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'''Grand Theft Auto Online''' is an online multiplayer [[action-adventure]] video game developed by [[Rockstar North]] and published by [[Rockstar Games]]. It was released on 1 October 2013 for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]], and on 18 November 2014 for the [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]], and on 14 April 2015 for [[Microsoft Windows]]. The game is the online multiplayer mode for [[Grand Theft Auto V]], and it takes place in the same fictional state of [[San Andreas]], featuring the same open world map as its predecessor. It allows up to 30 players to roam the open-world environment, engaging in various activities and missions. |
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'''Grand Theft Auto Online''' is the online multiplayer component of ''[[Grand_Theft_Auto_V]]''. It was developed by Rockstar North and published by [[Rockstar Games]]. It uses the same fictional state of San Andreas and lets players create characters, earn money, buy property, collect vehicles, run criminal businesses, and play missions with or against other players. |
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== Background and Development == |
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Grand Theft Auto Online was developed by Rockstar North, a British video game development company based in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]. The development of the game took several years and involved a large team of developers, designers, and artists. The game was initially released as a free add-on for Grand Theft Auto V, but later became a standalone title. |
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Rockstar describes the current version as an online universe for up to 30 players. The game has continued beyond the original PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 release through later console and PC versions. |
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== Gameplay == |
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In Grand Theft Auto Online, players create and customise their own characters and then roam around the game world, either on foot or in various vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, planes, and boats. The game features a variety of different types of missions and activities, including racing, heists, and player-versus-player combat. Players can also participate in various business ventures, such as owning and operating a nightclub or casino, and can purchase and customise a variety of different types of properties, such as apartments, garages, and businesses. |
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== Structure == |
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Players create an online character and enter Los Santos and Blaine County as a shared world. From there, the game offers free roam, races, deathmatches, contact missions, heists, businesses, survival modes, adversary modes, community jobs, and seasonal events. |
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== Recent Updates == |
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Grand Theft Auto Online receives regular updates from Rockstar Games, adding new missions, activities, vehicles, and other content to the game. These updates are usually released in the form of "DLC" (downloadable content), and are typically accompanied by a patch that fixes bugs and improves the game's performance. |
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Progress is built around money, reputation, properties, vehicles, weapons, clothing, and access to activities. Later updates added more elaborate progression systems through apartments, offices, bunkers, nightclubs, arcades, agencies, auto shops, hangars, salvage yards, and other businesses. |
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== Griefers and Oppressor Mk II == |
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Grand Theft Auto Online is known for its unique challenges and difficulties. The game features [[Griefer|griefers]], who are players that intentionally disrupt the gameplay experience of others. A notable vehicle used by griefers is the [[Oppressor Mk II]], a powerful hoverbike equipped with machine guns and rockets. These griefers often engage in player-versus-player combat or use their vehicles to target and destroy other players' property, causing frustration and anger among the affected players. |
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== Heists and Businesses == |
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Heists became one of the mode's defining features. They usually involve preparation work followed by a larger multi-stage mission. Some heists require several players, while later content allowed more solo-friendly approaches. |
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== Reception and Popularity == |
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Grand Theft Auto Online has been generally well-received by both critics and players, who have praised its open-world environment, variety of activities, and strong emphasis on player customization. However, the game has also been criticized for its reliance on microtransactions, which allow players to purchase in-game currency with real money. |
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Business updates expanded the game from short jobs into longer economic loops. Players can buy businesses, source goods, sell stock, manage property, and use vehicles or support staff. This gives the game a grind-heavy structure that some players enjoy and others find repetitive. |
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Grand Theft Auto Online has become one of the most popular and successful online multiplayer games of all time, with millions of players worldwide. It has also become a major source of revenue for Rockstar Games, who continue to support the game with regular updates and new content. |
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== Updates == |
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''Grand Theft Auto Online'' is maintained through Rockstar updates, weekly events, bonus payouts, discounts, new vehicles, limited-time modes, and larger content releases. The Newswire is Rockstar's main channel for update announcements. |
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== FiveM == |
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FiveM is a modification for Grand Theft Auto V that allows players to play in customised, modded servers. It is known for its role-playing servers, where players can take on different roles, such as police officers, firefighters, and criminals, and engage in various role-playing scenarios. FiveM has become a popular alternative to the official Grand Theft Auto Online servers, and has a large and active community of players. |
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Because it is a live online game, balance and economy changes matter. A vehicle, weapon, payout, or business can shape how public sessions feel. The Oppressor Mk II hoverbike became a well-known example because its weapons and mobility made it powerful in public lobbies before later balance changes. |
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== Conclusion == |
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Grand Theft Auto Online is a highly successful online multiplayer game that allows players to explore an open-world environment and engage in a wide variety of activities and missions. It has been praised for its depth and replayability, but has also been criticized for its reliance on microtransactions. Despite this, the game continues to be popular with players and remains a major source of revenue for Rockstar Games. |
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== Monetisation == |
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The game sells Shark Cards, which provide in-game GTA dollars. Later versions also introduced GTA+, a paid membership for supported platforms that offers rotating bonuses and benefits. |
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This monetisation has been criticised by some players because new vehicles and properties can be expensive in game currency. Others see the online mode as unusually long-supported for a game that began in 2013. |
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== Roleplay and Community Servers == |
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Third-party roleplay became a major part of the wider ''Grand Theft Auto V'' ecosystem. FiveM allows community servers with custom scripts, jobs, economies, police systems, and roleplay rules. In August 2023, Rockstar announced that Cfx.re, the team behind FiveM and RedM, had joined Rockstar Games. |
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FiveM is not the same thing as the official ''Grand Theft Auto Online'' mode, but it uses the same broader game ecosystem and has influenced how many players think about Los Santos as a roleplay setting. |
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== See Also == |
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* [[Grand_Theft_Auto_V]] |
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* [[Rockstar_Games]] |
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* [[Take-Two_Interactive]] |
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== References == |
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* [https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-online Rockstar Games: Grand Theft Auto Online] |
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* [https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire Rockstar Games: Newswire] |
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* [https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-plus Rockstar Games: GTA+] |
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* [https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/8971o8789584a4/roleplay-community-update Rockstar Games: Roleplay Community Update] |
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* [https://cfx.re/ Cfx.re: FiveM and RedM] |
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