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Metal Gear Online Guide
Topic Started: Jul 22 2008, 06:16 PM (1,467 Views)
Snake Liquid	Jul 22 2008, 06:16 PM Post #1
Proclarush Taonas Posts: 4,235 Group: TSF Moderator Member #1,507 Joined: December 10, 2005 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid	Metal Gear Online: Intro Metal Gear Online is the new online function to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. It is the fourth version of Metal Gear Online (MGO with Subsistance, MGO for Portable Ops, MGO for Portable Ops+). MGO was released as a starter pack with MGS4. It can support up to sixteen players in a room. MGO offers a chance to use the new SOP system. Link up with youry comrades to be given full real time battle data. There are two modes of play. First is the standard Normal version, where you are offered a limited amount of weapons with out any attachments. The second is Drebin Points. In this mode you will only be able to choose from a small list of weapons to begin with, but as you get more points (DP) you will be able to use better weapons and attachments. For a full list of MGO Animal Ranks with the descriptions, refer here. Table of Contents: 1. Maps 2. Weapons 3. Game types 4. Skills 5. Creating a character/Deleting a character 6. Gene Expansion Pack 7. Online Problems MAPS -Urban Ultimatum: An urban city. With several buildings, this map offers great vantage points for snipers. There are also many twists and turns, offering chances to have fire superiority, and run flanking maneuvers. Essentially this is a remake of City Under Siege from the original MGO. Best suited for medium to long range. -Blood Bath: A small killhouse. With an underground tunnel this map is the best for CQB (close quarters battle). Best suited for close to medium range. -Ambush Alley: A night map with small rooftops off the ground. Cover is strewn all around the map. Using teamwork, it is easy to use flanking tactics to defeat the enemy. Best suited for close to medium range. -Midtown Maelstrom: A desert map taken from the MGS4 storyline. There are many small alleys that can lead to skirmishes, as well as a long road for sniping. This map is best suited for medium to long range. -Groznyj Grad: Taken from MGS3, this is a replica of the Soviet military complex. With many guard towers and the roofs of the Shagohod hanger bay, this offers snipers many places to pick you off. Watch your back and stick to the outsides of the map where shadows can be found. Best suited for long range. WEAPONS -GSR: .45 caliber pistol with 8 rounds to a clip. -Operator: .45 caliber with 7 rounds to a clip. Can be equipped with a silencer. -MK. 2 Pistol: Anest. (.22) tranquilizer rounds with 10 to a magazine. -Glock 18: 9x19mm fully automatic pistol. (Available with Drebin Points on) -Desert Eagle: .50 caliber pistol with 7 rounds to a clip. Extremely high powered, with a slow rate of fire. (Available with Drebin Points on) -VZ. 83: 9x18mm rounds with 20 to a clip. With a high rate of fire and good stability, this weapon sacrifices power for close quarters conditions. -P90: 5.7x28mm rounds with 50 to a clip. High rate of fire and large magazine capacity make up for the low damage of this CQB weapon. -MP5SD2: 9x19mm rounds with 30 to a clip. Automatically equipped with a suppressor. Very low damage with high rate of fire and accuracy. -AK102: 5.56x45 mm rounds. Sacrifices accuracy and rate of fire for range and damage. Standard weapon on MGO. -M4 Custom: 5.56x45mm rounds. Sacrifices power for accuracy and rate of fire. Can be equipped with silencer, foregrip, shotgun or grenade attachments, acog scope or red dot sight, flashlight, and laser. -MK. 17: 7.62x51mm rounds. Higher damage than the M4 and AK. This weapon is good for longer range. Can be equipped with a foregrip, acog scope or red dot sight -XM8: 5.56x45mm rounds. This gun is an all around good weapon. With good accuracy and rate of fire, it is equipped with it’s own red dot sight. It sacrifices power, but is a good choice weapon. (Available with Drebin Points on) -G3A3: 7.62x51mm rounds. This gun is as powerful as the MK.17. It is best suited for longer range, and offers good accuracy, but sacrifices a high rate of fire and a smaller clip size (20 rounds). (Available with Drebin Points on) -SVD: 7.62x54R rounds. The standard sniper rifle. It has precision accuracy but with relatively low damage for a sniper rifle. -Mosin-Nagant: Anest: (.22) rounds. Bolt action tranquilizer sniper rifle. -M14EBR: 7.62x51mm rounds. High powered fully automatic precision assault rifle equipped a sniper scope. It is relatively inaccurate firing fully automatic, but makes up for it in sheer power. 