This deserves its own thread.

http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/51487/gta-online-details-game-day-access-info-and-more.html

Quote :

"With just hours remaining until the initial launch of Grand Theft Auto Online, here’s some more information to share to help get everyone ready for tomorrow. You can also look forward to plenty of GTA Online game tips and other community support features to roll out at the Rockstar Games Social Club website tomorrow as well – expect tutorial tips to be updated regularly as new content is added to GTA Online. Access to GTA Online Access to Grand Theft Auto Online is free with your copy of Grand Theft Auto V. On October 1st there will be a small downloadable Title Update released on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE. Upon installation of that Title Update, direct access to begin GTA Online will be unlocked in your GTAV game menu. You will be able to jump right into GTA Online via the 4th (bottom) slot in your GTAV character wheel. We’ve received many questions asking for a specific confirmation of what exact time GTA Online will be available but of course this is contingent on both Title Updates becoming available on each console’s network. As a general timeframe, we do expect the Title Update to become available on PSN and Xbox LIVE starting around 7AM ET tomorrow morning, and your best bet is to stay tuned throughout the day here at the Rockstar Newswire and by following us on Twitter and Facebook where we will be keeping everyone updated. When does GTA Online Take Place? Some people who’ve been playing through Grand Theft Auto V’s Story Mode have been inquiring how the narrative of GTA Online correlates or crosses over. Grand Theft Auto Online is set a few months prior to the events of Grand Theft Auto V’s single player story. Home and Garage Security There’s plenty of havoc and treachery you can cause out in the open world of course, but in order to prevent some really annoying “griefing”, we’ve designed house party invitations specifically to be a friendly social affair where players can visit each other’s pads without fear of having them ruined or losing their hard-earned vehicles in the process. If someone invites you into their property, then it is considered a friendly visit and you will not be able to shoot up their place or steal their cars from their garage. By the way, in any given lobby, if you and another player own the same piece of property, you will each be able to enter your own personal instance of that property at any given time. You will also be able to enter each other’s instance of that property if you exchange and accept an invite. This way, multiple instances of ownership of the same property within a lobby can co-exist. GTA$ and Fair Play To allay some concerns we’ve heard on this subject, we can assure you that the game is designed such that the option of purchasable GTA$ should not disrupt the playing field – and there are a few mechanics in place to help ensure that. All players still have to rank up with Reputation Points (RP) in order to get access to purchase high-end items. No one can begin GTA Online and simply spend a lot of money out of the gate to get a leg up. You will have to earn your stripes and play to unlock access to the aspirational clothes, guns and other items. Please also remember that in GTA Online, hustling to afford the finer things by earning GTA$ doing robberies, stick-ups, winning races and other profitable activities is a fun gameplay experience rather than ever being a ‘grind’. As we mentioned on Wednesday, we will constantly tweak all areas of the game to make it play fairer and iron out any balancing problems (while fixing all the other problems we encounter!), but we really need your help in figuring out what those issues are. So please work with us on that! An Ever-Growing Collection of Jobs Grand Theft Auto Online is a long-term GTA experience that you can expect to be built-upon, to grow and to evolve in many ways in the coming weeks, months and beyond. As part of that, there will be a massive amount of Jobs available to play over time as we will be regularly adding new ones for you to enjoy. Additionally, you will soon be helping to add content to the game world yourselves, by creating custom Race and Deathmatch Jobs through the Content Creator tool which we plan to release this fall. Grand Theft Auto Online is a collaborative project between Rockstar and all GTA players worldwide, so expect that we’ll effectively be working on it together from day one. As a very small example, the Crew Hierarchies feature that was introduced a few weeks back on Social Club was a direct result of popular fan feedback from last year – and we’ll be looking at the GTA Online community’s feedback, input and ideas constantly to help inform how the game itself will grow and evolve. As mentioned last week, we’ll be looking closely at your feedback emails sent to GTAOnline@rockstargames.com and in the GTA Online Suggestion Box board at the forthcoming Social Club Forums. We’re very much looking forward to welcoming you as active participants in the world of GTA Online starting tomorrow. The Character Creation System The hereditary-based character creation system of Grand Theft Auto Online allows for a multitude of options to create your avatar that will then inhabit the online world of Los Santos & Blaine County. Choose your gender then decide on your mother and father. From there, you can choose to give one parent genetic dominance or leave them more evenly matched. The choice is yours. Next, you adjust a set of lifestyle variables which help determine your character’s appearance and starting stats. Decide how much sleep he/she gets, how much partying they indulge in, how much honest work versus illegal activity, and more. Essentially, you can adjust the genetics to wind up with a fresh faced lad or lass or a grizzled, haggard degenerate or anywhere in between! You’ll also be able to preview your end result in real time all throughout to ensure you’re satisfied before putting your character on a direct flight to LS. Of course, once you’re out and about in the open world, you can further customize your character with haircuts, clothing and accessories to suit your tastes. Exclusive Social Club Features In Grand Theft Auto Online, Social Club members get access to weaponry and vehicular unlocks, a whole new suite of Crew features to represent and coordinate with your squad, and special tools to get the most out of Rockstar Jobs and user-created Jobs when the Content Creator tool launches this fall. Check out the updated http://www.rockstargames.com/V/socialclub for an overview of GTA Online Social Club features including new Crew customization possibilities like Crew colors and Emblem vehicle decals, Crew messaging options, and Open or Closed Crew Sessions. Plus unlocks like the Sawed-Off Shotgun, the Annis Elegy RH8 and the John Marston Parent option to do the Marston family proud in the modern day West. Also stay tuned for info later in October about the very first GTA Online Social Club Events which will have special Event Playlists curated by Rockstar, reserved in-game license plate awards for top players, and more. So, if you haven’t joined, we recommend doing so! Expect that we’ll be keeping you up to date here at the Newswire tomorrow as the Title Updates become available on PSN and Xbox LIVE. We’re very much looking forward to seeing you and your Crews hit the wide open world of Los Santos and Blaine County in GTA Online tomorrow."

