These are rules that were discussed in the discord, and have, more or less, been chosen to be adopted.
These rules apply to all difficulties and segment types.
NG: All weapons and items must be Procured on Site (OSP), meaning no Password items, e.g Mosin Nagant or Altaire camo, may be used in a run prior to acquiring them.
NG+: Any password items are fully legal.
FOR ALL RUNS: the use of DLC Octocamo is banned from all runs of the game, regardless of region, segment type, etc.
RPCS3 emulation now has a board for running! This marks a big step in terms of accessibility for running MGS4, and while the emulation isn't perfect by any means, this now gives runners who don't have access to a PlayStation 3 an opportunity to compete.
Now to cover a few ground rules for competing