20 round magazine. (Available with Drebin Points on) -DSR-1: 7.62x67mm rounds. Extremely high powered bolt action sniper rifle. Usually a one or two hit kill. (Available with Drebin Points on) -M60E4: 7.62x51mm rounds. High powered, slow rate of fire light machine gun. Can be equipped with foregrip, acog scope or red dot sight, laser and flashlight. (Available with Drebin Points on) -M870 Custom: 12 Ga. (00. Buck). High powered shotgun. Good for close range. Can be equipped with V-Ring knockout rounds. -Saiga-12: 12. Ga (00. Buck). High powered automatic shotgun. Good for close range. Can be equipped with V-Ring knockout rounds. (Available with Drebin Points on) -RPG-7: RPG-7 ammo. Rocket launcher replacing standard weapon. (Available with Drebin Points on) -Riot Shield: Protective shield replacing standard weapon. (Available with Drebin Points on) -Automatically equipped with cardboard box, camera, binoculars, stun knife -Items included are grenade, smoke grenade, white phosphorus grenade, stun grenade, claymore, book, sleep gas mine, sleep gas satchel, C4. -Items found on map include: drum can, Night vision goggles GAME TYPES -Deathmatch: Everyman for themselves -Team Deathmatch: Red team vs Blue team. Eliminate the enemy or be ahead when time runs out. - Capture missionTeams fight to capture either the Kerotan or the GA-KO and then defend it at the goal. -Sneaking mission: Red team vs Blue team with Solid Snake in the midst. One player plays as Snake, another the Mark 2 while the rest are divided into the two teams. To win, Snake must knock soldiers unconscious and steal their dog tags. If one of the enemy teams kills Snake a set number of times, he loses. -Team Sneaking: One team is equipped with stun weapons and stealth camouflage, the other equipped with weapons. The stealth team must capture an objective from the defending team. If one person with stealth camo is spotted, the entire teams stealth camo ceases to work because of the SOP system. -Base Mission: Two teams fight to capture control points located on the map. Whoever controls all the points wins. -Rescue Mission: The defending team protects a target and the attacking team must rescue it. SKILLS (information from MGS4 guide) As you use the skills, they increase in level (up to level 3). You are initially able to have four slots, but as the skill improves it takes up more slots. -Handgun+: Skill wielding handguns. Reduces recoil and reload time. -SMG+: Skill wielding submachine guns. Reduces recoil and reload time -Assault+: Skill wielding assault rifles. Reduces recoil and reload time -Shotgun+: Skill wielding shotguns. Reduces recoil and reload time, and makes pump action faster. -Sniper Rifle+: Skill wielding sniper rifles. Reduces recoil and reload time, and makes bolt action faster -Hawkeye: Increases the zoom rate when aiming in FPS mode (but not while using a scope) -Surveyor: Extends the maximum lock-on distance (which is the same as increasing the LKD rating in the single player) -Quarterback: Enables you to throw items farther -Trickster: Enables you to set up traps more quickly -CQC+: Allows you to restrain targets and use advanced CQC, and increases knockout damage. -Blades+: Allows you to move while attacking with a knife, and makes knife attacks faster -Runner: Increases your movement speed -Monomania: Displays enemies you’ve attacked. Display time is improved with levels. -Sixth Sense: Displays nearby traps. Range increases with levels -Narc: Displays attacking enemies when