What they should do about strangers on yachts

[FuqOutTheWay]

Handcuff them to the railings and sink the yacht it would be worth losing the yacht for a good cause

[Gridl0k]

Handcuff them to the railings and sink the yacht it would be worth losing the yacht for a good cause

 

 

"Activate scuttling charges" would be a cool addition, removes your yacht for the rest of the time in that lobby but keeps the peasants on their toes if they decide to come aboard.

[Broblab]

Good idea. As long as it's optional - I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't appreciate goons walking around their yacht. Maybe a Merryweather service.

cant you just sick meryweather on someone from anywhere anyway?

wouldnt they just show up in a boat?

[Nutduster]

Sharks around the boat. Enough said

 

Wouldn't help at all - sharks don't attack boats and wouldn't kill parachuters.

 

No, piss off. You don't want strangers on your boat, go play in an invite only session.

 

Ah yes, the invite only session. The great tonic that heals all wounds and grievances. Don't like something as is? Well f*ck right off from this multiplayer experience and play by yourself! P.S. Hope you don't like free roam challenges, because you won't have access to them anymore.

 

Yeah, thanks for your input - but no thanks. I want the passive freeloaders who turn up uninvited to leave.

 

It's just a game!!

 

Yep. A game where I want a virtual security detail.

 

I like it but killing players in passive mode? That's just begging for griefers to abuse. Invite everyone on the boat for a good time, guy turns on deadly guards and everyone dies including those that can't defend themselves or don't mean any harm in the first place.

 

Feels OP got air-thrusted way too many times. He has this guy air-thrusting in his face in the tutorial, during his first trip to LS Customs, during farming Rooftop Rumble, during heists, during Christmas time - he's tired of it! He buys a yacht, hoping to escape this man that's air-thrusting in his face since the launch of GTA:O. He gets on his yacht with a smile with the man no where in sight....he leans down on his chair out in the sun with a drink in hand....he closes his eyes and sighs - ah, peace at last - and opens his eyes....and immediately sees the man air-thrusting in his face.

 

That's not inaccurate, sad to say. And yeah, I figured the "yacht access" setting would keep me free from passive air-thrusting, but it did not.

 

As far as griefing, I don't see this as much of a griefing opportunity. They'd be NPCs - dangerous, but not insta-killers. If you dove off the boat and swam away under water, you'd probably survive.

 

Good idea. As long as it's optional - I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't appreciate goons walking around their yacht. Maybe a Merryweather service.

cant you just sick meryweather on someone from anywhere anyway?

wouldnt they just show up in a boat?

 

 

It would be optional, yeah. A customization you can buy on Docktease, that costs extra daily to pay their salaries; and then you'd also activate or inactivate via Yacht Services, separate from the missile defense. As for Merryweather, I don't think you can send them after passive players, and I don't think they'd be very effective against someone on a yacht - do they even use boats..?

Edited December 18, 2015 by Nutduster

[shadowoperative]

This idea just occurred to me. Yachts should each have a security detail - NPC goons who walk around and defend the yacht. And if your access is set to exclude strangers, security should attack them, even if they're in passive mode. Problem solved - nobody will be on your boat long with a half dozen Merryweather guys shooting them with their typical pinpoint accuracy. Even if they do run around and survive a while, they'll be bothering you less, and you'll get to be entertained by watching them die.

 

The same goons could also shoot at anyone inside the invisible defense bubble - people trying to invade by boat or parachute.

Great idea OP. The only ones opposed will be those that can't afford a yacht.

[iddqdvie]

sounds like bloody good reason to visit someones yacht!

[B00Minyourface]

Yes, 100% want this - merry weather patrol but in suits rather than military gear (or you choose what they wear)

 

I paid 10 million for my yacht, don't want to have to put up with scrubs trolling on it all the time. That said, anyone is welcome if they just want to come and look around or chill in the hot tub, so maybe Merryweather only attack if the owner nominates that player in the yacht interaction menu.

