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Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is a phenomenal game - worthy of all the praise heaped on it in Rich Stanton's review and then some. There are some parts, though, that are a little less praiseworthy. The microtransactions that fuel the Forward Operating Base, a mode unlocked later in the game in which players can infiltrate each other's bases, seem a little on the steep side, while daily log-in rewards are currently a little meagre. It's an entirely optional part of the game, one we're still yet to fully test out, and one we'll explore more fully once we have.
Even without all that, though, Metal Gear Solid 5's online mode can creep into the game. The servers have been flaky since launch, with Konami acknowledging problems over the first few days and limiting the features in order to bring it back in-line. Some of the Forward Operating Base features have been temporarily stripped back, while Combat Deployment missions tied into online have also been reduced.
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