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« Reply #360 on: May 04, 2008, 07:22:16 AM »
If you guys go for the Most Wanted side mission, be sure to remember that there are 10 for -each island-

* Algonquin - middle
* Alderny - left
* Broker / Bohan / whatever other one (these are all grouped as one) - right

Yeah, imagine the frustration I had when I thought the game glitched on me... again
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« Reply #361 on: May 04, 2008, 08:50:25 AM »
Some of these playboy x missions really highlight how shitty the controls are
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« Reply #362 on: May 04, 2008, 09:36:48 AM »
I'm at Three Leaf Clover... how far am I story wise, can someone tell me? (already did the newspaper and Francis missions)

I fucking love this game. Almost got past three leaf on my first try but then I got killed just when I get out of the subway, which is apparently near the end.

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« Reply #363 on: May 04, 2008, 10:41:06 AM »
I'm at Three Leaf Clover... how far am I story wise, can someone tell me? (already did the newspaper and Francis missions)

I fucking love this game. Almost got past three leaf on my first try but then I got killed just when I get out of the subway, which is apparently near the end.
I think you're at around 2/3s.

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« Reply #364 on: May 04, 2008, 10:47:44 AM »
I think you're at around 2/3s.

heh wow, didn't think I was that far already. Then again the clock said I played 25 hours and those went by in a flash, I lose track of time while playing this

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« Reply #365 on: May 04, 2008, 11:22:32 AM »
Let's list the choices and their outcomes

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Ivan The Terrible: Outcome unknown
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Duane's Girlfriend: Outcome unknown, but Dwuane is glad you didn't pop her
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PlayboyX/Duane: Capping PlayboyX gets you his pad. Dunno about Duane
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« Reply #366 on: May 04, 2008, 11:40:25 AM »
Michelle.

I'm at Three Leaf Clover... how far am I story wise, can someone tell me? (already did the newspaper and Francis missions)

I fucking love this game. Almost got past three leaf on my first try but then I got killed just when I get out of the subway, which is apparently near the end.
I think you're at around 2/3s.

Wow really? I'm only like 12 hours in and I'm in roughly the same spot (finished all the ethnic missions in the north and now I just have the news guy)

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« Reply #367 on: May 04, 2008, 12:00:21 PM »
No.

Does "Roman Mission Progress" measure his missions from the very beginning of the game, or his taxi side missions? I'm only at 60% in his missions.

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« Reply #368 on: May 04, 2008, 12:03:04 PM »
Michelle.

I'm at Three Leaf Clover... how far am I story wise, can someone tell me? (already did the newspaper and Francis missions)

I fucking love this game. Almost got past three leaf on my first try but then I got killed just when I get out of the subway, which is apparently near the end.
I think you're at around 2/3s.

Wow really? I'm only like 12 hours in and I'm in roughly the same spot (finished all the ethnic missions in the north and now I just have the news guy)
Alright I'm looking at my stats screen now and I think I'm wrong about that.

I beat TLC yesterday and I have 53 complete and there's about 90 total missions so going off that Darunia is probably a little bit more than halfway.

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« Reply #369 on: May 04, 2008, 01:33:46 PM »
I'm so glad they gave me a fucking tutorial before throwing me in a helicopter with people shooting at me. I crashed it in two seconds and now I get to go on a guided tour of the city for 10 fucking minutes again.


I also like how I can blast through a toll booth arm in the wrong direction and the cops don't care, but if shit brakes cause me to stop 2 inches past it going the right way I'm instantly fucked. It's also cool that you can pull on a car handle but cancel the animation before he breaks the window and still get wanted stars for it.
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« Reply #370 on: May 04, 2008, 01:52:01 PM »
game needs better trees.

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« Reply #371 on: May 04, 2008, 02:00:59 PM »
Let's list the choices and their outcomes

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Ivan The Terrible: Outcome unknown
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Duane's Girlfriend: Outcome unknown, but Dwuane is glad you didn't pop her
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PlayboyX/Duane: Capping PlayboyX gets you his pad. Dunno about Duane
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Ivan the Terrible-

* Kill Ivan: You cannot meet him as a Random Character; SUPPOSEDLY cannot get 100% - unconfirmed

Cherise-

* Kill Cherise: Cannot meet her as a Random Character; SUPPOSEDLY cannot get 100% - unconfirmed

PlayboyX/Dwayne-

* Kill Playboy: You get his pad, Dwayne is your friend; REQUIRED for 100% (or at least achievement)

* Kill Dwayne: Playboy gives you $25k, tells you to go away, he is paranoid to all fuck
« Last Edit: May 04, 2008, 02:04:16 PM by demi »
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« Reply #372 on: May 04, 2008, 02:03:59 PM »
Which one was Ivan again?

