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I'm glad with what we got. Of course thiers stuff I still want but I'll happyly wait with my new APC ( not a fu*king tank) and parachute.

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Dont forget we are also receiving the badass "SAW" Machine gun. 50. Caliber fun all around.

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Flamethrower is the least conventional weapon there is. It's a wierd weapon to bring to a firefight. It worked in SA cause there was a mission that you had to burn weed plants in.

 

It worked in every GTA since GTA2, so I don't see why it couldn't work here.

 

Saying that it wouldn't fit in doesn't make any sense, seeing as this is the big bad episode that is supposed to bring everything everyone loved about GTA back. I swear to god, the way some people talk all they cared about was the SAW, Tank and parachutes...

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Flamethrower is the least conventional weapon there is. It's a wierd weapon to bring to a firefight. It worked in SA cause there was a mission that you had to burn weed plants in.

 

It worked in every GTA since GTA2, so I don't see why it couldn't work here.

 

Saying that it wouldn't fit in doesn't make any sense, seeing as this is the big bad episode that is supposed to bring everything everyone loved about GTA back. I swear to god, the way some people talk all they cared about was the SAW, Tank and parachutes...

Have you noticed that the combat in GTA IV is almost the complete opposite of the older GTAs and GTA CW? In those games they had you run'n'gun and practically get in the middle of the action firing like a maniac. In GTA IV it has you stay as far away as possible from enemies and use accuracy over rate of fire. A flamethrower would be a bit too close of range for decent combat. If somebody gets close to you you usually would most likely use a shotgun or SMG. The thrown weapons may also be close range, but they are designed so they can be used at arcs and many angles. I just believe a flamethrower isn't really for GTA IV combat.

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He's got a point, imagine being online with a flamethrower. You wouldn't manage to get close enough to anyone to actually do anything. It is a more distance type game play style.

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I don't think Rockstar want you to kill civilians in Gta IV . Thats why you can't take hostages (unlike saints tow 2 ) , and you can't do rampages anymore . Of courses you can do major civilians killing but with the regular weapons , it's more like in action movies . A flamethrower is more cruel , and with the realistic direction rockstar has taken I think it will be too violent .

 

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Dont forget we are also receiving the badass "SAW" Machine gun. 50. Caliber fun all around.

don't mean to burst your bubble but the SAW isn't even a .50 cal tounge2.gif how can carry and fire a .50 while standing! notify.gif

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Flamethrower is the least conventional weapon there is. It's a wierd weapon to bring to a firefight. It worked in SA cause there was a mission that you had to burn weed plants in.

 

It worked in every GTA since GTA2, so I don't see why it couldn't work here.

 

Saying that it wouldn't fit in doesn't make any sense, seeing as this is the big bad episode that is supposed to bring everything everyone loved about GTA back. I swear to god, the way some people talk all they cared about was the SAW, Tank and parachutes...

Have you noticed that the combat in GTA IV is almost the complete opposite of the older GTAs and GTA CW? In those games they had you run'n'gun and practically get in the middle of the action firing like a maniac. In GTA IV it has you stay as far away as possible from enemies and use accuracy over rate of fire. A flamethrower would be a bit too close of range for decent combat. If somebody gets close to you you usually would most likely use a shotgun or SMG. The thrown weapons may also be close range, but they are designed so they can be used at arcs and many angles. I just believe a flamethrower isn't really for GTA IV combat.

Totally agree with this right here icon14.gif

Imagine getting into cover then trying to blindfire a flamethrower lol.gif

 

A minigun seems much more appriopate for the latest incarnation of GTA gameplay but then again theres that heavy machine gun which is sure to have the lack of a minigun seem much easier to get over biggrin.gif

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Flamethrower wont be in because there's always one new heavy weapon that's added for the DLC. The grenade launcher was [email protected]'s heavy weapon, and the MG29 will be filling in as the heavy in bogt.

 

However if woud be nice if R* gave us a blowtorch to torture people with like punisher lol.

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How can someone use the argument that you can't blind fire with a flamethrower, but then suggest a minigun would be a better weapon?

 

Whatever. Regardless, I hope that these are not the only weapons being added and they save something really special for when the game comes out, flamethrower or otherwise.

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Flamethrower is the least conventional weapon there is. It's a wierd weapon to bring to a firefight. It worked in SA cause there was a mission that you had to burn weed plants in.

 

It worked in every GTA since GTA2, so I don't see why it couldn't work here.

 

Saying that it wouldn't fit in doesn't make any sense, seeing as this is the big bad episode that is supposed to bring everything everyone loved about GTA back. I swear to god, the way some people talk all they cared about was the SAW, Tank and parachutes...

