which city for GTA 5?

you have to go to the passenger side door iirc

Hmm, not sure how that would work for bikes though

After months of prompting from my brother, I finally started playing this about two weeks ago (GTA Online, specifically...I've still barely touched V). I think I'm kinda okay at it so far but nowhere near as good as these teenagers who've clearly grown up playing sniper simulators. All of the cars I've tried drive like ass so I generally stick to riding motorcycles. It's super fun to rip up and down mountains at top speed.

With respect to free play, I've slowly taken up the mantle of the Low-Level Avenger. Almost every time I sign on, I see these level 100+ chumps stalking people who have clearly just recently started playing. So, whenever possible, I try to take the upper-level dudes out. I mean, I usually get my ass handed to me (sometimes a half dozen times in a row, I'm still only at like level 32 myself) but it's been a good skill-building exercise. And on the occasion that I collect a bounty on a lower-level dude, I'll toss him a percentage of the reward to show that it's nothing personal.

I hate (HATE) the flying in this game. I was pretty good with the helicopters in GTA IV but I barely have any idea what I'm doing in this game. And the planes are a complete joke. I tried flight school but when I saw that the first lesson was loop-the-loops, I promptly gave up on that idea.

This is my first online gaming experience. The intensity of knowing I'm hunting or being hunted by real people (or avatars thereof) is both thrilling and nerve-wracking. I'm starting to feel like I need to implement post-GTA Katamari cool-down sessions.

I joined the ILG crew (OldLuncheonette) but I'm sure most of you guys have moved on to greener pastures by now.

I'll toss him a percentage of the reward to show that it's nothing personal.

You definitely don't need to do this. I don't think anyone has ever given me a dime.

when I saw that the first lesson was loop-the-loops...

The flight instruction in GTA V's story starts from a simpler place. I think there is some assumption that people won't dig into Online until after they finish the story, which is why it starts with more advanced techniques. In the story mode the first lesson is how to take off. Similarly the Story mode has a tutorial on how to do basic controls whereas online doesn't.

Yeah the flight school in online is waay more tougher and hellish than the story one.

i think i posted this upthread but the online flying races were a p good place to rack up wins, everyone is just so bad that taking a calm and level-headed approach usually guaranteed a win, it was never even close most of the time

http://i.imgur.com/HObDqcz.jpg

making some new videos?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDSA1uNbIsQ

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-zDKc3W8AEC9Cd.jpg

I just got half-way through, after he totaled his first car and carjacked a second one. Holy crap.

Take a shot everytime the traffic guy says "And again".

yeah that video is batshit
as a rule, I am not into watching videos of people destroy their lives and the lives of people around them (dude pretty clearly gets shot at the end of the chase) but that entire sequence is so OTT

Heists (along with a whoooole bunch of other stuff, from the looks of it) go live today.

aaalmost enough for me to get this back again

seriously this is great:

Next Job Voting Screen

There are now 2 pages of jobs down from 3.

The first page will display only Jobs of the same type you just finished playing, including a “Random” option. For example, if you just finished playing Rooftop Rumble, only Missions will appear on the new first page, and you will have a “Random Mission” option.

The second page will show a random selection of jobs, similar to how the Next Job Voting Screen works now, to allow players to change Job types if desired.

cannot connect etc for a hundred years

I got in and was mowed down the second I left my apartment. I don't know how I forgot what dicks people are on there.

So now I'm done with this Rockstar decide it's finally time to fix the annoying drive by shooting control. Nice one.

Also, anyone else got the glitch where if they try to read emails on their phone it just makes the phone twist a bit and then you're stuck?

that phone glitch happens on one of my saves but not on another, who knows

i didn't notice any issues when I dicked around with the new content last night

I got in and was mowed down the second I left my apartment. I don't know how I forgot what dicks people are on there.
― Eggnog On My Kangol (Old Lunch),

I'm sorry but this is brilliant. It should go on the imagery thread.

Heists. You can't do them unless you have all four roles filled. So you just wait and wait. You finally get a third person ... and the second person drops out. Then an hour later you get a full group and discover your heistmates are garbage.

Or you join a random heist and keep getting stuck in a boring setup mission, or the team leader doesn't want to pay you anything ...

The missions are pretty fun and challenging if you can actually get a good group together, but man.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=406684124

holy god, that's a lot of work put into a game which only came out a couple of weeks ago

Successfully completed my first heist last night. Satisfying. Also feels good to get some additional value out of this game. I finished the storyline a long time, and always planned to come back after awhile and get into online.

Continually trying to get used to the neighborhoods and distinct areas, but there is so much area to explore. And the night / day scheme just adds more variety.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/12/bbc-grand-theft-auto-tv-show/

BBC making a show (documentary, I would guess) about GTA as part of a government initiative to get young people to learn to code.

http://www.monaddigital.net/images/0expo/2015-7ftexpo/kim_laughton/cam8-Edit.jpg

http://www.monaddigital.net/espaceexpo/7thWebExpo/7we_kim_laughton.html

pretty sure the guy who played trevor was on better call saul last night

yup

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1476804/

Better Call Saul (TV Series)
- Pimento (2015) ... Sobchak

Grand Theft Auto V (Video Game)
Trevor Philips (voice)

Yeah, having him there was a nice touch. You could almost watch that whole garage scene as a cutscene intro to a GTA mission.

Oh man.... the Tennis minigame is so great. Had me in stitches too, the banter between shady old rich guy and his cheating wife. "Not bad for a fat old fool" real life LOLZ for me so much.

That little head shake he does at the end. LOLZ

"Still got the old magic" here he's channeling Al Bundy.

Acquired this for pc. Enjoying it so far. Amused that the Giantbomb dudes elected Lamar as one of the most memorable/best characters of the entire year.

is the first person aspect a whole lot better? gave up on the orig about a third way through because of clunky controls and crap dialogue but i do love me a good fps

...not in cars. On your feet, yes.

It's way easier for shooting parts of missions.

I really like the way this game looks. We still have a ways to go graphically but this is a good example of AAA open world design. It feels like every square block has been meticulously textured and tweaked to have its own unique flavor yet blend in with surrounding regions. Just the amount of detail in a 4-way stop is incredible. Once I was checking my phone irl and the Franklin was watching people walk down the street. Someone walked up to a stoplight and waited. About a minute later someone else came up from the other direction and stood next to them. They waited for the light to turn red, the cross-traffic stopped, and the two pedestrians crossed the street. The individual AI might be simple but the interactions between systems is masterful.

http://i.imgur.com/EpBQKCi.gif
http://i.imgur.com/g6o62qd.png

gta v can be your life

I'm having a hard time coming up with an unused Social Club nickname. Is this my in game name?

It'll be what appears above your head in multiplayer, but shouldn't affect the single player at all.

I'm still confused over Social Club and player names.

http://imgur.com/gallery/ZB7Jz

okay, I'm on GTA Online now. Add 'DrunkDalek' to your crew, dammit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5cqaCMGg_s

Took 'em long enough

GTA:CATS

Is it too soon to start a gta 6 thread?

With this new gen of consoles, there must be one in the works.

I have to think that they'll do something like add LIberty City online next before launching a whole new 6.

Meanwhile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZZquVylLEo