drummerklg Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Rockstar has announced it's giving GTA Online players half a million GTA$ as compensation for multiple launch issues. The cash will be given to anyone who's played Grand Theft Auto Online during the month of October, and will be delivered in two deposits of $250,000 each in order to avoid destabilising the in-game economy. While Rockstar has yet to confirm exactly when the money will be dished out, the studio is hopeful the first batch will arrive next week, following confirmation that the most recent patch has indeed resolved the issues that caused characters to be deleted. The second instalment should arrive before the end of the month. The announcement reads, "For players who experienced cloud server errors, connection issues, and lost game progress and characters in these first days of GTA Online, we hope this GTA$ helps to facilitate a fresh start or makes your continued life in Los Santos and Blaine County extra sweet." As previously mentioned, to qualify you need to have played GTA Online during October. Additionally, you'll have to install a new title update (1.04) due for release next week that should hopefully sort the issue that's causing purchased vehicles to disappear. Since launching on October 1, Grand Theft Auto Online has been plagued by technical issues. While most of these have now been resolved, an especially pernicious one last week saw a large number of players lose their characters without warning. Though Rockstar's latest patch should have resolved this issue, the developer has still released some advice you should stick to if you want to make doubly-sure nothing untowards happens. Additionally, Rockstar has confirmed that this means if your character was deleted, you won't be getting them back. An updated post explains, "For those asking about their lost characters or rank, those will not be able to be restored so we sincerely hope that this cash stimulus we’re giving out this month will help you get back on your feet." http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/11/gta-online-rockstar-apologises-with-gta-for-all-players 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeztha Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Thats funny but atleast their trying to make up for the scabbed on mp, hopefully they just fix the issues soon and not just give in game $$ I wont get this game untill all the bugs are fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goro Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Nice, not sure how much half a million is in GTAO though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon8r351 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 My wife was happy about this. She's planning on buying a gucci apartment and some car she wants. Me, I don't plan on playing yet and I won't get this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xVolloxx Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Well i don't usually take bribes but ........ i forgive you Rockstar ! now where's my money ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizz-dono Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Break me off a piece of that pie , even tho some random will just run me over and I lose half of it all lol I'll take my chances shilolololololo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCuervo88 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 can I have half a million XP too? please? I said please.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SitusKiss Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 This is pretty cool. Thank you R* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhekifaZ Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Too bad theres nothing for me to buy, as I already got my apartment and my favourite car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nfs_Z Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I'm glad,, still not buying this game yet . day one in my country some people already disappointed hihi..well will buy this game later... and waiting walkthrough from my brother later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwinambele Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Nice, not sure how much half a million is in GTAO though hmm after over 48h of playing and reaching lvl 46 i managed to earn 1 million i wasnt boosting it i was just playing some death matches, races and missions so i would say its quite nice amount of cash for example most expensive apartament cost 400k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goro Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 hmm after over 48h of playing and reaching lvl 46 i managed to earn 1 million i wasnt boosting it i was just playing some death matches, races and missions so i would say its quite nice amount of cash for example most expensive apartament cost 400k So it would take approx 24 hours to get 500k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwinambele Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 So it would take approx 24 hours to get 500k on my example yes maybe ppl make much more i dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaslimfatboy Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Will go towards my new apartment, cheers guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dark Mark- Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) Yeah, thanks for the apartment R*, I've been too busy buying guns,ammo, and tattoos Edited October 12, 2013 by xWSPx420x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmanavar Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lporiginalg Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 The fact that they are announcing this in advance and until the end of October shows it's a ploy to sell more copies as much as an apology. Still, I'm not going to complain about a freebie. I haven't played much as the launch issues were pretty extremely frustrating and even when it's working I find it slow and somewhat tedious with all the loading screens. Maybe I still need to learn the interface better, only level 7 so far... Anyway I hope this first installment comes soon and I can buy some gear to level the playing field a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safc19 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 $500k will get you a top apartment with 10 car garage if you've not got one already, it's very easy to blow that amount and more on upgrading a car, if you've levelled up and unlocked the upgrades of course, $500k is not a huge amount in GTAV. I didn't lose much with the early problems, only got to rank 7, so I'm not as annoyed as those who lost much more. Despite the early problems,so far so good with the game online, I can't put it down to be honest, get yourself in a crew with friends and time will fly, I've not laughed so much during a game before. $500k in game sounds good, some free DLC would've sounded better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardXDXtraga Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 $500k will get you a top apartment with 10 car garage if you've not got one already, it's very easy to blow that amount and more on upgrading a car, if you've levelled up and unlocked the upgrades of course, $500k is not a huge amount in GTAV. Yeha, 500k isn't that much in GTA Online, but it's better than nothing, and it will go towards my new car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonado_97 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Has anyone received the 500k yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widow_Warrior Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 platted the game a week ago, it's over for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon8r351 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Anyone get their money yet, or have some info on when it'll happen? My wife won't stop bugging me about this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-Ray Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 platted the game a week ago, it's over for me Good, you can login and donate the money to me..... Please? I need it bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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