Attacking an FOB
Attacking an FOB is very different than defending one. For starters all of the pressure is on you, but you have a lot of chances at success, provided that you pay attention to what’s going on and remember a few valuable tips. The first of which is that the game will notify you when an actual live player is in the game with you.
If there isn’t one, then you can actually play as if you were playing single player, using all of the funny tricks you’ve been using all this time. Luring soldiers into locations for Fulton extraction, tricking security systems, sending out loads of decoys, and more. Keep in mind that while these strategies may also work against an actual human being, the chances are much more slim and you will probably end up in a bad situation.
A fun fact to keep in mind is that the platforms of an FOB in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain are exactly like their counterparts on Mother Base, so use your own base as practice to prepare routes and traps for unsuspecting AI defenders.
Another thing to keep in mind is that enemy soldiers aren’t unlimited. Upon landing, you will be informed of exactly how many defenders are present on the FOB you are infiltrating. Consider it a boon to keep track of how many you kill/knock out/Fulton so that you can always be prepared for anything.
The last thing you need to keep in mind is how Success and Failure works when infiltrating. Getting killed or captured results in a failure that leads to you having to pay a ransom. This is not a situation you want to be in, as it will also relieve you of everything you’ve collected up until that point. If you see that failure is inevitable, just flee. You can keep your spoils, and you don’t have to pay a single red cent in ransom money (take that, defender).
Success is only achieved by infiltrating the core of the enemy’s FOB in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and it cannot be done while under alert. So be sure to start playing stealthy once you decide to make your move. The rewards scale according to how well-equipped the base you are infiltrating is. Harder bases directly translate to better rewards, so make every infiltration count.