Have you noticed that the combat in GTA IV is almost the complete opposite of the older GTAs and GTA CW? In those games they had you run'n'gun and practically get in the middle of the action firing like a maniac. In GTA IV it has you stay as far away as possible from enemies and use accuracy over rate of fire. A flamethrower would be a bit too close of range for decent combat. If somebody gets close to you you usually would most likely use a shotgun or SMG. The thrown weapons may also be close range, but they are designed so they can be used at arcs and many angles. I just believe a flamethrower isn't really for GTA IV combat.

Totally agree with this right here icon14.gif

Imagine getting into cover then trying to blindfire a flamethrower lol.gif

 

A minigun seems much more appriopate for the latest incarnation of GTA gameplay but then again theres that heavy machine gun which is sure to have the lack of a minigun seem much easier to get over biggrin.gif

Well I don't agree at all first of all theres shotguns and there extremely close range, a flamethrower can reach 20 meters.

 

Oh and by the way have you guys ever played other games.......wait I see i'll give you an example.

 

Halo 3 (it goes over the shoulder just like IV), gears 2 ( again over the shoulder) if it worked great in three it will damn work in this one

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i rather have a chainsaw, aslong as you can cut of arms n leggs and stuff like in shelshock  tounge.gif

No........only in gta 3 you could of done it (with a cheat), but now you would get this

 

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i rather have a chainsaw, aslong as you can cut of arms n leggs and stuff like in shelshock  tounge.gif

Most normal people don't have any needs to see limbs being cut of in a game. That is just sick.

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Chainsaws!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Won't get those until they incorporate a gore mechanic like God Of War 3 uses.

 

As for a flamethrower, what slot did it go into before? Same as minigun, right? Wasn't that the bazooka slot too, or no?

 

Think of the implications, here is a reiterated example:

 

Chansaw: Can't be done in IV until you can really cut off body pieces because otherwise it is not up to par with everything else (same reason you can't steal and derail a train)

 

Now, knowing that much, constructively, What is the reason there is no flamethrower yet (even though one exists in the Weapons config file)? wink.gif

 

I think the old games were where they knew "this is our last chance to do some crazy over the top sh*t before it all needs to be awesome looking - we know what WE are coming to do to the gaming industry, let's not assume we are alone. This generation we can get away with it, in the next generations, we won't have an excuse for not severing limbs with the chainsaw" etc.

 

This time, they are constrained by standards - our standards, as gamers.

 

I have to keep it real here: If you think you would have been happier with SA and IV graphics, you're wrong, it would have sucked, and felt like a better version of saints row 2. You know that feeling you get when you play saints row 2? You know the one, where you go "damn, this sucks. It feels like I'm playing f*ckin truecrime", we would not have like a bigger SA, and if it was an HD (more than just images) game like IV is, it would not even be released yet (we'd still be waiting, we got what they have, if you wanted trains, planes, flamethrowers, miniguns, RC cars, all that sh*t, you would still be waiting, basically)

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i rather have a chainsaw, aslong as you can cut of arms n leggs and stuff like in shelshock  tounge.gif

Most normal people don't have any needs to see limbs being cut of in a game. That is just sick.

I dissagree; ever play scarface???, well if you haven't picked it up I suggest you should, but back to the topic gta IV would not be able to this AGAIN

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How can someone use the argument that you can't blind fire with a flamethrower, but then suggest a minigun would be a better weapon?

 

Whatever. Regardless, I hope that these are not the only weapons being added and they save something really special for when the game comes out, flamethrower or otherwise.

 

 

Because a minigun, the smaller versions at least, isn't entirely impossible to shoot around the corner blindsided...while a flamethrower would just make a flaming mess and hardly go anywere sigh.gif

 

 

Well I don't agree at all first of all theres shotguns and there extremely close range, a flamethrower can reach 20 meters.

 

Oh and by the way have you guys ever played other games.......wait I see i'll give you an example.

 

Halo 3 (it goes over the shoulder just like IV), gears 2 ( again over the shoulder) if it worked great in three it will damn work in this one

 

The range ofa flamethrower would still be considerbly shorter than, well by GTA4s lengths, a shotgun round...and really with the slow-paced movement in GTA4 theres more chance you've have yourself burned to a crisp along with any other close by targets you had in mind to put through a quick BBQ yawn.gif

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How can someone use the argument that you can't blind fire with a flamethrower, but then suggest a minigun would be a better weapon? 

 

Whatever.  Regardless, I hope that these are not the only weapons being added and they save something really special for when the game comes out, flamethrower or otherwise.

 

 

Because a minigun, the smaller versions at least, isn't entirely impossible to shoot around the corner blindsided...while a flamethrower would just make a flaming mess and hardly go anywere sigh.gif

 

 

Well I don't agree at all first of all theres shotguns and there extremely close range, a flamethrower can reach 20 meters.

 

Oh and by the way have you guys ever played other games.......wait I see i'll give you an example.

