The Homing Launcher

[Killzone3265]

Before the homing launcher, to many, jet griefing was a big problem as there "were no ways to counter them"

 

Come flight school update (or festive surprise, whatever), the update centered around glorious aircraft, we have this homing launcher added into the game. Well what could go wrong? It's probably there to counter the griefers, right!? lolnope, it locks onto anything, cars, boats, anything labeled as an enemy.

 

Due to the mentality of the common GTAO player, this has led to a mass use of this dumb weapon, making any aircraft a flying coffin. Planes, helicopters, you name it. Not even the new $1,950,000 Savage helicopter is able to dodge nor survive a single rocket, rendering it completely useless in combat once someone's on the ground.

 

Now here's the thing, what it seemingly was created to counter, still cannot be taken down by the homing launcher. An individual may think that there would be some crazy maneuvers to do this, but,

 

 

 

P-966 Lazer, Hydra, and Besra can dodge an infinite amount of missiles by FLYING IN CIRCLES LOL

 

So, while the actual dangerous aircraft are able to nimbly dodge the entirety of anyones missile inventory, every other aircraft in the game has to take the sh*t of lazy, douchebag players. Not even the Duster is free to fly around, according to many players.

 

This stupid rocket launcher is a huge issue and really saps the fun out of the game. It should be nerfed accordingly.

 

 

Now I really want to see how many people come on here to defend it lol "It helps against helicopter griefers!!!!!!" oh please, a couple shots from the heavy sniper, some RPG spam, or a burst from the minigun already did the job easily before this thing was added to the game, so hush.

Edited July 9, 2015 by Killzone3265

[Sentinel Actual]

Its simple: aircraft need flares, or the missile needs to do less damage. Especially the Savage; I'm a master pilot (not bragging, just saying) and even I have trouble maneuvering that thing once i get a lock. One missile taking it down is utter BS; Hinds are called "flying tanks", they can take a missile and keep going.

 

IMHO, the Homing Launcher should have never been added in, or it should have been rank locked to like Rank 200 or something. Its ruined flying in Online.

[JoeBoneless]

Aircraft do need counter measures

 

And it definetly needs level locked and removed from inventories of those not that rank

 

I had to work 100 ranks before I had an RPG now these damn kids get a HOMING RPG right off the bat??

 

I do usually just make them waste them all trying to hit my hydra

[Chloroform]

Its simple: aircraft need flares

 

IMHO, the Homing Launcher should have never been added in, or it should have been rank locked to like Rank 200 or something. Its ruined flying in Online.

Its simple, you first part answered the second part. Yes homing rockets should have been added. People had no way to defend themselves against people in jets. Flares should be added, its that simple. No level lock required. Edited July 9, 2015 by Chloroform

[CarcerCityMadMan]

I love the homing rockets,so easy to knock those jet pu$$ies out of the air now.The sh*t was ridiculous before them.

[shadowoperative]

Passive mode exists for a reason.

[Daemian]

Any form of countermeasures for non armed aircrafts, or reduce damage just like the smuggler plane, it takes many missiles before exploding.

[MrMadMike]

Should only lock onto armed aircraft

[CarcerCityMadMan]

Any form of countermeasures for non armed aircrafts, or reduce damage just like the smuggler plane, it takes many missiles before exploding.

I drop smuggler plane one shot all the time idktf you talking about.

[saintsrow]

I agree with OP that the Homing Launcher is mostly ineffective against jet griefers since you usually get killed before it locks on. What we need is a true single shot jet killer.

[Sentinel Actual]

 

Its simple: aircraft need flares

 

IMHO, the Homing Launcher should have never been added in, or it should have been rank locked to like Rank 200 or something. Its ruined flying in Online.

Its simple, you first part answered the second part. Yes homing rockets should have been added. People had no way to defend themselves against people in jets. Flares should be added, its that simple. No level lock required.

 

Fair enough, but why can the Homing Launcher be dumb-fired? Whats the point of having the RPG locked at level 100 when the HL does the same thing and is available at the beginning? The Homing Launcher should only target armed vehicles, MrMadMike makes a good point. The rest are harmless, and can't attack.

[Captain Sensib1e]

I find the most effective countermeasure is the ol' parking your most expensive car by the marina helicopter port (preferably next to another expensive car) and next to a helicopter, get into the helicopter in passive, and bail out when they shoot at you. Ah that's some good jet griefer trolling.

 

Choppers draw jets like moths to a fire.

Edited July 9, 2015 by Captain Sensib1e

[Chloroform]

 

 

Its simple: aircraft need flares

 

IMHO, the Homing Launcher should have never been added in, or it should have been rank locked to like Rank 200 or something. Its ruined flying in Online.

