GTA Online Thread (Useful Links in OP)

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While I do not like shark cards for GTAV, for some people, mainly people with families or jobs, it's the only way to have fun at the game without grinding for hours on end just to get a few million dollars for something. I know a couple people have gotten GTAV recently and one of you I know said something about buying a shark card. Well if you're going to buy a shark card, get it now because there's apparently some sort of deal going on.

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This has been up for a couple days but I haven't seen anybody post it here so I'm going to assume not many people know about it. I can't find anything about it online which is weird but it's on the GTA loading screen.
 
Found this on GTAForums
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There was an email from R* about this but I didn't receive one yet.

*Prices*
Bullshark 9.99
Great White 19.99
Whale Shark 49.99
Megalodon 99.99
 
If only the prices after the discounts were the original ones.

It still wouldn't really be worth it - sure, you'd get $12 million for getting a Megalodon card, but all that money would burn away faster than you might think and you'll have pretty much wasted $100.

If you really want money, get your friends together and try to complete the Criminal Mastermind challenge - you'll probably have more than $12 million by the end of it when you factor in the other challenges and heist rewards in the first place, you won't have to spend a penny (alright fine this is a lie, you'll need ammo and setup costs, but still), and it's also an excuse to play the game with some buddies.
 
It still wouldn't really be worth it - sure, you'd get $12 million for getting a Megalodon card, but all that money would burn away faster than you might think and you'll have pretty much wasted $100.

If you really want money, get your friends together and try to complete the Criminal Mastermind challenge - you'll probably have more than $12 million by the end of it when you factor in the other challenges and heist rewards in the first place, you won't have to spend a penny (alright fine this is a lie, you'll need ammo and setup costs, but still), and it's also an excuse to play the game with some buddies.
I can second that. Having done it, it was the most grueling and enduring thing I've ever done in GTA, but it was also rewarding to be able to say that I actually did it. It was still one of the most stressful weeks I've had in my life (one heist a day), but it was one of the most satisfying experiences to complete. I also felt better knowing that if I could trust my friends to complete the challenge with me, I could trust them to be there when I needed them in crisis situations.
 
I'm going online soon to play my daily objectives. Tag me here, or message me on PSN if you need a second player to complete your objectives. I'll let you know if I need any help with mine.
 
For anyone who has the "bribe the cops and cause havoc" objective, you can easily steal a jet and get the job done almost instantly without any costs for ammo.
 
If you're going to go to Fort Zancudo to do that Daily Objective you don't even need to steal a jet. Yesterday just killing one soldier got it done for me.
 
If you're going to go to Fort Zancudo to do that Daily Objective you don't even need to steal a jet. Yesterday just killing one soldier got it done for me.
I had that objective and the "steal a military vehicle" one at the same time. Might as well do both.
 
My god I hate the police in this game. I land a Luxor on a bridge near some players to gauge their reactions. A cop pulls up behind me, and since the Luxor is fairly wide, he can't get around easily. So, instead of going into the other lane, he just slams into my right wing, I get a wanted level, and can't escape because of the AI's freaking out and abandoning their cars everywhere. Can we PLEASE get the option to play without cops entirely?! Their AI is so bad and Rockstar refuses to admit it.
 
All my excitement about playing on new-gen was drowned in sheer disappointment.

I bought the digital copy and the install takes about 20 minutes to advance by 1%. This means it will be done in 33 hours at best, which is Sunday afternoon. :banghead: 🤬
 
All my excitement about playing on new-gen was drowned in sheer disappointment.

I bought the digital copy and the install takes about 20 minutes to advance by 1%. This means it will be done in 33 hours at best, which is Sunday afternoon. :banghead: 🤬


what sometimes will help is pause the download, wait 2 minutes and unpause it, then you will get a new "download channel" which has the chance to be much quicker with downloading..

have seen download times go down from 20 hours back to 1,5 hours that way...
 
Regarding the shark cards I don't get why people get so heated about them. If someone wants to spend their own money on something they enjoy then good on them and the same goes for those people who would rather grind to get money.

In my personal opinion grinding is a huge waste of life and in the past I have spent about £40 or so on shark cards. It got me what I wanted, I can afford it and I didn't have to repeat the same missions and races for weeks on end.

