Grand Theft Auto Online

[Handleit_44]

Online patch/update out tomorrow (hopefully).

[Krebs]

source?

[Price]

[Krebs]

well looks like im giving up til its done

R* you ruined my day.

[padman59]

I tried for half an hour to connect, and it kept timing out. I'll try later tonight, I guess.

[Houston]

One of the worst launches in history.

[Swarley]

One of the worst launches in history.

But completely expected.

[BiggaAdams]

I got on somehow! Where the crew at?

[Krebs]

for those of you trying to get in still, if you get to this point... you will get in, just wait it out. (30 minutes)
if you see anything besides this, dashboard out, create a new character, start over. when i did it i chose solo mode. dont know if that works or not

[padman59]

I finally got in. Luckily nothing bad happened, and I was able to get through all of the tutorial stuff (I think). I tried to join Deathmatch with some FOOT guys, but by the time I got through the loading screens, the game wanted me to spectate. Hopefully that patch comes out tomorrow, and we can organize some stuff.

[JayDizzle]

Alright...

We need $88,000 for the new clubhouse (either individually or pooled, depending on how the job pays out...).

Those of us who can play through the weekend, go for it to get the $88,000 Rockford property so we can make headway towards bigger scores.

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As for tonight's escapades:

AWESOME fun with Donny, Knubb, Hitman, Krebs, OOBL and more when we could stay in the same server room.

We can almost fill a full server room now and that's GREAT news for the future.

[Krebs]

http://www.reddit.com/r/GTA/comments/1nnm52/not_so_well_known_tips_and_tricks_ive_found_in/

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Wrote this up last night while grinding Violent Duct, hope you enjoy it!

• Since so many people are asking to get past the intro, the trick is luck really. I finally got in a match after resetting my console like 7 times.

General Pro Tips:

• Dying costs 5% of your bank (maxing at 5k) so try to avoid getting in fights with random players. This includes dying in any jobs. Not sure about death match, need confirmation.
• Passive mode is not invincibility. You're still vulnerable to being shot from a car and being run over.
• When robbing a store, you can kill the store keeper and take the money out of the register but you will make less.
• Typically the farther the store from Los Santos, the more it pays out. That's where most of the bigger stores are.
• You can sell cars to any auto-shop once every in-game day (around 48 minutes) which usually goes for 4-9k.
• Luxery Sedans and high end SUVs are the highest paying car when selling cars to the auto-shop.
• You can withdraw/deposit cash safely from your phone.
• All your progress online before the brown sync icon appears will be lost on turning off your console, selectingLeave GTA Online will save your progress.
• The Radio Mirror Park radio station is the best station.
• You can also shut down your console if you lost a great sum of money and haven't synced yet to restore your previous save.
• When you find a good farming mission, repeat as much as possible. Most good farming missions you cannot choose to join and usually end up joining by random.
• You run faster with no weapons out I think?
• Gerald's missions seem to pay the highest. Would like to know if anyone has found any higher paying missions.
• I found a crowbar on the death-match mission on the boat and got to keep it afterwards. It's awesome.
• If you're not finding good matches on Quick Job try swapping sessions by pressing Find New Session.
• Buying Armor before a session is usually worth it. It's cheaper then the 2k death penalty.
• Blue moving objective points that aren't auto GPS tracked will appear under Quick GPS.
• If a player in your passenger sets a GPS route on the map, it will also appear on your map.
• Simeon's missions are time consuming and not worth the payout compared to Gerald's missions.
• Use Find New Session to quickly warp back to your garage/apartment.
• If you get a phone call from an AI, your characters lips will move, it's pretty funny.
• When buying an apartment/garage, you will sell your already owned property and get about half the value back to contribute to the purchase.
• Only the host needs to be the required level to start a mission. Anyone can play with anyone regardless of level requirements.
• Press RT to vote for replay mission after everyone has liked even if the option is not shown.
• Mashing jump up hills is faster then running.
• Sports/Super cars must be bought through the ultimate motors website to keep in your garage, sell or modify.
• Don't quit golf/tennis/shooting range etc. because you are losing. You still get rp (experience) for losing and for being a good sport you will get monetary rewards. Plus you still get points towards your skills. Races can be done solo. They can give 500-1000 rp each time alone which can be a great experience booster. Keep in mind though that it costs 100 each time.
• Players drop 100 every time they die, in addition to any funds they are carrying.
• You have to start a solo/private game from the pause menu.
• Blowing up other players owned vehicles deems you a bad sport, so be careful on your drive-by stick-bomb sprees.
• On the other hand, shooting the all the tires out of a players personal vehicle is totally okay.
• Heritage can influence character height in Character Creation.
• How you set your time spent in character creation can affect how you look, though apparently some of these can be removed when you get an apartment.
• Stores can be re-robbed immediately if you swap sessions.
• Driving a car into an auto-shop gets rid of your wanted level, if you're not currently spotted by the police.
• Your garage/apartment is also a easy way to hide from police if you enter when you're not spotted.
• Cops will sometimes chase you if the car you are driving is stolen.
• All clothing stores have the same options for different items.
• To unlock car upgrades you need to run races with that class of car and level up.
• Holding back allows you to split up money that you get from robberies.
• Wearing a mask while wanted and then removing it drops your wanted level by 1 star, more depending on the mask.
• In races, holding Y/Triangle to spawn back to the last checkpoint also repairs your car.
• Pressing down the the d-pad enlarges the mini-map to give a good view of nearby players.
• Putting a car in your garage makes it your personal vehicle, repairs it, and gives it a free tracker.
• Singing while in the shower in your apartment gives you RP. Leave music playing into your mic overnight to exploit this.
• It seems rolling (X while zooming-in) will cause the AI to always miss you, need confirmation.

Good Money Farming Missions:
[Violent Duct ~ 2-3 Minutes ~ 9k Payout ~ Gerald Mission]

• Fastest money making method right now.
• Run on easy for the fastest run.
• Don't immediately gun at the start, instead sneak in from the left entrance and you can do a sweep in like 20 seconds.
• Recommended 3-4 person party. Host must be level 15+.
• Remember to quick Restart (RT after everyone has liked). Continue after 3-4 rounds so everyone can restock on ammo.
• Nice, now keep yo mouth shut about me, ya hear.

[Meth'd up ~ 3-4 Minutes ~ 5k Payout ~ Gerald Mission]

• Recommended 3-4 person party. Host must be level 7+.
• Drive/run straight to the RV and drive straight to the drop off. Driving off road to the objective will make your life a lot easier by avoiding most of the enemies.

[A Titan of a Job ~ 6-9 Minutes ~ 10k Payout ~ Trevor Mission]

• Recommended 4-6 person party. Host must be level 24+.
• Run on easy for the fastest run.
• Have your team attack the hanger from both sides as you make your wait in, move the truck that's in-front of the aircraft and take off. Enjoy your smooth flight back and don't crash.

[Down the Drain ~ 1-2 Minutes ~ 3-3.5k Payout ~ Race]

• Can easily be ran solo.

[American Cycle ~ 1-2 Minutes ~ 6k Payout ~ Race]

• Good way to train your stamina stat too.
• Need more info on this?

Anyone else interested in making a advance tips page on the GTA subreddit wiki? Or even a in-depth guides of certain in-game mechanics?
Edit: Wow stickied, awesome!

[padman59]

My goal for tomorrow (today?) is to find out if I can steal one of the jets from the military base.

[mgoblue2290]

I deleted my first character, made another one and then somehow bypassed the tutorial and was put right into the game.

[TeflonDonny]

Last night was too much fun. I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard.