<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
a	O
stealth	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
starter	O
pack	O
of	O
Online	O
was	O
available	O
worldwide	O
bundled	O
with	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
standalone	O
release	O
for	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Online	I-Application
is	O
common	O
with	O
earlier	O
online	O
components	O
for	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	O
:	O
Subsistence	O
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Onlines	I-Application
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
servers	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Online	I-Application
allowed	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
players	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
online	O
tactical	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sneaking	O
Mission	O
features	O
two	O
opposing	O
teams	O
,	O
Snake	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
12	O
participants	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Mk	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SOP	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
within	O
MGS4	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
,	O
nanomachine	O
based	O
network	O
which	O
ensures	O
linked	O
members	O
share	O
vital	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	O
's	O
Octocamo	B-Application
and	O
Facecamo	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
render	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
equipment	O
invisible	O
even	O
to	O
ENVG	O
users	O
,	O
when	O
fully	O
capitalized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
characters	O
can	O
wield	O
basic	O
forms	O
of	O
CQC	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
three-hit	O
combo	O
,	O
the	O
take-down	O
throw	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
CQC	B-Application
push	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
two-handed	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
that	O
support	O
CQC	B-Application
are	O
marked	O
as	O
such	O
in	O
their	O
item	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
CQC	B-Application
is	O
a	O
close	O
proximity	O
,	O
one	O
versus	O
one	O
technique	O
,	O
lone	O
soldiers	O
tend	O
to	O
avoid	O
it	O
when	O
outnumbered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CQC	B-Application
enhancing	O
skills	O
increase	O
stamina	O
damage	O
(	O
from	O
bare	O
hand	O
fighting	O
and	O
takedowns	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
CQC	B-Application
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
actions	O
become	O
available	O
by	O
equipping	O
weapons	O
or	O
skills	O
,	O
like	O
planting	O
C4	O
or	O
a	O
Sleeping	O
Gas	O
Satchel	O
on	O
the	O
victim	O
,	O
throwing	O
a	O
grenade	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
foe	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
shield	O
and	O
firing	O
at	O
an	O
impending	O
threat	O
(	O
when	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
handgun	O
)	O
,	O
slitting	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
throat	O
(	O
with	O
Blades+3	O
CQC	B-Application
lvl	O
1	O
in	O
use	O
)	O
or	O
injecting	O
a	O
Scanning	O
plug	O
(	O
only	O
with	O
it	O
equipped	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
CQC+	O
Lvl	O
3	O
a	O
character	O
can	O
disarm	O
the	O
opponent	O
through	O
the	O
choke-hold	O
or	O
the	O
CQC	B-Application
push	O
,	O
while	O
with	O
the	O
CQC	B-Application
EX	O
skill	O
players	O
automatically	O
counter	O
CQC	B-Application
grabs	O
(	O
unless	O
grabbed	O
during	O
a	O
hold-up	O
,	O
from	O
behind	O
or	O
from	O
a	O
player	O
also	O
with	O
CQC	B-Application
EX	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
region	O
locked	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
players	O
must	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
video	O
game	O
publication	O
territory	O
to	O
play	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Region	O
restriction	O
reduces	O
lag	B-Application
,	O
yet	O
can	O
be	O
disadvantageous	O
for	O
the	O
Region	O
1	O
and	O
Region	O
3	O
,	O
designated	O
for	O
American	O
and	O
Asian	O
players	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
required	O
the	O
bearer	O
of	O
the	O
PSN	O
account	O
linked	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Online	I-Application
be	O
at	O
least	O
18	O
years	O
old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Customer	O
Services	O
could	O
be	O
contacted	O
to	O
lift	O
this	O
restriction	O
in	O
regions	O
where	O
MGS4	B-Application
has	O
lower	O
age	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Konami	O
shut	O
down	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Onlines	I-Application
Japanese	O
servers	O
indefinitely	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
conserve	O
power	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
2011	O
earthquake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
maps	O
are	O
remakes	O
of	O
areas	O
of	O
other	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MGS	B-Application
:	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
included	O
Silo	O
entrance	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
Silo	O
Sunset	O
,	O
and	O
locations	O
in	O
MGS4	B-Application
spurred	O
Midtown	O
Maelstrom	O
,	O
Virtuous	O
Vista	O
and	O
Icebound	O
Inferno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forest	O
