Will R* Split GTA V And GTA Online?

[ana lill]

 

New CITIES? where the f*ck is the source from? I'll be very happy if this is true.

In the trailer, Rockstar said something like "ever-changing and expanding world" so people jumped to the oddball conclusion that it must mean new maps..."changing" and "expanding" can mean anything, like the Online updates, but it's been rambled on so much that people actually think that new maps are coming...

...they're not

Haha, you need to stay sober in class kiddo. You say that 'changing' and 'expanding' can mean anything and then go on to conclude that new/altered maps will not come out? Do you not see the logical flaw in your statement?

 

Speculation about new maps is the result of a perfectly logical interpretation of the words 'changing' and 'expanding'. Your interpretation is invalid without adding to the premise, which you have never managed to do.

 

I know, it's awesome to make sense. With a bit more practice you'll be making sense all day long.

 

On topic: i think we will see more maps and lots more deapth to online n the coming years. They need to if they want to keep a solid player base. My bet is on new map additions starting with north yankton (wild speculation of course).

Edited February 28, 2015 by ana lill

[em1b16a2]

My money's on there only being gta online I don't think 6 will have a single player.

[Mr. Rocko]

What

[GTK0HLK]

@ ana lill, not sure what you got out of what C.R. said, but what i got is that, for the moment R* didn't say a single thing about a new piece of land to be on. and anything R* says can be interpreted many ways(which is why people misunderstand, and get all confrontational)

OT:

i personally never saw online/multiplayer for past GTA i played, as together with the SP, in "how they feel". Mostly cause Sp is someone besides us, while MP/O is us on a character we manipulate.

 

 

its all on the same land, if R* where to make a new landmass for us to do whatever we want on. the would see if its possible or not before they say anything(to current games, but itd only make sense to GTAV/O cause its only a segment of what its previous visit to SouthernSA, but they didn't say anything about that did they). Since its all in the same landmass, it'd be a whole lot easier to ship it with something it can just take off of, like other's said with GTAO running on GTAV's map. which is the exactly the same way its always been, with past GTA(that had a multiplayer) just the skin and some of its stucture is changed.(sadly less options to our liking like in past MP)

 

at most it would seem like its all connected, if one's rank/stats transfer

(but R* most likely will have to educate us how, it'll affect in the next game, or well just gain RP, and it'll just keep note how much RP was gained on that map to affect unlockables, but like everything else, we only speculate. "like spining a globe and say thats where the next crate will drop")

 

i seriously doubt more maps, would arrive, until the next GTA will come out. only R* knows, once they had made their mind.(we can fuss, and cause problems about something we don't know. but one thing that is sure for "me". Online/previous MP's, where always separate since they are not the GTA SP story.

but a representation of us in that map

 

 

Edit: at below,

True(any one who played MMO's would know, or etc), in short to the wall of text i tend to always write, yes, but people tend to take the easy way of the console(one reason why people love them), and let the company that made them deal with the issues. while pc just has to have the patience to piece something together that will last a while for a very pretty penny, depending how much one is willing to spend for what price

 

Edited February 28, 2015 by GTKING1st

[BRAAAP_STUTUTU]

You should all now this kinda stuff is only possible on pc,where most online modes are separate and expanding that instance soly is possible,unlike on consoles that can't do things like it because of console hard-soft and firmware limitations.

Edited February 28, 2015 by RobinVerhulstZ

[JC Hammer]

bet that GTA VI will also come with GTA Online when shipped

As long as it comes with a working SP to MP glitch!!

[Kill Frenzy!]

If GTA Online existed in GTA IV, Liberta City would probably have been in GTA Online right now, seriously.

[mansey]

I believe that GTA:Online is already its own separate entity to GTA V, Online has way more stuff that GTAV such as having a mechanic , car insurance etc..

