GTA Online Thread (Useful Links in OP)

[GT5Power]

Vespucci is one track where my Zentorno really shines. Its handling is perfect; I can stay on the throttle throughout the corners of Vespucci and still hit the best racing line. Randoms' average IQ is disgustingly low as well, which means they'll be miscalculating many turns. So as long as none of that stupid checkpoint bull:censored: happens or no one robs me of my position I can usually finish pretty high.

 

[Dan]

Lets fire up the hype train again. Apparently the qabeta and qabeta2 have recently been updated (branches of software they use for rolling out updates) see GTAF user ~SophisticatedAviator~

So, The Lost's clubhouse is inside a movie theater?

 

[STI9]

From Yan2295

You know that rumor of the Biker DLC coming out on the 20th? Well, it's most likely not happening on that date now (it's actually kinda unclear).



And before you **** on me (and Mach), there's a reason why I didn't want to talk directly about that date. It was not 100% sure (but hey, me and Mach still got the same info from a completely different source, so it's something). Now I don't know when it will be coming, and honestly playing with dates is so complicated and even dangerous, since Rockstar almost always change them because of issues and whatnot, and people love to give me **** and scream fake whenever something changes.



Is the Biker DLC still coming, is it even real? Yes, of course it is. But when ? No idea, we'll see.

 

[GT5Power]

At least there will be more Bonus Weeks.

 

[Dan]

At least there will be more Bonus Weeks.

New Adversary modes! Yay!

*Only five people play it*

 

[GT5Power]

New Adversary modes! Yay!

*Only five people play it*

I actually wouldn't have much of a problem if Adversary Modes had double rewards again this week. Sure, I don't like them, but even though most people don't either I managed to fill up a playlist lobby in my last desperate attempt to rank up. The RP rewards weren't that impressive, however $3k for a 45-second round of Running Back was pretty neat.

 

[Stavingo]

Cheers to the squad for helping me build up and sell the stock in my small warehouse, hope the VIP jobs in between the stock collecting paid well

 

[Dan]

Never got an extra million dollars. What a surprise!

 

[Leadfoot530]

From what I've seen from our favorite clickbait YouTuber, MrClickbaitFTW, it was only for members who recieved the message, so that pretty much gives a huge middle finger to anyone who was in need of extra cash.

Would have loved to get a Stirling GT again, but NoooOOOOOOOoooo...nothing for the guy four levels shy of 500.

 

[Jahgee]

To be fair, it is phrased to say "Reach level 135 by September 14th", no where does it imply others who were above it would get the bonus

 

[Dan]

From what I've seen from our favorite clickbait YouTuber, MrClickbaitFTW, it was only for members who recieved the message, so that pretty much gives a huge middle finger to anyone who was in need of extra cash.

Would have loved to get a Stirling GT again, but NoooOOOOOOOoooo...nothing for the guy four levels shy of 500.

I haven't looked on the GTAforums yet, but I assume the people who actually got the message and the million dollars are few and far between.

 

[STI9]

Seems like the hotly anticipated big event this week has discounts on Warstock (50% off), guns and Merryweather services. Dropzone and Parachute maps are Double cash and RP

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[SkyArkz23]

Seems like the hotly anticipated big event this week has discounts on Warstock (50% off), guns and Merryweather services. Dropzone and Parachute maps are Double cash and RP

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Hmm... If that's the case then I might finally invest in a Hydra. welp guess i better start selling some crates (still got a small warehouse though)

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

Is the normal Insurgent on Warstock? I need one for my second character.

 

[Dan]

Is the normal Insurgent on Warstock? I need one for my second character.

Yep, it's there. My second character needs it and the Armored Kuruma too.

 

[MMX]

Can you still take the Insurgent to the mod shop? I'd hate to buy one, and not be able to change it up a bit.

 

[Dan]

Can you still take the Insurgent to the mod shop? I'd hate to buy one, and not be able to change it up a bit.

Yes you can. It's a beast left stock, but a monster fully upgraded.

 

[Yauma9]

Remember when double GTA$ and Shark Card offers were a thing only once every three-four months (or more)?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

 

[Dan]

Wait a second -- If I've unlocked the heist vehicles on my main character, I don't need to play the heists on my second?

 

[AudiMan2011]

Wait a second -- If I've unlocked the heist vehicles on my main character, I don't need to play the heists on my second?

You'll still need to unlock them again on your second character. I have to do that with mine.

Pain in the ass I know.

 

[Sage Ages]

Honestly, (at least from my experience of stealing them from other players) I'm not too fond of the Insurgent.

