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Release Details Revealed for <cite>Metal Gear Online SCENE</cite>

Since word broke that the SCENE expansion for Metal Gear Online would include fan favorite characters Vamp and Raiden, players have been chomping at the bit for word on when it would see release. Today, Sony answered their cries. As of March 17, players will be able to purchase SCENE from the PlayStation Network Store […]

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Since word broke that the SCENE expansion for Metal Gear Online would include fan favorite characters Vamp and Raiden, players have been chomping at the bit for word on when it would see release. Today, Sony answered their cries.

As of March 17, players will be able to purchase SCENE from the PlayStation Network Store for $10. Additionally, Konami is offering a package deal on MGO's expansions: SCENE and MEME can be purchased together for $15, and players can download all three so-far released expansions (SCENE, MEME and GENE) for $18.

Those of you with money burning a hole in your pocket can hand it over to Sony as early as March 10, in the form of a pre-order for SCENE.

Even more important than release date and pricing details is word directly from Sony's PlayStation.Blog of what exactly players will be able to do with Vamp and Raiden in multiplayer matches.

Raiden is quite agile, can run very fast and uses a High Frequency
Blade. Much like in the single player campaign, he is best at close-range hand-to-hand combat. He will be able to jump to high places where ordinary soldiers would need a co-op boost, and can also fall from high places and land without taking damage. Naturally, he can use his High Frequency Blade, which can be used to deflect frontal attacks when drawn, in addition to attacks. He can also choose to use it in a non-lethal mode, by using the back of the blade. He also will have
Throwing Knives available, and can headshot other players by using them. He also has a special VISOR that, when in the closed position, will be able to detect traps. As he does not have nano-machines implanted into his body, he will be unable to use the SOP Link, SOP
Destabilizer and the SOP system information gathering skills such as scanning, etc. All SOP related abilities and affects are therefore nullified when using this character.

Vamp, master of knives, is agile, runs incredibly fast and excels at close-range hand-to-hand combat, especially when using his Combat Knife and Throwing Knife, which he can use to headshot other players, like
Raiden. He will be able to jump to hard-to-reach places, fall from high places without taking damage – but will be able to utilize the SOP
system and fall victim to it, unlike Raiden. His unique nano-machines will also make him seem immortal, every time he is defeated during the game, he will be resurrected in the same location.

I like what I hear, but won't having Vamp respawn at the same spot after being killed make him an insanely easy target for spawn camping? Even if he's harder to kill than the average player, it shouldn't be too difficult to set up a heavy machine gun right next to his corpse and mow him down every time he resurrects.

Image courtesy Sony

Metal Gear Online – SCENE Expansion Release Date and Details [PlayStation.Blog]

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