Originally Posted by Rival11

Also the story, I was really let down by it. Meet this random person...kill people for them....Meet this random person....kill people for them...and over and over and over again. Most of the characters never stuck around (what the hell was up with Manny? They could have left the idiot out of the game completely).

I was just expecting so much more but never got it. You're just dropped in the middle of everyone elses business and say "I'll take care of it" - kinda lame.

Originally Posted by Groucho

Hopefully that long wait will mean it's something special. By that time, everybody will have moved on from the game so it'll have to be pretty big for folks to come back.

Originally Posted by Groucho

Hopefully that long wait will mean it's something special. By that time, everybody will have moved on from the game so it'll have to be pretty big for folks to come back.

Originally Posted by The Onion

Liberty City Police Face Allegations Of Incompetence, Brutality

LIBERTY CITY—With the city in the midst of a record crime wave, concerned citizens claim the Liberty City Police Department has done little to prevent the constant car chases, ongoing gun battles, and overall atmosphere of violence that pervade the area.

"I used to feel safe in Liberty City, but lately, it's been total mayhem," said night-shift worker Lola Del Rio, who spoke to reporters while sucking nervously on a red lollipop. "In the past week alone, I've been carjacked twice, run over 10 times, and witness to a half-dozen gunfights that ended with automobiles exploding. What are the police doing to stop all this?"
Enlarge Image Liberty City Cops

Officers respond to one of the 43,274 murders reported in the city last month.

Since the surge in crime, which began on April 28 at midnight, more than 830,000 civilians have been murdered—nearly one-tenth of Liberty City's total population. In addition, 35,000 vehicles have been reported stolen, many of which were then driven illegally over sidewalks and pedestrian walkways before plunging into the nearby Humboldt River. And according to startling figures released by local community action group Citizens for a Safer City, drug trafficking has become rampant and prostitution has increased by 800 percent.

"I was shot 14 times on my way to work today, including twice by police," said one Algonquin-area resident. "That is unacceptable."

Many blame the LCPD directly for the increase in criminal activity, citing the department's lax procedure for arresting criminals, which involves taking 10 percent of the suspect's money, confiscating his weapons, and simply releasing him from custody later that day. Outraged citizens say this is not enough, especially in a city where assault rifles can be found on factory roofs and grenade caches are located under the globe at the old World's Fair site.

"The police just let them go, and 20 minutes later they're shooting at the very same criminals from helicopters," veteran crime reporter Mike Whiteley said. "That is not proper law enforcement. We may be seeing a return to the bad old days of 2002, when the police, the FIB, and even Army tank battalions would leave countless bodies on the streets while attempting to capture just one man on some sort of joyful mass-destruction spree."

Perhaps even more alarming, city records indicate that more than 75 percent of perpetrators in mass-murder or vehicular-manslaughter cases escape, usually by simple methods such as driving into a car-repainting facility. Criminals have even eluded pursuit by walking into their apartment and going to bed for six hours, after which the search has been called off.

However, one LCPD official, who wished to remain anonymous, blamed the recent crime wave on the police department's lack of proper equipment.

"We are only equipped to pursue a suspect within a small radius on a very basic half-centimeter radar screen," the officer said. "If we were allowed to seek criminals who escaped this radius for more than 15 seconds, our results would improve dramatically."

"And to those who say the LCPD is too quick to resort to deadly force, remember that almost 850,000 police officers, FIB agents, and N.O.O.S.E. [National Office of Security Enforcement] team members have died in the line of duty in the past month," he added.

Nonetheless, residents say that their confidence in the Liberty City police force—low in the best of times—has eroded almost completely.

"I was buying a hot dog from a street vendor in Hove Beach yesterday when I saw someone run a red light, barrel down the sidewalk, careen into a garbage truck, exit his vehicle, steal a nearby convertible, and drive away," one Broker resident reported. "A nearby police car didn't even react. But when the car behind him nicked his fender, the officer shot the driver through the windshield and walked away."

"That is not the kind of law enforcement we want for our community," he added.

Most admit that the problem is not a lack of police presence, as the LCPD currently operates 15 different police stations throughout the city's four boroughs, and there is a seemingly infinite number of officers on duty at all times to respond to reported crimes. However, citizens say the officers' "shoot-first" mentality and willingness to accept bribes only contributes to the city's widespread violence and corruption.

