Homing Launcher appreciation thread.

[Death Rains From Above]

I like how it locks onto stuff so you don't have to worry about silly things like aiming, timing or trajectory.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Log

Exactly the issue behind it. Some random need merely to point vaguely in some poor sap's direction for a few seconds and fire away. No timing or aiming, just fire and forget.

 

People b*tch about Jet Griefing requiring little/no skill. HL users require no skill at all.

 

Had Helicopter & Plane armor been adjusted to survive at least 1 rocket AND/ORa 150+ Level Lock on the HL been placed, the HL would've been less of a problem.

 

B&M, I know.

Edited April 15, 2016 by FlyingTank

[Stoneman420]

 

Before Homing launcher, you could just hover the buzzard out of range and pepper the minigunner with missiles. Only noobs got as close the pilot in this example.

 

 

 

 

If you're at that kind of range (where you can barely see the player), the ground player can easily snipe your Buzzard into smoking/critically damaged health.

 

Only takes a shot or two and it's done.

 

 

True, but I used to just move the buzzard sideways and keep the player in the centre making it really difficult for them to snipe me.

 

I'm with you in general though, the HL is BS.

Edited April 15, 2016 by Stoneman420

[grand theft spaghetti]

i managed to kill two helicopters with one rocket without even trying.

 

had one rocket left and saw a helicopter blip nearby so i lock on and fire. another helicopter swoops in out of nowhere and gets close enough to be killed by the same explosion. bet it wont happen again.

[Hunter]

 

 

True, but I used to just move the buzzard sideways and keep the player in the centre making it really difficult for them to snipe me.

 

I'm with you in general though, the HL is BS.

 

Oh yeah, helicopters were definitely a force to be reckoned with back in the day, but in my opinion they were definitely the most balanced of attack vehicles.

 

I mean look at the pre-nerf tank, and jets. Then compare them with the pre-homing launcher Buzzard. The Buzzard could be dangerous, but as it should be, and it was a lot more fair than any of the other vehicles.

[Pistol Mags]

Homing launcher is ok. I don't use helicopters or jets to attack other players so it's not a problem for me.

[Axe_Fire]

I shoot down noob jet griefs all the time

 

so much peace after that

[Aviator10]

Most of the time homing launchers are owned by douchebags who just shoot down anything for no reason. I want all these people to go to hell

[shadowoperative]

Most of the time homing launchers are owned by douchebags who just shoot down anything for no reason. I want all these people to go to hell

Read the title of the thread.

 

I only shoot at what armed aircraft.

 

Except when I don't.

[GAUNTLET HELLFIRE]

Most of the time homing launchers are owned by douchebags who just shoot down anything for no reason. I want all these people to go to hell

Same with armed helicopters. I've lost count of how many douchebags in armed helicopters have come after me when I'm minding my own business but thanks to the homing launcher they never get me except for once when my second character was a level 3 and I didn't have a homing launcher.

 

 

 

I like how it locks onto stuff so you don't have to worry about silly things like aiming, timing or trajectory.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Log

Exactly the issue behind it. Some random need merely to point vaguely in some poor sap's direction for a few seconds and fire away. No timing or aiming, just fire and forget.

 

People b*tch about Jet Griefing requiring little/no skill. HL users require no skill at all.

 

Had Helicopter & Plane armor been adjusted to survive at least 1 rocket AND/ORa 150+ Level Lock on the HL been placed, the HL would've been less of a problem.

 

B&M, I know.

 

Who the hell are you calling a poor sap 90% of helicopters in public freeroam are armed helicopters trying to kill anything that moves. There no timing or aiming with helicopters as well and with lock on missiles in helicopters you don't even need to see the person you are locking on to. Once when I was doing the check points event in my buzzard I didn't see anyone but my missile locked on to someone and when I fired I killed him.

 

The homing launcher doesn't need a fu*ken level lock low levels deserve a chance to defend themselves.

 

Helicopter people need to stop bitching about the homing launcher when they have the exact same thing except they are free and unlimited for you and with some helicopters you can fire 1000 lock on missile in a row with no reload in between like the homing launcher.

[Hunter]

 

Helicopter people need to stop bitching about the homing launcher when they have the exact same thing except they are free and unlimited for you and with some helicopters you can fire 1000 lock on missile in a row with no reload in between like the homing launcher.

 

Helicopter missiles don't make stupid U-turns like yours do. They are also slower, and have less range.

 

Not to mention we paid many millions for our helicopters; how much did you pay for your homing launcher?

