No properties...COME ON ROCKSTAR

[nealmac]

* The whole point of heists is to carry them out successfully with out getting caught DUH.

 

Exactly.

 

This is why it wouldn't be smart to buy property. Any movie or real life story proves why it doesn't make much sense. It's flashing how much money you have, but you have nothing to back it up. You just have a ridiculous amount of cash from where? Oh yeah, there's also a ridiculous amount of cash missing in this same city.

 

Cops definitely wouldn't be looking at recent large purchases that have paper trails.

I'm sure there is a way they could make it seem more realistic to use the illegal money to buy properties not long after a heist. It's not something that is really hard to do. Rockstar can easily make sense of that.

 

But hey, properties are not there and I'm disappointed. I've just gotta wait and see what Rockstar has in store to compensate for this.

I respect that but why would you be disappointed in a game like this over a minor feature? Don't tell me it's a major feature because most of the people barely used the feature before, regardless how long ago it was. Besides, all three characters have f*cking properties, why are you STILL going on about it? People didn't even think about that.

You are wrong on all counts.

 

This a minor feature to you, but not to me. Property buying means that I have something meaningful and of good worth to spend my money on. I also get a feeling accomplishment and achievement, as well-explained by The Pink Floyd Sound in his earlier comment. Many people used the property feature in previous GTAs, pretty much most of us GTA gamers did. Many people clearly did think about properties because it was one of main criticisms of GTA IV. There was one big thread earlier when Rockstar said there would be no property buying in GTA V, and people still moan about it now. Clearly, many people did think about this.

 

I'm still going on about it, because someone made a thread about it and I will contribute my views to it, if that's ok with you ?

I didn't say you can't contribute to this thread But you're making it sound like as if Rockstar made a stupid move for not adding this feature. Once again, most of the people didn't use it, some did as you say. Rockstar will go with the majority, not the small crew that think this is the most important feature in GTA. It's not a "Real Life" simulator.

Most people? Again, I would ask you is this a fact? Could you please prove it? You're basically citing complete drivel, probably based on conversations with your mates.

Could you prove otherwise?

Well I don't need to. I'm not the one that's making idiotic statements that aren't true.

[nealmac]

But like I said, the autosave feature in IV doesn't replenish your health.

 

Personally, I think GTA should move with the times and use the "hide and wait" technique to replenish your health, a la CoD, Uncharted etc.

Terrible idea, and unless the Burger Shot's are just for cosmetics/role playing than we aren't getting regenerating health. GTA is easy enough as is, did you ever play RDR? Imo that game is only playable in hardcore mode because you can just walk right into bullets then run away, repeat. It's boring never having to worry about health.

 

OT: We can't buy properly but we'll surely get extra safe houses as the game progresses, or does everyone here think Franklin starts the game with that house in the hills?

I take your point. Let's just say there are both advantages and disadvantages to both.

[gta5freemode4eva]

We cant BUY properties but R* have not once said that we won't have or own other 'PROPERTIES'. I reckon we'll end up with 3 to 4 places for EACH protag AND maybe a mobile save point (like the camp in RDR). If anything they are saving us money to spend on the toys etc. With a map this big and even taking into account the quick switch google earth feature, it would be stupid to only have 1 place for each protag. If there is only 1 place for each protag then R* are a bit strange.

 

BUYING properties is not in the game...

 

EARNING, GAINING, ACQUIRING, FINDING properties has NOT been ruled out.

 

 

[The-Edgar]

The problem is people calling other people dummies because they want this feature to be included

Sure, when somebody calls other ones stupid names only because they have a different opinion, it is a problem!

 

But You quoted my Post (

They were usefull. It was fun to be able to buy houses.

I Would Rather have only some houses with many features in it, then Hundrets of Houses with the only ability to walk in them and save your game. Even if they are big and look beautiful, the only thing you can do is walking and saving your game. You spend your ingame money in something, which doesn't moves you forward in the Game

)

 

and you sad : Welcome to the forums. People dont understand that not everone has the same taste, and that some people actually have fun with "useless" features

 

I only explained my opinion on this topic! What is wrong with that?

