Rockstar Story Writers' Daily DLC Brainstorm Chat Log

[saintsrow]

Rockstar Story Writers' Daily DLC Brainstorm Chat

OK, here's the premise. This thread is intended to look like the chat log for the Rockstar story writers' daily online get-together, where they brainstorm and discuss their ideas for the GTAV story DLC.

This idea popped into my mind in another thread.

It's a roleplay thing -- pretend you are a story writer on Rockstar's creative staff. It's two years down the line, and the world is clamoring for GTAV story DLC. It's your job to brainstorm and help select the ideas presented, to converge someday on an affordable DLC.

There's no need to respond directly to the post above you, unless you specifically have a comment on it. This is freeform. You're just brainstorming ideas. The ideas can be crazy and fun -- they don't necessarily have to be your favorite wishlist item. They could be snarky sarcasm to show how stupid Rockstar writers can be. This is just supposed to be a fun exercise in looking at the world from Rockstar's internal point of view.

Ask yourself, what would Rockstar do?

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THE CHAT LOG BEGINS:

Hi, guys, thanks for logging in. I'm the GTAV story editor. I need ideas. We need to get busy writng the next GTAV DLC, because the fans are getting restless. Let's get brainstorming.

I'll start, just to get the ball rolling. I'm thinking that the next DLC should feature Franklin, since he's potentially the only protag left standing at the end of the GTAV story. Plus, he really needs his character fleshed out -- he got the short end of the story up to now.

Let's go in a new direction. We've done bank jobs, government agency conspiracies, alien mysteries, Mexican gangsters, ghetto drug scenarios of all kinds, hilljack meth farms, the works. It's getting old. But I don't want zombies. No f*cking zombies.

Let's create an opening where Franklin meets some Maze Bank exec hedge fund manager, in downtown Los Santos, at lunchtime, like a random stranger dot on the map. But in the cutscene, during the chance meeting, where they happen to be seated next to each other at the sushi bar in the upscale food court where the bankers stop for a quick lunch, Franklin and this hedge fund manager get to talking, and it just happens that something that Franklin says creates a breakthrough realization for the hedge fund manager, a new way of looking at one of his big investments.

The hedge fund manager goes away really happy, intending to test Franklin's strategy. A short time later, in the game, the hedge fund manager shows up as a contact on the map, and Franklin goes to visit him.

When Franklin gets there, a cutscene triggers where the hedge fund manager is ecstatic, because Franklin's advice just made him $50m in the afternoon, by shorting a healthy company and manipulating some other stocks to make it look like the healthy company is about to have a terrible downturn. When the false downturn happens, due to the manipulation, the hedge fund manager sells his short position for major profit.

Now the hedge fund manager thinks Franklin is a financial genius and wants to make a Franklin a high-powered hedge fund trader, which is essentially a white collar criminal. So, we get whole new story arc for Franklin, and we still have a crime game with millions of dollars flowing around. How about it? What do you think?

Edited October 14, 2015 by saintsrow

[Son of Zeus]

Bad idea Jim. Are you forgetting that Online is the priority? I say we cancel the DLC. Shark Cards for the win!

[slimeball supreme]

I have to agree with Steven - I seriously doubt we'll make a profit with this and Online is looking pretty good. Remember GTA IV's DLC: Episodes from Liberty City? That didn't turn out so good.

But if the guys upstairs decided we continue on Project Inspectant, I say that story idea wouldn't be very interesting. White Collar? Really.

 

- Dave Dunkledee

Edited October 14, 2015 by Mr. Fahrenheit

[el carlitos]

I see a chance to hype a story DLC with a come back of Nico Bellic.

[slimeball supreme]

I see a chance to hype a story DLC with a come back of Nico Bellic.

We'd have to actually make it make sense, though. That would really just be pandering.

[Osho]

Anyone even tries to suggest zombies, boring minigames and other weird sh*t for the DLC at all, will be kicked in the ass and removed from the job.

Think content that sounds fun to our loyal old school GTA fans for interesting content like more crime side activities'!!!!

[slimeball supreme]

Makes sense. But you know what we need most?

F*cking Aliens.

[Fuzzknuckles]

On second thoughts, f*ck the fans, let's just make a game that's impossible for them to like, f*ck 'em, they should have bought more DLC last time around.

 

In fact, let's find as many ways as possible to make them hate this game as we possibly can. It's been ages since we did something truly evil for no good reason.

[el carlitos]

 

I see a chance to hype a story DLC with a come back of Nico Bellic.

We'd have to actually make it make sense, though. That would really just be pandering.

 

Of course, we would need a credible story. A broken Nico that leaves Liberty City because of all bad memories trying to make a new start in the sunny San Andreas, accompanied by Roman and Jacob.

