Metal Gear Online Out! Here's Everything You Need to Know!

A new update became available on Oct. 7, 2015 for "Metal Gear Online," allowing gamers to use real world money to insure Forward Operating Bases (FOB).

IGN cited that players who opt to pay for FOB insurance will keep their base staff and materials when another player invades their base. The attacking player will receive the same amount of base staff and materials, but the insured player's original stash will remain the same in terms of quantity. However, not everything will be included in the FOB insurance coverage. Staff items that are not entirely owned by the insured player, such as an abducted staff held as prisoner, wounded staff, staff used by gamers to defend the FOB, and nuclear weapons may be taken, even with the FOB insurance.

"Metal Gear Online" also featured Event FOBs, which come in various types. When these are raided, players can no longer retaliate. The official website also revealed that there are new and improved missions for Combat Deployment (Online). Rewards will also be bigger. Some missions will reward players with very high-rank soldiers or rare medicinal plants like Digitalis and Haoma.

Using MB Coins, gamers can reduce the time required for units to complete their mission. MB Coins can be bought using real cash but there will also be free MB Coins available every now and then as login bonuses and other purposes. Deployment time can only be reduced in Combat Deployment (Online) missions. Normal offline missions cannot be shortened.

There will be new weapons and items available, providing gamers with huge advantages during missions. Development projects of Grade 7 will also become available. Some of the new weapons available in Grade 7 include the S1000 AIR-S non-lethal shotgun, HAIL MGR-4 grenade launcher, and AM MRS-71 sniper rifle. Night vision equipment can be developed for the security team staff, giving extra protection against night-time attackers and offering a solution to smoke grenades. Game Spot shared that there is a new jumpsuit for the Eva character that provides tactical advantage.

Furthermore, Konami revealed that gamers can play throughout an FOB infiltration without the enemy player being notified. Players can attack bases without leaving a trace. There will be enhancements to on-screen UI elements and point scoring as well. There are new GMP and materials with higher limits. Additional amounts can be stored online by the server. Players have to be online to use GMP and materials that exceed the local limit. Improvements were done on the PF Rating. There is an option to prioritize the security team and a number of bug fixes.