Grand Theft Auto 5

[Purgatory]

Wouldn't matter, really. Please note that since I started online, I have totally ignored the single player aspect altogether.

If you're the type that needs 100%, go for it. I'll get around to it eventually, though I'm probably just gonna start over. If I stray from a game for too long, I generally have to restart because I lose track of where I was.

Fallout 3, for example, I've restarted 6 times before I played it steadily enough to finish it. Even when I finished, I want to go back in and do things I didn't do. However, my save file keep starting me at the end sequence and I can't get back into the game to continue.

[Kalyx triaD]

There's some shenanigans in GTA Online you'll simply never experience anywhere else. Thinking about it makes me anxious to return.

[Purgatory]

This too.

[JimmyMess]

Another thing I didn't realize was that simply killing other people didn't get me anything except for loose money they dropped.... I thought it was a part of the game to do that. And then I looked it up, and realized I was being one of those dick heads that just kills people randomly.... so yeah... I would rather do the fun stuff.

[Purgatory]

I usually go into invite-only sessions with my crew and crews that we're affiliated with. We usually then just open up on one another out of shear boredom, before venturing into public servers to see what's up.

[Mercenary]

Been having a blast with the deathmatchs as of late. You get a full session of one where all you do is brawl it's great.

[Purgatory]

yeah, I've been in a few custom made deathmatches that have been great. A friend of mine made one called "Village BullSh*t" or something like that and it's one of the best maps I've played on. Lots of houses to hide behind, bushes, trees, etc.

[Kalyx triaD]

Fuck that I gotta get back in this.

[Purgatory]

Yeah, you should man. Granted, I've been putting it on the back burner in favor of Forza 5. However, I'll get back into it tomorrow for sure.

[Purgatory]

That would be cool, but I don't think it matter. With so many people already playing it on the current gen consoles, the ones that own an Xbox One aren't gonna want to rebuy it. Being an Xbox One owner myself, I know I wouldn't. I'd rather them focus on fixing the current game, than even bat an eyelash at a rerelease for Xbox One or PS4.

[Crimson]

I made a decent tdm on the golf course ,but it needs a full room to make it fun. One question is how do I make it to remove the auto aim function?

[Kalyx triaD]

You can't.

[Crimson]

I've been in games where its turned off. Tdm's.

[JimmyMess]

I was playing a fair amount online today, its getting more and more fun. Not so much random killing preventing me from doing things.

Funny note, I was flying a helicopter and dropped into the air force base and stole the jet, and the whole time there was this little kid over the headset and after a bit I realized he was pretending he was me lol, announcing what i was doing as if it was him.. even up to when I crashed the jet and died lol

[Nicky Fives]

Started replaying missions to get gold medals over the past few days.... some prove much more tricky than I thought they would be....I always find myself missing the time by 2 seconds and missing hit percentages by points, which cause some anger.... I finished all the Freaks and up to Mr. Phillips in gold, after having maybe 10 gold medals upon first playing the game....

[JimmyMess]

what do you get for all golds?

[Kalyx triaD]

100% completion.

[Nicky Fives]

and a trophy!

[JimmyMess]

ahhh I see. Makes sense!

[Savio]

and a hot plate!

[Mercenary]

Wtf empty lobby's now......

[Purgatory]

With them cracking down on cheating and taking all that monies away, people are getting tired of playing.

[Kalyx triaD]

I'm betting I could still get a full room of players.

[Mercenary]

With them cracking down on cheating and taking all that monies away, people are getting tired of playing.


No I mean I'm the only one in the session, and when I join a new one it still happens. I join any job the same thing.

[Nicky Fives]

I just tried to replay "The Construction Assassination" and it glitches me to the Hotel Assassination instead....

[Emperor Smeat]

Rockstar states 10 new verified jobs have been added to GTA V Online although at the cost of the first set of jobs being easily accessible.

“Please note that due to restraints on the total number of Rockstar Verified Jobs that can be made available at any one time in the game, we’ve also retired the first set of Races and Deathmatches originally verified back in December from showing up automatically in Freemode (but you can always still access them from the Social Club Jobs page and choose to add them to your game).”

A list of the newly added jobs can be found below:

Around the Mirror
Windy Hills
Transformer Station
Hill Valley Cemetery
Desert Test Track 4×4
Farm Fresh
Coupe D’état
Power Hour
Refuel
The Hospital Dash

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rockstar-adds-10-new-verified-jobs-to-grand-theft-auto-online-2/

[Mercenary]

Rockstar states 10 new verified jobs have been added to GTA V Online although at the cost of the first set of jobs being easily accessible.


http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rockstar-adds-10-new-verified-jobs-to-grand-theft-auto-online-2/

If I could figure out the damn issue why I'm alone, and can't join anyone....

[Crimson]

Are you labeled a "bad sport"?

[Mercenary]

Are you labeled a "bad sport"?


nope

[Emperor Smeat]

Rockstar states the current plan is for Heists to arrive this Spring along with a bunch of other updates including "non-contact" races, extra RP as a reward for liking/disliking jobs played, and increased payouts for races/events done with 4 or less players.

http://www.destructoid.com/rockstar-will-add-heists-to-gta-online-this-spring-272774.phtml

[RoXer]

I don't think anyone cares anymore

[alvarado52]

Yeah, they really dropped the ball on this whole content thing. If these had been included from the get go, people might still be playing

[Kalyx triaD]

I'd still be interested in trying out Heists, they were still super cool in the campaign. An all human variation is still on my waiting list for things that simply need to be done.

[Fignuts]

I'm playing this again, since everything else is getting delayed.

[teamXtremist]

STill waiting for heists

[Jura]

What console is everyone playing on?

[Mercenary]

What console is everyone playing on?

ps3 now that I'm not bound by wireless it works great

[Fignuts]

I pretty much shoot anyone who comes near me now.

Yesterday though, this guy was driving toward me on the beach after I picked up a cargo crate. He slowed down as he got to me, but my GTA paranoia already had me pulling the trigger.

Probably just wanted to buddy up, and I shot him dead. Feel bad.

Some really fun missions and races since I last got on.

[Mercenary]

I pretty much shoot anyone who comes near me now.

Yesterday though, this guy was driving toward me on the beach after I picked up a cargo crate. He slowed down as he got to me, but my GTA paranoia already had me pulling the trigger.

Probably just wanted to buddy up, and I shot him dead. Feel bad.

Some really fun missions and races since I last got on.


rooftop rumble great for rp and cash

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I haven't played GTA5 since November. I need to get back on it at some point.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Are you in the TPWW Crew?

