Live Metal Gear Online Gameplay

[Bolivar]

^ Done that before!!! That's one thing I really love about MGO, it's the only multiplayer online game that I can say facilitates moments that are truly "cinematic".

In Midtown Maelstrom, the alley with the building you can go in, I would snipe on the bridge, then HANG off of the ledge so that the enemy wouldn't be able to see if I was even there, although you still get to see who's coming. Then I would pop back up and snipe them.

That's another aspect of Metal Gear Solid that translated perfectly. MGS is all about spotting the enemy before they see you, and adjusting to the situation. That's one thing that 3rd person shooters accomplish that FPS can't - being able to see around corners, beneath obstacles, or HIDDEN IN A CARDBOARD BOX - all without them being able to see you.

[Vivisteiner]

I hate goddamn snipers. The good ones are soo annoying.

I also use the assault rifle. Snipers are for pussies.

With an assault rifle in hand, I reckon there are few that can match me in a 'fair' fight. But of course, I have my own tricks to play. The most obvious being the sneak behind the enemy camp and gun them all down in a line. I once did that to about five people just straight.

[Serapy]

MGO is quite fun. I'm level 8 in MGO. I'm just trying to get the Foxhound emblem >_>

My tips:

Wall hiding
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One of the great things about MGO is that when you hide behind a wall, (move around by using your R3 button), you will have better sight surrounding everywhere else around that wall, checking if there are enemies or not. Those enemies won't be able to see you.
Since I'm offensive, I usually jump to each wall, making sure there are no enemies, then I move on.

Hiding behind a wall is advantageous. When you hide behind a wall, and there's an enemy going past you, all you gotta do is:

1) Aim for the enemy's head.
2) Then move out of the wall, and shoot his/her head fast. You have better chance of surviving after the kill, since that enemy cannot tell if you were there or not.

When you hide behind a wall, don't use the Triangle function because it's ineffective. If you use the function and shoot an enemy via a wall, there's a good chance that the enemy will see you faster before you move out. Aiming and shooting an enemy while hiding a wall beforehand (without the Triangle function) is much more effective.

Enemy tag
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From my exp, there are a lot of rooms that have this function enabled. This method can be useful as a sniper.

Enemy tag is when your crosshair is on an enemy, his/her tag will display. This is an indicator to show that if you shoot him/her while the tag is still displaying, there's a 99% chance that the enemy will recieve bullet damage from you. Assuming a room has this function enabled, if the tag doesn't display and you shoot, he/she won't recieve bullet damage from you. Why? Because your crosshair is not exactly on the enemy. Basically, use this method when you always aim for head, you aim for head, tag displays, shoot quickly, boom dead! This can be useful as a sniper.

Skills
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While I don't use other skills, I use Narc lvl 3, Monomania lvl 3 and Assault lvl 2. With Monomania lvl 3 and Narc lvl 3 combined can be crazy. This combination allows you to see enemies much better than before. You can also SOP link, so that your team mates will see the enemies' as well.

Buttons and settings
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You should set the sensitivity to 10, don't worry, you will get used to it. This allows you to aim enemies faster.
Change the setting to ''Recall'' for changing items in your L3 and R3, Recall allows you to change faster. Just press L3 or R3 gently, your item will be changed with another item faster.

If an enemy is shooting at you out of no where, just don't stand. The enemy will kill you faster if you stand, so intead, just use your card box or use X (roll) which can evade the bullets, run and hide or whatever.


For me, there is only one disadvantage in MGO which is spawn camping.
It sucks, however, if you're a good player, you shouldn't have any problem killing them. Run to places where there are no enemies in your base, giving you a better chance of not getting killed again. Either do that or just quit the room, simple as that.

[Pete for President]

Just got tot level 3 just now and upgraded my sniper+ to 2, love sniping! I'm getting quite good at using handguns aswell. The other day I say some dude pretty much pwn everyone with the Desert Eagle which was awesome since no-one really uses handguns as their main weapon.

Anyway, would be interesting to see what your favourites are, like guns, maps etc.

I really like Midtown Maelstrom, although for some reason I tend to get personal best scores on Ambush Alley. SVD and GRS combo ftw! Oh btw, what are your kill/death ratio's like? Mine's 225 - 165-ish

[Serapy]

Midtown Maelstrom is my favourite map as well.

m4 and ak are my favourite guns.

[Bolivar]

Serapy, those are alot of good tips which I use as well. Definately the around-the-corner pop out for headshot is one of the most effe ctive ways to get kills. Like I said earlier, the seeing enemies before they see you aspect of MGS is really important in MGO.

Ambush Alley's probably my favorite map, as my guy has mostly black, sometimes I mix in dark green on the holster/vest, so I blend in pretty good there. It's also interesting how camoflage plays into the game, how different colors allow players to blend in better on different maps. AK is my favorite gun (Assault Rifle+ Level 3), on Drebin points I use the G3A3, I've found it to get headshots like crazy.

Serapy, did you say you use Narc lvl3 and Monomania lvl3 at the same time? I thought you can only have skills of a combined score of 4?

