That sounds great.  A whole new character and storyline is much more than I thought we would get.  I still haven't even beaten Niko's story.  I'll have to get back to it but there are so many great games out now I'm not sure I will.  GTA was great but I just found I wasn't having as much fun as I should have been having.  Having to drive back to a mission start everytime you failed one got boring real fast.  And the whole taking out your friends on dates was so stupid.  I'm sure I'll go back to it at some point before the DLC comes out but not until I beat Fable, Gears of War, and Fallout.

I understand where you're coming from ddiaz28.  But here are some things you may not know about.

• dating is just a way to get shit from chics.  So if you date them enough and you get your likeability above 75% (can be checked in the stats screen) than when you call them you'll get something.  The same is for the dudes.  Some will knock 3 stars off, get you discounts at clothing stores, etc.  So even though it's kinda boring, there's definitly a payoff.  I like to make it fun and take them out drinking and then try to drive them home.
• as for the back and forth.  After you fail a mission just hail a taxi and he'll take you right back to it.  And if you don't want to pay him then just before you arrive at your destination punch out the window and start spraying bullets into the public and he'll freak out and jet with out charging you.

I hope this brings some new energy to the game for you dude.  It did for me.  I also like using the helicopter to get around as well.  This new episode should cool.  I think there's a lot of potential for this game and they can keep releasing more episodes till and I'll keep playing them until GTAV comes out!