Vanquish #4

Playlists up! See you shortly...

I only joined the first playlist which was problematic to say the least, many players losing connection, hanging between rounds etc. Despite all this we soldiered on and enjoyed some very entertaining team battles, kudos to o_ManOfFire_o, jjn1lfc, Cheeseball and anyone else who helped make this new weekly event a reality, really doing a great job of showcasing the sheer diversity possible within this game-mode! 

!JGR13 WRESTLE-P-MANIA by jager1381

Interesting and funny concept, reminiscent of a previous job of jagers, 'Royal Rumble', only without the mandatory rain and a much softer landing when you fall! Loved the idea of the small gaps in the platforms to push cars into and there were some great chases along the rooftop throughout! Unfortunately most of the actual 'killing' is done at ground level, once eliminated from the rooftop arena you have one minute to basically grab as many weapons as you can and go mental! I got a few kills this way but it's not really satisfying as most people just seemed to be AFK after falling, so it would be nice if there was a way to score you purely based on how many people you managed to push off the rooftop! All that said, this a real team effort to win and generally speaking, the team that remains on top of the roof at the end will win by process of elimination so in that respect at least, the job works as intended.

LTS Manhunt L.S. by rodo77

Second time playing this after it's début in FP420 Friday last week, I'm really not a fan of melee combat on this game but this job manages to make it both fun and extremely entertaining! Four teams is perfect as everybody is always having to watch their back right from the get-go and the scramble to get the best weapons begins! Some great, organic propping to both help and hinder players sets the scene amongst the dank alleyways and even spectating is entertaining, particularly seeing a whole mob chase down one poor sod until he's dead!  The only improvements I could suggest would be to place the most sought-after weapons (sharp, stabby objects) like the bottle and antique dagger, in the most awkward and hard to reach places as these definitely give players an advantage as they seem to be both more accurate and more powerful than blunt force weaponry such as the axe or crowbar. My favourite job of the playlist. 

FL44 Recycle Your Mini by freakyleek

A job that didn't really work as intended but was still massive amounts of fun to play thanks to the sheer lunacy of it all!  I couldn't help but think of pinball when you managed to get thwacked by the windmill to prevent you from falling down the hole and get another chance up on top. The design of the arena is really cool however if you do fall down the hole (as happened to me on round 1) there is NO way out but no death either. The screen simply has an extreme epileptic fit and causes your eyes to go funny!  I would suggest placing a few of the insta-explode gas tanks at the foot of the pit so that if players don't get 'saved' they can at least ascend to the heavens and watch their comrades continue to fight! Also, the flare guns didn't seem hugely effective so maybe molotovs would be a better option?

Pirates LTS by jimbob9699

Not quite what I expected based on the name or description to be honest. Players are VERY spread apart and the boat you chose to furnish each team with is painfully slow, so largely the rounds consisted of players standing back on their platforms and sniping one another, trying you use the sails of the boats as makeshift cover. I did have some success driving the boat midway between both teams bases and sniping from there but unfortunately the current took the boat backwards and after a few minutes I found I had arrived back home!  How about removing the sniper rifle completely, choosing a different, slightly quicker boat (and placing more of them) and making it more of a vehicular based battle? Perhaps you could place some sniper rifles in isolated positions on the water, where players would be very exposed trying to get to and would not make for good sniping platforms either? Also, the bases are sometimes a little hard to climb back up onto, perhaps tilt the barges 45 degree so that either side is slanted to provide a smooth ramp into the water? Lots of potential here!

Suspense by UniqueAsh

I must admit, I struggled to understand how to succeed in this one, although I did admire the intricacy of the interior build and I got a sudden inspirational brainwave for my own enclosed LTS level as well! I like a good close-quarters battle but there was something slightly 'off' about this level that just caused more frustration than enjoyment.  I found that although I could see where players were on the map and it claimed they were close to me I couldn't actually see them and yet I was being shot from all angles by unseen forces! I understand you've gone for a maze-like structure for the layout but IMHO it can be just a bit too confusing and there is at least one choke-point present which can promote too much camping for my liking.

If you don't want the pit to be there couldn't you place a couple of containers in the pit at a height so that even if players did fall they would eventually be struck by the rotating blades?

atheistsw after reading this and listening to your arrogant behaviour during Vanquish last night by saying before you left my job was 'POOR' and all your rages at things that don't go your way during each job ill take these comments with a pinch of salt. I've noticed with you your becoming less patient with things online and even the smallest of things irritate you and to be honest i hate listening to it hence why i don't entertain chats with your company. I don't live in a perfect world unlike some. By the way i hear everything everyone says and it was only you who I found to be actually rather annoying and not in any way beneficial or fun to those who played with you last night.