[Superman1233]

You scrubs already have an OP defense system and now you want NPC security too?!

 

I say no to your request lol

[shadowoperative]

You scrubs already have an OP defense system and now you want NPC security too?!

 

I say no to your request lol

I say get your own yacht.

[Nutduster]

You scrubs already have an OP defense system and now you want NPC security too?!

 

I say no to your request lol

 

I hope you leave your personal vehicle unlocked at all times and let in anyone who buzzes your apartment, because it's basically the same thing. Also, I'm not sure how you're calling a level 560+, day 1 player with more money than God and more player kills than you a scrub - seems like an abuse of the word.

 

Defense system isn't OP, either. It is easily countered by one simple measure: just stay away from the yacht.

Edited December 18, 2015 by Nutduster

[jdv95]

This is a great idea ! It is a PRIVATE yacht afterall.i wish we could upgrade Our defence system to include torpedo's. I'm happy the air defence already targets parachuters aswell. Plus to all idiots saying the defence is op,maybe you should listen to the warnings you get when you get to close

[Superman1233]

 

You scrubs already have an OP defense system and now you want NPC security too?!

 

I say no to your request lol

I hope you leave your personal vehicle unlocked at all times and let in anyone who buzzes your apartment, because it's basically the same thing. Also, I'm not sure how you're calling a level 560+, day 1 player with more money than God and more player kills than you a scrub - seems like an abuse of the word.

 

Defense system isn't OP, either. It is easily countered by one simple measure: just stay away from the yacht.

Congrats bro but let me explain you something. I have a 1000+, 400+, and 300+ characters all day 1, k/d over 33.00 legit, enough money to by anything and more skills than you.

 

So before you gloat, try finding out who you're talking to.

 

Also the defense system is bogus, with no cooldown and very abusive. Yacht owners can even lure players on board and kill them off guard.

 

Its all good tho, a well planned attack from sea and air can really mess them up lmao.

Edited December 18, 2015 by Superman1233

[Pedinhuh]

I support this idea as long as the bodyguards are the sexy ladies on the beach

[Urustay Gordov Matt D.]

 

You scrubs already have an OP defense system and now you want NPC security too?!

I say no to your request lol

 

I hope you leave your personal vehicle unlocked at all times and let in anyone who buzzes your apartment, because it's basically the same thing. Also, I'm not sure how you're calling a level 560+, day 1 player with more money than God and more player kills than you a scrub - seems like an abuse of the word.

 

Defense system isn't OP, either. It is easily countered by one simple measure: just stay away from the yacht.

 

If you have those amazing skills why would you want a buff in the yachts defence in the first place? Wait, because you dont know how to take down jets and need the game to do it for you?Or because you cant kill players unless they are disarmed...

[7nvd]

 

 

You scrubs already have an OP defense system and now you want NPC security too?!

 

I say no to your request lol

I hope you leave your personal vehicle unlocked at all times and let in anyone who buzzes your apartment, because it's basically the same thing. Also, I'm not sure how you're calling a level 560+, day 1 player with more money than God and more player kills than you a scrub - seems like an abuse of the word.

 

Defense system isn't OP, either. It is easily countered by one simple measure: just stay away from the yacht.

Congrats bro but let me explain you something. I have a 1000+, 400+, and 300+ characters all day 1, k/d over 33.00 legit, enough money to by anything and more skills than you.

 

So before you gloat, try finding out who you're talking to.

 

 

Wiener contest! Everybody drop your pant!

 

 

 

Ot:

 

Or, you know, you can just ignore them and actuality do stuff in the game.

[Nutduster]

 

 

You scrubs already have an OP defense system and now you want NPC security too?!

 

I say no to your request lol

I hope you leave your personal vehicle unlocked at all times and let in anyone who buzzes your apartment, because it's basically the same thing. Also, I'm not sure how you're calling a level 560+, day 1 player with more money than God and more player kills than you a scrub - seems like an abuse of the word.

