Bitch and Moan Thread - Smuggler's Run Edition

[Stormingz]

Urgh don't get me started on that damn Titan mission. I literally pressed start, online, and find new session within 2 minutes because it was that stupid.

Edited August 30, 2017 by Stormingz

[Omnifarious]

Well, at least the Rouge is worth about 1 million dollars when I sell it. At least I'll get back a modicum of my wasted money... Seriously, that thing handles like cars do in Saints Row...

[gnomefromnome]

The carpet bombing has a huge learning curve. It's not a perimeter target, it's the exact target.

[Omnifarious]

Y'know what I want to bitch about? How Rockstar always just adds update on top of update for the cash, but doesn't actually care about the game. They never fix the old stuff, or bring it in line with the new updates. Where's the flares for the Savage? Guns for the Besra? They only change something if we bitch at them about it for years... (like finally making the Savage able to survive a rocket, something that people have been complaining about since Heists, 'cause y'know, a bloody cargo heli is tougher than a "heavily armored" gunship...

[Agent Piltdown]

 

These source missions are f*cking awful.

And unfortunately they're literally the only form of new gameplay added from this update.

 

Bleh

 

 

 

Yeah. I can't even see these being much fun with friends who know how to actually play. Not that I'd ever bother trying to enlist them to do this sh*t in a Public Lobby, seeing as this content is also restricted to them. Which I wonder about seeing as the Biker Contracts can be played in a Friends Only Lobby, seemingly pay better for all involved including the MC President, and are much more entertaining than this content.

 

The real meat of this update, all the new toys we get to spend money on to customize, is on a drip feed. This update is pretty disappointing. I think it's time I take a break from the game. The time I spent ingame today with this new content was so boring.

Edited August 30, 2017 by Agent Piltdown

[TankGirl]

I fully customized the Rogue. My goodness the difference is extremely obvious in performance.

-It flies extremely fast for a prop plane. I swear I'm flying as fast as a Hydra.

-Handling is TOO responsive. This thing turns stupidly fast when Yawing. Ridiculously difficult to aim with this much turning sensitivity.

-Has explosive rounds that fire far slower than the Hydra/Lazer. Plus since the guns are mounted on the wings, it's much harder to get kills

compared to those jets since I'm not used to aiming without nose mounted guns. The extreme sensitivity of the plane doesn't help at all.

-Bombs are much harder to use with all the speed and handling upgrades.

So in short, a fully modded Rogue is not a vehicle that should be used for reliable dog fighting or air strikes unless you're relying heavily on homing missiles. Too uncontrollable for all the fire power it can wield. I guess you can say it's balanced on paper, but really bad coincidering what the Hydra/Lazer is capable of.

I had a Rogue try to dog fight me in my Hydra today and let's say it didn't end well for them. Only reason I went over there was because they were carpet bombing my friends who were on the ground. Its WW3 out there.

 

I did end up buying the hanger since I love planes and plan on customizing and flying them in private sessions. I did manage to do the set up supply run but i think that will be all for me.

Edited August 30, 2017 by TankGirl

[Skeve613]

As an addendum to my earlier complaint about the Havok being unstable, here's a video depiction that I hope will save a lot of people their money by letting them see how this thing basically wants to kill you all the time:

 

 

 

Seriously... just don't...

[Fireboy769]

As an addendum to my earlier complaint about the Havok being unstable, here's a video depiction that I hope will save a lot of people their money by letting them see how this thing basically wants to kill you all the time:

 

 

Seriously... just don't...

You're gonna end up wrecking Havok while landing this helicopter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Seinfield theme)

 

[Verbal Soze]

Should've made the missions more interesting, the cargo steal missions are taking too long, the npcs enemies are suicidal,

 

and maybe they could add some guns for hire for us in the next update like in ghost recon games, maybe adding some mercenaries to help us to steal/sell products for the lone wolves like me haha,

 

or adding some kinda like contact mission with the new aircrafts to attract some player's attention rather than this nonsense cargo,

 

i was really hoping that they would add another contact mission in this update, but no, we only allowed to sell and steal a worthless cargo -_-

 

Well i guess the only thing that keeps me playing this game is the new aircrafts which is again another rehashed mechanics from the velum mallard besra hydra and titan

[TheFroggmann]

Crates 2.0 is absolutely garbage. Spawn-killing A.I. somewhat janky aircraft and sh*t reward. I'm going to try again tomorrow but it's likely I will be shutting the air crates business down for good.

[idonknowhow]

pv spawn location not good compare to ceo

 

[Cackling Jack]

Hunter is dripfeed.

f*ck everything.

I'm gonna go cryofreeze myself.

Wake me up when hunter is released.

 

Thought about doing the same thing. They drip feed the one aircraft people want the most so people keep playing the game. Retirement never looked this good tbh.

[Schumy7]

Performing stunts to reveal gps location... jeez what is this with this canadian f*cks?

Waaaay to short on time.

[alkaline_]

hmm i don't know... i just don't know... it's like a stinky fish in front of my feet and i don't know what to do with it hihihi... i don't like the sourcing missions... and what i've read about the selling missions makes me burps like QUACKS! also the money honey for lone-wolfers or lone-fluffy penguins hihihi... i might buy the planes and stuff... but what i'm going to use em for except for griefing? and i'm a laid back fluffy penguin hihihi... it's like spending so much honey money on something i won't use a lot... i do love the new flippy sports classics car though and can't wait for the rapid gt hihihi. don't get me wrong song tounge, some planes are beautiful, but there aren't even new missions (with an actual payout) for them?!

[BeatsDown]

Tried a sale. Got a super slow aircraft with nothing but a front firing gun.