Sort of have gotten back into it doing a little bit of online and the Episilon missions. Need some way to walk 5 miles in the desert without killing myself from boredom.

[Kalyx triaD]

I've been rocking my Apt25 crew last I left. I would get back in TPWW colors once I return.

[Kalyx triaD]

I'm going to play this right this instant.

[Kalyx triaD]

69 people in the crew wtf

[JimmyMess]

I play for a bit here and there. I need to get into it. I just don't do a lot of the online stuff which I guess I should get over and start participating.

[Fignuts]

Think I'm gonna stick to missions for the most part, until I rank up to 90.

Really want that heavy sniper, and free roam stuff doesn't give much rp at this point.

[Kalyx triaD]

I love the new Mental State system.

[Kalyx triaD]

Fignuts is on the news. Getting killed.

[Kalyx triaD]

I just spent the last while enjoying the secondary emotes that I either never knew about or they added in some update. Love them. Miss this game.

[Fignuts]

Able to crush some of these missions solo on hard, but others are pretty much impossible without help. Just died doing one where you have to get cash from a crime scene. There's already a shit ton of cops there, and then when you start killing them you get choppers and back up coming at you from all angles.

[Kalyx triaD]

Can you call Lester?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Able to crush some of these missions solo on hard, but others are pretty much impossible without help. Just died doing one where you have to get cash from a crime scene. There's already a shit ton of cops there, and then when you start killing them you get choppers and back up coming at you from all angles.

I think that's Rooftop madness. 3 people quit on me so I just started throwing sticky bombs into the cops area. It blew up the money so I failed but I didn't die. Whooooo!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

My car now has Daniel Bryan's song as a horn.

[Fignuts]

Nah, rooftop rumble is against a bunch of dudes in suits. Done it a bunch of times, as it pays over 18,000. Strangely no rooftops are involved.

[Kalyx triaD]

The first thing I did when I booted up was steal the first car I saw and I just randomly tricked it out.

http://prod.cloud.rockstargames.com/ugc/gta5photo/5902/NbWuJ7V-t02nRRenBWK5TA/0_0.jpg

Think I'll keep it.

[Drakul]

I'm not very fond of the new mental state mechanic. It's good as an idea but it's yet another form of restriction in a mode that already had too many restrictions.

We still have the ability to destroy player vehicles despite it having nothing but negative consequences for all involved. If we can enable passive mode for player characters, why not add it for cars? Either that or remove the negative consequences of destroying player vehicles.
To troll me, a guy kept blowing up my vehicle. Each time it cost me around $6000 to recover it. The people who are destroying player cars for fun or griefing don't care about the consequences. They're inconveniencing someone and costing them money. That's all they care about. Those who only destroy player vehicles for defence and bounties get punished for using a legitimate method of attack/defence as if they are being game ruining trolls.

To add the mental stat ontop of that is making the game gradually more suffocating. I can't wreck a players car but now, if I don't want to end up in a room full of psychos next time, I can't retaliate at all without getting some kind of negative warning. I also can't defend myself against cops now. Attacking innocent NPCs, I can understand raising your mental stat but defense and combat? No.
In a game about anarchy and freedom, R* seem to be working toward imposing a very narrow, controlled environment. Oddly letting us do things and immediately punishing us for it sometimes even punishing us for the actions of others, like my $12000 spent on recovering my car due to a troll. This pretty much sums up my GTA online sessions now:
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On a sidenote, I have recreated Warios car. Never use it because I have a $300,000 Turismo R that's infinitely more practical.

Oh and if you see clothing you like but haven't unlocked yet, go to the girl behind the cash register. You can buy whole outfits in one purchase rather than individual purchases and these include items currently locked to you. Despite buying it as part of an outfit, you can use each item seperately.

[Drakul]

Idea for the Mental state system:
3 colour system. White for neutral/passive, red for aggressive and blue for defensive. That way we know who the real dangers are, who wont take your crap and who wont react either way.
Problem solved, R*!

[Fignuts]

Killing NPC's, cops, and red dot players doesn't raise your state enough to really be concerned about it. Killing white dot players is what makes you go red fast.

[Drakul]

It seems to make no difference for me for some reason. I check my mental stat when the warning comes up and it's always the same amount added no matter who I just killed.

[Emperor Smeat]

PS4, Xbox One, and PC version arriving this Fall.

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PS4 version revealed to support save transfers from both the PS3 and Xbox 360 version. No mention if Xbox One will allow the same.

http://www.destructoid.com/grand-theft-auto-v-coming-to-ps4-this-fall-276309.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

As suspected. Another reason that the jump to next gen is getting easier.

[Drakul]

Is it the same game with ever so slightly nicer graphics or is there more to it, like a bigger map, more vehicles etc?

[Kalyx triaD]

If I had to guess, it would come with all the DLC out the box. Perhaps some new vehicles will be added. Don't think new areas will be added. Heist will be ready by time of launch.

[Drakul]

Cool for someone that has a PS4 or XB1 and hasn't got GTAV.

[Kalyx triaD]

I have GTAV now and I'm still getting it when I get my own XB1.

[Savio]

people are hacking the ps3 version

[DAMN iNATOR]

people are hacking the ps3 version

"R* won't notice. They're too busy working on the PS4 & XBOX One versions now, lol."

Like 99.73% sure that was the reasoning. That and some probably think they can't possibly be caught or banned. :roll:

[Drakul]

What kind f hacking? Invincible, invisible or super fast movement?

[Savio]

What kind f hacking? Invincible, invisible or super fast movement?
The First 2 that I can tell.

[Savio]

Tommy Junn

[Drakul]

The First 2 that I can tell.

You can report them directly to R* while online.

[Sepholio]

Now wheres my ps4 red dead remake!?!?!

[Savio]

You can report them directly to R* while online.
I reported them in game is there another way?

[drave]

I hope they have a demo. I have the 360 version and the trailer for next gen looks amazing. Would still like to play it to "feel" the difference to determine if it is worth the $$$

[Drakul]

I reports them in game is there another way?

You can report them ingame to R* and outside the game from the dashboard of the 360 or whatever the PS3 equivalent is.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Now wheres my ps4 red dead remake!?!?!

At this point, they're better served just starting to develop the sequel. Yes, R.D.R. was fun and there were tons of side-quests and mini-games and other things to do and places to explore. Hell, even Undead Nightmare DLC was awesome.

The fact is it's now been 4+ years since it released, and almost 3 since the last bit of DLC. Time to give the fans what they REALLY want: a sequel, perhaps with John's son, Jack as the protagonist. Would make sense from a story standpoint after the conclusion of R.D.R.

