Free Roam is so dysfunctional in the way that it works (or doesn't

[Wraith of Vern]

I wish people would stop writing an entire paragraph as the thread title.

[waters]

When I walk my dog, there is a 50/50 chance when it sees another dog, it will

A- run up sniff the other dog

B- will growl chase and fight with the dog

That's the way I treat freeroam, so what I'm trying to say is, if you think your gonna get close enough to sniff my ass in freeroam, your wrong, you will die

Hope you get my drift

[TinyMcBig]

There's so many replies I'm not going to read them all so sorry if anyone mentioned this.

 

Does no one ever realize the consequences of different free roam lobbies? Group A may like no cops. Group B may be ok with no cops. Group C would never play with no cops. Same goes for no friendly fire. Essentially what you would be doing is watering down the player base even further and confusing people as to which lobby to join. A whole new system would need to be created to facilitate multiple lobbies that you can actually sift through.

 

Next thing you know, every free roam lobby would be sparsely populated except for more than likely the default lobby.

[Robaldinio]

Thanks, but it's more the fighter jet or Buzzard that I want easy access to. And both of those require lots of travelling, inconvenience of calling up Potagus (sp), then having to destroy the heli once I have used it so I can order another one later in the game, costs, etc etc etc.

 

 

The Buzzard has almost zero inconvenience, aside from initially ranking up enough to buy one (and having the cash to do so). Taking the Buzzard's capabilities into account, I think this is about right.

 

What I would say is that there could be a few more active helipads around the map generally as there are many located around the map which have no aircraft spawning on them.

 

The Lazer has exactly the correct amount of inconvenience (except for when lag causes it to disappear as you enter it). The Rhino should have the same accessibility as the Lazer -- and it certainly shouldn't be purchasable.

 

I will agree that the Pegasus delivery service should simply behave the same as the mechanic -- i.e. a new aircraft can be ordered after a brief cool down period, rather than requiring it to be destroyed first.

[madmanaz]

We need lobbies similar to Red Dead. Normal, Friendly and Hardcore servers. But, in GTA fashion, cops off in Friendly Free Roam so I'm not going to the impound every 12 minutes.

[Flexusen]

 

Every time you see another player, it's a 50/50 as to whether or not they kill you or you kill them before they kill you.

 

Every time you feel like blowing some sh*t up, the cops come after you and you die or consume all your time/money/energy escaping them.

 

Every time you want a heli/plane, you have to travel half way across the map to get it.

 

It just doesn't work! Why can't you turn friendly fire off, why can't you turn cops off and why can't you get helis and jets more easily available to you?

 

1. Yeah, it isn't remotely 50/50 unless you're abysmal at the game. It's called awareness and anticipation, both of other players on the minimap and your environment. If you play the game a ton you get to know angles, where to take cover/gain an advantage. Like any other multiplayer game ever.

 

2. I mildly agree that the cops can be annoying, but cops should be annoying for criminals. "Consume all your time and money escaping them", no, you just suck. It's easy to outrun cops, and Lester removes a three star wanted level for a measly $600 which I use frequently.

 

3. It should be like that. How annoying would it be if anyone could call in heli at any time; you'd just get bitches running from every fight or spamming them to get away to a better position quickly. Plus, you CAN call in a heli for a measly $1000. I get the feeling you're broke.

 

4. i. Er go play Animal Crossing ii. The game is called Grand Theft Auto. Jesus christ. iii. Go play Battlefield

 

Since you're acting like a dick: Let me guess how many of these attributes fits you;

 

You're either a glitcher or a grinder who's been grinding yo' ass off for cash, so that you can be douchy with it (like right now)

 

You've called in a tank several times to go and blow random people up, and if yes: You've probably cried or screamed when someone else called in one and blew you up instead.

 

Same thing with a buzzard, hunting people.

 

You start fights with people who don't want fights and then think they're p*ssies because they don't fight you, which also makes you a moron.

 

Think, and tell me how right I am.