# GTA:VC -- Killing Hookers For Fun And Profit? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 20, 2002, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vc-killing-hookers-for-fun-and-profit/144125 "2002-12-20T22:27:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vc-killing-hookers-for-fun-and-profit/144125/21 "2002-12-21T06:59:07Z")
And in the end, it’s just electrons chasing around circuitboards. The sooner we all realize this, the better. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vc-killing-hookers-for-fun-and-profit/144125/22 "2002-12-21T07:08:48Z")
The worst thing about gta3 is how it effects my driving. I keep wanting to drive over sidewalks, drive against traffic, and drive way too fast. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vc-killing-hookers-for-fun-and-profit/144125/23 "2002-12-21T07:15:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bdgr \* > \*\*The worst thing about gta3 is how it effects my driving. I keep wanting to drive over sidewalks, drive against traffic, and drive way too fast. \*\* So it makes you want to move to Rome? ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vc-killing-hookers-for-fun-and-profit/144125/24 "2002-12-21T07:20:50Z")
no, Dallas ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vc-killing-hookers-for-fun-and-profit/144125/25 "2002-12-21T07:27:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voltaire \* > \*\* > > Do something to earn one star and the police chase you and beat you up and possibly arrest you. They will actually jack you right out of your car if your not careful. After a while, if the police are unsuccessful, the star will go away and so will the police. > \*\* I’ve only played GTA, so I’m glad they’ve changed this a bit. The first one had they would chase you forever until you finished the mission or found a garage. Actually, that really bugged me about it. The cops could find you anywhere in the city and track you down in seconds, but you could go into a garage and get spray painted/plates changed right in front of them, and the cops suddenly have no idea where you went. I can see this working at times, but it’s pretty rediculas when you are driving the tank, then suddenly the cops can’t find you anymore. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voltaire \* > \*\* > > 6-stars and all hell breaks loose when the National Guard arrives in great numbers in tanks and big trucks with superior firepower. I can’t figure out why the tanks never fire at you though… > \*\* Because firing 100mm+ pieces of artillery in urban areas tends to cause a lot of property damage if you miss the target. (“Oh, shit, I missed the car and blew up Saks Fifth Avenue”) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vc-killing-hookers-for-fun-and-profit/144125/26 "2002-12-21T14:49:31Z")
You can get the tanks for your personal collection. ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vc-killing-hookers-for-fun-and-profit/144125/27 "2002-12-21T15:43:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Actually, that really bugged me about it. The cops could find you anywhere in the city and track you down in seconds, but you could go into a garage and get spray painted/plates changed right in front of them, and the cops suddenly have no idea where you went. I can see this working at times, but it’s pretty rediculas when you are driving the tank, then suddenly the cops can’t find you anymore. I always figured that the Pay’n’Sprays were primarily brokers for bribes. A free car fix-up and repaint was just a bonus, sort of getting-fries-with-that. ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vc-killing-hookers-for-fun-and-profit/144125/28 "2002-12-21T15:45:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mighty Maximino \* > \*\*Points? Not exactly. > > If you pull up to a prostitute in a fancy car, she’ll get in and then you can drive to a secluded area, where the car will shake and you’ll gain health. Then she’ll get out, taking some of your money, and walk away. You can then chase her down and run her over with your automobile, or chase her on foot and kill her with any weapons you have (including your fists and feet.) If you do this you can get your money back, but it’s not really very much and there’s no other benefit to doing so. > > That’s the GQ answer. \*\* I had no idea! Thanks for everyone correcting me! ---
**Author:** ![Kalashnikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kalashnikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalashnikov)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vc-killing-hookers-for-fun-and-profit/144125/29 "2002-12-21T16:21:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Race Bannon \* > \*\*Truth is, in the game, you can kill anybody, man, woman, old lady, cop, whatever (there are no children in the game, or animals). \*\* I’ve heard that you can shoot the seagulls, but they’re just moving dots in the sky so why bother? ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vc-killing-hookers-for-fun-and-profit/144125/30 "2002-12-21T18:27:16Z")
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