[nealmac]

We have the autosave feature, so properties are uselessly useless.

Like I said, 3 times now, the autosave doesn't regenerate your health.

[Knife]

 

We have the autosave feature, so properties are uselessly useless.

Like I said, 3 times now, the autosave doesn't regenerate your health.

Also good for changing clothing, saving vehicles and watching in-game TV. So not pointless at all IMO.

 

I think properties would have been a nice feature to have. I thought it was lame how few safehouses there were in GTA IV, especially the Episodes. Properties and their uses could be expanded to make them more interesting. Buying vehicles that could always be retrieved (Saints Row style) would be good.

[NONative]

We are also forgetting property in the GTA has show the social standing within that neighborhood. I loved the different architecture styles shown in VC and SA. IV i felt showed very little of this.

[ugotsmoked]

In a map this big, I want at least 3 mansions and 7-10 homes.

[SmoothGetaway]

We have the autosave feature, so properties are uselessly useless.

Like I said, 3 times now, the autosave doesn't regenerate your health.

Yeah this ^^. Also the autosave feature only really activated after a mission/side mission so how are people like me that free roam endlessly (way after the story is over) supposed to save when we want to??

 

The answer is safe houses, and with a map this big we will probably end up with 13 or 14 like RDR, so we don't have to take a long trip to save after robbing every store in some bumf*ck town

[NONative]

We have the autosave feature, so properties are uselessly useless.

Like I said, 3 times now, the autosave doesn't regenerate your health.

Also good for changing clothing, saving vehicles and watching in-game TV. So not pointless at all IMO.

 

I think properties would have been a nice feature to have. I thought it was lame how few safehouses there were in GTA IV, especially the Episodes. Properties and their uses could be expanded to make them more interesting. Buying vehicles that could always be retrieved (Saints Row style) would be good.

You are so right. The garage feature is nice. Plus with dynamic quest coming back I see Micheal's house being upgradable because Amanda is a gold digger.

[CSM. HB J-DOGG]

We dont know much about the game but Maybe we take over the car company franklin works for. We may have to keep up the lot. When we get low on cars we can go steal more.

[GTAV_Boss]

Bring back properties RockStar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KFranchise]

We have the autosave feature, so properties are uselessly useless.

Like I said, 3 times now, the autosave doesn't regenerate your health.

It can. R* can alter that feature somehow.

[Official General]

Also good for changing clothing, saving vehicles and watching in-game TV. So not pointless at all IMO.

 

I think properties would have been a nice feature to have. I thought it was lame how few safehouses there were in GTA IV, especially the Episodes. Properties and their uses could be expanded to make them more interesting. Buying vehicles that could always be retrieved (Saints Row style) would be good.

This

 

@ NONative

 

Yeah I agree, one thing about properties in GTA is that showed the player's level of social standing that had been reached. I can still remember moving out of my beachfront hotel in Vice City and buying my first property, which was a trendy apartment with garage in the nice Ocean Heights neighborhood. It just felt so great to show something for all the money I was making.

[nealmac]

We have the autosave feature, so properties are uselessly useless.

Like I said, 3 times now, the autosave doesn't regenerate your health.

Yeah this ^^. Also the autosave feature only really activated after a mission/side mission so how are people like me that free roam endlessly (way after the story is over) supposed to save when we want to??

 

The answer is safe houses, and with a map this big we will probably end up with 13 or 14 like RDR, so we don't have to take a long trip to save after robbing every store in some bumf*ck town

Excellent point. I never even thought of that one.

[nealmac]

We have the autosave feature, so properties are uselessly useless.

Like I said, 3 times now, the autosave doesn't regenerate your health.

It can. R* can alter that feature somehow.

Fair point.

 

But SmoothGTA just trumped it with another very valid reason for bringing properties (or something similar) back.

[ChocoFrosty]

Properties were useless. You and every other dummy who liked them need to realize that.

 

What did properties do?

1. Earn you more money to spend nothing on

2. Have save points you never saved in

 

They're a waste unless they can generate useful things like weapons, guards, etc.

