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Massive Multiplayer Online RPG ... Basically the environment of an MMORPG, not necessarily the player count.

Anyone who can host a server who can please start an RPG server? There used to be one called MMORPG something but it went offline about two days ago. The blood bath deathmatch is fun, but it seems MTA:VC would go farther with atleast a little RPG taste in it. Sometimes it's better just to 'hang out' in the large Vice City and just chill with other people. After all, sometimes we just get a little annoyed by all the "newb" and "you suck" among other hateful comments, and it's interesting to see some players are actually kind in some ways. ... Just a suggestion. I would host one, but I've got a shitty connection for hosting (Could only support about 8 people, tops) and my router has a firewall. I could get around the firewall but it would cause lag, etc. Any other ideas regarding the RPG sense I'd appreciate... Good idea/Bad idea?

Well in the game their called Cubans. And I live in Florida, trust me, they get extremely outraged if you insult them by calling them a "Mexican" (Even if you don't mean it as an insult, they take it as one. lol) We all just sound ignorant throwing the term Mexican around when they are definitely cubans (You can tell just by looking at them). it's out of control even ingame people call them Mexicans. Not sure about the class selection screen, but if it says Mexican I would suggest a change for that to Cuban. Though in all reality, concerning the development team's views, they could be Mexican. ANYWAY... Back to the topic at hand: The Cubans are not too powerful at all. All the classes seem even except the Police Officers may have a disadvantage amongst all the other classes. Maybe that's why you don't see many people play as the police?

Did someone delete the post I just made? Oh well. I'll repost it only in a shorter form: My list is based off everything that was explained in this topic, I simply organized them in a list of effectiveness. I've rejected nothing that was so generously advised from the people in this topic. Sorry if this thread took a wrong turn, and if I appeared to be ungrateful in any way. Thanks to everyone for your contributions.

Well, "We're working on" and "We're doing" are two completely different phrases.

Well, like I said, the idea of using a pistol or UZI is out of the question. The only gun I can kill with is the M60 or the M4. MAYBE a shotgun on a rare occasion. Kinda hard to run & shoot with an M60, M4, or a Shotgun. Also, I've seen people at a stand still shooting an M60, for example, and even then, aiming right at the body does nothing. They're not even moving! How can there being a ping problem and lead-aiming if they're standing still? Yeah I've tried moving, then shooting, etc, doesn't seem to help much. Also I do lead aim. I know about ping issues and I lead shot like a 56k but the unstableness of the game causes the enemy to jolt and seemingly "teleport" all over the place. I do the best I can. I've been gaming for quite some time now, so leading is not a problem... It has nothing to do with my aiming... The fact of the matter is there is no relevancy to aim here. It's more or less "shoot and hope to it" atleast for me. That doesn't mean "I can't aim so I shoot like crazy like a mad newbie." It means the aiming is whack. And I call for a truce not because I suck, or because I can't aim, but because your trigger happy mates like to participate in 5 on 1 matches... ... Even if there were no aiming stability issues, I can't shoot in two directions at once... (That's also why I run AWAY from you and not in CIRCLES... ) ...By the way, my list is a compilation of what everyone else has said in this topic... ...um, k then... Evidence that they work is the fact that I can actually kill the enemies.

Sometimes it's the fact that "they shot you with the shotgun X number of times and you're still alive".

As always, someone refers to the search feature. I don't think that it's important to add more, but the spawning is the problem. There's never a car within 2 miles of spawn points because of people dying, spawning, and taking them.

Is it really possible to get ALL the kinks worked out of this? I mean by that time no one will be playing or the developers would have given up. Oh well, I have faith in them!

Then I play I use S and D to strafe left/right and I also need to use them to turn the helicopter left/right but unfortunately the key assignment, being as Rockstar failed to add a "Helicopter" controls with the "On Foot" and "Car" controls (Go figure ), I can't assign the S and D to both settings at once. Any programs to counter this? Any text editing maybe? Anything at all? Any Gods I should pray to for a fix?

Yeah, c'mon man, it's 0.3 as in... NOT 1.0... as in.. it's a BETA! And for a beta made from scrap by a crew of but a few men, this is one hell of a beta. Yes, it can be 'tweaked'. Yes, they are 'tweaking' it.

The only thing I care about is fixing the "lag" issues. I wouldn't necessarily refer to it as "lag" but more as HUGE sync issues. As long as those are fixed, or even minutely addressed, I will be satisified. I don't see what the point of keeping the tweaks secret is. I mean if they are adding new features in, then yes, by all means, keep them secret. But as for tweaks/bug fixes, might as well tell us so we can look forward to it and don't tell us the new features so we can anxiously anticipate!