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« Reply #373 on: May 04, 2008, 02:04:33 PM »
Ivan was the guy who Vlad "set up" and was hanging from the ledge
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« Reply #374 on: May 04, 2008, 03:13:01 PM »
Can't remember what I did with him.


Fuuuucckk this bank heist. Are there health and armor pickups along the way that I missed? How much is left when I get to the part with the train car driving between us?

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« Reply #375 on: May 04, 2008, 03:27:17 PM »
5 minutes in, and Roman is officially the best video game characer EVAH.  :-*
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« Reply #376 on: May 04, 2008, 03:35:52 PM »
Brucie is the only good character in this whole game
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« Reply #377 on: May 04, 2008, 03:38:30 PM »
Brucie is the only good character in this whole game
I haven't gotten that far yet...
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« Reply #378 on: May 04, 2008, 03:40:23 PM »
Fuck the Snow Storm mission.  Is there any way I can leave the building with just 2 stars?  Trying to get away with 3 stars is a lot harder now that you can only enter a Pay N' Spray if the cops can't see you.  I can't shake these bastards.
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« Reply #379 on: May 04, 2008, 03:47:37 PM »
I did it LJ no time. He likes darts and pool.

The real question is where do you take Brucie to eat? Is there some high class joint somewhere I don't know about? He hated CB and then he hated the local diner.

Brucie likes pussy, dork, why would you take a pussy eater to a burger joint

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« Reply #380 on: May 04, 2008, 04:02:59 PM »
Take Brucie on the helicopter things. They take no time and raise the meter fast. Eating isn't a good idea, he's a buff dude and there's no health food stores around.
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« Reply #381 on: May 04, 2008, 04:20:00 PM »
man i aint no chubby chaser, but if i was queer, he'd be in trouble, you know what i mean

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« Reply #382 on: May 04, 2008, 04:31:32 PM »
I did it LJ no time. He likes darts and pool.

The real question is where do you take Brucie to eat? Is there some high class joint somewhere I don't know about? He hated CB and then he hated the local diner.

Brucie likes pussy, dork, why would you take a pussy eater to a burger joint

THINK MAN THINK

He called me and said he was hungry!

...for pussy I guess!

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« Reply #383 on: May 04, 2008, 06:02:40 PM »
I'm loving the game so far. I'm taking my time with it and doing a lot of optional side missions. It was a good call getting rid of the levelling system from San Andreas.
It's also cool that you can pull on a car handle but cancel the animation before he breaks the window and still get wanted stars for it.
If you listen to the police chatter, then you'll know why this happens.
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« Reply #384 on: May 04, 2008, 06:07:37 PM »
I keep having completely awful dates with Duane. On the first date we got arrested. On the 2nd date, I climbed out of the cab and turned around just in time to see Duane got RAILED by semi. A couple days later, he called me and wanted me to pick him up from the hospital. I did so on a motorcycle. We were going over a bridge and I hit the median. I landed in the water, but Duane hit the bridge post. The next time I picked him up from the hospital, I stopped in front of the hospital but when I got out of the car, a taxi ran me over and I died. We finally got to go eat a few days later.
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« Reply #385 on: May 04, 2008, 06:14:22 PM »
I know, the cars and cycles drive for shit.
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« Reply #386 on: May 04, 2008, 06:18:39 PM »
Way too many forced missions in this game. I like to re-arm, maybe go on a date or something and then save at a safehouse when I'm done playing. Too often my phone rings and I'm stuck in another mission.

Also, I tried to buy armor since I'm down to half and LJ wouldn't sell it to me. Said I already had it maxed. gg R*
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« Reply #387 on: May 04, 2008, 06:20:59 PM »
Chasing the train for Manny is a fucking nightmare
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« Reply #388 on: May 04, 2008, 06:24:34 PM »
Chasing the train for Manny is a fucking nightmare

Don't worry, you have to chase a helicopter later
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« Reply #389 on: May 04, 2008, 06:29:26 PM »
Chasing the train for Manny is a fucking nightmare
The first time I did this I got to the marker, the train took off and I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing. The 2nd attempt was fun though. Once I got to the station I staked out the car in front and ran in and filled the windshield full of buckshot once the dude got in the car. That car didn't get anywhere! :lol
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« Reply #390 on: May 04, 2008, 06:50:41 PM »
Can't remember what I did with him.