[Kalyx triaD]

I can't imagine what a next-gen Red Dead would be like. Just insane.

[Disturbed316]

The open world desert would be incredible.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I can't imagine what a next-gen Red Dead would be like. Just insane.

I know, right? I can just hear minds around the world being blown away...

[DAMN iNATOR]

I'd love another Red Dead. Not sure about a port of the last one though.

I can't speak personally for Kalyx but I think he meant a sequel.

[Kalyx triaD]

Oh yeah definitely a sequel. Don't get me wrong I think a next-gen port of Red Dead Redemption would probably still be way more playable then new stuff out now, but at this point people would probably expect a new Red Dead. Maybe something that dives a bit more south east, closer to Django Unchained's setting.

[JimmyMess]

I'd love a new Red Dead. Some more adventures of John Marston (prior to Redemption, obv.) Because I loved the character.

[Drakul]

A new update is out for GTA Online. It's called " I am not a hipster" and comes with new clothing, hair, make-up, tattoos, weapons, masks and jobs.

I like the new clothing but I'm not sure why they added 1950's housewife dresses in a hipster update.

One of the new tats looks very close to being a triforce.

The new melee weapon is a pirate style dagger.

[Drakul]

I'm not going to get preachy but what is with the transphobia running through the game? It's insane.

The NPCs outside the Cockatoo nightclub and their dialogue/appearance/AI behaviour and the comments other NPCs say to them "You ain't what I thought you was!", the blurb on the Fame or Shame website, the sign on a gay club and the way my online character was insulted as she walked infront of a car "You look like a tranny!". There are other things too.

It's so prevalent, it must have been intentional.

[OssMan]

the GTA world is a gross exaggeration of real (american) life

those are things that people would think/say in real life, also that's a lot funnier than having people be politically correct

[Drakul]

Some people are sensitive to this stuff. For example, while I am not offended by the small scale joke UPS parody called Post-op, some are. If it was just the UPS parody and some other small thing like that, it might not be a problem but it's bigger and too prevalent to just be a little joke.
It reminds me of the Family Guy episode about Quagmires dad. It quickly went from the usual FG humour to straight out transphobia.

Anytime anyone brings up the transphobia, the reply is always "It's a joke". Would it be a joke if it was racism? If my character was insulted by someone yelling "You look like a n*gger!" or if, instead of mustachiod men in dresses, there was a club where a dozen black guys with bones through their noses where hanging around because both are outdated, narrow minded "comical" stereotypes of their groups. Of course not. It would be considered racist, insensitive and disgusting even by GTA standards and rightfully so.

Trans people are always portrayed negatively and anytime this is brought up, it's quickly shot down and we're told to deal with it. Considering transpeople risk abuse and even rape and murder in their daily lives just for being trans (yes, really), we'd appreciate it if we weren't the only section of decent society that was allowed to be mocked and blatantly insulted. Games, movies and tv really do not help.

[Drakul]

On a lighter note, every female player character online is pre-op trans.

[RoXer]

There were a lot of groups targeted and always have been in GTA games. Hipsters, slackers, vain socialites. Racists were made fun of in this one by having illegal immigrants as racist hick minute-men who track down illegal immigrants. "Satire" has always been a part of the game. And as far as I can recall, no one is safe. After 5+ of these I think everyone has been targeted and poked fun at in one way or another.

[RoXer]

If my character was insulted by someone yelling "You look like a n*gger!"

I honestly think this actually was in a previous version of this game. Or at least some sort of racial discrimination.

[Drakul]

Satirising a fashion style like hipster, goth etc isn't the same as satirising a race or group of people.

I've no problem with a cheeky trans joke here and there, like the UPS truck. I'm not looking for invincibility for trans people. It's the way GTA V seems to be excessive in it's jokes about transpeople that's a little worrying.

I think the race thing you are thinking of is the Haitian mission in Vice City. The mission giver said "Kill all the Haitians!" which caused an uproar in the papers.

[RoXer]

I don't see the "jokes" in V as overly excessive but more as a par for the course tone when it comes to GTA games. Sorry. :-\

[drave]

I don't see the "jokes" in V as overly excessive but more as a par for the course tone when it comes to GTA games. Sorry. :-\

This.

It is well known what the GTA universe is comprised of. Saints Row The Third is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay worse.

Same for Family Guy. "Typical FG humor" is always offensive to someone, somewhere.

[Drakul]

I'm not in a rage or in tears about it and I don't want to fight with anyone about it. I just want to draw attention to it. This person documented a few things but seems a little angrier about it (http://badtransjokes.tumblr.com/tagged/GTA-V).

[Kalyx triaD]

Like the others say, this is the world of GTA. And I never them giving special attention to trans-people. More than likely you just notice it more because of your perspective.

The big punchline of GTA, is it is the ultimate satire of America itself. We're the joke. Because no matter how over the top, melodramatic, or violent; it is also poetically and eerily accurate.

So no I don't think it's going out of its way to offense any one group.

[Drakul]

Same for Family Guy. "Typical FG humor" is always offensive to someone, somewhere.

The FG trans episode and the other episode featuring Quagmires trans dad go beyond typical FG humour.
*When she first appears as male, she is acting in a massively stereotypically gay way, wrongly linking gay and being trans together.
*It's insinuated she sleeps around.
*The entire transition takes something crazy like an hour.
*Everytime she is spoken to or spoken about, she is called a monster, a freak, not a real women and so on. Every character treats her like shit.
*Brian called her "it" and then threw up for 40 seconds uninterrupted when he found out she was born male and he had slept with her.
*He then compared being trans to being a sex offender "Aren't they supposed to notify the neighbourhood?! That's the way it works!"

The character is nothing but a punching bag. What really floors me is Seth McFarlane claims he genuinely thought transpeople would like it.

Like the others say, this is the world of GTA. And I never them giving special attention to trans-people. More than likely you just notice it more because of your perspective.

So no I don't think it's going out of its way to offense any one group.

I've had that discussion with a specialist I see. (TV etc leaves out the years or psychological analysis required before you can transition.)
I brought up a few bad news stories I had read and he mentioned that being in a certain group means you'll see more of it, meaning you'll see more of the bad stuff. So, you're probably right about me noticing more because it's directly effecting me.

I still think they dragged it on (no pun intended) a little too much. I wouldn't expect them not to take a jab at transpeople because I do actually believe in the idea of "if we can joke about those people, we can joke about these people." with comedy but there are multiple jabs and some are a little too hard. I'm not as sensitive as many transpeople are. I can't recall or imagine another group they jabbed so often in a single game.

