Are EXPLOSIONS ruining Free Mode?

[SuperJude™]

Let's reflect. There was a time when Free Mode was predictable in the fact it would always be chaotic. You never knew how you or anyone else was going to die. Drive By might happen. Sniper in waiting. Tank trolls. Pistol Guy showing off his pistol skills, Carbine spammers.

 

Now?

 

I swear almost every death I see or experience personally now involves EXPLISIONS!

 

Sticky bombs and Homing Launchers Hydras galore!

 

Grenades and Savages and RPG's and Proximity Mines oh my!

 

Not to mention those throwback Buzzards and Jets.

 

 

This accounts for 99.95 of all kills in GTA Online (this number is a rough guestimate).

 

When did THIS become the norm?

 

Is it KILLING Free Mode

 

[Broblab]

http://gtaforums.com/topic/823972-gtao-the-official-btch-moan-topic/

[SuperJude™]

http://gtaforums.com/topic/823972-gtao-the-official-btch-moan-topic/

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[MikeyDLuffy]

Are you sure you're not playing in free aim op?

[AOR BigDaddyZee]

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/823972-gtao-the-official-btch-moan-topic/

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Its not an external link its on this site..

[Goldie-]

God, more complaining after 2 and a bit years? R* ain't gonna do nothing about it.

Edited February 23, 2016 by Goldy16

[Shaytan]

 

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/823972-gtao-the-official-btch-moan-topic/

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Its not an external link its on this site..

I bet he wrote that while searching for porn. Of course you won't click those links.

 

Going back on topic, that's just a mather of perspective. Everybody hates RPG, including the guy grifing you with minigun when you blow him up with a nice missile. My point is, there are multiple other somehow overpowered weapons [minigun] and vehicles that would give it's users an unfair advantage if others couldn't use explosives [Kuruma]. They are useful and good weapons, and aren't a recent idea since they go back to San Andreas times, but like a lot of other things, it's not very skillful if one only sticks to them.

[BUT THE BENZ]

join free aim, I will kill you with my hands...no explosions, promised!

OT: who cares

[Nutduster]

Majority of kills are still shooting deaths. Especially once that first explosion or two goes off, taking somebody out of their jet/helicopter/car, and then it turns into the usual street warfare for minutes on end.

 

The only thing I'd change in the GTA toolbox at the moment is the prevalence and dominance of jets. Everything else is fine IMO.

[ninjaontour]

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/823972-gtao-the-official-btch-moan-topic/

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lmao.

[Furry_Monkey]

I'm obviously not gonna say there are no explosions in free roam and that you're talking utter sh*te, but your experience of free roam differs vastly from mine. I actually see a pretty well balanced amount of all types of mayhem, now that you make me think about it. From snipers to RPG whores to upside-down-crash-in-the-street Titan flyers.

 

In short, 99.95 (I assume you mean percent - you didn't say) is not "a rough guestimate". It's plain and simple, flat-out wrong.

[Arrows to Athens]

A large number of players seem to mainly use explosives, which is true. Sticky bombs here and there, all while they're in their hideous looking super cars, rockets flying at you during PvP, jets flying around, blowing you up for no reason etc... Even tanks are becoming more of a common encounter. I had a level 70 player go back to his tank like 5 times after being blown up in each one.

 

Cheap and effective weapons are going to be the way to go for most players. But then again, it's free roam, so you're free to use whatever weapon you wish. But to see the same cheap weapon be used over and over again, is kind of frustrating.

Edited February 23, 2016 by Fearx--

[hawwkkz]

Do you consider a homing launcher an explosive? If so, they are ruining my experience of flying a savage

Edited February 23, 2016 by hawwkkz

[JON22]

I hate stickies 'cause I can't aim with them for sh*t. I'm an expert in blowing myself up with them though.

[Zader]

I was just thinking about this the other night, remembering back when the game first launched and how everyone was low level, seeing the first folks unlock the grenade launcher and losing my sh*t as they bombed my cover. Now it's infinite jets and the homing-launcher.

 

I'd f*cking hate to join the online this late in the game.

