GTA4 (with online multiplayer) for PC: Future for MTA?

[riahc3]

So now that GTA4 has been announced for PC with online multiplayer, whats the future for MTA?

[Winky]

So now that GTA4 has been announced for PC with online multiplayer, whats the future for MTA?

The build in MP has only static gamemodes, so I prefer MTA above GTA IV MP.

[riahc3]

So now that GTA4 has been announced for PC with online multiplayer, whats the future for MTA?

The build in MP has only static gamemodes, so I prefer MTA above GTA IV MP.

Mods for PC will problably fix it.

Im just talking about the netplay code.

[Dark Dragon]

endless maps > better graphics, physics

many players > few players

i guess ill use both

[Transom]

I would prefer to use this. Even though there isn't many people who use it and people are stuck in a time warp i.e. SA-MP.

[FireBlood]

playing GTA is only interresting with an MP mod

[SATAN]

i'll play all 3 mp's ^^ mta,samp and gta 4 ftw

[FireBlood]

i'll play all 3 mp's ^^ mta,samp and gta 4 ftw

thats not all 3, thats all 3 that are well known

[zerb]

VC > GTA IV.

End of discussion.

[robhol]

VC > GTA IV.

End of discussion.

Subjective, ergo, not the end of anything.

Personally, I think GTA:IV's multiplayer support sounds like crap, we'll still have to see if it's better on PC. In my case, I doubt I'll stop playing SA. It's like the way I still dust off Super Mario Bros 3 once in a while.

[SATAN]

i'll play all 3 mp's ^^ mta,samp and gta 4 ftw

thats not all 3, thats all 3 that are well known

your right lol....i sometimes totaly forgot about the other mps, im sorry

[Guest]

What I want to know is, will MTA do anything with 4's mp?

Let's face it, from what we've seen on the consoles, 4's MP is terrible. It needs a lot of work. It needs a server list, scripted game modes, more things to do in general. It needs work that only the MTA team could give it. So does the MTA team plan on doing anything with it?

[darkdreamingdan]

The team havent stated any interest in working on a gta4 multiplayer at this time. Wait till the release and see how things unfold.

Personally i dont know if i'm willing to participate in such a project again.

[haybail]

maybe there will be a race v2 or a map editor to use with theirs

[Yeatric]

The important thing:

Rockstar Games want it?

- Yeatric

[paul527]

Well my friends and I were hoping that the MTA team would step in again when GTA4 hits the scene. We were thinking that they would enhance the already present multiplayer. For you see, since most of the synch work is already done, it might take less time to add features such as scripting gamemodes, synch improvements, etc. Well, that's what we were hoping for. The problem is that MTA:SA will still need support for some time after GTA4 is released, since not all players can handle GTA4's new requirements and/or price. Also there is the die-hards, of course.

[Gtatari]

All I can say is: it would be tight if mta hacked gta:4 engine because it would work will all subsequent games released in that engine thereafter, however GTA4 mp has ped/traffic syncing? mta needs to learn from this... however my opinion may be dated.

[paul527]

if mta hacked gta:4 engine because it would work will all subsequent games released in that engine thereafter

Not quite, but with modifications maybe. Remember that new games means new features, NPCs, models, cars, etc, which all may have different names and locations within the engine's archives. So, not quite.

however GTA4 mp has ped/traffic syncing? mta needs to learn from this...

Huh? They have already considered ped/traffic synching, and possible methods to make it work, but the problem is TIME. Since GTA is closed-source, synching up all that would be a big pain in the ass.

[robhol]

I'm no expert, but logic suggests that hooking into an existing system would be easier than making one from scratch.

[paul527]

I'm no expert, but logic suggests that hooking into an existing system would be easier than making one from scratch.

See, that is what I was anticipating that the MTA team would do; "Hook" into GTA4's already existing multiplayer, and enhance features (like synch) and/or add features (like scripting!!!).

[Simbad de Zeeman]

Hay gamemode in GTAIV

Fallout in GTAIV

Race with custom maps in GTAIV

And the MTA Gui in GTAIV

Etc...

If MTA makes a good mod for GTAIV then all players move to MTA instead of Rockstar's MP I think if MTA would make a MP for GTAIV it takes umm... 4 years?

[jhxp]

In my opinion a lot depends on how the gta4's mp will look on pc. If it's going to be a modern style (with a standalone dedicated server application for various platforms) stable, properly synced, lag less (as much as possible of course) and netcode-wise optimised game with a good multiplayer experience, I would love to see MTA in the role of a serverside mod (eg. enhancements for the competitive gaming, new gamemodes or features, anything that's requested by players). If such mod would receive some support from Rockstar, this could give gta undoubtly the best multiplayer mode ever, the one that it should have in the first place.

However if gta4's mp had some major design flaws, it's kinda hard for me to imagine the Team cracking it in order to get their own third-party multiplayer mode going..

Time will tell, there are only three months left till the pc release.

[Simbad de Zeeman]

Time will tell, there are only three months left till the pc release.

Will we play DP3 before that? please?

[Dark Dragon]

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=4OuXG-HSNHs

i guess it will be released in september 2009. lol, got me... the first one who tells me the password "ROFLOMGLOL" via PM gets 100 bucks

im just kidding

[hellrazor]

got a email from rockstar, Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC debuts on November 18th

in North America and on November 21st in Europe.

[haybail]

rockstar sure must be slow on their emails. that information was announced on the 6th, everywhere