@shingui5 say the guy was only allowed the 150 year old tech of a lever action rifle... or a 6 shot revolver. Would he have been any less crazy or any less capable of killing someone? Suppose he had access to oxidizer pellets or fertilizer and diesel fuel.... any less crazy or any less capable?

The problem is the crazy person, not the tool he used.

@Gen-Gawl @slave1_basic and a semi automatic, by definition is NOT an assault rifle

@slave1_basic Assault rifles have been banned in the US since their invention in the 40s

@NuclearPig blaming the gun is like blaming the spoon for making you fat.

Stupid, stupid, stupid... it's not video games or semi automatic weapons that allow crazy people to commit mass murder, it's the fact that the ACLU has made it nearly impossible to get someone help they (as a crazy person) don't want.

Heller vs DC (SCOTUS 2008) has made it clear that a gun ban of the type the reactionaries are demanding is illegal, so there is really little recourse other than finding a way to help sick people, against their will if need be.

Silencers on Pistols,

Stealth kills with melee weapons,

Stealth while hiding in shadows to avoid being seen,

Dual-wielding handguns/submachine guns,

Ammunation Mini challenge

Flamethrower,

Rampage side-missions with certain weapons,

Buyable Properties,

ParachutesFree-fall,

control of character when falling off high buildings,

or helicopters,

Extensive Clothing Options

Car Customization

Car Color Choice

Police on motorcyles/ police motorcycles

NitroAirplanes and Jets

Air dogfights against military jets

JetpackAircraft hanger/helipad to keep Planes/Helo's

Garage storage for cars

TanksMilitaryCombat Helicopter that can shoot missiles

Working Semi's W/ Trailers

Farm Equipment

ATV's

car carrier ramp trucks

Flight School (no planes in GTA 4.....so..)

Helicopter school

Driving School

Multiple Races w Car Rewards

Marathons

Bicycles

Low rider challenges

Pizza deliveries

Melee training system

, kung-fu dojo,

boxing arena, etc

Mountains & Country to have large chases

Tatoos

Haircuts

Monster trucks

Stadium for monster trucks, demolition derby, or dirt bike racing

Diving Underwater

Paramedic side-missions

Firefighter side-missions

Truck side-missions

CheetaDancing

enterable Police stations

No gang territory battles

Cannot conquer Liberty City

Katana sword

Machete

Chainsaw

Forklift

Saving your pictures you take with camera

Dunebuggy

Hovercraft

Slow motion pills

Police spike strips

Tractor

C4 explosive charges

Brass knuckles

Tear Gas

Golf club melee

Fire extinguisher

Thermal Gogglesfor night-vision

Cannot drive Trains

Home Burglary

Weapon skills improve over time.

gang territories

.Remote control toys

Gambling on horse racing, blackjack, etc

Less variety in single player missions

no character customization

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all these things were in previous versions of GTA, removed from GTA4.

It's pretty daunting when you start listing it.... but the most important missing feature was simply fun.

@Wizallah @ooblah @FallenOneX Hey, i get it, i'm a tough consumer. i'm not willing just to smoke bone because of a game's title. i expect games to get better, to offer more. You offer me char/ vehicle custmization, you offer me jetpacks, you offer me a Katana, you offer me a P51, a transport helo with a an electromagnet on it or any of the other 144 things (actual number) that were in San Andreas and removed from GTA4, I'm going to cry foul.

Adapt or become donkey kong.

@ooblah @FallenOneX @Wizallah Yawn... you can keep telling yourself that a game that gets lesser with each version is somehow a "flagship" but you're only fooling yourself. San Andreas was the series' zenith, 4 was decline. RDR blew it away, Sleeping dogs blew it away and yes, there is no comparison, SR3 destroyed it. Full char/ vehicle/ safehouse customization should be standard at the very least.

Rockstar perhaps will turn the ship around with this one... but it doesn't sound that way.

@Cheekz77 @DrKill09 There is no Ferrari 458 Spyder without the Ford model T either, but i certainly wouldn't pick the Ford.

Give me back char customization, give me safehouse customization, give me back jetpacks, warbirds, parachutes, give me a laser or two. give me bicycles, give me zombies... then we'll talk.

til then GTA has become a dying franchise, successful franchises get better with each iteration, not markedly worse.