Its simple, you first part answered the second part. Yes homing rockets should have been added. People had no way to defend themselves against people in jets. Flares should be added, its that simple. No level lock required.

 

Fair enough, but why can the Homing Launcher be dumb-fired? Whats the point of having the RPG locked at level 100 when the HL does the same thing and is available at the beginning? The Homing Launcher should only target armed vehicles, MrMadMike makes a good point. The rest are harmless, and can't attack.

No clue why rockstar does what they do. I think they added and didn't level lock it to help out the lower levels "protect" themselves against players in jets.

 

I think all aircrafts should have flares. The homing rocket should do what its suppose to do and lock on to anything that had a heat source, shouldn't matter if its armed or not. f*cked up yes but that's how it goes. Just have flares.

[Sentinel Actual]

 

 

 

Its simple: aircraft need flares

 

IMHO, the Homing Launcher should have never been added in, or it should have been rank locked to like Rank 200 or something. Its ruined flying in Online.

Its simple, you first part answered the second part. Yes homing rockets should have been added. People had no way to defend themselves against people in jets. Flares should be added, its that simple. No level lock required.

 

Fair enough, but why can the Homing Launcher be dumb-fired? Whats the point of having the RPG locked at level 100 when the HL does the same thing and is available at the beginning? The Homing Launcher should only target armed vehicles, MrMadMike makes a good point. The rest are harmless, and can't attack.

No clue why rockstar does what they do. I think they added and didn't level lock it to help out the lower levels "protect" themselves against players in jets.

 

I think all aircrafts should have flares. The homing rocket should do what its suppose to do and lock on to anything that had a heat source, shouldn't matter if its armed or not. f*cked up yes but that's how it goes. Just have flares.

 

The really annoying thing is, the missiles the launcher fires are crazy tenacious; you can't shake them, they turn and keep pace like a missile a SAM launcher would fire.

[Hunter54711]

I agree this thing can't kill the thing it was designed to kill but it reigns superior over everything else, I would like it even to be a 2 hit kill, instead of a one shot explode, I want to to tear off wings and flaps and stuff.

 

(Also because It urks me for some reason the Homing Launcher was in the festive surprise not the flight school)

[Nutduster]

They should have designed this differently to begin with. Instead of buying the weapon and its ammo at Ammunation, it should have been a 1 or 2-shot drop from Merryweather. You call for it, pay some large amount of money (let's say $5000-10000), get a shot or two in a box that you have to go break open and pick up. But then the thing you launch it at... dead. Like 100% of the time unless the rocket hits a building. People would have used it mainly to counter griefers because it would be too expensive and effort-requiring to use against any old aircraft.

 

That said, it can be fun using it against the occasional car (most players don't do this, and it's not always effective since it misses or hits some other object frequently), and it's great against NPCs. So I have mixed feelings. I think now that they've introduced it in the form it's in, it's probably too late to do much. Maybe they could nerf its homing abilities a bit (it turns way too sharply) and then introduce something else to be used against griefers. One thing I thought before is that the existing Merryweather mercs could be made a lot more effective, scrambling attack jets against flying players, for instance; that would help counter jets, maybe better than the homing launcher does.

 

As for your civilian or otherwise non-violent aircraft needs, switch on passive or just learn to fly high and avoid player dots. It's really not that hard. If you're skimming a hundred feet above street level, not in passive mode, in an unarmed aircraft, you made your own coffin and willingly climbed right in. The homing launcher can be very annoying, but you DO have options to avoid it.

Edited July 9, 2015 by Nutduster

[Clintonics]

It's not locking on to helicopters or PVs at the moment, hopefully just a bug

[GamesBoy316]

In my opinion, here's a few ways Rockstar can making flying less concerning:

 

1: Give the option to have flares

2: Have a few aircraft vehicles take more than 1 missle like the Hydra or Savage

3: Decrease the power of the Homing Launcher, such as making it longer to lock on or decrease how long the missile can keep going

 

Even if you didn't kill anyone or did anything stupid to piss people off, if you try to take a nice ride in a aircraft, chances are you're still gonna be shot at.

Edited July 9, 2015 by GamesBoy316

[Bearded Coffee Monkey]

I don't know. I mentioned this in another thread but just the other night I had a stand off with a helicopter and at nearly point blank range, not much moment on the part of the Buzzard AND with a lock every time I CONSTANTLY missed taking down a heli.

 

You can see it in action here:

 

NO way this hadn't been nerfed recently. Some of those shots weren't even close.

[Cavot]

I love the homing rockets,so easy to knock those jet pu$$ies out of the air now.The sh*t was ridiculous before them.

