It’s no secret that the first month of Grand Theft Auto V’s online multiplayer mode experienced a rough start. Even Rockstar Games warned player of expected rocky waters ahead of the GTA Online launch yet, now a month into the game, players are still running into issues of data loss that causes character or property deletion. It’s because of these very issues that the developer has repeatedly postponed their planned $500,000 in-game stimulus payments. Rockstar Games gave fans the now familiar message that the next title update, along with the first stimulus payout, is expected to release next week. However, this same statement has been issued by the developer each week since the stimulus payments were first announced.
The $500,000 gift was meant to help GTA Online early adopters who might have suffered through troublesome network connectivity issues or data loss that resulted in deleted characters, property, vehicles, or progress. For those wondering why the payouts haven’t just been handed out regardless, Rockstar Games wishes to address the issues cause such data loss before giving players half a million dollars that could potentially end up becoming lost due to the ongoing problems of the game. It is for this reason that the stimulus payments, which were initially expected to be released in full by the end of October, are continually being delayed each week.
Grand Theft Auto V was released on PC on the 14th of April 2015. That means the game will be nine years old in four days, and it’s still among the most-played titles on Steam. With a 24-hour peak of 145K players, it’s as popular as Baldur’s Gate 3, Apex: Legends, and Destiny 2.
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Rockstar Games will be conducting one-to-one discussions regarding its live service game, GTA Online, with a select number of players.
@disagrees
Didn't have a good rebuttal did you? We all know the select players are whales who waste thousands or hundreds of thousands on the games currency. You expect them to make the same kinds of demands as everyone else? Keep dreaming.
Honestly, I was hyped about the game and enjoyed the SP. I tried the online put about 20 hours into and 2 characters and over 500K lost. I have a lot of interest in GTA online. Still hope they fix everything.
Where's the money? They said end of the month and no money and they wonder why everyone's doing the money glitch.
The online aspect of this game is one that i actually enjoy, and i don't really get into online gaming that much. I'm in no hurry to get the stim package because i don't want to accidentally lose it due to a glitch. so i will wait patiently for it.
im starting to think the stimulus package is a little too late. just about everyone i run into online glitched themselves ungodly amounts of money.
i know i need that damn package because im not going to cheat to get the cash.
I'm so over this game.