The B*tch & Moan Thread (Part 3)

[Hécate-II]

1 hour ago, IceDree said:

They did that with DC&R.

 

 

Now the office, its garages & the modshop are off limits during CMs, pathetic if you ask me.

Ok, I stopped playing the game before DCR DLC dropped. Apparently you can still use MC Clubhouse during CM but I don't have TV in my sh*tty Grand Senora Clubhouse

[IceDree]

40 minutes ago, Hécate-II said:

Ok, I stopped playing the game before DCR DLC dropped. Apparently you can still use MC Clubhouse during CM but I don't have TV in my sh*tty Grand Senora Clubhouse

I believe you still can, it wasn't "patched" with office.

 

You can still access your regular apartments and garages.

[Kiethblacklion]

17 hours ago, Arrows to Athens said:

Why do NPCs just love making random sudden u-turns in the middle of the road for no apparent reason? And it's usually when you're about to pass them, as if they're planning to have you t-bone them

 

 

 

It's worse when you're wanted. I'll be driving down the highway at full speed with the cops on me, I'll be in the right hand lane and NPCs on the opposite side of the highway will turn left and cross the median just to get in my way (even though there is no side road/intersection for them to turn). I've had some NPCs deliberately turn into my lane and hit me head on while I'm trying to avoid the cops around me.

I don't know what Rockstar did to the NPC drivers but it's ridiculous.

[J-Scott-D]

Engineered to interfere.

 

 

[BlackMilk]

The casino heist really is something. Not even going to mention my first attempt with a friend to tackle the aggressive approach without doing all the preps beforehand and the horrible payout for it.

 

Just going to point out one prep mission specifically: picking up explosives from the ocean floor near Paleto Cove. We had a bad time on our first run in this mission, clearing the enemies and then diving down together for the boxes.

Swim back to shore under fire, we both die before we get out of the water and end up taking down numerous choppers. Stupid. We should ofcourse have stopped at a smaller island nearby for it, but whatever. Not the point of the post today.

 

I just started this prep solo and I figure, I'll be smarter. So I head on over, scout the map to make sure I can take the scuba suit without being detected. Reason for this being that I didn't think to put on my own scuba outfit before and my Style menu is locked.

Good news! You can totally sneak over near the water line (under the stairs) onto the deck and behind the cabin. Wait for the single patrolling guard to move past so I can grab the suit. No problem, in the water before long. With a civvie boat I make my way

over to an island near the site where I dive down and go deep to avoid detection. Still good.

 

Find the boxes, grab one and guess what? The one chopper that was hovering above becomes hostile along with the regular double chopper reinforcement team. I get shot up a lot faster than last time. Take them out again, fly back to the arcade with one box and return for the last one uncontested.

 

Long story short: I've got plenty to say about the casino heist itself and the prep missions. I'm still in the process of exploring them more and finding out how they can be best tackled (alone or with one friend, stealth and otherwise) and most of them seem nearly impossible to do in stealth due to nonsense triggers and conditions.

 

But this one (so far) takes the cake. Absolutely do-able in stealth without anyone ever knowing you're there but then the game says "you got a box so f**k you regardless". I'm fairly certain that stealing thermal charges from the drunk redneck party is impossible in stealth but at least this one SEEMED possible. Whomever was in charge of designing these missions at Rockstar: feck you. You're terrible at your job and should find something else to do. Stop pretending these are stealth missions when they always end up the same: a Lester telling you that you screwed up and a bunch of mercs chasing you around.

 

Rude? Sure. I'm just a little fed up with playable content like this (particularly in this game and by this company) being ruined. So much and so badly that it almost has to be on purpose or just terrible incompetence. Here's a thought: when you're going to put something in your game, PLAY IT YOURSELF FIRST.

[Rotorhead359]

1 hour ago, BlackMilk said:

The casino heist really is something. Not even going to mention my first attempt with a friend to tackle the aggressive approach without doing all the preps beforehand and the horrible payout for it.

 

Just going to point out one prep mission specifically: picking up explosives from the ocean floor near Paleto Cove. We had a bad time on our first run in this mission, clearing the enemies and then diving down together for the boxes.

