Problems with Cover and Lack of Content

[Out and Sideways]

Don't get me wrong Rockstar Team, I love the online so far. It's fun to run around with friends doing random crap and blowing stuff up, but I've had a few issues that I kinda want to put out there. I'm sure you're well aware of these issues by now, but I just want to add my vote to the pool.

 

1. Cover: Why is every cover soft cover? I didn't think the "Wanted" curving bullets that plagues COD would be an issue in this game, but it happens all the time. Also, characters seem to wig out when near cover. My friends and I always have to spam RB to get the character to get into cover, and sometimes on the wrong section of the wall. One press does nothing, except for getting shot while your character stands there like a dunce. And once in cover, we never stay in cover. Randomly to spice things up, we see each other mantle, run out from cover, teleport a couple of steps to the side, or lean out when shooting directly sideways. It might be chalked up to our inexperience with the game, but I've had experienced friends also have these problems.

 

2. Lack of Content: This is my opinion about it and I know that there's more stuff coming out, but online feels like a shell of what it could be. Don't really play the "missions" (TDM and Races), my crew and I want to do Jobs, but it feels like there's almost no progression or variety of jobs available. I see that some version of progression when I level in different harder missions, but I would've rather preferred a story-based progression instead of a level based progression. Level based progression makes it so that we end up doing the same set of missions over and over until we unlock better missions. Why take out the replay option if you can just call up Martin or Lester or whomever gave you the mission in the first place and have a 50/50 chance of getting the same mission again? Just adds like a minute or two buffer until you can get that mission again. It feels boring to have to grind for new missions. =/

 

Some other things that I kinda personally wish had been different are the Radio and the Clothes. Everyone I've talked to agrees that there's only like two good songs on the radio. It varies from person to person, but the number roughly stays the same. And why are the different clothes just different colors? And why are they level locked? That makes no sense. I'm worried that 300 customization options in the new DLC will only include 3 outfits in 30 different colors. That doesn't really count as variety in my book. I'm sure most of the ladies playing and also a few of the men will agree that the outfit options are kinda bland when it comes to customization. Same with apartments. I was expecting there to be a variety of houses and apartments up for sale, but we get three of the same apartments with different views. It'd be interesting if we could customize our apartments by having things we can purchase like lamps and stuff, that way it'd feel like our personal touch went into these places, but not even that option is available. Maybe in the future? *shrugs*

 

Other than these things, like I said, I've been having fun. I hope you're able to iron out all the bugs and things so the experience will get better.

Edited October 12, 2013 by Out and Sideways

[Gameassassin1020]

[SilencedScream]

I've never felt like bullets bent into me, as I always felt like - when in cover - I was fairly shot. You have to be aware of your height compared to the height of the cover, as well as angles - this isn't guaranteed cover like Mass Effect or Gears of War; if your arm is past cover, it can and likely will be hit.

But I can definitely agree that it picks the oddest sides of objects to take cover on.


I can understand with jobs as well. When they threw out the number 500, it apparently meant everything - deathmatchs, races, glorified deathmatches (deatchmatches with an objective thrown in), and the story ones. I don't care for deathmatches much, and - beyond Top Fun I, II, and III - I don't touch "missions" either. I just want the jobs as well.

[Out and Sideways]

Yeah my bad, it's pretty long aint it? Wasn't thinking about that when I typed it out, Haha.

[Mavsynchroid]

 

 

Yeah my bad, it's pretty long aint it? Wasn't thinking about that when I typed it out, Haha.

He read it. He's just trying to be funny