How do you get S+, S++ soldiers??

[Aviator Alligator]

Here's the deal: Since I finished Episode 50 I've run into S soldiers on the field all the time, say 2.5 in a 5 man outpost. I also get a tonne of S volunteers after missions; all in all, I've about 450 now and I'm getting more.

Thing is, save the 6 S+ and 6 S++ given, I've never seen higher than an S, although I hear people commenting they get S+, and S++ regularly, and I've seen FOB's with 79 S++, and heard of one with 1000. (probably an exhaggeration).

How are people getting those?
(Let's have some other answers besides the usual heroism, game percentage pls).

For that matter, how is it I'm running into S's all the time and I hear some people say they only get A+ and A++s?
I'd like to hear from people with multiple S++ how they obtained their own, besides modding of course.

I'm starting to think it's not heroism level, or even game percentage, but something crazy like the game averaging the collective PP online players mission score, and then giving them the soldiers in field on their playing level.

Thoughts?

[Voidez]

extract puppets. some people farm metallic archea mission

[SenMithrarin85]

I had some volunteer after the 31st mission. I have also seen a few in the field too.

[Newbie4life!!!]

S+, S++ can only be legitimately got by volunteers from successful FOB invasion/defence

For now anyways

[Aviator Alligator]

Originally posted by SenMithrarin85:

I had some volunteer after the 31st mission. I have also seen a few in the field too.

Really you've seen S+, and S++ in field?

What was your playstyle like? Did you kill alot? Tranq? Raise the alarm? Which ranks did you get the most (your FIRST time playing the missions) and which code name (octopus, bee, fox) etc.

I wonder if these have to do with the ranks you encounter.

Originally posted by Newbie4life!!!:

S+, S++ can only be legitimately got by volunteers from successful FOB invasion/defence

For now anyways

Is that you just saying that or did you actually read that officially somewhere? (Seems like the former).

[joxertm22]

Originally posted by Newbie4life!!!:

S+, S++ can only be legitimately got by volunteers from successful FOB invasion/defence

For now anyways

I wish I could see pic proof of this. But as many stuff in MGS5, I suspect yet another urban legend.

All I see is A+ reward in upcoming patch, it's possible that Konami puts some future event with S+ but by that time noone will play this MMO but will go for nonpay2win cheatingfree stuff like League of Legends.

S+ and S++ can be nicked from players who didn't contract them though.

And the only confirmed S+ and S++ volunteers come from finisching Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 respectively, not FOB.

Originally posted by Grinnin' 'Gator!:

Really you've seen S+, and S++ in field?

Unless the game is cheated with a mod that adds them in the game, S+ and S++ will never appear in the field.
Never ever.

It's still possible to get more than 6 S+ in your game by upping fultoned S rank soldiers with medals (each +30 on attribute respectively) and grinding moral bonus through motherbase returning (+31 attribute max).
It won't be possible for all though as their initial attribute should to be as close to S+ as possible.

The question is - does anyone really need these?
In singleplayer, without FOB, noone needs 'em. Not for finishing the game, not for completing the game.
In FOB, honestly, dunno, and don't care. All I know that you can prevent only 10% of your staff from being stolen.

[Sarda]

Originally posted by joxertm22:

Originally posted by Newbie4life!!!:

S+, S++ can only be legitimately got by volunteers from successful FOB invasion/defence

For now anyways

I wish I could see pic proof of this. But as many stuff in MGS5, I suspect yet another urban legend.

They are legit rewards from FOB invasions, the only place you can get them reliably save for modding the game.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/SardaTFK/screenshot/387665036835494126

[Newbie4life!!!]

Are you guys serious? It's a very well known fact, just go to FOB invasion, select a random dude and look at the rewards table on the bottom left...

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=530327418

[Chewiechanga]

Farm puppet extraction/elimination if possible, If you stumble onto any S class there when they are extracted they get medals so it's possible that they will shoot up into S+

[Aviator Alligator]

Originally posted by Sarda:

Originally posted by joxertm22:

They are legit rewards from FOB invasions, the only place you can get them reliably save for modding the game.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/SardaTFK/screenshot/387665036835494126

WHAT?!?!

Who the hell has 4/4 base scrutures and level 6 security?!?

Better hope you don't meet me online cause i'll raid that joint bare!!! hahaha!!

Seriously tho...


@Newbie4life, I haven't played much FOB lately, so I wasn't aware you could get them that way. I'll try it out and maybe grab some S++s myself...

Thanx all for info.


Still, this doesn't answer why I and others get Ss in the field, and others don't (unless these people haven't completed the game yet).

[PyroPaul]

The highest unmodified rank soldiers can get on the field is S. However, randomly you may find a soldier which already has a Medal of Surface (if you inspect their body - you'll see a gold medal with green ribbons on their chest) while their default rank is S - the medal pushes them into +S territory.


The only ways to get +S and ++S ranked soldiers is to be awarded them as volenteers for successfully invading an rival FOB, or to kidnap them from rival FOBs directly.

[Newbie4life!!!]

It depends on your team's level, higher the level higher the guys you find on the field.

[Aviator Alligator]

@Pyro Paul, that all sounds about legit.

Originally posted by Newbie4life!!!:

It depends on your team's level, higher the level higher the guys you find on the field.

Unless that stops at S rank, I'm not sure it applies.

I started finding S's when my base averaged D's and "low C" in departments. I have nothing lower than a B now but nothing has changed. Other players are in a similar position.

[Sarda]

Originally posted by Newbie4life!!!:

It depends on your team's level, higher the level higher the guys you find on the field.

S is the highest that can appear in the world regardless of how high Motherbase's level is.

[FlameWar]

To clarify some things:
1) Medals don't give poeple more ranks, but they give them more stats. which is why you'll have e.g. an A++ with S+ stats, even thogu hthe game still says it's an A++ (i think the reaosn for that is due to the FOb invasion/defense staff multipliers).

2) you can not see any soldiers higher than S rank in the Field, except if you implement mods (nexusmods has a mod that raises enmeies levels and allows up to S++ to show up i nthe field).

3) Your team levles and heroism work together to provide better ranks in the field. The higher the heroism the better the dudes will be 8up to S rank) and the higher the team levels are the mroe high ranks of that type you will see (e.g. if you can get S rnaks and got a level 70 Support team, oyu will see more S rank Supporters in the field than with a support team rank of 50).

4) yepp, volunteers and prisoners form FOb invasions is the nly legit wa yto get S+ and S++ ranks. However, keep in mind that if someone steals one of the S+ or S++ rank soldiers you get form the story you can get another one of that type by replaying the story mission that granted them. (though as far as I#ve seen oyu can#t paly them as combat staff then)

[JCVF]

Farm on some mission to increse your units levels and better guys should spawn