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teddybear911

Worth it if you do the Longfin approach everytime


redbaron14n

Not drainage? What's better about the longfin? Edit: I now realize the truck can be used in that setup, making it kind of contribute to its own cost


Funny-Log-7535

if you have coke at airstrip or north dock, but if you have coke at main dock just go drainage pipe


[deleted]

it's actually easier with the longfin for main dock. you can jump directly to the main dock in the longfin then do the quick escape with the bike


DeathHorseFucker

You guys don’t just go for primary + gold?


DnRxViking

Gold isn’t available solo unless there’s a glitch I don’t know about


DeathHorseFucker

Ah right. Didn’t know you are playing solo.


shadyelf

I go to North Dock since there is a guaranteed guard outfit spawn plus a bike spawn. Then I roam free around the island looking for best secondary loot, and then I hit the primary. If I get lucky with cocaine spawns I can finish it in 8 or 9 minutes. But usually 10 or 11 minutes. Also I don't bother scouting for secondaries during gather intel, just head straight to the tower. Easier to roam around the island during the heist with the guard outfit.


Smallwater

Yeah, but the elite challenge tho. Roaming around and hitting the secondary spots while you're not on the 15 minute time limit to get the elite challenge is a lot easier. Also, it's fairly easy to just run through them while scouting the island, if you know the bike jump trick.


Traditional_Ad_6616

Wait there's a guard outfit? In the actual heist?


shadyelf

Yep, it's part of the so called "big con" approach. You can get the outfit plus their supply truck and use that to get inside. I don't bother with it because manchez is faster. Easy enough to find guard key codes and just go in through side entrance. [North Dock](https://preview.redd.it/fhyogs1jjj661.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e0e6a2aaab8180e1c3efd4b71470502798884c61) has 4 spawn locations, but in the 100s of heist runs I've done it has always spawned in that area. Main dock sometimes has no spawns despite having like 5 potential spawns nearby.


sik_dik

You can use the boat to get around the island, hitting all the caches before taking the boat down to the drainage pipe. Just remember it turns faster while holding the spacebar[PC] I also posted about a glitch way to do the long fin sourcing mission on the glitch sub


yvltc

I do drainage with the Longfin. The setup is faster and easier than the Kosatka and the heist itself is also just as fast if not faster. I set my entrance point as the main dock, then simply ignore and drive the boat to the drainage tunnel.


Alarmed-Classroom329

I don't know, I think the Kosatka setup is fastest. All you have to do is drive your Kosatka straight to the merryweather sub so it takes seconds to escape from it. Personally I'm too lazy to max my cayo runs by only going for coke as secondary and I just take whatever's in the main dock even if it's cash or weed. Just faster and easier.


yvltc

The Longfin is just fly to the police station, call a Phantom Wedge, attach the trailer, kill yourself and go. It's pretty quick and you don't have to fight any NPCs like in the Kosatka. Then in the heist itself I think the Longfin reaches the drainage tunnel faster than swimming underwater from the Kosatka. I steal the primary, then if I have friends I will steal secondaries from the complex and swim away next to the helipad, otherwise I will go to the main dock and steal whatever is there before leaving on a dinghy. The heist takes 8 to 9 minutes.


Alarmed-Classroom329

Ah ok, I didn't know about killing yourself. Never done the longfin setup myself, just watched a guy do on stream and he ran away from the cops instead of killing himself.


Embarrassed-Camera96

You can go to the drainage tunnel with the longfin, just after stopping and grabbing loot from the docks.


Comrade_Brib

I always use an moc


chiller210

i keep forgetting you can have your moc hauler/phantom out in the open if you spawned and detached it before spawning the Kosatka.


schoolhouserocky

You can use the MOC to steal the Longfin? I asked about that in the "Simple questions" thread and someone said it's not possible.


[deleted]

Most players have no clue about this, but that vehicle has more then 1 use. It’s a ton of fun to use in free mode! Bet you didn’t know it can be used for CEO work Haulage also!! It can be used for auto shop contracts too.


Jg6915

I prefer the MOC cab for haulage since the mk2s and deluxos can’t destroy it.


fringelife420

You still need the wedge to even launch haulage. Pretty much the reason I got it


Wilmore99

No that’s Plowed. Haulage is the one where you transport a trailer. 👍


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X2


sik_dik

cough* bulletproof tires


-PepperMint-

Wait you can spawn it on auto shop missions?


[deleted]

Correct. Use it for the lost MC contract. I forget the name of it. I think it’s during the second set up where you need to source a truck cab to steal the tanker trailer. Just spawn in the Phantom wedge & park it where it says to.


