Metal Gear Solid Online encourages hacking opponents
Shaky cam video footage of a TV program revealed a few new details on the upcoming PSN title, Metal Gear Solid Online. In it, a Konami producer explains the hacking mechanism that'll be crucial to the online collaborative experience. "You're encouraged to link up with your teammates. If you link up, you can share information. You can see what your teammates say, you can see how they're doing, their battle condition ... One of the guys that was playing, he captured an enemy, and then hacked into his nanomachines that's connected to his team and he was able to get all the information of his opponent's team that was all linked up."
Certainly sounds intriguing! We can't wait until the beta releases later this year, and we hope someone in Kojima heaven will grace us with a chance to play it.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andy @ Aug 15th 2007 11:32AM
So it sounds like if you capture an enemy you can get all their info if they are hooked up. I don't really like that idea. All it takes is one idiot on your team (there are lots running around in Resistance) and your screwed.
au815 @ Aug 15th 2007 11:36AM
WOW! I'm liking the features. It looks like Gamer.tv on bravo, I'll have to try and catch that episode. God bless sky plus ;)
1st post yay!
au815 @ Aug 15th 2007 11:38AM
o.k 2nd post =( FAIL. I hope that the degree of information that you can get from your enemy is limited otherwise as Andy says the gameplay could be effected.
Byron517 @ Aug 15th 2007 12:10PM
I don't view it as such if you pay attention you can link up with THOSE you wanna link up with!! *I believe I read that correctly! LoL* which means if say DUMBASS is running around getting hacked all you would need to do is unlink yourself I mean that's sweet it makes you think and I love that feature!! See thinking outside of the box has made Kojima a genius!! He'll be missed when he's done in gameing.... Hopefully after Metal Gear He'll do something new!!
Random1448 @ Aug 15th 2007 12:38PM
Cool, reminds me of Ghost in the Shell
gullum @ Aug 15th 2007 1:56PM
I think the fact that one of your teammates can expose the entire squad to danger is a great idea. It promotes real teamwork and the thought that you have to protect your teammates if you want to survive is really cool and different.
Popfrogs @ Aug 15th 2007 2:13PM
This is a smart feature, it'll be interesting to see what it brings to online multiplayer.
Andy @ Aug 15th 2007 3:29PM
I am a bit weary of teamwork on the PS3. I have almost given up on Resistance because my team mates think its funny to blow up cars and me in the process.
hdtvfan @ Aug 15th 2007 3:31PM
Gametrailers have a much better quality version on their site, which also includes the whole interview. its recorded directly rather than with a cell phone.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/93950.html
kingofwale @ Aug 15th 2007 10:25PM
i hope they have some kind of ranking system, so I don't have to play with idiots. it's the ONLY way I am willing to link with people.
Neil @ Aug 16th 2007 9:02AM
@andy,
You have a worrying over inflated opinion of yourself. Get a life and accept that people play online games to have fun and not be an over serious moron. Just join a Clan of like minded kill joys and play amonst yourselves !
Whilst you're doing that, I'll carry on rocketing those cars and laugh.