Which City/Area would Rockstar implement first?

[V HoneyBadger V]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night, fellow GTA Online forum users.
As we are all very excited for next-gen copies of the game, we also are keen to see how Rockstar will go about utilising the hardware that these snazzy consoles have.

This is an Online related question because it is all about persistence and expanding.

I have a question based on what The Benz said prior to the launch of GTAV/Online (in the thread title).
He mentioned about expanding the world with new areas. These may or may not be existing ones, but lets assume Rockstar will use old areas for the time being.
This community has a fondness for things from past games, so lets invoke some nostalgia here.

I know there is a thread discussing future map additions, but it doesn't have a poll and this a different kind of thread.

This thread has every main area from the GTA series, courtesy of the wiki. There may be one missing but I think this is right.

Before anyone posts, if you have nothing to contribute, don't contribute at all. That means no trollish crap or anything like that. I love .gifs as much as the next guy, but this isn't the time or place.

So pick one of the options and explain why you think they will add it, based on existing landscaping, textures, vehicles etc or any other reason you can think of.

EDIT: Of course, add your preference as well. Doesn't have to be logical, just what you want to see most

Edited November 8, 2014 by V HoneyBadger V

[Shabazz916]

doesn't matter... start small and expand it every 2 months...

[Wastelander (Suzuki)]

Vice City, Please with the Music from GTA Vice City playing on the radio

[splorsh]

Microtransactionville

 

 

Oh you said no trollish crap, well then... San Fierro.

[Datguy8925]

Liberty City.

 

It already exists in the HD era/world, and the assets are already made. They just need to touch them up and bring the world of Liberty City to the present day.

[Waingro]

Your question is which city would R* implement first. Logistically and logically speaking, regardless of what you want or think R* should, the easiest to release will be Liberty City.

[V HoneyBadger V]

Your question is which city would R* implement first. Logistically and logically speaking, regardless of what you want or think R* should, the easiest to release will be Liberty City.

 

This is a fair assumption, but the San Andreas experience is not complete without Las Venturas and San Fierro

[Darth_Rob]

It'd have to be North Yankton, because it would be the easiest and cheapest to implement.

 

I don't see them creating any NEW areas anytime soon, if ever.

[H8GodMode]

 

 

Your question is which city would R* implement first. Logistically and logically speaking, regardless of what you want or think R* should, the easiest to release will be Liberty City.

 

This is a fair assumption, but the San Andreas experience is not complete without Las Venturas and San Fierro this

[We Are Ninja]

It'd have to be North Yankton, because it would be the easiest and cheapest to implement.

 

I don't see them creating any NEW areas anytime soon, if ever.

Sound logic, good sir.

[Waingro]

I do, however, think that new cities will be front loaded onto Online before Single Player release as a paid DLC. And then you purchase Single Player DLC for story mode. Because the map and "world" is built first before the screen-play, story, and characters are developed, it is entirely possible they will release the map for play before hand and also potentially double their profits.

Don't want to play the story (many players did not finish GTA IV plot for instance)- just buy the map.

Bought the map for MP but you want the SP experience? Discounted SP story DLC.

Edited November 7, 2014 by Waingro

[A Maned Wolf]

Going by the poll, seems a ass-ton of people have never played the Top-down GTA games.....

For shame.

[Shabazz916]

they should add bridges and add islands like gta 4

[caz95]

the place where micheal brad was buried

[Waingro]

The 3D and HD games are satires on American culture, they're not going to do the future city from GTA 2 or London. (Dumb) American's aren't going to buy it.

[QuackinAColdOne]

Probably San Fiero or Las Venturas. I know they already have North Yankton worked out, but the still have to make a way to get there with meaning. I mean it seems pretty odd to come from sunny California to snowy, North Dakota / Minnesota by crossing a bridge. It would be really easy to implement San Fiero or Las Venturas. I'm sure they have the artwork or most of it, all they need is a bridge.

 

I mean, you could go to North Yankton, GTA III / GTA VC style, but I don't think many people would like the wait time and the constant change.

[..GhosT]

With next gen, they may expand it to the real San Andreas, first Las Venturas then San Fierro.

[soundism]

The optimist in me thinks R* had a few meetings about this 4 years ago, and have been working diligently to create HD versions of all of the maps listed above..

 

The pessimist in me thinks a low level R* employee will stumble upon this thread and smdh

 

Liberty City seems like the most logical next addition to GTAO

[GTA-Freak-Vi]

As much as I'd love to see a vibrant Vice City, North Yankton and Liberty City seems more plausible

Edited November 7, 2014 by GTA-Freak-Vi

[Not A Nice Person]

LV and SF option, They are part of San Andreas after all.

[Taco_Gta]

I stopped reading after " next gem"

[XJpostman]

I'd love to see San Fierro. Really enjoyed it in SA and who wouldn't want to take their Futo down the famous switchback street?

[Black Terminator]

Liberty City. I would love to have that on GTA Online first. Think of the big possibilities with that huge ass city.

[reform]

It'll be LC as it's pretty much good to go already, just needs a touch-up for latest gen. It's the only "complete" HD era location.

 

North Yankton is just an intro location similar to the Bank in GTA:iii; Personally I don't think it'll ever be in GTA: Online as a fully realised location, unless R* actually set a game there.

 

 

I think half the replies in the thread are confusing a "what would R* be most likely to do" thread with a "what would you like to see?" thread.

Edited November 7, 2014 by reform

[Darth_Rob]

It'll be LC as it's pretty much good to go already, just needs a touch-up for latest gen. It's the only "complete" HD era location.

 

North Yankton is just an intro location similar to the Bank in GTA:iii; Personally I don't think it'll ever be in GTA: Online as a fully realised location, unless R* actually set a game there.

 

 

I only know the area from the SP game. I never checked it out when people were able to glitch in Online, but wasn't North Yankton a full developed (albeit small) area that you could drive around in? Everything has already been modeled and textured. Rockstar could easily put a few deathmatches, races and contact missions in there and release it as a paid DLC.

[SuperKingBender]

Well I'd like San Fierro since I can see them adding a bridge up north, but liberty city seems like the easiest option

[Goten21]

As much as I'd love to see a vibrant Vice City, North Yankton and Liberty City seems more plausible

[Giantsgiants]

I think R* would add a city based on San Diego first.

 

Though there are some other cities that would be cool additions:

 

Anaheim, CA

Long Beach, CA

Portland, OR

Seattle, WA

Vancouver, Canada

Edited November 7, 2014 by Giantsgiants

[CrazyRay]

So this is just another "new maps" thread, nothing new to see here, we've seen this many, many times

[GrandTheftRobbo]

 

Your question is which city would R* implement first. Logistically and logically speaking, regardless of what you want or think R* should, the easiest to release will be Liberty City.

 

This is a fair assumption, but the San Andreas experience is not complete without Las Venturas and San Fierro

 

exactly, the first thing that popped in my head was Las Venturas (where that amzing Casino was. Oh Gosh the memories of that place ) and San Fierro as well