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Robawesome
Jul 22, 2005

ChibiSoma posted:

No one ever joins these lovely random loving jobs the game insists on constantly spamming me with, but they're impossible to do alone. I guess people shooting the back of a giant gently caress-off RV somehow kills me way up in the driver's seat. Yeah, whatever.

So I guess I either find a group willing to do them (haaaaaahahahaha sure) or just deal with the game spamming me about them all the time. Great system, Rockstar!

If you're on PS3 I'm happy to do those 1-2 player missions, though I think the reason more people will decline or ignore your request is that there is much more profitable stuff to be doing.

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Feenix
Mar 14, 2003
Sorry, guy.
Anyone else annoyingly experiencing worlds where like 3 types of cars spawn only?

Slim Killington
Nov 16, 2007

I SAID GOOD DAY SIR

nasboat posted:

Is the only requirement for picking up a car with the Cargobob that you get close to it and hit right on the D-pad? Cargobob's are the only helicopter that spawn for me (I'm at level...27 I think) and I've yet to be able to pick up a car, I always gently caress it up.

Once you press right on the D-pad and the hook drops, you don't need to mess with the D-pad again until you want to drop the car.

Slim Killington posted:

You just have to get the tip of the hook over the center of the car if you're looking at it top-down. Aim for the exact middle, both vertical and horizontal, and tap it with the fully-extended hook. You can't just go so low that the limp hook and rope are dragging over the car, you really have to hit the bottom of the hook.

TremorX
Jan 19, 2001

All Hail Big Hairy Mike

Feenix posted:

Email them. Tell them that! :) For all the rocky start and poor decisions they've made, they SEEM to want to make a great game based on their findings and player feedback. It's in their best interest to! :)

Done!

ijyt
Apr 10, 2012

ChibiSoma posted:

No one ever joins these lovely random loving jobs the game insists on constantly spamming me with, but they're impossible to do alone. I guess people shooting the back of a giant gently caress-off RV somehow kills me way up in the driver's seat. Yeah, whatever.

So I guess I either find a group willing to do them (haaaaaahahahaha sure) or just deal with the game spamming me about them all the time. Great system, Rockstar!

I don't mind doing them because I'm getting spammed with them too, as long as you're on a PS3.

rawdog pozfail
Jan 2, 2006

by Ralp

Adregan posted:

We racing some more tonight man? I was right about it unlocking upgrades for all types if cars. I checked when I had my muscle car and I don't have that many more to unlock turbo and other stuff

Yeah I'm down! I'll probably be on in ~4 hours if you're around. Need to do some violent duct runs too now that I finally unlocked it!

hiddenriverninja
May 10, 2013

life is locomotion
keep moving
trust that you'll find your way

cl_gibcount 9999 posted:

I brought a buzzard to a goon with a bounty, but he thought I was trying to kill him or something and started running away. I pursued him relentlessly, even flying through a tunnel, constantly trying to land next to him (I really wish helicopters had a horn) until eventually he stopped and got out. I landed next to him and waited for him to get in, but instead he cooked a grenade and lobbed it right at me.

Not one to take my $2000 hospital bill lightly I decided to pay another $1000 to have lamar send a mugger after him and extract my fee.

"The mugger will approach your target soon."

"The mugger is approaching your target now."

"The mugger was successful but your target had no cash."

:(

Wait, what level or homie-ship do you need to be with Lamar to do this?

The Merry Marauder
Apr 4, 2009

"But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own."

hiddenriverninja posted:

Wait, what level or homie-ship do you need to be with Lamar to do this?

50.

Party Plane Jones
Jul 1, 2007

by Reene
Fun Shoe

hiddenriverninja posted:

Wait, what level or homie-ship do you need to be with Lamar to do this?

50. A lot of stuff unlocks at 50.

With the changes to the way that match replays work having spectators join now is annoying as balls because it drops you right out to continue on the few game modes that you might still want to be in (Survival, for one).

Old Doggy Bastard
Dec 18, 2008

American Horror Story tonight and school tomorrow, but after then I would like someone to explain to me how Missions Online actually work... do I have to do them in order or can I avoid the stupid ones that seem stupid to me? I'd rather just level up and rock out with Ron's missions and my main man Mendoza.

crazysim
May 23, 2004
I AM SOOOOO GAY
Are there any burning smokestacks like in Alderney that you can Cargobob cars to the fire?

Robawesome
Jul 22, 2005

Rapdawg posted:

American Horror Story tonight and school tomorrow, but after then I would like someone to explain to me how Missions Online actually work... do I have to do them in order or can I avoid the stupid ones that seem stupid to me? I'd rather just level up and rock out with Ron's missions and my main man Mendoza.

You can do whatever missions you like basically in any order, as far as I've seen you aren't required to do any previous missions to get a particular contact's later missions. Also, you can be a level 10 and do missions from level 50, just have the higher-ranking player invite you.

