Your Chariot Has Arrived: The Declasse Granger 3600LX, Available Now (27th January)

[RyuNova]

Can't drive anything in Public Lobbies or PvE missions with back windows since the Patriot Mil-Spec even if they are bullet resistant. The AI's aim-bot aiming means that the windows will shatter in seconds in any chase and if they crack and if you crash they shatter fully.

[Jamwes]

3 hours ago, Aquamaniac said:

 

Yes, especially since the I-waggon got so much hate and the Granger is a car we have already in the game.

 

And people liked the Baller, right? It's the 7th baller. Maybe people like "more of the same" when it adds something to what we already had to make it more like how they wanted the original to be? 

[Malibu Club]

2 hours ago, Jamwes said:

 

And people liked the Baller, right? It's the 7th baller. Maybe people like "more of the same" when it adds something to what we already had to make it more like how they wanted the original to be? 

I feel like people only liked the baller because they got it for free. If we had to pay for it, you can guarantee the only ones who would buy it are people with more modded cash than they know what to do with. You're better off stealing one off the street or buying one of the LE ballers.

[Jenkiiii]

I like the new Baller from a DLC/dripfeed perspective. It was free and upgrades nicely, but why no armor or Imani tech? What is the sense in this? I would be happy to pay for the car AND pay for anti-lock on and other Imani features. It's Rockstar lack of logical care and attention, as always!

[Aquamaniac]

19 hours ago, Jamwes said:

 

And people liked the Baller, right? It's the 7th baller. Maybe people like "more of the same" when it adds something to what we already had to make it more like how they wanted the original to be? 

 

The baller is the same s*it but it was for free. I do not care so much about them but I rather feel the hate against the I-waggon is unfair when you compare it to the Baller and Granger. Instead of the Granger they could have made a Lincoln Navigator e.g., R* made some really poor choices in this DLC.

[Homeb0lio]

The i-Wagen drives real nicely. Only drawback is that it's electric, so it's not so much fun for me.

 

The new Granger, however, is great. Handles fairly realistically and really looks the part. The drawback is that i am now unable to pay my utility bill.

[concolt]

We have to do the entire Dre story to get the hat?

[Shadowfennekin]

1 hour ago, concolt said:

We have to do the entire Dre story to get the hat?

Just finale aka "Don't f*ck with Dre"

[Bigglo145]

40 minutes ago, Shadowfennekin said:

Just finale aka "Don't f*ck with Dre"

The finale is when you get the johnny guns guy at the airport right? And we have to wait to get the hat or is it instantly?

[Standard Deluxe 59]

15 hours ago, Aquamaniac said:

Instead of the Granger they could have made a Lincoln Navigator

The already made a new Navigator, the Landstalker XL. Unlike the new Granger, the XL got that God awful SUV interior so the former has that going for its favorability. 

[toguraum]

4 hours ago, Bigglo145 said:

The finale is when you get the johnny guns guy at the airport right? And we have to wait to get the hat or is it instantly?

Yeah the finale is when you bring Dre to his helicopter, and your GtA Online character and whatever buddy you have in your team look at Dre boarding the aircraft and flying away like he is some big, important hero.

 

I think Dre himself demanded the scene be exactly like that to massage his ego.

[BJBooBoo]

49 minutes ago, toguraum said:

Yeah the finale is when you bring Dre to his helicopter, and your GtA Online character and whatever buddy you have in your team look at Dre boarding the aircraft and flying away like he is some big, important hero.

 

I think Dre himself demanded the scene be exactly like that to massage his ego.

Funny when I watched it I thought of the final scene in MASH. Only thing missing was the message made in rocks.

[Shadowfennekin]

3 hours ago, toguraum said:

Yeah the finale is when you bring Dre to his helicopter, and your GtA Online character and whatever buddy you have in your team look at Dre boarding the aircraft and flying away like he is some big, important hero.

 

I think Dre himself demanded the scene be exactly like that to massage his ego.

Well yeah, celebs approve every scene they're in and can influence changes

[Aquamaniac]

7 hours ago, Standard Deluxe 59 said:

The already made a new Navigator, the Landstalker XL. Unlike the new Granger, the XL got that God awful SUV interior so the former has that going for its favorability. 

