Rockstar giving away GTA$ for Grand Theft Auto Online troubles

Grand Theft Auto Online's launch didn't go over too well. And while Rockstar is still working on fixes, it knows how to make things right: bribery, of course.

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Grand Theft Auto Online's launch didn't go over too well. And while Rockstar is still working on fixes, it knows how to make things right: bribery, of course. Anyone that's attempted to play GTAO so far will be earning half a million dollars--GTA$ for use in the game's online economy.

Players that have played--or will play--GTA Online any time during the month of October will qualify for the GTA$500,000 deposit. However, players will first have to download a title update (1.04) before the money is deposited. That update is expected to fix "remaining instances of issues that have caused vehicle purchase loss." It's expected to drop next week.

The cash will be distributed via two deposits of GTA$250,000 each "in order to keep the current worldwide in-game economy balanced," Rockstar explained on their blog. The first deposit should happen by the end of next week, while the second should happen by the end of the month. "For players who experienced cloud server errors, connection issues, and lost game progress and characters in these first days of GTA Online, we hope this GTA$ helps to facilitate a fresh start or makes your continued life in Los Santos and Blaine County extra sweet," Rockstar said.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    October 11, 2013 6:15 AM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Rockstar giving away GTA$ for Grand Theft Auto Online troubles.

    Grand Theft Auto Online's launch didn't go over too well. And while Rockstar is still working on fixes, it knows how to make things right: bribery, of course.

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      October 11, 2013 6:17 AM

      hey yoon.. you accidentally held the shift key too long... lmao

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      October 11, 2013 6:47 AM

      No, the currency is called gta$, and that's awesome news.

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      October 11, 2013 12:18 PM

      I really don't think they needed to give out any in game money for the troubles so far, let alone the huge amount they are handing out. The single player alone was worth the money I spent on the game. Online is just icing on the cake.

      Kudos to them for doing this though I guess.

    • Ziz legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 11, 2013 12:20 PM

      Well I already used the bike glitch to get the 400k apartment. I don't plan on using money glitch anymore, so this'll be nice.

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        October 12, 2013 5:42 AM

        First: Shame on you Ziz! x)
        Second: Money is nice, but something like double xp would be better I think

        • Ziz legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 17, 2013 11:57 AM

          Yeah I kinda ruined my char, I felt bad after getting the 400k apartment and I didn't really earn it. So I made a new char, and well I kinda got char of my first char looking like he got beat up all the time.

          • Ziz legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            October 17, 2013 12:06 PM

            got tired not got char,

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