A Purpose For Going Past 120 Coming Soon?

[SoggyLuke]

This topic has most likely been covered before and I have no idea why it's just come to mind for me now but I thought I would share anyways because i'm quite curious to see what you guys have to say about it. Anyways here goes

 

Now, what with Rockstar doing double RP and $ over the weekend and them saying it was to prepare you guys for the Highlife DLC it started to make me wonder and speculate. During the times ive popped on here over the weekend ive mainly only seen people mention things related to money and whether they have enough to buy the new cars, apartments, clothes etc but ive not seen much talk of things related to RP. I'm personally starting to think that future content might be unlocked well above rank 120 and it sort of makes sense due to the fact most people are 120+ or somewhere around that ballpark at the minute and the X2 RP + $ weekend was there to prepare you for the update.

 

Why would Rockstar provide a double RP and cash weekend based on preparing us if everything was still able to be freely purchased at any rank? Wouldn't that sort of make the X2 RP side of things a little pointless for most people? The game has been out for 6 months and my guess is they know most people are reaching the point at which you've technically 'Completed the game' and they want to further expand the experience of users by the future additions of content well above rank 120.

Now all of this is purely speculation on my part and I get that there's still a fair amount of players who are way below 120 but surely were at the point now where stuff should be unlocked after 120? there's another 880 ranks with nothing to unlock so it only makes sense for them to start giving us a reason to go past 120.

 

If this were to be the start of future unlocks past 120 what would you guys want to become available in future DLC? Me personally, I would like to see high end mansions added for people ranked 500+ and a heap of new weapons/aircraft only available to high levels. I could probably sit and think of an endless amount of content I would want added but id be here all day

 

Quite curious to read some other peoples takes on this

 

 

 

 

 

 

TLDR: It's a forum, learn to read more than one paragraph

 

 

[am30]

I need a prupose for going past 231.

 

Someone on here thought that Rockstar were doing it to stress test their servers. Once missions with a different name heists are released, there are going to be a hell of a lot of players doing them.

 

Having rank based unlocks gives you a reason to play the game. Rockstar helping players rank-up quicker shortens the time to reach unlocks so I don't think the double RP was for the reasons you stated but only time will tell.

Edited May 6, 2014 by am30

[djdest]

I'm 160, and still enjoy playing even though I have everything, but I do miss looking forward to having new things available and goals to unlock stuff. It would be good to have some added and sure they will at some point to try to keep people playing instead of moving on to other games.

As always, just got to wait and see!

Heists only available to over 120 would be good!

[SoggyLuke]

I'm 160, and still enjoy playing even though I have everything, but I do miss looking forward to having new things available and goals to unlock stuff. It would be good to have some added and sure they will at some point to try to keep people playing instead of moving on to other games.

As always, just got to wait and see!

Heists only available to over 120 would be good!

I think heists should be unlocked at 120 but oh boy can you imagine the amount of hate they would get!

[RichyBeats]

I think with the high life update we will be able to install helipads and various other customisation options in our apartments and in order to do this we must be a certain level. Obviously it's speculation though!

[manicmechanic71]

Interesting ideas, I'm only level 70 so I'd be gutted if I was prevented from having multiple properties but I don't mind earning the rest to give the game longevity

[CarimboHanky]

im well pass 120, and while i still enjoy the game, having something to look forward to would be great...

 

make it a special car or gun, something to give people the motivation to keep playing the game.

[doser_]

tldr

[ENZ0]

You'll need to be a special rank to start a heist, like with missions.

[lew3112]

It would be nice, but what would they actually add? All of the "end-game" content is unlocked way before level 120 (Tanks, attack choppers, RPG'S etc)

 

I'd like to think they have plans for some level 120+ content but I seriously doubt we'll hear anything about it any time soon.

Edited May 6, 2014 by lew3112

[Miss Malevolent]

That's a pretty good theory, OP. I wondered myself about them have the double RP along with the money. I did see a theory on this forum many moons ago, that your cut from heists would be based on your level.

 

Someone else in this thread said that the type of heist you can unlock may be based on your level. That's a good theory too.

[A Parked Car]

Obviously the Casino will play a role.

 

Special VIP areas for levels ranging from 200-1000 whilst all the lower level peasants sit there in the room where all the higher levels wipe the sh*t off their shoes before walking into the VIP area to be greeted by luxury.

 

I better stop there I'm getting too excited.

[Vanilla-Bear]

You lost me at "wonder and speculate."

Why even bother? Speculation only fans the flames of butthurt and disdain towards R*. Just wait and see what comes our way.

As for mansions or special weapons for really high levels, that's never, ever going to happen! The potential to troll lower levels without access to those weapons would be too great! 500+ hahaha joker. 70 between a noob and a twanker is bad enough!!