I have most of the expensive stuff you can buy on GTA and the majority of it was paid for by the type of thing R* end up patching. I haven't got the will to grind as for me it just kills the while point of gaming, which is to have fun and spend some time rotting my brain.

I appreciate not everyone can afford to spend money on shark cards and have to prioritize their money but the good thing is R* doesn't force us to buy the DLC they release. It's the same as mobile games, optional in-app purchases.

And for anyone who feels the need to spend money they haven't got or grind for months and months on end and become a lifeless shut in, don't forget.... It's not real.

Enjoy the game to the level and commitment that you are willing put into it, don't bankrupt yourself and don't be sad that you can't afford to buy the latest overly expensive car or mask etc

P's, those long download times, make sure your PS4 is well ventilated and don't be afraid to turn it off for a few hours if it feels a bit hot.
 
Regarding the shark cards I don't get why people get so heated about them. If someone wants to spend their own money on something they enjoy then good on them and the same goes for those people who would rather grind to get money.

In my personal opinion grinding is a huge waste of life and in the past I have spent about £40 or so on shark cards. It got me what I wanted, I can afford it and I didn't have to repeat the same missions and races for weeks on end.

I have most of the expensive stuff you can buy on GTA and the majority of it was paid for by the type of thing R* end up patching. I haven't got the will to grind as for me it just kills the while point of gaming, which is to have fun and spend some time rotting my brain.

I appreciate not everyone can afford to spend money on shark cards and have to prioritize their money but the good thing is R* doesn't force us to buy the DLC they release. It's the same as mobile games, optional in-app purchases.

And for anyone who feels the need to spend money they haven't got or grind for months and months on end and become a lifeless shut in, don't forget.... It's not real.

Enjoy the game to the level and commitment that you are willing put into it, don't bankrupt yourself and don't be sad that you can't afford to buy the latest overly expensive car or mask etc

P's, those long download times, make sure your PS4 is well ventilated and don't be afraid to turn it off for a few hours if it feels a bit hot.

The problem is that the in-game economy is f:censored:d and everything is priced in such a way as to tempt people into the shark cards. Poor to mediocre mission payouts and extortionate pricing of new DLC items force people to grind. Only those that are truly desperate for the newest stuff would go for the shark cards, and the majority of us don't want that. Plus if people keep doing it, they could be more prominent in the next game because gullible customers who buy shark cards think it won't affect them.
 
what sometimes will help is pause the download, wait 2 minutes and unpause it, then you will get a new "download channel" which has the chance to be much quicker with downloading..

have seen download times go down from 20 hours back to 1,5 hours that way...

But how the hell do you pause the download? I've tried pressing X on the download bar in the notifications section, but it does nothing. Do I have to close the app?

My DL speed has been bouncing from 2.5 mbps (which is godly here) to a normal speed of ~650 kbps for the last four hours. I want to be able to play it before Monday for obvious reasons. :P

Without the speed issue it would theoretically finish at around 5pm on Sunday, now it's 2am Monday :ouch:
 
But how the hell do you pause the download? I've tried pressing X on the download bar in the notifications section, but it does nothing. Do I have to close the app?

My DL speed has been bouncing from 2.5 mbps (which is godly here) to a normal speed of ~650 kbps for the last four hours. I want to be able to play it before Monday for obvious reasons. :P

Without the speed issue it would theoretically finish at around 5pm on Sunday, now it's 2am Monday :ouch:

in ps4 menu go to notifications > downloads
 
I've done that, navigated to the GTAV install progress bar and nothing happened, What if I close the application and then do it? Will that work?


i think it's triangle to pause oslt, should be on bottom of screen what button it is (if it can be done)
 
There is no indication, that's what confuses me :confused: I'll ask again; will closing the application enable that?

You cant pause installation, you can only pause a download. Go to notifications>downloads and it should tell you at the bottom of the screen what button pauses it when you highlight it.
 
You cant pause installation, you can only pause a download. Go to notifications>downloads and it should tell you at the bottom of the screen what button pauses it when you highlight it.

It doesn't tell me anything.
 
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