[GR7]

 

Rockstar's core competency is Story Mode. The money invested goes to Story Mode, so either two things. Rockstar adds new and dynamic land masses to Story Mode, which are then reflected in GTA Online, or they just add re-textured maps from previous games, saving time and energy. I'd hate to see them do the latter, because that means it's just Call of Duty all over again, adding re-textured maps. Rockstar is better than that, and Story Mode is where it's at for GTA.

 

Because as it stands, there is no money to be made with GTA Online. We all know this.

 

Wow, I really hope im just reading that as sarcastic trolling, because if its not, please stop commenting.

 

Their longterm plans are to integrate all the next releases into one large world. This is no secret and can easily be found in interviews.

 

Imo this would be very easy as it would only entail adding in cutscenes of an airplane flying while you are loading up Liberty City or whatever the new game is.

 

Now whether or not they go with their big plans is another story. From what I have seen over the past year, I have my doubts.

 

While that would be nice can't see it happening. If they did it in a way that you have to take a plane to go to a new map/lobby combine that with seperate aim modes plus bad sport lobbies and that equals a whole lot of player segregation which will only get worse every time a new map become available.

 

The alternative is all the maps are loaded into the same lobby but the problem with that is most of the playable area will be empty. Could you imagine 30 or possibly even 16 players spread across Los Santos + Vice City with a lengthy boat or plane ride in between to stop the geography from looking ridiculous? The majority would migrate to the newest area and stay there while the few who still wanted to play in LS would have a very lonely experience.

 

I think when they said they were world building they meant in terms of giving your online character continuity through each new game. If you think about it in a the next GTA or two your character would have toured a few notable hotspots in America Doing jobs and making a name for themselves. in GTAVII the game characters could tell stories about your exploits in Los Santos plus where ever the next game is set and be completely right by basing those stories on your playstyle in previous games. That's world building to me.

 

Like I said it's a cool idea in theory but I think it's for the best that the different areas remain exclusive to the game they were used in. Maybe on PS5 if they can make 64 -100 player lobbies, combining areas would be great.

[J Cobra]

They already confirmed, there's not going to be a map expansion pack.

[MeatSafeMurderer]

You should all now this kinda stuff is only possible on pc,where most online modes are separate and expanding that instance soly is possible,unlike on consoles that can't do things like it because of console hard-soft and firmware limitations.

Sorry mate. That statement is kinda 10 years out of date. Consoles have been able to get updates and new content for almost a decade. Hell, even the last-gen could handle new maps and the like, assuming it was placed sufficiently far away from the existing land mass so as to not need to be loaded into memory unless you're actually there. There are no "hard-soft" or "firmware" limitations preventing this...

[JediCowboy]

They already confirmed, there's not going to be a map expansion pack.

When did they confirmed it?

[M*A*R*I*N*A]

It already has. Benny's is not in story mode, at all.

[JediCowboy]

It already has. Benny's is not in story mode, at all.

You are off topic

Let me say this again When did R* confirmed that they are not going to be a map expansion pack

[M*A*R*I*N*A]

 

It already has. Benny's is not in story mode, at all.

You are off topic

Let me say this again When did R* confirmed that they are not going to be a map expansion pack

Lol! No I'm not. The games are already seperate, not only do R* class them as two different games there are places only available in Online which reflects the fact that they're already separated. As for new cities I highly doubt it will ever come.

[JediCowboy]

 

 

It already has. Benny's is not in story mode, at all.

You are off topic

Let me say this again When did R* confirmed that they are not going to be a map expansion pack

Lol! No I'm not. The games are already seperate, not only do R* class them as two different games there are places only available in Online which reflects the fact that they're already separated. As for new cities I highly doubt it will ever come.

 

You said Benny which I said NOTHING or anything about BENNY!!!

[MeatSafeMurderer]

 

They already confirmed, there's not going to be a map expansion pack.

When did they confirmed it?

So you reply to a banned member in a thread that has been dead over a year? Holy necropost Batman.

They never said there wouldn't be...but that doesn't mean there will be. If it were going to happen it would have by now.

Edited March 8, 2016 by MeatSafeMurderer

[M*A*R*I*N*A]

 

 

 

It already has. Benny's is not in story mode, at all.