[Kalyx triaD]

Because you're not of those other groups.

[Drakul]

I'm genuinely thinking back. The only groups they really go for are fashion groups like punk or preppy. Otherwise it's just society in general.

If anyone has the answer, let me know.

[Drakul]

Interesting and talks about LGBT in general but does have a bit about trans in games. Skip to 7:00 to get to the point.

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[Kalyx triaD]

Games are not anti-LGBT. They're anti-stuck-on-the-shelf.

Please don't be one of those Social Justice Warriors. I think highly of you.

[Drakul]

Like I said, I don't think I should be exempt from GTAs usual jabs. I don't think there is anything wrong with a villain being trans. When pretty much every trans character, not just in games but in all media, is a joke, fetish object or villain, that's when there is a problem.

All we need are more trans characters that are actual characters (they don't have to be superheros) and not just a punchline or a bad guy to defeat. As much as I :heart: Poison, she is just a walking fetish object. Why not have another trans character that's a bit more dignified. Say, from Scotland :shifty:.

[Kalyx triaD]

So write something with a unique use of a trans-character. Or perhaps somebody already did. Seek them out. Spread the word.

I just had this very kind of discussion with one Lara Emily over at gawker concerning women in games.

[Drakul]

The closest I've found is a kids cartoon called Shezow.

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It's about a boy who is a superhero because he found a magic ring. He isn't trans, he reluctantly has to be Shezow, the girl.
I've never watched it but, from what I hear, it's basically "lol crossdressing" jokes and puns. She-mazing, she-splosion etc.

[Drakul]

Not going to lie. I like the superhero outfit.

[Kalyx triaD]

I heard of that show. Don't think they're out to make any social commentary and it's still geared toward boys.

[Drakul]

Yeah. Everyone in the trans community was pretty excited when everyone thought it was going to be a kids show with a trans hero. Then everyone found out the truth.

[Drakul]

I consider my GTA online character to be trans so that'll do for now.

I saw a screenshot of a male GTA character wearing a tshirt from the hipster update. I think you got the better tshirts...

Still can't figure out why they have the 50's housewife dresses for the girls.

[Kalyx triaD]

I don't really care for any outfit outside of what I actually wear. What you seen me in is literally how I dress. Black on black long-sleeves. I can't even begin to compare clothing options between the genders. Doesn't even register.

[XL]

The FG trans episode and the other episode featuring Quagmires trans dad go beyond typical FG humour.
*When she first appears as male, she is acting in a massively stereotypically gay way, wrongly linking gay and being trans together.
*It's insinuated she sleeps around.
*The entire transition takes something crazy like an hour.
*Everytime she is spoken to or spoken about, she is called a monster, a freak, not a real women and so on. Every character treats her like shit.
*Brian called her "it" and then threw up for 40 seconds uninterrupted when he found out she was born male and he had slept with her.
*He then compared being trans to being a sex offender "Aren't they supposed to notify the neighbourhood?! That's the way it works!"

The character is nothing but a punching bag. What really floors me is Seth McFarlane claims he genuinely thought transpeople would like it.

From my reading of these examples I'd say they were mocking the people who hold this antiquated views on the matter rather than the transgender community.

[Kalyx triaD]

Family Guy is actually very progressive (as Seth is himself) and under no circumstance except for your own feelings do they actually have issues with minorities of any sort.

[Drakul]

I don't really care for any outfit outside of what I actually wear. What you seen me in is literally how I dress. Black on black long-sleeves. I can't even begin to compare clothing options between the genders. Doesn't even register.

I buy every item of clothing available so I can mix and match later on. I have the LE discount.

You've seen my GTA character, my avatar and my Mii. They're all similar to each other because I tried to get them to look as close to me as I could. The Mii face being the result of that Mii photo thing, I just added the freckles which the camera didn't pick up.
Clothing is all just what I like at the time. Though I have dressed my GTA self as I was dressed at that same time before.

[Drakul]

Anyone interested in online tonight? Maybe a TPWW only session?

[Kalyx triaD]

Actually that would be cool. This week.

[alvarado52]

Holla at me, i'll jump it and do some recording

[Drakul]

Lots of new jobs etc to try out.

[Drakul]

They really need to add a preview option for property. I have the most expensive flat in the game, which turned out to be blandly decorated and just dull. A month or two ago, I was invited to someone elses flat in the same towerblock and it was such an improvement on my own place. Everything about it was better and now I want it.

If we had a slideshow gallery of the rooms or the option to actually visit the available flats, we could see if it's worth the money. $500,000 for my ingame flat vs approx $400,000 for a cooler one. Seems obvious which one wins.

Unless there is some benefit to the most expensive flat that I'm unaware off. Like a hidden game room with pool and darts.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah previews of interiors is something they should do.

[Drakul]

It's not too hard so maybe they cold throw it in.

Have they said anything about releasing a full mission creator? Trying to make mission style things with capture isn't easy.

[Drakul]

Realistic GTA Online moment: Got a tattoo and immediately regretted it. REALISM!

[Drakul]

*Kills another player*

WARNING: Your mental state is rising.

*accidentally kills an NPC*

WARNING: Your mental state is rising.

*Kills a cop who had opened fire on me.*

WARNING: Your mental state is rising.

...seriously?

[Kalyx triaD]

Why did you kill the player?

Accidents happen. lol

Why was the cop shooting at you?

[Drakul]

Self defence.

My brakes suck.

I robbed a store and was defending myself.

[Kalyx triaD]

You don't rob a store and 'defend yourself' you rob a store and 'escape justice'.

[Drakul]

I seem to get warned for killing anyone. I wasn't on a spree. I had killed one NPC and one cop, 30+ minutes apart.

Again, this sums up how R* seem to want me to play.
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[Drakul]

You don't rob a store and 'defend yourself' you rob a store and 'escape justice'.

In Scotland, we call it self defence.

[Kalyx triaD]

Need to visit some banks in the highlands then.

[Drakul]

Someone stole from a local police station and the fire station burned down. It's fun here.

[Drakul]

I'm curious about armoured trucks online. I've known the amount of money to fluctuate a lot. Sometime it $6000 or so but sometimes it's $10,000. It's at the lower end in solo sessions and when in public sessions but far from the action.
I'm wondering if the vicinity of other players has an effect and/or if crews has an effect. Will a random player being nearby increase the payoff? What if two members of the same crew attack it?

Something worth experimenting with.

[Kalyx triaD]

There has to be some kind of spawn system in there but hell if I know how it works.

[Drakul]

Yeah. I think swiftness definitely counts. I botched it pretty badly last night. Didn't open the truck doors until after the cops had become aware of what I was doing and the truck only dropped something between $4000 and $5000.