they target you and damage is sustained. -Scanner: Press Triangle while restraining enemy to display link info. Scanning time is improved with levels. Requires CQC+ Skill, and the Scanning Plug item. CREATING A CHARACTER/DELETING A CHARACTER When you first sign in using your Game ID, you will be able to create a custom character. You will be able to choose a name, face, voice, and clothing. This cannot be changed. The clothes (except the shirt, pants and shoes) can be taken off. Currently Konami is working on a Rewards system to allow the purchase of new gear. After you have created this character, you will have used the only free slot you have for character creation. To get more characters, you must buy the character slot pack from the MGO store. *After you create your character, you can delete it after one week in existence. This will open up your free slot to recreate a new character, but you will be unable to use the same name * GENE EXPANSION PACK (some info taken from MGO site) This expansion pack includes many features to enhance the MGO experience. New Maps –Coppertown Conflict: Wide streets, underground passages, and rooftop areas. Suitable for close- to medium-range combat. Remake of Brown Town from the original MGO. -Tomb of Tubes: An intricate labyrinth of underground passages. Suitable for close- to medium-range combat. Remake of the underground sewer system of Groznyj Grad. -Virtuous Vista: An outdoor map with natural terrain. Suitable for medium- to long-range combat. The map is equipped with a stationary turret and mortar launcher. Taken from MGS4-South America Power Station. New Characters (taken from Konami MGO Support Site -Meryl Silverburgh: Meryl is a fearsome leader. The positions of enemies she shoots and enemies targeting her are visually shared with other team members through the SOP system. Meryl will raise the spirits of teammates nearby to help them recover Psyche. She can also help unconscious teammates get up faster. Meryl excels with the Handgun Skill, which reduces recoil when firing handguns and decreases reload time. -Johnny “Akiba” Sasaki: Johnny is an expert at disarming traps. All traps in the stage will be displayed on his screen. Press the Triangle button to disarm surrounding traps and turn them into items. * Please note that the above Characters cannot be freely selected. They will be randomly allocated to a player taking part in a game in which their use has been enabled. * The Expansion Pack will also allow you to buy and increase Character slots up to a maximum of 8. -Female characters: Now when creating a character, you have the option to choose a female character, instead of solely male. Survival Battle -Little is known about the survival battle. It will be available only from Friday to Sunday. It will also be used to gain Reward Points to cash in for your characters gear. ONLINE PROBLEMS MGO is not without it’s faults. Many players have complained from lag on the servers, including a dead body “glitch” where extreme lag causes everyone to see only a dead body of a person laying on the ground when they are actually invisible running around the map killing people. This is not necessarily the players fault. It is caused by lag. The Gene Expansion Pack has had severe problems. People who purchased it were not given the pack, but were charged for it. Many people, when trying to buy it, are only given a Maintenence Screen for the MGO shop. Konami is trying to sort out these problems and fix the MGO Shop, as well as the Rewards Shop. No permanent solution has been revealed as of yet. ———————————————————————————————————- I will update this sporatically when more information and such is release, also if I've forgotten anything. Hopefully this will clear up many questions and stop some of the clutter in this section. Read/enjoy. Just be known that much of this information I wrote up myself, instead of copying other work. Edited by Snake Liquid, Sep 2 2008, 12:59 AM.
	Jackal Unit Operations Saro Commander MGO Character username: SnakeLiquid PSN: EjdSmith [Acceptable Use Policy] / [MGS4 Spoiler Policy]