 

Halo 3 (it goes over the shoulder just like IV), gears 2 ( again over the shoulder) if it worked great in three it will damn work in this one

 

The range ofa flamethrower would still be considerbly shorter than, well by GTA4s lengths, a shotgun round...and really with the slow-paced movement in GTA4 theres more chance you've have yourself burned to a crisp along with any other close by targets you had in mind to put through a quick BBQ yawn.gif

Its about the same thing a shotgun round is efective at 37 meters and a flamethrower is effective at 20-25 meters, but instead of causing balsitic damge; it causes KFC damage devil.gif

 

This is the M2 flamethrower

preety good range if you ask me Edited by brandrixco
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How can someone use the argument that you can't blind fire with a flamethrower, but then suggest a minigun would be a better weapon? 

 

Whatever.  Regardless, I hope that these are not the only weapons being added and they save something really special for when the game comes out, flamethrower or otherwise.

 

 

Because a minigun, the smaller versions at least, isn't entirely impossible to shoot around the corner blindsided...while a flamethrower would just make a flaming mess and hardly go anywere sigh.gif

 

 

Well I don't agree at all first of all theres shotguns and there extremely close range, a flamethrower can reach 20 meters.

 

Oh and by the way have you guys ever played other games.......wait I see i'll give you an example.

 

Halo 3 (it goes over the shoulder just like IV), gears 2 ( again over the shoulder) if it worked great in three it will damn work in this one

 

The range ofa flamethrower would still be considerbly shorter than, well by GTA4s lengths, a shotgun round...and really with the slow-paced movement in GTA4 theres more chance you've have yourself burned to a crisp along with any other close by targets you had in mind to put through a quick BBQ yawn.gif

Its about the same thing a shotgun round is efective at 37 meters and a flamethrower is effective at 20-25 meters, but instead of causing balsitic damge; it causes KFC damage devil.gif

 

This is the M2 flamethrower

preety good range if you ask me

Jesus f*ck mercie_blink.gif

 

A flame-thrower of that calibur could certainly fit into GTA4 yeah, i was going by the standards set by past GTA's and there orange-powder throwers lol.gif

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Yeah see what I mean cool.gif , thats an actual range for a standard M2 highly unrealistic owning one since its obsolete, but what would be plausible for a heavy weapon would be this gun

 

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Who the hell uses a flamethrower anymore? What is this World War II?

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Do YOU get my point now?? please tel me who the hell "dosen't" use a flamethrower exept for Niko and Johnny and probably luis, also there is a flamethrower in liberty city, how??, have you not played Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars; its in the same rendition

 

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The flamethrower was never even that fun of a weapon to use in previous GTA games. You had to be in point blank range to burn someone and you usually end up burning yourself. The molotovs however were a lot of fun because you could throw them like a mile and they had a huge burn radius so you could kill 5 people with 1 molotov.

 

And when I said "who the hell uses a flamethrower anymore" I meant that flamethrowers are pretty much obsolete and haven't been used since Nam, and wouldn't really make sense to put it in a somewhat realistic game.

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The flamethrower was never even that fun of a weapon to use in previous GTA games. You had to be in point blank range to burn someone and you usually end up burning yourself. The molotovs however were a lot of fun because you could throw them like a mile and they had a huge burn radius so you could kill 5 people with 1 molotov.

 

And when I said "who the hell uses a flamethrower anymore" I meant that flamethrowers are pretty much obsolete and haven't been used since Nam, and wouldn't really make sense to put it in a somewhat realistic game.

But, running on a train shooting down police helicopters hahahaha biggrin.gif

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The flamethrower was never even that fun of a weapon to use in previous GTA games. You had to be in point blank range to burn someone and you usually end up burning yourself. The molotovs however were a lot of fun because you could throw them like a mile and they had a huge burn radius so you could kill 5 people with 1 molotov.

 

And when I said "who the hell uses a flamethrower anymore" I meant that flamethrowers are pretty much obsolete and haven't been used since Nam, and wouldn't really make sense to put it in a somewhat realistic game.

But, running on a train shooting down police helicopters hahahaha biggrin.gif

That's why I said somewhat realistic.

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The flamethrower was never even that fun of a weapon to use in previous GTA games. You had to be in point blank range to burn someone and you usually end up burning yourself. The molotovs however were a lot of fun because you could throw them like a mile and they had a huge burn radius so you could kill 5 people with 1 molotov.

 

And when I said "who the hell uses a flamethrower anymore" I meant that flamethrowers are pretty much obsolete and haven't been used since Nam, and wouldn't really make sense to put it in a somewhat realistic game.

But, running on a train shooting down police helicopters hahahaha biggrin.gif

That's why I said somewhat realistic.

Yeah I also SOMEWHAT do that in realife to PFF ITZ NOTZ HARRDZ ATS ALL

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