 

And no offence, but if you have a lot of trouble against helicopters without the homing launcher, then you really need to practice lol.

 

 

By the time this guy even reached me, he was already smoking (which meant he had little control, and the engine would've failed in a minute or two). He didn't even get a single kill before this happened:

 

 

The game shouldn't have been butchered just because certain people didn't know how to play properly.

 

Even Savages and Valkyries can be downed without dying once (without a homing launcher), and your kind used to whine about Buzzards? Lol.

 

Good luck getting anyone to stop complaining about this BS weapon.

[l Marksman God l]

If you can't shoot down a helicopter without a homing launcher, you really got a problem

[GAUNTLET HELLFIRE]

 

 

Helicopter people need to stop bitching about the homing launcher when they have the exact same thing except they are free and unlimited for you and with some helicopters you can fire 1000 lock on missile in a row with no reload in between like the homing launcher.

 

Helicopter missiles don't make stupid U-turns like yours do. They are also slower, and have less range.

 

Not to mention we paid many millions for our helicopters; how much did you pay for your homing launcher?

 

And no offence, but if you have a lot of trouble against helicopters without the homing launcher, then you really need to practice lol.

 

 

 

By the time this guy even reached me, he was already smoking (which meant he had little control, and the engine would've failed in a minute or two). He didn't even get a single kill before this happened:

 

 

 

The game shouldn't have been butchered just because certain people didn't know how to play properly.

 

Even Savages and Valkyries can be downed without dying once (without a homing launcher), and your kind used to whine about Buzzards? Lol.

 

Good luck getting anyone to stop complaining about this BS weapon.

 

You don't even have to see whatever it is you are locking on too but we do so both have an advantage the other doesn't.

 

I paid over a million for my tank and it can be destroyed with 3 or 4 grenades that cost $1,000 at the most but I don't bitch about it because I should be able to be killed by anyone if I am using it to kill people. BTW I only use it against players if they are using a tank as well.

 

I never said I have trouble against helicopters I have taken a couple down with my RPG when I didn't have time to find my homing launcher.

 

What he didn't even get a single kill before he crashed his helicopter.

 

The game hasn't been butchered they have just given low levels something to defend themselves with and ground players a weapon that locks on to helicopters just like helicopters have something that locks onto ground players.

 

From what I have read it's your kind that is whining here.

 

I'm not trying to get people to stop complaining especially you since that's all you seem to do in all your posts.

[Arrows to Athens]

Comes in handy in the mission, Extradition. Use your car to jump over the front gates, stop behind the Titan and lock onto it as it takes off. The range on the HL is enough to lock onto to it until red, then fire.

 

It also comes in handy in missions which involve hostile choppers.

 

But, on the other hand, it's too effective against attack helicopters and other non-lethal aircrafts in free roam. Not only that, but it locks onto cars, too. Attack helicopters should be given flares so they can withstand at least one or two missiles, and the HL shouldn't be able to lock onto non-lethal aircrafts whatsoever. In addition to that, the HL should most certainly be level locked at 120+, especially when it's much more effective than the RPG, which unlocks at rank 100.

 

Also, the game needs to find a better way of alerting the pilot that the HL missile is coming straight for them, since the beeps are too inconsistent. Sometimes, I honestly can't tell if the player has fully locked onto me and fired or not. Once, I was flying in my Savage, and I heard the HL beeps; they didn't seem to complete, which indicated that he failed to lock on fully to get me, so I just kept on flying. After like 6 seconds of quiet, I instantly blow up. Like, seriously? Come up with a better and more consistent way of telling me that the HL has fully locked on and is coming straight for me. And don't forget those unexpected u-turns that they're capable of, as well.

Edited April 16, 2016 by Fearx--

[l Marksman God l]

Comes in handy in the mission, Extradition. Use your car to jump over the front gates, stop behind the Titan and lock onto it as it takes off. The range on the HL is enough to lock onto to it until red, then fire.

 

It also comes in handy in missions which involve hostile choppers.

 

But, on the other hand, it's too effective against attack helicopters and other non-lethal aircrafts in free roam. Not only that, but it locks onto cars, too. Attack helicopters should be given flares so they can withstand at least one or two missiles, and the HL shouldn't be able to lock onto non-lethal aircrafts whatsoever. In addition to that, the HL should most certainly be level locked at 120+, especially when it's much more effective than the RPG, which unlocks at rank level 100.