 

Defense system isn't OP, either. It is easily countered by one simple measure: just stay away from the yacht.

Congrats bro but let me explain you something. I have a 1000+, 400+, and 300+ characters all day 1, k/d over 33.00 legit, enough money to by anything and more skills than you.

 

So before you gloat, try finding out who you're talking to.

 

 

I'm not gloating. Yet again, I am questioning your use of the word "scrub," because it's wrong. Also your k/d is a joke. Nobody gets that "legit." Jet griefing isn't legit, son. Neither is using passive mode or suicide to avoid dying by a player, and I feel it's pretty certain you do one or both with that fake-ass k/d. Now please exit the thread stage left, because I don't care to continue this off-topic conversation.

Edited December 18, 2015 by Nutduster

[am30]

You scrubs already have an OP defense system and now you want NPC security too?!

 

I say no to your request lol

 

I say learn how to fly. It isn't OP. If it is OP, explain how I watched a low level in a Maverick dodge the defence system.

 

The only thing OP here is the salty butthurt from you lot that hide in jets worrying about your pointless k/d crying about your sheer inability to avoid a very simple defince system.

[Nutduster]

 

 

You scrubs already have an OP defense system and now you want NPC security too?!

I say no to your request lol

I hope you leave your personal vehicle unlocked at all times and let in anyone who buzzes your apartment, because it's basically the same thing. Also, I'm not sure how you're calling a level 560+, day 1 player with more money than God and more player kills than you a scrub - seems like an abuse of the word.

 

Defense system isn't OP, either. It is easily countered by one simple measure: just stay away from the yacht.

If you have those amazing skills why would you want a buff in the yachts defence in the first place? Wait, because you dont know how to take down jets and need the game to do it for you?Or because you cant kill players unless they are disarmed...

 

 

What are you talking about? Did you even understand the reason I posted this thread? It's not about jets. I don't have any trouble killing armed players either. But like most do, I find it rather hard to kill PASSIVE players who just want to hang out on my boat without permission. Even when they stay out of passive, it's hard to get rid of the infestation when the game just respawns them on the yacht most of the time.

Edited December 18, 2015 by Nutduster

[.Vooodu.]

 

If you have those amazing skills why would you want a buff in the yachts defence in the first place? Wait, because you dont know how to take down jets and need the game to do it for you?Or because you cant kill players unless they are disarmed...

 

 

 

LMAO.

 

Why is it that when people talk about annoying jet trolls.. annoying jet trolls think they are some sort of GOD that can't be taken down. And that people who dislike them suck at the game..

 

 

JETS in general are easy mode. Its simple to use.. simple to kill with. And every TROLL in the land uses it.

 

 

So to make it clear... Its not that we can't take them down. Its that we don't want to DEAL with them all the f*ckin' time.

[Nutduster]

No more jet or k/d talk please. Not what this thread is about and I don't want it to get derailed.

[.Vooodu.]

And back on topic.. If you keep your defenses up. Set your yacht access and vehicle to no one. People CAN"T come a board and can't steal your vehicles.

[Nutduster]

And back on topic.. If you keep your defenses up. Set your yacht access and vehicle to no one. People CAN"T come a board and can't steal your vehicles.

 

You're wrong. They can come on board. They can't steal vehicles, but they can still blow them up (unless you turn defenses on to forcibly disarm them). But there's no way currently to stop people in passive mode from swimming or boating to your yacht and hanging out on it. Hence this thread. The one thing they can't do without your permission is enter the interior.

Edited December 18, 2015 by Nutduster

[.Vooodu.]

 

And back on topic.. If you keep your defenses up. Set your yacht access and vehicle to no one. People CAN"T come a board and can't steal your vehicles.

 

You're wrong. They can come on board. They can't steal vehicles, but they can still blow them up (unless you turn defenses on to forcibly disarm them). But there's no way currently to stop people in passive mode from swimming or boating to your yacht and hanging out on it. Hence this thread. The one thing they can't do without your permission is enter the interior.