Swim back to shore under fire, we both die before we get out of the water and end up taking down numerous choppers. Stupid. We should ofcourse have stopped at a smaller island nearby for it, but whatever. Not the point of the post today.

 

I just started this prep solo and I figure, I'll be smarter. So I head on over, scout the map to make sure I can take the scuba suit without being detected. Reason for this being that I didn't think to put on my own scuba outfit before and my Style menu is locked.

Good news! You can totally sneak over near the water line (under the stairs) onto the deck and behind the cabin. Wait for the single patrolling guard to move past so I can grab the suit. No problem, in the water before long. With a civvie boat I make my way

over to an island near the site where I dive down and go deep to avoid detection. Still good.

 

Find the boxes, grab one and guess what? The one chopper that was hovering above becomes hostile along with the regular double chopper reinforcement team. I get shot up a lot faster than last time. Take them out again, fly back to the arcade with one box and return for the last one uncontested.

 

Long story short: I've got plenty to say about the casino heist itself and the prep missions. I'm still in the process of exploring them more and finding out how they can be best tackled (alone or with one friend, stealth and otherwise) and most of them seem nearly impossible to do in stealth due to nonsense triggers and conditions.

 

But this one (so far) takes the cake. Absolutely do-able in stealth without anyone ever knowing you're there but then the game says "you got a box so f**k you regardless". I'm fairly certain that stealing thermal charges from the drunk redneck party is impossible in stealth but at least this one SEEMED possible. Whomever was in charge of designing these missions at Rockstar: feck you. You're terrible at your job and should find something else to do. Stop pretending these are stealth missions when they always end up the same: a Lester telling you that you screwed up and a bunch of mercs chasing you around.

 

Rude? Sure. I'm just a little fed up with playable content like this (particularly in this game and by this company) being ruined. So much and so badly that it almost has to be on purpose or just terrible incompetence. Here's a thought: when you're going to put something in your game, PLAY IT YOURSELF FIRST.

This. This is the single most annoying casino heist prep in the game. It's either rigged or bugged all to high hell and they don't know the bugs exist. The moment you pick up a crate they will detect you no matter what. I always go out of my way to complete stealth missions undetected so this bothers me more than it should. For now I will just avoid Aggressive approach until we hear about this from R*. I guess I'll just do Big Con and Stealth back to back.

 

And yes, stealth is not an option at the redneck party. It's best to just shoot them all, maybe bring a weaponized or armored vehicle.

Edited January 15, 2020 by AirWolf359

[Sil3ntWr4th_-]

17 hours ago, Arrows to Athens said:

Meanwhile, permanent off-radar and God mode glitches roam free.

I absolutely agree, something in which they will never divert their attention too.

fecking trollstar...

Edited January 15, 2020 by PicklePrick

[The Queenslayer]

1 hour ago, AirWolf359 said:

 bugged all to high hell and they don't know the bugs exist.

 

I see what you did there XD

[EkaSwede]

For some reason the game is not letting me sell my car. My 8F Drafter for whatever reason. Keep getting transaction errors. Haven't duped, and I'm prety sure I haven't sold too many cars in a short while either.

[Halal Cyborg]

4 minutes ago, EkaSwede said:

For some reason the game is not letting me sell my car. My 8F Drafter for whatever reason. Keep getting transaction errors. Haven't duped, and I'm prety sure I haven't sold too many cars in a short while either.

I guess they’ve gone full retard to stop people winning it and selling their other one

[Shadowfennekin]

RDO literally unplayable

But hey let's patch a harmless gold glitch

fecking cunts

Fight me 1v1 on the beach, pussies!

[Geisterfaust]

6 hours ago, BlackMilk said:

Long story short: I've got plenty to say about the casino heist itself and the prep missions. I'm still in the process of exploring them more and finding out how they can be best tackled (alone or with one friend, stealth and otherwise) and most of them seem nearly impossible to do in stealth due to nonsense triggers and conditions.

@Gaffa asked me to join his softly-softly approach. Big mistake! With my input our collective IQ have dropped to low 70's and later I've even failed a Big Con that some of his mates hosted. Long story short, guy missed his work and streaming Forza today. I'm still sorry at going full retard. We were spotted numerous times in almost impossible conditions, sometimes through the walls and one-way glass and sometimes, probably, by a holy spirit itself.

