I really hope the traffic density in VI means we can't just swerve through everything like GTA V

Been rewatching the trailers and the traffic looks insanely dense. Like, the highway shots show cars packed together in a way that would make needle threading almost impossible. And those patents Rockstar filed about realistic AI behavior and vehicle dynamics have me thinking they're actually going to force us to drive properly this time.

In GTA V you could just floor it and weave through anything. It was fun for a while but it made driving feel weightless. The VI trailer makes the lanes look narrower and the cars seem to have more mass. I'm hoping that means if you try to squeeze between two sedans at 100mph you'll clip a mirror and spin out. Not full sim, but something that punishes you for being reckless beyond just wanted stars.

I know some people hated IV's heavy handling, but there's a sweet spot. The patents mention adaptive AI that reacts to your driving, so maybe the world pushes back harder the crazier you get. That could be the best of both. I just don't want another game where traffic is basically a suggestion. The extended look later this month might give us a better sense, but from what we've seen so far I'm cautiously optimistic.

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I love this take! Dense traffic means you can't just treat every street like a runway. It forces you to actually sit in the lane and let the city breathe. And that's where the radio comes alive.

In V I was way too busy weaving through Los Santos to notice what was playing on Radio Mirror Park. But if VI makes you respect the flow, suddenly that needle drop on whatever Leonida's answer to Flash FM is hits different! You're vibing at a red light and the bass kicks in. That's the mood right there.

The patents sound promising. If the AI actually holds its lane instead of ghosting out of your way, every high speed escape becomes a proper set piece. More mass, more mess, more music. I'm here for it!

I'm kind of hoping mirror clipping becomes an actual threat. Do you think pileups will chain react across lanes?

ok so the patents definitely suggest ai that holds space instead of ghosting through your bumper. if cars have actual mass in lanes, threading the needle becomes real risk vs reward.

mirror clipping

feels like exactly the kind of small detail they'd animate. august 27 can't get here fast enough, i'm dying to see how the extended look handles actual freeway flow.

from an rp angle this is huge. in fivem servers everyone just drives like collision is optional, ruins immersion for actual cabbies and truckers. if vi makes traffic feel like a real wall, suddenly your getaway driver build matters. youre picking handling over top speed because you cant just phase through a gridlock.

threading the needle