'Team Sneaking' mode added to Metal Gear Online

by Randy Nelson { Jul 7th 2008 at 3:30PM }

Metal Gear Solid 4 may be in the can, but development of Metal Gear Online continues. When we last spoke with Kojima Productions associate producer Ryan Payton, he confirmed that the MGO team would be busy for some time expanding and patching the multiplayer Metal Gear experience. ~~Today~~ July 4 saw the release of one of the fruits of its labor: a new game mode.

Called "Team Sneaking," the mode is similar to "Sneaking" in that one team – not just Snake as in the latter mode's case – is invisible until detected and must hide from the opposing team until the Caution expires. The sneaking team also has an objective to complete inside their opponents' base.

Today's update also adds a "Headshots Only" option for game hosts. As the name implies, games with this modifier will only reward points for headshots. (Kills from shots to the body will actually subtract points from players' scores.) The update is live now and free of charge. Just fire up MGS4, head into MGO, and you're good to "Go! Go! Go!"

Gallery: Metal Gear Online

Tags: dlc, konami, metal-gear-online, mgo

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

xGeneral DEATHx @ Jul 7th 2008 3:40PM

I've had MGS4 for awhile now, and I created a Konami ID/Character for MGO, but still haven't played it...any thoughts on MGO? I'll eventually play it, but in the meantime I'm just wondering if it's an overall fun experience that's worth the time spent in setup.

AFStealth @ Jul 7th 2008 3:44PM

Today? This stuff has been available for several days.

Xulap @ Jul 7th 2008 3:56PM

I'm gonna be 100% honest with you.

I've played many online shooters like Gears of War, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Halo 3, Unreal Tournament III, Grand Theft Auto IV, Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Team Fortress 2, etc...

I liked Metal Gear Online more than all of those. It's my favorite online game to date. It's really really good. Just imagine playing Metal Gear Solid 4(same engine) with your friends.

that guy @ Jul 7th 2008 4:04PM

General Death - I say without exaggeration this is one of the funnest (most fun?) multiplayer experiences I've had in a LONG time. And believe me, I don't go around playing every multiplayer game that comes out for months on end. Usually I'll play a game online for a couple weeks at most. MGO has been out for almost a month now and I'm still playing it solid several nights a week, for several hours.

Every game mode is great, the powering up is fantastic, the graphics are superb (especially for a multiplayer game, where many get downgraded), the controls (though some will disagree) are smooth ... it really is a great all-around experience. My biggest pet peeve is that you can't search for people if they're not online. So if I'm online and want to add a buddy to my list, he also has to be online at the same time or the server doesn't find him.

Anywho, I would recommend checking it out now that you've done the hardest part (signing up for the ridiculous Konami stuff).

Slayer @ Jul 7th 2008 4:09PM

You should give it a shot. I registered and started playing yesterday. It's a good game.

BananaBoat @ Jul 7th 2008 5:29PM

Am I the only idiot in the world that didn't realize MGO was included on the MGS4 disc?

Anyway, fired it up, played it, and it's certainly interesting but it's not nearly as polished as something like COD4. The net code is a little wonky (hit detection is a bid hit or miss) but otherwise it's certainly not the worst online game I've ever played.

KingOfGods @ Jul 7th 2008 7:55PM

It's a very cool mode and you must work as a team to win....but we are talking about PSN here where 90% of the users don't use mics.

People never really stick around when the mode pops up anyway. there are no respawns and all they want is TDM. The rounds usually end up 2 vs 2

I like playing MGO it can be fun at times but the shooting mechanics aren't very good. The damn reticule is so large it fits from the top of the enemies’ head to their chest. It's basically a headshot every time.

erico316 @ Jul 7th 2008 3:42PM

This mode was out for days already lol.I think it came out Friday or Thursday to be exact.

Xulap @ Jul 7th 2008 3:53PM

"Today's update" ?

It was updated some days ago.

ANTCEP @ Jul 7th 2008 4:04PM

kotaku had this ages ago

PSAZNFBY @ Jul 7th 2008 4:11PM

This game has turned out to be so much better than COD4, I have given up on COD4 due to too many frat guys on there. This game actually requires skill and intelligence. Its good to see Sony destroy the 360 in the online games department of late.

