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

[Adash]

I forsee other "changes" that no one asked for in addition to those ray tracing updates.

Confederate flags were already removed in PC prior to E&E, not sure about the others. Still is odd.

Yeah but you can re-add those on PC. I know I'll re-add the confederate flags ez.

It's technically not even removed, they just placed another model on top of it so you couldn't see the flag in one place.

 

[pikachudidnothingwrong]

There a new update to GTA 5 coming to PC players with some new features https://www.rockstargames.com/newsw...e-for-grand-theft-auto-v-on-pc-coming-march-4
*New vehicles
*Encounter Ambient Animals all across Southern San Andreas and take pictures of them to participate in the daily Wildlife Photography Challenge for new rewards.
*Technical Enhancements
*Career Progress
*GTA+ — GTA Online’s premium Membership service


So this will be the future of GTA 6, get a bunch suckers to pay for monthly fee to get access to most stuff. Is there really a market for people to pay money to get access to a cars and flashy private garage?

More importantly, it means the list of things you can't do or add with mods will grow.

I never understood why RS refused to add or allow added, GTA V online content to the SP.. Not even willing to sell it as DLC or something.. It always felt like an extra underhanded slap in the face to GTA fans. No expansions or major SP DLCs, and refusal to allow you to even add the content you paid for in MP for SP.

I really hate the people that want real world brands in game. Half the charm is the fucked up products and advertisements.

I really hope they bring back some of the goofy elements of the past games, I want insane stunt bonuses, rampages, flame throwers, hidden packages.

That too.

So much this.. The very serious super realistic turn for the series was a mistake and quite boring. Even the worlds took a hit. The 1:1 real world locations instead of "inspired by", really drained the charm and potential out of maps. Not just loss of the campy feel but it really hurt the flow of the cities and areas. While foreclosing on cool places like original mount chiliad or back o beyond. It also meant the loss of over the top gang territory... (which was already getting downgraded with each game after III and VC sadly.. the small area in SA not withstanding)

Needless to say, the humor, narrative, missions and story have taken a nosedive.

I bet you don't even enjoy driving within the speed limit in Mafia. You sound like the kind of person who thinks it's 'fun' to kill a gang of Hari Krishna or beat hookers to death with dildos.

Yes.

 

[The Last Stand]

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I forsee other "changes" that no one asked for in addition to those ray tracing updates.

One of the features included with the PC "upgrade" is the AI moderation and kernel-based anti-cheat for GTA Online. What gets me is that R* is bragging about the "free upgrade" for PC players as if PC builds could not be capable of doing that out of the box. They're just delaying graphical enhancements so they could double dip on their console userbase.

Actually, they're double dipping the PC players by FINALLY adding their GTA+ monthly subscription available for purchase. It feels redundant since PC players has ample opportunity TO have these "new additions," anti-cheat notwithstanding.

 

[Prophetic Spirit]

I thought this stupid PC upgrade could finally split the game into SP and Online.
Downloading 150+ GB only to play SP is retard.

 

[The Last Stand]

I thought this stupid PC upgrade could finally split the game into SP and Online.
Downloading 150+ GB only to play SP is retard.

I thought GTA Online was a separate executable from the SP. How else could you explain the online content not transferring over to SP?

 

[Prophetic Spirit]

I thought GTA Online was a separate executable from the SP. How else could you explain the online content not transferring over to SP?

Few years back Rockstar made a stand-alone GTA Online version, without SP.
What i am talking about is releasing a SP version without GTA Online.

 

[Colon capital V]

Well damn, looks like VC Dreamcast is happening.

 

[Le b0wski]

I thought GTA Online was a separate executable from the SP. How else could you explain the online content not transferring over to SP?

