GTA Online is less than a week from arrival, and Rockstar Games has decided to talk a little more about what’s to come for GTA addicts.
Much of the progression in GTA Online will come in the form of money. By completing missions, participating in activities, investing in a dynamic stock market, and more, you’ll be able to earn capital to customize your character and fill up your garage with exotic cars.
Hard work won’t be the only way to get rich in GTA Online, though. Rockstar has announced that you’ll be able to purchase in-game currency through a microtransaction market.
You will have the option to purchase GTA$ through the in-game Store. The game and its economy have been designed and balanced for the vast majority of players who will not buy extra cash. There is no in-game paywall and nothing that should disrupt the balance of the game. You don’t have to spend real money to attain the cars, guns, clothes, flash and style of a high-roller in Los Santos, but can if you wish to get them a little quicker. The economy is balanced differently from the single player economy, and cash earned in one cannot be taken over to the other. Most players will earn cash much faster Online than in Story Mode.
While on one hand it’s disappointing that players can shortcut to success, the significant sum of money it’s sure to generate means Rockstar has incentive to invest lots of resources to the online world of Grand Theft Auto V.
Much of GTA Online‘s feature set will be unlocked come October 1st, but some important pieces of content will be unlocked at a later date, including:
- The Content Creator: The Content Creator will launch with tools to tailor and publish your own Deathmatches & Races.
- The Beach Bum Pack: Featuring 4 new amazing beach fun vehicles, over 300 new items of incredible down tempo leisure wear and 2 new but not remotely relaxing weapons.
- Capture the Flag: GTA Online’s take on the classic CTF mode including the ability to make your own using The Content Creator.
- Heists: This update will introduce full-on cooperative Heist missions that will require careful planning, teamwork and sharp execution – along with the Heist Planning Board for your apartment.
With that, we’ll require a little more patience until GTA Online is as it was shown in its debut trailer. For now we have hundreds of missions and a fantastic sandbox world to explore with friends. That should suffice for a while.