Let's try stop all these speculation threads, please. They're totally pointless! Until R* comes out and confirms we're getting something, we're not getting anything, and certainly not what you bozos are wishing for!

[Staten]

I think having unlocks for anything over 120 would be unfair, considering how many players used the DNS trick to get rank 999. If they are going to be unlocks, you should have to wipe your current rank and return to 1, while keeping your weapons and getting some sort of bonus.

[Miss Malevolent]

I think having unlocks for anything over 120 would be unfair, considering how many players used the DNS trick to get rank 999. If they are going to be unlocks, you should have to wipe your current rank and return to 1, while keeping your weapons and getting some sort of bonus.

No

[Staten]

 

I think having unlocks for anything over 120 would be unfair, considering how many players used the DNS trick to get rank 999. If they are going to be unlocks, you should have to wipe your current rank and return to 1, while keeping your weapons and getting some sort of bonus.

No

 

After considering your argument, and the evidence you used, I'm still going to have to say yes, and also add that it would be conditional - you could keep going over 120, but there would be no unlocks.

[Ravey Davey]

I think having unlocks for anything over 120 would be unfair, considering how many players used the DNS trick to get rank 999. If they are going to be unlocks, you should have to wipe your current rank and return to 1, while keeping your weapons and getting some sort of bonus.

How about if anyone above 120 gets set back to 120, keeping all money, ammo etc? That makes the most sense to me.

[Man-Django]

Hopefully R* will bring out some new unlockables for reaching milestone levels such as 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 500. People wear saying ages ago that when you got to lvl150 when you enter any vehichle it was fully armoured. This is bogus, so wish stuff like this was added thou.

[xoC18H21NO3xo]

I wasn't completely sure until I got to 500 that there were no more unlockable items.

Staten brings up a good point about DNS cheaters, a great deal of them are already planning to have their friends with modded consoles rank them back up when/if Rockstar readjusts their RP.

Which means all the people that actually went through legit arduous mission grinding are going to keep getting screwed.

They should just do the RP audit and give those that legitimately reached their ranks a verified icon in the View Joined Players' Info window.

Those with RP and stats that don't add up don't get the verified icon and don't get the un-lockable items; they should get permanently banned or their accounts in cheaters pool indefinitely.

[Miss Malevolent]

After considering your argument, and the evidence you used, I'm still going to have to say yes, and also add that it would be conditional - you could keep going over 120, but there would be no unlocks.

It kills me how many people are so myopic in their view, that the only way the game should be structured is to their exacting standards.

 

I rather like Rockstar's structure, and I don't want it arbitrarily changed because of one person biased opinion on what ranks are too high. Which is probably related to how high in rank they bothered to get in the game.

 

Very selfish thinking.

[am30]

 

 

I think having unlocks for anything over 120 would be unfair, considering how many players used the DNS trick to get rank 999. If they are going to be unlocks, you should have to wipe your current rank and return to 1, while keeping your weapons and getting some sort of bonus.

No

 

After considering your argument, and the evidence you used, I'm still going to have to say yes, and also add that it would be conditional - you could keep going over 120, but there would be no unlocks.

 

 

How about no?

 

Rank 233 legit here. Why punish legit players? Out of interest, what rank are you?

[xoC18H21NO3xo]

 

After considering your argument, and the evidence you used, I'm still going to have to say yes, and also add that it would be conditional - you could keep going over 120, but there would be no unlocks.

It kills me how many people are so myopic in their view, that the only way the game should be structured is to their exacting standards.

 

I rather like Rockstar's structure, and I don't want it arbitrarily changed because of one person biased opinion on what ranks are too high. Which is probably related to how high in rank they bothered to get in the game.

 

Very selfish thinking.

 

I didn't pick up on that until you pointed it out. This guy thinks that anyone over 120 is DNS? You know what's funny? I see a lot of people on this forum that seem to only think that people with the same rank or UNDER are the only legit players. Like the rank 80 will say anyone over rank 80 is a cheater, then when the whole level topic comes up again that same guy, now rank 125 will say anyone over rank 125 is a cheater. Then when they reach 200 - 300, the Having a High Level Sucks thread comes back around.

[vipprimo]

So I'm playing with one of my Crew mates yesterday and I suddenly realize at a measly 16th level he has the Modified Carbine! I'm like, hey, how'd you get that? He says it's available in the store because of the update.

 

So people say, "gotta have stuff past level 120" and the new stuff coming out doesn't even have a level! So why even bother worrying about leveling? You can get the possibly best Carbine, a good shotgun right out of the gate after one pop of Rooftop Rumble. So who cares about leveling up?