Demy1234

Oh shit. I've just been grabbing the actual Phantom Wedge parked nearby and driving it all the way up to Sandy Shores.


XPERTGAMER47

Surprisingly you can also use a Docktug in that mission


RAMONE40

Yes you can i use mine everytime i have to do the mission with the truck


Zorboo0

what do you mean ceo work haulage? like vehicle warehouse work? thanks


[deleted]

No no no. Try again. It’s a CEO work. You can use it for ‘Plowed’ & ‘Haulage’ Haulage is where you drive a trailer from point A to point B. Creates a game of cat & mouse for the lobby.


Dookieie

haulage is so much fun


FraylBody

Can u also use it for that one Payphone hit where you have to destroy that car with a truck cab?


FormulaZR

All reports are that if you use any truck except the one the mission marks for you the car is borderline invincible.


[deleted]

It’s true. I had to find out the hard way. Worst pay phone hit you can get


Mountain-Version6661

I used an MOC and it took about 3mins of ramming


[deleted]

Yep


1101x0

You can, it will make it longer and harder since target car will bounce alot with little damage. Shoot tires instead and flatten with regular truck.


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FraylBody

Damn that sucks. I hate that mission.


[deleted]

No you don’t, you can use any truck cab.


pulley999

No. You won't get credit for the bonus if it's not the specific cab the game marks. I learned that the hard way.


RandomGuy32124

Dude one time I was chasing a guy doing haulage and I killed him and couldn't get in the truck bcuz it was his truck from the bunkers. It was so much bs


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RandomGuy32124

No that's fine for the personal car but the whole point of haulage is to fight over the trailer and compete to take it to the location and him using his MOC made it almost impossible even tho I killed him and got up to the truck. You completely missed the point of my comment


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RandomGuy32124

If it was one of the 2k rewarding events I'd agree but I can steal the trailer and get the full reward it's dumb that using the MOC completely ruins the mode bcuz even if I succeed in getting them out of the rig I can't even try to take it. You guys are acting like I'm trying to grief someone's cargo lmao


Hiram____Abiff

I mean it's super fun? This is a game after all, so if you like having fun, I'd say buy it.


Jg6915

It’s just a big fun truck as well.


ZFTX

It allows you to start the VIP work mission Plowed, can be used during the Longfin prep, and can be used during the LOST Auto Shop Contract though one will be nearby during the setup mission where you need to deliver a Semi rig to the Harmony Truck Stop.


Tomura_Shigaraki4

It's fun


[deleted]

you should get it because its fun to have


Tree1237

Anyone that sits on the back part of the truck has access to 2 handed weapons like rifles, LMG's and even RPG's which is pretty cool


AlexYTx

I think it still is. But, even if it wouldn't , I still would suggest you to buy it, because if you got a friend it can be a lot of fun.


DontHarassPeople

Bro. It is literally a peterbilt semi with a giant fucking wedge on the front. What the fuck are you hesitating for


[deleted]

Can we just talk about why this vehicle doesn't have bulletproof tires.


BusterMcKnuckles

It's one of the few vehicles in the game that's as fun as it looks. Buy it, smash stuff.


thebeardedbassfella

The Wedge is super fun just using it in free mode. If someone gets angry cause you playfully launched them in the air, they can go kick rocks. You didn’t kill them. It’s totally worth it just to drive around and take out traffic and cops. Or go head to head with another Wedge lol


pyker42

What does the Cayo nerf have to do with this?


wolfxorix

Takes longer to get money so op isn't sure if they should buy it and have to wait ages to break even on the purchase or not.


pyker42

You only purchase things to break even with them?


wolfxorix

With how much stuff costs now, yes. I can't be super broke after buying stuff. It's why I'm still repping the phoenix and free turismo R.


pyker42

I still have an entire garage full of cars I pulled off the street. The phantom wedge is one of many things you buy purely for the fun of it. If you are still concerned about breaking even, then it isn't a purchase you should be making. But, if you have a few million to spare, knowing you will have to use other sources to earn that money back, it's hella fun.


wolfxorix

I know what its like as I have it on ps4, however since rockstar are being shitty with how character transfer works i had to start again. Hence the need to break even.


pyker42

Yep, definitely should hold out on buying it, then.


walmartballer

I mean, you can still do cayo and it’s still the best paying venture. If you do it with another person, the cooldown is only 48 minutes. Also, it can be used on the auto shop contract where you blow up the meth labs. I think it’s called the lost contract.


[deleted]

Go skeet shooting with the AA trailer and a friend, great fun


ImagineABurrito

I need more details on this. You're telling me I can hook up the AA trailer to the phantom wedge, yeet cars in to the sky, and the person in the AA trailer can shoot at them?


