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TheLordMarvel

No appreciation for this spectacle?

 

It's not the most beautiful vehicle, there's no customization whatsoever, but that doesn't stop this from being an absolute powerhouse. Kinda-Fast, Agile, and an immensely powerful vehicle. I thought I would hate it when I first saw it, but I decided to try it out for myself and I loved it!

 

 

AB is also unique in the way that it can plow away as many vehicles as you wish without destroying the engine in the process, you may just end up destroying your headlights, but you got two more on the roof, so all is well; And the front windscreen is heavily armored. Taking multiple shots before shattering. (Akin to the armored Baller, Schafter, etc) - Only downside, however; is the wheels are not bullet proof nor can you add BP tires.

 

 

 

Here is mine. I nicknamed it 'La Bête'

 

 

 

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TheLordMarvel

How much RPG damage can it handle etc.. ?

 

Unfortunately, it will blow up with 1 RPG. :(

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It's sadly one of the useless vehicles of this DLC. I do find it comical how ARMORED is in the name yet a armored v12 can soak a rocket hit and this cannot lol. This thing is basically a reskinned technical with a plow on the front.

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MagicalBasturd

Funny enough I actually bought this. The most fun for three dudes in a five star pursuit. The plow on this thing decimated anything that it rammed. An insurgent bounced off this thing's plow. It did survive one vehicle explosion but with major mechanical damage. Bulletproof until the door falls off. Like others have said though, it can't take a direct hit from explosives.

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Funny enough I actually bought this. The most fun for three dudes in a five star pursuit. The plow on this thing decimated anything that it rammed. An insurgent bounced off this thing's plow. It did survive one vehicle explosion but with major mechanical damage. Bulletproof until the door falls off. Like others have said though, it can't take a direct hit from explosives.

The highest Al level can manage to matrix their bullets through the grills

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TarnishedGamer

Is there a mission that involves this thing? And by that I mean pull out phone, click on load quick jobs and scroll to special vehicle mission.

 

Shame the missions are random and unable to load specific ones, unless I've missed something

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There is a special vehicle mission for this.

 

I won't spoil much, but you get to use both the plowing capabilities of this car as well as the turret. It's surprisingly quick for what it is, can do burnouts and handles reasonably OK for a big boxy truck with a heap of junk strapped to it. Plowing capability is lower than the Phantom Wedge, and it can sometimes flip over if you overdo it with the ramming. This can be dangerous to whoever is operating the turret on the roof, just like on the Insurgent with the gun and the turret Limo.

 

Still, it's a Boxville. It likes tipping over. It's a bit wonky when climbing offroad because of the extra length up front and being so top heavy. It's almost like an Armored Kuruma, except you have more firepower for the price of being slower and more cumbersome. I haven't tested it in freeroam, though.

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Its also great for Freemode Vip Work. Name is Fortified: Survive 10 minutes from other players and AI, Payout: 35k$. You can just go to tunnels/metro if u are lazy.

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Armor this to survive one rocket and id buy it

Its also great for Freemode Vip Work. Name is Fortified: Survive 10 minutes from other players and AI, Payout: 35k$. You can just go to tunnels/metro if u are lazy.

My tank can do the same

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Wow, is this seriously the only thread about the AB? It's such an amazing vehicle. Pop some Twisted Metal tunes and go on a rampage! Agreed that it sucks that it can't take a single rocket hit. I feel it should be justifiably buffed to take at least two rockets. It's not the fastest and only has a machine gun on the top. If it was more resistant it would be my daily driver - still, fully recommend it for those that love the whole Twisted Metal/Mad Max feel. It's quite agile, surprisingly, and if it was in a Twisted Metal game it would be in the mid to top range of vehicles for being great overall. Best enjoyed with a friend who can man the gun but also enjoyable by yourself for camping gang attacks and taking out those bad spawns.

I would literally pay 1mill in-game to turn it into a PV so I can add custom horns to it (creepy ice cream truck horn, anyone?) and maybe miniguns on the front.

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Guys, it's a taco van with an old shed stuck on it. It's not a tank.

I dont drive it unless i wanna do Vip work with friends :) ,otherwise insurgent pick up ftw

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Revenge of the Post OP van.

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Armor this to survive one rocket and id buy it

 

Its also great for Freemode Vip Work. Name is Fortified: Survive 10 minutes from other players and AI, Payout: 35k$. You can just go to tunnels/metro if u are lazy.

My tank can do the same

Yeah but in this you get 35k

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xXxKAMIKAZExXx

This van looks incredible! I really want to add it to my collection, but the lack of bulletproof tires puts me off - especially with the price. That, and the fact that I mostly play in solo sessions.

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This van looks incredible! I really want to add it to my collection, but the lack of bulletproof tires puts me off - especially with the price. That, and the fact that I mostly play in solo sessions.

