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:I agree with Gboyers, as every other game in the franchise with a new number begins a new era, we should assume the same pattern continues with future GTA games unless anything changes. It would be quite confusing if Rockstar classed GTA V as a title existing in the GTA IV era, and then release a totally new era later on, also named GTA V. They cannot just name the new era GTA VI, as that would lose the chronology of era numbers, 1,2,3,4,6. Does this make sense to anyone? Or is the point I am trying to put across unclear.--[[User:Montario|Montario]] ([[User talk:Montario|talk]]) 22:03, 5 November 2011 (GMT) | :I agree with Gboyers, as every other game in the franchise with a new number begins a new era, we should assume the same pattern continues with future GTA games unless anything changes. It would be quite confusing if Rockstar classed GTA V as a title existing in the GTA IV era, and then release a totally new era later on, also named GTA V. They cannot just name the new era GTA VI, as that would lose the chronology of era numbers, 1,2,3,4,6. Does this make sense to anyone? Or is the point I am trying to put across unclear.--[[User:Montario|Montario]] ([[User talk:Montario|talk]]) 22:03, 5 November 2011 (GMT) | ||
::My opinion (which isn't really needed): it's the same era than GTA IV. You say that 99% of the brands are new, but even if that's 99%, it's the only the 99% from the trailer. And don't forget all the vehicle brands, we have 12 of them from GTA IV that are confirmed to be in GTA V. Also, Rockstar wouldn't show us dozens of characters from IV in their trailer, otherwise it would be so much cannon that it would be non-cannon, if you know what I mean. So I say: GTA V should be considered as part of the GTA IV era, as long as it's not proven it's not. From my point of view, '''we have many clues that indicate both games are in the same era, and nothing to indicate they're not'''.--[[User:Loadingue|Loadingue]] ([[User talk:Loadingue|talk]]) 22:37, 5 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
:::Montario, Rockstar don't "release eras", it's what the fanbase calls the game universes. They are not official names. And Gboyers: assuming that GTA V will start a new era, is just as much speculation. At this point, there is no confirmation that GTA V will be in the GTA IV era or a new GTA V era, so I'd say just don't make a mention of it until confirmation on this. On a side note, about the new brands: Obviously the game will introduce new brands, characters and vehicles etc. That's the whole point of it being a new game; GTA: Vice City also introduced new brands, characters, vehicles, weapons etc, yet it was in the same canon. I do not think that is a valid point. -- [[User:Master Sima Yi|Master Sima Yi]] ([[User talk:Master Sima Yi|talk]]) 23:12, 5 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
::::Master Sima Yi, I do not think you understood anything I had just said in my last paragraph, by saying "releasing eras" I was reffering to the new numbered GTA games Rockstar release which '''we''' class as an era, I knew people would not be clear on that, as I stated. Also, the new GTA game is going to be known as GTA V, who said it was going to develop into a GTA V era yet? No article on this wiki has 'GTA V era' on it. They have 'GTA V' instead, exactly what Rockstar say the game is going to be called. If there is confirmation of it being in the GTA IV era, we can rename all articles to XYZ in th IV era. Though right now we stick to what we know, in my opinion, at the moment it should be XYZ in the GTA V, which it is. Does that make sense?--[[User:Montario|Montario]] ([[User talk:Montario|talk]]) 23:50, 5 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
Calm down guys. We all know the facts, they are not in dispute. But I'm afraid I still disagree with your statement that GTA V is part of (or assumed to be) the GTA IV Era. Some brands still appear through multiple eras (like [[Sprunk]]), some vehicle brands are in multiple eras ([[Maibatsu]]) and and many vehicles appear in multiple eras ([[Perennial]]). That isn't what makes an era separate. Eras are not complete, total, re-imaginings of GTA where everything is completely remade. Eras are groupings of games which naturally go completely together - like a trilogy of books. All GTA games have a lot in common, many things cross different eras, but we need to draw the lines somewhere, and new-numbered games are how Rockstar differentiate between groups of GTA games, so that's how we do it too. GTA V is a new era for many different reasons - there is ''nothing'' to suggest it is a direct sequel to GTA IV. The only thing that would stop us putting GTA V in a new era is if it was all about a major character from GTA IV. Brands, vehicles, hints and references to/from previous games aren't enough to join them up. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 00:04, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
