Does it all come down to how much GMP you have or are there more resources?
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F*ck Konami: MGSV FOBs beyond the first must be bought via macrotransactions
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Does it all come down to how much GMP you have or are there more resources?
Veritigo_X
Member
This tweet cracks me up. That PR speak.
RadioHeadAche
Member
Well, my Metal Gear platinum combo was broken when I started MGS3 vita without transfarring letting me get the trophies I earned. I am starting a new job soon, and I already don't play games much so I don't see me getting 100% completion for V.
Technically he never lied
EdibleExplosives
Member
Lmfao, Konami. Fucking hell.
The next Jimquisition is gonna be a fun one.
The next Jimquisition is gonna be a fun one.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Really? Can't you just be super, insanely good at the game's stealth elements without needing to use every gadget that requires a research upgrade? MGS games in the past certainly rewarded players for getting things done with the very basics of equipment, does V break that tradition by locking essentials behind an f2p wait timer?
dantevsninjas
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Mr. Nice_Guy
Member
There it is. Just disgusting
Vigilant Gambit
Member
What I meant to say was that Konami's marketing department probably didn't have much to do with the production of the strategy guide, and that department would be the one to worry about things like the wording of "real life money."
Hank Scorpio
Member
I think it might be on people's minds when GOTY awards are coming around too. A great game but do I give my GOTY vote to a game with crap like this?
Hamster Plugin
Member
Snake, to upgrade your mother base, stand next to the computer and press the Action Button. This will open PlayStation Store.
Damerman
Member
well yeah, but that's not the point I am making. They reassured people that whats mentioned in the OP would not be the case, that you are not locked out of anything but now it looks like it is.
He said "everything can be unlocked through playing the game", a second FOB and beyond costs money.
Ah, thanks.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
There's GMP (which is basically currency to do everything) and then there's other resources you need to collect as well to expand MB or to build things, they are found in containers around the world.
serenewarfare
Banned
I feel like "boycotting" a game for only one reason is kind of dumb. "I like all the things about this item except this one part that is optional, so I'm just not going to buy the thing at all." If you don't like the microtransaction stuff, just don't participate in it. Not buying the game is a vast overreaction IMO. But hey, you are free to spend your money however.
DannyDanger
Member
Sorry to all the ppl i thought were worrywarts or concern trolls
this does not look good
this does not look good
Uh...everything they said was true though? They are just accelerators and you can get everything through gameplay. It sounds just like the final Base upgrades take forever (and are inessential.)
It's still not as bad as the ZEKE grind in Peace Walker.
RadioHeadAche
Member
Maybe it's a good thing Silent Hills is gone.
Muskieratboi
Member
Welp, I know what i'm doing when I get the PC version tomorrow:
TyrantGuardian
Member
Well, we can all hope this is the last video game Konami every publishes. I'm done with them after this one. What a complete joke. To think FOB invasions were one of the reasons I was interested in this game as well.
We don't know yet.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Resources, at some point i had to stop spending GMP carelessly,only buying things i actually will use, which is fine.
But resources are like,
-non playable quest takes 30 minutes
-25% chance of getting 300 fuel
-You need 18000 fuel for your next "medic bay" upgrade
wild wild rice
Member
I had no intention of bothering with this nonsense anyway. Sorry to all the folks that were looking forward to it, however. That's pretty shitty.
Sumio Mondo
Member
It's open world now, so like I said, it's certainly possible, but enemies actually adapt to what you do.
If you keep shooting them in the head with your silenced tranq, they will wear helmets, if you shotgun your way through a lot of enemies, they will wear body armour and so on and so forth. The enemy AI is also a cut above the rest of the series. Also, Big Boss goes down relatively quickly, his health is definitely more limited compared to in past Metal Gear games.
It's definitely the toughest Metal Gear to date. And this "free to wait for hours" crap isn't helping matters.
Internet reaction is going to cause this to be abstained from the game and people who bought into it are going to be compensated. This will include Youtube personalities and fanbase getting upset that we were told we could unlock everything in the game without micro transactions
Anybody wanting to make bets* until how long until their hand is forced?
Anybody wanting to make bets* until how long until their hand is forced?
*Rhetorical, obv.
The "Don't like it, don't buy it" mentality stopped working for AAA a looooong time ago
Getting a stock ZEKE wasn't that bad. Getting the custom parts, though? RNGesus will never favor you, especially for those damn Peace Walker legs.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
It's not just the microtransactions, it's the effect they have on the single player part of the game.
120 hours to build something doesn't sound right. I'm building platform 2 of my R&D unit right now and it's 2 real-life hours. It would be a huge leap to 120 real-life hours.
Not that I'm defending something taking two real-life hours to build because it's still trying to push players to pay to speed things up. But 120 hours just doesn't sound plausible to me.
Not that I'm defending something taking two real-life hours to build because it's still trying to push players to pay to speed things up. But 120 hours just doesn't sound plausible to me.
Damerman
Member
Jesus. How can you live with yourself knowing that you deliberatly chose words that are misleading?
This tweet cracks me up. That PR speak.
There's a part of me thinking that the game is transcendent for me to give my #1 vote to a $60 game that encourages microtransactions
SaveTheQueen
Banned
I can't believe MGS V ends THIS way....
Right, I see now. I thought it was just GMP for the singleplayer.
Krappadizzle
Member
They have just been on a role with their value proposition for the Metal Gear Solid series. $40 demo has you upset? K, $30 then.
Thank you for your minimum $60 purchase(not even considering the CE edition). Is MB not developing quick enough for you or you want to expand the FOB? $23.95 please.
I'm not getting the CE edition, but they should have included something for those people that spend that much on this. It makes the value of those version even worse. The CE at a minimum should include all that with what they are selling it at.
Thank you for your minimum $60 purchase(not even considering the CE edition). Is MB not developing quick enough for you or you want to expand the FOB? $23.95 please.
I'm not getting the CE edition, but they should have included something for those people that spend that much on this. It makes the value of those version even worse. The CE at a minimum should include all that with what they are selling it at.
Kirye
Member
What?! Fuck that noise, fuck that noise so hard.
God I really want this game, I know it's Kojima's last MGS and from what reviews are saying I know it's going to be amazing... but Konami is REALLY ruining this game for me.