 

[Dan]

You'll still need to unlock them again on your second character. I have to do that with mine.

Pain in the ass I know.

Unlike level-locked vehicles (Buzzard, Rhino, Dubsta 6x6, etc), there is an option to purchase it right now, but I didn't click purchase. Hopefully I can get a group together for some quick heists.

 

[Anathema]

Ooh, goody. Was saving for the Buzzard, now I'll have more cash for stupid things.

 

[MMX]

Even though I haven't done the heist to unlock most of those vehicles, I was able to buy the Insurgent, and said screw it, and bought the Hydra too, just because. Started to buy a Savage, but I've flown one before, and was not that impressed. It's hard to beat the Buzzard, I can toss it around , and put it pretty much anywhere I want.

 

[Dan]

Even though I haven't done the heist to unlock most of those vehicles, I was able to buy the Insurgent, and said screw it, and bought the Hydra too, just because. Started to buy a Savage, but I've flown one before, and was not that impressed. It's hard to beat the Buzzard, I can toss it around , and put it pretty much anywhere I want.

I agree. The Savage is a little underwhelming. The only positive things about it are the laser cannon () and the unlimited rockets. Even though I consider myself to be a skilled pilot, I find the Savage difficult to use. It's just too slow, too big of a target, and too weak. A few shots from a Heavy Sniper will critically damage your chopper, and it doesn't fare any better against enemy rockets.

I will say that flying it makes you feel like a badass, but that isn't effective in combat. The Buzzard is a much better helicopter, despite having conventional bullets and even less protection than the Savage.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

The Savage is utterly pointless in GTA races. Most of the time someone uses it there, the person Savaging is the person that dies the most. Though I will admit that my inner douchebag kicks in during heli GTA races and it's always funny as hell to listen to a guy trash talking about how they're going to merk everyone in a savage but then cries because someone spawntraps the hell out of them with a Buzzard (granted, spawtrapping is stupid easy in heli GTA races, but still).

EDIT: Fixed sentence by making something that didn't make sense make sense. I didn't even notice the fail until I read it after my post was quoted.

 

[SkyArkz23]

The Savage is utterly pointless in GTA races. Most of the time someone uses it there, the person Savaging is the person that dies the most. Though I will admit that my inner douchebag kicks in during heli GTA races and it's always funny as hell to listen to a guy trash talking about how they're going to merk everyone in a savage cries because someone spawntraps the hell out of them with a Buzzard (granted, spawtrapping is stupid easy in heli GTA races, but still).

I was in a lobby with someone like that. had to cut my mic cause i was laughing too much

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Hey anyone up for Helping me do some heists and CEO work? I'm hoping on around 11EST on ps4 and probably noon tomorrow.

Also @Jahgee, I managed to beat the 2:08 time you set on your latest course...with the akuma (you didn't state what class). I'll be attacking the track again tomorrow with my Tyrus to see if i can beat it.

Teaser video (haven't gotten around to editing the actual lap replay):

 

[Eva]

I have my own crew attempting Criminal Mastermind.

 

[GT5Power]

Hmm... If that's the case then I might finally invest in a Hydra.

Exactly my thoughts. Screw large warehouses, this is a golden opportunity right here. The Derriere Lingerie Backlot is still amazing.

 

[Leadfoot530]

I'm sure most people know by now that the RE-7B has a glitch with stock tires and the custom wing that makes it go insanely fast. In a nutshell, the cars suspension is causing the car to curb boost itself to gain higher speeds. The car is also highly unstable and prone to oversteer when setup like this.

A few friends and I were commenting on it the other day, so today I finally threw a set of offroad tires on it to see how it preformed.

Firstly, the car is much easier to drive; no sense of spinning whatsoever. The grip levels are amazing. If anyone's driven the Red Bull X2010 series of cars on Gran Turismo, the 7B felt comparable to those, but not nearly as fast. I took the car around Cutting Coroners GP a few times, and I was running around the 1:01 mark on average. You really have to push the car to get it to slide, but you need to be taking a very sharp ninety degree corner to get it to snap loose.

The major drawback of having the offroad tires on, is that the top speed is nowhere near what the car normally does with the first setup that I mentioned. With that configuration, the speedometer showed 130, even 140 plus in zome places. With the stock tires removed, you'd be hard pressed to hit 120 on a flat road. I know the speedometers aren't accurate in game; I'm just usk g them for a sense of scale. Curb boosting still occures, but it's not nearly as strong.

If you know you're going to be racing on a tight, twisty track with few long straights, go for the offroad tires. If you're in the Rockstar created stunt races, I'd say you'd have a better chance with the stock tires.