[Zondar]

Hopefully something will come out for higher levels one day, but I can't see it anytime soon. Most players aren't over 120. Most in here are, but if you're on here posting you're probably into GTA a good bit more than your average player. ( if such a thing exists)

[Staten]

 

 

After considering your argument, and the evidence you used, I'm still going to have to say yes, and also add that it would be conditional - you could keep going over 120, but there would be no unlocks.

It kills me how many people are so myopic in their view, that the only way the game should be structured is to their exacting standards.

 

I rather like Rockstar's structure, and I don't want it arbitrarily changed because of one person biased opinion on what ranks are too high. Which is probably related to how high in rank they bothered to get in the game.

 

Very selfish thinking.

 

I didn't pick up on that until you pointed it out. This guy thinks that anyone over 120 is DNS?

 

That's not what I'm saying. I mean, I've got one character who is at 126 and another that's at 135. What I'm saying is that any unlocks based on levels higher than 120 would mean that those who cheated would benefit, and in fact would benefit them more than people who have put the work in to get over 120 if there were several tiers of unlocks. So, the way I see it, either no more things are unlocked after 120, or you have to wipe your rank to get further unlocks, or further unlocks are not tied to rank but something else.

[7REW7]

 

They should just do the RP audit and give those that legitimately reached their ranks a verified icon in the View Joined Players' Info window.

 

Don't you think that's where the new mental state will play a role. So for someone who cheated to rank up it shows them as a Cheater or Untrustworthy.

I assume the mental state will be base on your k/d, how many racers/deathmatchs/missions you done, how many cops/npc you killed, and etc. So assume somebody that has cheated to rank up has not done these things, so the game would pick it up and label them as a cheater.

[Miss Malevolent]

That's not what I'm saying. I mean, I've got one character who is at 126 and another that's at 135. What I'm saying is that any unlocks based on levels higher than 120 would mean that those who cheated would benefit, and in fact would benefit them more than people who have put the work in to get over 120 if there were several tiers of unlocks. So, the way I see it, either no more things are unlocked after 120, or you have to wipe your rank to get further unlocks, or further unlocks are not tied to rank but something else.

This is not COD, and the prestige system sucks anyway. Besides, doesn't stop some from DNSing your way either. They DNS to 120, then prestige, and DNS again.

 

Audit RP, close RP loopholes, and continue with the system that is currently in place. This sounds like a better option to me.

Edited May 6, 2014 by Miss Malevolent

[I will pwn you newbs]

It would make sense with the infamous RP reset that apparently is coming.

[xoC18H21NO3xo]

 

 

They should just do the RP audit and give those that legitimately reached their ranks a verified icon in the View Joined Players' Info window.

 

Don't you think that's where the new mental state will play a role. So for someone who cheated to rank up it shows them as a Cheater or Untrustworthy.

I assume the mental state will be base on your k/d, how many racers/deathmatchs/missions you done, how many cops/npc you killed, and etc. So assume somebody that has cheated to rank up has not done these things, so the game would pick it up and label them as a cheater.

 

They already have the cheater "label" though. I remember when my friend did the DNS they put her in cheater pool/lobby, when I invited her instead of saying <Inviting> it said <Cheater>. I want them to put in something for legit people, like a Rockstar Verified emblem or icon.

[G37]

I need a prupose for going past 231.

 

Someone on here thought that Rockstar were doing it to stress test their servers. Once missions with a different name heists are released, there are going to be a hell of a lot of players doing them.

 

Having rank based unlocks gives you a reason to play the game. Rockstar helping players rank-up quicker shortens the time to reach unlocks so I don't think the double RP was for the reasons you stated but only time will tell.

 

Maybe I'm in the minority here but the idea of a "rank" system, at least as it applies to this game as they have it now, is more trouble than it's worth. At the very minimum the cap should be lowered extensively if not done away with all together IMO. 500 seems alright however I'd prefer it to be much less than that.

 

I say this for 2 reasons if it cannot be done away with:

 

1) There is not a single thing unlocked passed 120. This gives them AMPLE room to add things (lol). 380 ranks to be exact or more than 3x what is already present. I also believe that's the level where your "global" icon goes from gold to silver.

 

2) I mentioned ranks are more trouble than they're worth. With a much lower ceiling perhaps it will curb (in the slightest) players being kicked from jobs of all kinds for being "too high of a rank". It'd be my hope that a lower rank would somehow alter community perception. Won't correct it at all but just maybe it'd do something (wishful thinking indeed).

 

I fall in the latter example and it's simply annoying. Granted it may not even do anything in the grand scheme of things but it just seems to make a certain sense to me. Funny enough though I seem to be "praised" in the DM/TDM lobby "oh bro we gunna win fer sure".