Agreed. SimCity was botched and had a tiny fraction of the player volume...
Plus, devil's advocate in response to EA/Activision... when's the last time they released a game that used a significantly updated engine? Particularly the MP/Net code?
I think it was SimCity! Haha. Everything else from those two organizations has been heavily recycled.
I'm playing GTA V on 360 now... but, I'd pay $200 for a PC version. I consider myself a PC gamer moreso than console. I made an exception and blew the dust off the 360 for GTA V.
Trust me, the vast majority of whining/annoying comments come from console gamers. It's probably a 10 to 1 ratio of console to PC preference on N4G considering their PC coverage is quite limited.
I love GTA V... but, I hate playing it on such archaic/limiting hardware. ...
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Agreed, I did notice a few hiccups last night. I'm hopeful that with another patch in the coming month - we'll see another round of improvements.
One suggestion: Rockstar seems very open to the community in terms of issues/problems/suggestions - I am going to start documenting what goes wrong and sending it to them in the hopes of a long-lasting GTA Online, particularly if this bridges the gap to Next Gen/PC versions and your character data comes with it.
CLOUD - You are right. If that had happened, I would be much more inclined to agree with you.
As is Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Sim City and Tetris... as well as all of our comments on N4G.com... what is your point?
Exactly how a real-life heist would go down... assuming there were cement mixers that respawned in the exact same locations over and over again, yes :)
R* needs to take missions like this one and randomize the respawn locations to make them somewhat of a challenge.
I'm impressed with the detail also... but, didn't the new patch stop mission "spamming" to prevent exactly this type of exploit?
Maybe it's the anti-strategy guide/anti-cheat/anti-look-u-v ideos-to-beat-every-game in me... but, seriously? Doesn't this type of formulaic approach to GTA, or any game, get old??? If I did that mission three times in a row it would drive me insane. Who cares about the money/leveling? Just have fun.
I had problems with all three Gears of War when it came to connectivity/delayed lobbies, and they were using a pre-existing engine with off-the-shelf netcode.
I hear you though... it is frustrating, but, I think the fact that it is the first truly unique MP game in quite sometime certainly accelerates the annoyance of it not working flawlessly!
I love how there are "open letters" and videos and articles about how annoyed people are...
Shouldn't that be how annoyed people "were"??? I mean, since the newest patches went live, the only ones complaining are websites looking for traffic.
Outside of the vanishing characters/properties/cash - there doesn't seem to be much complaining going on at the moment.
Perhaps the squeaky wheels are too busy in Los Santos? ...
I wish there was a replay capture/edit tool like there is for GTA IV on PC - the other day I was WOT on a pocket rocket, clipped a passing car, went face first into a stop light at 100+ Mph, and instantly died.
The slow-mo neck break and bending of the stop light was glorious.
Bubble up x 2 - well said sir. Agreed again w/ Lukas... what is being harsh going to do? What do you want from R* in exchange for perpetual bitching?
They owe you NOTHING. This was anticipated, they announced launch issues prior to launching the game. They are working on it.
To Lukas' point - go spend your time with a charity while you wait, do something productive instead of just mounting a pointless argument.
I agree 100% Lukas... people who do get in and then lose everything??? Wow... I think I'm happier with not being able to get in at all at the moment.
They aren't "getting away" with anything... haha, you guys act like this is easy. Like they are laughing in piles of cash while doing cocaine and the servers burn.
This is not a recycled Call of Duty game. This isn't even based on existing MP code. They wrote this from scratch, almost as its own separate game.
What other FREE multiplayer game is planned to evolve this drastically over time? While supporting such advanced game mechanics and...
Related solution - if it is an issue w/ the disc and you are scared of fixing the hardware:
1. Install the "Install" disc to your hard drive
2. Install the "Game" disc to a USB Thumb Drive with at least 16 GB of space
Doing this eliminates the performance issues of installing both discs to one location. It also boosts performance in general. There's a video somewhere showing the differences. The load times are significantly red...
Hahaha, nice.
Would you be able to cover how depressing a gas pedal further makes your car go faster? I can't wrap my head around it.
Disappointed is one thing, but, constant bickering and whining is another.
I get it - it's annoying, I would very much like to play GTA Online... but, it's not working, they acknowledged it (after warning us it would not work), and are working on a solution.
IT'S BEEN A DAY! People are acting like the universe is collapsing. We aren't white knights, we aren't in ivory towers, perhaps the people that are "defending" Rockstar are ...
@ WickedThumbz! My friend! Good to see you again :)
For the record - the game was delayed for 4 months and the delay may have had nothing to do with multiplayer.
Also, everyone keeps mentioning the 2 week gap... as if it is some sort of massive amount of time to prepare for something of this magnitude. One thing you all forget is that the delay was largely intentional, and had less to do with the technical issues we are seeing now. Quotes from Dan Houser in ...
Now that's it has been over 24 hours without a strong explanation or even mention of an actionable plan for resolution - I am getting a bit annoyed myself (also a huge R* fanboy).
I did want to chime in on the 2 week gap. I don't believe this was a technical necessity, it was purely experiential. R* mentioned in numerous interviews that the gap was to allow people to familiarize themselves with the game and dive into Singleplayer before heading over to MP.
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"you get little."
Ha. Did you play GTA V or GTA Online? You are whining about them giving away pretend money? Then give it away to players who appreciate ambitious games and sell your copy.
People still whining... seriously?
Shutup.