deanb Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 I'm tempted to go pick this game up. So are like some of you on PS3 and some of you on 360 and the Crew is like a combined effort, or you all on one console, or maybe even it's a case of different console, same crew, but no interaction? Also roughly what times have you guys been playing? (GMT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 (edited) You can all be in the same crew across different consoles, but obviously there's no cross-platform play; you get bonuses whenever you complete jobs with crew members though, so worth getting at least a few. Hopefully will be able to play late tonight if folks who already have the game are interested. EDIT: Seen your request and invited you, Dean. Edited October 5, 2013 by Hot Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Whoops. Spent all afternoon doing races online. Had some pretty good results as well, usually 1st or 2nd, at least top 5 for some others. Some really fun routes and variations. One was a point-to-point with one team in fighter jets trying to blow up the guys in bikes (I got wiped out by some fucking NPC in an SUV who knocked me off, then rammed into me once I was back on my bike and turning!) and another was a rally where only the co-drivers can see the checkpoints. Had to quickly grab my headset but the driver must not have been using one so didn't hear me... Big problem with the regular races is that the catch-up mechanic is far too generous for 2nd and 3rd place, which means that races with long straights, particularly towards the finish line, screw over the leader. For example, the Route 68 race was run twice, I won the first one but spent the latter half going back and forth between 1st and 2nd with another guy because we both raced clean and were alongside one another. The second time, it stayed close for a long while, then I nabbed 1st after the two cars ahead got into a scrap and spun out...then during that long stretch some guy who was way back was allowed a massive boost and zoomed past me for the final couple of checkpoints, with me unable to do anything except make sure they didn't smash into me and spin me out as they tried to pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 and another was a rally where only the co-drivers can see the checkpoints. That's a really cool idea for a gametype, but one I would only want to play with someone I knew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Yep, Everybody says you need to play with someone you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 I still haven't been able to connect... Hopefully the next patch improves that a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 While you're not able to connect I've been playing quite a lot. Played a bit with Hot Heart and a friend of mine today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 I still haven't been able to connect... Hopefully the next patch improves that a bit. I thought one of the patches already improved that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 One did, yep. I was able to get in and do the first tutorial and all today, but after that lost connection. It's getting better, though. Could be a combination of my crappy location for matchmaking, not great internet, and all the issues it's already having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 On 360 at least it's already past the not-playable state to the "playable with some issues" Once in a while you'll be stuck in a loading screen. Or the game fails to load the cloud. But being persistent is key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Man I just had the craziest session. A special car spawned that Simeon was looking for, so I drove down to its location and grabbed it. What I failed to realize was that this car was also marked on every other player's map, and as soon as I got in they all started to converge on me. I didn't notice this until someone suddenly rammed me from behind and started shooting at me. The collision spun me around, thankfully giving me an opening to shoot him through his windshield. Now, before I could sell the car I had to respray it at a mod shop, and the closest one was inside an alley. I drive into the alley, and the same guy I just killed shows up again in his car, and the little fucker actually put himself in passive mode (I'm assuming that's what the circle with a line through it means) before he started trying to shoot at me again. However, passive mode only works on foot, so I shot him through the windshield a second time. From there I go inside the mod shop and spray the car again, making it ready for Simeon. While I'm doing that, two more cars are coming my way, hoping to block off both alleyway exits to trap me inside. I quickly drive up one of the ramps and hit one of the cars in a head-on collision. Because we're at an angle, the crash sends me flying up into the air, over his car, and onto the street behind him. I immediately take off with one car in hot pursuit, forcing me to weave in and out of back roads and drive through oncoming traffic to shake him. He eventually crashes into another car, giving me enough time to make my escape and drive all the way to the top of the map in order to drop off the car. I fucking EARNED that 13,000 dollars. I was actually experiencing adrenaline for a bit there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 What the guy who put on passive mode probably didn't realise is that as soon as he opened fire on you, it deactivated and made him fair game too. Serves him right. Yeah, had a good session with W&S and friend yesterday. Started as the trio who go around in a helicopter and hold up convenience stores as well as chase bounties then tried some other missions and showed them the Crooked Cop job...though that wasn't great with just 3 of us. Had a funny little chase down the oncoming lane of the freeway though, me on a bike and the other trying to swerve through the chaos. Played a bit more today. Some prat in the middle of his own police chase decided to start firing on the SUV I was just on my way to sell and then contined pursuing me, so I got a bit of distance, swerved round, exited the vehicle and shot him through the windscreen. This then put me low on health as police also chased after me, but I ducked into an alley and found the same SUV again and made a clean escape. Ha ha. $5k in the bank. Did some more racing too. Won some more as well, though that catch-up on Route 68 can be a real bitch, and a lot of players seem to like to replay it even though the majority of people are rubbish at driving. Still undefeated on the Power Trip race too. Pretty cool that there are betting odds as well; nice to see yourself as a 2/1 favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Oh, also, I am an (accidentally) abusive clan leader. Keep your distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Are parachutes one time use items online? 18000 dollars would be so not worth it if you can't keep it forever. Edited October 7, 2013 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Yeah what the fuck is it with those parachute prices? 500 to unlock, then the next one is like 19000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoStarr Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Some level 45+ missions and all the survivals give you like, 20k. And what you're buying is the colour; which can be reused on any future parachutes you get. Works like clothing; once you buy it you have it. There's a free chute on top of Mt. Chilliad still; and although I'm not there yet I assume that once you max out flying you still get the bonus that gives you a parachute everytime you get in a plane. The other day some guy was talking to his buddy in this freemode game about how he was trying to parachute off of Chilliad. I snuck up behind him in a helicopter, being careful to stay behind him so I wasn't on his radar (he wasn't very attentive). As soon as I see him jump, I fly straight underneath him and swoop up. BZZZZZZT. There's an explosion of bloody particle effects as he hits the blades. Was hilarious. You have to visit ATMs to bank your cash, and it's a good idea to do that regularly, since it's still available to spend when purchasing. I'm sure you've all figured it out by now, but you can do this through the internet on your phone. I might be down to join your guises crew if you'll have me, but I'm in a purely powerleveling crew right now so I'm gonna wait till I hit 100~125ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mister Jack Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 (edited) Has anyone noticed a lack of missions in the online? I'm at rank 21 but I still get rank 6 jobs on my phone. Edited October 11, 2013 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoStarr Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I'm 42 and while I've noticed you get a lot more between 25-30, there really aren't a whole lot still. They do have a really shitty difficulty:reward ratio though; especially since the new patch made it so that you couldn't replay them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I find Lester's missions ridiculously hard and he really doesn't pay well enough to make it seem worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoStarr Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Martin's missions are the only ones that give you about as much RP and cash as you'd get losing races in the same amount of time. It should get a lot better when the heist jobs and custom missions come out. Right now they're like placeholders. Oh by the way, we're all getting 500 grand for playing this month because of the launch issues (which I had none of, so I'm ecstatic about this). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Oh by the way, we're all getting 500 grand for playing this month because of the launch issues (which I had none of, so I'm ecstatic about this). THANKS OBAMA. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoStarr Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 I just blew like, 50 grand sending Merryweather troops to kill people and watching it happen on the news. Best 50 grand I ever spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Yeah, I had minimal issues for one day. And $500k gets you quite a lot. Like two chicks at the same time! What do you mean that's only like $40? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Forgot to post these. "Chop will fetch grenades" AND THIS IS WHY YOU WEAR A HELMET, ETHAN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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