Fuuuucckk this bank heist. Are there health and armor pickups along the way that I missed? How much is left when I get to the part with the train car driving between us?

there's a health pack next to the first set of stairs to take you back to the surface. Once you're out of the subway you still have a 3 star alert to evade from, but that's easy if you evade the blinking fuzz lights the right way. Or you could use Kiki's perk if you have it. I completed the mission just now with almost all of my armor still intact, it's actually very easy if you take your time.

Jesus some of the complaints here  :lol i can't beat this mission => game bad

Fuck the Snow Storm mission.  Is there any way I can leave the building with just 2 stars?  Trying to get away with 3 stars is a lot harder now that you can only enter a Pay N' Spray if the cops can't see you.  I can't shake these bastards.

eeh... take the boat.

the puerto rican connection is easy, just keep track of the train with B if you don't know where it is.
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« Reply #391 on: May 04, 2008, 06:56:02 PM »
The sidemissions have been crap so far.

I've

* Delivered cars for Brucie... now doing it for Stevie (10 times for Brucie, 30 times for Stevie)

* Chased after criminals and killed them (30 times for the Most Wanted, 20 times for the Vigilante achievement)

* Killed more people for Assassin achievement

What's left?

* Races

* Stunt Jumps

* Pidgeons

* Friendships (need 90% for each)

That's all this game has to offer?
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« Reply #392 on: May 04, 2008, 06:56:36 PM »
i can't beat this mission => game bad

Severity of issue aside, it all comes down to a general truth anyway, which is that this is a bad game.

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« Reply #393 on: May 04, 2008, 06:58:44 PM »
i can't beat this mission => game bad

Severity of issue aside, it all comes down to a general truth anyway, which is that this is a bad game.


yep I completely agree with you there, such a piece of crap

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« Reply #394 on: May 04, 2008, 07:01:11 PM »
Two guys just tried to mug me at Cluckin Bell. One guy started stabbing me, I blew him away with a shotgun, the other dude tried to run and I killed him too. Dope.

Have to agree on the fact that there are way too many forced missions. Also the auto save doesnt work too well imho.

Chasing the train for Manny is a fucking nightmare

Really? I thought it was effin easy. Just ride after the train.

What's wrong with the autosave? I thought the train mission was easy too.

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there's a health pack next to the first set of stairs to take you back to the surface. Once you're out of the subway you still have a 3 star alert to evade from, but that's easy if you evade the blinking fuzz lights the right way. Or you could use Kiki's perk if you have it. I completed the mission just now with almost all of my armor still intact, it's actually very easy if you take your time.

Jesus some of the complaints here  laugh i can't beat this mission => game bad

I didn't say the game was bad, I asked if there was any armor. I beat it on my second try hours ago.

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« Reply #395 on: May 04, 2008, 07:02:25 PM »
I beat the game and did 3/4 the sidemissions (just hit 30 hours), I still say it's crap.

Saints Row > GTA

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« Reply #396 on: May 04, 2008, 07:05:38 PM »
I beat the game and did 3/4 the sidemissions (just hit 30 hours), I still say it's crap.

Saints Row > GTA

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Worship my knowledge

why put so much time in a crappy game

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« Reply #397 on: May 04, 2008, 07:08:53 PM »
Achievements!
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« Reply #398 on: May 04, 2008, 07:10:16 PM »

why put so much time in a crappy game


Just...don't bother. 


only mission I've had trouble with is a most wanted mission.  I gotta remember to pick up body armor before those. 


Achievements!


YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM DEMI. 
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I bet you bought Avatar too. :lol
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« Reply #399 on: May 04, 2008, 07:11:33 PM »
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« Reply #400 on: May 04, 2008, 07:12:02 PM »
I gotta admit I did the same thing in AC :( Was bored as fuck after a while with it, but still did most of those goddamn flag things. Never again though.

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« Reply #401 on: May 04, 2008, 07:12:11 PM »
Kinda disappointed at the number of side missions. You never get to drive an ambulance or fire truck, even?

I'd also like it if there were more than 4 clothing stores.