KALASHsixtynine	Jul 22 2008, 06:47 PM Post #2
[MUNKY NOT FOUND] Posts: 2,367 Group: Members Member #2,365 Joined: May 21, 2006 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	Good deal Liquid.
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Kippax	Jul 26 2008, 04:55 PM Post #3
Light Infantry Posts: 198 Group: Members Member #6,082 Joined: August 21, 2007	Rather than create a completely new topic for one question.. What are the benefits for level 3 NARC? Somebody says that it shows enemies who are looking your direction o.O That'd explain how some people pull of some wicked shots on TSNE without ENVG..
	Wow! Nice!


GlaDOS	Jul 26 2008, 06:36 PM Post #4
Jail Guard Posts: 14 Group: Members Member #9,231 Joined: July 5, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	how do you get more pionts for the reward shop. o know its not open yet but i want to stock up



Dell Boi	Jul 26 2008, 07:34 PM Post #5
Posts: 663 Group: The Patriots Member #9,520 Joined: July 21, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid	Thanks for the guide, very helpful. I'm a level 3 SMG, its my thang. All I see is people with M4's...man a P90 screws an M4. Oh and Ambush Alley, most people hate it (?) but Its my favorite map, I always do well.
	Rank: Foxhound / Level: 10 / Clan: W0LFH0UND / Kill-Death: 2.13


GlaDOS	Jul 26 2008, 07:43 PM Post #6
Jail Guard Posts: 14 Group: Members Member #9,231 Joined: July 5, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	does anyone now about the reward pionts cause i checked before i started today and had 560 and even after a bunch of tdm and dm rounds that i placed high in (lyk 1st-5th place lol) i still had 560 reward pionts...



Dell Boi	Jul 26 2008, 07:53 PM Post #7
Posts: 663 Group: The Patriots Member #9,520 Joined: July 21, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid	Stop complaining, I only have 70! lol No idea how to get them, sorry.
	Rank: Foxhound / Level: 10 / Clan: W0LFH0UND / Kill-Death: 2.13


Snake Liquid	Jul 26 2008, 11:53 PM Post #8
Proclarush Taonas Posts: 4,235 Group: TSF Moderator Member #1,507 Joined: December 10, 2005 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid	The rewards points are aquired through the Survival battle. If you bought the game on the 12th of June, you were given 500 Reward Points, and since then, it has gone up about ten points every couple days. I now have 600. Anyway, I haven't played Survival battle, but if you play that and win a round, you are awarded with Reward Points to use in the Reward Shop. Edited by Snake Liquid, Aug 7 2008, 03:38 PM.
	Jackal Unit Operations Saro Commander MGO Character username: SnakeLiquid PSN: EjdSmith [Acceptable Use Policy] / [MGS4 Spoiler Policy]


TOKUGAWA HEAVY INDUSTRIES	Aug 11 2008, 04:40 AM Post #9
Posts: 360 Group: Outer Heaven Member #7,096 Joined: April 6, 2008	I found this post over on the Penny Arcade forums, it's got a lot of useful tips.



Resistance88	Aug 19 2008, 07:01 AM Post #10
Jail Guard Posts: 4 Group: Members Member #9,895 Joined: August 19, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	great read



1{arikat	Aug 24 2008, 07:46 PM Post #11
Jail Guard Posts: 17 Group: Members Member #9,931 Joined: August 22, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	Thanks for making the guide, it really helped
	MGS4 ONLINE: RaDe Clan: Up the Irons!!!


Jamie McGee	Sep 1 2008, 12:46 PM Post #12
Jail Guard Posts: 1 Group: Members Member #10,061 Joined: September 1, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	good guide



PinothyJ	Sep 26 2008, 12:04 AM Post #13
Light Infantry Posts: 107 Group: Members Member #9,583 Joined: July 26, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid	Dell Boi Jul 26 2008, 07:34 PM Thanks for the guide, very helpful. I'm a level 3 SMG, its my thang. All I see is people with M4's...man a P90 screws an M4. Oh and Ambush Alley, most people hate it (?) but Its my favorite map, I always do well. I'll DE/G18c your P90 and teabag the grave ^^…
	"Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's a plothole." Helikaon "Say what you like about the patriots, their health plan rocks." Revolver Ocelot "Gather ye 'round, children, and I'll tell you a tale of soldiers, conspiracies, and a total disregard for the principles of Mendelian genetics" Psycho Mantis


