Flare Gun Appreciation

[WillyDope]

Am I the only one in love with the new flare gun, feels like the closest thing to a flamethrower. Besides the first day hiccups with connection issues, ive been very pleased with the update so far, actually has me interested in GTAO again.

 

Edited March 13, 2015 by WillyDope

[KiTTYReCkless]

Didn't get to use it much before sever issues pissed me off. Was able to kill a hooker with it and it looks nice in LSPD tint.

[senator cashed]

burn those epsilonist pigs!!

[Crunch McThornbody]

It's so fun!

 

Sadly only 20 shots

[Jehannum]

Does it work to direct airstrikes?

[JimiK]

I was like OMFG earlier when I accidenly lit another player ablaze,fully engulfing them.

then I was like WTF? when it didn't kill them. Cool toy,but too weak for pvp.

The flares bounce off autos btw.

Edited March 10, 2015 by JimiK

[Shadowfennekin]

I bought it but didn't test. I might try the LSPD variant. Is the flare blue?

[WillyDope]

havent tried any of the tints as I love the way the red pops, but from what you guys re saying i may give it a go

[TheTelly]

Looks fun.

[MrWuggy]

Coolest feature is you can change the colour of the flare by changing the tint on the gun.

[The Lonesome Drifter]

I bought it but didn't test. I might try the LSPD variant. Is the flare blue?

Not very vibrant...

 

Colours are as follows:

 

default - red/orange

Army - brown

Green - brown (more murky than army)

Orange - orange (simply a more vibrant version of the default flare)

LSPD Blue - blue and grey mixture

Pink - VERY vibrant pink

Gold - VERY vibrant gold

Platinum - silver/white (my personal favourite)

[Kriegore85]

I was like OMFG earlier when I accidenly lit another player ablaze,fully engulfing them.

then I was like WTF? when it didn't kill them. Cool toy,but too weak for pvp.

The flares bounce off autos btw.

Well yeah they'll bounce, they aren't grenades.

[GTA-Biker]

I got it and it´s awesome.I love setting NPCs on fire and blowing up parked cars(it´s possible,just shoot a few flares under them and wait a little).The gun also looks cool with platinum tint,looks like a real gun.

Edited March 11, 2015 by LeopardGecko

[Bill_Assassin]

How much do the rounds cost? If they are expensive then there doesn't seem to be much use of it outside of heists.

[Lemoyne outlaw]

i think its cool. its the closest thing to a revolver in gta 5 besides the revolving grenade launcher. does anybody know if it will come in singlepllayer? i checked ammunation but it was not there.

[robboy18]

Does this unlock at a certain level? I didn't see it on the wall when I went into the gun shop earlier.

[WillyDope]

 

I bought it but didn't test. I might try the LSPD variant. Is the flare blue?

Not very vibrant...

 

Colours are as follows:

 

default - red/orange

Army - brown

Green - brown (more murky than army)

Orange - orange (simply a more vibrant version of the default flare)

LSPD Blue - blue and grey mixture

Pink - VERY vibrant pink

Gold - VERY vibrant gold

Platinum - silver/white (my personal favourite)

 

niceee that platinum sounds awesome

Does this unlock at a certain level? I didn't see it on the wall when I went into the gun shop earlier.

 

after you complete the humane labs heists

[B-Turb0]

I didn't do any heists and I was able to buy it. First thing I did. I'm rank 202

Edited March 11, 2015 by B-Turb0

[Headdogg81]

^ Mee too.... I was able to purchase it without having done any heists. Level 80ish.

 

Has anyone done any testing on the range the flare is viewable from. Can it be seen easily from the air? Just wondering if you could have "ground troops" and then the air support coming in and hosing anyone within range of the flair.

[GunTotinHippie]

I have not set anyone on fire but it is pretty decent. Love shooting them in the sky at night.

[JWeazel]

Accidentally caught myself on fire the first time I fired it. Fun to play with.

[Saikolemon]

I didn't do any heists and I was able to buy it. First thing I did. I'm rank 202

 

 

^ Mee too.... I was able to purchase it without having done any heists. Level 80ish.

 

Has anyone done any testing on the range the flare is viewable from. Can it be seen easily from the air? Just wondering if you could have "ground troops" and then the air support coming in and hosing anyone within range of the flair.

 

Strange. I had it the moment I logged in for the first time and when my character stepped outside the apartment, the flare gun was already equipped and in my weapon wheel. Glitch probably?

Edited March 11, 2015 by saikolemon

[Chloroform]

It's a pretty cool toy to have. I just randomly fire it while my friends drive. They tend to get distracted and crash.

[Kaber]

My first start after the patch i started with the flaregun in my hand w/o ever purchasing it. I then went to ammu-nation and still had to buy it and i also bought all the tints.

 

Since the connection issues started, when i fail to start a mission/heist i am returned to the middle of the downtown area with the flaregun in my hand and my car has been placed in my garage. On further analysis I seem to be starting with the flare gun equipped no matter when or where I spawn.

[Headdogg81]

Has anyone tried to fire it into a car yet. Doubt it would but it would be cool if you could fire it into the car and have the car catch on fire.

[WillyDope]

Has anyone tried to fire it into a car yet. Doubt it would but it would be cool if you could fire it into the car and have the car catch on fire.

You mean inside of a car with the top down, cant say that i have but that sounds like an awesome idea

[nargris]

Hehe I completely forgot the new weapons with all the focus on the new vehicles and the missions.

[dead goon]

I can't stop shooting things with it.

[DentureDynamite]

My first start after the patch i started with the flaregun in my hand w/o ever purchasing it.

 

Might be related to the bug where right after 1.21 came out, some people were able to buy the heist vehicles without having played any of the heists... R* patched it pretty quickly though.

 

Personally, I love the flare gun! It brings out the TF2 Pyro in me. I can't wait to emanate my muffled gas mask laughter after BBQ'ing a griefer.

 

Heck, in some circumstances it might even be as useful as proximity mines--need to do some more testing; it certainly provides a new way to "snipe" enemies and even the obnoxious convenience store owner stupid enough to tell an armed robber to "now get out of here". Proximity mines are good in that they have a delayed kill effect--perfect for those few but needed times when you just don't have an extra second or two to detonate the sticky(ies).

 

I can't stop shooting things with it

 

Added to my to-do list for tonight's gaming session.

Edited March 11, 2015 by DentureDynamite

[GTK0HLK]

haven't tried the other tints(but i certainly can, since i bought all of them(i always do)

but i like LSPD, must seem like a star in the sky though.

could be useful though if you need to signal a friend where to shoot, and provide air support, or if you need heli pick-up from friends, in the middle of a session wide skirmish. and doesn't know where to land.(and very high chance of getting it wrong since, the amount of different tint colors.