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Why is Rockstar being shady about Online release time?


Xbox1988
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If they release an exact time of release to the world, you think how many people will be trying to download at the same time, their servers would completely crash.

 

They probably still will crash, but at least it may control it slightly.

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They were shady about when the PSN download went up too

 

As far as the technical online stuff goes they aren't the best at PR

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Two reasons....

 

First:They don't need to promote it because it is free. Why would they release information, advertise and spend all that money for something that is free??

 

Second: Because if they came out with a solid release time then the server would be flooded all at once. If they leave the release time in the air, then not everyone will be getting on at the exact same time... thus crashing the servers

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What are they hiding guys?

 

It isn't that hard to set a time.... :rampage:

I thought you sold the game because you are so disappointed with it..

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so after making a billion dollars+ christmas coming they cant afford servers so there hiding info....right...jews

You're not even a good troll.

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Probably because Online is activated with a patch, and they don't control times over those

This, it's down to MS/Sony.
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Two reasons....

 

First:They don't need to promote it because it is free. Why would they release information, advertise and spend all that money for something that is free??

 

Second: Because if they came out with a solid release time then the server would be flooded all at once. If they leave the release time in the air, then not everyone will be getting on at the exact same time... thus crashing the servers

 

1. It's not free.

2. They should have prepared for that. They did make 1 billion dollars remember?

 

Rockstar are slacking

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They're to busy having fun in their olympic sized swimming pool full of 1 billion dollar bills.

Wouldn't be surprised if they release ONE patch for the game and abondon it since they got more then what they paid to make the game times a few.

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What are they hiding guys?

 

It isn't that hard to set a time.... :rampage:

I thought you sold the game because you are so disappointed with it..

 

 

This.

 

And I'd expect no official time is because of the fact it's probably not under their control. If Sony rings up 30 minutes before and goes 'oh hang on, problem, be another hour' everyone ends up yelling at Rockstar for a late release.

 

Solution: don't promise a time, just make sure it's out on the day.

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Two reasons....

 

First:They don't need to promote it because it is free. Why would they release information, advertise and spend all that money for something that is free??

 

Second: Because if they came out with a solid release time then the server would be flooded all at once. If they leave the release time in the air, then not everyone will be getting on at the exact same time... thus crashing the servers

 

1. It's not free.

2. They should have prepared for that. They did make 1 billion dollars remember?

 

Rockstar are slacking

 

I agree, but ...There really is no way to prepare for this. Servers can't handle an instant influx of users. Having enough servers is in their control, but its impossible to predict how many you need really. Although alot purchased the game, many wont play online. This has been an age old problem amongst game companies, tech companies, and just about anyone with internet based servers.

 

Xbox Live went down after the dashboard update.

Apple went down after the iOS 7 update.

Sim City went down after launch.

i can keep going..

 

In a perfect world, they wont go down, but I can't really blame them if they do.

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Because they dont know exactly what time of day live/PSN update. Hell i dont know the exact time. Closest i can guess is 3-5pm, for the psn in the Uk.

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Two reasons....

 

First:They don't need to promote it because it is free. Why would they release information, advertise and spend all that money for something that is free??

 

Second: Because if they came out with a solid release time then the server would be flooded all at once. If they leave the release time in the air, then not everyone will be getting on at the exact same time... thus crashing the servers

 

1. It's not free.

 

 

It is free. Microtransactions are only for people who want to level up faster.

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What are they hiding guys?

 

It isn't that hard to set a time.... :rampage:

You already sold the game why do you care about online. Unless you're admitting you're a liar.

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Two reasons....

 

First:They don't need to promote it because it is free. Why would they release information, advertise and spend all that money for something that is free??

 

Second: Because if they came out with a solid release time then the server would be flooded all at once. If they leave the release time in the air, then not everyone will be getting on at the exact same time... thus crashing the servers

 

1. It's not free.

2. They should have prepared for that. They did make 1 billion dollars remember?

 

Rockstar are slacking

 

 

i can keep going..

 

 

Please, keep going..

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Two reasons....

 

First:They don't need to promote it because it is free. Why would they release information, advertise and spend all that money for something that is free??

 

Second: Because if they came out with a solid release time then the server would be flooded all at once. If they leave the release time in the air, then not everyone will be getting on at the exact same time... thus crashing the servers

 

1. It's not free.

 

 

It is free. Microtransactions are only for people who want to level up faster.

 

I think what he's saying is, nobody got GTAO for free - we paid for it knowing it would be a part of it. A lot of dopey consumers think that they're getting the online game for free, when in reality it's part of the one product - if anything SP mode is like a bonus to GTAO in terms of content.

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What are they hiding guys?

 

It isn't that hard to set a time.... :rampage:

You already sold the game why do you care about online. Unless you're admitting you're a liar.

 

my brother posts on my account he comes over to use our internet. I stay logged in. He hates the game.

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What are they hiding guys?

 

It isn't that hard to set a time.... :rampage:

You already sold the game why do you care about online. Unless you're admitting you're a liar.

 

my brother posts on my account he comes over to use our internet. I stay logged in. He hates the game.

 

LOOOL 1/10

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Games can deliver Hotfixes guys. They can change it without a full Title Update (Look at BO2) so it could just be down to R* rather than MS/Sony.

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that Blizzard guy may gots somethin there lmao.. all gud either way..
i'm ready... got all 32 of 49 available achievements :D:D..
just finished my last (SOLiD GOLD), n think imma take a break anyway.
been a bizzy two weeks..

n my tag here is my XBOX LiVE tag to the tee ...

see yuZZ on the $treet$ . .

PEACE !!

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