g-fox	Sep 26 2008, 09:56 PM Post #14
\|yaoi fanboy\| Posts: 3,392 Group: DEAD CELL Member #3,271 Joined: October 14, 2006 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	PinothyJ Sep 26 2008, 12:04 AM Dell Boi Jul 26 2008, 07:34 PM Thanks for the guide, very helpful. I'm a level 3 SMG, its my thang. All I see is people with M4's...man a P90 screws an M4. Oh and Ambush Alley, most people hate it (?) but Its my favorite map, I always do well. I'll DE/G18c your P90 and teabag the grave ^^… there wasn't any need for that
	Spoiler: click to toggle My Big Boss emblem time.


+ÌMPÉRÍÛM+	Oct 3 2008, 08:16 AM Post #15
Jail Guard Posts: 12 Group: Members Member #10,293 Joined: October 1, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid	How do you upload pictures from the camera, because i took about 5 photos, went back to main menu, looked in photo album and its says its empty :S



Totihno	Oct 5 2008, 07:04 AM Post #16
Jail Guard Posts: 7 Group: Members Member #10,311 Joined: October 5, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	Hi well, I have 2 questions Ive been lookin for an answer to all over the net, so I ended up here. Hopefully someone out here can enlighten me. 1-when throwing a grenade what determines how you will throw it (football pass, or lay-up), how do I switch the way I want to throw it?? (this question applies also for the main game, the only difference is that I have never been able to get snake to throw the grenade football pass) 2-how do you level up?? I´ve been level 3 rookie forever , and although I get owned at times, trust me, Im no noob. I seem to be getting reward points, but no level up. (I finally removed that stupid sloth emblem)



sadistic_greyfox	Oct 5 2008, 07:55 AM Post #17
You're not alone Posts: 11,226 Group: DC Emeritus Member #1,075 Joined: June 30, 2005 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	1. press the button lightly to throw under hand and press hard to throw overhand. Also just incase you didn't know, when lying on your back press the R3/right analog stick so switch throwing the grenade from behind or infront of you. 2. Not to sure I was on lvl 6 when I stopped playing mgo, think it's to do with how good your stats are.
	"We already conquered Heaven and guess what? God wasn't home."


Totihno	Oct 7 2008, 04:07 AM Post #18
Jail Guard Posts: 7 Group: Members Member #10,311 Joined: October 5, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	Thanks a lot , that grenade stuff had me going crazy.



Solid Gally	Oct 8 2008, 01:47 AM Post #19
Leader of THE S3 PLAN Posts: 354 Group: Members Member #10,144 Joined: September 10, 2008 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	Nice little guide and introduction to Metal Gear Online. Thanks for this. Will also help new players allot (wish I had seen this before diving into MGO for the first time)
	++++ *F@KEHOUNDS* - Kick these players? -Yes please...


g-fox	Oct 8 2008, 08:28 PM Post #20
\|yaoi fanboy\| Posts: 3,392 Group: DEAD CELL Member #3,271 Joined: October 14, 2006 Favourite Metal Gear Title? Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	Totihno Oct 5 2008, 07:04 AM Hi well, I have 2 questions Ive been lookin for an answer to all over the net, so I ended up here. Hopefully someone out here can enlighten me. 1-when throwing a grenade what determines how you will throw it (football pass, or lay-up), how do I switch the way I want to throw it?? (this question applies also for the main game, the only difference is that I have never been able to get snake to throw the grenade football pass) 2-how do you level up?? I´ve been level 3 rookie forever , and although I get owned at times, trust me, Im no noob. I seem to be getting reward points, but no level up. (I finally removed that stupid sloth emblem) the rookie thingy huh?i believe what your talking about is from playing survival,i don't know how m uch it increases or decreases per game but i do know that if you do poorly or just okay than you won't get any points for that or you will loose some even if you win,it all depends on how good you do by yourself,kills,stuns,points,ect.
	Spoiler: click to toggle My Big Boss emblem time.


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