100% Agree, it would be way better if it only locked on combat vehicles, so I could fly my Duster or my Mallard without a problem, noobs spam that sh*t in everything that is flying for no reason

Edited April 16, 2016 by l Marksman God l

[Hunter]

 

 

 

Your tank takes 3-4 explosives - that's a hell of a lot more than my (more expensive) Buzzard, Savage, Valkyrie, and Annihilator can take. Not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination.

 

As for you having to see what you're locking onto, big deal. So you have to point in vaguely the correct area? How hard is it on you?

 

And as for you not telling people to stop complaining, what's all this about?:

 

"Helicopter people need to stop bitching".

 

And no - that guy didn't get a single kill. Not one, as you can see for yourself.

 

Even without the homing launcher, that thing can go down without getting a single kill. Low levels have plenty to "defend themselves with". I've just shown you concrete proof.

 

Obviously you'll make another demented reply, and while I strongly recommend you don't, it's unfortunately inevitable. People will always defend cheap overpowered BS if they use it a lot. You obviously do.

 

Edit: oh, and here's another one that died earlier today without getting any kills:

 

 

That thing's weak as f**k. Anyone who thinks the homing launcher's the only way to fight back against them is just awful. No offence, but they are.

Edited April 16, 2016 by Icantthinkofonew

[GAUNTLET HELLFIRE]

 

 

 

 

Your tank takes 3-4 explosives - that's a hell of a lot more than my (more expensive) Buzzard, Savage, Valkyrie, and Annihilator can take. Not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination.

 

As for you having to see what you're locking onto, big deal. So you have to point in vaguely the correct area? How hard is it on you?

 

And as for you not telling people to stop complaining, what's all this about?:

 

"Helicopter people need to stop bitching".

 

And no - that guy didn't get a single kill. Not one, as you can see for yourself.

 

Even without the homing launcher, that thing can go down without getting a single kill. Low levels have plenty to "defend themselves with". I've just shown you concrete proof.

 

Obviously you'll make another demented reply, and while I strongly recommend you don't, it's unfortunately inevitable. People will always defend cheap overpowered BS if they use it a lot. You obviously do.

 

Edit: oh, and here's another one that died earlier today without getting any kills:

 

 

 

That thing's weak as f**k. Anyone who thinks the homing launcher's the only way to fight back against them is just awful. No offence, but they are.

 

My tank may take more explosives but it's as easy to take down as the helicopter is with a homing launcher.

 

I said helicopter people need to stop bitching I didn't tell them to stop complaining. If I was telling you to stop complaining I would have stop complaining about the homing launcher when helicopters have the same thing.

 

You didn't show sh*t the guy crashed his helicopter after you shot it. The guy obviously sucks at flying if he didn't get a single kill and crashed his helicopter after being hit with a few bullets.

You didn't show any proof low levels have plenty to defend themselves with they can't rely on people crashing.

 

You don't need to bother replying because I already know it will just be you bitching about being shot down when trying to kill people and you might even chuck in a gif of you shooting a special carbine at a helicopter before it crashes and claiming low levels can defend themselves that way.

[Hunter]

My tank may take more explosives but it's as easy to take down as the helicopter is with a homing launcher.

 

 

 

I said helicopter people need to stop bitching I didn't tell them to stop complaining. If I was telling you to stop complaining I would have stop complaining about the homing launcher when helicopters have the same thing.

 

You didn't show sh*t the guy crashed his helicopter after you shot it. The guy obviously sucks at flying if he didn't get a single kill and crashed his helicopter after being hit with a few bullets.

You didn't show any proof low levels have plenty to defend themselves with they can't rely on people crashing.

 

You don't need to bother replying because I already know it will just be you bitching about being shot down when trying to kill people and you might even chuck in a gif of you shooting a special carbine at a helicopter before it crashes and claiming low levels can defend themselves that way.

 

Urgh, more regurgitated cr*p off you I see.

 

"I said helicopter people need to stop bitching I didn't tell them to stop complaining."

 

Has ever a more nonsensical thing been said?

 

"Your" tank is a hell of a lot deadlier than "my" paper mache helicopter. Don't forget, I use everything in this game. I know what each vehicle can do.

 

"the guy crashed his helicopter after you shot it".

 

Exactly. The guy crashed his helicopter because I shot it. By the time he had reached me, his engine was failing and it would have been much harder for him to move and aim. With a few sprays of the Combat MG, his engine cut out and he crashed.

 

Guy on the ground with a little gun - 1. Massive armoured Soviet attack helicopter - 0.