I have yet to be taken out of a jet with a homing launcher. As the OP said, just spin in circles. I don't even attack people with the jets normally, and they'll still fire rocket after rocket, missing all 10 rockets. Its fun getting people to waste their money lol

[Daemian]

 

Any form of countermeasures for non armed aircrafts, or reduce damage just like the smuggler plane, it takes many missiles before exploding.

I drop smuggler plane one shot all the time idktf you talking about.

They don't explode on contact, the engines die, that could be a way to avoid being instakilled.

[Wallly]

I just wish the homing launcher had a decrease in damage, so it would take multiple shots to take down an aircraft. The pilot would have a chance to jump out and it would make for some really dramatic, movie-esque crashes and landings.

[Soran Is On]

the homing launcher was unnecessary,

 

what was even MORE unnecessary?

 

Having any vehicle with a minigun that shoots explosive rounds.

 

What kind of lunatic thought having vehicles able to output an infinite stream of explosions was a good idea?

[Semaj 2JZ♢]

The best thing is when you're getting shot at, fly in circles until ground crew has exhuasted it's 10+ rockets costing them 10k with no reward in sight. Then attack worry free.

 

I literally made 1 kid waste all his rockets trying to shoot me down then he got in his car looking to go get more ammo and that's when I blew him up. He swore a bunch when each rocket missed and then a real loud one when he got exploded, finally leaving in apparent distress. ☺

[Wallly]

The best thing is when you're getting shot at, fly in circles until ground crew has exhuasted it's 10+ rockets costing them 10k with no reward in sight. Then attack worry free.

 

I literally made 1 kid waste all his rockets trying to shoot me down then he got in his car looking to go get more ammo and that's when I blew him up. He swore a bunch when each rocket missed and then a real loud one when he got exploded, finally leaving in apparent distress. ☺

I literally think that's a cool story bro Edited July 9, 2015 by Wallly

[Soran Is On]

I don't know. I mentioned this in another thread but just the other night I had a stand off with a helicopter and at nearly point blank range, not much moment on the part of the Buzzard AND with a lock every time I CONSTANTLY missed taking down a heli.

 

You can see it in action here:

 

 

NO way this hadn't been nerfed recently. Some of those shots weren't even close.

 

He was dodging in the same fashion the police choppers do, you weren't timing your shots to have the rocket follow him. You were firing while he was stationary for a moment, by the time the rocket left your launcher he had begun to move. I don't even think that was intentional dodging, he got lucky as hell.

[Nick1020]

Either explosive bullets need to be nerfed or the Homing Launcher needs to be buffed. When I'm jet greifing it's surprisingly easy to dodge them. Jet greifing isn't as common as tanks were before the nerf.

[Misanthrope Z]

Hydra and Lazer don't need any counter measures, as they can avoid literally everything by doing absolutely nothing more than flying in circles

 

helicopters and slower moving planes could use them, however.

[Killzone3265]

Having any vehicle with a minigun that shoots explosive rounds.

 

What kind of lunatic thought having vehicles able to output an infinite stream of explosions was a good idea?

Considering how the range on those miniguns is like, 50 feet, it's understandable. Although it's questionable for the Savage, but it definitely makes it worth it's price

 

I don't know. I mentioned this in another thread but just the other night I had a stand off with a helicopter and at nearly point blank range, not much moment on the part of the Buzzard AND with a lock every time I CONSTANTLY missed taking down a heli.

 

You can see it in action here:

 

 

 

 

 

NO way this hadn't been nerfed recently. Some of those shots weren't even close.

 

1. You fired before the lock finished multiple times

2. You weren't even aiming directly at the helicopter each time you fired, some reason something forced you to aim behind the helicopter at all times

3. You couldn't process that the helicopter was too close for the missile to make one of it's 90 degree turns

4. You were blindsighted at one point when you lost track of the helicopter for seemingly no reason, taking your sweet ass time realising you have a radar showing exactly where it is the whole time

5. Not once did the thought enter your mind that maybe you should just shoot the pilot as he was failing as hard as you were

 

 

Jesus, is this what goes through the mind of the people that instantly whip out the homing launcher?

[Semaj 2JZ♢]

 

The best thing is when you're getting shot at, fly in circles until ground crew has exhuasted it's 10+ rockets costing them 10k with no reward in sight. Then attack worry free.

 

I literally made 1 kid waste all his rockets trying to shoot me down then he got in his car looking to go get more ammo and that's when I blew him up. He swore a bunch when each rocket missed and then a real loud one when he got exploded, finally leaving in apparent distress. ☺

I literally think that's a cool story bro'Cool story bro' or not, it's still a laugh riot dodging homing missiles and listening to kids swearing up and down, cuz they missed. (Too many assume auto lock is auto kill) Obviously never facing a pilot who can fly in circles and dodge their missiles. Pahaha. Good times I say.