J-Roderton
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Yeah XOF, I'd be down to see your S rank runs. I keep getting spotted. Seems like out of nowhere, too.
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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes |OT| Kaz, I'm already a demo
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Press the touch pad's left side and choose retry?
Just let me know what times work for you and I'd be happy to hop on when I have some time.
I am really glad I bought this game. It was well worth the $30.
In general, I don't like stealth games ( referring to the original Splinter Cell & Theif games ) and I dislike stealth missions in games. But I feel like the Reflex system and the forgiving checkpoint system of this game really help limit the frustration factor for me of being seen and/or dieing during a mission.
With those systems in place I have had a much more enjoyable time. And I feel more freed up to experiment with different weapons, paths, etc. Because I don't feel I will be punished as hard if those experiments fail. Also those two systems have proved to be very useful training wheels while I learned the games mechanics. Needless to say now, I am having to use the reflex system much less than when I started playing.
Also the "open world" nature of the game makes it much more enjoyable for me. I can choose to take a different path at any point in my plan, also I am not spending a ton of time sitting around attempting to memorize enemy movement patterns so I can run to spot A and hide, repeat to get to spot B, etc like in some more traditional stealth games.
I am 100% sold on Phantom Pain.
PS: I think the side missions are fun, have a fairly good back story that sets up the gameplay well, and Kojima's ability to tell a story and his presentation is unmatched.
In general, I don't like stealth games ( referring to the original Splinter Cell & Theif games ) and I dislike stealth missions in games. But I feel like the Reflex system and the forgiving checkpoint system of this game really help limit the frustration factor for me of being seen and/or dieing during a mission.
With those systems in place I have had a much more enjoyable time. And I feel more freed up to experiment with different weapons, paths, etc. Because I don't feel I will be punished as hard if those experiments fail. Also those two systems have proved to be very useful training wheels while I learned the games mechanics. Needless to say now, I am having to use the reflex system much less than when I started playing.
Also the "open world" nature of the game makes it much more enjoyable for me. I can choose to take a different path at any point in my plan, also I am not spending a ton of time sitting around attempting to memorize enemy movement patterns so I can run to spot A and hide, repeat to get to spot B, etc like in some more traditional stealth games.
I am 100% sold on Phantom Pain.
PS: I think the side missions are fun, have a fairly good back story that sets up the gameplay well, and Kojima's ability to tell a story and his presentation is unmatched.
ComputerMKII
Banned
I did it!
I almost got caught on my way to the chopper while saving Paz, but I managed to headshot the guard in Reflex mode with my last dart! It was stressful and epic.
I almost got caught on my way to the chopper while saving Paz, but I managed to headshot the guard in Reflex mode with my last dart! It was stressful and epic.
EDIT: I removed my question. I have figured it out. Sorry.
I got bored waiting for the Helo to land so I hit Chico with a couple of mags while I was waiting to pass the time. Oddly it was kind of fun to me. I think it was the physics of the mag bouncing off his face. I don't know. I may need professional help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsPpZ85qDx4
I got bored waiting for the Helo to land so I hit Chico with a couple of mags while I was waiting to pass the time. Oddly it was kind of fun to me. I think it was the physics of the mag bouncing off his face. I don't know. I may need professional help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsPpZ85qDx4
ComputerMKII
Banned
I've finished the mission 'Eliminate the renegade threat' with an S rank too!
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Made some pretty clutch tranq shots on that last vid... gj.
Were you watching me live when I played at 8:30pm Pacific last night?
I watched for a bit. I am on the East Coast so I had to get some rest. There was some lag for my, but I don't know why that was ( my connection, twitch, etc. ).
Thanks for posting your stream.
I'm glad you liked it. My connection was stable the whole time. I stream at 'best HD'. I'll be streaming some more tonight, probably earlier than last night.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
I was at work last night... I just checked your archive earlier. Which was better, since I could jump past the 50 min intro / title screen lol.
Mine archives? I didn't know. I go to my archive and it says there's nothing there!
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
There's a tab on the right that says "videos"... and that's where I found your playthrough.
Wow, I never noticed that. It also shows other random videos that aren't from me on there. Odd...
ComputerMKII
Banned
Love Deterrence
Member
I did it!
I almost got caught on my way to the chopper while saving Paz, but I managed to headshot the guard in Reflex mode with my last dart! It was stressful and epic.
Congrats! Checked out the S Rank videos -- pretty cool; good stuff. Hope to see more!
ComputerMKII
Banned
A new video should be up in less than 1 hour. They take so long to upload!
Yesterday I tried to S-rank the 'Destroy the anti-air emplacements' mission but, despite my saving the four prisoners, I took too long and retried too often so I only got an A-rank
I haven't bothered recording my S-ranking of the Ground Zeroes mission, by the way, so I might do it again later... when the Destiny beta is over!
KojiPro really shines with stuff like that. I love those details.
Tranq the first four guys, carry the AA guard out of the way and plant a C4 at the AA gun, but don't blow it up! Continue up forward towards the western AA gun. But there will be a guy to your right between the small warehouses near the beginning so lure him with a magazine and tranq him. Up the hill you're gonna have to hope for a soldier with a recoilless rifle to appear either at the helipad or inside the western door at the AA gun. Once you have that, just blow up the western AA gun after carrying the soldiers out of the way, and send another rocket towards the eastern gun. Then you can run back to the start and call the chopper and blow up the C4.A new video should be up in less than 1 hour. They take so long to upload!
Yesterday I tried to S-rank the 'Destroy the anti-air emplacements' mission but, despite my saving the four prisoners, I took too long and retried too often so I only got an A-rank
I haven't bothered recording my S-ranking of the Ground Zeroes mission, by the way, so I might do it again later... when the Destiny beta is over!