10/1/2013 12:16:10 AM

7am eat is when it opens up

10/1/2013 12:22:17 AM

So is this going to be basically GTA: MMO?

10/1/2013 12:54:20 AM

Not MMO. Still limited to 16 players at a time, and the world isn't persistent.

10/1/2013 1:47:41 AM

just finished the main storyline

now I gotta shell out the cash for xbox live I guess

10/1/2013 2:07:42 AM

Yeah, fuck Microsoft. I can't believe people actually pay money to play online and they STILL can't get enough servers to meet demand. I've been staring a loading screens all day. This is bullshit.

10/1/2013 2:23:43 PM

Read some people online claiming downloading GTA Online before they finished their single-player messed up their single-player game(some said they lost ammo, some lost all their money, and some skipped ahead a few missions and missed parts of the story).

Anyone experience anything like that? Was going to download when I got home but now considering waiting until I finish single-player.

10/1/2013 2:26:23 PM

Who's going to start the TWW crew?

10/1/2013 3:36:18 PM

how has this not been taken care of yet?
i'll be on 6ish.

10/1/2013 3:47:59 PM

I'm guessing I'm the only one on PSN right?

10/1/2013 3:53:54 PM

^I'm on PSN, but I'm making sure that it won't screw up my single player before I jump into Online.

10/1/2013 3:59:36 PM

Who is going to post the spoilers in this one?

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

10/1/2013 4:31:50 PM

I'm on PSN. Username is TheWiseTeen

10/1/2013 4:57:23 PM

I ain't saying that there is really anything wrong with this thread, but this topic definately doesn't warrant it's own special thread.

10/1/2013 5:03:37 PM

I'll allow it

10/1/2013 5:09:13 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

"I'll allow it."

10/1/2013 5:15:54 PM

I'll be on here later. Mounting is hackneyed. We need a new battle cry. Suggestions?

