Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: chrisg22
Originally posted by: mugs
Well, you guys are much farther along than I am. I haven't been spending a ton of time with the game... maybe an hour or two each night, some nights none at all. I'm savoring it. First mission I finished last night was the one at the abandoned hospital. I had been delaying it, because it gave me trouble the first time and it wasn't a particularly fun mission. On a previous attempt I had gotten the drugs with ease, but got blowed up on my way to the P&S.
First attempt last night I decided to scope it out a bit more. I killed the first few guys, then ran around the building. Saw a ladder in the back, climbed up and killed a few guys on the second floor, then failed to find a ladder that would allow me to use this as an escape route. That would have come in handy. Looked around some more, saw a ladder leading to the water and a short swim to Broker (?). I parked a car by the door and went in. Did my business, got the drugs, fought my way back out (those SWAT guys go down easily, but they keep getting back up!), and big surprise my car was gone. That's one of my complaints about this game - when I park a car for a mission, it's usually gone when the mission ends. I decided to run around back and jump in the water. I swam across to Broker and got under a pier where I couldn't be seen. Unfortunately the cops won't leave you alone until you're out of their circle, so I had to move on. Eventually I got killed while trying to find a car to steal.
Third attempt went better. I got the drugs and more or less just ran out of the building while shooting any SWAT guys that got in my way. Ended up getting out with about half armor and full health left. I stole the truck outside the building, but made a wrong turn and ended up going down a dead end street. The cop cars were PILING UP, running into each other and into me. I pulled some Barry Sanders moves and squeezed my way out. They gave chase, I tried to figure out how to drop grenades but I couldn't remember how to switch weapons in the car. As I'm driving through Algonquin, a strange thing happened - there were NO CARS on the streets. I don't know if the massive police presence caused it or if it was a glitch, but there was no one in my way. Still I couldn't outrun the police in my Bobcat pickup truck, so when it started smoking I took off on foot. Somehow I got far enough away that they couldn't see me, and I stole another car. Then I realized that since I stole the car without being seen, they didn't know I was driving it. Cops drove right past me with lights flashing. I just got out of their range, and voila. Not one of my favorite missions.
When given the choice to kill one of two guys, I killed the one with the nicer apartment. I never liked the "I'm going to be the next Donald Trump, but I'm going to be a thug criminal to get started" image anyway.
I liked that mission... I took a tour helicopter to the abandoned hospital and landed it in the parking lot at the yellow mission indicator. Went in cleaned house and killed every SWAT guy in the hospital on the way out. There were some police shooting at me in the parking lot but i ran to the chopper and flew away into the sunset.
i got it a week later than most, some I'm behind compared to others, as well.
I recently finished this mission too--I actually just ran straight out the front when the SWAT showed up, jumped in my car, and sped away. first time I couldn't lose wanted level, 2nd attempt...an unfortunately placed grenade blew up in my face when SWAT showed up...(which reminds me: the controls in this game are absolutely ATROCIOUS. frustration levels sometimes approach those form the days of Kid Icarus, and such...)
as for missing cars, this is annoying. although, I have noticed that my vanishing cars sometime re-spawn across the street, or around the corner, properly parked. I tend to park in the middle of the street, lengthwise. (I try to be as much of an asshole as I can when playing any GTA game
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I also just discovered that those reg glowing bird things are this game's version of packages, and they need to be shot. waiting for a an online map to be published before going after them, though....
Also seems that killing playa X is the way to go. as depressing as Dwayne is (I actually laugh when he starts yapping about his emo life), his benefit is 2 heavily-armed homies that back you up when you call for them.
the main annoyance is the effing cellphone. I hate that I'm on the other side of the world, and damn Brucie or Roman call me once again, looking to get wasted or something. ignore them long enough, and you lose their favor. (and freaking Roman still spawns way the hell away to pick him up, but wants you to drop him off in the second safe-house...what the hell is his problem?) does turning phone to silent mode also shut off favor loss? I've noticed that favor will drop even if you don't reject a call. it will just drop, and you get a notice.
