Whats the point of collecting intel for bank heists?

[Sheggs2]

Collecting intel for banks does nothing valuable to me if I can't see what type of heist it'll be. The game wont tell me if its going to be normal or starting me off with the vault open in stealth or loud with the vault opening, or loud with everything bagged and I escape by helicopter. Its really annoying because most of the time I'm easily able to do these without any ai partners so I just go in as Travis for extra loot but this lack of information just ended one of my runs by putting me into one of the latter scenarios. It was infuriating to try and juggle opening the vault then bagging the loot while fending off swat and I almost got away with it if it weren't for swat coming out of the building literally right next to the vans side door.

I really hope they make gathering intel actually give me intel on what the ♥♥♥♥ I'm getting into so I don't send Travis into warzones with his pants down.

Before someone mentions "Moderate Risk" or "High Risk" designation on a job, its not clear at all what exactly this means for heists since I've played all levels of risk without seeing any difference.

[Bubbles the Soap Dragon]

The crossed-out eye icon on the bottom-right of the bank heist icon means it'll start in stealth, the skull icon means it'll start loud. Collecting intel boosts the payout.

Honestly, I feel like the descriptions and names of the stealth and loud variants could be adjusted for thematics and clarity alike.

[Sheggs2]

Originally posted by Bubbles the Soap Dragon:

The crossed-out eye icon on the bottom-right of the bank heist icon means it'll start in stealth, the skull icon means it'll start loud. Collecting intel boosts the payout.

Honestly, I feel like the descriptions and names of the stealth and loud variants could be adjusted for thematics and clarity alike.

How the hell have I never noticed that? I feel a little stupid now. Thanks tho lol

[Lardo]

Originally posted by Sheggs2:

Originally posted by Bubbles the Soap Dragon:

The crossed-out eye icon on the bottom-right of the bank heist icon means it'll start in stealth, the skull icon means it'll start loud. Collecting intel boosts the payout.

Honestly, I feel like the descriptions and names of the stealth and loud variants could be adjusted for thematics and clarity alike.

How the hell have I never noticed that? I feel a little stupid now. Thanks tho lol

Not only that, but there's a sizable payout increase once you collect the intel.