[Kalyx triaD]

And cops take those things super serious.

[Drakul]

Realistic GTA Online moment #2: Walked through the hot weather to my ingame flat and spent ages putting togethor a summery outfit. I step outside my flat, onto the street. Torrential downpour. REALISM!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Realistic GTA Online moment #2: Walked through the hot weather to my ingame flat and spent ages putting togethor a summery outfit. I step outside my flat, onto the street. Torrential downpour. REALISM!

Post of the year candidate.

[Drakul]

*Kills another player*

WARNING: Your mental state is rising.

*accidentally kills an NPC*

WARNING: Your mental state is rising.

*Kills a cop who had opened fire on me.*

WARNING: Your mental state is rising.

...seriously?

Stole an NPCs bike, drove it into the middle of nowhere and blew it up.

WARNING: Your mental state is rising.

I must be experiencing a glitch. No way is this supposed to be happening.

[Kalyx triaD]

You stole a bike.

Do you justice?

[Drakul]

So every single form of crime in a game about crime will give me the negative effects of the mental state meter?

If I wanted an open world game where I was a good little civilian, I'd play Animal Crossing.

[Kalyx triaD]

The mental state was built to warn players of what kind of gamer they were running into, as well as pair people of similar mental states together. The chaos was getting out of hand and it's nice to know how safe or dangerous a server is when I'm collecting cars or whatever.

It doesn't really effect much else and GTA is the same for everybody as a game. Who cares if your mental state rises a bit? What is wrong with being recognized for what you do?

[Drakul]

It makes it look like I am dangerous to other players when I'm not. I never attack players unless they attack me or they have a bounty on them.

If I continue to play and eventually get a red blip, I'll be more likely to get attacked by players near me who think I am dangerous and players will be less likely to co-operate with me.

The mental state should only be effected when attacking a player without provocation because the players who do that are the dangerous ones. Defense, bounties, NPCs etc shouldn't make me look like a threat to the rest of the room.

[Drakul]

Btw, when playing online, check out Grove Street whenever you can. I found a fully "pimped out" Balla lowrider parked in the cul-de-sac. Stole it and sold it for, roughly, $12940. Excellent pay off for a randomly spawning vehicle. I'm unsure if it spawns more than once or if it's a one-off thing but I haven't seen it since.

Also, a lot of the time, one of the cars Simeon asks for in his texts is parked outside Michaels house, in my experience.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

It makes it look like I am dangerous to other players when I'm not. I never attack players unless they attack me or they have a bounty on them.

If I continue to play and eventually get a red blip, I'll be more likely to get attacked by players near me who think I am dangerous and players will be less likely to co-operate with me.

The mental state should only be effected when attacking a player without provocation because the players who do that are the dangerous ones. Defense, bounties, NPCs etc shouldn't make me look like a threat to the rest of the room.

Yeah there is nothing wrong with killing somebody because somebody else put money on their head. You deserve a red blip if you have that attitude.

[Drakul]

Bounties are a feature of the game. It's a thing they put in to add spice. Gunning down players for no good reason is being a pain. Between a bounty hunting player and a bully player, who would you rather be notified of? The player that wont bother you unless you have a price on your head or the player who will bother you just for the "lolz"?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The mental system was added to add spice also.

[Drakul]

How is painting safe players as dangerous for non-griefing behaviour adding spice?

The concept of the mental state is good, it's just done badly. Simply have any action that doesn't ruin the game for another player be ok. If I gun down 100 NPCs in a row, that shouldn't make a difference. If I gun down a player, run to his respawn point and kill him again and repeatedly do that just for my own amusement or to annoy him, THAT should make a difference to the meter.

[Big Vic]

One change I'd like to see is that for 1 hour a day, "cops are turned off" Would love to have a deathmatch without getting the cops attention.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

One change I'd like to see is that for 1 hour a day, "cops are turned off" Would love to have a deathmatch without getting the cops attention.

They have death matches. I like the Purge idea though.

[Drakul]

Does anyone know why some hedges can be driven through and others can't? They look identical. I don't know if there is some visual clue I'm missing or if it's just random.

[Drakul]

One change I'd like to see is that for 1 hour a day, "cops are turned off" Would love to have a deathmatch without getting the cops attention.

They have death matches. I like the Purge idea though.

It would be cool to get twists online now and then. I don't know if it should be random game wide events or some kind of customisation menu for the host of a private lobby. I was thinking how a flood would play out online. Just raise the water level and it's done.

[Drakul]

They need to add pyjamas to the stores online. Wee Willie Winkie style nightgown and cap too.

[Kalyx triaD]

Seeing as how bounties are used as a kind of griefing, you being a bounty hunter is more less being a greifers hitman.

Red Blip.

[XL]

In my experience - not been on for a long time - bounties seem to be used as a form of vengeance against the bullies, rather than a tool used by them.

[Sepholio]

Apparently some guy modded the 360 version to be a first person game. Seems pretty sweet as a novelty but I'll stick with 3rd person.

[Drakul]

XL knows how these things work.

[Drakul]

The game has reset itself twice today, both while online. I'll be doing something, sudden blackness, R* logoscreen with the sirens etc. The game claimed it was the disc but the disc is fine. Thinking it might be the console.

It's also frozen twice while online.

[Purgatory]

might be the drive, man. Mine has been having read errors lately. However, it could just be GTA Online tho too. I've been hearing about random issues with connectivity from alot of people.

Also, the last update corrected a cool car launch glitch. :(

[Emperor Smeat]

Supposedly details and info regarding the upcoming Heist missions were discovered within the recent "I'm Not A Hipster" update for GTA Online.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/report-gta-online-cops-n-crooks-heist-missions-details-leaked/

[Kalyx triaD]

I had an inkling that Heist would be delayed until the next-gen versions went out. Guess it could come a tad earlier.

[Drakul]

Temporary update to GTA Online. Until the middle of July, you can buy a bunch of American themed stuff such as clothing, a redneck mullet, a flag motorcycle and a USA styled monster truck.
They also added 2 new weapons. The musket and the firework rocket launcher. You can even buy fireworks of various styles and colours and setup a display by selected the firework from those you've bought and setting when it launches. So you could have a red one, white one and blue one side by side and choreograph them to launch one after another.

Coolest news is this update introduces houses to buy, rather than apartmets. Only a few so far and you only have until the middle of this month to buy them.

I'm actually tempted to use real money for the house and monster truck :$.

