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Metal Gear Solid 5 has a dedicated online component that is yet to launch, Metal Gear Online, but multiplayer is already worked through the campaign's fabric in the form of Forward Operating Bases. Every player gets one FOB that exists as part of their main save, which can be customised and is basically another Mother Base. This can be invaded by others - and so too can you shoot for theirs.FOB missions are built around the Mother Base layout that players have already learned in the campaign. It looks like an oil rig, basically, with plenty of see-through flooring and vertical height in a compact space. But even before invading there's a decision to be made about approach, one familiar to hunters throughout the ages: where's the low-hanging fruit?
Scrolling to the FOB missions tab in your iDroid offers a list of potential targets, and a quick time limit. Other players are being served up these targets too, and FOBs can only be invaded by one player at a time, so you have to skip through the options fast and identify the plum targets - my rule of thumb is the amount of Precious Metal on-board, and if it's over 10,000 we're going in.
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