Wanted level escalation only matters if it changes normal play, not just one scripted mission.
It starts by admitting what we do not know yet, then looking at the details that would be hard to fake in the final game: how systems interact, how the world reacts, and whether moment-to-moment play gives players something to do rather than something to argue about.
The strongest GTA systems are the ones players notice by accident: an NPC reacting differently, a police chase taking a new turn, a damaged car changing the escape, or a small choice creating a story nobody planned.
Русский вывод: В геймплее важны системы, которые работают не только в миссиях. Если мир реагирует на действия игрока сам по себе, GTA VI будет ощущаться намного живее.
So I would put the question this way: Which group of players would care about wanted level escalation the most? What older GTA expectation should GTA VI challenge? What world detail would prove this matters?
It starts by admitting what we do not know yet, then looking at the details that would be hard to fake in the final game: how systems interact, how the world reacts, and whether moment-to-moment play gives players something to do rather than something to argue about.
The strongest GTA systems are the ones players notice by accident: an NPC reacting differently, a police chase taking a new turn, a damaged car changing the escape, or a small choice creating a story nobody planned.
Русский вывод: В геймплее важны системы, которые работают не только в миссиях. Если мир реагирует на действия игрока сам по себе, GTA VI будет ощущаться намного живее.
So I would put the question this way: Which group of players would care about wanted level escalation the most? What older GTA expectation should GTA VI challenge? What world detail would prove this matters?