GTA V: PC Version

[Aldon]

I wouldn't trust the PC version AT ALL. Considering the many days, maybe even weeks Rockstar Games had issues with GTA V: Online on PS3, I highly doubt pre-ordering will get you any good game. Unless, of course, you enjoy the story mode and can handle a few weeks without a multiplayer.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I wouldn't trust the PC version AT ALL. Considering the many days, maybe even weeks Rockstar Games had issues with GTA V: Online on PS3, I highly doubt pre-ordering will get you any good game. Unless, of course, you enjoy the story mode and can handle a few weeks without a multiplayer.

The multiplayer sucks even when it's working anyway.

 

[futurefields]

I rather enjoy the multiplayer thanks.

 

[futurefields]

They make everything happen server side and then relay it to a dummy client. But, even with that, there are always cheats. Diablo 2 was filled with them, because Blizzard didn't think to validate funky packets sent to their servers. Rockstar hasn't had a long history of battling cheaters like Blizz.

If anything is client side, simply using a memory editor (trainer) will give you cheats. And even if they do most things server side, certain stuff will still be available for cheaters (DX Injections to always show everyone, for example).

In 300+ hours playing Diablo 3 i never saw someone who appeared to be running a modded game. Of course people will always find in game exploits as they have with GTA5 on last gen consoles, i just hope they can keep people from hacking lobbies etc...

 

[Atomic Playboy]

I wouldn't trust the PC version AT ALL. Considering the many days, maybe even weeks Rockstar Games had issues with GTA V: Online on PS3, I highly doubt pre-ordering will get you any good game. Unless, of course, you enjoy the story mode and can handle a few weeks without a multiplayer.

I would venture a guess that most people who play the GTA series like it for the singleplayer, considering that multiplayer wasn't even added until GTA IV. GTA V's multiplayer mode (GTA Online) is my least favorite videogame of all time, bar none; I hated every stupid second I wasted in it. The singleplayer campaign is fantastic, though, enough to make GTA V one of my favorite games of all time. I'm actually still hopeful that GTA Online will be tolerable on the PC, since it's better equipped to handle online functionality, but even if it's still terrible, the singleplayer experience should be more than enough to convince someone to buy GTA V. Probably not worth a pre-order unless there's some pretty sweet bonus content though, since modders are just going to add things to it anyway.

 

[futurefields]

My only real problems with online were load times, which should be much better on pc, and how little things kept making me lose money, a lot of which has apparently been fixed through various patches.

 

[lamedude]

I would venture a guess that most people who play the GTA series like it for the singleplayer, considering that multiplayer wasn't even added until GTA IV.

This may come as a surprise to you, but GTA3 wasn't the first game in the series. GTA1 & 2 have MP and its quite fun.

 

[John Connor]

considering that multiplayer wasn't even added until GTA IV.

There is a multiplayer for San Andreas. http://sa-mp.com/

 

[smackababy]

In 300+ hours playing Diablo 3 i never saw someone who appeared to be running a modded game. Of course people will always find in game exploits as they have with GTA5 on last gen consoles, i just hope they can keep people from hacking lobbies etc...

Like I said, the only "hacks" that can be done on Diablo 3 are done on your dummy client. It has no effect on the game, so nobody else would see them anyway. Stuff like Loot Alert and such don't impact anyone else.

In a game like Battlefield or CoD, even if you're on a dummy client, that client has information that could make you have an advantage. Since your client has the information of player locations (because it would be ridiculous to expect it to only give that information of things in your view rather than just displaying the ones you see and tracking everything), map hacks and spotting hacks are hard to detect. And, since those happen via DX Injection (intercepting the DX calls and modifying them), you can't really do anything to stop it.


I am going to suspect, since Rockstar isn't exactly an online MP juggernaut with a lot of experience dealing with cheaters, they won't have a set up where everything is handled server side and just displayed to the dummy clients. You're going to get people using trainers and such online. Those are rather easy to detect though, so if it is on Steam, they will get VAC banned pretty quickly.