The car spawns in MP are still the same from launch, they've added a huge number of cars but you will only ever see a handful spawning for NPCs and the power creep on DLC cars is so bad the stock ones feel ridiculously slow. It's just really lazy the way they've added content, my game is borderline unplayable as they've added so many small DLCs that all trigger phone calls and stuff one after the other, takes about 20min before that stops and then once the heist missions get stale you just have daily tasks going between the 15+ properties you end up with to collect safes and sell random stuff they accumulate.

 

[Bob Barbas]

I'm gonna be honest, I'm genuinely fucking surprised they're going to be giving out the "Next-gen" update for free. I thought for sure they would force everyone to rebuy the game again.

 

[The Last Stand]

Tyler, The Creator has voiced NPC lines in GTA V. They sound as absurd as you'd think.

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

Tyler, The Creator has voiced NPC lines in GTA V. They sound as absurd as you'd think.

The fact that he went from doing this to CHROMAKOPIA in just a span of 10+ years is a wild transformation. He even had his own song in the game as a form of meta humor:

 

[The Last Stand]

The fact that he went from doing this to CHROMAKOPIA in just a span of 10+ years is a wild transformation. He even had his own song in the game as a form of meta humor:

I don't get it. It seems like, to quote Trevor, "post-ironic hipster" humor.

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

I don't get it. It seems like, to quote Trevor, "post-ironic hipster" humor.

It’s interesting because Tyler and his group members Jasper and Taco from Odd Future also used to have a livestream with Rockstar many years ago with Danny Brown, and he sounded like the kind of guy that would be on GTA Forums talking about why GTA V is better than San Andreas:

 

[⋖ cørdion ⋗]

>GTA V jump scare
Honestly tempted to replay it. It's a good singleplayer game. The 100% achievement is only in the "try out everything" territory instead of "LITERALLY 100% EVERYTHING".

 

[Mike Matei's Penis]

Interesting, they're actually keeping the old GTA5 version up as "Legacy" on Steam. Might be better for modding once Rockstar finally stops updating that version. I wish they had done this for GTA4 though since that game really benefits from older versions when modding.

 

[The Last Stand]

Rockstar Games has acquired Video Games Deluxe, the developers behind the L.A. Noire remaster (VR port) and mobile/Netflix ports of GTA: The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition. Now, they're Rockstar Australia.

I think R* Australia still has some original developers from L.A. Noire.

 

[Caddo Cobgang]

I thought this stupid PC upgrade could finally split the game into SP and Online.
Downloading 150+ GB only to play SP is retard.

sad thing is more then half of it is Multiplayer, Rockstar wants Normalfags to buy Shark Cards, they couldnt care less about hardcore players

 

[Le b0wski]

Interesting, they're actually keeping the old GTA5 version up as "Legacy" on Steam. Might be better for modding once Rockstar finally stops updating that version. I wish they had done this for GTA4 though since that game really benefits from older versions when modding.

I don't think they can force people off it without people who have spent thousands on shark cards doing huge charge backs for being robbed as they can't play on the same old hardware. Even if it's just one busted up old server in a basement that constantly crashes they will keep that alive for many years to come.

 

[The Last Stand]

I feel the criticisms this video gives about Johnny Klebitz and The Lost MC as a gang has more to do with the limited scope of it being a DLC and tying some plot lines from the base game. Example: Johnny's "lack of agency" is tied to him being #2 again as Billy Grey steers the club to the ground. He cannot revolt as he is loyal to the Lost MC, therefore he questions Billy's approach in running it.

I think of The Lost and Damned as a modern take on the fall of the outlaw era. I do wish The Lost could've been developed more than just a glorified biker gang. Again, its writing flaws has to do with it needing to tie into IV and it being one of two expansions.

Edit: the last part where he explains Johnny's & Ashley's relationship as a flaw to Johnny's character is great. Johnny cannot let go. Not of his motorcycle club, not of his convictions, not of Ashley. That was his downfall: loyalty yearning for a better tomorrow while the present is messed up.

 

[Maurice Maine]

So anybody got a full list of changes from the LCS and VC beta leaks?