#driving ai

[10blue10]

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[hiroshimishima]

So, I'm playing some Saints Row the Third and doing a few side missions. After having a couple of problems with getting vehicles for people, I realized a big issue that I have with the game's idea of freedom.

You're allowed to store any of the vehicles you encounter in the game, provided you can hijack them and get 'em back somewhere with a big enough garage. Normally, taking a vehicles doesn't even get you any Cop Notoriety unless they're right there when you do it, and never more than 1 Badge's worth. Except when it comes to taking cars somebody wants.

This can get you anywhere from 2-5 stars instantly, and while you can make them go away with a single phone call it takes a considerable amount of time before you can do that again. Trying to get a slow or difficult to maneuver vehicle halfway across the city (cause it's never near by) with any number of cop cars riding your ass - and they will because the Rubber Banding AI lets them keep up with anything - is an incredibly ...unnecessary hassle.

Why? Two little words: vehicle storage. Because you can obtain anything, you should rightly be able to whip one out of your garage and go "here, with my blessings". Except you can't. I have no idea why, unless the "thrill of the chase" was all the developers had on their mind at the time. The simple matter is that you ought to be able to do this and you can't. You can't even get a vehicle, accept the job, and then hop in it - and even if you could, you'd probably still get the Notoriety.

Oh, and another thing. Why the hell is there such emphasis in Saints Row the Third on everyone being male? All the people you call for stuff like vehicles or generic posses answer with male voices, and the icon for posses is a dude. I suppose that goes back to how most of the women look like hookers and are generally being stepped on or whore'd out.

Oh, and what about the way AI vehicles go completely nuts when the cops are around and start swerving everywhere? I've seen a couple cars drive right over the side of a bridge to get out of their way, and other times cars don't do a damn thing. Makes it hard to know what you're supposed to do in certain situations.

Eh, probably me just finding something to complain about cause I'm in a bit of a grouchy mood. Doesn't make the points any less valid, but I'm probably being a bit overly critical about it right now.