Firefight	O
and	O
Ravaged	O
Riverfront	O
are	O
also	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
forest	O
area	O
in	O
MGS3	O
and	O
the	O
Eastern	O
Europe	O
area	O
in	O
MGS4	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
MGS4	B-Application
's	O
plotline	O
,	O
bearing	O
fixed	O
skill-sets	O
beyond	O
the	O
numerical	O
limitations	O
of	O
ordinary	O
soldiers	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
the	O
Legendary	O
Hero	O
,	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
CQC	B-Application
EX	O
(	O
Which	O
Knocks	O
out	O
the	O
enemy	O
Instantly	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
diverse	O
armament	O
of	O
lethal	O
and	O
non-lethal	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
his	O
FaceCamo	O
and	O
OctoCamo	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Threat	O
Ring	O
indicates	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
nearby	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Mk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
communicates	O
with	O
Snake	O
using	O
the	O
character	O
voice	O
of	O
Otacon	O
from	O
MGS4	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnny	O
ca	O
n't	O
use	O
any	O
form	O
of	O
CQC	B-Application
but	O
the	O
3	O
hit	O
combo	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
SOP	O
enabling	O
nanomachines	O
,	O
which	O
restricts	O
him	O
from	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
information	O
garnered	O
through	O
his	O
teams	O
SOP	O
network	O
but	O
has	O
the	O
positive	O
effect	O
of	O
making	O
him	O
immune	O
to	O
the	O
negative	O
effects	O
of	O
SOP	O
such	O
as	O
Ocelots	O
Guns	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
weapon	O
or	O
SOP	O
Destabs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
has	O
CQC+	O
Level	O
2	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
slew	O
of	O
level	O
3	O
skills	O
,	O
including	O
Monomania	O
,	O
Narc	O
,	O
Scanner	O
,	O
Quick	O
Recovery	O
,	O
and	O
Handgun+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mei	O
Ling	O
ca	O
n't	O
use	O
CQC	B-Application
,	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
3	O
hit	O
combo	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
Scanner	O
EX	O
skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liquid	O
Ocelot	O
,	O
Guns	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
,	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
namesake	O
weapon	O
to	O
temporarily	O
effect	O
upon	O
enemies	O
an	O
SOP	O
safety	O
lock	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
seizure	O
,	O
by	O
disabling	O
the	O
nanomachines	O
controlling	O
their	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Snake	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
CQC	B-Application
EX	O
,	O
while	O
his	O
three-hit	O
combo	O
can	O
end	O
in	O
either	O
a	O
strong	O
punch	O
or	O
a	O
headbutt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
CQC	B-Application
three-hit	O
combo	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
instead	O
start	O
a	O
spin	O
kick	O
which	O
will	O
continue	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
user	O
keeps	O
tapping	O
R1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
equipped	O
with	O
CQC	B-Application
2	O
and	O
a	O
throat-slitting	O
ability	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
running	O
ability	O
higher	O
than	O
runner	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
normal	O
R1	O
CQC	B-Application
Combo	O
,	O
his	O
third	O
attack	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
an	O
axe	O
kick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
equipped	O
with	O
CQC	B-Application
2	O
and	O
a	O
throat-slitting	O
ability	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
running	O
ability	O
higher	O
than	O
runner	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Online	I-Application
has	O
been	O
plagued	O
by	O
several	O
methods	O
of	O
cheating	O
,	O
including	O
lag-switching	O
and	O
exploiting	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
attacks	O
typically	O
resulted	O
in	O
higher-than-average	O
lag	B-Application
while	O
navigating	O
the	O
in-game	O
menus	O
,	O
and/or	O
the	O
disconnection	O
of	O
players	O
who	O
were	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
via	O
their	O
website	O
and	O
in-game	O
client	O
that	O
all	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Online	I-Application
services	O
will	O
be	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
terminated	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
2.00	O
patch	O
issued	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Online	I-Application
game	O
data	O
and	O
menu	O
option	O
was	O
permanently	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1st	O
,	O
2nd	O
and	O
3rd	O
placed	O
teams	O
received	O
an	O
MGS4	B-Application
Edition	O
Astro	O
Audio	O
System	O
,	O
Astro	O
Gamer-Backpack	O
"	O
Scout	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Astro	O
Gamer-Tasche	O
"	O
Mission	O
"	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
is	O
a	O
reworked	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Online	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Kojima	O
Productions	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
head	O
controls	O
and	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Online	I-Application
would	O
be	O
included	O
with	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
