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Odette
Mar 19, 2011

Samurai Sanders posted:

I finally got in and did a job with three other players, and right before receiving payment I got kicked by another player. Is this a bug or a feature (from their perspective)?

Don't bother with pubbies, unless you're just griefing the gently caress out of them.

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Herr Direktor
Mar 19, 2006

Samurai Sanders posted:

I finally got in and did a job with three other players, and right before receiving payment I got kicked by another player. Is this a bug or a feature (from their perspective)?

I think that's the only "kicked" message they are using right now.

miscellaneous14
Mar 27, 2010

neat
I like to imagine the online is taking so long because Lamar has to personally drive every single person into town.

SLICK GOKU BABY
Jun 12, 2001

Hey Hey Let's Go! 喧嘩する
大切な物を protect my balls


lol

Rageaholic
May 31, 2005

Old Town Road to EGOT

Eelface posted:

It doesn't appear to check anything, but if you want his twitter handle it's good for that

Deutsch Nozzle posted:

Does this actually do anything because the "No." is just plain text in the page source...

Slim Killington posted:

This is cool, but it says "No." and I'm playing online, so I'm not sure how that works! :shrug:

The Duggler posted:

Is this real or are you toying with my emotions?
And this is why I added it to the OP :haw:

Samurai Sanders
Nov 4, 2003

Pillbug

Odette posted:

Don't bother with pubbies, unless you're just griefing the gently caress out of them.
Hey, I'm all for griefing from inside the confines of the game, but being able to kick other players out of the game like that is no fun.

Herr Direktor posted:

I think that's the only "kicked" message they are using right now.
Oh? So it might have been me getting thrown off by a glitch, and it only wants me to think that another player was an rear end in a top hat?

Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 06:57 on Oct 3, 2013

HackerJoeGuy
Apr 18, 2007

Just doing a little sight seeing with Trevor.

Cute as heck
Nov 6, 2011

:h:Cutie Pie Swag~:h:
I just spent the last half an hour playing cops and robbers with a total stranger and it was the best thing.
We blew up and he stole ANOTHER cop car and found me, and we kept it going.
And then I went AFK... And come back to find him with a freakin' paddy wagon.

I love this game :allears:

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.

Samurai Sanders posted:

Hey, I'm all for griefing from inside the confines of the game, but being able to kick other players out of the game like that is no fun.

It's not. You were just dropped from the game and that's the only message that displays. Allegedly.

Samurai Sanders
Nov 4, 2003

Pillbug
Is this like The One where if you kill your doppelgangers from other dimensions you get stronger?

edit: vvv oh okay, back to the drawing board then. I want my character to look somewhat methy but not that much.

Calipark
Feb 1, 2008

That's cool.

Samurai Sanders posted:

I finally got in and did a job with three other players, and right before receiving payment I got kicked by another player. Is this a bug or a feature (from their perspective)?

edit: also my character looks like someone who huffs paint thinnner professionally, just like every other one I was able to make. But I read that like 3628 pages ago yesterday in this thread so I assume no one else can do any better.

Where you allocate your hours will have a fairly large impact on how "methy" your character looks.

More sleep, less illegal activities, prettier player.

Dangerous Person
Apr 4, 2011

Not dead yet
I finished the main story today. I don't understand the people who feel like they got screwed out of not saving at the right time. They spell out each choice for you and which one you should take. On the subject of GTA Online, it is a blast when you get it to work. It took two days worth of trying, having to create two characters, watching that loving intro at least four times, and doing the opening race twice. It all seemed worth it when I made a friend and robbed a store with him.

That being said, I am not touching any jobs outside of robberies until I know for sure that I will get to keep this character. The game world may be severely limited for me, but having to create John Felony for the second time was a real drag.


