Multiplayer Notes

[Raziaar]

I figured I'd make a thread here so we can sort of figure out the little quirks and stuff regarding multi-player, so that other players won't have such a hard time learning these things and have to make a thread each time.

One thing I found out. Please confirm if it's false.

You cannot invite friends to ranked games. I have tried to invite people and have tried to have people invite me to ranked games... and they don't get the option to do it. This could be a fluke, but every time I tried it wouldn't work.



I also have a question... What determines whether I host a game or join a server already in progress? I have joined non ranked non custom game modes, and sometimes I join a game server already filled with people... other times it's just me in there as if I'm hosting it.

Random? No games for me to join so I created one?


Also... I really hope Rockstar unleashes an update to have the option of only allowing a set number of teams for team death match and some other game modes. When server hosts want only two teams... they ask people to join just two specific teams. People are UNBELIEVABLY retarded and stubborn though, and you can never have just two even teams. It's ridiculous.


I also really hope they can somehow implement a fix for allowing whoever is speaking to be displayed on the screen in a small area. There are so many times some ****ing stupid kid is screaming and making annoying noises(and it's not always Shamrock!) over the mic because of the anonymity while playing. Since you can't see who is speaking anywhere once the game is started. Except when you can see above their head. It'd also be nice so I know who the **** I'm talking to.

 

[knut]

The game needs a lobby system that isn't tedious to get to and can be used to quickly cycle through games. I know the Free Roam city serves as one but if you and some mates go from there int Team Deathmatch, and one of you is lagged out/disconnected or the party unexpectable ends, you have to go all the way back to singleplayer, make a new free roam, invite everyone, try again. The same for if you want to back out - it needs to be like COD4, where you all press B and just end up back in the Free Roam.

Or is there a way to do this? Because so far, it's put me a little off MP.

I mean, it's not much, but after having used Halo 2 and 3's perfect lobby system it gets a bit annoying.

 

[Tyguy]

I agree, the multiplayer system is retarded...id like to be able to bring up a list of players with the option to mute, as opposed to having to use my cellphone. It would make life a lot easier.

 

[Shamrock]

There are so many times some ****ing stupid kid is screaming and making annoying noises(and it's not always Shamrock!) over the mic because of the anonymity while playing.

I lol'd.

I have to agree with everything in your post. We lanned GTA4 last night, and at times, it would connect us to different servers. Sometimes it is a complete nuisance to deal with.


Plus, the respawning time is horrible. You have to go through a loading screen to respawn. It should just be a view of another player on your team with a countdown at the top instead of sitting at a loading screen for what seems like several long seconds.

 

[Tyguy]

I lol'd.

I have to agree with everything in your post. We lanned GTA4 last night, and at times, it would connect us to different servers. Sometimes it is a complete nuisance to deal with.


Plus, the respawning time is horrible. You have to go through a loading screen to respawn. It should just be a view of another player on your team with a countdown at the top instead of sitting at a loading screen for what seems like several long seconds.

Agweed

 

[Raziaar]

The respawning time doesn't bother me. It's so short.

 

[Shamrock]

The respawning time doesn't bother me. It's so short.

Not when they make them 10 seconds and then they forcibly have you go through a loading screen for 15 seconds.

 

[Tyguy]

sometimes they are 3 seconds and other times it might take over 15 seconds...

I dont mind it much but id rather get an over the shoulder view of someone else while i wait

 

[Stigmata]

The reason it has to load before you respawn is because the game has to stream the world at your spawn point all at once. If you're driving from one end of the city to the other, the game is streaming everything a bit at a time, but when you respawn it has to load a whole whack of data. Otherwise you'd spawn and see nothing.

 

[Shamrock]

The reason it has to load before you respawn is because the game has to stream the world at your spawn point all at once. If you're driving from one end of the city to the other, the game is streaming everything a bit at a time, but when you respawn it has to load a whole whack of data. Otherwise you'd spawn and see nothing.

I realize this, but it is inconsistent to the style of Arabic architectures and salamanderheeskerbeeskers that plague the coralflacker tallybacker rope.

 

[Stigmata]

Yes .

 

[Shamrock]

Yes .

You should come to America and lan GTA4 with us.

 

[Stigmata]

Refer to previous post.

 

[Bad^Hat]

Agreed with:

Fixing disconnect issues. (!!!)

Streamlining the lobby system.

Displaying who's using voice chat and adding a mute option.

Automatically assigning teams in ranked matches.


Besides that I don't really have any complaints. The fact that I can own a room full of americans without very much noticeable lag is enough to make me overlook the other issues anyway.

 

[AmishSlayer]

One thing I found out. Please confirm if it's false.

You cannot invite friends to ranked games. I have tried to invite people and have tried to have people invite me to ranked games... and they don't get the option to do it. This could be a fluke, but every time I tried it wouldn't work.

