Gunrunning Spotlight with Doubled Research Speeds and 50% Off Bunker Supplies (14th April)

[Spider-Vice]

Plus, Bonuses for Executives, Triple Rewards on Extraction, and More

 

 

Discounts and More on the Rockstar Newswire

[Rm93]

 thanks Rockstar Services

[Gridl0k]

meh

[Jenkiiii]

I was just about to log off and say nothing worth doing this week, but then I saw 3X Extraction adversary mode! If you've never played it, give it a go! It's a lot of off-radar fun trying to escape or protect the boss, or trying to take the boss down. There's a $150,000 bonus for winning a few rounds too.

[Gridl0k]

tbf yeah I'd forgotten Extraction was quite fun and will be giving it some. They all blur together. 

[Robin1996ify]

Glad to see that Rockstar still obsessed on giving away ugly, pasted on logo t-shirts every week.

[Taterman]

Thanks S-V. I was planning on buying a Tailgater, hopefully I can win it instead.

Edited April 14 by Taterman

[Gridl0k]

44 minutes ago, Robin1996ify said:

Glad to see that Rockstar still obsessed on giving away ugly, pasted on logo t-shirts every week.

 

Two things are infinite, the universe, and unreleased gunrunning tees, apparently

[Shadowfennekin]

Extraction is triple?! Hell yeah, it's one of the few good ones. There is a bit of an edge but not unfairly so as unlike the lame Lamar/Franklin Crapversary, the sh*tty weapon team is permanently off radar!

 

Though that shirt.... are they seriously doing another re-release? Could swear we've gotten that one two times already

[R a f a e]

[Arrows to Athens]

A 'meh' week at best.

[Timsalabimbo]

3 hours ago, Shadowfennekin said:

Though that shirt.... are they seriously doing another re-release? Could swear we've gotten that one two times already

This one is new. The thing is that those Hawk & Little tees look exactly like eachother.

[Gridl0k]

One thing this did remind me of is the question "will we get a new Agency contract" and although it's entirely possible that's what rockstar are gonna do, they have never revisited the research functionality with new guns or liveries or wotnot. You research your gunrunning unlocks and then that's it, another thing to forget about completely.

[Shadowfennekin]

16 minutes ago, Timsalabimbo said:

This one is new. The thing is that those Hawk & Little tees look exactly like eachother.

Nah, just got on and looked. No stars

[clinical oppression]

I need sumo remix x3 . Most fun ad mode in the game.

[GTAJJ]

The Gunnrunning research speed is handy for my second character and noobs but really awful because I assume 99% of people have it done.

[Shadowfennekin]

8 minutes ago, GTAJJ said:

The Gunnrunning research speed is handy for my second character and noobs but really awful because I assume 99% of people have it done.

Those that care likely have it, yeah

[Commander S]

2 hours ago, Timsalabimbo said:

This one is new. The thing is that those Hawk & Little tees look exactly like eachother.

 

2 hours ago, Shadowfennekin said:

Nah, just got on and looked. No stars

 

 

Yup, it's a re-release - so old, in fact, it was the very first drip-fed login bonus from Gunrunning (released June 20th 2017, a week after Gunrunning on June 13th):

 

 

 

Also, anyone else spot the two deliberate mistakes in this image?

 

[Arrows to Athens]

Is your CEO office the only place where you can start up a Special Vehicle Work mission?

[R a f a e]

36 minutes ago, Arrows to Athens said:

Is your CEO office the only place where you can start up a Special Vehicle Work mission?

 

Yes

 

2 hours ago, Commander S said:

Also, anyone else spot the two deliberate mistakes in this image?

 

 

Yes

 

Edited April 15 by Rvfae

[Robin1996ify]

2 hours ago, Commander S said:

Also, anyone else spot the two deliberate mistakes in this image?

 

 

Securoserv has ran out of budget apparently, so they jacked a civilian version and pretend its weaponized. And who's driving that thing? Clifford AI?

 

Also...Zancudo is the other way you fool!

Edited April 15 by Robin1996ify

[Exsanguination]

Picked up my turismo classic…may try the adversary mode a few times… 

[IceDree]

Do people actually play Special vehicles work and Mobile operations? Like beyond the obligatory first run to the unlock the trade prices?

[Commander S]

3 minutes ago, IceDree said:

Do people actually play Special vehicles work and Mobile operations? Like beyond the obligatory first run to the unlock the trade prices?

 

 

Used to a fair bit - mainly the ones with better pacing, and where random people don't get bored and quit mid-mission. I don't even have the business properties to unlock the trade prices - I just quite enjoyed doing them, although the random player factor does make them a bit of a gamble.