:I'm fairly sure Rockstar knows how the fan-made era system works by now. I would not find it hard to believe if they have actually adapted to it. What if, for example, GTA V contained Tommy Vercetti, Claude and CJ? Does that make it part of the III ear? Technically, it does, but it would be very confusing to put it in that timeline. Personally, I believe that this is part of the new V era, as GTA IV was part of the IV era. We've generally adapted the numberd games into new eras (GTA I era, GTA II era, GTA III era, GTA IV era, GTA V era) and while it may have many similarities to previous eras, I still believe it should be a part of the new V era. But of course, we'll see when the game comes out. Personally, I believe it would be a good decision to keep it in the V era for now as not to confuse people. '''''[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]]''''' ([[User Talk:Chimpso|Talk]]) 00:12, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
::About your example with the brands and cars that are in GTA III and IV eras, I would like to say that it goes the same with Liberty City, Vice City etc. However, the details about those, change between eras. The design of the cars for instance. Look at [[Vehicles in GTA V]]: several vehicles are the exact same than in GTA IV. Besides, I have a strong feeling we'll be seeing a major character from GTA IV in GTA V. Just a hunch.--[[User:Loadingue|Loadingue]] ([[User talk:Loadingue|talk]]) 00:17, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
:"Just a hunch" is not anything to base this wiki's organisation on. I'm happy to discuss this, but a decision needs to be made here. Until we have concrete, permanent, undeniable proof otherwise, GTA V is to be treated as a new era on GTW. Even if there are many similarities, crossovers and even minor characters, it can still be a new era. It would need to be a DIRECT sequel of IV for us to reconsider. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 00:55, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
:Have to disagree with Gboyers: there were several returning brands in the game: [[eCola]], [[Burger Shot]], [[Pißwasser]], etc.. And for each of them, their logos stayed exactly the same as in IV. Compare the III Era and IV Era logos of companies like [[Gruppe Sechs]] and [[Sprunk]], they were revamped for the IV Era. Plus, there were several cars (eg. [[Premier]], [[Landstalker]]) that appeared to be carried over from IV completely unaltered - all cars from the III Era were changed for IV. As for the recurring characters, remember that if it wasn't for IV's police database, GTA Chinatown Wars would have had no connection to IV's trinity bar its location. The "Era" system only exists because Rockstar felt that the new generation of consoles needed a fresh start character-wise. It all gets hazy before GTA III too: GTA 2 is completely isolated from GTA 1, but so is GTA London. Should they be counted as two different eras, or three? In my opinion, GTA V is called GTA V simply because GTA Los Santos isn't as catchy - GTA V would sell more copies. --[[User:Bluesboyjr|Bluesboyjr]] ([[User talk:Bluesboyjr|talk]]) 01:10, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
::I would also like to add: how was, for instance, GTA San Andreas in the same era as GTA III? If it wasn't for Claude and Catalina, it would have been a whole new era?--[[User:Loadingue|Loadingue]] ([[User talk:Loadingue|talk]]) 01:53, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
Okay I'll explain from the beginning: | |||
*If we didn't group the games, we'd have to have HUGE lists of games in titles and require people to know every game in order to be able to use the wiki properly | |||
*Instead, we use eras as a made-up way of grouping the games logically. | |||
*Eras simply define logical groups of GTA games. There is no hard-and-fast rule that says "2 characters from a previous game means its in the same era" or anything. | |||
*Instead, eras refer to generations of GTA games, to group games together which are released | |||
*We choose to draw the line between different numbers of games. This means that GTA 1, GTA 2, GTA III, GTA IV and GTA V all start new eras. | |||
*The reason for this is NOT suggesting that each era is completely 100% different. It is not suggesting every game in each era is 100% the same. It's a logical approximation. | |||
*Think of it like periods in time - there isn't a specific date that the Paleolithic era ends, it's simply a logical period that evokes an understanding | |||
*We can all agree that the GTA IV era games (which includes the DLC and CW) are all pretty similar. It makes complete sense to group them together. GTA V doesn't fit into that grouping. | |||
*Any speculation about characters being the same is PURELY speculation - there is no evidence or suggestion that will happen at all. | |||
**However, if the rumours of gameplay are true, V will have VERY different features and gameplay to GTA IV, meaning different sets of articles | |||
*Whilst V might have many similarities to IV, that doesn't matter. We can still put it in a separate era. The worst thing that could happen is that we say XYZ appeared in both the IV and V eras. No hardship. | |||