[Sleepwalking]

I think the performance gets worse as DLCs are added to the game. For me it wouldn't fall below 55 FPS before latest updates. Now I've seen the 48-50s.

[Gaffa]

51 minutes ago, Geisterfaust said:

@Gaffa asked me to join his softly-softly approach. Big mistake! With my input our collective IQ have dropped to low 70's and later I've even failed a Big Con that some of his mates hosted. Long story short, guy missed his work and streaming Forza today. I'm still sorry at going full retard. We were spotted numerous times in almost impossible conditions, sometimes through the walls and one-way glass and sometimes, probably, by a holy spirit itself.

Lol hey no worries dude, as a taxi driver I can pick my own hours, was just a bit behind from that. They need to fix the stealth aspects though for sure. 

[Geisterfaust]

10 minutes ago, Gaffa said:

Lol hey no worries dude, as a taxi driver I can pick my own hours, was just a bit behind from that. They need to fix the stealth aspects though for sure. 

You can pick your own hours, but you can also lose the cash. R* is to blame!

[Nefarious_Poundcake]

5 hours ago, EkaSwede said:

For some reason the game is not letting me sell my car. My 8F Drafter for whatever reason. Keep getting transaction errors. Haven't duped, and I'm prety sure I haven't sold too many cars in a short while either.

I was able to sell my original after I won one from the wheel. But when we went to put in in my race garage (have it done as a touring car) it wouldn’t transfer over. No problems when trying others. Just the drafter. Maybe it’s something to do with it being the podium vehicle.

[Handsome Jack]

Hate that outfits like these keep killing my other outfits always gotta remake them ffs

 

[Arrows to Athens]

11 hours ago, IceDree said:

They did that with DC&R.

 

There used to be a way around it by starting a CM while inside the office, but they patched that as well.

 

Now the office, its garages & the modshop are off limits during CMs, pathetic if you ask me.

 

Its been going on for years, it just happens more frequently nowadays for some reason.

I don't recall having experienced it before. 

[Up2NoGood45]

6 hours ago, Halal Cyborg said:

I guess they’ve gone full retard to stop people winning it and selling their other one

Man, it seems like they have tightened ways of making money across the board.  One example after doing Blow Up IV I used to pick up around $200 from the NPC’s I killed in the parking lot.  Now it’s about $50 tops.  Just a dumb thing but indicative of a lot of things in the game.

[PetrolCB]

I guess this could be GTA related because that's mostly what I play...

 

Why the feck did Sony make it so you can't send a URL on messenger anymore? It's starred out.

Edited January 16, 2020 by PetrolCB

[Arrows to Athens]

What the hell is this sh*t, man? 

 

 

First Chopper Tail, now this? I know this mission used to fail sometimes for no reason, but I thought it was fixed. I guess not. Why can't I do something as simple as complete some f ucking missions?

 

F ucking Clownstar.

Edited January 16, 2020 by Arrows to Athens

[HamwithCheese]

Nope, none of those missions were ever fixed. This one, No Hay Bronca, On The List (?) will fail if you explode the last target. 

 

If the mission ends with one final target, just shoot them, just to be safe.

[DominusTaranis]

The new offroad tires. Oh my god I love them. Fantastic, really. Always liked most of the wheel styles, and teh new tires are just...god yes. My favorite thing to do is offroading in the game, anyway. Like climbing up Old Man's Crack. Good sh*t. 
And, really, this is a round about way of me saying HOLY sh*t can we get a fix on teh tire treads on 90% of the other tires in teh game? The little arrows in the tread are supposed to point in teh direction the tire rotates and it drives me absolute BATsh*t insane. If I can see the tread of my tire all the time during normal operation of the vehicle,  especially for open wheel vehicles, chances are, I'm putting offroad wheels on that bitch.  Hustler? Check. Scramjet? Check. 
Don't get me wrong, I don't hate the tires, but there are some wheels that really fit a lot of my other cars, but the tires have me constantly glaring at it like <<

[oleg_aka_djmeg]

Fuсking C* released the useless Sultan instead of my beloved V-STR... What a letdown, yet again.

[Gunbladelad]

Last night was another one for the constant raids.