 

Arms Embargo is one of the better ones - and largely idiot-proof, too. Although if someone punts a car into the drink at the end of the mission, restarting from the checkpoint means you only have to do the final drive from Zancudo - and because payouts are timer-based, and the checkpoints reset if you restart from a checkpoint, you'll be done in 30 seconds, and make about ...$800.

[Hécate-II]

4 hours ago, IceDree said:

Do people actually play Special vehicles work and Mobile operations? Like beyond the obligatory first run to the unlock the trade prices?

 

Yes, MO were very played on PC at least, I ranked 770 to 800 on my second account by replaying over and over with random hosts. Not sure how many had already played it though, I guess a lot because they were often low levels. X3 Bonus payout is pretty big at the scale of GTAO PvE so many 150-300 players in it too. Lobbies were instantly filling on MO. 

 

Sadly the missions are...yeah...locked to a specific vehicles, so replayability is low...I dont feel like I'm grinding 20 hours of Rocket Voltic mission or whatever this week. 

 

 

[Valiant ENT CEO]

14 hours ago, clinical oppression said:

I need sumo remix x3 . Most fun ad mode in the game.

 

I disagree. It's verges on "tryhard" play when the vets of this game pick the heavy cars that don't budge. And then your going into the 7th round after 45 minutes... It's kind of a drag tbh. 

[clinical oppression]

4 hours ago, Valiant ENT CEO said:

 

I disagree. It's verges on "tryhard" play when the vets of this game pick the heavy cars that don't budge. And then your going into the 7th round after 45 minutes... It's kind of a drag tbh. 

The best counter for those heavy 300 looking cars is the neon. I guess if you're out in the first 3 bubbles it sux to watch but to me its fun af and tryharditry never entered my mind ....competitive yeah but tryhard imo nah

[DrEeveell]

19 hours ago, GTAJJ said:

The Gunnrunning research speed is handy for my second character and noobs but really awful because I assume 99% of people have it done.

 

I haven't done them all yet, about 3/4's of them. Of course the only one I still really want (Insurgent Heavy Armor) will probably be the last one. The last one I completed was the Technical mini-gun. Why would I want a technical when I already have an Insurgent? Now it's working on the last camo pattern that I don't have.

The half price on supplies is pretty useful too, but lately I've been doing the Supply missions so I can finish unlocking the MOC missions.

Edited April 15 by DrEeveell

[IceDree]

On 4/15/2022 at 7:46 AM, Commander S said:

Used to a fair bit - mainly the ones with better pacing, and where random people don't get bored and quit mid-mission. I don't even have the business properties to unlock the trade prices - I just quite enjoyed doing them.

 

 

20 hours ago, Hécate-II said:

Yes, MO were very played on PC at least, I ranked 770 to 800 on my second account by replaying over and over with random hosts. Not sure how many had already played it though, I guess a lot because they were often low levels. X3 Bonus payout is pretty big at the scale of GTAO PvE so many 150-300 players in it too. Lobbies were instantly filling on MO. 

 

I see, I never get any invites for them.

 

Thanks.

 

On 4/15/2022 at 7:46 AM, Commander S said:

although the random player factor does make them a bit of a gamble.

 

C'est la vie with GTAO. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

On 4/15/2022 at 7:46 AM, Commander S said:

Arms Embargo is one of the better ones - and largely idiot-proof, too.

Agreed. Its beginner-friendly, unlike the Phantom Wedge mission. I hated doing that one when the dlc came out.

 

On 4/15/2022 at 7:46 AM, Commander S said:

the checkpoints reset if you restart from a checkpoint, you'll be done in 30 seconds, and make about ...$800. 

Payouts after checkpoints always sucked in GTA (Heists excluded).

 

20 hours ago, Hécate-II said:

Sadly the missions are...yeah...locked to a specific vehicles, so replayability is low...I dont feel like I'm grinding 20 hours of Rocket Voltic mission or whatever this week. 

 

Yeah, it gets repetitive rather quickly.

[Commander S]

15 hours ago, IceDree said:

 

I see, I never get any invites for them.

 

 

Neither do I - I just go into "Quick Job", wait for one to load up, and it if it's a crap one (like the Phantom Wedge one), back the f*** out as fast as I can and try matchmaking again.

 

Tried "Escape Escort" (the ramp buggy one) with randoms earlier, and ...yeah, that's why they get old, fast - nothing like being the sensible person on the 'team' who opts to take the Rumpo instead of a buggy, and then having to put up with a bunch of rank 14 idiots trying to ramp under everything, including the Rumpo.