I checked the site/forums and I can't seem to find details of what is actually being modified/tweaked in 0.4 MTA. Can anyone tell me anything or is there a page somewhere containing this info? (In that situation I need new eyes ) ...Or is it "top secret"?

They're CUBANS!!! Mexicans come from Mexico. There aren't many Mexicans in Miami, if any!

Everyone gets accused for cheating at least 1 time during any game. By the way, simply telling the other players why you're not cheating, or why the game behaves the way it does, is not as simple as you make it sound. Most the people who play this game (Also the one's who don't take the time to read a message board) are simply trying to KILL. If they shoot you, and you don't die, you're cheating! Cheaters! Most people that play online games, especially this one I've noticed, seem to have the IQ of a dead baby. They don't want to listen, and they won't listen. They want to frag. So you can sit in a game explaining to a dead baby how and why the technicalities of MTA:VC are causing aiming bugs and gameplay glitches, but personally I wouldn't want to waste the time.

I'm saying it's good, and for whatever little mistakes there are we should just tolerate them.. I'm just tired of people constantly complaining during the game.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm tired of hearing these phrases: CHEATER!!! This game is buggy. I'm shooting you but you're not taking damage! *Refer to 1st bullet* I just shot you with 50 Hunter rockets and you're still alive! *Refer to 1st bullet* It's starting to drive me nuts! If you think it's buggy or you can't stand the gameplay, then please do us all a favor and play Single Player! ...Just had to get that out of my system...

If it's 15 degrees to the right, what do you mean you follow your bullet trails? I've that that a try, though. Also, when you do this, it should APPEAR that your bullets are hitting the ground/wall, not the actual enemy themself?

#1: More car spawn points. #2: Do something about the "only 1 car at a time" thing. People leave busted up cars in strange places and we're never to find them again..

I just spaz like a maniac now. I can't kill anyone with 200+ ping. I just run from them. They call me "lamer" and stuff, but there's nothing I can do. They always sweep me away with a damn UZI (yes, a cheap plain old UZI) and I can't even touch them. But I can own all the cable users.

Could you elaborate on that a bit? I'm not sure I understand. As of yet I don't hear anyone else mentioning these sort of things during the game. It seems like I'm having the most exaggerated of these issues. Either that, or everyone else is so well-experienced that they don't even notice the issues anymore, but that seems to be unlikely. I suppose, in time, this will get worked out. For the time being, I'll snag a spaz and shoot like a maniac..

I've already tried that... I don't think it's that they are on a high ping because not that many people use 56k anymore. Out of a server of 20 people, I can only actually hurt 3 or 4. Those 3 or 4 actually get hurt the way they are supposed to. Everyone else I can't even touch, I just run away from them but they usually wipe me out with a shotgun in 2 shots. It just seems a little unbalanced to me... I've tried aiming different, etc, it's just the shots are NOT being recorded.

I've been playing for a few days now, and for the life of me I can't hurt anyone. It's not that I'm missing, it's that 75% of my bullets aren't being recorded as hitting the target. I've stood and tested and shot a still target with the UZI. It took about 2 minutes of shooting for them to die. Also, when I sprint around, people with shotguns (PUMP Shotguns) can wipe me out like it's nothing. Wow, I can't even hit a guy standing still with a shotgun. I've tried the "aim all around the target, it's because of lag"... but it's not. I've tried machine guns, hell, even the molotov's don't even set them on fire. It's starting to get upsetting getting owned up and down a server and nothing I can do about it. Also, YES, I realize it's a beta version... But I just wanna be able to damage like every other player! It's also not because of ping differences. If ping were the case, they wouldn't be able to hit me just like I can't hit them.

I just wanted to say great job to the people who made MTA. It's amazing what you guys can do with it. Just out of curiosity, have any of you been contacted by Rockstar? I imagine they'd be interested in this sort of thing, after all, it seems as if this is being rubbed in their faces... Though, not intentionally on your part. If I worked for Rockstar I'd be a little embarrassed right about now. And about all these complaints (Bugs, cheats, etc) it promotes a very negative atmosphere and some people can't see this for what it really is! It's a lot of fun. You're playing a game built for single player online, in a very stable environment. Although it's not perfectly stable, it's stable enough, and even quite an accomplishment for not being an official release. So... Keep up the good work you guys and good luck in the future! P.S. Now the Vice City PC owners have something to show off to the PS2 players. woohoo! (Sorry if this is spam.. )