[Drakul]

I don't know if it's a glitch or a time sensitive thing but the only clothing I'm seeing is a sexy uncle sam outfit (because every woman likes dressing like a stripper, you guyz!*) and some kind of cute USA deely boppers. When looking at complete outfits to buy, there is one outfit with a red t-shirt with a love heart of the American flag that I can't buy separately. This happened with the hipster update, too, and new shirts appeared each day.

Anyone know if it's just me glitching or a time sensitive, slow release thing?

*I say that because quite a few of my clothing options are sexy. I can select stockings and heels instead of trousers, I can wear a bustier or I can just go out in my selection of sexy lace panties. I think we're all set for sexy outfits, thanks, R*. Now, any chance of a bad ass outfit?

[Drakul]

It would be so cool if playing online on the 4th actually triggered a citywide automatic firework display at night.

[OssMan]

Game Developers vs Drakul saga

[Drakul]

Game Devs X Drakul sounds more appealing.

[Jura]

Looks like the coolest dlc so far.

[Drakul]

The firework rocket launcher is a waste of money. Doesn't kill anyone or destroy cars. Best it does is set the car on fire. Even when you launch it into the sky, the exploding firework is underwhelming. The musket is pretty cool, though. The look, sound and feel of it gives a RDR feel. A Wild West DLC would be cool, actually.

Both weapons are automatically added to your story mode inventory, so you can try them out.

[Cool King]

Lindsay Lohan is suing the makers of Grand Theft Auto V

Lindsay Lohan is suing the makers of Grand Theft Auto.

The actress says the latest instalment of the game, Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5), used her image to create a character based on her without her permission.

Lohan's lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in a court in New York.

Newsbeat has contacted GTA 5 game makers Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. and Rockstar Games but they are yet to respond to the claims.

The game was released in September and became the fastest-selling entertainment product ever, taking three days to generate $1bn (£598m) in revenue.

Lohan's case claims a character named Lacey Jonas is an "unequivocal" reference to the Mean Girls and Freaky Friday star.

The 28-year-old claims image, voice and styles from her clothing line are depicted in the game.

The suit also claims that the game features West Hollywood's Chateau Marmont hotel, where Lohan used to live.

In addition, the character asks for help to avoid paparazzi photographers during the story mode of the game.

GTA V, which is set in "a satirical reimagining of modern Southern California", is the first game in the series that allows players to jump in and out of the lives of three simultaneously playable lead characters.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/28129505

[Drakul]

Pretty sure this was a story months ago.

[Fignuts]

It was.

It's also ridiculous. She's going to lose big.

[Drakul]

Remember that guy that said San Andreas was based on his life or someone looked like him and he tried to sue? One or the other.

[Drakul]

I see R*'s angle now.

They release a limited time update, unannounced. Everything it adds is really expensive with the coolest thing (monster truck) being $700,000+. No way will most people have that kind of cash floating around. The fact this is limited time and unannounced means no one could have saved up in advance. The only way to get it? Pay real world money to R* for ingame money to buy the truck.

Speaking of money, I'll never afford the truck, house and clothing so I'd need to buy ingame money. Then I saw I'd need to pay something like £13.75 and I'm not paying that for a truck and a blind faith "I hope it's a good place" purchase of an ingame house. For £11 I can Ultra Street Fighter IV, which I'm tempted to do.

[Jura]

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[Savio]

Game Devs X Drakul sounds more appealing.
"Game Devs and Drakul XXX" sounds the most appealing.

[Jura]

Brought to you by Brazzers

[Drakul]

What you do and think about in your own time is none of my business.

[Cool King]

It was.

It's also ridiculous. She's going to lose big.

When I came across the article, it was only 20 minutes old.

I guess it's just the BBC being really really late with it's reporting.

[Razzamajazz]

i think the previous story was her threatening to sue, now it's actually hapening

[DAMN iNATOR]

Remember that guy that said San Andreas was based on his life or someone looked like him and he tried to sue? One or the other.

LOL, gotta love ignoramuses who don't even read the disclaimer screen. It specifically states that any plot elements or characters which may be similar or identical to players or their personal lives is strictly coincidental.

Seriously, how fucking dense ARE people? SMH

[DAMN iNATOR]

It was.

It's also ridiculous. She's going to lose big.

Yep. Bet the stupid bitch has never touched a game or controller (or a guy - HEYO) in her life.

[Kalyx triaD]

The chick in the GTA art looks like every blond in a bikini ever.

[Savio]

Yep. Bet the stupid bitch has never touched a game or controller (or a guy - HEYO) in her life.I am sure she fucked a lot of people, you dolt.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The character she is suing about seems somewhat based on her. She still can't win because it's a parody.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Yep. Bet the stupid bitch has never touched a game or controller (or a guy - HEYO) in her life.

Lindsay Lohan has probably had sex with more women than you let alone guys.

[Drakul]

Has anoyone played the game since the hipster update? The physics when you crash or blow up cars seems ALOT looser. I don't know if they did tinker with it or if it's my imagination but cars go flying when blown up now and crashing into them at high speed has had the AI car barrel roll through the air on more than one occasion, like they're almost weightless. It reminds me more of San Andreas.
Previously, cars seemed stuck to the ground, only occasionally raising off the ground a foot or two.

[Drakul]

Also, played in a public lobby for the first time in a while. Everyones blip was bright red but mine. Three seperate lobbies, all full of bright red blips. It's like the map is going through puberty. Red zits everywhere.

[Purgatory]

yeah, the red dot means they're mental states are all "Psychotic" or whatever. I gott get a headset. I hate playing in a lobby when I can't hear anyone.

[Kalyx triaD]

See, Drak, you're a good person.

[Taft]

I see R*'s angle now.

They release a limited time update, unannounced. Everything it adds is really expensive with the coolest thing (monster truck) being $700,000+. No way will most people have that kind of cash floating around. The fact this is limited time and unannounced means no one could have saved up in advance. The only way to get it? Pay real world money to R* for ingame money to buy the truck.

Speaking of money, I'll never afford the truck, house and clothing so I'd need to buy ingame money. Then I saw I'd need to pay something like £13.75 and I'm not paying that for a truck and a blind faith "I hope it's a good place" purchase of an ingame house. For £11 I can Ultra Street Fighter IV, which I'm tempted to do.

You should definitely get Ultra.

[Drakul]

See, Drak, you're a good person.

It's the good ones you've got to watch out for.:shifty:

[Kalyx triaD]

Good point.

[Drakul]

We still need to do a group hang out. Double XP and cash this weekend would be a good time.

[Kalyx triaD]

Between USF4 and Battlefield 4 (X1) it may be tricky to fit it in. But it is a holiday so...