[Croyles]

A few skills like Monomania and grenade toss etc only take up 1 space even at level 3.

I generally use Knife lvl 3 and CQC lvl 1 for throat cutting goodness ^^

[Obsidian]

MGO's gameplay is a playground for people who like to do very exploitive things. Knocking somebody out and laying porn mags/sleep gas mines all over them (just to piss them off) is one of the more obvious examples.

[Vivisteiner]

^Lol, that pisses me off. Especially if its during something like capturing bases.

I hate people who cut my throats, but thankfully I usually headshot them first. Unless if they sneak up really well behind me.

Anyway, good tips. For those using Assault rifles (my expertise - I suck at everything else, but its good enough to make me come top a lot), my main tip would be HEADSHOT. Seriously, its ridiculous how much more damage you do with one headshot.

Also, never play a game with lag. It ruins everything. And whenever possible, never face a fair fight. If you spot a bunch of enemies, and they spot you, you know what they'll do. They'll cover the immediate area, ready to blast the hell outta you if you appear. So dont be the macho man and walk out. Instead, try and sneak round and gun them down from behind. If thats not possible, just wait round the corner, and hope that they get overly curious. If you want, you can even place a trap.

[Bolivar]

We should get some EoFF deathmatches going or something...

PSN: rmx687
MGO Character: Assault Viper

not sure if you need my konami/game ID.

[Vivisteiner]

I'm steiner, and I just found out I'm level 5. Not bad.

[Pete for President]

We should get some EoFF deathmatches going or something...

Would be cool.

PSN: PietZooter
MGO Character: PietZooter

[Serapy]

Bolivar, Narc lvl 3 and Monomania lvl 3 only take up 1 space each. Which equals two spaces and you can use other skills to fill up the other two spaces, I use assasult lvl 2 in this case.

EDIT: My mistake, with the new patch, Narc lvl 2 or 3 are now no longer worth 1 cost. Now each higher lvl takes up more space.

PSN - Archaic88

MGO - Dreddz

I'm still only Level 1 but I've only played maybe 2-3 hours of MGO in total. Can someone explain exactly how you level up because I'm not sure if I need to play more or if I'm doing something wrong. Oh and isn't MGO region locked? That's not good.

When you kill higher level players, you will gain EXP to level up. However, EXP is not visible, but you can pretty tell. Just play good, and there's a good chance that you will level up, basically.

What's challenging is that if a lower level player kills you, you will drop your EXP.

And yeah, I think it's locked. Most PS3 online rooms are region locked anyway.

MGO's gameplay is a playground for people who like to do very exploitive things. Knocking somebody out and laying porn mags/sleep gas mines all over them (just to piss them off) is one of the more obvious examples.

Heh, well. Just use the Sixth Sense skill if you don't want to get caught with traps.

[Coma]

^Lol, that pisses me off. Especially if its during something like capturing bases.

I hate people who cut my throats, but thankfully I usually headshot them first. Unless if they sneak up really well behind me.

Anyway, good tips. For those using Assault rifles (my expertise - I suck at everything else, but its good enough to make me come top a lot), my main tip would be HEADSHOT. Seriously, its ridiculous how much more damage you do with one headshot.

Also, never play a game with lag. It ruins everything. And whenever possible, never face a fair fight. If you spot a bunch of enemies, and they spot you, you know what they'll do. They'll cover the immediate area, ready to blast the hell outta you if you appear. So dont be the macho man and walk out. Instead, try and sneak round and gun them down from behind. If thats not possible, just wait round the corner, and hope that they get overly curious. If you want, you can even place a trap.

How do you manage to get snuck up on, its a third person camera.

[Bolivar]

^Lol, that pisses me off. Especially if its during something like capturing bases.

I hate people who cut my throats, but thankfully I usually headshot them first. Unless if they sneak up really well behind me.

Anyway, good tips. For those using Assault rifles (my expertise - I suck at everything else, but its good enough to make me come top a lot), my main tip would be HEADSHOT. Seriously, its ridiculous how much more damage you do with one headshot.

Also, never play a game with lag. It ruins everything. And whenever possible, never face a fair fight. If you spot a bunch of enemies, and they spot you, you know what they'll do. They'll cover the immediate area, ready to blast the hell outta you if you appear. So dont be the macho man and walk out. Instead, try and sneak round and gun them down from behind. If thats not possible, just wait round the corner, and hope that they get overly curious. If you want, you can even place a trap.

How do you manage to get snuck up on, its a third person camera.

There's alot of ways in which that could happen. Specifically because it's a third person camera, someone could be waiting for you around the corner, pop out and CQC-throw you, or choke you, or just plain blast you. If you're hiding behind an object in a corridor, and someone runs past you, or you spot someone from far away, you can definately get to them and blast/CQC them without being seen. Since most of the time, people cameras are usually forward, you can get behind them, they might only see you as you're about to execute your move. Also, you see it plenty of time where people are aiming straight ahead and you've got a clear chance. Snipers in particular. That's one thing I love doing after finding out there's a sniper: Infiltrating the Sniper's Nest!