Swift with Passengers Videos anyone? And the Annihilator Suggestions

[badblack87gn]

I am trying to find a youtube video of the swift with passengers to see how the rear doors operate and what can be done with them in a group. None of the YT videos seem to show this.

If someone can record one for me, or point me in the direction of one it'd be greatly appreciated!

 

I'm probably NOT going to buy a swift, but am definitely curious.

 

Mostly because I've suggested some similar modifications to the annihilator to make it a more useful vehicle compared to the other choppers and would love to see the FULL functionality of the swift!

 

For reference I suggested to GTA online what's quoted below (I'd love feedback from you all too! As the annihilator feels so.. worthless and it was my first chopper back in the day!):

 

I've been doing a lot of thinking about my personal favorite helicopter the Annhilator, and how it could be made better (while still being balanced) for GTA online.

Lets look at some info about the Annihilator before we get into the ways to improve it.

Currently it's not the cheapest helicopter, it's not the fastest helicopter, it's not the most well armed helicopter, it's not the helicopter that can carry the most people.

Well.. Technically the last statement is wrong.. It CAN hold the most people (with the exception of the cargo bob).

I suspect, but am not sure, that it's the most well armored helicopter but it's overall size and speed make it a bullet magnet when in a job so that's sort of hard to judge. Almost any time I call for my Annhilator in a mission (such as that one with the prison bus and the guy you need to pick up for Lester) I find the thing smoking and worthless before I've gotten any reasonable distance with it.

Currently, the Annhilator is the most expensive helicopter.

Imagine my dismay when I did mission after mission (back when GTA launched, heck I think I bought the annhilator before I bought a 10 car garage property) to get enough money to get the most expensive helicopter only to learn I should have gone for the frogger (for speed) or buzzard (for overall utility) both of which are cheaper options.

With the lack of missiles on this thing it's pretty offensively worthless. While the 4 miniguns can make short work of something in front of them aside from the occasional helicopter (most often people are just running from them anyway) this is close to impossible to achieve on a ground target.

So my thoughts to improve the annihilator are one of two things..
1) Turn the miniguns into explosive rounds like the Laser jet. That at least make them a bit more viable. I think this is sort of a boring option though.

or

2) (the better option to me) Make the body of the helicopter bullet proof not explosive proof (I'm not entirely sure if the tank is bullet proof or just can take so much damage it seems that way.. but that's what the armoring of the Annihilator should be in my opinion) and make those doors closable (either by pilot or people in the rear of the helicopter). This would turn the Annhilator into an armored troop/crew transport vehicle with some minor offensive capabilities. I wouldn't make the glass bullet proof so the driver/passengers can be picked off with well aimed shots. In the event the rear passenger doors can be closed I'd also make it such that shooting out of the helicopter was not possible or even MORE limited than trying to shoot out the side of a helicopter already is.

It'd still be slower than some of the other helicopters, an easier target, able to be taken down by an RPG/homing missile/sticky bomb/grenade launcher, but it would be a viable vehicle to use in missions/the upcoming heists and make it more worth it's price tag.
It would give the annihilator a viable purpose and make the cost justifiable.

Thanks for your consideration!

 

 

Keep in mind the above was written prior to the Heist DLC release, but the annihilator's need for a boost is definitely more prominent with heists!

Edited March 19, 2015 by badblack87gn

[badblack87gn]

Bumping in the hope that someone knows of a video or can take a few min with some crew friends to show the vehicle off for me!