 

We should check the technical possibilities. If we are able to add new areas in the map I would suggest to add Las Venturas or even Liberty City. Like this we would have new affordable content for GTA online and for the story DLC at the same time. A must have for all current GTA user.

Edited October 14, 2015 by el carlitos

[slimeball supreme]

On second thoughts, f*ck the fans, let's just make a game that's impossible for them to like, f*ck 'em, they should have bought more DLC last time around.

 

In fact, let's find as many ways as possible to make them hate this game as we possibly can. It's been ages since we did something truly evil for no good reason.

 

I think we should just downright make every cutscene unpassable and unskippable without Shark Cards, plus I also think we should just kill Tommy Vercetti and CJ onscreen. That'll make them really hate us.

[Son of Zeus]

 

On second thoughts, f*ck the fans, let's just make a game that's impossible for them to like, f*ck 'em, they should have bought more DLC last time around.

 

In fact, let's find as many ways as possible to make them hate this game as we possibly can. It's been ages since we did something truly evil for no good reason.

 

I think we should just downright make every cutscene unpassable and unskippable without Shark Cards, plus I also think we should just kill Tommy Vercetti and CJ onscreen. That'll make them really hate us.

Niko Bellic too. Let's kill em all.

[Osho]

Nico suits to a more serious game, and I don't think he fits into at all.

So make sense and be real.

Get back to working for the game we have to deal with the three protagonists' and explore their potential, not Nico fanboys

[slimeball supreme]

Nico suits to a more serious game, and I don't think he fits into at all.

So make sense and be real.

Get back to working for the game we have to deal with the three protagonists' and explore their potential, not Nico fanboys

I dunno - Nico Vellick making a appearance might sell more copies. He's a big player.

[UshaB]

"I say no you little scumbag employee. I believe it's already been too long to release any SP DLC for now, so I suggest we may use your plans as side-missions in GTA VI which will be set in Vice City, I believe Dan Houser told me. For now, let's just throw cheap, easy stuff at Online and let the little seagull-ible children eat it up and we'll be RICH, RICH I TELL YOU! Hahaha, I can't even believe these kiddies buy Shark Cards it's just hilarious. I also find it funny how we're throwing features to a target audience that's not even the recommended age to play the game! haha ohhhh kiddies these days"

[Osho]

I dunno - Nico Vellick making a appearance might sell more copies. He's a big player.

Don't tell ideas to ruin the DLC.

Show me that make people return to a mediocre game like V that will correct the mistakes and restore the lost faith.

[LoreLegend]

Guys you know what we should do? Remove all the crime activities and replace them with yoga, golf and tennis.

How brilliant is that? Not having crime activities in a game about crime, I think its genius if I may say so myself.

Also lets integrate the DLC into Online and add more shark cards to the DLC aswell, that way the cancers of the gaming industry will buy it and we'll make more money because they are the majority.

[slimeball supreme]

Guys you know what we should do? Remove all the crime activities and replace them with yoga, golf and tennis.

How brilliant is that? Not having crime activities in a game about crime, I think its genius if I may say so myself.

Also lets integrate the DLC into Online and add more shark cards to the DLC aswell, that way the cancers of the gaming industry will buy it and we'll make more money because they are the majority.

We need more Shark Card flavours, like Vanilla and Rocky Road.

 

Can we keep down the Rockstar hate, guys? It must be a drag to work here.

[el carlitos]

The questions is, how many Nico fanboys are out there. I guess a lot and many more than Michael, Franklin and Trevor fanboys. We would have a boom effect in the community, because a lot of people wish a come back but didn´t expect this. The three protagonists should appear, but not be playable. We made a mistake to put three playable protagonists in one game. We were not able to give them a deep and thrilling story.

Edited October 14, 2015 by el carlitos

[saintsrow]

 

 

I see a chance to hype a story DLC with a come back of Nico Bellic.

We'd have to actually make it make sense, though. That would really just be pandering.

 

Of course, we would need a credible story. A broken Nico that leaves Liberty City because of all bad memories trying to make a new start in the sunny San Andreas, accompanied by Roman and Jacob.

 

We should check the technical possibilities. If we are able to add new areas in the map I would suggest to add Las Venturas or even Liberty City. Like this we would have new affordable content for GTA online and for the story DLC at the same time. A must have for all current GTA user.

 

No, guys. Please. No Roman, no bowling. Thank goodness the design team dropped bowling alleys from the map.

 

And Dave, you mentioned pandering. I hear ya, man. When I think pandering, I think Lazlow, What a tired, gratuitous sop that was, putting him in the GTAV story. Hell, even Lazlow was so embarrassed to be brought back, that he wrote most of his lines to make himself look like a fool. We should've had a cutscene where Trevor stomps Lazlow, so the fans would not have been exposed to such mediocrity for half the game.

 

So, Nico, you say. I dunno, he seems a little too down for this town. I can't see how to fit him in.