 

Honestly, why are you bothering? Just please stop - it's painful seeing someone saying they need such a weapon for that. Lol.

Edited April 16, 2016 by Icantthinkofonew

[Hunter]

More helicopters being effortlessly beaten without a homing launcher:

 

 

People are so defenceless without it right? Lol. The face palming is real right now.

[GAUNTLET HELLFIRE]

 

My tank may take more explosives but it's as easy to take down as the helicopter is with a homing launcher.

 

 

 

I said helicopter people need to stop bitching I didn't tell them to stop complaining. If I was telling you to stop complaining I would have stop complaining about the homing launcher when helicopters have the same thing.

 

You didn't show sh*t the guy crashed his helicopter after you shot it. The guy obviously sucks at flying if he didn't get a single kill and crashed his helicopter after being hit with a few bullets.

You didn't show any proof low levels have plenty to defend themselves with they can't rely on people crashing.

 

You don't need to bother replying because I already know it will just be you bitching about being shot down when trying to kill people and you might even chuck in a gif of you shooting a special carbine at a helicopter before it crashes and claiming low levels can defend themselves that way.

 

Urgh, more regurgitated cr*p off you I see.

 

"I said helicopter people need to stop bitching I didn't tell them to stop complaining."

 

Has ever a more nonsensical thing been said?

 

"Your" tank is a hell of a lot deadlier than "my" paper mache helicopter. Don't forget, I use everything in this game. I know what each vehicle can do.

 

"the guy crashed his helicopter after you shot it".

 

Exactly. The guy crashed his helicopter because I shot it. By the time he had reached me, his engine was failing and it would have been much harder for him to move and aim. With a few sprays of the Combat MG, his engine cut out and he crashed.

 

Guy on the ground with a little gun - 1. Massive armoured Soviet attack helicopter - 0.

 

Honestly, why are you bothering? Just please stop - it's painful seeing someone saying they need such a weapon for that. Lol.

 

It's different to me I could have worded it a bit better.

 

Since when is a tank deadly I have killed quite a few without ever dying and I have seen other ground people take them out before they had a chance to get a single kill.

 

The reason you were able to make him crash with a Combat MG is because of how close he got to you from my experience most pilots don't get that close. I'm not disagreeing that you can take down a helicopter without a homing launcher but sometimes it is needed because you won't have time to kill a Savage or Valkyrie (whichever has the cannon for the co pilot) when the co pilot is shooting the cannon at you.

 

The homing launcher is needed for low levels that don't have access to the RPG, Minigun or Heavy Sniper.

 

BTW this is the homing launcher appreciation thread you should be appreciating the best weapon in GTA not filling this nice thread with your negative crap.

[CUTS3R]

I shoot down noob jet griefs all the time

 

so much peace after that

You have fought bad ones, a good jet pilot can only be dealt with a heavy sniper.

[tenpennyisplainevil]

 

 

 

Helicopter people need to stop bitching about the homing launcher when they have the exact same thing except they are free and unlimited for you and with some helicopters you can fire 1000 lock on missile in a row with no reload in between like the homing launcher.

 

Helicopter missiles don't make stupid U-turns like yours do. They are also slower, and have less range.

 

Not to mention we paid many millions for our helicopters; how much did you pay for your homing launcher?

 

And no offence, but if you have a lot of trouble against helicopters without the homing launcher, then you really need to practice lol.

 

 

 

By the time this guy even reached me, he was already smoking (which meant he had little control, and the engine would've failed in a minute or two). He didn't even get a single kill before this happened:

 

 

 

The game shouldn't have been butchered just because certain people didn't know how to play properly.

 

Even Savages and Valkyries can be downed without dying once (without a homing launcher), and your kind used to whine about Buzzards? Lol.

 

Good luck getting anyone to stop complaining about this BS weapon.

 

You don't even have to see whatever it is you are locking on too but we do so both have an advantage the other doesn't.

 

I paid over a million for my tank and it can be destroyed with 3 or 4 grenades that cost $1,000 at the most but I don't bitch about it because I should be able to be killed by anyone if I am using it to kill people. BTW I only use it against players if they are using a tank as well.

 

I never said I have trouble against helicopters I have taken a couple down with my RPG when I didn't have time to find my homing launcher.

 

What he didn't even get a single kill before he crashed his helicopter.

 

The game hasn't been butchered they have just given low levels something to defend themselves with and ground players a weapon that locks on to helicopters just like helicopters have something that locks onto ground players.

 

From what I have read it's your kind that is whining here.