[Drakul]

Everyone should stop playing games I don't have and come play GTA. Kidding but, really, I could do with some crewmates now and then. Certain missions are maddening on your own and I'd be less prone to random gundowns if I were riding with someone. Plus I just miss the crew atmosphere.

[Drakul]

Had a race on both the patriotic bike and the monster truck. Neither are worth the money, ingame or realworld money. The bike is slow, just a repaint of those chunky motorbikes you already get in the game. The monster truck is slow, as you'd expect, but is lightweight, has poor grip, flips at the slightest bump and has no sense of strength behind it at all.

[Purgatory]

I'll be on later, probably. I just don't have a headset now because my son ruined mine and took the one I had just started using with him to his Grandparents.

[Drakul]

I'll be back online in 2 or 3 hours.

[Savio]

press triangle at load for event? whaaa?

[Savio]

oh i c

[Drakul]

Yeah, it's the independence day event. You'll get to try the new vehicles in a playlist. There's an increase in cash and xp gained too.

[Drakul]

I managed to buy the house I wanted. The inside is identical to one of the low class apartments. The game also spawns cars in your driveway, like someone else lives there. Good if you want a car or want to sell it. Bad if you're wanting to get your car back in the garage without having to jack a car, hope the cops don't show up, drive it out of the way and then drive your car into the garage.

[Fignuts]

Sandking XL is way better for plowing through other people and driving over their expensive sports cars.

[Jura]

But it doesn't taste like freedom.

[Taft]

The Sandking is the mighty cock of vehicles

[Drakul]

Sandking XL is way better for plowing through other people and driving over their expensive sports cars.

The Turismo R sports car is good for plowing too with it's sloped front. It's a 50/50 gamble, though, if you plow or crash.

[Purgatory]

Played through the Independence Day events twice today. Made about $40,000 and ranked up two levels. Not bad for the time it took.

The fireworks are pretty cool, tho I'd love to see a bunch of people setting up a display together.

[Drakul]

I'm hoping on in five or so minutes, if anyones around.

[James Steele]

Just got this game. How do I find you mother fuckers and jack your shit? :p

[Drakul]

Join the TPWW crew or add us to your friends list and invite us into your online lobby.

[Purgatory]

Just got this game. How do I find you mother fuckers and jack your shit? :p

Play the hell out of the Independence Day events, it will build up your rank and cash pretty quickly.

I'd join ya, but I don't have a headset at the moment. I HATE playing online and not being able to talk to anyone.

[Kalyx triaD]

Sorry I missed the holiday special, but I will try to appear this week late nights.

[Drakul]

I'm unable to play GTA this week. If I'm on, it'll be the middle of the night in the US.

[Kalyx triaD]

That actually makes you easier to catch.

[Drakul]

Really?

[Kalyx triaD]

I remember catching you most in the wee hours of the night. Your late night is close to my early morning (I'm EST). So you'd be getting on earlier.

[Purgatory]

I'll be on at 6pm EST tomorrow eve to raise some hell, if anyone's gonna be on.

[Shisen Kopf]

I done finished the story mode. Now what do I do?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

How the heck do you ever get enough cash in the real mode game to buy the most expensive theater and Golf course? Is it because I chose to save all three that I get stiffed with not having enough cash on one character?

[James Steele]

I'll be back home on Wednesday evening, so hopefully I can dive in head first and have some fun with you guyz.

[Drakul]

I remember catching you most in the wee hours of the night. Your late night is close to my early morning (I'm EST). So you'd be getting on earlier.

I meant it would be late at night in the US. Between noon at 4pm in the UK.

How the heck do you ever get enough cash in the real mode game to buy the most expensive theater and Golf course? Is it because I chose to save all three that I get stiffed with not having enough cash on one character?

...aaaaaaand spoilers!

[drave]

Srsbsnss GTA

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I think this is actually pretty cool that someone does stuff like this. Maybe down the line they can make RP servers or something like that. Sure they will still be trolled, but it could be awesome to have open world turf wars that happen in real time, anytime.

[Drakul]

A GTA MMO is the only MMO I'd actually play. Unless a Street Fighter MMO with custom characters happened.
They may as well have GTA go MMO if they insist on things like utility bills and mental states etc.

[Kalyx triaD]

Well I would call GTA Online an MMO of a sort anyway.

No idea how a SF MMO would work.

[Drakul]

I'd say it's MMO lite. They picked and chose certain MMO aspects and put them in GTA Online. Some of them aren't very good aspects, in my opinion but they're there.

A SF MMO could work by having you create a character, moveset, style and select a country of origin. You'd start in that country, exploring and fighting others from the nearby area to earn money. You can eventually travel overseas, join Shadaloo, S.I.N, Gills cult, Mad Gear, Hugo and Poisons HWA or work for Chun-Li and interpol, Guile and the armed forces, Dans Dojo or other character based groups or go it alone. Depending who you affiliate with, you'll get different missions and so on.

[Kalyx triaD]

That SF MMO would be difficult to balance. And what would be the distinction between moveset and style? That's curious.

I think GTAO is MMO enough without violating what GTA is. I'm happy with what they came up with. Destiny and The Division appears to be similar 'MMO-Lite' titles that will enjoy (well maybe not Division, I only have so much time to give).

[Drakul]

Style would be grappler, all rounder, charge etc. That would then open a different set of moves to select and customise. I often think balance in games can be reached if every attribute was paired up with the opposite attribute. If you increase strength, you sacrifice speed, for example. Like a sliding scale with Strength at one end and speed at the other.
That way, you don't get powerhouses moving at light speed.

Some of the MMO aspects in GTA aren't bad but seem like odd choices. The utility bill being an example. I don't mind that it's there but it's a very strange thing to add.

[Kalyx triaD]

It's a slight financial balance (like the car maintenance) that also emulates the real world. I think it's too cheap, imo.

You understand charge characters aren't really a 'style' per se. A charge character can be a grappler. Decapre is a mix-up/rush down chick who is a charge character (amazingly enough). King in SFxT is a grappler with zoning tendencies.

But I do see what you're getting at. It would be interesting to see in a new IP.

[Drakul]

It's not an issue for me, as I said. I think it increases slightly based on the quality of your apartment. Shame we can't customise our apartments. I'm not meaning in a Sims way. Even if I could just change the colour of my couch, I'd be happy.

I do look at fighting games as simply as possible. I guess as a reaction to the indepth approach the community takes. Tiers, frame data etc. I just lumber along the screen and try to beat people up. Thats as complex as I get.

