Did the cops get harder and more aggressive lately?

[KiwikindUK]

Lately it feels like the cops have got a lot quicker, more aggressive and persistent during chases. I'm finding it actually fairly challenging shaking even 2 stars whilst grinding simple contact missions like Check Out Time. Before, I could almost drive in a straight line to Martin's house, but now I encounter at least 2 cars on the drive up into the hills.

 

I am sure I am not imagining this. Assuming I'm right, does anyone know if this is due to the latest update, or could it because I'm now rank 90 - maybe when you reach certain ranks, certain gameplay things change?

[xInfamousRYANx]

Idk but in the VIP missions they are alot harder. Hardly any cops for pac standard but steal 2 cars from a police station and there are tons of choppers suvs and cars littering the streets

[WildGoose73]

Lately it feels like the cops have got a lot quicker, more aggressive and persistent during chases. I'm finding it actually fairly challenging shaking even 2 stars whilst grinding simple contact missions like Check Out Time. Before, I could almost drive in a straight line to Martin's house, but now I encounter at least 2 cars on the drive up into the hills.

 

I am sure I am not imagining this. Assuming I'm right, does anyone know if this is due to the latest update, or could it because I'm now rank 90 - maybe when you reach certain ranks, certain gameplay things change?

It feels that way. I thought it was just me...good to know that others are "feelin the same pain". Usually, 2 or 3 stars is eazy peazy for me to shake, but the other day with 2 stars...30 minutes later and I still couldnt shake em off me...the radar was constantly red.

[KiwikindUK]

They seem to move quicker as well, in terms of their cone of vision on the mini-map being able to catch up with you.

[jollythecat]

Yeah in the vip missions the cops are crazy now.

Doing asset recovery and hostile take over solo is friggen hard.

The cops surround you in seconds and they deal what it seems like double or more damage.

 

I like it like this, it's supposed to be hard, especially as you have infinite lifes like in a gang attack.

Finishing hostile take over or asset recovery solo without dying is not very easy for sure, just the way I like it.

[FuqOutTheWay]

I noticed this too they seem to inflict much more damage since the recent update

[shadowoperative]

No. It's your imagination. I notice no difference.

[Arrows to Athens]

They can temporarily keep up and catch up to your car, regardless of what type it is and if it's fully modded or not. They can somehow tell if you're going to turn left or right when they're in front of you. They easily replicate and pop into existence around the corner. They will somehow always sense where you are. The Grangers, however, will not hesitate to kamikaze into your car at full speed and sandwich your car before eventually gunning you down within millisecond.

 

Oh, and did I forget to mention they will sometimes try to actually make you crash into them for the sole purpose of giving you a wanted star and killing you? They will sometimes lag into you or prevent you from safely overtaking them, even though there is a large amount of space on the right side for me to pass. They drive eratically and very agressively, so that makes it very difficult to not collide with these bafoons.

Edited December 22, 2015 by Fearx--

[Yukinoshita]

They've always been douchebags. Nothing new here

[DBrasco]

Idk but in the VIP missions they are alot harder. Hardly any cops for pac standard but steal 2 cars from a police station and there are tons of choppers suvs and cars littering the streets

 

I've noticed this as well. During the mission in which you steal two cars they are an absolute menace.

[jollythecat]

Don't know about cops in normal freemode though, haven't really seen any difference when delivering Simeon cars or something like that.

Nor have I felt that the cops are harder in contact missions.

 

But in Vip missions they are brutal.

Edited December 22, 2015 by jollythecat

[Fail_At_GTA]

People ask this after every update and the answer is always no.

[hugh750]

Lately it feels like the cops have got a lot quicker, more aggressive and persistent during chases. I'm finding it actually fairly challenging shaking even 2 stars whilst grinding simple contact missions like Check Out Time. Before, I could almost drive in a straight line to Martin's house, but now I encounter at least 2 cars on the drive up into the hills.

 

I am sure I am not imagining this. Assuming I'm right, does anyone know if this is due to the latest update, or could it because I'm now rank 90 - maybe when you reach certain ranks, certain gameplay things change?

they might have, yesterday i was in a cop chase in blaine county and one the things they said to me over their pa that i don't remember hearing before "turn off your engine before i'm forced to execute you" when i heard that that was a little extreme.

[shadowoperative]

Don't know about cops in normal freemode though, haven't really seen any difference when delivering Simeon cars or something like that.

Nor have I felt that the cops are harder in contact missions.

 

But in Vip missions they are brutal.

I use my limo with the turret and shred them.

[DarkSavageDeathlyCloud]

If i got a dollar for every time this thread has been made since late 2013 i coud have bought a nice sharkcard from that money.

[Locrito1995]

Go underground. They are still stupid. It's easy to loose them going underground.

[richard1997jones]

Or you could just be a terrible player.

[grand theft spaghetti]

rockstar- we have heard your complaints and are listening to your demands. after 3 years of players begging for a change, we decided to give players the ability to walk around with bare feet.

 

wtf? no, we been asking you to tone down the psycho murderous police that just appear within a 20 foot bubble of your player. instead you secretly made the police even worse then they were before.

 

i had a one star, ONE STAR wanted level. 3 suvs full of swat guys appear to murder my ass.

Edited December 23, 2015 by grand theft spaghetti

[KiwikindUK]

Or you could just be a terrible player.

 

 

Or you could just not have read the original post. I clearly said that something feels like it's changed recently. If I were a terrible player I would have been struggling with police chases since the game first came out. And I didn't. I'm also not saying it's impossible to shake cops now, I am just saying it seems to have got harder.

[Hunter]

I've been shot out of cars by cops very easily lately.

[8up local]

oh no, Rockstar would never do such a thing.

[dlow]

They are Grumpy from all the overtime they have to work during the Holidays...........I beaned a Cop with a snowball just trying to say HI ........he killed me, and impounded my car

[rlk232]

The cops do seem to have gotten a buff-up recently, at least in terms of aggression. It also feels harder to shake them, more often than not. I can still do it most of the time but it is taking me far longer. Thank God for being able to call Lester.

[Yukinoshita]

Going a little OT, didn't anyone notice the double meaning of the title? No? Better