{"id":1323,"date":"2015-10-31T11:10:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T03:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2015-10-31T17:57:08","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T09:57:08","slug":"best-buddy-award-for-metal-gear-solid-5-phantom-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=1323","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddy Award for Metal Gear Solid 5 Phantom Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/main.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1329\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?attachment_id=1329\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/main.jpg?fit=560%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"560,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GameTrader.SG Best buddy Award For MGS 5 TPP\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/main.jpg?fit=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/main.jpg?fit=474%2C296&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1329\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/main.jpg?resize=474%2C296&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"GameTrader.SG Best buddy Award For MGS 5 TPP\" width=\"474\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/main.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/main.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the cool feature of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is the buddy system. Unlike previous\u00a0MGS in the series where you are to fight out on the battlefield alone, MGS5 TPP allows you to bring in one of your buddy to the field. To find out the best buddy for fellow GameTraders, we played over 60 hours of gameplay using a mix of different buddies and equipments to evaluate each buddy&#8217;s abilities.<\/p>\n<h4>D-Horse<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/khfxy73wEZI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn the beginning, your only buddy is D-Horse, which acts as a transportation tool more than anything else. While D-Horse is definitely useful in the earlier part of the game to\u00a0travel across the vast land of Afghanistan, it does very little with respect to combat. Yes sure, you can get it to poo\u00a0and it&#8217;s dropping\u00a0will cause enemy vehicle\u00a0to skid. However, that will require good timing and placing of the dropping. So far, I did not manage to do it even once. Either the dropping is\u00a0placed off course or no vehicle is going through after D-Horse empty his bowel.<\/p>\n<p>Once you start to use other buddy and not D-Horse, you may miss it especially\u00a0when you need to run another 1000m to your next mission or checkpoint.<\/p>\n<h4>D-Dog<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dGcu7zuJItE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This little puppy that you have &#8216;fulton-ed&#8217; earlier on in the game, grows up to be a ferocious dog (or wolf). D-Dog has many abilities that can be\u00a0unlock with R&amp;D. It can kill, stun, bark and even fulton enemy for you without expending your fulton. Also D-Dog can sniff out enemies, wild lives and plants and mark it conveniently on your map.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I don&#8217;t really find the bark\u00a0ability useful in the field. Many times, D-Dog stays close to your side. If you command it to bark, it will only attract unnecessary attention to your hiding spot. You can ask D-Dog to wait first at your spot then move on to a new spot\u00a0before asking it to bark. However, it is too tedious for\u00a0me to manage a buddy like that.<\/p>\n<p>Also, at any one sortie, D-Dog can only be equip with a single ability from the selection of kill, stun and fulton. So if you want the unlimited fulton ability of D-Dog, it cannot kill or stun enemy.<\/p>\n<h4>D-Walker<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c-LOXZshK4M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>D-Walker has tons of R&amp;D that you can buy\u00a0to upgrade this machine. While it is rather costly,\u00a0with enough investment D-Walker can be quite a killer machine\u00a0to bring out for mission.\u00a0We don&#8217;t suggest using D-Walker for stealth mission, but it\u00a0maybe useful for missions where firepower is needed. Do note that in the earlier stage when you first get D-Walker,\u00a0it is not advisable to bring it out to field just yet. You will need a number of upgrades before it is deem combat ready.<\/p>\n<p>The good things about D-Walker is that no bonding is needed. Also, it can be used as a sentry gun with its intercept mode. In the video above, we see how this player uses D-Walker well using its intercept mode.<\/p>\n<h4>Quiet<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cMzsiS-knmY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For some people, you may never get Quiet to be on your team. In\u00a0main ops 11, after defeating Quiet, you can choose to kill her or to capture her. Killing her will mean that she will not appear any more in the later part of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Quiet has two modes of operation, the scout mode and the attack mode. Both can be access from the iDroid. In scout mode, Quiet will infiltrate an outpost that\u00a0you specify on the map and marked out enemies for you.\u00a0Quiet will then move into attack mode once all enemies have been marked. She will not fire unless you give her command to.<\/p>\n<p>Quiet&#8217;s bonding takes time to build. Initially, with\u00a0low bonding, she will not listen to you at all and that can be hard for your mission. But after your bond has max out or reach 50%, she will be a very valuable asset to you.\u00a0To bond with her, you can visit her frequently on the medical platform other than bringing her out to the field.<\/p>\n<p>For me, I would usually sent quiet out to\u00a0scout out an outpost of base I am heading too. Her super human speed makes sure that she is always ahead of me. So before even reaching my destination, all the enemies are marked out nicely for me.\u00a0Once you unlock the\u00a0tranquilliser sniper rifle, you can essentially command her to take out the whole base of enemy while you fulton them away happily.<\/p>\n<p>Quiet can get injured and will be place in the sick bay if her health has reduced to zero. To prevent that, whenever her sniping spot is compromised (you will know this when the enemy starts shooting at her or radio back to HQ that they spotted a sniper), select a new attack spot for her from your iDroid. If you get the silencer for her rifle eventually, the enemy will have a much tougher time finding her.<\/p>\n<p>SPOILER ALERT:<\/p>\n<p>Quiet will\u00a0leave you\u00a0permanently \u00a0(*soob soob*) starting from\u00a0main ops 43. The easiest way to prevent this is to equip <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerevolution.com\/faq\/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain\/how-to-keep-quiet-after-episode-45-using-the-butterfly-emblem-117521\">butterfly emblem before mission 41<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>END SPOILER<\/p>\n<h4>And the award goes to &#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Quiet! I mean Quiet &#8230;.shh&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Quiet is the most versatile and easy-to-manage buddy on the field. While D-Dog can mark enemies, so can Quiet.\u00a0D-Walker is a bit too loud and clumsy for our liking although we love the fulton canon\u00a0that can fulton even vehicle from a range. \u00a0D-Horse for us, is more of a transportation tool. Vehicles can be gotten\u00a0easily\u00a0on the field\u00a0and can move as fast if not faster than D-Horse.<\/p>\n<p>Quiet allows us\u00a0to be super stealthy in our mission. At times, we even reached a outpost\u00a0with all enemy tranquillised ready for us to fulton away! However, you would need a rather high bond with Quiet and the proper weapon\u00a0with silencer for her before you can realise her full potential.<\/p>\n<p>So that is our pick for Best Buddy Award\u00a0MGS5 TPP.\u00a0Although we think that Quiet is the best buddy for us, other buddies\u00a0may better suit your gameplay. For us, we like stealth and\u00a0fultoning people to mother base and Quiet\u00a0is really helpful in that. Different buddies will require different tactics and way of playing..<\/p>\n<p>Which is your best buddy? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the cool feature of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is the buddy system. Unlike previous\u00a0MGS in the series where you are to fight out on the battlefield alone, MGS5 TPP allows you to bring in one of your buddy to the field. To find out the best buddy for fellow GameTraders, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-ll","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=50","url_meta":{"origin":1323,"position":0},"title":"Metal Gear Solid \u2013 A Game of Substance","date":"August 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Metal Gear Solid (MGS), the long lasting series by Hideo Kojima, is the much loved game of many gamers including myself. 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