[Drakul]

They missed a golden opportunity with the monster truck. It's non-customisable but imagine if you could customise it. Changing the flags on the back to another national flag or even your crews logo would be great. I know it's a 4th of July thing which is why you can't change it.

[Kalyx triaD]

I don't care for tier lists and I have a modest interest in frame data. I do care deeply about the metagame and move properties.

[Drakul]

I avoid tiers because if I see my chosen character is inferior to a character I later fight online, I'll go into the fight with a negative expectation of the outcome.

Even the meta game is too technical for me. I do try to predict my opponents move. What is the metagame anyway?

[drave]

I avoid tiers because if I see my chosen character is inferior to a character I later fight online, I'll go into the fight with a negative expectation of the outcome.

Even the meta game is too technical for me. I do try to predict my opponents move. What is the metagame anyway?

No one knows.

[Kalyx triaD]

You know how basketball is basically about taking the ball to the other team's hoop and scoring? Things like your offensive and defensive approach, choosing who to double team and what risks you endure leaving a guy open, who to bench, what fouls you'll let happen - these constitute the metagame. Games within the game.

SF is about depleting the other guy's health. With Gief, seeing how you can exploit his powerful command throws is a game within that premise. A metagame.

[drave]

A meta game can also refer to a game applied to a game. A tournament is an example of a meta game. The tournament has its own point structure and is a winnable game unto itself regardless of what game is being played in the tournament, e.g. a Halo, Starcraft, or Street Fighter tournament.

Meta game has also been adapted to talk about strategies in a game. The meta game of Super Street Fighter 4 has numerous strong characters with favorable matchups. The meta game involves taking the matchup into account when selecting fighters, i.e. if a player is known to have a preference for a fighter like Ryu then his opponent can play the meta game by choosing Balrog (American version, aka "Boxer") as a hard counter because the matchup generally favors Balrog.

Incredibly brief explanation.

or

Metagaming: The art of picking the best option in a field when everyone who wants to win is doing exactly the same thing.

Becoming good at metagaming makes the difference between going 7-0 at a ssf4 ae/yomi/mtg tournament and 0-2 dropping.

In Yomi/SSF4 ae/Starcraft/etc it comes down to how familiar you are with the matchup and knowing your opponents tendencies. One of the best examples of how metagaming can change the course of a match just happened in the capcom-unity ssf4 ae tournament grand finals between Snake Eyez and Justin Wong. If your opponent likes rushdown strategies, what is the best way to counter this? Do they favor a specific character?
This is why Daigo goes Ryu at Evo as his experience with Ryu gives him the best chance vs the characters he expects to face in the later rounds (rufus/viper/adon/etc)


TL;DR --> Making every single movement, character selection and moment a part of a larger overall strategy without button mashing, etc.

[Kalyx triaD]

You get the info from the kind of source Drak just mentioned he doesn't care for lol

[Drakul]

So, playing SF good at all is playing the metagame?

[Kalyx triaD]

Not an issue of good or bad, just applying elements of the game. You've already been apt to the metagame, at least for grapplers.

[Drakul]

I see. I hear Hugo is supposed to suck in USFIV and that Akuma can absorb two hits from Zangiefs Banishing Fist/Green Hand with his standard focus attack. So August will be fun for me when Ultra arrives.[/sarcasm]

Still, by regular standards, 4 or 5 characters I'll likely regularly select is spoiling me.

[Kalyx triaD]

That's just Vanilla Akuma, he can't do that in Ultra.

Hugo's issues was just Week 1 bitching from bitches. He's very strong and has great priorities and range on his normals. He can lock down people well.

[Drakul]

Nothing makes people rage like being locked down by a grappler. The number of rage quits and negative feedback I've had to deal with when I'm in control is insane.

As long as he has a fair shot in a fight, I'm good.

[Kalyx triaD]

Had a guy complain I grab too much. With E.Ryu. It was funny.

[Drakul]

I get accused of being overly aggressive. Playing as a brute strength character. In a fighting game.

I'm house sitting this week while the person who owns the place is out of town. No GTA until Friday night when I get back to my own place. After 5 days without GTA, would anyone be available for a big TPWW online session in GTA?

Nothing to do right now but watch endless reruns of Friends on Comedy Central.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I done finished the story mode. Now what do I do?
When you're offline in single player, if you still have Trevor alive, I say wander the streets with him and repeatedly hit D-Pad -> to troll pedestrians. I never get bored of it even whenthe occasional pedestrian snitches to the cops on Trevor.

How the heck do you ever get enough cash in the real mode game to buy the most expensive theater and Golf course? Is it because I chose to save all three that I get stiffed with not having enough cash on one character?

If you've not done any of Lester's assassination missions yet, I suggest you start those. You do still have to have Franklin, and it's ideal to have all 3 characters. Why? Well, with each of the (I think) 5 missions you're basically destroying companies by killing people associated with them. For example, in the first mission, before you start, open your phone's internet and click money and trading, then BAWSAQ, then find and select Betta Pharmaceutical. With each character, you should have $25+M if you complete "The Big Score". Make sure you haven't completed the story yet. With each character invest all your money in Betta Pharmaceutical and after saving twice in a row, you should've roughly doubled your $, so sell then because the stock will crash HARD shortly thereafter. For the last assassination mission, the construction assassination, invest in GCD, or Gold Coast Development, again with all 3 characters, and using the method described above.

[Drakul]

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[James Steele]

Online now. Gamer tag TheBubbaMaximus

[James Steele]

Never mind. Have to DL these 7 updates. Any way to DL them all at once?

[James Steele]

They're not taking too long. Almost time to UNLEASH HELL!!!!

[Drakul]

Anyone up for that TPWW gathering tonight?

Also, shark cards are a rip off.

[Purgatory]

I'll be on around 7pm EST. I'm on my way out in a few minutes to work, then have to get an eye exam so I can finally get my prescription safety glasses for work.

[Drakul]

There is a new glitch going around. I've not experienced it myself but a friend has shown me. A random car and prostitue can sometimes appear in your garage. Sometimes she's dead on the floor, having fallen from above and, other times, she's still dead but in the car.

If you sell the car with the dead prostitute in it, you get "millions". No idea on exact amounts, yet. You can't save the car in your garage.

[Kalyx triaD]

That's bizarre, also hilarious.

[Drakul]

I forgot to mention it's an online glitch.

[Kalyx triaD]

No matter where it happens; funny.

[Sepholio]

So wait the dude who you sell the cars too is a necrophiliac and pays top dollar for dead snizz? That's what I got from that.

[Drakul]

I've no idea why he gives you millions, it's a glitch. That necrophilia story sounds messed up enough for GTA so lets run with that.