The Homing launcher depreciation thread

[Hunter]

This weapon is complete and utter BS. It's useless against any half decent jet pilot (see below):

 

 

Meanwhile, it is way too effective against the only non - overpowered aircraft (helicopters). It also glitches out, removes its warning sounds, and turns invisible. This is something that has stuck with it since the day it released (see below again):

 

 

This weapon is like a cancer, gnawing away at the game from the inside out. It gives people an excuse to say the insanely powerful jets are balanced (meanwhile doing nothing at all to them), all the while having completely unwarranted effectiveness against everyone's beloved helicopters.

 

May it burn in hell. Piece of sh*t.

[dead goon]

Just use the Hunter.

[JoeFury1997]

Should be level locked and unarmed aircraft should be immune from lock-on except if the person has a bounty or high mental state.

[Hunter]

Just use the Hunter.

Oh God I wish lol.

[TheFroggmann]

Edited April 13, 2016 by TheFroggmann

[Hunter]

I'm sorry, but it had to be done. It was my moral duty that a depreciation thread should be made for something so evil and insidious.

[The Wandering Hunter]

 

Just use the Hunter.

Oh God I wish lol.I'm pretty sure the hunter has special paint and cooling systems to stop heat seeking missiles from tracking it

it also has flares

what are you complaining about op?

 

or you could just use a hellfire from across the map

[Stoneman420]

Agreed. I make a point of unloading on every aircraft I see with it, cause if I can't use a helicopter/luxor in peace, no one can.

[AVARITIA]

Why people don't understand one simple thing.This is not "war" simulator game like Arma.It's GTA where helicopters are designed for faster traveling.

[Hunter]

I'm pretty sure the hunter has special paint and cooling systems to stop heat seeking missiles from tracking it

it also has flares

what are you complaining about op?

 

or you could just use a hellfire from across the map

 

I was nerding out to a youtube video about the Apache earlier. Apparently its missiles have a range of 5 miles, and they'll go wherever the pilot points this invisible laser beam (mounted on the helicopter's nose). Words can't describe how much I'd love for something like that in GTA.

 

Why people don't understand one simple thing.This is not "war" simulator game like Arma.It's GTA where helicopters are designed for faster traveling.

Then they shouldn't have put guns on them. By the way, you do see this is a depreciation thread?

 

This is for hatred, contempt, and disdain of the weapon.

Edited April 13, 2016 by Icantthinkofonew

[GAUNTLET HELLFIRE]

You can always go passive unless you are using your free unlimited lock on missiles on innocent ground players. The only reason the armed helicopters are not op is because of the homing launcher. Anyone that hates the homing launcher should also hate lock on missiles on armed helicopters unless of course they just want to be able to get easy kills without anyone being able to fight back.

[dead goon]

[The Wandering Hunter]

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure the hunter has special paint and cooling systems to stop heat seeking missiles from tracking it

it also has flares

what are you complaining about op?

 

or you could just use a hellfire from across the map

 

I was nerding out to a youtube video about the Apache earlier. Apparently its missiles have a range of 5 miles, and they'll go wherever the pilot points this invisible laser beam (mounted on the helicopter's nose). Words can't describe how much I'd love for something like that in GTA.rockstar would f*ck it up

 

an irl Apache would be too op and well just get another pos homing fodder unfortunately

 

irl the Apache can take 23 mm rounds to the canopy lol

 

also I predict this thread has like 5 minutes to live

Edited April 13, 2016 by The Sole Survivor

[Blasterman4EVER]

Whenever a jet comes near me while I am on foot, here is my process:



1. Shoot every homing missile I have at him until I am down to one or two remaining, or until he is blown up, bails, or runs away.

2. Go to the selection menu, scroll to inventory, ammo, heavy, homing launcher, and purchase all ammo.

3. Repeat step 1.

4. Repeat step 2.

5. Repeat steps 1-4.



I will spend over $50,000 making sure a jet-griefer does not kill me while I am on foot. If he wants to fly in circles all day, I will shoot homing missiles at him until I am broke. That's the mentality you have to have against these cheesedicks. They get the picture real quick and leave you alone. If you have more than one person doing what I'm talking about, the guy will go down. No need to go get a jet. You have one of the guys with you peg him with heavy sniper bullets to weaken the engine, too.


If you have the money and know how to use the selection menu to buy all ammo, you can terrorize a jet-griefer from the ground. There's nothing else for me to do with my money, anyway. There is nothing else I care to buy. All I want to do is use my funds to punish the worst players.

Edited April 13, 2016 by Blasterman4EVER

[Death Rains From Above]

I can't even fly around in my beloved Savage without some random little s**t trying to take me down with this Noob Launcher. Can't remember the last time I was just minding my own business fighting the cops or just flying around without the dreaded HL lock-on warning. Poor Savage has paper mache armor and handles like a flying Rhino as it is. It has to deal with this HL crap too.

 

Best ways to deal with this is to either:

 

Buff Helicopter Armor

Or Give Helicopters flares

Or Level-Lock the HL (At Least 150)

Or Remove It Altogether (Very Unlikely, but a man can dream.)

[dead goon]

They should add the Hunter.

[GAUNTLET HELLFIRE]

I can't even fly around in my beloved Savage without some random little s**t trying to take me down with this Noob Launcher. Can't remember the last time I was just minding my own business fighting the cops or just flying around without the dreaded HL lock-on warning. Poor Savage has paper mache armor and handles like a flying Rhino as it is. It has to deal with this HL crap too.

 

Best ways to deal with this is to either:

 

Buff Helicopter Armor

Or Give Helicopters flares

Or Level-Lock the HL (At Least 150)

Or Remove It Altogether (Very Unlikely, but a man can dream.)

