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ROCKSTAR GAMES LIED! GTA3 for PC DOES NOT SUPPORT MULTI!!!!

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those lying jerks :disgust: they claimed that the PC title was moved back "because the game was ready to go, but the multi needed more work" just returned 2 copies of GTAIII that i got up early to buy and play today, even the guys at the Software Etc i shop at thought the PC version was multi. They gave me a cash refund.

PS: down with rockstar!!

Try to keep this bumped so other gamers dont make the same mistake as I did!!!!!
 
I must've missed it, i watched rockstars website and read the prelim reviews, i thought something was fishy as soon as all the multi stuff disappeared from their website, in my own opinion, GTA without multi is like a car without wheels.
 
I saw a post about in in off topic. It was a gamespot story I believe.

If I recall correctly, the developers thought that multiplayer took away from the very detailed, and involving world that they created.

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I think that they wussed out to the media and parent organizations.
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
I saw a post about in in off topic. It was a gamespot story I believe.

If I recall correctly, the developers thought that multiplayer took away from the very detailed, and involving world that they created.

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I think that they wussed out to the media and parent organizations.
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It was probably too complicated to implement (for them) 🙂

 
I can't see any reason to take this so personally - this has been widely-known for months. It's not as though the box reads "MULTIPLAYER EQUIPPED" or something.
 
just returned 2 copies of GTAIII

Sounds like your going to miss out on a killer game, your loss.
 
They said that the next release, GTA4 should have multi support. I hope you decide to go back and get the game, but maybe 1 copy this time...oh, and you may want to go somewhere else this time so you don't look like an a$$.
 
i already have the game for PS2, the multi is the only feature i wanted. What i hate is im signed up for rockstars newsletter, and i got nothing about GTAIII losing MP support. I bought 2 because for once i was gonna be honest and not burn copies of a game and support the vendor, next time ill most certainly buy one.

The game is nothing more than a PS2 convert, it even only has 8 save slots just like if you had a memory card lol. You can tell they worked real hard for 4 months to make it better than the PS2 version :disgust:

And the whole reason i got so mad about it is because i wasnt told by their newsletter, and gamespot also told me the game had MP support (there was supposed to be COop, Money, Frag, and Timed multi) they actually gave me a cash refund because i was there not even an hour before i returned it.

Anyhow ive had some time to cool off, but i think dumping multi was a terrible decision on their part, especially because the reason for them delaying the release was for "improving the multiplayer support"
 
Why don't we all just email rockstar and complain. Multiplayer is only a update/expansion away. Its a PC game how hard could it be to make a update or expansion to add multiplayer? Anyway its possible but wheither they will do it or not is the question.
 
Not only did they mislead customers on the multi-player issue, but there is also a huge problem with Windows XP and Nvidia based graphic cards. This is the first time in my PC gaming history that I felt upset and mislead so badly, that I emailed the developer's support.



 
Dude, your p!ssed at the wrong folks...

First of all, I bought GTA3 last night as well--I have never purchased a game on release day before...at least in recent memory...so this was a new experience for me. I run a 1000GHz athlon OCed to 1100 GHz, 256 MB RAM, and a GF2 Pro. I have been running XP as of late as well. I experienced no such problems running the game. Granted, there are some frame rate and refresh issues...but not as severe as I have seen in other early-release products. These will be hammered out soon. Not to defend Rockstar, as this game is clearly not as polished as one would like it to be.

However, with that said, if Microsoft has a broken piece of the OS, how can you blame that on Rockstar? I am a developer myself...I write code for Microsoft platforms, and trust me....it is hard enough to write good, stable software. In addition to worrying about your own stuff, you also have to worry about what pieces of MS's stuff are unstable or simply don't work as documented. This, in particular, seems to be a relativley oddball issue, so the fact that they even know something about it at this point probably means that their testing process is acceptable. Likewise, I don't believe the code your looking for to fix this is actually beta code. I had the right version of the DLL, and I've done nothing but run Windows Update...So, before you get in a huff and go bashing someone across the net, be sure you have the facts straight. If you are going to bash Rockstar (which may very well be warrented), you should take MS with you.
 
Dude, your p!ssed at the wrong folks...

You are right, I apologize for not looking at both sides of the story. Guess I just had to vent my frustrations.
 
Hmm...I had not heard about this. I will still buy the game but it's pretty disappointing news nonetheless. 🙁
 
It sucks they took it out. I have the PS2 version, which I've played all the way through, and I would have purchased the PC version if it had multiplayer. But, without that feature, there is no reason for me to buy the game again. Rockstar would have gotten my money twice. Oh well, their loss.
 
Originally posted by: NoVo
Not only did they mislead customers on the multi-player issue, but there is also a huge problem with Windows XP and Nvidia based graphic cards. This is the first time in my PC gaming history that I felt upset and mislead so badly, that I emailed the developer's support.
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You guys are sensitive! It took me all of 1 minute to fix the "huge problem," and it appears to be a DX 8.1 bug more than anything else.

 
Originally posted by: A5
That XP + Nvidia bug is addresed in the readme.
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Could you post that here, please? I'm running XP and a GF4Ti4400 and WAS looking to pick this one up, but if it's got problems, I'll hold off for a patch.

(WTF do we have to wait for patches anyways?!?!? Don't they recognize that hardcore gamers, those who'd buy this game on the first day, are more likely to have p1mp3d rigs running the latest and bestest OSes and HW?!?)
 
Originally posted by: DefRef
Originally posted by: A5
That XP + Nvidia bug is addresed in the readme.
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Could you post that here, please? I'm running XP and a GF4Ti4400 and WAS looking to pick this one up, but if it's got problems, I'll hold off for a patch.
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There is a bug in DX8.1/D3D that causes anomalies running this game with nVidia video cards and XP. A patch from MS is available here. The game works perfectly after installing it.
 
Originally posted by: CedarTeeth135
I never hear of GTA3 with multiplayer.

IF it did though. How would it work. That would be an awfully complicated multiplayer game.
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Obviously someone has never played 1 or 2 😉

They were supposed to integrate multi into the PC version, but suddenly dropped the project after delaying the game for months. Now they make it seem like another game is going to come out for MP only. Vultures. Ill download the MP and they can go under for all i care, nothing is worse than when a company gets greedy.


///edit dont make this yet another thread on the justifiability of copyright laws and file sharing, im not looking for a flame war, just speaking the truth, by getting greedy, they have lost a customer and im sure im not the only one. My friends have also opted not to buy the game now\\\
 
I honestly think Sony had Rockstar pull the multiplay. I think it was probably part of their deal when they got paid by Sony for GTA4 exclusivity.
 
They were supposed to integrate multi into the PC version, but suddenly dropped the project after delaying the game for months. Now they make it seem like another game is going to come out for MP only. Vultures. Ill download the MP and they can go under for all i care, nothing is worse than when a company gets greedy.


///edit dont make this yet another thread on the justifiability of copyright laws and file sharing, im not looking for a flame war, just speaking the truth, by getting greedy, they have lost a customer and im sure im not the only one. My friends have also opted not to buy the game now\\\
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Your arrogance and greed are almost unbelievable. Rockstar does not owe you anything, and if you don't like the game as it is, don't buy it. You can be banned from this board for talking about downloading commercially-released software, so I suggest you edit your post.

 
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