To my knowledge, EVERY 360 multiplayer game out there that uses the Trueskill system doesn't allow you to invite friends into ranked games.

 

[Qonfused]

I honestly can't play multi player anymore without people I know. The 10 year old kids who won't shut the **** up make my ears bleed shit. Maybe it's just my intolerance for XBL.

 

[Raziaar]

I honestly can't play multi player anymore without people I know. The 10 year old kids who won't shut the **** up make my ears bleed shit. Maybe it's just my intolerance for XBL.

Start forming a network of other people who play like you want and who are mature. You'll start finding a lot of them, and the dumbass kids will be weeded down, at least I hope so... as their free monthly subscription runs out and their mommy doesn't want to keep paying for it. But honestly that sounds like a situation which won't happen.

The multiplayer is so fun for me, I can tolerate that shit unless it happens all the time.

 

[Raziaar]

There's something really wonky with Cops and Robbers.

I was in this one hosts server... he was an awesome host... played like 20 games with him.

Anyways, in every single game pretty much I was on his team, and every single time our team was crooks, as soon as we started, we heard the sirens... the cops were on our tail in 20 seconds. EVERY TIME.

When we were cops? We were a good couple miles from the crooks, and they often had so much of an advantage they won. 20 games, and he said even before that it was doing the same thing. Either this guy is cursed, or being the host really puts a voodoo curse on you as far as starting positions go... as crooks being close to the cops, as cops being far from the crooks.

It was ****ing RIDICULOUS. But still fun.

 

[-Psy-]

I hate how the game sometimes spawns you miles away from where the action is. :|

 

[Shamrock]

I hate how the game sometimes spawns you miles away from where the action is. :|

Agreed. The ****ing option to spawn NEAR is on. ****ING SPAWN NEAR THEM THEN.

 

[ShinRa]

I played a free roam for a total of one hour. Within that time period these were the servers I joined:

2 others besides me leave 5 minutes after i get there
1 other besides me leaves after 5 seconds
4 others besides me, started having some fun and everyone got disconnected
8 others besides me but everyone was just shooting each other with their starting pistol and screaming into the microphones.

:| worst first impression ever. i can see why its fun, i just havent got to have any of it yet.

 

[knut]

Few questions;

How can I free roam with cops? Like, have the map to myself or some mates and play it like the real world? I know you do that in the regular free roam but there doesn't appear to be any cops or wanted stars. Can this be changed?

Can I do team deathmatch and or deathmatch with just friends, without having random people join and whatever?

 

[Shamrock]

Few questions;

How can I free roam with cops? Like, have the map to myself or some mates and play it like the real world? I know you do that in the regular free roam but there doesn't appear to be any cops or wanted stars. Can this be changed?

Can I do team deathmatch and or deathmatch with just friends, without having random people join and whatever?

You have to actually launch Free Mode. The world you get in is just a lobby. From there, you are able to launch various game modes including free world with pedestrians, cops, and wanted levels.

To the second part, you have to start a custom match with private slots activated. You go to player match > custom match > set private slots to max for full fun with as many mates as possible, and voila!

 

[Raziaar]

You can't launch yourself from the windshield of a car in multiplayer. This bums me out more than you can imagine.

 

[Cormeh]

You can't launch yourself from the windshield of a car in multiplayer. This bums me out more than you can imagine.

Yes you can. Ask Shamrock.

Is it just me, or is everyones voice audible in team detahmatch? I'm not certain, but I'm sure I heard everyones voice when playing last night. Which is kind of annoying.

 

[Daggett]

Is it just me, or is everyones voice audible in team detahmatch? I'm not certain, but I'm sure I heard everyones voice when playing last night. Which is kind of annoying.

i think its an option when your the party leader.
maybe not though

 

[Mutley]

It's an option, can be everyone, team or proximity voice chat.

 

[Raziaar]

Yes you can. Ask Shamrock.

Is it just me, or is everyones voice audible in team detahmatch? I'm not certain, but I'm sure I heard everyones voice when playing last night. Which is kind of annoying.

It's up to the server host. He can set it to be on, team only, proximity only, etc.

And I've tried dozens upon dozens of times launching myself into stuff to a dead stop and I can't fly out my windshield like I can in singleplayer.

 

[Shamrock]

It's up to the server host. He can set it to be on, team only, proximity only, etc.

And I've tried dozens upon dozens of times launching myself into stuff to a dead stop and I can't fly out my windshield like I can in singleplayer.

Well, apparently you can do it in Team Deathmatch.

I was driving Cormeh around, and we were gunning it after this one guy through trees and what not. A bush blocks my view of what is coming, and apparently, it was something hard, something real hard. I hit it full speed, and go flying several hundred meters away.