Loaded into the game and started up the MC business to check the stock - instant phone call saying I was being raided.  Went off to my first business and bought supplies, raided the second I stepped out.  Sold goods from the next business - yet another damn raid.  Swung by the Casino briefly for the daily spin and coins - yep - ANOTHER damn raid.

Seriously - it's getting bad enough that if it continues on like this until the weekend I'll get rid of the damn game - and I've been a Rockstar customer since the days of DMA design!

[Nerfgoth]

20 hours ago, BlackMilk said:

The casino heist really is something. Not even going to mention my first attempt with a friend to tackle the aggressive approach without doing all the preps beforehand and the horrible payout for it.

 

Just going to point out one prep mission specifically: picking up explosives from the ocean floor near Paleto Cove. We had a bad time on our first run in this mission, clearing the enemies and then diving down together for the boxes.

Swim back to shore under fire, we both die before we get out of the water and end up taking down numerous choppers. Stupid. We should ofcourse have stopped at a smaller island nearby for it, but whatever. Not the point of the post today.

 

I just started this prep solo and I figure, I'll be smarter. So I head on over, scout the map to make sure I can take the scuba suit without being detected. Reason for this being that I didn't think to put on my own scuba outfit before and my Style menu is locked.

Good news! You can totally sneak over near the water line (under the stairs) onto the deck and behind the cabin. Wait for the single patrolling guard to move past so I can grab the suit. No problem, in the water before long. With a civvie boat I make my way

over to an island near the site where I dive down and go deep to avoid detection. Still good.

 

Find the boxes, grab one and guess what? The one chopper that was hovering above becomes hostile along with the regular double chopper reinforcement team. I get shot up a lot faster than last time. Take them out again, fly back to the arcade with one box and return for the last one uncontested.

 

Long story short: I've got plenty to say about the casino heist itself and the prep missions. I'm still in the process of exploring them more and finding out how they can be best tackled (alone or with one friend, stealth and otherwise) and most of them seem nearly impossible to do in stealth due to nonsense triggers and conditions.

 

But this one (so far) takes the cake. Absolutely do-able in stealth without anyone ever knowing you're there but then the game says "you got a box so f**k you regardless". I'm fairly certain that stealing thermal charges from the drunk redneck party is impossible in stealth but at least this one SEEMED possible. Whomever was in charge of designing these missions at Rockstar: feck you. You're terrible at your job and should find something else to do. Stop pretending these are stealth missions when they always end up the same: a Lester telling you that you screwed up and a bunch of mercs chasing you around.

 

Rude? Sure. I'm just a little fed up with playable content like this (particularly in this game and by this company) being ruined. So much and so badly that it almost has to be on purpose or just terrible incompetence. Here's a thought: when you're going to put something in your game, PLAY IT YOURSELF FIRST.

I used the Stromberg!

[Gridl0k]

20 hours ago, Kiethblacklion said:

I don't know what Rockstar did to the NPC drivers but it's ridiculous.

They changed the traffic when Imports Exports dropped, to be 'challenging'. 

 

I haven't seen this confirmed via data but that's when the NPCs started swerving into traffic.

[Timsalabimbo]

17 hours ago, EkaSwede said:

For some reason the game is not letting me sell my car. My 8F Drafter for whatever reason. Keep getting transaction errors. Haven't duped, and I'm prety sure I haven't sold too many cars in a short while either.

It was because that car was on sale. You probably bought it at full price, so if you tried to sell it, the game would be like: "Uh oh, that price doesn't match with the current value of the vehicle! Better give EkaSwede a transaction error!" It will probably sell today, since there is a new event week/different things on sale.

[awesomefoot]

The current Warstock sales this week are more funnier than annoying to me but still stupid.

 

The Bugstars Burrito is listed as as "on sale" for $448,875 and regularly priced $13,000 (or maybe $18,000 couldn't tell with the slash over the numbers.)

The Boxville Water & Power is listed as "on sale" for $298,500 and regularly priced $25,000.

 

Guess it shows what they originally valued those vehicles at.

 

If only there were a way to pass on the sale and pay their original price this week.

[Gridl0k]

This scooby is a 4 door, has no front light options, no mudflaps, no roll cage, etc etc. A definite miss for me. 

 

Drives OK though so not a seller, but still, Colin died for this.

Edited January 16, 2020 by Gridl0k