10/1/2013 5:39:34 PM

I can't create that social club account shit

website wont work....GTA online wont connect ... OUR PETS HEADS ARE FALLIN OFF!

10/1/2013 5:45:11 PM

This is pretty fun, got to level 6, made about 25k.

AndyMac55 on Xbox

10/1/2013 9:34:37 PM

Quote :

"but this topic definately doesn't warrant it's own special thread."

I can see why you'd think that. I also can see that you think definitely is spelled with an a, so I'm seeing a pattern here.

10/1/2013 9:53:24 PM

^ wouldve been a sicker burn if you also corrected it's

ps3 online still not working for me

10/1/2013 10:49:30 PM

Rockstar apologizes.....

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/01/gta-online-launch-issues-rockstar-speaks

I don't think I've ever seen as many bugs as this game had online. It was terrible. One of my buddies couldn't get through the opening screen mission. I won't be visiting online world for a while. Rockstar has some serious work to do.

10/2/2013 1:19:45 AM

the game is coming out for PC probably the same time it comes out for ps4/xbone in november. interested to see if it's actually mmo or just more red dead

10/2/2013 8:32:33 AM

Waited in the first lobby for 10 minutes, backed out, went back in, never had anymore issues(this was like 8:30 last night).

The game started out kinda rough with everyone basically just murdering each other for the first few minutes. Then everyone fanned out and you were able to actually roll around and do your own thing.

You really need to have some friends or a crew playing together to accomplish much. I went on a tear of hitting stores and made like $15,000 or so, but did learn that you really need to swap cars along the way, haha.

Do think they could get rid of the whole Lamar race thing, seems to be their big issue with letting people start.

10/2/2013 9:44:22 AM

Hopefully those Fleeca banks scattered around the map will be available to rob soon

[Edited on October 2, 2013 at 10:22 AM. Reason : Those ones you can go into but there is nothing to do inside]

10/2/2013 10:22:12 AM

was pretty much all good once i got past the tutorial... i got lucky i suppose because it loaded on the first try. rolled with fenix and matt's brother for a while last night doing missions and other shenanigans. there's one meth RV mission that gives you $5k each and we voted to replay it several times, easy way to make bank... also if you replay a mission, it starts you out very close to the first goal/target instead of making you drive across the world. once you get to (level 7?) you can steal and sell cars at custom shops for decent bank... the BMW-looking sedan will get you about $8k, but you can only sell one car at a time every so often.

[Edited on October 2, 2013 at 10:44 AM. Reason : custom shops, not garages]

10/2/2013 10:43:16 AM

^Saw someone post on another board about saying once you buy an up-scale apt that you're then allowed to do heists. Not sure if that is legit or not. Guessing banks won't be open until you can run heist missions.

10/2/2013 10:43:54 AM

Saw a place I wanted to save up for, 200k with a 10 car garage somewhere near Vespucci beach, but I'm sure I won't be able to find it when I get that money

10/2/2013 11:23:32 AM

Uh, so what the hell is the point of this?

I get dropped onto a map with no missions or anything to do, and the only audio you can hear is other people bitching and complaining. What the hell is the point, do you just run around and kill each other? This is worse than story mode, at lest with story mode I can hear the radio and my car.

10/2/2013 6:52:00 PM

So I just realized you lose more money from failing most missions than you do from winning them. I was wondering where all my money was going, then I started a mission with 35k in the bank, failed it, and had a little over 32k in the bank when I got back to free play.

I think I'm done with GTA online for now. It was kinda fun, but with the hospital bills it doesn't seem like I'm getting anywhere.

When they take the stock market online maybe I'll try it again, and dump all my money into stocks so I can trick the game into thinking I only have a few hundred bucks so my hospital bills will be cheap. Or maybe Rockstar will realize that people don't want to lose thousands of dollars every they want to play a deathmatch.