[CarimboHanky]

 

[CH14R1]

They could have decreased rpg and C4 ammo at first, but not now with kuruma and insurgent, too late. It's impossible to make it even or balanced, but they could add some sort of things like flares on aircraft, army lazers to persuit jet griefers and at least instant 3 stars on who uses explosives and obviously a huge fine to suicide or being busted.

Edited February 23, 2016 by CH14R1

[Death Rains From Above]

If someone resorts to combat with explosives, just use explosives yourself. It's that simple. If you want to be able to hold your own in the warzone that is freemode, you've got to be able to adapt to changes in your situation.

 

That is until some K/D whore resorts to killing themselves EVERY time you have them on the run (low health or other bad situation). Then in that case, just leave the lobby or buzz off. Don't give them the attention they're desperate for.

[Nutduster]

A little tangential here, but it cracks me up when people complain about explosives use or "RPG whores." Uh... this is a game with auto-aim. Get over yourself. If you're in free roam, sprinting and combat-rolling all over the place until you get in lock-on range so you can NOT aim and kill someone in less than a second, you have no room to complain about anyone else's alleged lack of skill. This is a game with skill gaps in it - but it's not a skill game; stop pretending otherwise.

 

The only thing in GTA that is legitimate OP and sucky (not counting exploits, which includes passive and suicide abuse) is the jet. Everything else is easily counterable in multiple ways.

[SuperJude™]

Truth is, despite the dramatics of my opening post, this really IS something I wonder about. It occurred to me about a month ago and since then I've been keeping an eye on this.

 

Now... not sure if this is just MY specific experience! I play a lot of Heists and Missions so I don't spend all my GTA Online time in Free Mode the way some do and perhaps there is some confirmation bias on my part whereby I thought I noticed something so now I'm going to notice it.

 

But...

 

I just got out of another free mode that kind of fit this perfectly. Most everyone was doing their thing but when someone died it was inevitably due to explosives.

 

I just can't see doing that every single day in Free Mode. It HAS to get boring after a while.

 

This is what I meant by "ruining Free Mode", will there be a point where people are so oversaturated with this that they spend less and less time in FM?

[hugh750]

if op is referring to the explosions caused by modders, then yes it's ruining free mode.

[saintsrow]

 

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/823972-gtao-the-official-btch-moan-topic/

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lmao.

 

I'm going to use this excuse in the future when I make a topic and some wannabe moderator directs me to B&M

 

On topic: I agree with OP. Free roam has become (actually has always been) a sh*thole full of exploits and blunt force, completely lacking in subtlety -- just dumbf*cks running around blowin' sh*t up. Free roam has no redeeming social value whatsoever.

[I.haigh]

I do at times find myself in lobbies where crews are working together using nothing but RPGs and grenade launchers. I do not fault them for their weapon choice however, I was more upset about the constant "taking the easy way out" so they could spawn next to me, leaving me very little chance for recoursive action.

[TreFacTor]

Laughing at this post and EXPLISIONS.

[Ruin]

Judging by this thread, I think it's the community and not in-game explosions ruining the game.

[Vicious R1]

I have no problems with explosive use as I am primarily on my street bike, dodging them as if I was a jet on the ground and AP pistoling them down from a good distance. RPG/GL/HL... No problem. AP + bike > Explosives. Minigun? I got a strategy for that too..

 

Edit: I voted 'Definitely NOT'.. just find a way to counter the weapons you dislike. There's a counter for everything.

Edited February 23, 2016 by Vicious R1

[Anda7x]

 

King of paint

[shadowoperative]

No. Just another b and m thread.

 

Git gud or get rekt.

[Furry_Monkey]

 

That was so flawless I almost didn't realise what you'd done!

[Greeryboy2410]

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/823972-gtao-the-official-btch-moan-topic/

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LOL

 

This is entirely dependent on your play style. If you like to just drive around and have a good time, then yes. If this is you, play a solo/invite only session. This applies basically for everyone that isn't a screaming 12 year old in his chrome dollar wheeled Kuruma really.

 

So is it 'ruining' GTA? No, because this game lends itself to this sort of gameplay, so this is sort of the intended thing to do.

 

Wait, why am I giving this thread my time and effort?