CharlestonJew
Jul 7, 2011

Illegal Hen

Rapdawg posted:

American Horror Story tonight and school tomorrow, but after then I would like someone to explain to me how Missions Online actually work... do I have to do them in order or can I avoid the stupid ones that seem stupid to me? I'd rather just level up and rock out with Ron's missions and my main man Mendoza.

As far as I know, there is no order to do the missions in, and I don't think any missions need prerequisites to do them. The only requirement is that you're a high enough level. (Except maybe Simeon, he has 2 missions named Chasers and Chasers II, and even then I have no idea if you need to do the 1st to get the 2nd)

Mice Everywhere
Sep 7, 2007

I love animal porn! So F* you if you don't accept that!

crazysim posted:

Are there any burning smokestacks like in Alderney that you can Cargobob cars to the fire?

I don't know, but you could try slowly lowering them into windfarm blades.

Coldforge
Oct 29, 2002

I knew it would be bad.
I didn't know it would be so stupid.

OMGLASERPEWPEWPEW posted:

To the goons I was grinding Mixed Up With Coke with last night:

That was awesome. I basically tripled the amount of money I had made up to that point and gained like 6 ranks, putting me up to 28. A great thing about it was that when one person was about to leave they would invite another goon and then coach them on their role before leaving.

The only person I specifically remember is Coldforge, but shout out to my bomb tossing homie A*****, I really wish I could remember your name.

Anyways PSN: Gestalt88 send me invites I will be playing tonight if the server ever works.

I think your bomber was Chandlsd.

Stiggs
Apr 25, 2008


Miles and miles of friends!
Just got high enough to have Cargobobs spawn.

Swooping down to snatch some guys car that has just gone to have his haircut and dropping it on the roof will never not be funny.

SectumSempra
Jun 22, 2011

Bi-Han now we've got Bad Blood
Missions are entirely level based.

I got chaser II before chaser I.
My advice?
Don't do either, its a terrible mission.

WonderfulWino
Sep 26, 2004

The grape wont cut me loose.
Stuck in bad sport land for blowing up people trying to kill me. Some serious bullshit to be stuck with all these cheaters. It seriously considers me as bad as a cheater, says it right on the screen when i try to join my mates.

Serious bullshit.

ArchRanger
Mar 19, 2007
I'm tired of following my dreams, I'm just gonna ask where they're goin' and meet up with 'em there.

SectumSempra posted:

Missions are entirely level based.

I got chaser II before chaser I.
My advice?
Don't do either, its a terrible mission.

Yeah, the few times I did Chaser I I always grabbed one car and the pubbies fail to grab the second. I dunno which mission it was exactly but there was another with two cars being chased that I did with one pubbie. He gave up and suicided and out of stubbornness I chased that car around the circumference of the map before finally catching up to it. 2k payoff. Never again.

ijyt
Apr 10, 2012

Oh god, my little Cessna 172 spluttered and died way out in the ocean, so I had to swim all the way back. But I thought, gently caress it I'll switch session maybe it'll teleport me.

It did, but I forgot about the $7k bounty on me.

Johnnyonoes
Feb 4, 2008
Hates people, but likes groups

BitBasher posted:

Wait, did this change with a patch or something? I swear the Comet is all wheel drive and fast as all get out, but I haven't driven one online.

I was planning to buy one online.

Don't waste your money! I think what is wrong with it is it is wayyy too light and slides all over the place.

Feenix
Mar 14, 2003
Sorry, guy.

WonderfulWino posted:

Stuck in bad sport land for blowing up people trying to kill me. Some serious bullshit to be stuck with all these cheaters. It seriously considers me as bad as a cheater, says it right on the screen when i try to join my mates.

Serious bullshit.

You know it's possible most of them are in the same boat as you...

Old Doggy Bastard
Dec 18, 2008

Robawesome posted:

You can do whatever missions you like basically in any order, as far as I've seen you aren't required to do any previous missions to get a particular contact's later missions. Also, you can be a level 10 and do missions from level 50, just have the higher-ranking player invite you.

Cool. Any reason that my store holdups are checked off with a green mark? I think I'm going to hit them all.

crazysim
May 23, 2004
I AM SOOOOO GAY

Mice Everywhere posted:

I don't know, but you could try slowly lowering them into windfarm blades.

That's really not a bad alternative form of energy to put into the victims. Still though, if anyone knows any constant environmental fires, I would be very glad to know. If not a smokestack, so be it.

Dinotron
Sep 2, 2008

Johnnyonoes posted:

Don't waste your money! I think what is wrong with it is it is wayyy too light and slides all over the place.

Are there any AWD vehicles online? I'd like to have one in my collection. Also, are there any FWD cars that can be modded and made fairly sporty? I want a FWD hot hatch dammit!

WonderfulWino
Sep 26, 2004

The grape wont cut me loose.

Feenix posted:

You know it's possible most of them are in the same boat as you...

