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Metal Gear Solid V’s latest update sneaks in a Quiet surprise

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I loved Metal Gear Solid V. Past tense because as time’s gone on, my opinion of the game has soured considerably – mostly thanks to post-release fiddling on Konami’s part. The inclusion of all of that FOB nonsense and the addition of insurance microtransactions, coupled with the half-baked, nonsensical story has turned what should have been one of the best games of this generation in to one of the most soul crushing.

Don’t get me wrong. The core gameplay is phenomenal, but the story isn’t – and the online nonsense, seemingly made to push microtransactions is even worse. The game’s just received another update that brings with it it…more FOB stuff, more microtransactions, and more convoluted nonsense!

Most of the new content and feature-set revolve around your Forward operating bases. There are new security devices, such as gun cameras and you can now invest in Anti-Reflex research’ which will shorten the amount of time an invader’s Reflex Mode is active.

You can now also spend your MB coins (which cost real money!) to buy yourself a third Forward Operating Base. The update also makes it easier to get the Chicken Hat and Lil Chicken hat if you’re seriously, seriously struggling with the single player campaign or are new to the game.

The most intriguing change though, is one that requires massive spoiler warnings so here, have some MASSIVE SPOILER WARNINGS

SERIOUSLY, SPOILERS.

In the main game, once you’ve hit a certain point in the story, your mostly-naked mute Sniper companion, Quiet, pretty much defects, leaving your party. Now, thanks to the latest update, you can bring her back. The way to do that? Play mission eleven – the one where you first encounter the sniper. Easy enough. Only you have to play it seven times. And not kill Quiet. Do that, and she’ll return to your Mother base, available as a comparison character once more. It’s nonsensical, and pretty much craps all over the silly narrative that the game tried to weave, but I digress. Personally, I can’t help but feels it’s just a way to get people to spend more real money on costumes for her.

SPOILERS ARE OVER.

According to Konami, the update also makes these changes:

  • The top rankings for PF Rating and Espionage Rating will now be displayed.
  • Whereas until now only resources in your offline inventory could be sold, from now on your online inventory can also be sold.
  • The issue with certain DLC uniform equipment not having its advertised effect is now fixed.» more
  • In-game notifications of events and other news have been improved.

Konami, meanwhile, has sort-of confirmed that it’s getting ready to work on the next Metal Gear game. Whether or Not Kojima is involved this time, remains to be seen.

Last Updated: November 11, 2015

80 Comments

  1. Hammersteyn

    November 11, 2015 at 13:09

    Seven times? Anything for my Star I found in the Dust in Afghanistan

    Reply

    • Raptor Rants

      November 11, 2015 at 13:10

      No! Stop it!

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        November 11, 2015 at 13:13

        Hey I didn’t pick the number 😛

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        • Raptor Rants

          November 11, 2015 at 13:15

          How do I know this? Seems very odd. How do I know there aren’t mails flying around all major publishers begging them to 7 something somewhere in all their games?

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn

            November 11, 2015 at 13:19

            Like Konami listens to gamers

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 11, 2015 at 13:32

            Hey Rants, how many days in the week? *run*

          • Raptor Rants

            November 11, 2015 at 14:16

            ….. you just ruined weeks for me

    • Ir0nseraph

      November 11, 2015 at 13:20

      XD

      Reply

    • Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja

      November 11, 2015 at 13:20

      You, I like you

      Reply

    • WitWolfy

      November 11, 2015 at 13:21

      She is the best buddy of them all, I agree.

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    • RinceThis

      November 11, 2015 at 13:44

      lol

      Reply

    • oVg

      November 11, 2015 at 13:55

      … BWAHAHAHA

      Reply

    • WitWolfy

      November 11, 2015 at 13:56

      • RinceThis

        November 11, 2015 at 13:57

        Note the deliberate increasing of certain… Assets. I’d be embarrassed of the stupid doll.

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        • WitWolfy

          November 11, 2015 at 14:01

          Must be awkward when she gives it to a family member trying to gloat and they press the boobies.

          Reply

          • RinceThis

            November 11, 2015 at 14:04

            Haha! Yeah, like “my character is so deep, I do… wait, what are you doing to my doll!?”

