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Wow... how did mta convince rockstar to share stuff like that? For what purpose?

• aap_ 6y ago
  R* was a lot more open at the time and I guess they wanted to help them implement a multiplayer mode. that was before the whole hot coffee story.
• Hamuko 6y ago
  Guess it was good market research. Now GTA V / GTA Online made half a billion dollars in 2019, six years after it was released.
  • Stevvo 6y ago
    Definitely. Early GTA Online was heavily inspired by MTA game modes. For example, the races on crazy roads floating in the sky was a hallmark of MTA. It's far too abstract to think R* came up with that idea independently of the many years of prior art in MTA. It's a shame they only copied the game modes and not the architecture, as GTA Online's biggest downfall is the P2P networking.
  • acct776 6y ago
    And yet, the gameplay in MTA was more fun. Go figure.