A lot of them are over level 100 and ones even 125

Slim Killington
Nov 16, 2007

I SAID GOOD DAY SIR

Stiggs posted:

Swooping down to snatch some guys car that has just gone to have his haircut and dropping it on the roof will never not be funny.

Do what I do: find someone in a robbery, pick their car up, then hover right outside the door with their car floating just 10 feet out of their reach. It's like a game, what happens next is up to them. Shoot at my Cargobob? I will fly your car to the big red bridge and set it on the support beams. Don't shoot me, and I will lower your car so you can hop in and fly you to another store to rob until you've had your fill.

Darkness5780
Apr 22, 2010
While not available nearly as early as Violent Duct, there is a mission that Martin gives at around level 22, Out of Court Settlement, that can easily take it's place.

It can easily be done solo, all you have to do is kill someone, pick up the item that drops, and deliver said item. The reward is $9000. And as soon as you are done, you can call Martin up right afterwards, and do the mission again.

kri kri
Jul 18, 2007

Holy Calamity! posted:

If you "lose your character" just load up from story mode until it comes back. Making a new one will potentially wipe your data for good.

This may be the case now but it didn't help me, my character was "lost" last Saturday. Trying to load from story shows 2 empty characters still.

Feenix
Mar 14, 2003
Sorry, guy.

WonderfulWino posted:

A lot of them are over level 100 and ones even 125

And? Is there some form of cheating that is putting them there? I thought bad sport was just griefing/car-destroying.

I'm not defending them, just saying there's probably more folks in that penalty box who don't deserve it than who do...

Robawesome
Jul 22, 2005

Rapdawg posted:

Cool. Any reason that my store holdups are checked off with a green mark? I think I'm going to hit them all.

That just means they've been robbed by you before during that session, which I think also increases the odds of the shopkeep recognizing and shooting you, though that has never happened to me.

redz
Sep 19, 2003

What's a not gay way to ask him to go camping with me?
13 goons at the airport is straight up mayhem.

redz fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Oct 11, 2013

Feenix
Mar 14, 2003
Sorry, guy.
Wow this golf game is terrible. No real indication of how to do things or aim or get better. lovely angles and views.

Lunethex
Feb 4, 2013

Me llamo Sarah Brandolino, the eighth Castilian of this magnificent marriage.

Robawesome posted:

That just means they've been robbed by you before during that session, which I think also increases the odds of the shopkeep recognizing and shooting you, though that has never happened to me.

Nah, it just means you've robbed that store already. A checkmark means you've succeeded at whatever it's over.

Robawesome
Jul 22, 2005

Lunethex posted:

Nah, it just means you've robbed that store already. A checkmark means you've succeeded at whatever it's over.

What? "You've robbed that store already" is exactly what I said and I don't think the second sentence of yours makes sense in English.

edit: both Stores and Missions both get checkmarks, obviously a checkmark on a mission means you've done it and a checkmark on a store means it's been robbed.

bouruarofuto
Jan 9, 2013
Just experienced a crazy glitch, have any of you seen this before?

I was right about to get into someone elses car when it disappeared (as other players cars do when they respawn somewhere else), anyway - my character disappeared also. I could still move, and NPC could still see me, but other players couldn't.

TremorX
Jan 19, 2001

All Hail Big Hairy Mike

redz posted:

We have 13 goons at the airport.

Do they have hostages? Have they made any demands?

BitBasher
Jun 6, 2004

You've got to know the rules before you can break 'em. Otherwise, it's no fun.


Johnnyonoes posted:

Don't waste your money! I think what is wrong with it is it is wayyy too light and slides all over the place.

Thanks. I'm now considering a Carbonizarre, Surano or Obey.

The Obey 9f is still AWD, I tested it myself, but it's not as good of a power distribution between front and rear as an Elegy. The Carbonizarre is RWD but handles pretty nice, and I haven't found a Surano to check out yet. I wants something in the Sports category because of the hosed rear end way upgrade unlocks work, so I can get a 2 seat sports car and a 4 seat Buffalo in the same categories my main road vehicles.

EDIT:

Dinotron posted:

Are there any AWD vehicles online? I'd like to have one in my collection. Also, are there any FWD cars that can be modded and made fairly sporty? I want a FWD hot hatch dammit!

Yeah, I flip them upside down and gun the engine to check. The Obey 9Fs are, so is the Elegy and a number of the SUVs and off road vehicles.

BitBasher fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Oct 10, 2013

epicormic
May 9, 2013
Man, I'm surprised that the 360 isn't replay-patched yet. The "Rooftop" Rumble farm continues for another day..

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M2tt
Dec 23, 2000
Forum Veteran

BitBasher posted:

I wants something in the Sports category because of the hosed rear end way upgrade unlocks work

Not sure if it's intended or not (the wording in the mod shop suggests no), but right now unlocking the upgrades for a single class makes them available for all classes.

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