 

Before I got the first drop off, police helis had taken out on engine with handguns. Didn't even get anywhere near the second drop off before the plane died and I lost everything.

 

Thats it. Gta is over for me. Everything about this update is sh*t and solo players have literally been persecuted out of the game.

 

I had a similar experience when I had to deliver two of these with 3 bodyguards. First, one engine went but it was still flyable, but then the other went despite not being hit at all! I only made two drops in this plane. Luckily the other plane survived but I only made $148k. I could make that driving two cars for 3 mins with Import/Export.

 

Unless maxing out the Narcotics crates gives me a $10m bonus I'm never doing these again.

[Omnifarious]

Crates 2.0 is absolutely garbage. Spawn-killing A.I. somewhat janky aircraft and sh*t reward. I'm going to try again tomorrow but it's likely I will be shutting the air crates business down for good.

 

I just found out that they're so worthless, because you have to destroy other player's cargo to increase the value of your own! That's upsetting... Rockstar just aren't happy with those billions, lol. They want even more. They're really encouraging us to bankrupt each other so they can make even MORE money...

[thepiebaker]

Can someone explain why the unarmed flight school jet's repaint only applies to the framing of the cockpit?

[Tittybar Bouncer]

If anyone didn't say this already ,let me be the one pointing out the obvious: WORST DLC EVER

Edited August 30, 2017 by Tittybar Bouncer

[Guest]

Boring, nothing to write home about, NPCs are insane still (if not worse).

 

Huge let down IMO, again. Some things showed promise (blowing up/stealing cargo improves your own) but still fell very short of the mark. Again it feels very unfinished.

 

I doubt I'll play much more, or at least will be taking a long break from it again.

[sparkysx]

Think I already know the answer to this, but wanted to bring it up anyway, I'm not buying any of the new dlc even though I grinded what I consider a lot of cash for it, I assum there's no way to stop Ron from harrassing me lmao?

[zoso80]

I saved myself the torment. I logged in for 5 minutes, looked at everything and haven't spent a cent.

 

Macrotransaction DLC, nothing more. If you like to fly around, fine. If you like to paint your hydra cool for you. Nothing new in terms of game mechanics in missions.

 

Fetch and return DLC ver. 4.0

 

Just not going to bother.

 

Crates 2.0 is absolutely garbage. Spawn-killing A.I. somewhat janky aircraft and sh*t reward. I'm going to try again tomorrow but it's likely I will be shutting the air crates business down for good.

[UKPortista]

I'd put this just behind Gunrunning as my least favourite DLC. A couple of the aircraft are fun and I suppose I like the convenience of having digs at LSIA (Zancudo is a royal clusterf*ck)...but it's the same old predictable collect / sell tedium.

 

I also think Los Santos has become a part of the problem for me. 4 years of slogging around the same place has taken its toll and this once wondrous city now feels tired.

 

I just wonder how much more mileage R* can get out of recycling lacklustre game modes in an ageing environment?

Edited August 30, 2017 by UKPortista

[sparkysx]

I was thinking of buying the fort zancudo one just so it's a safe fly zone from now on and an extra pegasus spawn point.

[Stormingz]

I was thinking of buying the fort zancudo one just so it's a safe fly zone from now on and an extra pegasus spawn point.

That's exactly why I bought one.

[Cackling Jack]

 

I saved myself the torment. I logged in for 5 minutes, looked at everything and haven't spent a cent.

 

Macrotransaction DLC, nothing more. If you like to fly around, fine. If you like to paint your hydra cool for you. Nothing new in terms of game mechanics in missions.

 

Fetch and return DLC ver. 4.0

 

Just not going to bother.

 

Crates 2.0 is absolutely garbage. Spawn-killing A.I. somewhat janky aircraft and sh*t reward. I'm going to try again tomorrow but it's likely I will be shutting the air crates business down for good.

 

 

Well I think after playing for a few hours tonight my overall feeling forwards it as "Meh". I got to fly the hunter in a sourcing mission and that was the only highlight of the night. The hanger smuggling work was boring as hell and frustrating so I went and did what I usually do when I get bored. Be a dick head in a public session (I don't go after people doing work) Even after having a cans feeling still the same. I know its free content but this game has turned a corner. I hope I didn't ramble on to much,

 

#rant over

[Mexicola9302]

Just gotta love the bugs.

 

 

[Schumy7]

Weeeeeeeh i cant play pvp so i kick. Weeeeeeeh stinky babys. Where is that hacktool when you need it.

[The Jungz]

I'm not too surprised that the DLC feels unfinished. I was honestly surprised to see an update coming before Mid-September.

 

They rushed this f*cker out the door, for sure.

[TankGirl]

 

Crates 2.0 is absolutely garbage. Spawn-killing A.I. somewhat janky aircraft and sh*t reward. I'm going to try again tomorrow but it's likely I will be shutting the air crates business down for good.

I just found out that they're so worthless, because you have to destroy other player's cargo to increase the value of your own! That's upsetting... Rockstar just aren't happy with those billions, lol. They want even more. They're really encouraging us to bankrupt each other so they can make even MORE money...

Really? That's such BS. As if the the giant red blips and notifications about so and so moving cargo went enough now R does this? I def won't bother with supply runs because no way am I attacking other players to increase my stock. R isn't even trying to hide the fact that their recent DLC's are made for griefing children anymore.,

[HaRdSTyLe_83]

f*ck you Skylift. f*ck you.

Piece of arse sh*t slow as f*ck.

 

Had to fly it from LSIA to Paleto and back for one crate drop. Took me nearly 20 minutes. Boring as f*ck.

 

you know you dont have to fly it back right?