[Edited on October 2, 2013 at 10:28 PM. Reason : ]

10/2/2013 10:15:26 PM

it'll be pretty FUCKING awesome when it finally lets me do the retarded tutorial so I can actually play online

piece of shit

10/2/2013 10:43:25 PM

I'm playing online but didn't do a tutorial, is that why I don't have any missions?

also, how do you turn down chat volume?

10/2/2013 11:39:47 PM

Oh my god, the fucking fighter jets vs dirt bikes mission is the most fun shit ever. We got a group of 6 of us doing 3v3 tonight for like 3 hours straight. Ended up making a little over 30k a piece too just from the payouts from winning every other race (The bikes almost always win)

10/3/2013 5:21:45 AM

fair warning, i lost about 3 levels in ranking and around 10k overnight for no reason. got more cash last night and bought a $25k garage, put my personal car in... came back from eating supper, joined a friend's session and my garage and money were both gone to the ether. i wouldn't invest too much time until they get a patch out.

10/3/2013 8:21:16 AM

If you go to game utility data or something like that from the ps3 home screen and delete the main game install and then launch the game it makes online work a lot better. It will automatically reinstall when you launch the game again. I read it on rockstar support and it's worked for me ever since. It also doesn't affect any of your saves. I went from not being able to do the stupid tutorial race to a non buggy experience. It also fixed the bawsaq exchange in the main game for me.

[Edited on October 3, 2013 at 11:36 AM. Reason : Explanation]

10/3/2013 11:34:40 AM

^Any idea if that works for xbox or not?

[Edited on October 3, 2013 at 2:53 PM. Reason : eh, nevermind, BAWSAQ just started working for me again. I'm good.]

10/3/2013 2:50:33 PM

Still a no go for me on PS3.

Here's to hoping:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/10/03/gta-5-online-fix-come-tomorrow/

10/3/2013 8:05:38 PM

On ps3 I completed the tutorial but nobody else in my session

10/3/2013 9:50:43 PM

i had to restart it 4 or 5 times

10/3/2013 10:19:52 PM

So annoyed at how hard it is to earn money in this. I got up to 85k earlier today when I was playing "by myself" but once all my friends got home/woke up/got the kids in bed and started playing, we ended up dicking around so much I got down to 40k in a couple of hours just from how many times I died. I think a 2k penalty every time you die is a bit excessive.

10/4/2013 6:20:35 AM

Reincarnation is an expensive operation

10/4/2013 8:47:17 AM

^^ maybe the people with are in the same boat I am in, no missions show up so all you can do is kill other people

10/4/2013 10:04:42 AM

this link might be handy

http://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/1nnsu5/not_so_well_known_tips_and_tricks_ive_found_in/

10/4/2013 1:15:35 PM

I tried all of the above and I could never get it to work so I said fuck it for now

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

10/4/2013 2:02:53 PM

Mister dweedle...is that you?

10/4/2013 3:22:37 PM

Looks like medical bills coming from your bank account is a bug.

http://support.rockstargames.com/hc/communities/public/questions/200216027-Petition-to-change-medical-bills-ruins-the-game-

You should only lose money you have as cash.

10/4/2013 6:56:31 PM

lol, I think the black flame pubes are a nice touch

10/4/2013 8:29:25 PM

this isn't some damn game. the american people don't want their gtav online shutdown.

10/4/2013 9:03:25 PM

Filled my 10 car garage. I don't know how to enlarge the Social Club pics.



Here's my main ride

10/6/2013 12:13:04 AM

I was playing online and just driving around in my new corvette, looking for a nice car to steal and sell, when a dude in a helicopter (the fast one) randomly starts chasing me and trying to land on me. At first I was annoyed but after a few moments it became extremely fun. That dude was a pro at flying a helicopter and I was in the zone driving out of my mind. Lasted a good 10 minutes before he hit a light pole and exploded, but even if he had killed me it would have still been great.

Worse was the dude who apparently was camping outside of my garage and killed me, then blew up my car. I killed him once I respawned but due to the insurance claim of 1750 he cost me more than I cost him.

10/7/2013 12:16:04 AM