Or go passive. You don't need to access weapons if you aren't attacking ground players.

[dead goon]

If they added the Hunter this problem would go away.

[shadowoperative]

If they added the Hunter this problem would go away.

No matter what it will never go away.

[Hunter]

You can always go passive unless you are using your free unlimited lock on missiles on innocent ground players. The only reason the armed helicopters are not op is because of the homing launcher. Anyone that hates the homing launcher should also hate lock on missiles on armed helicopters unless of course they just want to be able to get easy kills without anyone being able to fight back.

Speak for yourself. I can easily kill any helicopter without a homing launcher.

 

Snipe the tail rotor off a Savage, then it's done. Won't be going anywhere. Or four bullets of a revolver (that's available to level 1 players, or a quick swipe of the minigun, or even a quick auto aim of an assault rifle. It's not hard.

 

Just because certain people have trouble with this, it doesn't mean the game should be ruined due to their shortcomings.

 

Besides, this is a depreciation thread. Depreciation.

Edited April 13, 2016 by Icantthinkofonew

[Death Rains From Above]

 

I can't even fly around in my beloved Savage without some random little s**t trying to take me down with this Noob Launcher. Can't remember the last time I was just minding my own business fighting the cops or just flying around without the dreaded HL lock-on warning. Poor Savage has paper mache armor and handles like a flying Rhino as it is. It has to deal with this HL crap too.

 

Best ways to deal with this is to either:

 

Buff Helicopter Armor

Or Give Helicopters flares

Or Level-Lock the HL (At Least 150)

Or Remove It Altogether (Very Unlikely, but a man can dream.)

Or go passive. You don't need to access weapons if you aren't attacking ground players.

Shouldn't have to go passive to avoid the HL spammers.

[Hunter]

Or go passive. You don't need to access weapons if you aren't attacking ground players.

 

 

 

An attack helicopter is used to attack. Clue's in the name.

 

It is unfairly hindered in its ability to do this currently.

[DrSweatySphincter]

It's why I cant have have fun with my savage or Valkyrie. My goodness I sound like a broken record, but the savage need a armor buff.

[tenpennyisplainevil]

The Savage is underpowered without the HL as well. It's horrible, but police helicopters can literally shoot it down in a matter of SECONDS. It smokes after like 5 seconds of fire, making it impossible to fight even the police, let alone players. Once it smokes, it'll be downed within 1 minute. Complete and utter nonsense. And yes the HL is a horrible tragedy for the balance in this game. It does nothing against jets and it's crazy overpowered against vehicles that are either harmless or easy to deal with to begin with. A grand failure. Switch armour between the Hydra and Savage and we'll be half way to a balanced game (3 heavy sniper shots to take out a jet)

[dead goon]

I hope they add the Hunter soon.

[LordRaijin]

This weapon makes fun of my small penis.

[Arrows to Athens]

I personally think the game would be better off without it if I'm being honest, but the way it was implemented was sh*t. I mean, it does have its benefits, too, but it causes more problems than anything. It's available to anyone, regardless of rank, it locks onto cars as well as non-lethal aircrafts, aircrafts don't have any flares, it has ridiculous accuracy and speed, and it's not very good and consistent at alerting the pilot that it's coming it straight for them.

 

Since it's already been implemented, it would be silly to suddenly remove it from the game, but it does, however, need some tweaking to make it more balanced. I mean, you already horribly implemented it to punish players in cars, any non-lethal aircraft, attack helicopters, which aren't as lethal as jets, but could you at least level lock it so it's available to purchase at rank 120+? Holy sh*t.

 

As for the Savage, yes, it's too weak, especially for what it is. Plus, it flips like crazy when it comes into slight contact with something, causing it to go apesh*t and blow up.

Edited April 13, 2016 by Fearx--

[Hunter]

The Savage is underpowered without the HL as well. It's horrible, but police helicopters can literally shoot it down in a matter of SECONDS. It smokes after like 5 seconds of fire, making it impossible to fight even the police, let alone players. Once it smokes, it'll be downed within 1 minute. Complete and utter nonsense. And yes the HL is a horrible tragedy for the balance in this game. It does nothing against jets and it's crazy overpowered against vehicles that are either harmless or easy to deal with to begin with. A grand failure. Switch armour between the Hydra and Savage and we'll be half way to a balanced game (3 heavy sniper shots to take out a jet)

Exactly. The homing launcher was never needed for helicopters. Not at all.

 

You see people making up these stories about helicopters being so dangerous and terrorising sessions, but we know that's not the truth.

 

A helicopter is always at a disadvantage to a jet, so can be stopped easily.

 

Not only that, it literally only takes a few bullets to bring down the Savage. Which is based off a Hind. A Hind.

 

Anyway - this is a depreciation thread; it's not meant to be for defending the disgusting thing.

[hyperar]

I hate that non skill kiddies weapon, for some reason i fell into a public lobby, hot property was currently ongoing, this dude gets in a chopper with the briefcase, and i manage to snipe him from very far, then kill him again on land, get the briefcase, get in a car (Ingot), get to TLMC controlled airfield, get it my Buzzard and try to fly away, and the fa**ot shoots me with this piece of sh*t, manage to escape from the chopper, got in another Ingot (thanks for the car spawning variety C*) while he chases me in the OP Schafter V12, why does fa**ots always use OP bullsh*t?, care to compete fairly bitch?

[SkittyM]

I wish they would remove the 180 pile drivers the Homing Launcher can do against Helicopters. Its SUPER annoying when you dodge the rocket, then it does a vertical 180 turn in the most impossible of ways and just smashes down on the center of the main rotor.

 

Like who's idea was that?