Also, did any other Social Club members not get the option for John Marston when they had to recreate a character?

bag squad
Sep 5, 2008

by T. Finninho
i guess i lost my level 14 dude then :negative:

DangerDummy!
Jul 7, 2009

Tried to log on after putting the kid to bed, and same old "waiting for other players" bullshit. Decided to give it one more go, and I got on! Kicked Lamar's rear end in the tutorial, tried to do a few missions with mic-less pubbies, and they all dropped out because they were getting their stupid asses kicked, so I managed to finish the mission solo and get all the glory. Even won two bicycle races before losing pretty badly in a muscle car race, whereupon the guy dropped out after getting his first win.

Awesomely managed to hook up with a few guys in the Stairs USA crew, which mostly entailed running from the cops in the desert for a half hour and small change. Don't wanna brag, but I one-shotted a police chopper out of the sky with my pistol. Not a big deal...

Had an amazing time until it got cut short (kid woke up sick), and I can't wait to really get into the meat of this thing. Turns out doing GTA poo poo with other people is a ton of fun. Hope everyone else gets to get into it soon.

the truth
Dec 16, 2007

Ill_Mitch, it's too late for me to use my mic, sorry. And sorry you missed that turn in the desert race.

Sharkopath
May 27, 2009

So I started a new character, got past the race, got into the other tutorial segments, ended up in a session with a friend and tooled around, bought some new clothes, got into chases with pubbies, etc etc.
Then I got kicked.
Now my character's disappeared and the game says that save slot is corrupted.
What?

Calipark
Feb 1, 2008

That's cool.

Sharkopath posted:

So I started a new character, got past the race, got into the other tutorial segments, ended up in a session with a friend and tooled around, bought some new clothes, got into chases with pubbies, etc etc.
Then I got kicked.
Now my character's disappeared and the game says that save slot is corrupted.
What?

Welcome to Grand Theft Auto Online.

Alfred P. Pseudonym
May 29, 2006

And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss goes 8-8

So if I'm on "Launching session" but it's showing my character standing next to a bunch of other characters who sometimes appear or disappear and it has the heading (Settings, Players, Details), is there a chance I'll actually get to do the race or am I still hosed?

Fat Lowtax
Nov 9, 2008


"I'm willing to pay up to $1200 for a big anime titty"


The Cloud is the ultimate griefer

Cojawfee
May 31, 2006
I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius
I don't understand why the online is corrupting saves. What is being saved? I started online with one save file and then later swapped to a different save where I wasn't invested in the stock market. I still had my same online guy.

Alfred P. Pseudonym
May 29, 2006

And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss goes 8-8

Does the government shutdown have anything to do with this? Thanks, Obama!

DangerDummy!
Jul 7, 2009

I missed something somewhere, but do you have to manually divvy up a take for a robbery? Some mute fellow helped me with my first one and sped off on his crotch rocket (after dropping me off at my car, such a gentleman) after the heat died down.

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.

DangerDummy! posted:

I missed something somewhere, but do you have to manually divvy up a take for a robbery? Some mute fellow helped me with my first one and sped off on his crotch rocket (after dropping me off at my car, such a gentleman) after the heat died down.

Yes. Hold back/select. Inventory, then cash, then share take from last job.

MagicCube
May 25, 2004

drat, once I got going I didn't even notice the time fly by. Basically spent 3 hours robbing stores and shooting poo poo with the 1009 crew. Won my first race as well after PITing the leader. I can imagine once heists and more complex stuff gets phased in its going to be really fun.

DangerDummy!
Jul 7, 2009

Dan Didio posted:

Yes. Hold back/select. Inventory, then cash, then share take from last job.

Huh. One of us got screwed, then. It might've evened out though, cuz I blew the second register while he was holding up the clerk.

Rageaholic
May 31, 2005

Old Town Road to EGOT

PS3: Finally got past the tutorial, started up the initial race, got past "finding players", but I've been stuck on "launching session" for like 5 straight minutes. Wonder how long it takes to time out. The song that started when I launched the event has been playing the whole time and the "launching session" wheel is still turning so I guess it's not totally frozen.

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.

DangerDummy! posted:

Huh. One of us got screwed, then. It might've evened out though, cuz I blew the second register while he was holding up the clerk.

