Grand Theft Auto Grieving Thread - Yep, I've been drinkin' again...

[SiccDicc]

Do PS4 and Xbox One owners really count as people?

They do when I can use them as a cudgel against Rockstar.

 

[xXx: State of the Union]

Like, there's no misrepresentation here. The entire reason they did this is to create a FOMO cycle

I dunno. I have to assume that the vehicles removed were probably vehicles that nobody was buying on top of being 5+ years old.

Like, it's dumb and bullshit but I don't think it's for the reasons a lot of people are saying. It's dumb because Rockstar are just being lazy and not coming up with a better way to navigate the vehicle websites. But I have to believe the actual amount of people that are suddenly unable to get a car they've been wanting or saving up for is such a miniscule portion of the playerbase.

I wonder though if anyone has tried to see if the pages to buy them are actually *still* in the game. It was possible, at least early on, to manually type in the web address for vehicle purchase pages to reach them. This was how a lot of us bought the Cargobob for 10k years before they put the link up on the in game website and changed the price to millions or whatever.

 

[SiccDicc]

I dunno. I have to assume that the vehicles removed were probably vehicles that nobody was buying on top of being 5+ years old.

Like, it's dumb and bullshit but I don't think it's for the reasons a lot of people are saying. It's dumb because Rockstar are just being lazy and not coming up with a better way to navigate the vehicle websites. But I have to believe the actual amount of people that are suddenly unable to get a car they've been wanting or saving up for is such a miniscule portion of the playerbase.

I wonder though if anyone has tried to see if the pages to buy them are actually *still* in the game. It was possible, at least early on, to manually type in the web address for vehicle purchase pages to reach them. This was how a lot of us bought the Cargobob for 10k years before they put the link up on the in game website and changed the price to millions or whatever.

Nah, they took out the Stirling GT which is the fastest car with HSW upgrades. Very popular. They went through a lot of popular cars, not just cars on the street or cheap cars. They did this when they introduced the GTA+ exclusive Vinewood Car Club which is designed to sell cars to you and where you can just by happenstance find the removed cars more often at, if I'm understanding it right.

 

[The Demon Pimp of Razgriz]

Also, keep in mind, they took out like 195 cars of the 838 in the game, which is 23% of all the vehicles in the game.

 

[Cod of War]

I dunno. I have to assume that the vehicles removed were probably vehicles that nobody was buying on top of being 5+ years old.

Some but not all, for instance vans like the Youga and Speedo have been in game since day one and are still purchasable but the S80-RR which has been in the game for 4 years old or the Tigon which was introduced in 2020 are not available for purchase anymore.

 

[xXx: State of the Union]

Some but not all, for instance vans like the Youga and Speedo have been in game since day one and are still purchasable but the S80-RR which has been in the game for 4 years old or the Tigon which was introduced in 2020 are not available for purchase anymore.

Autistic GTA Online fact

Vans were not actually available day one. The first van was the beach one that came with the first update, and after that it wasn't until Heists that I think other vans started to become available for purchase.

I only know this because I thought it was bullshit that you couldn't buy a van. In fact, I believe that many of them were even restricted from being stolen off the streets for quite a while. It was something that really pissed me off for some reason back in 2013.

Besides that, *shrug* I don't know. I guess I just can't care about them getting rid of vehicles at this point since I just don't really give a shit in general at this point. I'd think that a company so focused on shark card sales wouldn't restrict vehicles that were actually selling but then again Rockstar has done some pretty dumb shit in spite of making money before.

 

[WULULULULU]

Also, keep in mind, they took out like 195 cars of the 838 in the game, which is 23% of all the vehicles in the game.

There has never historically been a game update that is considered good when it revolves around removing content.

 

[DeadwastePrime]

Autistic GTA Online fact

Vans were not actually available day one. The first van was the beach one that came with the first update, and after that it wasn't until Heists that I think other vans started to become available for purchase.

I only know this because I thought it was bullshit that you couldn't buy a van. In fact, I believe that many of them were even restricted from being stolen off the streets for quite a while. It was something that really pissed me off for some reason back in 2013

they really wanted people to get their expensive ass sportscars

 

[xXx: State of the Union]

There has never historically been a game update that is considered good when it revolves around removing content.

This is why I'm really curious as to if they actually removed the pages to purchase the vehicles, or just removed the links.

