Savage : Not too bad, but certainly not OP!

[oidgod]

Alrighty, I bought the savage today. It seems oddly balanced, and has its flaws and perks. To show this.. I'll compare it to the Buzzard, another Heli I own.

 

Major Perks:

EXTREMELY fast RoF explosive cannon.

Can fire missiles infinitely: Literately godly against other helicopters.

Lock on Against AI: Perfect for missions.

Makes mincemeat of armored cars.

 

Minor Perks:

Looks f*ckin awesome

Doesn't require level 42 to unlock.

 

Negative Minor Perks:

Long Rotor area. The chances of you getting caught in a bad situation are drastically high.

 

Major Negative Perks

Horrible Handling and Weight (if someone fires a guided launcher at you, you are f*cked 9/10 times.)

No Protection: a single rocket or smart person with a heavy sniper/minigun will down you in seconds. Same goes to a Gunner Insurgent that you don't have a preemptive strike on.

 

 

Buzzard :

Major Perks :

Fastest Heli in the Game.

Lock on Against AI: Perfect for missions.

 

Minor Perks

Somewhat cheaper then the Savage.

Doesn't require a heist to unlock.

 

Negative Minor Perks:

Two Dual Machine Guns: Rarely Sees power unless used against Helis, which in most cases a missile is more effective.

 

Major Negative Perks:

No Protection: a single rocket or smart person with a heavy sniper/minigun will down you in seconds.

 

Overall, these two choppers both have their situations. If you've bought a buzzard, don't look at the savage and say, "Welp, my Buzzard is worthless now!" The savage is ultimately far better at Air confrontations and land confrontations against the AI. However, it suffers dramatically against land soldiers with Hvy Snipers, miniguns, and guided launchers (At least in the city, in an open field the savage has quite an advantage). The Buzzard is faster, and therefore can avoid rockets and also function as a transportation helicopter, something the Savage is terrible at. Even though the buzzard can't fight land soldiers either effectively, at least it holsters the power to get away from them if things go south.

Edited March 14, 2015 by oidgod

[Shaundi.]

Easy to crash into a wooden pole when flying low.

[tylerorr06]

Thanks for writing this because I'm more of a heli person then a jet person so i was com tinplating on buying this because i have a buzzard

Edited March 14, 2015 by tylerorr06

[teagle]

Great review, haven't flown the Savage yet but this is a solid informative post. Thumbs up

[oidgod]

Thanks for writing this because I'm more of a heli person then a jet person so i was com tinplating on buying this because i have a buzzard

NP! Its a great chopper, it just is no where near the Buzzard's speed. I was used to the buzzards speed (I too am a chopper guy) and when I switched to the savage I was kinda wierded out and got absolutely annihilated by guided launchers. The Savage is a great mission chopper, its just not the OP Freemode Grief Machine that people paint it as. I'd say that goes to the Insurgent with a gunner, Two Shots to the back rotor and any chopper is down

Edited March 14, 2015 by oidgod

[Strange Town]

To me the Savage is better for missions and the Buzzard better for pvp, as there are only a few missions where enemies have rocket launchers, which can hit the Savage easily

[nath22]

The cannons on the Savage don't have particularly great range either, compared to the Laser and Hydra. If you're using it in free roam you're best off going for people who aren't expecting you. As soon as they're ready you're dead.

[enormous]

You can fly a Savage even if you don't own one on the race 'Heli River'.

[Cripto136]

Doesn't matter to me, its an MI 24 Hind and I want it.

[GTA Master 007]

How do you unlock the savage?

[Laz_meister]

How do you unlock the savage?

Complete the last heist and all of its setup missions.

[Avi 88]

The swift is the fastest Helicopter...

[Non Fiction]

The swift is the fastest Helicopter...

Without any artillery...

[KamikaziOtter]

I totally agree with the OP in regards to the rotor circumference... Normally being used to flying the buzzard in tight spaces, you're always used to seeing the chopper (any chopper) from a certain POV regardless of it's size, this can be disorienting when it comes to scale... so it definitely takes a little bit to wrap your head around just how massive the savage is when it comes to close quarter's maneuvering.

 

Like trying to fly a fort... Fun chopper though, I have no buyers regrets.

[BamaGoodfella]

I totally agree with the OP in regards to the rotor circumference... Normally being used to flying the buzzard in tight spaces, you're always used to seeing the chopper (any chopper) from a certain POV regardless of it's size, this can be disorienting when it comes to scale... so it definitely takes a little bit to wrap your head around just how massive the savage is when it comes to close quarter's maneuvering.

 

Like trying to fly a fort... Fun chopper though, I have no buyers regrets.

 

If you're a Buzzard pilot like me, it feels more like trying to fly an Airport Bus with wings LMAO! Once you get used to the handling though, that thing is a BEAST in most missions that you'd normally use a Buzzard on.

[mechluvin89psn]

Did you take the landing gear up? Makes it a good deal faster and more agile, tho still slower than the buzzard

[MitchMaljers]

Wait, how much does this bitch cost if it's more expensive than the Buzzard?

[enormous]

How do you unlock the savage?

Check this out:

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/772640-heist-unlocks/

[Skeever]

Wait, how much does this bitch cost if it's more expensive than the Buzzard?

$1,950,000.

 

 

 

Edited March 14, 2015 by WinkingSkeever6

[MitchMaljers]

 

Wait, how much does this bitch cost if it's more expensive than the Buzzard?

$1,950,000.

 

Now I am really pissed I spend $ 2,850.000 on the Valkyrie and not on this one yet.