You can only rob one register, as far as I'm aware, so you probably got boned.

Answers Me
Apr 24, 2012
So is everyone who's playing online regularly just persevering with having to recreate characters all the time, or are some just getting lucky?

Mice Everywhere
Sep 7, 2007

I love animal porn! So F* you if you don't accept that!
Is there a way to make your character respawn holding the gun you want in deathmatch? You'd think that's what the "starting gun" option in the lobby would be but it isn't, I need to manually switch to my .50 pistol every time I respawn. Pretty annoying!

Answers Me posted:

So is everyone who's playing online regularly just persevering with having to recreate characters all the time, or are some just getting lucky?

I've never had a character deleted. I've lost progress twice though.

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.

Answers Me posted:

So is everyone who's playing online regularly just persevering with having to recreate characters all the time, or are some just getting lucky?

I haven't lost my character once.

DangerDummy!
Jul 7, 2009

/\ Yeah, I created my guy on launch day, but couldn't play until about midnight tonight. He still looks like Rhys Ifans wearing mirror shades and a sweater vest.

Dan Didio posted:

You can only rob one register, as far as I'm aware, so you probably got boned.

I'm almost positive you can gently caress around with the second register if you blast it a few times. I might not have pulled a take like he did, but I'm pretty sure I snagged a few bucks, anyway. It definitely popped after I shot it a few times.

the truth
Dec 16, 2007

Races are fun; deathmatches are not.

Kizurue
Apr 5, 2006

There's somethin' fishy goin' on here...

DangerDummy! posted:

/\ Yeah, I created my guy on launch day, but couldn't play until about midnight tonight. He still looks like Rhys Ifans wearing mirror shades and a sweater vest.


I'm almost positive you can gently caress around with the second register if you blast it a few times. I might not have pulled a take like he did, but I'm pretty sure I snagged a few bucks, anyway. It definitely popped after I shot it a few times.

I've had this happen also. There seems to be a random chance that the second register will drop a stack of money if you shoot it enough. One shotgun blast normally does it.

Kilometers Davis
Jul 9, 2007

They begin again

I just realized how amazing Ron is on his radio show. I didn't even put it together that it was him in the first place.

Mr Beens
Dec 2, 2006

Rageaholic Monkey posted:

PS3: Finally got past the tutorial, started up the initial race, got past "finding players", but I've been stuck on "launching session" for like 5 straight minutes. Wonder how long it takes to time out. The song that started when I launched the event has been playing the whole time and the "launching session" wheel is still turning so I guess it's not totally frozen.

This is the same as 90% of other people.
It doesn't time out. If you want to try again you have to restart the game via the PS Home button.

lizardhunt
Feb 7, 2010

agreed ->

Kilometers Davis posted:

I just realized how amazing Ron is on his radio show. I didn't even put it together that it was him in the first place.

I thought you meant Ron Bennington for a moment and got excited.

Alfred P. Pseudonym
May 29, 2006

And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss goes 8-8

Kilometers Davis posted:

I just realized how amazing Ron is on his radio show. I didn't even put it together that it was him in the first place.

It's no Beyond Insemination but it's pretty good. Blaine County Radio rules.

nasboat
Sep 9, 2004

Online has been pretty cool when I've been able to get it to work. Sent a request to the 1000-1009 crew. Let's rob some stores together and get into crazy poo poo.

bag squad
Sep 5, 2008

by T. Finninho
now im trapped in the tutorial race bottleneck this is tops

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Cerebulon
Mar 29, 2010

Destroyer of Worlds*
(*No worlds were harmed in the making of this title.)

Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:

It's no Beyond Insemination but it's pretty good. Blaine County Radio rules.

It's a shame it seems to be exactly three shows on a loop. Bless Your Heart, Beyond Insemination and Ron's show.
The city talk radio doesn't seem all that substantial either unless it's just repeatedly resetting to the start. It seems like every time I switch to it, it's the meditation guy or the Irish Brother Somethingorother being interviewed. Oh, or Fernando Martinez's show.

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