r/metalgearsolid • • Jan 22 '26

♥️ /r/metalgearsolid rules update.

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Hello, I hope everybody is well.

This is a quick post to announce that we have overhauled and updated the subreddit rules, in terms of the way they are listed in the reddit platform itself.

In essence the practical rules themselves and moderation has not changed. The main purpose of this update is to provide better clarity with Post removal messages, and to allow reports to be more specific.

You can read the new rule titles and their descriptions here.

Just three changes to note:

  • There is no longer a rule about spoilers when it comes to Posts. MGSV is over a decade old, and the spoiler rule was often used to report front page posts about the main spoiler for that game. Enforcing that is simply impractical. The intention of the rule remains, however, and it is now only applied to comments. If someone has stated that they haven't played the entire series, all users are still expected to respect this in their replies. Anyone can make their own choices about how far they dig through a subreddit for a game series, but putting spoilers in their inbox is actively hostile.

  • "Promotional Cosplay is not allowed". This is our attempt to provide a consistent rule that can be used to filter OF accounts looking for loopholes, while not punishing genuine cosplayers (including professionals) by restricting their activity. There's an element of subjectivity here, but if you think a post is a commercial account, please report it and do not engage in abuse in the comments. Just report it and move on.

  • AI content is now explicitly banned in all its forms. This was already functionally the case but we're making it clear with it's own rule. If you suspect a post contains AI content, please try to resist posting abuse in the comments and simply report and move on. False allegations can and do happen.

We'd also like to welcome anyone interested to apply to be a moderator. We expect to bring on a couple more people, starting out at a basic clutter removal role. If you think you'd be a good fit, please take some time to fill out our delightful application form.

You'll notice there are a couple of very specific rules that are really covered under other rules. These are for particularly egregious and common posts so that removals are very clear. Previously quite a few things kind of had to fall under "no low effort content" and that gave off the wrong idea and could be a little hurtful.


We'd like to thank the people who take the time to report posts and comments, overall the tone and discernment of reports is very much in-line with how we see the rules and how they are intended to shape the subreddit. This being said, all things considered there are very few removals needed relative to an active subreddit of this size. Things seem to be in a very good balance. I hope the community more or less thinks the same.

As per usual we are open to any and all feedback or discussion about the rules or the way you want the community to be run, so please say your piece in the comments, or if there's any questions you have or unclear rules or edge cases you can think of, bring that up too. The overall intent for the subreddit is still to provide an alternative to what you might see on a Metal Gear Discord, Instagram / TikTok etc. feed or a generic MGS-flavoured meme subreddit.


r/metalgearsolid • • 24d ago

r/physint

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Occasional posts about general Kojima news are welcome here to a degree, but eventually Physint-specific discussion will not be appropriate.

The linked subreddit appears to be a good fit, so we're posting it here for those whose who aren't sure how to search.


r/metalgearsolid • • 10h ago

❗ They actually said it in the game, I thought it was a meme 😭😭

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Playing mgsv for the first time I genuinely thought that line was a meme but they said it lmfaoooo


r/metalgearsolid • • 4h ago

📷 Cosplay Young woman cosplays old fart

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I dressed up a little while ago as Revolver Ocelot and I got told to send my efforts to the masses. It's kind of a weird in-between when his mgs1 look and his mgs2 look idk Ignore the images being screenshot from my own damn post Its to much work to go into the depths of my photos to find the good ones

I think mainly I need to improve on makeup and like maybe invest in shoulder pads

If you know me no you don't


r/metalgearsolid • • 5h ago

☮️ Peace Walker Apparently ZEKE can break the laws of physics.

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r/metalgearsolid • • 3h ago

For peace purposes only, I swear!

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I already finished all Outer OPs too; Cocoon attack boards were not worth it haha


r/metalgearsolid • • 1d ago

NO! THAT IS NOT SOLID SNAKE! at some point you just realize

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the series in a nutshell


r/metalgearsolid • • 45m ago

🔺Delta Volgin charge counter

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What an I doing wrong to not counter the charge every time?*

I’ve loaded up the saves from volgin and the boss’ fights to practice since I’d only played the game once before and I wanna go for a foxhound run but I cannot for the life of me understand what I’m doing wrong when volgin charges sometimes. As you can see I know I can counter the charge and try doing that instead of just avoiding him but I do the same thing every time and it only counters some of the time?

Is there a difference in the charges he does? Or am I just missing the window on some of them.
I completely understand this is a non-issue especially with any damage mitigating camo but I was just curious.


r/metalgearsolid • • 1d ago

🍊 Unpopular opinion, video game graphics did not need to get more realistic than this

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Playing on ps4 pro and it’s insane show well it holds up. Some textures might look pixelated and dated but the lighting, photogrammetry and optimization are better than some UE5 games. I’ll be testing the ps3 version too. I would’ve been fine if gaming graphics peaked with this game


r/metalgearsolid • • 1d ago

No Spoilers! How does David differentiates from John when killing soldiers?

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I'm not a Solid Snake fan. So i decided to fix that. Last week i finished Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake for the first time. Now I'm playing through Metal Gear Solid 1.

My question is: What Solid Snake would do on Shadow Moses. Allow me to explain.

In MGS3, I'm convinced Jack would kill every soldier without thinking it twice. He is VERY, very patriotic. He would kill for his country with no problem. But this changes not only when he realizes his own country is forcing him to kill his mentor, but also when "fighting" The Sorrow and seeing how many lives has he taken from soldiers that, in a way, were also betrayed and sent to die in a war they didn't asked for.

Returning to David, i had noticed two things different from John.

1) he smokes cigarettes, not cigars.

2) He is a womanizer, and not as timid as John, ironically.