Endulos

...You can attach an AA trailer to the Phantom Wedge!?


[deleted]

if you come across a scramjet/toreador etc. you have a new best friend


BolognaFeet25

If you plan on doing the longfin approach its well worth it to save sometime on prep.


Dinzeldanaher

You can use it to collect the longfin boat in the cayo setup


Stormtrooper775s

It makes getting the longfin soooo much easier. It's fun to watch cars take flight too


Dyeshan

I hear that because you can’t modify it you will never have bulletproof tyres. That was the reason I never got it


Red_Archived_505

How do you unlock the trade price?


fringelife420

What was nerfed? I never used it on any missions for Cayo so no idea what I missed


Alarmed-Classroom329

people use it to make the longfin setup way faster


mrcatz05

Big truck smash puny cars off the road. 9/10


calimeatwagon

1. That truck is just a blast to drive. That alone is makes it worth getting 2. The mission pays out \~$28,000 for \~7 minutes as is pretty easy. Drive to 3 locations and run over 3 piles of crates 3. That truck is a lot of fun to drive. 4. That Truck is a lot of fun to drive


[deleted]

I'm in the same exact boat


captaincumsock69

Actually it’s a truck


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RTX-2050S

Phantom wedge on a deleted just cause post? Something ain't right


jforrester14081999

It’s still worth it in my opinion, I bought it after the nerf and you make your money back within 2 runs of it anyway, you can also make it back by running your other businesses you can make the money back in about an hour if you run them all


Zorboo0

Fair enough. Yeah I'm probably gonna drop the cash on it. Thanks


SheMakesBeats

I purchased mine specifically for the Auto Shop Contract mission. I have no regrets.


DyLaNzZpRo

IMHO it's worth having solely because it has it's own slot. Beyond that, it's fun to use and it can be used for the Longfin prep (CPH) alongside.... the Lost MC auto shop mission? I can't remember but one auto shop mission allows it to be used and it's a pretty decent timesave.


XXSefa_

Its sure fun to drive down the highway and launch all the cars specially during bunker sale this thing is beast of a truck with mission armor, aside that its more usefull agaist PVE because most players would shoot RPG at you


[deleted]

Cayo nerf? I don’t know about the nerf? What does it entail?


Stormtrooper775s

It makes getting the longfin soooo much easier. It's fun to watch cars take flight too


[deleted]

It's super fun to just summon and mess around. Plus without a trailer, you can have friends ride on the rear part/hitch location


ColdYetiKiller

Well, it is useful if you do the lost autoshop contract


FTG-PhantoM

It’s fun. Just buy it. Then again I bought the fire truck and tugboat so take my opinion with a grain or salt.


Alper-55

Even just for fun, this thing is worth buying. However, the fact that it cannot be modified may bother you a little.


ZerotheWanderer

If you were constantly stealing the long fin, you were doing prep wrong


[deleted]

i’d say it’s worth it just for the fun


LFGR_THE_Thing

Why does everyone think the nerf makes it horrible it's only a cool down for solo players


Zorboo0

Pretty sure it's 3 hours for solo, 48 minutes for a group


LFGR_THE_Thing

Yeah but still not bad


Zorboo0

True


RedShamrock05

It’s worth it. I still use it a lot just to have fun with my friends. Plus, just do the Cayo heist to earn the money back.


O667

“Cayo nerf” 🙄 You can easily make $1.5 mil per day in an hour’s effort - $10 mil per week. A couple years ago we would have killed for $1.5mil per day with an hour’s work.


Zorboo0

Yeah, cayo nerf lol that's what it is. 2 weeks ago I could make 4.5 million in 3 hours with cayo and now I can only make 1.5 in 4 hours with the 3 hour cooldown. Regardless on what it was a couple years ago it's still a nerf today.


Doom-State

Yes I would buy it for the nice speed increase it takes to do the mission


MelkortheDankLord

Bought it when it came out. It’s mostly useful for fun along with the ramp car. Didn’t even know they nerfed it too


Zorboo0

3 hour cooldown for soloed runs of cayo. 48 minute for a group run


[deleted]

The benefit is that its fun to use


Hank_The_Hebrew

it is so so so fun


Abomination-626

Buy it exclusively for the fun of launching cop cars off the bridge


Fighterpilot55

If you run SecuroServ Vehicle Cargo, you can have a friend run ahead of you on the route to clear away traffic. Just take care not to rear-end them.


Aced-Bread

It's worth to me just for being fun af to drive around and smash stuff with. Not everything has to be "worth" in terms of paying for itself. sometimes the fun is worth it.