You are off topic

Let me say this again When did R* confirmed that they are not going to be a map expansion pack

Lol! No I'm not. The games are already seperate, not only do R* class them as two different games there are places only available in Online which reflects the fact that they're already separated. As for new cities I highly doubt it will ever come.

 

You said Benny which I said NOTHING or anything about BENNY!!!

Omfg... You're in my prayers.

[elfoam]

There's no reason for them to make another single player game so I think the next version will be stand alone online. The obvious thing will be a character transfer to the new game just like we had from ps3 to ps4, for me that was a test run for what was to come. The new game should be just be the old game with a newer game engine and bigger/expanded map etc. Of course they can do things differently to that but common sense says that's what they will do and they usually go with common sense on the larger scale.. Just not so much on the fine details.

Edited March 8, 2016 by elfoam

[FroudeyBrand]

If they slowly converted GTA Online into a free to play MMO, clamping down on the glitchers, money hacks and other issues, it would have WOW kind of hype and playablity, they make money now with shark cards, if they adjust the cards and add a couple of smaller values it would do well imo

[theNGclan]

Doubt it. They make money off of people buying V and shark cards. I mean, it's a pretty good deal, you get two games for the price of one more or less.

[iddqdvie]

everythings new since gta:o they will skip single player and concentrate on a free to buy GTA:O WORLD with content getting added every now and then. financed with cashcards, they make quite alot of money with cashcards. probably more than they would with a subscription.

 

FreeRoam will advance and bring proper races to it. missions etc, all jobs can be done in free roam, no more loading around... etc. etc.

 

or not, or they will squeeze gta:o to the death, than bring out gta6, with it a new gta:o2 that'll be stripped down to day1 gta:o while being patched over the years. hope not.

[PS-GTAIVplayer]

Story mode is already de facto split away, as in almost discarded. Shark cards are profitable.

[unicornace]

I just had a thought: imagine they do expand the map and say for instance another island area is added. Would a bridge be added to the current map? How long would said bridge have to be? Will we have some serious jet griefing activity for those commuting between the islands via air and sea travel?

[HaRdSTyLe_83]

Split this current game no, but i can see the next gta being online only with some sort if subscription.

 

Insane? Perhaps now you can think that. a few years ago i would say that the elders scroll, also a huge single player game would never ditch the single player content and look at it now

[Lhabia]

 

 

 

It already has. Benny's is not in story mode, at all.

You are off topic

Let me say this again When did R* confirmed that they are not going to be a map expansion pack

Lol! No I'm not. The games are already seperate, not only do R* class them as two different games there are places only available in Online which reflects the fact that they're already separated. As for new cities I highly doubt it will ever come.

 

You said Benny which I said NOTHING or anything about BENNY!!! There's a pretty good chance he wasn't even talking to you.

[Red Lynx 23]

Maybe there'll be some kind of send off in a cutscene or two between our Online characters, and Trevor, Lamar, Gerald, etc.

[Arrows to Athens]

It's like IV. They're the same game, just two different modes.

[US Marshal1911]

Why can't people just accept that some people want to have a multiplayer open world game where they can interact with friends and random people instead of a stupid computer AI?

 

F this, " I want to run around with a fake, computer generated AI who's actions are 100% scripted all by myself " mentality.

 

I want to have spontaneous, hilarious moments with my friends and randoms in GTA. And I know there are hundreds of thousands of other people that agree with me. This 1990's only single player BS is not what gaming is all about.

[Dr Labuschagne]

I think it wouldn't split. Maybe dynamic loading screen that moves around a big poster showing different art in the game like previous GTA's (I.e Shift up, down ,left, right, diagonal etc) however it more intriguing but doesn't last forever.

 

Or Maybe as it loads, GTA VI and Online would be so story orientated, they would have that episodic feel toward them as one of the characters narrate the words (previously in GTA Online Or GTA VI) showing the events that led to the cliffhanger you left it in...