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« Reply #402 on: May 04, 2008, 07:13:00 PM »
No Avatar here!

http://live.xbox.com/member/demifish

okay, cool. 

but I'm gonna monitor your GT and if I see Avatar pop up...well...yeah

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« Reply #403 on: May 04, 2008, 07:17:50 PM »
i have King Kong on my played list but that's honestly because I wanted to play it

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« Reply #404 on: May 04, 2008, 07:23:44 PM »
Kinda disappointed at the number of side missions. You never get to drive an ambulance or fire truck, even?

I'd also like it if there were more than 4 clothing stores.

You can drive them, but no side missions... there's nothing on the stats page about ambulance or fire trucks, or even an achievement.

Has anyone shot down an airplane?

And where are the Heli Tours? I need that quickie 5pt achievement.
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« Reply #405 on: May 04, 2008, 07:25:57 PM »
Southeast corner of Algonquin. It automatically appeared for me after a mission.


For future reference:

http://grandtheftauto.ign.com/maps/1/Liberty-City-Map

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« Reply #406 on: May 04, 2008, 07:26:38 PM »
And where are the Heli Tours? I need that quickie 5pt achievement.

Southern most pont of Aluinquin, it normally has an icon

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« Reply #407 on: May 04, 2008, 07:28:34 PM »
Yeah I just decided to use the map that came with the game instead, lol... forgot I had this
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« Reply #408 on: May 04, 2008, 08:02:05 PM »
The ending is soooo disappointing. The entire game seems to be building up to something amazing and it ends with a fizzle.
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« Reply #409 on: May 04, 2008, 08:50:52 PM »
I didn't really have a problem with Snowstorm. Just get out on foot and hustle somewhere the cops can't get to.

I didn't even know the guys got into a car in The Puerto Rican Connection. I just ran up the stairs ad blew them away on the platform, ahahshvhjsad.
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« Reply #410 on: May 04, 2008, 09:09:08 PM »
Snow Storm was kick ass, but I got lucky at the end:
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I loved plotting it all out before going into the building, sniping a few guys sticking out, etc.  The actual shooting in the building was a blast too. The escape was weird-- they were on my ass for about 10 minutes.  I'd get out of the circle, get found again, then finally I got out of the circle for only about 10 seconds and it they just stopped searching randomly.  I was happy, but it seemed like a glitch or something.
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« Reply #411 on: May 04, 2008, 09:15:08 PM »
Dear Rockstar,

Hey cockbags, I thought it'd be worth mentioning that in modern video games that feature a sandbox and mission-based gameplay, they have this fucking INSANE thing called MID-MISSION AUTOSAVE CHECKPOINTS. It helps a ton, especially when you give the option to replay a mission right after you die, leaving the unsuspecting fuckhead (the gamer) thinking that he'll actually start at a certain point in the mission, not at the very beginning only to re-initiate a pre-rendered cutscene that takes a second or to load, a second or two to skip, and the good five fucking minutes you spend driving around Liberty City actually taking your pals to the mission you fucked up on last time. Don't bother mentioning how cool the Taxi Trip-Skip is, seeing as how when you have to play wheelman to four other fucking people, you can kiss your sweet dreams goodbye about the usefulness of THAT little feature!

I'd also love to compliment you on your physics engine, except for the fact that flying out of your front windshield in a car is almost completely random, and I think I've done more skull dives from the driver's seat hitting lamp-posts at 10MPH than I have ramming semi-trucks at 100. Also, thanks for making the buddy AI so great, what with the fact that they can die, and the fact that they RUN RIGHT INTO FUCKING BULLETS LIKE BIG FAT IDIOTS ANY CHANCE THEY GET.

I also can't forget to mention that even though a large fraction of the missions you receive are from Federal Fucking Officials, the cops still jump on my ass like Jake Gyllenhaal passed out in a gay bar when I'm only trying to complete the fucking mission.

And it was a great idea to make the GPS realistic in the way that it doesn't put you down one-way roads when you set a course, UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY FIND OUT HOW MUCH EXTRA DRIVING YOU END UP HAVING TO DO. Speaking of the driving, thanks for retconning it, you fucking shitwads. Even the fucking AI concurs with how shitty the driving is, shown by how extremely happy they are when I'm in the middle of a chase and EVERY FUCKING CAR ON THE ROAD GOES OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HIT ME.

Sincerely,
FUCK YOU UP YOUR STUPID ASS


Thank God the talk radio stations more than make up for the least user-friendly gameplay I've ever encountered. At least in difficult games like Ninja Gaiden, when you die, you can blame it on your own stupid ass, but in GTA4, every time you fuck up, it's because Packie got killed, Little Jacob gets run over, you get shot to death while Niko tries to climb a ladder by running in circles, or 5 steps away from the end of the mission YOU GET HIT BY A FUCKING CAR.

