Multiplayer: How many player slots do you want?

[CM_Kimmy]

Multiplayer for me is the key aspect to any game, if it doesnt have multiplayer i very rarely buy it with the exceptions of games like just cause etc; which have plenty to do offline anyway.

 

GTA IV's multiplayer for me was poor as it could get, the game modes such as team death match were great, 16 players was ideal for game modes like that but when it came to free roam 16 players just didnt cut it. You could be with a few people on one side of the map and then if you wanted to start a war you would have to travel all the way to the other side of the map. Not just this but it was just so boring having to track people dowen to kill them etc; rather than just moving to the nearest block to find someone.

 

For instance, take the image below which shows a typical GTA IV free roam multiplayer game with all 16 player slots filled.

 

 

As you will see the vast area to find players is poor...

 

Now take a look at what GTA IV should have been like with a bounty of players to interact with.

 

 

So basically, as a round up i believe that the online free roam needs more player slots. The actual other game modes such as team death match are fine without a problem so they can be left as they are.

[DawidZnawca]

32 players is a quite poor number, considering the map is giant. I say 100 will be nice .

[CM_Kimmy]

totally agree

[SonofUgly]

I want 100+ player slots for full interaction

That.

[Columbo]

The more the merrier.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

i want over 9000

[GRINCH ASS BITCH]

Definitely 100+ (although I doubt that would be possible for console gamers). I regularly play on a San Andreas Multiplayer server and even when we have 500 players online (500 players is the maximum for SA:MP), you'll rarely see more than 20-30 people in one location (unless there is a protest in front of the Los Santos City Hall or Police Department lol).

 

Then again, San Andreas is freaking massive, so not being able to find people even when there's 500 players online is understandable.

[NoxiousWR]

I could see there being 100 player slots in the PC version... but for the console versions i'd put my bet on there being 32 slots

[GR7]

You guys just can't pull numbers out your arse you have to remember about current console's limitations, it was 16 players on IV and RDR for a reason. The best we can hope for is 32 players max.

[Guns N R0se]

Consoles can't handle 32 and a map that size.

[Snake Without a Tongue]

Maybe it was my crappy internet, but except around launch day I rarely saw a full lobby. Can you imagine how chaotic 100 people on the map would be?

[TheBetaFox]

I don't even care about what kind of multiplayer Rockstar is going to pull out of their arses; even though it's fun, I'm waiting for the YAFMMPM (Yet Another Fan Made MultiPlayer Modification) just for the dedicated server application and scripting. :3

[Original Light]

32 players is a quite poor number, considering the map is giant. I say 100 will be nice .

I agree. But can current generation consoles take it? Or will it be lag hell?

[dwrit]

R* needed a location customization, certain locations are better suited for multiplayer. I understand the need for freeroaming but not all the gameplay types are suited for it. it would be better to just limit where you can go for certain type of multiplayer.

[sanex4]

64 on PC

[mdniterder]

MP Should also be able to control users who have bad lag, don't let them in. I hate shooting someone with lag then bam there gone. Also i hated the min respawn distance, some guy kills u soon as you spawn he kills u again and again. its a PITA

 

 

[Versous]

There's a PS3 game called MAG. If I'm correct up to 256 players can play it at the same time.

It's possible I think but I voted for 16 players because this is probably what is going to happen.

 

The biggest mistake they can make with MP is by only putting an 2 player Coop mode in it like SR 3. I want competition when I play online!

Edited November 4, 2011 by Versous

[Snake Without a Tongue]

 

The biggest mistake they can make with MP is by only putting an 2 player Coop mode in it like SR 3. I want competition when I play online!

I actually totally disagree with this. My favorite part of RDR was the coop MP. I love deathmatch, but really... so friggin' repetitive. I guess maybe I'm too old and don't have the short attention span to dig that whole COD shoot, kill, die, respawn crap like some gamers.

[HeNDo6750]

i say between 16 and 32

[LeetSniperWolf]

I think that 64 would be perfect - including the peds, police, traffic etc. For PC ofc.

[tarnell]

100+ no doubt.. OF COURSE it also depends on game modes, you wont have a race with 100 people LOL even tho that would be hella fun.

 

But yes in a free roam, free for all there should 100+ seeing as the map will be huge.

 

Also they should put in the ability to create your gang in MP, with name and colours perhaps? Kinda like they had in RDR ... and there could even be a gang leader boards, or gangs can then just have their own turf w/e.

 

Also plane races xD and Jet ski races.

[White Infernus]

... Really? 16 is fine, no matter how big the area is.

 

100+ would be insane, imagine having the Spawn option on 'Near'... Spawn killed every time the screen fades in!

 

Worse imagine having the Spawn option on 'Far'! All the cars & peds spawn where the most amount of players are, do you really want to endure a gruelling sprint, collecting an arsenal along your way... After 20mins of sprinting, you kill 2 guys and respawn 20mins away with no cars again, awesome

 

If it's like IV, you'll have 82 people trying to get into the Helicopters at the Airport and 18 guys fighting over the Sultan RS spawn.

[GTA 360]

100+ no doubt.. OF COURSE it also depends on game modes, you wont have a race with 100 people LOL even tho that would be hella fun.

 

But yes in a free roam, free for all there should 100+ seeing as the map will be huge.

 

Also they should put in the ability to create your gang in MP, with name and colours perhaps? Kinda like they had in RDR ... and there could even be a gang leader boards, or gangs can then just have their own turf w/e.

 

Also plane races xD and Jet ski races.

Or the 3 way races like the one in TBOGT.

[Versous]

 

 

The biggest mistake they can make with MP is by only putting an 2 player Coop mode in it like SR 3. I want competition when I play online!

I actually totally disagree with this. My favorite part of RDR was the coop MP. I love deathmatch, but really... so friggin' repetitive. I guess maybe I'm too old and don't have the short attention span to dig that whole COD shoot, kill, die, respawn crap like some gamers.

That's why i wrote not only! Of course they should include it, but please add the other fun game modes like GTA race, team deathmatch and so on...

 

And btw: I have not bought a single CoD in my life

Edited November 4, 2011 by Versous