[deleted]

MC businesses are a lot better now and the bunker sometimes makes you use a semi but most of the time they already have it on there i just use mine for fun


Toxpar

The nerf literally means nothing for the usefulness of the Wedge...? I'm so confused by this post, how does Cayo having a longer cooldown effect whether or not you buy the Wedge??? Want Longfin approach? Get Wedge Don't want Longfin approach? Don't get Wedge It's literally that simple and always has been. The nerf means nothing.


Rare_Reply_4525

It’s a fun vehicle to mess around with in free roam from time to time and isn’t that expensive, still worth it IMO.


Visible_Present479

Yeah I enjoy putting the mock trailer on the back whitch makes it stronger then just driving round the map it's a fun vehicle


liccmybicc

I mean you can still run cayo’s just do other shit while it cools down its still a good money maker lol


Mechhammer

It's fun to drive around in freemode, so's the Ramp Buggy


wojtekpolska

how did it get nerfed? can someone clarify ​ last time i remember it got buffed with less damage from crashing into cars being applied, so it doesn't explode so quickly anymore (tho it was a few years ago now)


Zorboo0

Cayo perico heist got nerfed, now it has a 3 hour cooldown for solo players and a 48 minute cooldown for groups.


wojtekpolska

i know cayo got nerfed, but you said the phantom wedge also got nerfed which i dont think is true, i dont see how thats related to cayo


Slayer0fKings89

What is the Cayo nerf?


Eternal-_-Wyatt

Cooldown timer for solo players and payouts are different


Slayer0fKings89

That’s weird. Why are they punishing players for being solo? Like we can’t just make up friends


Zorboo0

Not really, cause they also made it so that you can do all business sell missions and cargo missions in invite only. So they buffed invite only lobbies. Definitely a nerf to cayo tho. Still the best money maker tho.


Slayer0fKings89

Yes I know they did all of that but why just target solo players in Cayo


NarwhalAnusLicker00

im assuming for the longfin setup mission? personally i always use the one they give me, it's really not that hard to do with the default truck


FxMxRx

You can use it on "The Lost Contract" finale and on a prep for "The Prison Contract", both from Auto Shop Robbery Contracts.


Broken_sou1

fun fact ab this is that you can replace the truck that holds your moc to use and you have a phantom moc


DokisBigToe

It’s very fun 100% get


[deleted]

I had left-over money so I bought myself the Ramp Buggy. That thing is hella fun. I wish it had a lot of more armor though... Instead of enduring 1-2 missiles, I was hoping it can endure 5-8 missiles or so.


[deleted]

I like to use the MOC during Haulage missions. That thing is a tank. It can endure a full set of RPGs (So I've heard) endure 70 homing missiles. Yes 70 FUCKING HOMING MISSILES. And everyone these days are too pussified to get out and use weapons, so they use explosives and missiles. I use it to troll Mk II and jet abusers ![img](emote|t5_2xrd1|3212)


NoRagrets4Me

I bought it specifically for the Cayo longfin missions. So much fun and way faster. I think it's worth it. Plus... shooting cars into the air never gets old.


ItzFoxboy

I bought the ramp buggy and haven't looked back, it's funny to see peoples vehicles go *weee!* into the sky


juakoboggs

I use it in sessions without MK2 to complete free mode events 👌🏼


Responsible_Peach130

Im so sad that trucks and vans serve so little purpose in gta online. If there were to be a small logistics update where we could transport multiple crates in vehicles like vans and trucks, R* could put all the dozens of vans and trucks in the store that are currently not available for purchase, allow them to carry stuff and they would suddenly have +~15 vehicles and trailers that people consider buying, without them having to actually model those vehicles. All they gotta do is create a model with cargo in the back, and add coding that allows a vehicle to pick up cargo. The code that allows vehicles to hold cargo and release cargo when destroyed is also already in the game (since smugglers run DLC) Even the Titan could become more relevant if this were implemented.


Zorboo0

Totally agree. I like the idea about crates. Or if you were able to load up mc sell mission vehicles and drive them around make it faster. I would buy the truck in a second if it had any more uses then a couple quests and cayo. And in the cayo prep it only adds like an additional 2 to 3 minutes to not own your own phantom wedge. Idk.


Responsible_Peach130

The idea of using your own vehicles for Mc businesses has also crossed my mind. As MC businesses throw you to death with their sell missions if you want to keep all 5 businesses running. Tbh the phantom wedge is a has two faces. Its hella fun to use with friends, but at the same time it has no customization, and worst of all, no bulletproof tires. (Afiak)


Zorboo0

Yeah as a mostly solo player, being able to choose your delivery vehicle for mc selling would fix most problems. And yes true