But since you got an A-rank you should already have the rocket launcher unlocked, and that means you don't need to get down from the starting hill AT ALL :lol Just blow up the first, middle and eastern AA guns with one rocket each and call the chopper and you're done. Just make sure to hide behind the rock when you reload or you'll be spotted. You'll most likely kill one or two soldiers at the eastern AA gun but the points loss is really tiny. Just make sure to crawl to the chopper or the guys on alert will most likely spot you, especially on hard.
Oh, I forgot about the armored vehicle. If you wait with the C4 until you're back at the mountain top, you should have enough ammo to waste the vehicle before it even arrives on the map proper if you hide among the rocks where you start.
darkjedi187
Member
Wanted to put this out there GZ is on sale for $9.99 used at GS. If you do the steal of the week you can also get $5 off for 3000 pts.
A new video should be up in less than 1 hour. They take so long to upload!
Yesterday I tried to S-rank the 'Destroy the anti-air emplacements' mission but, despite my saving the four prisoners, I took too long and retried too often so I only got an A-rank
I haven't bothered recording my S-ranking of the Ground Zeroes mission, by the way, so I might do it again later... when the Destiny beta is over!
There's a cheese way of doing this. I forget the exact method but it's something like getting the rocket launcher on a new game+, hiding at the top of the hill and just picking off of the AAs from up here.
SiteSeer
Member
i read somewhere they had a guy on the mgs4 team whose main job function was to find places to use rumble.
I believe it. Those little things really add immersion.
Illusive_Juan
Member
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
I really think they should have dropped a couple more side-ops into this... I like how much effort they put into the ones that are there, but honestly they don't hold up very well for replays (especially when Miller will not shut the fuck up). And it just seems like they could have come up with a few more ideas for things to do on the base that would be interesting and MG-ish.
I know they are busy beyond belief working on MG proper but damn if I don;t want them to drop a few more missions on us. This thing sold a lot, at a pretty controversial price point, and seems like they could justify the time and expense to give a little post-game support with side-ops missions or some remixes.
I know they are busy beyond belief working on MG proper but damn if I don;t want them to drop a few more missions on us. This thing sold a lot, at a pretty controversial price point, and seems like they could justify the time and expense to give a little post-game support with side-ops missions or some remixes.
GreyOcelot
Member
i'd much prefer they work on TPP and making sure it's as content heavy as something like peace walker was
Preferably more on the serious side and less goofy shit. The Monster Hunter missions were fun, but seriously weren't needed.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Idk I think that's possibly the best mission to replay, if not for the forced combat at the end.
It's one of the only missions that you can enjoy the quiet sneaking without Miller constantly talking about shit you've heard 300 billion times already.
GreyOcelot
Member
he's talking about the actual monster hunter boss battles from PW. not the snatcher mission from GZ
agreed. i assume kojima will not go that route. wouldn't fit the tone of the game at all to be fighting dinosaurs and cooking rations, even with horses shitting and fultoning sheep...i still can't see some of the more silly elements of peace walker making it into TPP (dates with kaz/paz, moster hunter battles, singing AIs)
Agreed. PW was more on the goofy side. Seems Kojima is shifting the focus to serious in MGSV. There will clearly be comedic relief as usual, but nothing crazy like PW I don't think.
I completed the assassination side mission in under 14 minutes on normal. I got an A rank on it. I was secretly hoping for S. Back to the drawing board I guess.
Fun mission though.
I'm going to post a super fast way to S rank that on my YT page today. Look for it tonight. It's a kill method, though. I usually prefer extraction.
Subscribed. I will add the vid to my watch later queue. I am going to try and solve the issue on my own first.
Also I like how the game still subtracts points for killing the targets, despite it being a part of requirements to complete the mission. It's funny in a way and keeps consistent with the theme of violent option being deterred. Just seems like a quirky Kojima thing that other devs wouldn't do.
Subscribed. I will add the vid to my watch later queue. I am going to try and solve the issue on my own first.
Also I like how the game still subtracts points for killing the targets, despite it being a part of requirements to complete the mission. It's funny in a way and keeps consistent with the theme of violent option being deterred. Just seems like a quirky Kojima thing that other devs wouldn't do.
Thank you! What console are you on? The method won't work on last gen systems as the draw distance isn't good enough. I may upload my route for extraction, too.
Yeah, I love how it's discouraged.
Thank you for posting the vids!
. I will watch the extraction if you upload it, but to be honest it will be at least a week if not more before I will be able to watch either vid. So only do it if you feel there is value to other subscribers, of course.I am on Xbox One, so I should be good.
Which ones to be exact? I can certainly do one by request.
No, only one in GZ. That will change in TPP though. In the demo, the player set multiple waypoints. If I remember correctly, he set up to 3 or 4 before they began to override eachother.
Besides GZ, anyone I suppose
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
What's everyone's favourite Side-Op? Gotta be destroying the AA guns for me. I get some serious Guns of the Navarrone vibes from it.
Besides GZ, anyone I suppose
Check my youtube channel. I have 2 up so far. I never kill and I don't get spotted. I get pissed when I'm spotted, too lol (reflex is always off). I'll be adding more missions.
I used to hate that op, but after I figured out a good route where I don't get spotted and I can rescue all 4 prisoners, I took a liking to it. I play it often, but it takes me the longest.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Those alert sirens are pretty annoying though... almost as annoying as miller.
Thanks.
Yea I saw that in the 30 minute gameplay demo of TPP. That is why I was attempting to use it. Though to be honest with myself I have memorized the GZ map at this point so way points aren't needed.