They would be very useful to me if they provided more locations to save vehicles.

[RoadRunner71]

Though I didn't use them much, gotta say I felt good when I bought that house on sale in Santa Maria Beach and parked in the garage my Cadillac (modded). I don't think it's gonna be one of the feautures I miss much, but I can understand why people want property buying back in V. Would be actually nice if we can customize the safehouses though.

[SonOfHeAndHer]

Well if any of you bums actually read the Game informer issue on GTA V you would know that the reason there are no properties this time round is because .........wait for it......wait for it.........just a lillly bit more......NOW look down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to suck on big tits......ignore that, look below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"It would look weird if Trevor bought a house in Beverley Hills" aka Rockford Hills. Well there you have it folks its Trevor's fault apparently, must've been too hard for R* to just not allow Trevor the ability to buy a house in Rockford Hills but dont worry I'm sure he can pop by to do some yoga with Mike.

[rjmthe2nd]

Properties were useless. You and every other dummy who liked them need to realize that.

 

What did properties do?

1. Earn you more money to spend nothing on

2. Have save points you never saved in

 

They're a waste unless they can generate useful things like weapons, guards, etc.

It's nice to be able to walk around a huge mansion and think 'this is mine', I know we already have a mansion in V but we wont have worked for it.

We dont have to work for it because we already did in VC,why would we want to do the same thing over?

[NONative]

Well if any of you bums actually read the Game informer issue on GTA V you would know that the reason there are no properties this time round is because .........wait for it......wait for it.........just a lillly bit more......NOW look down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to suck on big tits......ignore that, look below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"It would look weird if Trevor bought a house in Beverley Hills" aka Rockford Hills. Well there you have it folks its Trevor's fault apparently, must've been too hard for R* to just not allow Trevor the ability to buy a house in Rockford Hills but dont worry I'm sure he can pop by to do some yoga with Mike.

That's why I brought up inherited property. Threw certain main or side missions you would inherit a new safehouse, but if each one would be upgradable so there would be more use for them.

[SonOfHeAndHer]

 

Well if any of you bums actually read the Game informer issue on GTA V you would know that the reason there are no properties this time round is because .........wait for it......wait for it.........just a lillly bit more......NOW look down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to suck on big tits......ignore that, look below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"It would look weird if Trevor bought a house in Beverley Hills" aka Rockford Hills. Well there you have it folks its Trevor's fault apparently, must've been too hard for R* to just not allow Trevor the ability to buy a house in Rockford Hills but dont worry I'm sure he can pop by to do some yoga with Mike.

That's why I brought up inherited property. Threw certain main or side missions you would inherit a new safehouse, but if each one would be upgradable so there would be more use for them.

You spelt through completely wrong so I'm assuming you are a genuine American, anyway whats that load of blah blah blah you said got to do with sucking on big tits ?

[HOW'S ANNIE?]

We dont know much about the game but Maybe we take over the car company franklin works for. We may have to keep up the lot. When we get low on cars we can go steal more.

This is what I've been thinking- instead of earning money for businesses we earn them via story. Maybe Trevor was talking to Franklin about signing contracts, it kinda did look like a car lot he was in during that part of the trailer.

[NONative]

Well if any of you bums actually read the Game informer issue on GTA V you would know that the reason there are no properties this time round is because .........wait for it......wait for it.........just a lillly bit more......NOW look down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to suck on big tits......ignore that, look below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"It would look weird if Trevor bought a house in Beverley Hills" aka Rockford Hills. Well there you have it folks its Trevor's fault apparently, must've been too hard for R* to just not allow Trevor the ability to buy a house in Rockford Hills but dont worry I'm sure he can pop by to do some yoga with Mike.

That's why I brought up inherited property. Threw certain main or side missions you would inherit a new safehouse, but if each one would be upgradable so there would be more use for them.

You spelt through completely wrong so I'm assuming you are a genuine American, anyway whats that load of blah blah blah you said got to do with sucking on big tits ?

Oh I misspelled a word the world is going to end.