 

[futurefields]

Thinking about getting it for console so i dont have to compete with kb/mousers as i tend to use gamepad on GTA games.

 

[Dankk]

There is a multiplayer for San Andreas. http://sa-mp.com/

Yes, but it's a 3rd-party mod.

 

[futurefields]

So after playing more GTA4 online again I think for sure you should not get the PC version of GTA5 if you are planning on playing online with a gamepad.

The thing is, there is a whole community of PC GTA players who are really good with the keyboard and mouse. And I'm not trying to play GTA5 with a keyboard and mouse. That's a total vibe killer for a game like this.

So PS4 it is for me. The PC version its going to be a clusterf*ck with people on gamepad trying to compete with KB/M and I'm just going to be doing that thing where I'm constantly switching from gamepad to kb/m instead of just kicking back and enjoying the game.

A really depressing revelation for me personally because I was looking forward to getting it on PC but the more that I think about it, it will be a super frustrating experience.

 

[SLU Aequitas]

So after playing more GTA4 online again I think for sure you should not get the PC version of GTA5 if you are planning on playing online with a gamepad.

The thing is, there is a whole community of PC GTA players who are really good with the keyboard and mouse. And I'm not trying to play GTA5 with a keyboard and mouse. That's a total vibe killer for a game like this.

So PS4 it is for me. The PC version its going to be a clusterf*ck with people on gamepad trying to compete with KB/M and I'm just going to be doing that thing where I'm constantly switching from gamepad to kb/m instead of just kicking back and enjoying the game.

A really depressing revelation for me personally because I was looking forward to getting it on PC but the more that I think about it, it will be a super frustrating experience.

I always play it for the SP, so I'll be using a 360 controller for it. If I were ever interested in MP (I won't be), I'd switch out to mouse & kb. Not a big deal.

 

[futurefields]

I'm hoping they will implement some changes to make it more even for people with gamepad because on GTA4 if you do deathmatch you get owned because they switch it to free aim mode.

 

[cmdrdredd]

You assume people actually buy GTA cause of the online lol...if we wanted deathmatch we would be playing Tiutanfall/CoD/Battlefield

 

[futurefields]

I think it would be cool if they can somehow set up separate lobbies for people using kb/mouse and gamepad.

Because in free roam, which is how every GTA Online session starts, you will get owned by people using mouse to aim if you try and use gamepad.

 

[DeathReborn]

I think it would be cool if they can somehow set up separate lobbies for people using kb/mouse and gamepad.

Because in free roam, which is how every GTA Online session starts, you will get owned by people using mouse to aim if you try and use gamepad.

Yea, thanks to people in the forums I have been able to tweak the controls on my Warthog so I can nearly keep pace with KB+M players. It's still a very uneven balance between the 2 though so separate lobbies would be ideal until they sort it out.

 

[Cappuccino]

When is this game actually coming out for the PC?

 

[Cappuccino]

When is this game coming out?

 

[futurefields]

Probably October.

 

[futurefields]

Sounds like it might support AMD Mantle as well. As long as its not an Nvidia game ill be happy.

 

[It's Not Lupus]

On GTA4, I had to set my affinity to 1 core to be able past the helicopter pull-up scene in the last mission to beat the game. Apparently rockstar didn't think people would play this game at a high framerate. You can tell by launching from steam or from the executable. Through steam the fps is lower.

 

[desprado]

Sounds like it might support AMD Mantle as well. As long as its not an Nvidia game ill be happy.

It wont because it on Nvidia official game list on their site.

 

[futurefields]

Can I get a translation on this post? ^ Thanks!

 

[smackababy]

Can I get a translation on this post? ^ Thanks!

Wtf do you need to translate. It is listed on Nvidia's site as an official Nvidia game. There was a leak months ago (by Nvidia accidentally posting it on their site) that it would also be a free game included with new cards. I doubt they are giving away games not optimized for Nvidia games.


Regardless, who cares if it is more optimized for a particular card vendor so long as the one YOU own runs it acceptably? Of course, we have to have our red and green blinders on. "Omg Nvidia added some help! I bet it makes AMD cards explode or fries you Windows!"