 

 

 

I dunno man. I have people swimming up to my boat begging to let me on.. sometimes they just leave.. They can't get on for me...

 

Are you sure you are not doing something wrong..maybe your bugged up?

 

I noticed yesterday when i switched my vehicles to no one.. A few of my friends could still use it. But when i switched locations they could no longer access them.

 

 

I always have defenses up anyways.

Edited December 18, 2015 by HulioG

[Hunter]

I'd be cool with AI players gunning down passive mode people who want to come onto my yacht. Anything that can get that kind of player is welcome in my book. So tired of passive mode being used as a tactic.

 

Off topic, but we could also do with aircraft carriers. Imagine carrying a group of Savages around, then letting them loose to cause chaos. It could have the same air defenses too, and you could go round gunning down jets.

[Nutduster]

I set my yacht access to Crew & Friends right after I bought it. Have since had multiple strangers on my yacht, in my hot tub or just running around. That's with the defenses on or off, it doesn't seem to matter.

 

Also, judging by the replies to this thread, other owners are experiencing the same thing.

[kk9fan97]

Why is everyone so paranoid about other players getting on their yachts?

 

All you have to do is turn the yacht defense to on and the vehicle access option set to at the very least "friends" and then they can't do anything to you.

 

I don't really see much of a reason for Rovkstar to change anything about it, and with their past history of always breaking multiple items when trying to fix/change one thing I really would not even want to see them even attempt to change anything.

[Nutduster]

I'd be cool with AI players gunning down passive mode people who want to come onto my yacht. Anything that can get that kind of player is welcome in my book. So tired of passive mode being used as a tactic.

 

Exactly, man. Exactly. Passive mode is totally fine for people using it to go about their business and protect themselves from hostile players, but too many use it to win fights, to get jets, to grief and troll... it's never-ending. That's a whole other conversation really. But the least they can do is keep these ghostly trolls off my yacht.

 

In a way I think passive was better on last gen. It sometimes led to continued griefing, but at least if someone was in passive and you had a real need to stop them from doing something, you could - by running them over, or waiting for them to try to get into a car and then blowing it up. It led to people actually staying PASSIVE while in passive mode: climbing on a wall or something and waiting for you to leave. The new version is somewhat better for certain things but it's completely unbalanced now, too; it's a get-out-of-jail-free card that too many people abuse.

[.Vooodu.]

I set my yacht access to Crew & Friends right after I bought it. Have since had multiple strangers on my yacht, in my hot tub or just running around. That's with the defenses on or off, it doesn't seem to matter.

 

Also, judging by the replies to this thread, other owners are experiencing the same thing.

 

 

Thats weird man.

 

 

It must be a bug or something. I even tested this with a friend after he told me what you told me. And even he could not get on. ANd he was all "WTF?"....

 

I know once players come aboard.. if you change things like vehicle access it doesn't seem to matter.

[Mrdankles]

Shouldn't allow ransoms in boats when it's set to none. You can't access a 3k rusty rebel with no access. How the f*ck can't you do the same to a 10mill yacht?!

[Nutduster]

Why is everyone so paranoid about other players getting on their yachts?

 

All you have to do is turn the yacht defense to on and the vehicle access option set to at the very least "friends" and then they can't do anything to you.

 

I don't really see much of a reason for Rovkstar to change anything about it, and with their past history of always breaking multiple items when trying to fix/change one thing I really would not even want to see them even attempt to change anything.

 

Why is anyone ever paranoid about a passive player they don't know hanging out ten feet from them? Because they can decide to kill you at any time, as soon as your guard is down - that's the main reason. Even if they never do, it's adding an element of potential danger to what should be a chill situation. I bought the damn thing to be an oasis away from the chaos of Los Santos; I don't want to constantly be worrying about potential pirates.

 

Your "reason" there is not a good reason at all. Spawning a few NPCs would be an incredibly simple thing for them to do.

Edited December 18, 2015 by Nutduster