 

Didn't know, I'm not much into large SUVs anyways.

[IsekaiExpress]

2 hours ago, Shadowfennekin said:

Well yeah, celebs approve every scene they're in and can influence changes

Jokes on them when we alt+tab or killgame.bat out of prolonged cutscenes.

[Spider-Vice]

4 hours ago, Shadowfennekin said:

Well yeah, celebs approve every scene they're in and can influence changes

Yeah there's no way that Dre didn't have a say in how some of these cutscenes play. These artists are verrryy finnicky with this stuff and how they appear in media.

[suicidal_banana]

2015 Lowrider event week wants its hat back

Spoiler

https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/ak14o88384a395/the-lowriders-event-weekend-this-fri-sun

 

2019 Hotring event week wants its hoodie back

Spoiler

https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/4k412883893a3o/Triple-Rewards-on-Hotring-Circuit-Issi-Classic-and-RC-Bandito-Races

 

Prize ride is a repeat again, Podium vehicle is a 2015 car to match the 2015 hat (and also a repeat again) 

 

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At this point im starting to wonder if they are just going to repeat all weekly unlocks since launch when E&E releases, lately all the unlocks are old stuffs, annoying for collectors (more and more 'og' items are no longer special/rare) but also lazy af from R*

[Spider-Vice]

There is nothing wrong with making previously limited content available again for those who couldn't get it years ago.  

[Gettin up]

Out of curiousity I did my second Dre. Dre Contract run solo and timed it.

Meeting Dre. Dre at the golf club, I don't think this is necessary and then all the three data leaks missions, studio mission and the finale don't f*ck with Dre.

Took 2 hrs 9 minutes, all cutscenes, loading screens, armor and snack refill, etc. included in time. Luckily no other players went after me on the free roam missions.

So if the first introducing with Dre aka the golf club mission isn't necessary, it's quite easy to solo it in under 2 hrs including cut scenes if you don't run into any other players on your way.

Big money. $2M. Can't compare with Cayo because I've never done that one.

 

[Timsalabimbo]

2 hours ago, Spider-Vice said:

There is nothing wrong with making previously limited content available again for those who couldn't get it years ago.  

For the Nagasaki hoodie, this is AT LEAST the third time this thing has been released. Why re-re-re-release the same ones when we also have hundreds of never-released-before items?

 

13 minutes ago, Gettin up said:

Out of curiousity I did my second Dre. Dre Contract run solo and timed it.

Meeting Dre. Dre at the golf club, I don't think this is necessary and then all the three data leaks missions, studio mission and the finale don't f*ck with Dre.

Took 2 hrs 9 minutes, all cutscenes, loading screens, armor and snack refill, etc. included in time. Luckily no other players went after me on the free roam missions.

So if the first introducing with Dre aka the golf club mission isn't necessary, it's quite easy to solo it in under 2 hrs including cut scenes if you don't run into any other players on your way.

Big money. $2M. Can't compare with Cayo because I've never done that one.

 

You are right about not having to do the golf mission again, and could also speed up this run by doing it in Invite Only. Better loading times + assurance no other players will come after you.

[Jamwes]

33 minutes ago, Gettin up said:

Took 2 hrs 9 minutes, all cutscenes, loading screens, armor and snack refill, etc. included in time. Luckily no other players went after me on the free roam missions.

So if the first introducing with Dre aka the golf club mission isn't necessary, it's quite easy to solo it in under 2 hrs including cut scenes if you don't run into any other players on your way.

Big money. $2M. Can't compare with Cayo because I've never done that one.

 

You only have to do the 9 data leak missions and 2 finales, just 11 missions in total. When I timed mine I finished just over 1:50 with about an average completion time of 10 minutes per mission. My run wasn't perfect, had some deaths and didn't use an OPmk2, so I'm sure speed grinders could get it quicker. Under 2 hours for $1.1m is great solo invite only money and even better with the $2.1m this week. That is if Cayo didn't exist, where you can earn well over $1m an hour solo.