      • oVg

        November 11, 2015 at 14:03

        Oh… my x)

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          November 11, 2015 at 14:06

          Press x to… pay respects.

          Reply

          • RinceThis

            November 11, 2015 at 14:06

            $$$$!

          • oVg

            November 11, 2015 at 14:09

            XXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx………. ….. .. .

      • Hammersteyn

        November 11, 2015 at 14:33

        shiny

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  2. Raptor Rants

    November 11, 2015 at 13:09

    Why did it have to be 7 times??????? WHY KONAMI!!??!?!?! WHY!?!?!??!

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    • WitWolfy

      November 11, 2015 at 13:19

      The question is.. Who woke up one day going.. “You know what, fudge it I’m going to do the Quiet mission 7 times JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT!”

      Reply

    • RinceThis

      November 11, 2015 at 13:45

      Shame man lol

      Reply

    • oVg

      November 11, 2015 at 13:59

      I just restarted like I do with all my games. I actually have more enjoyment on the second play by speed running.

      Reply

  3. (Umar) Must be Cipher

    November 11, 2015 at 13:10

    Tried it and couldn’t believe it worked lol………..My gawd

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    • Hammersteyn

      November 11, 2015 at 13:13

      Imagine SJ gets wind of this. Gamers hunts scantily clad women to be forced into service O_o

      Reply

      • (Umar) Must be Cipher

        November 11, 2015 at 13:40

        haha, after the 7th time she gives up. Sexist male gamers!

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    • WitWolfy

      November 11, 2015 at 13:24

      Now go back and rescue Kaz 7 times.. Maybe he’ll have all his limbs now. LOL

      Reply

      • oVg

        November 11, 2015 at 13:39

        bwahahaha

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      • oVg

        November 11, 2015 at 14:12

        lol he actually turned into Kojima on the higher difficulty 🙂 I threw him on the ground and left him there.

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    • Hammersteyn

      November 11, 2015 at 13:25

      Also the first time I used my pistol. Now I’ve got a rifle XD

      Reply

  4. Raptor Rants

    November 11, 2015 at 13:14

    SPOILER ALERT BELOW!

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    Just kidding. There are no spoilers here. Only nonsensical story elements

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    • Hammersteyn

      November 11, 2015 at 13:21

      I can work with ladders

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        November 11, 2015 at 13:31

        lol

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      • Raptor Rants

        November 11, 2015 at 16:41

        Only saw this now…. Why…. Just… What did I do to deserve this?

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          November 12, 2015 at 07:35

          It’s because we like you 😀

          Reply

    • Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja

      November 11, 2015 at 13:26

      Took me seven seconds to scroll down

      Reply

    • oVg

      November 11, 2015 at 13:38

      bwahahahahaha

      Reply

  5. WitWolfy

    November 11, 2015 at 13:15

    Not that I care about this game anymore.. It can go sucka bag of dicks for all I care BUT.. If you put a butterfly emblem on your MB she never goes away either.. I did that and it never trigged “a quiet exit” stage.. BUT then you cant finish the game, or some mumbo jumbo like that.. I wouldnt know ’cause I Got to mission 47 or something, called it a day and Youtubed the “ending” if you can call it that..

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  6. Alien Emperor Trevor

    November 11, 2015 at 13:27

    Oh, I thought we’d be able to buy her a micro-bikini because she’s feeling short of breath. DISAPPOINTED!

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  7. Guava_Eater

    November 11, 2015 at 13:28

    Glad I didn’t waste my cash on it…

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    • oVg

      November 11, 2015 at 13:57

      Na, its cool. If you are into style and melodramatic retro story telling with the best gameplay ever conceived. Give it a shot.

      The story is only 5hours long with 200hours of unadulterated fun.

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  8. WitWolfy

    November 11, 2015 at 13:35

    “Konami, meanwhile, has sort-of confirmed that it’s getting ready to work on the next Metal Gear game. Whether or Not Kojima is involved this time, remains to be seen.”

    I’m going to be honest here. I’m curious to see where Konami takes the franchise from here, especially after the departure know and ego Kojima. My love for him quickly became a hate while playing MGS V… Lets hope its not ANOTHER MG Rising… I’m not really a dude for hack and slash.. Sure it was great, in its own way. But just not for me…

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    • RinceThis

      November 11, 2015 at 13:46

      Ego Kojima, you got that right.

