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 **Q: What are the differences between NG/NG+?** **Q: What are the differences between NG/NG+?**
  
-**A:** New Game+ allows access to the Patriot, Grenades //Unlocked// camo, along with any boss camos that you picked up during the previous playthrough. The Patriot's infinite ammo and the fact that it allows Snake to run (rather than walk) over bodies makes it useful. The Patriot allows for an easy and fast Fear strategy, though this can be similarly achieved by picking up the AK-47 in Rassvet during Operation Snake Eater. Grenades //Unlocked// give you infinite grenades, allowing you to skip picking up grenades and opening up strategies in the early game. Being able to use camos unlocked in previous playthroughs allows for lethal Ocelot and lethal Volgin without losing out on their camos (Animals, Cold War). The latter is most useful for Extreme. Already possessing The Boss' camo saves some time on her fight, as she doesn't drop it.+**A:** New Game+ allows access to the Patriot, Grenades //Unlocked// camo, along with any boss camos that you picked up during the previous playthrough. The Patriot's infinite ammo and the fact that it allows Snake to move faster over bodies while firing makes it useful. The Patriot allows for an easy and fast Fear strategy, though this can be similarly achieved by picking up the AK-47 in Rassvet during Operation Snake Eater. Grenades //Unlocked// give you infinite grenades, allowing you to skip picking up grenades and opening up strategies in the early game. Being able to use camos unlocked in previous playthroughs allows for lethal Ocelot and lethal Volgin without losing out on their camos (Animals, Cold War). The latter is most useful for Extreme. Already possessing The Boss' camo saves some time on her fight, as she doesn't drop it.
  
 **Q: Is New Game+ faster than New Game?** **Q: Is New Game+ faster than New Game?**
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 **Q: Why do runners use Snake Eater Camera? Subsistence cam is better!**  **Q: Why do runners use Snake Eater Camera? Subsistence cam is better!** 
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 **A:** Snake Eater (SE) Cam is the most favoured for most areas of the game. The reason being it offers more consistent visual cues and removes the need to control a camera & Snake. MGS3 challenges movement a lot, so removing an element of movement to control can help in more ways than one. Subsistence (3D) Cam is still used by some runners, but majority agree the SE cam is better for the majority of the game. Regardless, both are used throughout the run, it is therefore recommended to run on Subsistence (PS2) and HDC (PS3) as opposed to Snake Eater (PS2). Subsistence Cam is most useful for aiming at guards and certain navigation points that can be confusing with Snake Eater Cam. To put it another way, perspective can be confusing at times with Snake Eater. Unless you are playing on Android or Xbox One, Subsistence Cam typically introduces lag.   **A:** Snake Eater (SE) Cam is the most favoured for most areas of the game. The reason being it offers more consistent visual cues and removes the need to control a camera & Snake. MGS3 challenges movement a lot, so removing an element of movement to control can help in more ways than one. Subsistence (3D) Cam is still used by some runners, but majority agree the SE cam is better for the majority of the game. Regardless, both are used throughout the run, it is therefore recommended to run on Subsistence (PS2) and HDC (PS3) as opposed to Snake Eater (PS2). Subsistence Cam is most useful for aiming at guards and certain navigation points that can be confusing with Snake Eater Cam. To put it another way, perspective can be confusing at times with Snake Eater. Unless you are playing on Android or Xbox One, Subsistence Cam typically introduces lag.  
  
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 **Q: How do you swim quickly?** **Q: How do you swim quickly?**
  
-**A:** You want to press the action button at a rapid rate, but not a mash. Around 240 beats per minute (BPM)?+**A:** You can mash as fast as possible to swim quickly, but a more consistent method of swimming quickly is alternating between X and O. You can learn more with VPP's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I43rWQPQxO4|video investigation]].
  
 **Q: Is killing The End early faster?**  **Q: Is killing The End early faster?** 
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 **Q: Can't you just save and skip The End by advancing the system clock?**  **Q: Can't you just save and skip The End by advancing the system clock?** 
  
-**A:** Only on a multi segment run. Saving or loading a save file during a single segment run is not allowed.+**A:** Only on a multi segment run. Loading a save file during a single segment run is not allowed.
  
 **Q: What is the quick headshot?** **Q: What is the quick headshot?**
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 **Q: Why are so many runs on European Extreme?** **Q: Why are so many runs on European Extreme?**
  
-**A:** Historically, Metal Gear was primarily ran on the hardest difficulty, MGS3 being no exception. Only recently has work begun to route and optimize lower difficulties, largely spearheaded by MiniOmegaKing & RaichuMGS. Since this, several new runs have been posted to the Very Easy & Normal difficulty. +**A:** Historically, Metal Gear was primarily ran on the hardest difficulty, MGS3 being no exception. In 2019 work began for routing and optimizing lower difficulties, largely spearheaded by MiniOmegaKing & RaichuMGS. Since then, several runs were posted to the Very Easy & Normal difficulty. 
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