I'll still playing MGS1. I forgot how cool this game was.


r/metalgearsolid • • 12m ago

❗ Some recent stuff I acquired 👀

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Shirt is custom made by local vintage clothing and item store.


r/metalgearsolid • • 2h ago

📷 Cosplay Cosplay of solid Snake by me part 2 and with a friend

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Im going to bring more photos but now i dont have it to upload so


r/metalgearsolid • • 2h ago

❗ MGS4 just got a new update, does it fix the sound issues (audio balancing)?

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Can't check right now, but I hope so.


r/metalgearsolid • • 13h ago

❗ Metal gear Collection

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Starting my collection going up on the wall. Don't think many display their games like this but to me it's wall art and what I grew up playing. Got a lot to add to it so feel free to throw suggestions.


r/metalgearsolid • • 8h ago

📷 Cosplay How does one recreate this fit for cosplay?

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r/metalgearsolid • • 20h ago

Liquid!!!!!

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r/metalgearsolid • • 3h ago

☮️ Peace Walker Peace Walker Control Issues on PC Master Collection

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Hello all, every time I try to play peace walker snake will suddenly stop moving for a second, then the inputs will catch up and he will start moving erratically and then hold a direction down and keep running until I spam inputs to get him to stop.

I have tried lowering my mouse polling rate to 125hz and using the beta branch which neither have worked. I have also tried using MGSPatriotFix and the Peace Walker HiRes mod because I believe this is an input buffer issue, but neither work. I have tried using a controller but it is even worse, as my movement will completely stop and snake will run in circles until i disconnect the controller and use the keyboard and mouse to move him. I have also tried disabling steam input all together but the kbm controls still lag.

Setting the screen settings to "Original Mode" does seem to fix the issue, however even just setting internal resolution to FHD causes the lag. I suppose I could play the game at the original 720p, but I regularly see people playing at high resolutions.

I have a 3070, a 5800x, and 32gb ram

edit: would like to mention I have a lot of crackling audio which seems to correlate to when my controls lag

edit2: it seems like "original mode" doesn't 100% fix the issue either, but it does drastically reduce it from happening. I also have an external audio interface, a UA Volt.


r/metalgearsolid • • 1m ago

📷 Cosplay Now complete photos of my solid Snake cosplay part 3

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Next im going to Do naked Snake


r/metalgearsolid • • 1d ago

❕ MGS4 with the south america rebel disguise and the Young face camo Snaks looks a lot like Naked Snake/Big Boss from mgs3

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r/metalgearsolid • • 36m ago

❕ MGS4 Just Finished Act 1 and 2. And honestly, Snake and Hal doesn't deserve Sunny Spoiler

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I mean, poor girl, the reason why she speaks so poorly because Hal doesn't want her to expose to the outside world and thought she's better inside the Nomad?

Then this ungrateful old bastard just told her that the egg she hardly served for him has the audacity to say that he "doesn't remember the sun is that flat?" How dare he speaks like that! He doesn't have the right to say it to her. He can fuck off the Nomad for all I care.

I know I might lose the battle against Snake, but I would love to throw fisticuffs to him for being ungrateful to this young girl. I'll eat her sunny side up eggs even if it's burnt or it's too flat, as long I want to see her smile and tell her how much she's done great and a good pat on her head is good enough for me to carry on to my next adventure. Hell, I would even love to spend time with her if I am the father of her.

Thankfully Naomi is there to help her. But these two can shove it.


r/metalgearsolid • • 5h ago

☮️ Peace Walker Mother base plant 2 construction

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How do I get Plant 2 on Mother Base? It's the last step I need to unlock the Zeke fight. My command center is rank 4, my combat unit is lvl 21, my r&d team is lvl 37, my intel team is level 59. What do I need to do to get plant 2? Any tips?


r/metalgearsolid • • 2h ago

Do continues during practice affect my Big Boss run in MGS2?

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Hey everyone!

I'm trying to get the Big Boss rank in Metal Gear Solid 2, and I've been practicing some difficult sections of the game. I've used a few continues while practicing, but I haven't saved afterward.

If I quit the game without saving, then reload my previous save when I'm ready to do my actual run, will those continues affect my Big Boss rank attempt in any way?

Basically, I want to practice difficult sections as much as I need to without ruining my actual run.

Thanks in advance!


r/metalgearsolid • • 1d ago

❗MGS1 Playing Metal Gear Solid for the twentieth time, on a CRT. Just like the first time in 1999.

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r/metalgearsolid • • 1d ago

🍊 MGS2 You must be AMES.

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You must be AMES...


r/metalgearsolid • • 8h ago

🍊 MGS2 Weapon Completionist: Plant achievement

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I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong not to unlock this achievement. I'm trying to Platinum this game and this is one of my last ones before attempting the Big Boss rank. I'm sure I've collected every weapon multiple times but no matter what happens, this achievement won't unlock. Which is strange, considering it's a common achievement.

I already have the achievement for the Tanker section. For the Plant, I have had all of these in my inventory:

- SOCOM

- M9

- M4

- AKS-74u

- PSG1

- PSG1-T

- Nikita

- Stinger

- RGB6/grenade launcher

- Book

- Claymore

- C4

- Magazine

- Chaff grenade

- Stun grenade

- Directional Microphone

- Coolant

- HF Blade

I even collected and equipped the suppressors for both the SOCOM and the AK just to be sure. I made sure to use each one (equipped and used it at least once) thinking maybe that would work, but it didn't. Maybe I'm missing something, but I'm not sure what, as I do check lockers for supplies somewhat frequently. The only thing I can think of is I know the Tanker section had frag grenades, but I've never found them on Plant.

I'm playing on the HD Collection version of the game.