Also, every time I try to get on Xbox Live my router gets reset. Wtf is going on?

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« Reply #412 on: May 04, 2008, 09:48:05 PM »
The absolute worst radio station in GTA history (and possibly the world) has got to be Massive B - just totally unlistenable.  What kind of deranged fuck likes that crap?  And as if the music itself on that station wasn't enough to make you pull your hair out you've got some distinguished mentally-challenged DJ literally screaming nonsense the entire time.  Ugh.

Really just shit radio stations all around this time.  Very disappointing.
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« Reply #413 on: May 04, 2008, 09:50:21 PM »
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Also, every time I try to get on Xbox Live my router gets reset. Wtf is going on?
is your router firmware up to date?

and i am tempted to copy pasta your post in gaf for the lulz.

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« Reply #414 on: May 04, 2008, 10:07:26 PM »
I think it's important to note that both the original Xbox and PSP iterations of GTA have handled custom soundtracks better than the Xbox 360 version. Who's to blame? I suspect it's one of the programmers responsible for the Xbox 360 firmware, or perhaps even the Microsoft certification process itself. Although, I suppose a terribly executed custom soundtrack is still better than no custom soundtrack at all.
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« Reply #415 on: May 04, 2008, 10:13:03 PM »
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Also, every time I try to get on Xbox Live my router gets reset. Wtf is going on?
is your router firmware up to date?

I checked the support site and it said that I can't use any other firmware than the one that came with it, since we got it with the service. We're stuck with a Netgear router from Charter.

Here's the page: http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/CG814WG.asp

and i am tempted to copy pasta your post in gaf for the lulz.

DO IT.

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The absolute worst radio station in GTA history (and possibly the world) has got to be Massive B - just totally unlistenable.  What kind of deranged fuck likes that crap?  And as if the music itself on that station wasn't enough to make you pull your hair out you've got some distinguished mentally-challenged DJ literally screaming nonsense the entire time.  Ugh.

Really just shit radio stations all around this time.  Very disappointing.

I really don't understand why radio stations loop the same two songs over and over again. Like, "Classics" is such a good idea, until I listened to the fucking station. Same fucking songs over and over again. Did they make the songs random instead of a preset loop?

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Re: The official Grand Theft Auto 4 GAMEPLAY thread.
« Reply #416 on: May 04, 2008, 10:14:49 PM »
How the FUCK am I supposed to beat Paper Trail? They don't give you enough goddamn time.

edit: fucking finally

EDIT 2: OH MY FUCKING GOD ARE YOU KIDDING ME? GOING RIGHT INTO THE FUCKING WATER WHEN I'M LANDING THE FUCKING THING.

fuck it. i can't put up with any more of this tonight.
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Re: The official Grand Theft Auto 4 GAMEPLAY thread.
« Reply #417 on: May 04, 2008, 10:22:47 PM »
I really don't understand why radio stations loop the same two songs over and over again. Like, "Classics" is such a good idea, until I listened to the fucking station. Same fucking songs over and over again. Did they make the songs random instead of a preset loop?

Exactly.  I've been playing the game nonstop now for 3 days (and on 2 systems) and I've probably heard 1979 (one of the few songs in the game that I actually like) somewhere around 4 times total while seemingly everytime I get in a car I end up listening to Genesis's Momma.  The radio stations themselves don't contain enough tracks to sustain an interesting shuffle.  All we get are the same songs over and over again.  Yet another stupid idea on R*'s part.

This game needs about another 20 patches or so.
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Re: The official Grand Theft Auto 4 GAMEPLAY thread.
« Reply #418 on: May 04, 2008, 10:23:55 PM »
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Also, every time I try to get on Xbox Live my router gets reset. Wtf is going on?
is your router firmware up to date?

I checked the support site and it said that I can't use any other firmware than the one that came with it, since we got it with the service. We're stuck with a Netgear router from Charter.

Here's the page: http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/CG814WG.asp


try to reboot your router and 360, i tried googling but no luck, sorry.

other things to try: disable router's firewall, disable upnp and port forwarding.

and done: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11037615&postcount=1251

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Re: The official Grand Theft Auto 4 GAMEPLAY thread.
« Reply #419 on: May 04, 2008, 10:31:57 PM »
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11037610&postcount=113

 :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Real world physics?  GTA4?  I guess it all depends on what world we're talking about.

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