Rockstar: "a small number of fans" having issues - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 5th Dec 2008, 10:07

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...aving-issues/1

Rockstar is seeking to downplay the negative reaction to the PC release of Grand Theft Auto IV and promises a patch soon.

Mankz · 5th Dec 2008, 10:42

Pff... Small number....

I still havn't actually got to the opening credits becuase of the stupid game.

Blademrk · 5th Dec 2008, 10:44

I'm thinking their definition of "Small percentage" = PC GTA4 userbase

LeMaltor · 5th Dec 2008, 10:45

"Small" >_<

Naberius · 5th Dec 2008, 11:01

The problems in getting the game running are huge, then theres the constant lag in the gameplay.

to be honest the game is awesome when its working, but it might as well be the worst game in the world, cause i cant play it anyway.

cjoyce1980 · 5th Dec 2008, 11:35

glad i got it for my 360 back in april

i love PC gaming, but i couldn't wait for it.... there is something good about console gaming, it just plug and play and not plug and pray

UncertainGod · 5th Dec 2008, 12:16

I suppose as a percentage of the entire population of the planet regardless of whether they even have a PC or not it would be a small percentage.

Evildead666 · 5th Dec 2008, 12:18

Does the steam version still contain SecuRom ?
If so, then i'll be waiting for a while...a great shame since I have been anticipating this since the end of GTA:SA.....

Doyleyboy · 5th Dec 2008, 12:41

Well i installed it....eventually. even though it took a good 2 hours of faffing about to do it. only had a quick go as it was late in the day, and thought the graphics could be better. tried to turn up the texture settings and see if there was some way of turning on AA as the game really needs it.

when i discovered i couldnt do either, i was a bit annoyed but thought sod it lets have another crack. then i got the stupid securom error. "Please replace the duplicated image with the real disc" or some nonsense. and now i cant start the game, as it thinks ive pirated it. the funny thing is, i never removed the disc between playing it! so how on earth its gone from recognising it fine, then suddenly deciding ive pirated it is beyond me. argh what a load of rubbish!

sort it out rockstar!

Blademrk · 5th Dec 2008, 13:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evildead666

Does the steam version still contain SecuRom ?
If so, then i'll be waiting for a while...a great shame since I have been anticipating this since the end of GTA:SA.....

The Steam version is no different to the disk version (except you don't have a disk). You'll still need to be signed into G4WL as well as Steam (and I think the Rockstar club thing too).

lots of info here

Evildead666 · 5th Dec 2008, 14:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blademrk

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evildead666

Does the steam version still contain SecuRom ?
If so, then i'll be waiting for a while...a great shame since I have been anticipating this since the end of GTA:SA.....

The Steam version is no different to the disk version (except you don't have a disk). You'll still need to be signed into G4WL as well as Steam (and I think the Rockstar club thing too).

lots of info here

Yay. I installed FarCry2 last month, and that has secuRom, so i'm already shafted on that front.
No real reason not to buy it on steam....
I don't like the idea of being harvested by having to login to G4WL and some F-ing rockstar social club thing....
I'll wait a couple of weeks and see if this sorts itself out by then....

DXR_13KE · 5th Dec 2008, 15:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doyleyboy

Well i installed it....eventually. even though it took a good 2 hours of faffing about to do it. only had a quick go as it was late in the day, and thought the graphics could be better. tried to turn up the texture settings and see if there was some way of turning on AA as the game really needs it.

when i discovered i couldnt do either, i was a bit annoyed but thought sod it lets have another crack. then i got the stupid securom error. "Please replace the duplicated image with the real disc" or some nonsense. and now i cant start the game, as it thinks ive pirated it. the funny thing is, i never removed the disc between playing it! so how on earth its gone from recognising it fine, then suddenly deciding ive pirated it is beyond me. argh what a load of rubbish!

sort it out rockstar!

i bet the pirates will be playing this soon without all of that BS...

UncertainGod · 5th Dec 2008, 17:27

The Pirates already are, there is a working work around for online & offline play out now.

Trefarm · 7th Dec 2008, 12:23

Bought it, spent five hours! installing, patching, tweaking, re-installing, hunting through forums for clues, swearing loudly, hanging my head in my hands, reading an Asimov while swapping discs and HATING THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE.

It's a good game from a (previously) great developer, but what are they thinking?
Lets team up with Microsoft everyone loves them?

Lets have a rubbish 'social site' with little benefit, that automatically runs on start up (using THREE times the system resources of my utorrent running some 50 odd torrents)

Let's use Securom no-ones had problems with it ( NWN2 fubared my OS )

Lets LIE to everyone in the face and tell them "it's a small percentage"... NO it's a huge percentage, so lets have some F*#king empathy for all those people who shelled out for the game.

airchie · 7th Dec 2008, 12:43

I am gonna give it a few weeks (got Fallout3, RA3, L4D, HL2EP2 and a few others I've not played yet) and if its not sorted by then, its -1 sale and +1 pirated copy.

OleJ · 7th Dec 2008, 20:49

wow... this first feedback makes me sad... I've waited for GTA IV since I finished San Andreas (bought it on the first day available) and it's the only game I'm really a fan of.
Here's to hoping it'll run fine once I get it.

Doyleyboy · 8th Dec 2008, 12:57

ok now the game seems to have decided my copy is legit again. so everything seems fine. got myself a xbox wireless usb doo-hickey and it really helps when actually playing the game. which is something id recommend, cos now ive got it working its a great game.

it really is worth sticking with it and getting it working, because it is a lot of fun. have to say i havent experienced crashes or anything so thats good. the new features are actually quite good. i surpisingly found myself messing about with the video editor quite alot. spent about and hour getting the perfect angles for me sending some hobos flying on the beach by handbraking into them. good times!

persevere guys, its worth it!

