old missions with a different loadout, try new approaches etc. you always tend to end up learning something cool.

 

PS: There's a great double barrel shotgun in the game

Thanks, I'm more looking which weapons are fun or good to use.  My GMP is limited right now but it's starting to go up.  I tried a few other ARs but I'm not feeling them.  I haven't tried a shotgun yet cause the ones that look fun to me cost a bunch of GMP, but I'll give the double barrel a try.

I tried taking a tank in to go nuts on one mission and it was pretty fun until they busted out their rockets.

[Bloodporne]

9 hours ago, eggydoo said:

Thanks, I'm more looking which weapons are fun or good to use.  My GMP is limited right now but it's starting to go up.  I tried a few other ARs but I'm not feeling them.  I haven't tried a shotgun yet cause the ones that look fun to me cost a bunch of GMP, but I'll give the double barrel a try.

I tried taking a tank in to go nuts on one mission and it was pretty fun until they busted out their rockets.

I stuck with pretty basic weapons as my go-to initially. Once my GMP went up and up through those auto-side-missions (I forgot what they're called, where you send your soldiers...) and things of that nature, I developed the shit out of everything just to try it. 

 

My go to was the Riot SMG with the silencer and scope (once you have the R&D to develop all those). I also really liked the fist/arm weapons. Sneaking up on someone close enough to then sprint and knock them out with a superman punch is very effective. 

[best3444]

Is it normal that I have 1.5 million in GMP? I'm on level 17.

[Bloodporne]

38 minutes ago, best3444 said:

Is it normal that I have 1.5 million in GMP? I'm on level 17.

As in high or low? I don't really know in regards to your mission, the game is so open. I had like 20 mil at one point and tended to hover around 9 mil at my lowest later on on the game, can't recall earlier on. 

 

Always make sure to send your troops out and all that shit, fulton containers, build new platforms...it's all very beneficial. 

[best3444]

1 hour ago, Bloodporne said:

As in high or low? I don't really know in regards to your mission, the game is so open. I had like 20 mil at one point and tended to hover around 9 mil at my lowest later on on the game, can't recall earlier on. 

 

Always make sure to send your troops out and all that shit, fulton containers, build new platforms...it's all very beneficial. 

 

It seems like I have a lot of GMP but reading above makes me feel poor. I send out troops etc. I'm doing fine just not reaching the appropriate levels to unlock things. Just got to mission 19. 

 

I read there is only 31 main missions for the story ending?

[Bloodporne]

1 hour ago, best3444 said:

 

It seems like I have a lot of GMP but reading above makes me feel poor. I send out troops etc. I'm doing fine just not reaching the appropriate levels to unlock things. Just got to mission 19. 

 

I read there is only 31 main missions for the story ending?

The game is, I think, basically unfinished so they kind of wrapped it up in some half-assed way later where you repeat many missions on different settings. It's totally bizarre but gladly the game is otherwise so vast and good that it never made a dent in the package for me personally. 

 

Are you doing side ops and all that? I was doing way more side ops and all kinds of other side shit available consistently than main missions honestly. I also replayed main missions regularly for rankings and supplies/GMP...and well fun. 

[best3444]

1 hour ago, Bloodporne said:

The game is, I think, basically unfinished so they kind of wrapped it up in some half-assed way later where you repeat many missions on different settings. It's totally bizarre but gladly the game is otherwise so vast and good that it never made a dent in the package for me personally. 

 

Are you doing side ops and all that? I was doing way more side ops and all kinds of other side shit available consistently than main missions honestly. I also replayed main missions regularly for rankings and supplies/GMP...and well fun. 

 

So there is no proper ending? As in story credits I win kinda thing?

 

I only did a few side ops.

[Bloodporne]

5 hours ago, best3444 said:

 

So there is no proper ending? As in story credits I win kinda thing?

 

I only did a few side ops.

No I mean the game is finished as a product just from what I've read, it wasn't fully finished as it intended by Kojima and kind of wrapped up as it is hence the recycle-y latter portion I think.

[best3444]

Hopefully the ending is satisfying for me

 

 

[eggydoo]

Is it me or is this game 90% go in and extract someone?  It's more fun just messing around.

[best3444]

11 hours ago, eggydoo said:

Is it me or is this game 90% go in and extract someone?  It's more fun just messing around.

 

About 50% 

 

On mission 23 I believe. Still so fun to try different tactics on taking on an objective. That's where the game really shines!

[best3444]

@Bloodporne I beat the main mission in MGSV. Credits rolled now I looked it up and see I have 19 more missions to go to beat act 2. I was ready to move on to Astral Chain lol.