I was in a GTA lobby once with a bunch of people who were all on audio chat (unlike me). At some point someone said something derogatory about native americans / first nations and a few other guys took offense, and it evolved in this long discussion about how one dude's uncle was an "indian" or that he himself was part indian and he didn't appreciate that, and all of these (white?!?!) guys with Minnesotan/Wisconsin accents (CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE, SORRY) began to have this bizarre but heartening discussion about race and stereotypes. I wish I'd recorded it, it was super adorable, and very unlike the normal racist multiplayer experience.
Anyway I beat them all at racing. :)
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 20:44 (eight years ago) link
I used to play Counterstrike as 'ger-onimo' and got shitloads of abuse from white Americans who assumed I was native American. I used to fake scalp their bodies with my knife after killing them.
― Ad h (onimo), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 22:42 (eight years ago) link
love it
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 22:45 (eight years ago) link
Such a rich open-world canvas, yet so boring compared to, say, Skyrim.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 11 February 2016 10:02 (eight years ago) link
witcher 3 is like skyrim, but better.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 11 February 2016 10:03 (eight years ago) link
I'd rate the top PS3 open worlds (that I've played) roughly: Skyrim > Just Cause 2 > GTAV > Lego Marvel Super-Heroes > Red Faction: Guerrilla > the Saints Row games
― maybe my clam is just more toxic (Old Lunch), Thursday, 11 February 2016 13:39 (eight years ago) link
Good online sesh yesterday. The levels seemed nicely balanced (no level 6000 douches), and this one dude with seemingly endless cash was putting out bounties on everyone and hiding out in weird places, forcing everyone else to alternate between running/hiding for their lives and forming shaky alliances in an attempt to waste this clown. I managed to land a helicopter on top of his jet while he was hovering thousands of feet in the air...and then slid right off his wing when I got out to sticky bomb him. But I managed to hole up in that one airport building and survive my own bounty in the face of a siege, which felt pretty badass.
― I am very inteligent and dicipline boy (Old Lunch), Monday, 4 April 2016 16:11 (eight years ago) link
I played this for the first time in ages a few weeks ago and had an epically fun time playing VIP with this dude for an hour--after which he invited me back to his yacht, which was cool as I hadn't seen one, but then I was like, are we just supposed to hang out now or... I felt strangely out of my depth all of a sudden and felt compelled to make an excuse and take off. "ok gotta go!" and jumped overboard, like in a movie. It was so weird! First time I've ever had IRL-style awkwardness in a video game.
I felt wrong about stealing one of his jet-skis, and was halfway through swimming back to shore when it occurred to me I could just log off.
― antexit, Monday, 4 April 2016 16:21 (eight years ago) link
Ha. I accidentally joined a heist (no headset) and backed out as soon as I realized, but I wound up in the dude's apartment anyway. So I just hung out for a few while he was out heisting. Nice pad, totally felt like a B&E.
― I am very inteligent and dicipline boy (Old Lunch), Monday, 4 April 2016 16:36 (eight years ago) link
Always felt weird going to parties in someone's apartment. And everyone would go downstairs to look at the host's cars.
There was this period where you could kill yourself on whiskey, beer and cigarettes. So I'd do that, die in someone's apartment, and then go back there when I respawned to see a double of myself walking around.
― pplains, Monday, 4 April 2016 17:29 (eight years ago) link
you could kill yourself on whiskey, beer and cigarettes. So I'd do that, die in someone's apartment,
i was kinda not paying attn and didn't realzie this was an ILG thread and got veeeeeery confused
― yellow despackling power (Will M.), Monday, 4 April 2016 17:32 (eight years ago) link
Well I used to do that IRL too, but not really.
― pplains, Monday, 4 April 2016 18:10 (eight years ago) link
This online racing in the sky expansion looks pretty good. Might have to reinstall
http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/52636/gta-online-cunning-stunts-coming-july-12th-watch-the-new
― calstars, Saturday, 9 July 2016 22:09 (eight years ago) link
Installed ... Most fun I've had in the game in ages ... Try "city air"
― calstars, Wednesday, 13 July 2016 01:36 (eight years ago) link
Holy fucccccc
To think I used to get excited about whatever homemade race it was that had ramps over the interstate overpasses.
― pplains, Wednesday, 13 July 2016 04:12 (eight years ago) link
This isn't coming to xbox360, is it?
― woke newt (stevie), Wednesday, 13 July 2016 07:52 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyJLTyNgQYg
― calstars, Friday, 15 July 2016 02:20 (eight years ago) link
I caved and got this for PC, it's currently on a deal in Steam.
First person is great in car, but a bit rubbish on foot imo. It's alright if you're in a shooting part of the game but general running about doesn't do it for me.
Am enjoying the extra wildlife (the eating peyote thing is a bit lame tbh), and obviously the better draw distance and smoother graphics.
Nice bonus because I already own on console is that it opens up all those extra cars in the main game.