"It's almost as if the cops in this town are as much an adversarial faction as the criminals," said public defender Kiki Jenkins, who is rumored to be instrumental in recent incidents of police being inexplicably pulled from chases and criminal pursuit. "Sure, we have excellent radio stations and an incredible range of things to see and do here. But if I were younger, I'd move to Mario World in a second."

Originally Posted by Groucho

Originally Posted by Groucho

Originally Posted by Drexl

I noticed that another way to get 6 stars is to go to the safehouse in Alderney (and I'm sure there are other places like this). Stand at the top of the stairs, fire a shot or two to get the cops' attention, and point your gun down at the door. That's their only way in. Just shoot the cops and SWAT team guys as they walk in, one or two at a time. After five minutes or so, you'll get to 6 stars without difficulty, and you won't have to deal with any helicopters.

Originally Posted by Deftones

I am so pissed off. Was playing team deathmatch last night with a buddy. Teams of 2 with the other teams being random people. He's like "hey, I got an achievement just now" He didn't look until later. He got the "kill a Rockstar employee" one and I didn't. :mad:

Originally Posted by Groucho

It's a viral achievement, so all you have to do know is kill your buddy.

Originally Posted by Mordred

In real life.

Originally Posted by Groucho

It's a viral achievement, so all you have to do know is kill your buddy.

Originally Posted by timewaster

anybody use brucie's helicopter?
it seems kind of useless and more burdensome to use than roman's cab service.

Originally Posted by Groucho

Originally Posted by darkside

One of the better Onion articles.

I have to ask though, is Lola Del Rio really in the game or is she the Big Foot of GTA IV?

Originally Posted by Rival11

She's in the game, she hangs out by Brucie's house - you actually take her on a chopper ride (with Brucie) at one point in the game. Other than that.......just "honk your horn" around Brucie's house.

Originally Posted by RockStrongo

Originally Posted by RockStrongo

Originally Posted by Drexl

I noticed that another way to get 6 stars is to go to the safehouse in Alderney (and I'm sure there are other places like this). Stand at the top of the stairs, fire a shot or two to get the cops' attention, and point your gun down at the door. That's their only way in. Just shoot the cops and SWAT team guys as they walk in, one or two at a time. After five minutes or so, you'll get to 6 stars without difficulty, and you won't have to deal with any helicopters.

Originally Posted by fumanstan

This worked like a charm for me.

Originally Posted by Rival11

Ok, I'm definitely loving this game even more now that I beat it. I have all the cheats enabled (love how they just store in your phone):

I was playing for a little while last night when I received a notification that my date with Carmen was coming up - I took her out and she's hilarious (I will prob dump her though for lawchick).

As many of you have already seen, when your just walking down the street you will see a cop chasing a criminal. Well I was just standing outside a resturant when I saw this happening and the criminal ran by me, then hid behind a chair on the patio of the resturant so the cop wouldn't see him (bent down and everything) :lol: well the cop did and arrested him, walked him over to a police car, they both got in and since the cop car smashed into a street sign when it tried taking off, they just sat there spinning the tires and never went anywhere - then, the cop in the back seat with the criminal he just arressted started claping his hands to the music while the cop driving was bopping his head back and forth to it while trying to move the car :lol: it was so funny because it all played out so smoothly.

The second criminal that tried to hide ran into me and fell down and the cop said "thanks buddy, glad to see there is still some decent people in this shit city" :lol:

I have ran into numerous mini missions as well (completely separate from the extras) I ran into a guy at the triangle (times square) who was talking about hip hop it went to a cut scene of him talking to me about how all new hip hop sucks he shakes your hand then walks off then the prompt comes up to go help him because he's getting his ass kicked across the street I went over and shot the two dudes beating him up - then just had the game save the little mission.

I ended up passing by the girls house who you kidnapped earlier on - she starts freaking out and yelling and you end up having to take out about 5 or 6 dudes.

I ran into Dwayne's girlfriend and had to go take out her boyfriend around the corner.

and there are a few more things I already ran into. I've never played a game this long after beating it but I will continue and maybe even complete all the assassin missions (when I need the money).

Originally Posted by Draven

This is pretty funny (sorry if it's a repost, I hadn't seen it)

Originally Posted by Draven

This is pretty funny (sorry if it's a repost, I hadn't seen it)

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Originally Posted by Deftones

I tried that, but got popped by a cop that ducked and covered in the door frame with his shotgun. Do you stand at the top of the staircase? Crouch or stand?