Suspense by uniqueash
Yes my job needs work and a lot of the reason for that is because of the area i chose to work in isn't huge and the fact i have to walk all props through the interior. I made this job with the intention of a close quartered LTS with a good mix of weapons not being to overpowering. Did i achieve this? Yes. In regards to camping i think you've missed the point these LTS jobs are made up for a bit of wee camping. At the end of the day there's only so long one can camp so what's the problem? The problem I found with the job is the prop work isn't that great for the small area that its in, I know if I work on that and jig a few things this can be a good solid LTS that works as a close quartered stand off. Changing team bases may have something to do with this also, having played it last night and in another event its given me the perfect insight into what i need to do which is fantastic.

Pirates LTS by jimboob
I liked the whole concept of this creation but there are two issues that stick out that need attention due to this jobs potential. The first is the team bases, having these level causes issues with players hiding behind and getting back onto, maybe have some barges angled with the level base just on top. The second issue with this job is the huge perimeter of barges to keep people in a certain area. To be honest get rid of them completely there really not warranted and are actually annoying if an enemy swims under as happened last night. Plus with how you have set up this job there's really no need to isolate yourself in a specific area wouldn't hurt it at all to be more open. I did enjoy this however and had fun so great work to jim for this.

FL44 Recycle Your Mini by freakyleek
disagree with atheistsw here MAYBE the job didn't work as intended in that respect but are we talking about one isolated problem of the job? that by the way I never experienced last night. I experienced another issue with use of flare guns and I would suggest maybe changing weapons so there is a wee chance of a drive-by kill in amongst all the chaos Certainly adding some explosive tanks at the bottom of the pit would attend to that one problem and then change weapon pickup from flare guns but that's it. Everything else about this job I thought was brilliant and I thoroughly enjoyed ramming away at everyone with my hood down on my mini

LTS Manhunt L.S. by rodo77
My favourite of the night and weapon placement was sound in my opinion why make things awkward to find when your hardly see the dam things at times anyway? Huge amounts of fun spectating in fact I was in stitches watching when 3 of one team were after Mr.Mellow. Its also a LTS which is a bit different than many others made. Its a solid, clean very fun effective creation and was added straight to my bookmarks. Great job Rodo

!JGR13 WRESTLE-P-MANIA by jager1381
Personally i love it and find it tons of fun, its also great to see Jager adding on a concept that has proven to be a success within the GTA community not just within GCCC. Look forward to more of these in the future Now i don't see where i can pick fault because everything at the start of this job is set up even so its really the players who shape their own destiny in this job. If you fall through the holes or come of the edge its what it is and you should of been a better driver I noticed atheistw saying all the killing takes place on the bottom? erm well isn't that why there's a edge and holes in the platform? i don't know what he's expecting at the bottom maybe a tea party where we all hug but people need to die when they hit the ground so why not add weapons at the bottom. The only weapons i would get rid off to ensure fairness is the heavy weapons like RPGS etc because if you come of the platform you shouldn't be able to kill people who are still on the platform this then makes if fair and should further encourage people to stay on the platform. A RPG at the bottom may make some people think screw this I'm jumping off anyway so bare that in mind. Great job and awesome work thoroughly enjoyed.

I did play playlist two but with a few issues and i would like to play a couple more jobs again before i review them. That being said what a terrific job ManOfFire is doing hosting this popular event. Your doing a cracking job mate and don't be put off by others you'll get good weeks and weeks where things just don't go right from the get go and I'm willing to support this event. Also thank you to Cheeseball and  jjn1lfc who i know are helping out as much as they can to get this event more recognised and played regularly. Huge respect for this and thoroughly enjoyed. Keep it up

Ah, I see, due to the screen spazzing out it was very difficult to tell exactly where I was or what was occuring! I actually thought I had just fallen to the bottom of a very deep pit and was denied an easy way out of the madness!

No worries I'm sure Zorvaine will support you

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So you think this is all about MY JOB? if that's what you think then OK. Lets get real for a minute I've had to listen to tons of abuse/slagging off/negative comments over the years when playing my jobs its part of being a creator I'm used to it. I've played this game for so long there's nothing I havnt heard to be fair so to try and make out this is all cos I'm a bit annoyed is what I expect from you in all honesty. Who said you were slagging off my job? I never did above in my post! again further indication none of what i said has been taking on board by you in the slightest.

I couldn't give two monkeys about how I heard you call my job POOR it dosnt matter it was your all round negative comments i found annoying throughout the first playlist as I stated above and did not agree with your reviews so this isnt just about me or my job.

On that note i do not wish to discuss this further I've made my feelings felt on it and will not be getting into who did? and why? i deal with facts. End Off. 

Thanks for your reviews I enjoy reading as always shame we share different views.