FOB Guide | MGSV: The Phantom Pain

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Forward Operating Bases are outposts of Mother Base in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. They work independently from it, bringing in additional resources and money.
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You can have several (or none), but unlike Mother Base, they are susceptible to attacks by other players. To play this online PVP multiplayer mode, you’ll need to have PS+ subscription for PS4 and Xbox Live Gold for Xbox One/Xbox 360. In this guide, we’re going to show you how to build FOBs and how to protect them from infiltration.

How to build FOB

After Mission 22, you’ll get to build your first FOB. The first one is free, and you can build up to 4. When choosing the location to build an FOB, you’ll have to decide based on the availability of resources. You’ll see a chart with the amount of each resource ranked by letters (S is best, then A, then B…).

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Defending FOB

Other players will attack your FOBs, trying to steal your equipment, resources and even staff. When you’re online, you’ll be notified of this, so you can stop whatever you’re doing and defend it. If not, the automated defense will have to do.

  • If you decide to defend your FOB manually, you’ll be transported to the FOB so you can start tracking down the intruder.
  • When you or your soldiers spot him, he’ll be marked
  • Guards can fulton the intruder, that leads to your victory.
  • Your friends can help defend your FOB, if you are offline, but they can’t co-op with you.
  • The infiltration attempt goes on for 25 minutes
  • If you win, you learn the name of the attacker, so you can strike back.
  • If the attacker wins, he gets a material reward.
  • After an attack, you’ll have the chance to review the fight, learning where your security is most lacking, so you can upgrade it.

Best strategies for attacking FOB

At first, nobody’s going to have good defense. Attacking when the person is offline will almost guarantee a win. Being proficient in the single-player portion translates into being good at attacking FOBs without a live defender. When there’s another human being involved, though, you’ll have to try harder.

  • Your main objective will be to fool the other player and lead him into the wrong direction, or better yet, into a trap. You can knock him out, leaving him incapable to act for a while, which gives you time to raid his FOB, Fultoning containers, equipment and people.
  • Infiltrating undetected is your best bet.
  • When you invade, disable security devices like cameras and sensor by shooting them
  • Rewards scale according to how heavily fortified the base is.
  • You get punished for failing, including a ransom fee. Ransom is paid using GMP, and the sum is equal to deployment costs
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MB Coins Price

The price of Mother Base coins has been revealed, thanks to the listings on Playstation Store. The prices on Xbox and PC might not be the same, but it’s a good preview of what’s to come. Here’s what it’s going to look like:
  • 100 MB Coins – NZ $1.65 (~1 USD)
  • 550 MB Coins – NZ $7.95 (~5 USD)
  • 1150 MB Coins – NZ $15.95 (~11 USD)
  • 3500 MB Coins – NZ $48.95 (~35 USD)
  • 6000 MB Coins – NZ $79.95 (~57 USD)


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