 

Auto Shop Contracts earn the same, about $1m in 2 hours. IIRC the old best solo grinds without bonus weeks were closer to $1m in 3 hours. It's obvious the new normal is better payouts. My question is, is this in response to how prices are now or is this a sign of rising prices with E&E. And will they ever improve any of the old payouts?

[Gettin up]

1 hour ago, Timsalabimbo said:

For the Nagasaki hoodie, this is AT LEAST the third time this thing has been released. Why re-re-re-release the same ones when we also have hundreds of never-released-before items?

 

You are right about not having to do the golf mission again, and could also speed up this run by doing it in Invite Only. Better loading times + assurance no other players will come after you.

Thanks. I had no idea that you can launch these missions in invite only session. That will save a lot of time.

[Bigglo145]

15 hours ago, toguraum said:

Yeah the finale is when you bring Dre to his helicopter, and your GtA Online character and whatever buddy you have in your team look at Dre boarding the aircraft and flying away like he is some big, important hero.

 

I think Dre himself demanded the scene be exactly like that to massage his ego.

Funny, as dre got out the car and walked to his helicopter i was able to punch him before the cutscene showed and it didnt fail lol ill try to post (shout out to dee barnes, that was for you) 

6 hours ago, suicidal_banana said:

2015 Lowrider event week wants its hat back

  Hide contents

https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/ak14o88384a395/the-lowriders-event-weekend-this-fri-sun

 

2019 Hotring event week wants its hoodie back

  Reveal hidden contents

https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/4k412883893a3o/Triple-Rewards-on-Hotring-Circuit-Issi-Classic-and-RC-Bandito-Races

 

Prize ride is a repeat again, Podium vehicle is a 2015 car to match the 2015 hat (and also a repeat again) 

 

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At this point im starting to wonder if they are just going to repeat all weekly unlocks since launch when E&E releases, lately all the unlocks are old stuffs, annoying for collectors (more and more 'og' items are no longer special/rare) but also lazy af from R*

Damn, in the screenshot rockstar posted i thought the letters were white and not gold, the filter makes it seem that way. I wanted something more like the hat that ryder wears in san andreas but i guess this one is kinda cool too

[toguraum]

On 1/31/2022 at 3:23 PM, Bigglo145 said:

Funny, as dre got out the car and walked to his helicopter i was able to punch him before the cutscene showed and it didnt fail lol

Thank you, this worked perfectly! My character stomped Dr. Dre in the knee and he fell down scared, the mission didn't fail.

 

I will run this entire thing 1 more time just to take a screenshot, lol

 

 

He fell face first this time, unfortunately

Edited February 2 by toguraum

[Gridl0k]

Just to say, it's nice to get a new Granger, it's nice that it's an 8 seater*, it's nice that it's up-armoured and Imani.

 

The bullbars look like sh*t though.

 

* If you've never ridden sideboards in real life you need to try it, not only is it cool and dangerous but you can pretend you're secret service by pressing your ear. Gridl0k misses his land rover.

Edited February 2 by Gridl0k

[Shadowfennekin]

On 1/31/2022 at 6:32 AM, Spider-Vice said:

Yeah there's no way that Dre didn't have a say in how some of these cutscenes play. These artists are verrryy finnicky with this stuff and how they appear in media.

Yep, I learned this sort of thing quite a long time ago.

Burt Reynolds is flame proof is Saints Row 3 for example, cause he didn't want people burning him

[Taterman]

6 hours ago, Gridl0k said:

Just to say, it's nice to get a new Granger, it's nice that it's an 8 seater*, it's nice that it's up-armoured and Imani.

 

The bullbars look like sh*t though.

 

* If you've never ridden sideboards in real life you need to try it, not only is it cool and dangerous but you can pretend you're secret service by pressing your ear. Gridl0k misses his land rover.

 

Is there a way to stand on the Granger sideboards with only one or two people inside?

 

[Gettin up]

I did the contract finale 12 times this week. Great money.

But man I swear that was the last grind before GTA VI. I have more than enough money now for the upcoming DLC's.

[Spider-Vice]

28 minutes ago, Gettin up said:

I did the contract finale 12 times this week. Great money.

Holy crap  That's +24M for ya at least.