More freedom is great but this was never a major flaw in GTA 5 or Red Dead 1 & 2, those games offer Rockstar's best missions by far in comparison to their older games. Just because you can't run off in some random direction, does not make them not extremely fun to play.
I am glad GTA 6 is adding alternate paths to missions, and it is an improvement. But it won't suddenly make RDR2 look like a terrible game in comparison
For those of you who are still being mislead by the fake news of the execution in Saudi.
Here is what really happened. Now judge it yourself.
Nazrul Islam and Sithi Akter, two Bangladeshi nationals employed as cleaning workers for the Bin Laden Group in Mecca, became romantically involved while commuting to work. Nazrul lived in a residential villa in Hayyal Iskan, while Sithi resided in Batha Kuraysh.
In May 2023, the two engaged in illicit relations in a secluded stairwell room between Gates 85 and 87 of Masjidul Haram. Nazrul had asked an Indian acquaintance to stand guard downstairs, but the friend secretly recorded the encounter on video.
Later, when the Indian national attempted to make advances toward Sithi and was rejected, he leaked the video online.
The video quickly went viral, prompting immediate intervention by Saudi authorities, who successfully apprehended all three individuals.
The Indian national received a 20-year prison sentence for recording and distributing the footage.
Nazrul Islam and Sithi Akter were detained immediately following their arrest in May 2023.
Nazrul had originally arrived in Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh between November 10 and 13, 2022. Following his arrest in May 2023, he remained incarcerated throughout a lengthy three-and-a-half to four-year judicial process leading up to October 2026.
Throughout this period, official protocol dictated that the Saudi government notify the employer (sponsor) rather than foreign government authorities.
Various rumors circulated online falsely claiming that the individuals were pilgrims performing Umrah or that the charges stemmed merely from public displays of affection.
While the defendants were unmarried, the severity of the legal outcome was not solely based on the act of zina (adultery). Because the offense took place within the sacred precincts of Masjidul Haram, the court determined that they had severely violated the sanctity and honor of Islam's holiest mosque.
Consequently, senior judges of the Supreme Court handed down the death penalty as an exemplary punishment aligned with Quranic principles and the Sunnah.
you are a dumber, slower, and more pathetic human if you use gen AI for literally anything at all no matter how small or mundane, i do not care how "convenient" it is, you are a bad person actively contributing to the death of your own brain and the planet we all live on
One thing I understand about this Saudi case is that, no one will ever dare to go there and engage in immoral acts again inside their holy religious sites.
Saudi may be harsh with their punishment but truth be said, that's their best measure to stop people from infecting their land with immorality.
All they needed was a scapegoat to warn others and unfortunately people kept falling for it. What does it even take you to abide by rules? It's not as if you're going to live there forever.
The more I read the news, the more it annoys me. No one will question what you do behind close doors but why violate the sanctity of an open mosque inside mecca?
Millions of pilgrims go there every year, perform what takes them there and then return in one piece. The question is, why go to their holy site with another intention aside from worship?