Saivert · 9th Dec 2008, 13:58

This is the last Rockstar game I'm ever going to bother with. This is beyond ridiculous.
I've got it running fine with 1280x1024 using "launchgtaiv.exe -norestrictions" while signed in on Rockstar games social club. But this should have never been neccessary. They had the game working fine on XBOX 360 and Playstation 3. All they had to do was port it to PC and they messed it up bad. Besides the GTA series is dead to me anyways. Just the same crap all over again with better graphics. This is just their way of saying "we really don't want to make games for the PC platform. PC gamers are nothing but pirates anyways. No financial benefit for us. So hey, here's our silly PC port suckers.."

5th Dec 2008, 10:07	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,988	Rockstar: "a small number of fans" having issues http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...aving-issues/1 Rockstar is seeking to downplay the negative reaction to the PC release of Grand Theft Auto IV and promises a patch soon. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

5th Dec 2008, 10:44	#3
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5th Dec 2008, 12:16	#7
UncertainGod Still Alive Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 1,145	I suppose as a percentage of the entire population of the planet regardless of whether they even have a PC or not it would be a small percentage. __________________ Twitter Tumblr Blog Last.fm "What role do you want to play, I'm just a click away night or day"

5th Dec 2008, 17:27	#13
UncertainGod Still Alive Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 1,145	The Pirates already are, there is a working work around for online & offline play out now. __________________ Twitter Tumblr Blog Last.fm "What role do you want to play, I'm just a click away night or day"

5th Dec 2008, 11:01	#5
Naberius Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 193	The problems in getting the game running are huge, then theres the constant lag in the gameplay. to be honest the game is awesome when its working, but it might as well be the worst game in the world, cause i cant play it anyway.

5th Dec 2008, 11:35	#6
cjoyce1980 Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 344	glad i got it for my 360 back in april i love PC gaming, but i couldn't wait for it.... there is something good about console gaming, it just plug and play and not plug and pray

5th Dec 2008, 12:18	#8
Evildead666 Multimodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Paris Posts: 134	Does the steam version still contain SecuRom ? If so, then i'll be waiting for a while...a great shame since I have been anticipating this since the end of GTA:SA.....

5th Dec 2008, 12:41	#9
Doyleyboy Minimodder Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 46	Well i installed it....eventually. even though it took a good 2 hours of faffing about to do it. only had a quick go as it was late in the day, and thought the graphics could be better. tried to turn up the texture settings and see if there was some way of turning on AA as the game really needs it. when i discovered i couldnt do either, i was a bit annoyed but thought sod it lets have another crack. then i got the stupid securom error. "Please replace the duplicated image with the real disc" or some nonsense. and now i cant start the game, as it thinks ive pirated it. the funny thing is, i never removed the disc between playing it! so how on earth its gone from recognising it fine, then suddenly deciding ive pirated it is beyond me. argh what a load of rubbish! sort it out rockstar!

7th Dec 2008, 12:23	#14
Trefarm No matter what... It's all good Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South of the River Posts: 122	Bought it, spent five hours! installing, patching, tweaking, re-installing, hunting through forums for clues, swearing loudly, hanging my head in my hands, reading an Asimov while swapping discs and HATING THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE. It's a good game from a (previously) great developer, but what are they thinking? Lets team up with Microsoft everyone loves them? Lets have a rubbish 'social site' with little benefit, that automatically runs on start up (using THREE times the system resources of my utorrent running some 50 odd torrents) Let's use Securom no-ones had problems with it ( NWN2 fubared my OS ) Lets LIE to everyone in the face and tell them "it's a small percentage"... NO it's a huge percentage, so lets have some F*#king empathy for all those people who shelled out for the game. __________________ "Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information" ... but they'll still try to shout you down...

7th Dec 2008, 20:49	#16
OleJ Me! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,986	wow... this first feedback makes me sad... I've waited for GTA IV since I finished San Andreas (bought it on the first day available) and it's the only game I'm really a fan of. Here's to hoping it'll run fine once I get it. __________________ Quickr! Clickr to my Flickr! Canon camera stuff. Some aluminium PC, an HTPC and a MBP 17"..

8th Dec 2008, 12:57	#17
Doyleyboy Minimodder Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 46	ok now the game seems to have decided my copy is legit again. so everything seems fine. got myself a xbox wireless usb doo-hickey and it really helps when actually playing the game. which is something id recommend, cos now ive got it working its a great game. it really is worth sticking with it and getting it working, because it is a lot of fun. have to say i havent experienced crashes or anything so thats good. the new features are actually quite good. i surpisingly found myself messing about with the video editor quite alot. spent about and hour getting the perfect angles for me sending some hobos flying on the beach by handbraking into them. good times! persevere guys, its worth it!

9th Dec 2008, 13:58	#18
Saivert Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 204	This is the last Rockstar game I'm ever going to bother with. This is beyond ridiculous. I've got it running fine with 1280x1024 using "launchgtaiv.exe -norestrictions" while signed in on Rockstar games social club. But this should have never been neccessary. They had the game working fine on XBOX 360 and Playstation 3. All they had to do was port it to PC and they messed it up bad. Besides the GTA series is dead to me anyways. Just the same crap all over again with better graphics. This is just their way of saying "we really don't want to make games for the PC platform. PC gamers are nothing but pirates anyways. No financial benefit for us. So hey, here's our silly PC port suckers.." __________________ - I'm the troll who bumps page 2 topics -