*However, if we put them in the SAME era, we'd have a terrible job have to clarify everything in every article - there are so many things that have no place in GTA V | |||
I understand and appreciate the concern of all involved, but I have to make a decision here and say that GTA V is a new era. The point is to make the wiki logical and accessible. Saying that GTA V was part of the IV era (even though it's very different) makes no sense. If you want to pair up the IV and V eras, that's very easy to do - you just say "In the GTA IV and V Eras". Separating them if they were in the same Era would be a much bigger problem. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 05:07, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
:When I first saw this article (before this discussion started), I had the same reaction. However, I thought about it, and decided that this article is a good chance to explain the justification for considering GTA V as part a new GTA V Era, and also mention that it not definite just yet. Therefore, I think that the redirect should be reverted. I agree that until we know for certain, that the historical significance of numbered GTA games is justification for assuming that the same will be true for GTA V. | |||
:As for the rest of the wiki, I don't think we should be using GTA V Era everywhere. When GTA IV was released, we had articles like [[Liberty City in GTA IV]] and [[Wanted Level in GTA IV]], and didn't append "Era" to those titles until the release (or at least announcement) of subsequent games. That actually makes things simpler (less to type), and makes more sense for now. '''[[User:JFletcher|JFletcher]]<sup>''[[User talk:JFletcher|Talk]]''</sup>''' <small>(formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever)</small> 05:56, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
::I agree. We work to the simplest accurate form, which is XYZ in GTA V. Of course there are some occasions when we talk about eras, in which case talking about the GTA V Era is fine. When there are more games in the V era, and we refer to things that are in multiple games in the V era, that's when we need more articles to talk about the V era, not the individual games. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 06:15, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
:We have too few contents right now that would justify having a page separate from the main GTA V article. Trying to describe a justification would mean going into the realm of speculations. We should wait until more information surface.--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 06:48, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
:I'm not sure that's true. An era page isn't there to ''justify'' why a game is different enough to earn its own era. It's there simply to describe the games that are in that era. I agree we don't really need a whole page here at the moment, because the era IS just one game (for now). [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 15:52, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
::"I understand and appreciate the concern of all involved, but I have to make a decision here and say that GTA V is a new era." I agree that at one point a decision will have to be made, but at this point - when we don't know anything related to the storyline - any decision that will be made counts as speculation. The decision does not stand on any proper ground; patterns are not a way to justify the decision, as Rockstar can easily decide to disregard that. I see no problems with referring to it as the GTA V era in community-related places, but I reckon it is not a wise move to mention it on canonical articles. -- [[User:Master Sima Yi|Master Sima Yi]] ([[User talk:Master Sima Yi|talk]]) 16:43, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
:::"This means that GTA 1, GTA 2, GTA III, GTA IV and GTA V all start new eras." I thought there was no GTA 2 era? Also, how is GTA V so different from GTA IV? The only major difference I see is the location, otherwise: same time-setting (nowadays), some vehicles are the exact same (I'm repeating myself, I know), same engine... If we must start a new era because 3 games from the previous era were set in the same place, then why are there 3 or 4 different locations in the GTA III-era? I know you must be bored with this discussion Gboyers, I'm sorry about that, but if you think GTA V is a new era, so I think we should reconsider GTA San Andreas as an era different from the GTA III, Vice City and Stories Era.--[[User:Loadingue|Loadingue]] ([[User talk:Loadingue|talk]]) 20:20, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
