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Having it be the 24th on digital distribution platforms in the UK is just insane. All you're going to get is an army of people using VPNs to unlock it at the same time as America.

I went the same route as Dan did during my first run of Dark Souls. Getting to the Tomb of Giants with a +1 Mace and kicking/Forcing skeletons off cliffs at level 14 was about as tough an experience as I had in that game. So much so that by the time I'd realised my mistake and crawled back out, the next 10 hours or so felt trivial. On the bright side it made the Pinwheel boss actually challenging as if you don't keep tabs on the clones, and can't kill the main guy in a handful of hits, you quickly get overwhelmed by projectiles.

@n7@ch3burashka: Based on comments from the writer and my own playthrough, this is my understanding of the scene that confused you:

@xymox:The box emblem is easy to miss but also easy to gain if you know where to look: explore the Motherbase Command Platform and look for a blueprint case.

@mirado: Unfortunately the support list caps out at roughly 25 people, but the moment they patch it, if they patch it, I'll be scanning that list for active members.

I feel the smart thing to do would be to make sure Drew is aware of the bit on the mission details that tells you what unique stuff like specialists or blueprints you can find on that mission. That way if he, for instance, wants to upgrade a particular weapon and he notices a requirement is an Electromagnetic Net specialist, he can easily find that in the mission list and then go do the corresponding mission if he wants to. I certainly don't see him doing Extract These Guys #94827 for a lark, but having specific goals will allow him to hit the side missions he actually has an investment in.

Luckily the structure of MGSV isn't akin to the traditional open world game. I suspect he'll spend very little, if any, time out in the open environments while not in a mission or pursuing a specific side-op, and a lot more time in the helicopter deciding if he wants some gadget or other enough to bother doing the corresponding side-op.

My main hope is that he doesn't feel pressured to just barrel through the main missions for the sake of entertainment, especially considering how gameplay-focussed MGSV is compared to the cutscene monster that was MGS4 and therefore the potential for fun moments regardless of whether it's a main mission or not. I hope he finds a rhythm for going through the content, like maybe he does a couple of main missions, sees an item he'd like to have, goes to the side-op location for it and maybe plays one of the yellow 'important' cassette tapes on the way there. Whatever works for Drew.

@dan_persona: @draugen: @bushpusherr: If it becomes possible to add specific people to your support list, we must absolutely create an alliance. Or a deadly circle of revenge as there can only be one true box supplier of boxes and box accessories.

I'm a sucker for alliteration.

Provided you can get close enough with D-Horse and you prioritise the upgrade, you can fulton any enemy armour. You might still want to attempt stealth before using the revolver, and if you do it right you could probably pop a shot off to kill or wound someone without getting detected, but the guards would go to the source of the noise and be more alerted for a while. It would also be very fun to see someone try and defend a base as Revolver Ocelot. I've been getting the gear together for that very thing, actually. Your main hurdle will be getting the revolver in the first place, though.

I noticed on the main forum page (http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/) the Destiny advert prevents me from clicking anything above the red line in the picture (with the exception of the top navigation pane). It instead thinks I clicked on the banner and opens a page for the Destiny stuff. I noticed the interactive buttons such as 'start a new topic' or the page numbers still work, but everything else is overridden. I'm using Chrome and tested it in incognito mode with no extensions and the bug persisted. I tried to search the forums to see if this has come up before but had no luck.

If you drive near the edge of the cliff the Man on Fire actually makes a point of appearing there, seemingly to try and cut you off, so you can just barrel right through him then and there. The moment I saw they put a Jeep facing that way I went right for it. I also tried to blast him into that pool of water in the middle of the area but I had no luck.