KingOfGods @ Jul 7th 2008 7:35PM

lmao.....fanboys are sooo cute

Jakka @ Jul 7th 2008 4:11PM

Does that mean everybody runs around in cardboard boxes?

j.howlett @ Jul 7th 2008 5:48PM

ha. during the beta i saw 2 guys do that near a bunch of empty boxes, then we formed a line to creep around a corner.

that guy @ Jul 7th 2008 6:13PM

As a matter of fact, it definitely happens, especially in a couple of the maps.

robert @ Jul 7th 2008 4:14PM

PS3F had info on this earlier as well, apparently it just took a couple of days to make its way across the Weblogs, Inc. network.

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/07/04/tired-of-sneaking-alone-check-out-the-new-mgo-mode/

MC Double Def DP @ Jul 7th 2008 4:19PM

I'm registered and all ready to go for MGO. Created my person and everything. But I was like "I want to beat MGS4 before I dive into the online play" and then after beating MGS4, I got into skate. of all games. I think I was just worn out from the war. But after skating, I think I'm ready to kill again.

Adam @ Jul 7th 2008 4:27PM

This mode has been available since pretty much a few days after the game launched. I've been playing Team Sneak for quite a while now.

Nice try on making this "news" though.

Ripcord83 @ Jul 7th 2008 5:01PM

Wow, i guess the rest of the world wasnt special.
WE just got this NEW mode last Friday.

Popfrogs @ Jul 7th 2008 6:35PM

Moron, this is TEAM sneak, not the mode where 2 teams try to find Snake. In this mode...ah who cares you won't understand anyway.

Adam @ Jul 7th 2008 6:58PM

I realize what TEAM sneak is...again, I've been playing it for quite a while. This is not new. In fact, the only "update" I ever downloaded was when I popped the disc in 2 days after the game launched...since then, I've been able to play TSNE.

Sorry that you had to resort to name calling in order to make yourself feel bigger.

Obie @ Jul 7th 2008 4:29PM

I have heard conflicting things about this game, people either love it or REALLY hate it.

Weird.

snarfoogle @ Jul 7th 2008 4:41PM

All the MGS games are similarly divisive. If you liked MGS1-3, I'm sure you'll love MGS4. If you hated them, don't bother.

Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Jul 7th 2008 5:04PM

So, you're saying last Friday my PS3 connected to the future and downloaded this? Should I leave my PS3 off all day to prevent a time paradox?

Eggy @ Jul 7th 2008 6:14PM

Nah paradoxes are fun.

Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Jul 7th 2008 6:45PM

Major Zero begs to differ.

WPstart @ Jul 7th 2008 5:49PM

Need to download this. Not played it since Thursday.

My fave online game this is.

Yeef @ Jul 7th 2008 6:44PM

You don't have to download anything. It was already in the game's code (probably in the 1.01 patch), it was just activated, server-side, in the game on friday.

For those of you who haven't played MGO, it can be extremely fun. It controls exactly like the single player game, but you're playing against other people instead of AI so it's a lot more exciting. If you're super-competitive/super-serious it's probably not the game to get into because there are a lot of issues with the netcode and the way it handles bad latency, but for the most part it's extremely fun.

There are a few other problems with it as well. The biggest being the fact that it runs off of konami's own system rather than using PSN. It's also rather apparent that Konami plans to try and nickel and dime the userbase as much as they can. For example, you can only have one character per console. So if more than one person uses your PS3 and wants to play you'll have to buy extra character slots which are pretty expensive (relatively). There's also a codec pack that you can buy that gives your character a bunch of extra pre-recorded messages to use. They're also coming out with a DLC pack soon (rumors say it'll be about 12 bucks) that add Johnny and Meryl as playable characters, add some new maps and also allow you to create female characters. Some of this stuff I can understand charging for, but most of it was obviously held back to grab some extra cash from the playerbase.

Anyway, the core gameplay is good enough that you can look past the game's issues, but if it didn't have all of these minor issues it could've been a lot better.

Rorschach @ Jul 7th 2008 7:38PM

Love MGS4, was disappointed by the online game. I've heard that the controls were patterned after Gears, maybe they should have patterned more of the multiplayer after it too. The guys who say that its better than CoD4 are on crack or just get owned at it or are company plants/moles. With the Konami ID system, this my friends is why PSN sucks. The japanese just haven't truly grasped online gaming.