They're too powerful, and they allow nasty little cretins to fly around blowing the shit out of people on the ground. Some weapons are too powerful, others are not powerful enough. One problem is that the weapons are not balanced as they were in GTA 4 or TLATD. The Ballad of Gay Tony: good storyline and single player game, lousy multiplayer experience.
I'm hoping that if enough of us learn how to repel these idiots that the phenomenon of the Heli Whore will diminish, if not disappear. use their overconfidence to bring them close enough to attack and to force them into making mistakes. In summary, you should use psychology against Heli Whores. You run up and take a shot, then duck back down. This forms a protective ledge, shielding you from rockets. The requirements are thus: Higher buildings on at least one side - behind you. I am looking for rooftops that can be used as vantage points for attacking helicopters. Once you get used to looking through the darkened glass you'll wreck those whirlybirds. ANYTHING will go through those windows: rockets, sticky bombs, sniper shots. If auto aim is ON select the assault rifle and if the pilot gets too close you can shoot him through the windows. The glass building which contains the stairway to the railway station is almost invulnerable to helicopter attack - but YOU CAN SHOOT OUT THROUGH THE GLASS! I couldn't believe it when I discovered this. If strict adherence to the laws of physics or gaming ettiquete aren't required there is a peach of a glitch at the airport. The bonus: you get the helicopter and the associated rocket launcher. My opponent made the mistake of getting too low and I unloaded a magazine in his skull. My solution was to run under one of the moving planes on the runway for cover, varying my position under the aircraft. The little prick went after me as soon as I spawned so I had no chance to get a good weapon. I took down a Buzzard at the airport yesterday with a pistol. Practice, thinking, and more practice are needed. If friendly fire is ON things are tougher. It will enrage him even more when he can't get you in open view.Īfter a few failed helicopter assaults most of these poor wretches will just leave the game. If you gauge the pilot's skill is not great, venture out of your hiding place. If you can, goad your opponent into firing rockets while the chopper is too close to the ground or a building and he'll blow himself up, surely a most humiliating experience for him. If the copter is side on or you have an underside view all the better you'll have a big target and the shots will do real damage. Practice aiming and following the chopper. Most noobs think they're immortal in a chopper, so they'll take the bait. The heli is forced to fly low and come within your window of fire. In Algonquin this is easy there are hundreds of good locations. Ideally, find a place which is covered on three sides with high buildings. Keep your health and armour topped up even when you've only lost a fraction. If possible, hang around the respawn point until you have at least 50 rounds. Whenever you can, pick up one of these babies. The 20 round version doesn't have the power needed. You need the one that gives you 10 rounds to begin with. There are two shotguns in TBOGT and they're very hard to tell apart. The shotgun has a shorter range but it's quick-firing and you can crunch the tail off a Buzzard with just a few well-aimed shots. The explosive sniper rifle is good when your target is very distant but only a minority of shots seem to hit, even when one's aiming seems to be right. The explosive shotgun is the king of weapons in TBOGT. You just need a few high buildings and an explosive shotgun. In these games helicopters can be made about as troublesome as a gnat.
There are many free mode games run with friendly fire OFF. However, I stuck with the game and now I can spend several happy hours blasting those birds out of the sky. In my previous blog entries I criticised The Ballad of Gay Tony for the unbalanced weaponry and, in particular, the excessive power of the Buzzard helicopters. The people who think hopping in a chopper makes them the man. I've been waging a free mode war against Heli Whores, Buzzard Benders, whatever you want to call them.