I've never noticed mine popping

 

You can do the VIP work solo mate its the best for grinding between other things...it's basically a coffee/snack/wank break 😂

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Its also great for Freemode Vip Work. Name is Fortified: Survive 10 minutes from other players and AI, Payout: 35k$. You can just go to tunnels/metro if u are lazy.

So how long cooldown does this have?

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Halal Cyborg

 

Its also great for Freemode Vip Work. Name is Fortified: Survive 10 minutes from other players and AI, Payout: 35k$. You can just go to tunnels/metro if u are lazy.

So how long cooldown does this have?

Only 30 mins and you don't even need to be in it

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Its also great for Freemode Vip Work. Name is Fortified: Survive 10 minutes from other players and AI, Payout: 35k$. You can just go to tunnels/metro if u are lazy.

So how long cooldown does this have?
Only 30 mins and you don't even need to be in it

Ah, sweet, just like Velocity :)

 

Thanks! :^:

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Goingcrowd9

 

 

 

Its also great for Freemode Vip Work. Name is Fortified: Survive 10 minutes from other players and AI, Payout: 35k$. You can just go to tunnels/metro if u are lazy.

So how long cooldown does this have?
Only 30 mins and you don't even need to be in itAh, sweet, just like Velocity :)

 

Thanks! :^:

But... in Velocity you Need to get in the Rocket Voltic... in Fortified you can like Enter boxville>get out>do something for 10 min>get paid

 

 

R*'s description is also incorect, as long as the van survives, you are good, you can die as many times you like...

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Halal Cyborg

 

 

 

 

Its also great for Freemode Vip Work. Name is Fortified: Survive 10 minutes from other players and AI, Payout: 35k$. You can just go to tunnels/metro if u are lazy.

So how long cooldown does this have?
Only 30 mins and you don't even need to be in it
Ah, sweet, just like Velocity :)

 

Thanks! :^:

But... in Velocity you Need to get in the Rocket Voltic... in Fortified you can like Enter boxville>get out>do something for 10 min>get paid

 

 

R*'s description is also incorect, as long as the van survives, you are good, you can die as many times you like...

Indeed

 

If timed correctly you could grab a sentinel xs and sell it as soon as the boxville has self destructed.

 

The npcs attack you and not the boxville basically

 

If you fly away quickly after getting in and out they don't follow you lol

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Sooooo, is it a good idea to invest in an Armored Boxville?

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Professional Amateur

Sooooo, is it a good idea to invest in an Armored Boxville?

The VIP work for it is easy money, it can ram cars for quite a while whilst taking little damage, and is a hell of a lot faster than the normal version. Only real downside is the lack of bulletproof tyres, but it's still a fun thing to own, IMO. One of those things to be considered as more of a fun purchase than a real money maker, but it's nice to sit AFK in a tunnel for 10 mins and come out 35 grand richer.

 

E: upon reading this thread more, don't even have to go into a tunnel. Just leave the Boxville somewhere and get out, since the NPCs only really attack you and not the van.

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Handsome Jack

 

Sooooo, is it a good idea to invest in an Armored Boxville?

The VIP work for it is easy money, it can ram cars for quite a while whilst taking little damage, and is a hell of a lot faster than the normal version. Only real downside is the lack of bulletproof tyres, but it's still a fun thing to own, IMO. One of those things to be considered as more of a fun purchase than a real money maker, but it's nice to sit AFK in a tunnel for 10 mins and come out 35 grand richer.

 

E: upon reading this thread more, don't even have to go into a tunnel. Just leave the Boxville somewhere and get out, since the NPCs only really attack you and not the van.

 

Another good thing is that it doesn't smoke after hitting a few cars like the Phantom Wedge and Ramp Buggy. But like you said, only downsides are that the normal armored boxville lacks BP tires and explosive resistant armor.

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Halal Cyborg

Just for clarity as I tested everything a while ago I'd like to add that if you never enter the boxville at all you get 30k instead of 35k

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Goingcrowd9

Just for clarity as I tested everything a while ago I'd like to add that if you never enter the boxville at all you get 30k instead of 35k

I know :D. One time I was already cruising my Tug Boat on a remote-location, so I didn't bother to enter it. I use the VIP work for some fun, not even bothered to find and sell a sentinel 20 sec after the mission is complete...

 

Some things I usually do during fortied:

1 buzzard (npc) dogfighting

 

if you kill all the npc cars npc buzzards shooting homing missiles will spawn

 

2 cruising in a vehichle

3 take snaps or upload them to R*

4 actively kill the npc using knife's only

5 go near office/wherever I intended to go to

6 etc...

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I'm pretty sure this is the only vehicle in the entire game with the handling flag 'LESS_SNOW_SINK'.

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4 hours ago, MARINA said:

I'm pretty sure this is the only vehicle in the entire game with the handling flag 'LESS_SNOW_SINK'.

That's weird, what purpose could it even have? There's not even enough snow in the holiday\new year events for cars to sink through as far as I know 

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