 

I'm not trying to get people to stop complaining especially you since that's all you seem to do in all your posts.

 

I can't believe you're seriously saying this. Giving low levels a chance? It's now literally impossible to fly over LS without getting blown up at random. Dodging an already extremely fast and manoeuvrable missile means that missiles will do a 180 turn and still hit you. Killing players with helicopter is not a thing anymore. It's not possible. It simply doesn't happen anymore. That is not giving low levels a chance, it's giving low levels a ridiculously powerful weapon with extreme range and a 99% succes rate at killing anything that flies (excluding jets). What the homing launcher should do is BALANCE the game, give low levels a FAIR chance at downing helis. Honestly, do you think the current situation is balanced? Does the heli pilot have equal chances? Don't think so.

The HL should have less range and less maneouvrability. It should have the same missiles as jets/helis do. Those missiles can be dodged but are still very likely to hit the target. THAT would be giving low levels a chance. The current HL gives low levels a lot more than a chance, it gives them absolute power over the sky until a jet comes along. Absolute power over anything within their range...

[shadowoperative]

I would not want the HL nerfed at all. At least it makes most pilots leave you alone, at least for a bit. I would hate to think of low levels trying to fight a jet without one.

 

This is a HL appreciation thread. Please stick to the topic at hand.

[Hunter]

 

 

The homing launcher is needed for low levels that don't have access to the RPG, Minigun or Heavy Sniper.

Had the guy in the Savage stayed further back, then his cannon wouldn't have been able to reach. Even with a co pilot, they'd have to spot me first. It's a lot easier for me to spot the great big massive helicopter standing out in the sky.

 

Level 1's already have access to the marksman rifle, special carbine, and Heavy Revolver (a weapon that can destroy a Savage with 4 hits).

 

Armed with those weapons, I can easily deal with most helicopters. If they have a really good pilot, even then, the most kills they're going to get is about 3; 4 tops.

 

Which sounds about right to me, seeing as it's a massive Russian attack helicopter versus some guy standing on the ground. Sounds more than fair.

[Hotband]

I love this beauty. Keeping the skies as clear as possible.

 

To hell with the sky squeakers!!!

 

Who's with me?

Hydra/Lazer-circles=roflmao

[shadowoperative]

Joined a random session near sandy shores 2 guys doing vip work in a buzzard...

 

beep beep

 

@hotband at least it makes you circle and not get the kill immediately.

 

Most of the time I shoot enough of them and the pilot goes after someone else.

 

Read the thread title.

Edited April 17, 2016 by shadowoperative

[jdv95]

Joined a random session near sandy shores 2 guys doing vip work in a buzzard...

 

beep beep

 

@hotband at least it makes you circle and not get the kill immediately.

 

Most of the time I shoot enough of them and the pilot goes after someone else.

 

Read the thread title.

why didn't you use the homing On the annihilator that killed you over and over again?

[shadowoperative]

 

Joined a random session near sandy shores 2 guys doing vip work in a buzzard...

 

beep beep

 

@hotband at least it makes you circle and not get the kill immediately.

 

Most of the time I shoot enough of them and the pilot goes after someone else.

 

Read the thread title.

why didn't you use the homing On the annihilator that killed you over and over again?

Go rent IV and you tell me.

[Hunter]

why didn't you use the homing On the annihilator that killed you over and over again?

 

Lmao, who knows?

Edited April 17, 2016 by Icantthinkofonew

[jdv95]

 

 

Joined a random session near sandy shores 2 guys doing vip work in a buzzard...

 

beep beep

 

@hotband at least it makes you circle and not get the kill immediately.

 

Most of the time I shoot enough of them and the pilot goes after someone else.

 

Read the thread title.

why didn't you use the homing On the annihilator that killed you over and over again?

Go rent IV and you tell me. oh so it was in 4. Still doesn't justifie you grudge against heli's and jets. Always funny On how you act like the know it all but when you are confronted with what happend with you in gta 4,you act like people hit a senstive nerve. Thing is Nobody Will forget what happend that day. Edited April 17, 2016 by jdv95

[Hunter]

oh so it was in 4. Still doesn't justifie you grudge against heli's and jets. Always funny On how you act like the know it all but when you are confronted with what happend with you in gta 4,you act like people hit a senstive nerve. Thing is Nobody Will forget what happend that day.

 

I remember back in GTA IV's multiplayer.

 

There was no homing launcher (which was a beautiful thing) but they still managed to make it more than fair for everyone involved.

 

 

Ah, good old days.