How's the multiplayer experience? And how does this game compare to GTA San Andreas?

[对不起我只会说英语]

Hi guys, so I am getting this game mostly to play multiplayer with a friend. I can't really ask him about it because he still has "shiny new toy syndrome" meaning it's too early ask him about it. But if it weren't for multiplayer and for him I might not even get this game.

So yeah, question # 1: How is the multiplayer experience? Do you think it's okay to get this solely for multiplayer?

Question # 2: How does it compare with San Andreas? Because I remember enjoying this game :D
I'm not sure if it's because it's the first open world I've ever played which is why I found it memorable.

And finally, question # 3: How's the replay value? You think I'll easily burn a couple hundred hours?

I am many asking this because I don't want GTA5 to end up in my pile of games I purchased but didn't play (yeah it's a thing) and replay value is important for me.

PS: I am not a fan of crimelord simulator (but it could be okay) but is a fan of open world. Any inputs would help. Thanks!

[Lordimbroke]

all im saying is gl

[Hex]

It's 100% unplayable unless you empty a lobby and just play alone or with friends. It's completely overrun with cheaters and Rockstar has never done anything to stop it except issue random bans, but these losers just buy a new copy off some shady grey market site for 2 bucks and hop back in within 5 minutes.

[对不起我只会说英语]

Ahh wait, how does the multiplayer in this game work again? Is it like Runescape where the devs run the servers themselves (like MMOs)? or is like Minecraft and Valheim where players hosts servers themselves?

[Hex]

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Ahh wait, how does the multiplayer in this game work again? Is it like Runescape where the devs run the servers themselves (like MMOs)? or is like Minecraft and Valheim where players hosts servers themselves?

It's P2P, that's why it's actually dangerous to play with randoms. Rockstar pretends nothing is wrong, and the shills keep defending them and making excuses.

[Caped Crusader]

First off, GTA Online can be great fun with friends and the variety of activities available is crazy, but public freeroam lobbies on PC are just a disaster at this point, often brimming with cheater trash, not to mention the routine threat of griefers. Upside, you can avoid those by using a protected lobby (friends only, invite only, crew only, among other options), but in those you're most times prevented from doing cargo-type work and some other select activities. That said, heists are the #1 money maker at the moment and the most recent two, the Casino heist and Cayo Perico island heist, can be done in full without setting foot in a public lobby. Cayo Perico can be done solo (or with up to 4 players), while the Casino heist needs at least 2 players for the finale (or again you can have up to 4 players).

As for comparing GTAV to GTA San Andreas, that's kind of tough, or certainly the map is far smaller in GTAV, but then you can also tell they put a lot more care into the design and placement of things, whereas areas of old school San Andreas could feel rather spartan. However, at least in the vicinity of Los Santos you might feel somewhat at home quickly since that same part of the state was featured in San Andreas; significantly redesigned but sporting the same major landmarks.

[对不起我只会说英语]

Ahh ._. well thank you! I find hosting a server thing too much of a hassle. I guess I'll pass on GTA5 for now.

[Hex]

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Ahh ._. well thank you! I find hosting a server thing too much of a hassle. I guess I'll pass on GTA5 for now.

There is no "hassle" and it's not your server, it's all automated.

[对不起我只会说英语]

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Ahh ._. well thank you! I find hosting a server thing too much of a hassle. I guess I'll pass on GTA5 for now.

There is no "hassle" and it's not your server, it's all automated.

Wait what? Now I'm a little confused. So multiplayer is not like Ark or Valheim or Minecraft style.. Hmm, I guess I'll dig deeper.

[Judio]

GTA Online CAN be fun, but you might find lots of hackers that will ruin your experience, kicking you out the lobby, griefing your cargos or killing you infinite times with god mode or just teleport werever you are and spawn kill you. You can also find tryhards that will do similar things but without being inmortal or teleporting. It is fun when playing with friends and in a friendly lobby or even a solo public lobby, but I wouldn't recommend to buy it JUST for the online. And yes, the game is very repleyable especially for the players like me that want to complete everything there is to complete in the game. (I cant answer de GTA SA question because I played when I was very young and I dont remember how it was).

[Legion]

Can be fun, the majority of the time though it's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[ShelLuser]

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So yeah, question # 1: How is the multiplayer experience? Do you think it's okay to get this solely for multiplayer?

Yes, as long as you're careful who you're playing with. Unfortunately due to the nature of the game this can become troublesome; it uses "peer to peer" networking iow: all player PC's connect to each other. The problem is that the game was never fully optimized and well designed, leaving tons of gaps and exploits which are heavily abused by cheaters.

However... you can find your way around this if you're a bit handy with Windows. It's not hard to set up a firewall and block other players for example. Or you can opt to use private lobbies and only invite your friends.

IMO the multiplayer experience can definitely be tons of fun, as long as you're careful who you're playing with.

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Question # 2: How does it compare with San Andreas? Because I remember enjoying this game :D

Can't comment, but when compared to GTA4 multiplayer you'll notice that things have been heavily enhanced. In the older games multiplayer was mostly a shoot 'm up and free for all, in GTAO otoh you can actually take on dozens of activities together (or against each other) which can be fun enough.

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And finally, question # 3: How's the replay value? You think I'll easily burn a couple hundred hours?

I've been playing ever since it got out on PS3, later on hopped onto Steam and now I'm again around the 1500hour mark. There's plenty to do and enjoy here, but of course it depends on you if you're going to like it.

Most missions in this game aren't running too deeply. It's usually "go there, kill baddies, optionally pick up item and return home". RInse & repeat.

Of course there's tons more to do. Races, death matches, survivals, etc, etc.

[SodiumChlorideNaCl]

Mind your own business and majority of the time, no one will touch you. Oh whats that? Theres a modder in the lobby? Well say no more, i just found an easy trick for that. Go find a new session. Most likely will end up in a lobby with only 2-3 people minding their own business as well

[Ralek]

My advice is do a little research and learn how to do "public" lobbies where you control who can join (a lot of the game's cool content is limited to public lobbies). The game is a blast if you play with friends but actual public lobbies on PC are a mess.

[Cat_Soldier]

Multiplayer on public lobbies is terrible and I strongly advise you not getting into it, unless you find 1 lucky lobby without any molders. If you want multiplayer experience, I suggest finding a nice crew and doing crew lobbies, or find friends and do friend only sessions

[Jaq]

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Messaggio originale di Hex:

There is no "hassle" and it's not your server, it's all automated.

Wait what? Now I'm a little confused. So multiplayer is not like Ark or Valheim or Minecraft style.. Hmm, I guess I'll dig deeper.

No, you're not logging into a server. It's a peer to peer network, in which up to 30 users in a session can send data directly to your game and you send data directly to theirs, with no game server in the middle. That's why it's so insecure and easy to implement cheats, because their fake game data is treated just as valid as your legit data without an official server to act as judge.

That said, unauthorized multiplayer servers do exist using a modded version of the game. They exist in a grey area in which Rockstar officially prohibits doing this, but won't take legal action against the servers so long as they follow certain rules. The quality of that experience depends entirely on the server Admin though. It's wild west out there.