the friend system

[ISd3d]

This was really bad in GTA4. I hated it. I kinda wanted to say yes when they call me because of the funny dialogue you get to hear sometimes, and the perks you get once they're your friend. But it was just boring and annoying. I don't feel like driving to go get them, doing some stupid minigame and then driving them back. It sucks. I know that they were going for realism, like the way you hang out with your friends in your real life, but it didn't work good in the game. They could still do something like that in the next one but I hope it's not the same as it is in GTA4. Cause that sucks man.

[_Rob_]

You do realise you can put your phone on silent mode and then not receive calls or texts from friends right?

[Emm Ell]

It could definitely use some work that's for sure, but it's quite likely it'll be revamped for the next game, I doubt they'd remove it completely.

[QwertyAAA]

You do realise you can put your phone on silent mode and then not receive calls or texts from friends right?

Exactly.

 

What IV has is actually pretty reasonable.

[Germaniac_84]

I'd have a six star wanted level and Roman would call and ask me to go bowling. I'm sure we're all familiar with the video below but if not skip to 0:53. That line pretty much sums up what happens.

 

 

[Finn 7 five 11]

HAhaha, that video was pretty hilarious, while at the same time demonstrated how annoying some aspects of the game are, i think cars should have a seatbelt option, flying out the window was annoying when all i want to do was ram other cars as hard as i could.

Having friends calling you at annoying times, yeah sure there is a silent option, but you forget it is on, so you turn it back on, then it rings at inconvenient times.

 

[Germaniac_84]

 

HAhaha, that video was pretty hilarious, while at the same time demonstrated how annoying some aspects of the game are, i think cars should have a seatbelt option, flying out the window was annoying when all i want to do was ram other cars as hard as i could.

 

I'm surprised you hadn't seen it before. It's actually a pretty old video.

[ISd3d]

You do realise you can put your phone on silent mode and then not receive calls or texts from friends right?

Yes I realize that. But I'm saying that this whole aspect of the game sucks. It doesn't work.

[Coral_City]

You do realise you can put your phone on silent mode and then not receive calls or texts from friends right?

Yes I realize that. But I'm saying that this whole aspect of the game sucks. It doesn't work.

I didn't find it annoying at all. I thought the system worked out well, and hell, if you didn't wanna go, just don't go and take the negative hit. The amount of times friends called wasn't bad for me either, had my phone set to no ring tone/no vibration. Worked well.

 

Apart from that, the system may need a look over... e.g. friends driving to you, friends choosing the activity, or the system can just be wiped out completely.

[Narcis_speed6]

friends choosing the activity

Friends are doing that when they are calling you.

[Mainland Marauder]

Maybe when you've developed enough of a friendship they can start coming to you. I admit I got a little tired of driving back to Broker or Bohan from Algonquin to pick up Roman all the time.

 

I liked it. It lent a bit of depth to some key characters and the dialogue was funny enough to make it worth doing a few outings with some characters that weren't even all that pertinent or their "friend perk" wasn't that important (e.g. Brucie). I just hope they add to the variety of things you can do.

[cactus.]

 

I didn't find it annoying at all. I thought the system worked out well, and hell, if you didn't wanna go, just don't go and take the negative hit.

I pretty much agree with this. It took me about .87 seconds to recognize the caller and promptly hit the Circle button on my ps controller to ignore them. I wasn't too bothered to do that. Besides, from time to time I didn't mind the activities as it was just something different from the incessant hitman jobs.

 

Personally, there were some things I found quite hilarious about the friend activities. particularly, going out with Michelle: as Niko is trying to impress her so he can get laid, nothing impressed her as much as stealing a car in broad daylight right in front of her house, and then she hops in the passenger side with glee. and even better, when I stab her after she beats me in bowling and the closing dialogue goes as follows:

 

Michelle: "I didn't know you were so violent.."

Niko: "well I am still getting used to this country"

 

never ceased to put a smile on my face

 

But no doubt the buddy-system can use some revamping.

1) ability to meet them at destination of activity

2) more activities, and not just lame date activities, but sporting events, Casinos would be ace.. perhaps you could get into more mischievous activities with your male counterparts such as hold-ups, theft missions during the night, or just downright killing sprees. Now there's a call I'll take!

Edited December 13, 2010 by TheCacti

[kudoboi]

off topic: would be awesome if the next gta V phone is a smartphone

ontopic: u could just switch it to offline mode

[AceRay]

I want a PDA so you can go online!!