 

C'mon guys, gimme some new ideas here. We need a breakthrough.

Edited October 14, 2015 by saintsrow

[Osho]

Who hired these people?

 

No one wants to sell the DLC here.

[slimeball supreme]

 

 

 

I see a chance to hype a story DLC with a come back of Nico Bellic.

 

We'd have to actually make it make sense, though. That would really just be pandering.

 

Of course, we would need a credible story. A broken Nico that leaves Liberty City because of all bad memories trying to make a new start in the sunny San Andreas, accompanied by Roman and Jacob.

 

We should check the technical possibilities. If we are able to add new areas in the map I would suggest to add Las Venturas or even Liberty City. Like this we would have new affordable content for GTA online and for the story DLC at the same time. A must have for all current GTA user.

 

No, guys. Please. No Roman, no bowling. Thank goodness the design team dropped bowling alleys from the map.

 

And Dave, you mentioned pandering. I hear ya, man. When I think pandering, I think Lazlow, What a tired, gratuitous sop that was, putting him in the GTAV story. Hell, even Lazlow was so embarrassed to be brought back, that he wrote most of his lines to make himself look like a fool. We should've had a cutscene where Trevor stomps Lazlow, so the fans would not have been exposed to such mediocrity for half the game.

 

So, Nico, you say. I dunno, he seems a little too down for this town. I can't see how to fit him in.

 

C'mon guys, gimme some new ideas here. We need a breakthrough.

The design team dropped bowling?

THOSE SONS OF BITCHES

[saintsrow]

 

Guys you know what we should do? Remove all the crime activities and replace them with yoga, golf and tennis.

How brilliant is that? Not having crime activities in a game about crime, I think its genius if I may say so myself.

Also lets integrate the DLC into Online and add more shark cards to the DLC aswell, that way the cancers of the gaming industry will buy it and we'll make more money because they are the majority.

We need more Shark Card flavours, like Vanilla and Rocky Road.

 

Can we keep down the Rockstar hate, guys? It must be a drag to work here.

 

Hey, Dave, you gave me an idea with your Shark Card thing. Now that we have new gen consoles, maybe the game can handle some more polygons.

 

So we beg the design team to call up some of the great interiors that they cut from the map, and put them back in the game, but here's the cool part -- in order to unlock the doors to these interiors, the player has to buy special "key cards" with real world dollars. I think that idea will get a good reception upstairs.

Edited October 14, 2015 by saintsrow

[slimeball supreme]

 

 

Guys you know what we should do? Remove all the crime activities and replace them with yoga, golf and tennis.

How brilliant is that? Not having crime activities in a game about crime, I think its genius if I may say so myself.

Also lets integrate the DLC into Online and add more shark cards to the DLC aswell, that way the cancers of the gaming industry will buy it and we'll make more money because they are the majority.

 

We need more Shark Card flavours, like Vanilla and Rocky Road.

Can we keep down the Rockstar hate, guys? It must be a drag to work here.

 

Hey, Dave, you gave me an idea with your Shark Card thing. Now that we have new gen consoles, maybe the game can handle some more polygons.

 

So we beg the design team to call up some of the great interiors that they cut from the map, and put them back in the game, but here's the cool part -- in order to unlock the doors to these interiors, the player has to buy special "key cards" with real world dollars. I think that idea will get a good reception upstairs.

 

Great idea, and a Key to the City pass for future interiors!

[TheOneLibertonian]

Rockstar exec: Instead of making Story DLC. Let's copy Konami instead and put paid insurance into GTA!

Edited October 14, 2015 by Diamond Dogs

[JuniorChubb]

Slow down guys, now what time is lunch? And does my hourly fee include my lunch break?

[kingcs]

Anybody making a store run? Outta whiskey.

[The Dedito Gae]

Guys, someone ever visited this sh*thole called gtaforums?

Full of drama queens, lmao!!

[slimeball supreme]

Guys, someone ever visited this sh*thole called gtaforums?

Full of drama queens, lmao!!

Yeah, read some posts. There's this one guy who really gets on my nerves - called 'Midnight Hitman'. Edited October 14, 2015 by Mr. Fahrenheit

[mp412rex]

Hey guys I have this idea of DLC: Niko coming back to the good old life of crime by making him a playale character along with the trio in a new set of heists, set in North Yankton.

 

-Are you crazy right? You KNOW that the fans want more Supers for Online, don't be silly! Now pass me that coke.

 

Err I guess you're right, but what do we do if they ask for a Niko Bellic reapparition or cameo?

 

("while snorting coke off a hooker's ass") I don't know, we'll make him fight Trevor or have sex with him, either way they're still buying our Shark Cards

[slimeball supreme]

Woah, bro! No hookers in the workrooms!

Take that sh*t to the bathrooms, Jesus Christ.