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    • oVg

      November 11, 2015 at 14:00

      Ill bet you a muffin that the 3rd chapter is all there. It will be released as a third game. Why Not? they released the prequel for $30.

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      • WitWolfy

        November 11, 2015 at 14:02

        I’ll Youtube that, then send Koji Productions a video of me watching it on Youtube. LOL

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  9. oVg

    November 11, 2015 at 13:46

    SPOILER

    I thought Quiet activated the virus in her lungs by speaking English rendering her as good as dead, as she has to contain the English strain by dying out of site. It makes no sense for her to come back.

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    • Geoffrey Tim

      November 11, 2015 at 13:46

      IT MAKES NO GODDAMNED SENSE SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

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      • oVg

        November 11, 2015 at 13:47

        bwahahahaha

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    • RinceThis

      November 11, 2015 at 13:47

      What you THINK and what the actual story are are two different things. No one but Kojima knows what the fudge was going on 😛

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      • oVg

        November 11, 2015 at 13:49

        Im going to make the horse shit in a portaloo and unlock a special chapter. lol

        I think Kojima is the last remnant of the 80s. That nonsensical mind of his has no place in this serious age.

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        • RinceThis

          November 11, 2015 at 13:50

          I think he fried his brain with some seriously strong stuff from back in the 80s…

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          • oVg

            November 11, 2015 at 13:50

            Actually it was the naughty’s lol lots of rumors during MGS4s production.

          • RinceThis

            November 11, 2015 at 13:52

            lol

    • (Umar) Must be Cipher

      November 11, 2015 at 13:48

      Some say she never had the virus in the first place. WOLBACHIA

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      • oVg

        November 11, 2015 at 13:50

        But, she said she has it when she spoke Bulgarian. Or was that some STD?

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        • RinceThis

          November 11, 2015 at 13:51

          Her whole character is an STD

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          • oVg

            November 11, 2015 at 13:53

            Sexy Trash Diamond

          • RinceThis

            November 11, 2015 at 13:53

            slutty, titted, doff 😛

          • oVg

            November 11, 2015 at 13:54

            now now, She is a Dog… A DIAMOND DOG

          • RinceThis

            November 11, 2015 at 13:56

            hahahaha

          • WitWolfy

            November 11, 2015 at 14:03

            *face palm*

            Stupid Trash Dike?

        • (Umar) Must be Cipher

          November 11, 2015 at 13:57

          She thought she had it, and Skullface played her like a fiddle.

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          • oVg

            November 11, 2015 at 14:04

            THEN WHERE THE FCUK IS THE 3RD VILE?

            ARGHHHHH…. I give up.

            RUNS to call Air strike on sheep.

          • RinceThis

            November 11, 2015 at 14:05

            YOU were actually the third vial… Why not, Japanese 😛

          • oVg

            November 11, 2015 at 14:06

            Or maybe its the English civilization 😉

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 11, 2015 at 14:08

            It’s like that movie we watched where they built all those walls to keep the americans out.

          • RinceThis

            November 11, 2015 at 14:09

            HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

          • oVg

            November 11, 2015 at 14:17

            I still want to find out if the Japanese version of MGSV still had English as the dominant language for the future of the Planet or if they made it Japanese, because it dwells allot on xenophobia.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 11, 2015 at 14:29

            Maybe it’s a tactical advantage?

          • oVg

            November 11, 2015 at 14:31

            What makes it sad is that an 18 is slapped on the cover. Are all 18 year olds as randy as a per-adolesant teenager?

      • RinceThis

        November 11, 2015 at 13:52

        And some say she’s actually the Stig? 0_O

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  10. b1nd3r

    November 11, 2015 at 14:01

    Serious spoiler???? they fixed the quiet bug/issue two patches ago >.<

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    • oVg

      November 11, 2015 at 14:18

      bwahahaha

      Reply

  11. oVg

    November 11, 2015 at 15:36

    bwahahahah some funny buggers at N4G

    Reply

  12. Jonah Cash

    November 11, 2015 at 16:57

    So maybe I should have bought this at launch. It would seem that they are screwing up the game more and more with every update! Aaarghhh

    Reply

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