Not worth it.
Gaming swooshboy's GTA Online thread featuring the RedCafe Crew
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It is amusing to see people moan about free DLC. It's not like the game forces you to buy the new stuff.
It's an argument i see across many games, casual gamers moan that they can't get all of the things those with more time to invest can. They actually want no progressive features so they don't feel like they miss out. Ridiculous argument.
But how 'free' is the DLC if it is effectively hidden behind a paywall?
The game does not force you to buy the new vehicles, but it does force you to buy some of the new content if you want to actually fully play the DLC. If you and a group of your friends wants to play the new heists, one of you must buy some of the new content. And to even do this, you must have already bought some of the content from one of the previous DLCs (to host the heist, you must buy a facility, to buy a facility, you must be a CEO, VIP or MC boss - each of which requires you to buy their respective offices, bunkers or hideouts).
I can understand the vehicles themselves being something that you need to grind towards buying...but I don't think you should have to grind towards even being able to do the new DLC itself.
It is like the Gunrunning DLC - you could buy one of the vehicles if you have enough money (or if you do enough of the supply missions, you unlock the cheaper price...but to do that you must buy the bunker in the first place), but if you want to be able to modify the vehicle, or upgrade it, then you need to buy the bunker, then you need to buy the MOC, then you need to unlock the research of the modification you want (and this is done in a random order - and there are 51 research items each taking over 3 hours of ingame time to unlock). Of course, you can fast track the research if you want to pay, but that cost is apparently close to $20m in game money - which is a sum well beyond any casual gamer, and pretty much anyone except modders or glitchers (also considering you then need a similar amount to pay for the vehicles, bunkers etc).
The bottom line is that some campanies (EA and others) have been rightly criticised for implmenting a pay to win / pay to play approach, whereas R* seem to have done so under the radar - it never used to be as much of a grind as it has become.
It costs no real world money therefore it is free. Just because GTA uses a monetary token system to unlock stuff doesn't màke it pay to play no more than if quests unlocked the heists say "do this X times".
Its only really detrimental to those who pay to play as costs have escalated but again thats a choice and the argument "it costs too much for me to skip the grind" doesn't really hold.
Having to do stuff to unlock features is a pretty fundamental concept. The only reason its an issue is because its DLC and people want to play it straight away.
What are you going on about? That’s not even the complaint about your so called paywall bandwagon.
If it was long progression for everyone there wouldn’t be much complaints. The issue everyone has specifically in Star Wars you have somebody who could just spend money to unlock the hero’s giving them advantage. Effectively making the game pay to win.
Is there still a bunch playing GTA Online on here?
Been watching this guys videos and the racing/hunt games look really fun.
https://www.youtube.com/user/FailRace/videos
Been watching this guys videos and the racing/hunt games look really fun.
https://www.youtube.com/user/FailRace/videos
I'd be up for revisiting for shenanigans l, only if there's plenty of us.
I would be up for it too!
I played a bit over Christmas and forgot how much I enjoyed the game - specifically the driving.
There are F1 cars being added soon (along with dedicated F1 races) and the liveries are all inspired by the classic teams:
Would be up for playing for a bit to build funds - also trying out the new heist.
I played a bit over Christmas and forgot how much I enjoyed the game - specifically the driving.
There are F1 cars being added soon (along with dedicated F1 races) and the liveries are all inspired by the classic teams:
Would be up for playing for a bit to build funds - also trying out the new heist.
Just jumped back on for the first time in about 2 year. Anything changed/new?
I've been playing recently too!
There is about 9 of us who are all up for races (scumbaggery).
There is? Might have to download it again
Yeah I'll be down for that.
A few bits have changed. Been doing some of the casino missions. Still a bit buggy though. Some of the wait times are so long.
That ps4 or Xbox?
GT usually means Xbox
Xbox fella.
I think majority on ps4, likely to be few Xbox lots knocking about.
I'll be on tonight if anyone fancies a sesh.
Will be on this eve - maybe 2230? Who's up for some races??
So a pretty big bump...but wondered if any of the usual suspects had tried out Online since it was updated?
@DatIrishFella @Big-Red @Marksy7 @Damien @Levo @Duffy @One Night Only
@DatIrishFella @Big-Red @Marksy7 @Damien @Levo @Duffy @One Night Only
When was it updated? I popped on a month or so ago but without the crew it wasn't the same.
I popped on to see what's new. I wasn't interested so I deleted the game again after 10 mins.
Havent. Last time I tried online was on PC about 6-7 months ago.
Its defo shite without a crew but the motivation to jump back in isnt there.
Hopefully we're all still alive for GTA 6 online?
It was updated last week – and you can download GTA Online for free (it's now a separate app to GTA V)
I tried it and the driving feels much more responsive with the higher frame rate – and everything looks cleaner.
The biggest difference was the haptic feedback and the triggers - really made driving feel better.
Yep not the same without the crew sadly.
Some of the times we had racing on our lap of the island were the funniest I can remember having online! So hard to drive when you are in tears!!
And completing the Criminal Mastermind is still probably my greatest gaming achievement!!
Completing the criminal mastermind would have been my greatest achievement too if it weren't for that @NotoriousISSY
Aye those races were feckin epic. Everything we did was hilarious for some reason. Certain people getting worked up over others not being serious was always great.
Completing the criminal mastermind would have been my greatest achievement too if it weren't for that @NotoriousISSY
Aye those races were feckin epic. Everything we did was hilarious for some reason. Certain people getting worked up over others not being serious was always great.
You were the angriest person in races by far.
Not tried it myself but will give it a download for certain, not touched GTA in so long.
Crew has basically been disbanded. I popped on before it was updated and most of the names except for mine were in other crews. *cough* Bred *cough*
Fair point - I changed the crew logo to a Nike Swoosh as figured it was just me!
Haha absolutely!
Might give this a download. I played online for a bit ages ago but it got a bit boring as no one I knew played it and I wasn't on the caf at the time.
That's because I was always getting knocked off, not because people weren't taking it seriously
plus I may have also been slightly intoxicated most the time.
Feck offCompleting the criminal mastermind would have been my greatest achievement too if it weren't for that @NotoriousISSY
Aye those races were feckin epic. Everything we did was hilarious for some reason. Certain people getting worked up over others not being serious was always great.
Races/Stunter Vs sniper mode were stupidly funny though.
Feck off
Races/Stunter Vs sniper mode were stupidly funny though.
Forgot about those modes!!
I remember those races with one of the cars that got easily deformed...some of the comments were so too far past the line...but I think everyone was in tears!!That's because I was always getting knocked off, not because people weren't taking it seriously