 

I guess your some euro f*cker that thinks he better than an American?

 

I'm also sure you suck on big ones, but they aren't tits.

[SonOfHeAndHer]

 

Well if any of you bums actually read the Game informer issue on GTA V you would know that the reason there are no properties this time round is because .........wait for it......wait for it.........just a lillly bit more......NOW look down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to suck on big tits......ignore that, look below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"It would look weird if Trevor bought a house in Beverley Hills" aka Rockford Hills. Well there you have it folks its Trevor's fault apparently, must've been too hard for R* to just not allow Trevor the ability to buy a house in Rockford Hills but dont worry I'm sure he can pop by to do some yoga with Mike.

That's why I brought up inherited property. Threw certain main or side missions you would inherit a new safehouse, but if each one would be upgradable so there would be more use for them.

You spelt through completely wrong so I'm assuming you are a genuine American, anyway whats that load of blah blah blah you said got to do with sucking on big tits ?

Oh I misspelled a word the world is going to end.

 

I guess your some euro f*cker that thinks he better than an American?

 

I'm also sure you suck on big ones, but they aren't tits.

Somehow you managed to get the word "through" mixed up with "threw", how you did this I don't know but i decided to correct it for you for future reference, if you don't like it go read the dictionary.

 

 

I am a f*cker and I am better than you NONative who just so happens to be an American, and I'm from England which is a part of the EU so there's your answer to that.

 

I do suck on big ones a and they are tits, I'm not really into feet like that.

 

Have a nice day son. Or you can come back and try again, but I wouldn't advise that.

[TellEmRye]

I don't care much for the pointless properties that only served as a place to save your game, but it would be great if we could have bought properties such as night clubs, gyms etc that generate us income and maybe come with some side missions.

 

That said however, I do believe R* are going for a very very detailed story this time around and most likely buyable properties may not fit into the script, I strongly believe that we'll gain properties and assets as we progress through the game instead.

[Peck R. Wood]

don't care about houses...motels/hotels are fine...what pisses me off is the fact that real estate is a fast way to launder money and to acquire legit business to cover up crooked activities. That's what I cared about...not owning 43 cribs for the heck of it.

Real estate that actually made sense in an organized-crime way.

whatever im done.

[Markhayzy]

Didnt we all already have are nervous breakdowns about this when the G.I article came out?

 

EDIT: I do hope we get something like that big abandoned plane grave yard from SA though, so we can store planes and other cool sh*t.

The aircraft graveyard is a prime example of why buying property was a cool feature. Different safe houses allow you to play and explore an area with hour having to go 'home'. It would've cool to be able to buy a cabin in the woods as a base for hunting for example.

 

That said I think it would be too difficult to implement in V because rockstar has said that the protags go about their lives when we don't control them, so they'll have certain routines/activities to follow and friends to visit in certain areas. For e.g how's franklin gonna go doing some gangsta sh*t with lemar if we leave him out in the country somewhere.

And how could this work if we buy each carachter a house on the same street or try and bungle them all into the same house.....rockstar are gonna have a lot on their plate to allow the 3 protagonists to lead believable and varied lives while still allowing for player freedom so that we feel in control of them. The properties would raise more difficulties than their worth!

[omer19992010]

Properties were useless. You and every other dummy who liked them need to realize that.

 

What did properties do?

1. Earn you more money to spend nothing on

2. Have save points you never saved in

 

They're a waste unless they can generate useful things like weapons, guards, etc.

They were more useful in GTA IV. You could browse the Internet and watch T.V.

[DarkDayz]

Michael has a massive house, Franklin looks like he could be doing alright and have a nice place and Trevor likes his trailor. Either way you have the choice between 3 social wealth stereotypes, so it would be pointless and confusing to go around buying different houses for everyone. I hope though you can buy property as in business, they haven't denied this as a possibility, but with the potential of gaining safe houses and the fact that we already have 3 from the start of the game, it seems like you probably won't have any time or need to want to buy others. I'm a strong believer in hotels and motels as safe-houses anyway, especially after the car pulling out of the Richman hotel on that one screenshot.