malikhis: Player centrism is never a good thing, I think that it isn't on a loop, it just automatically detects the player and then tries instructing vehicles to stop for a short while. Like how the lights turn green when V approaches. Actually took me quite a white to notice the light thing (people on the forums keep mentioning it) because normally in these games I don't pay attention to lights, only traffic.
While the OCD lore loving part of me likes that characters only have a conversation when the player approaches them, I can see how it would make the atmosphere feel more lively if all characters in the bar were having their conversation scripts running without player involvement.
Yeah, that makes sense. I just wish the voice would be more subtle. I have had a couple of times when I'm trying to listen to a conversation while the street ai keeps repeating the line.