― "Stop researching my life" (Ste), Friday, 22 July 2016 13:56 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/qymjuGF.jpg
― calstars, Friday, 25 November 2016 00:58 (seven years ago) link
http://twimage.net/tweet/833116341632524288
― Dysphagia Nutrition Solutions (stevie), Friday, 24 February 2017 11:03 (seven years ago) link
ha holy shit
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 24 February 2017 11:54 (seven years ago) link
That's fucking insane
― calstars, Friday, 24 February 2017 12:05 (seven years ago) link
Like, I have done all of that. In GTA.
― Dysphagia Nutrition Solutions (stevie), Friday, 24 February 2017 12:30 (seven years ago) link
ban this sick filth
― for sale: steve bannon waifu pillow (heavily soiled) (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 24 February 2017 12:41 (seven years ago) link
what an amazing video, music, lighting, everything. did this guy die in the end?
― NI, Monday, 27 February 2017 17:31 (seven years ago) link
Nah, he respawned a couple blocks away.
― The Flautist of Flatus (Old Lunch), Monday, 27 February 2017 17:32 (seven years ago) link
pretty sure that was staged that guy is s pro stunt pilot
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 27 February 2017 17:40 (seven years ago) link
yeah very clearly staged, cmon you guys
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Monday, 27 February 2017 18:33 (seven years ago) link
i do not want to believe
― NI, Monday, 27 February 2017 18:46 (seven years ago) link
feel pretty dumb for missing all of the very clear things.
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 27 February 2017 19:10 (seven years ago) link
you should!!!!!!
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Monday, 27 February 2017 19:13 (seven years ago) link
New stunt races who's in?
― calstars, Sunday, 5 March 2017 22:02 (seven years ago) link
My gang tag still says ILGG lol
― calstars, Sunday, 5 March 2017 22:03 (seven years ago) link
Yeah I'm still part of that crew
― PressAnarchyToContinue (Ste), Sunday, 5 March 2017 23:45 (seven years ago) link
Word. What are the chances but I still see these ridiculous people that beat me in these races (dnf crew posse in effect)
― calstars, Monday, 6 March 2017 00:07 (seven years ago) link
The initial 20 seconds kind of determines the race
― calstars, Monday, 6 March 2017 00:08 (seven years ago) link
DNF crew 4lyfe
― calstars, Monday, 6 March 2017 00:09 (seven years ago) link
http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/60184/GTA-Online-Tiny-Racers-Coming-April-25-Watch-the-Trailer
So they've essentially ripped off Micro Machines. Yes I wish this was coming to the Xbox360.
― Len's flares (stevie), Thursday, 20 April 2017 19:08 (seven years ago) link
Excited for it. I've always enjoyed pitching the camera all the way up when driving around and lamented that you can't permanently set it that way, ie earlier gtas. Also a fan of micro machines (ps1 days) and even RC pro-am from the NES.
― calstars, Thursday, 20 April 2017 19:45 (seven years ago) link
driving roman to play pool listening to "sexy movimiento". halcyon days.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 25 April 2017 17:15 (seven years ago) link
i played gta5 a bunch back in the day, on xbox 360, but never dabbled much in the online stuff.
now i have a ps4 and i want to dabble in the online stuff. my question: do i have to do anything in the single player game to unlock stuff in the online mode? and/or, is there some code (god i feel old, sorry) to unlock the full game so i don't have to do all the missions again? it was fun, but if i'm going to play the single player again i just want to have everything unlocked.
― Karl Malone, Monday, 31 July 2017 20:24 (seven years ago) link
Single-player and online modes have very little to do with each other. They're about as separated as Vice City and Vice City Stories.
Very interested in what you find online using a PS4 though. Rockstar stopped updating that version awhile back.
― pplains, Monday, 31 July 2017 20:26 (seven years ago) link
ruh roh, maybe i won't do it then. why'd they stop updating it? also, i just saw it's still $59.99! what a bunch of shit!
― Karl Malone, Monday, 31 July 2017 20:28 (seven years ago) link
Because you're supposed to be playing it on a PS5 now?
No, wait. PS4 is the current one. PS3 (the one that I had) is the defunct version.
― pplains, Monday, 31 July 2017 20:36 (seven years ago) link
hahaha
ok, that makes a little more sense. $60 is still kinda steep, though. can't i play it for free and watch 30 second taco bell advertisements between missions or something?
― Karl Malone, Monday, 31 July 2017 20:39 (seven years ago) link
I think it's £25 in the current psn sale. Might not apply outside the UK.
― JimD, Monday, 31 July 2017 22:44 (seven years ago) link
yeah, still $59 in the USA. however, i just bought it because i am in the 94th percentile of Impulsivity
― Karl Malone, Monday, 31 July 2017 22:48 (seven years ago) link
is there really no way to disable voice chat during missions and races? i see that you can disable it during freemode but i can't seem to find any information on muting it in other modes. the last several events have featured some little kid talking about his mommy incredibly loudly and constantly! i guess i could try to find my own headset and talk about my mommy too
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 18:15 (seven years ago) link
Moscow
― weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 18:17 (seven years ago) link
HOLY SHIT
― the late great, Thursday, 31 August 2017 22:07 (seven years ago) link