I don't give enough of a shit to look up if anyone actually kept track of the URLs themselves, nor have the knowledge to look in files to find them, but I am still curious. It's a coin toss cause the removal of the links instead of making a search function or better website design is super lazy and Rockstars style, but also they are malicious enough to completely remove the pages as well to force people to *only* buy the specific vehicles they want them to buy.

That'd be the real tell of what their intentions were IMO

 

[TVB]

Some but not all, for instance vans like the Youga and Speedo have been in game since day one and are still purchasable but the S80-RR which has been in the game for 4 years old or the Tigon which was introduced in 2020 are not available for purchase anymore.

3 years ago, actually. 4 years ago was 2019

 

[The Last Stand]

SWEGTA sucking off pride month for all its worth:
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and your typical mouthbreather likes this:
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thankfully, people are noticeably against this clout-chasing idea:
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SWEGTA could've at LEAST used Tony Prince for his useless pandering. It would've made SOME sense within GTA's continuity.

So far it's looking like Rockstar has removed more content than they have added this update. They removed around 200 cars from being purchasable on the in game websites that they deemed "lesser-used". Their reasoning to do this is to make the websites less cluttered however they could have just added new sorting options like A-Z or by class. Presumably though the reason why this is being done is they intend to add back these cars only for the people who bought GTA+.

So, they're not "removing" them from the code, they're locking them behind yet another paywall. Why not recreate the UI or make the cars CHEAPER if they're not purchased often? It's not even real life; they're digital items that R* themselves can control the value and sale of whenever, whichever they can.

 

[StacticShock]

It's not even real life; they're digital items that R* themselves can control the value and sale of whenever, whichever they can.

they learned it with chris roberts and star citizen.

 

[Xenomorphs Are Cute]

SWEGTA could've at LEAST used Tony Prince for his useless pandering. It would've made SOME sense within GTA's continuity.

So, they're not "removing" them from the code, they're locking them behind yet another paywall. Why not recreate the UI or make the cars CHEAPER if they're not purchased often? It's not even real life; they're digital items that R* themselves can control the value and sale of whenever, whichever they can.

The reason they removed 200+ cars from the websites is so they can sell that shit later exclusively on The Vinewood Car Club that comes with GTA+. Which, mind you, isn't even in Vinewood, but a Pier Warehouse.

 

[Fuck Y'all]

The reason they removed 200+ cars from the websites is so they can sell that shit later exclusively on The Vinewood Car Club that comes with GTA+. Which, mind you, isn't even in Vinewood, but a Pier Warehouse.

also GTA+ is available only for 9gens (and possibly will be available for smartphones of all platforms)

 

[The Pulverizer]

Why does everyone love GTA: San Andreas? It's not amusing watching niggers shoot and steal, because they do it all the fucking time.

 

[D.Angus]

Why does everyone love GTA: San Andreas? It's not amusing watching niggers shoot and steal, because they do it all the fucking time.

Because it's a game from a better time. Licensing music wasn't as expensive as it's gotten, games were finished on release, and game developers actually gave a shit. 3 and Vice were both good, but it's San Andreas that actually made the game world feel more alive... For 2004 at least.

 

[The Pulverizer]

Because it's a game from a better time. Licensing music wasn't as expensive as it's gotten, games were finished on release, and game developers actually gave a shit. 3 and Vice were both good, but it's San Andreas that actually made the game world feel more alive... For 2004 at least.

I've played Bully recently and it has insane amount of detail and content that make the world feel more alive. If San Andreas is similar in that regard, I might try it. I've been avoiding it because I'm worried the black protagonists will bring back my PTSD from GTAV's shitty writing.

Give me as many downdoots as you wish. Fact is that most of you can't enjoy RDR2 because the main cast has two blacks and a Mexican.

 

[xXx: State of the Union]

The "black" part is only about a quarter of the game.

You still might get GTA V flashbacks, though, there's a whole part where you become a government agent showing that this garbage was in their heads that far back.

San Andreas was from a time when it was more about having fun and fucking around in a big sandbox than playing some cinematic story btw. That's why people like it.

 

[TVB]

Why does everyone love GTA: San Andreas? It's not amusing watching niggers shoot and steal, because they do it all the fucking time.

Are you done with your schizo meltdown yet, you spastic?

 

[The Last Stand]

Why does everyone love GTA: San Andreas? It's not amusing watching niggers shoot and steal, because they do it all the fucking time.

It reinvented the GTA formula, dare I say, the open world genre, with its vast customization, freedom of choice through transportation, income, property while providing the player a world with an abundance of secrets, diversity and authenticity. On a PS2 no less. In 2004.