::::I'm going to change my stance and agree with Gboyers on keeping GTA V seperate from the IV Era. It is best not to think of each "era" as being individual solitary universes. Technically, each GTA game exists in its own universe, which Rockstar are free to overlap in whichever ways they please. For example, III, VC and SA are canon with each other, but Claude is shown on a poster in Tommy's apartment, and Tommy Vercetti action figures can be found in the RC shop in GTA SA. It is best not to put too much thought into where the boundaries lie. The Eras are nothing more than a way to catergorise the games for easy reference, and game numbers are the simplest way to do that, like how terms like "Tudor" and "Victorian" are used to describe history. The Victorian era ended when Queen Victoria died, but it wasn't as if all the chimneysweeps suddenly changed into iPod salesmen overnight. If we start trying to overcomplicate things, it will start to confuse people. What would you call the games of the 360/PS3 generation if you grouped them together? The 4.5 Era? If the GTA V Era has a storyline canon to the IV Era, we can mention that on the respective pages. | |||
::::Anyway, there is no need to start talking about "the GTA V Era" until the next game is announced, until then GTA V can be said to exist on its own - nobody refers to GTA 2 as the "GTA 2 Era". Articles concerning GTA V can just be called "X in GTA V". Hopefully, there'll be significant changes to things like Wanted Level between IV and V. --[[User:Bluesboyjr|Bluesboyjr]] ([[User talk:Bluesboyjr|talk]]) 22:06, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
I think everyone should calm the hell down about a stupid game and wait for it, and subsequent games to come out first, before coming up with wild theories from nowhere. Why is this so difficult a concept?--[[User:Tommy-Vercetti|Tommy-Vercetti]] ([[User talk:Tommy-Vercetti|talk]]) 22:21, 6 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
:As I said before - eras are just ways we choose to group the games, to make it easy to organise. There's no great conspiracy, nobody gets paid more for making an extra era, it's just a logical division. We just call each new number the start of a new era of releases, which helps us organise our information. Some things happen to appear in multiple eras, whilst some things are very different from one era to the next. Either way, it doesn't matter, it's a way of grouping releases, not a way of grouping by a specific trait (like storyline, characters, engine, vehicles). Yes, its not a perfect system, but it's the only method we have of grouping the games, and it works very well for us. Even if GTA V had many similarities to GTA IV, it would never ever be in the GTA IV era - all it would mean is that the GTA IV and GTA V eras were similar. NOTHING shown in the trailer OR anything even rumoured would break this system. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 01:32, 7 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
::I think the main confusion here is that the word "era" denotes a period of time. What you are describing is "series", which denotes groupings. | |||
::[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/era era] – a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.: The use of steam for power marked the beginning of an era. | |||
::[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/series series] – a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence. | |||
::I think saying, "The 'GTA IV series' is separate from the 'GTA V series' but both may or may not be within the same era depending on future information," would clear up any confusion here. Can we all agree on that statement?--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 01:48, 7 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
There are two separate ways we can group the game: | |||
*Purely by release date compared with numbered games. Anything released after III automatically becomes III Era regardless of canon. Could split it into early-era and late-era, though. | |||
*Grouping into series/canon, so anything related to GTA III is part of that era, even if it's 10 years apart. This is harder to do, as some groupings are obvious (VC/VCS), some are sensible (III/VC/SA), whilst others are more tenuous (IV/V). | |||
So the simple solution is to do a bit of both. We ALWAYS separate by release date; but generally the games in each release-date-period (aka era) have a lot of similiarities, so using eras makes it much easier to talk about stuff. | |||
Please keep any discussion about whether or not we should use eras at all (or rename them) in the relevant discussion at [[Community:Eras]]. This discussion is about whether the GTA V Era exists, which it does, because we always make a new era for a new numbered-game, even if it is similar to a previous era. Even if the canon crosses over, we still call it the GTA V Era. Even if the GTA IV and V eras are similar, it doesn't stop us calling them that. Era simply means which numbered-game they are released after. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 02:12, 7 November 2011 (GMT) | |||
== Lose the redirect? == | |||
I think at this point, [[Grand Theft Auto Online|GTA Online]] is making enough of a name for itself that we should probably not redirect this page solely to [[Grand Theft Auto V|GTA V]], but create an article on both V and Online as part of this era. '''[[User:IanPhoenix|Ian Phoenix]]<sup>''[[User talk:IanPhoenix|talk]]''</sup>''' 06:07, 19 December 2013 (GMT) | |||