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GTA Online’s Shark Cards Have Made at Least $500,000,000

Have you wondered why GTA V doesn’t seem to be getting any single player DLC, despite it being teased, hinted at and even promised a few years ago? It would seem the answer is simple: there's no point.

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NerdBurglars2929d ago

we only have ourselves to blame really. i hate these damn things, but the world seems to love micro transactions these days. why would a dev spend millions developing dlc when they can do nothing and make millions

chrish19902929d ago

Makes me fear that RDR2 won't have a decent DLC like Undead Nightmare, that's if they make a western version of the Shark Cards.

RiseofScorpio2929d ago

They'll probably sell you automobiles for crazy high in game prices so your surrendered to microtransactions.

DoctorFry2927d ago

You'd be lucky to even see a new Red Dead in the first place. Honestly, shark cards can hold Rockstar until GTA 6 is in full production.

Palitera2929d ago

If any of you recall, anyone who warned that GTAV MP mode (that everyone like to call GTA Online, a different game lol) is designed like a free to play game was heavily disliked.

Well, now you can beg for SP DLC as much as you want.

FullmetalRoyale2929d ago

I don't understand. If your comment hadn't been disliked, would we have gotten SP DLC for GTAV? People online giving Rockstar the benefit of the doubt, prior to the release of GTAV(with their proven track record) somehow are to blame for Rockstar's subsequent decisions?
I don't like what Rockstar did with GTAV, the lack of single player dlc I mean, but I'll buy the next Red Dead day one, man.

gninja922928d ago

considering how esy it was to get moeny at first, and then with Heists it became 100X easier why would anyone waste money on the shark cards, i mean doing 1 heist with all the setup missions will get you more money than most shark cards would.
WHO, FUCKING WHO was dumb enough to buy this shit?

Grap2929d ago

I really disliked R* after GTA online, it's one of the most lamest and dumbest online modes out there.

lipton1012928d ago

I never got into gta online. Heists were cool once I got a hang of them but overall I've always found it boring

Kryptix2929d ago

Disappointed in the people who bought this sh.. shark cards.

I'm not sure about Red Dead 3, but this just means that the next GTA will have the same microtransactions.

People will argue, they're just shortcuts to those that don't have the time, but first of all, anyone can buy them. Also, this means that Rockstar can make items more expensive in game to urge people to spend real money for fake money.

Before you say, Rockstar would never do that, well...you haven't played GTA Online since the beginning.

They have patched the game to slow down money making multiple times. Made high paying missions more difficult or have a lesser payout. Deathmatch or competitive modes payouts used to be about how many kills you had, what place you were, not about how long you've been in the match, resulting in less money for more work.

I think they also limited the amount of cars you can sell in a time span.

Yea, they have added free content as it went on, but the development of those things don't reflect on how much Rockstar has made with the game. And that free content, you still have to grind money for it, even more reasons to urge players into buying shark cards.

GTA Online was fun, playing with a full group of close friends, so I'm not bashing the core, just on how it was affected by the microtransactiins.

Hopefully Red Dead 3's multiplayer doesn't become that way. I would hate to see unfairly long grinding for top tier horses and weapons. I'm sure there will be a ranch feature where you take care of it and get rewards the better it is. Imagine the grinding to maintain that if something similar to shark cards was incorporated.

KingKevo2928d ago

Well at least the DLC in GTA isn't as offensive as in other games. Nothing is behind a pay-wall and you can get all the content you can buy with money for free as well, all you need to do is play the game.

Now the payrates and the ammount of money you get hasn't changed dramatically and imho it has gotten easier to make money in GTA, however what has changed is the ammout and price of the new items in the game. They started adding a lot of new items and the prices for them are relatively high so if you want to play to get all the new cool stuff you'll need to play a lot.

Still it's not as bad as other p2w games and still better than any other games I play but it has gotten more abusive in a way and they really want to push you towards buying a shark card now, something that wasn't really that big of a deal in the first year or so after the game's release.

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franwex2929d ago

I think the next GTA will be online only.

Omeganex99992929d ago

This comment made me lose faith in humanity again.

immabadguy2929d ago

This isn't youtube. You have to actually put a bit of thought into your comment.

SarcasticDuck2929d ago

he dies and Near ends what he couldn't!

Kryptix2929d ago

The "L" and "W" comments are very lazy attempts to show opinion. Just like many other cancerous terms I have seen on YouTube recently. Instead of being yourself, you want to follow trends like sheep.

Just be you, a unique human, and stick with it. Best advice.

Rachel_Alucard2928d ago

I wish people thought like this, but because of that we have cancer like memes being spread around and out into the real world and it's all thanks to these people.

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NobleRed2929d ago

Never played the online part and never will. Well I guess here's the reason why we got no story dlc.

Deadpooled2929d ago

You're missing out. Lots of crazy mods online, my personal favourite is "rockets vs insurgents".

franwex2929d ago

It brings new life to the game actually, I play with friends to this day. I'm predominantly a single player too; but I never write off multiplayer if done right. This game with friends is a lot if fun.

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Take on Freemode Challenges and Events to Get 2X GTA$ and RP - Rockstar Games

The street-level action is heating up, so dive headfirst into the chaos of Freemode Challenges and Events — all of which are paying out Double Rewards.

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Rockstar Games Is Conducting One-To-One Discussions Regarding GTA Online With Select Players

Rockstar Games will be conducting one-to-one discussions regarding its live service game, GTA Online, with a select number of players.

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phoenixwing26d ago

Thar she blows! That be a whale!! Let's talk to them mateys!

phoenixwing26d ago

@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.

Inverno25d ago

Well that and most likely streamers who have helped harpoon all those whales lolz.

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Rockstar Games Is Permanently Banning Players For Account Duplication Exploit In GTA Online

Rockstar Games is permanently banning players for using an account duplication exploit in GTA V's multiplayer component, GTA Online.

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GamingSinceForever33d ago

Why is this news? Is this supposed to be some sort of heads up to those involved?

Kombatologist32d ago

Why shouldn't this be news? If you play the game at all, you'd know this has been a problem for a while. Tell me, how is it fair for legit low-level players to be grieved by players using modded accounts with disposable amounts of cash? It's about time Rockstar did something about these losers.

BISHOP-BRASIL32d ago (Edited 32d ago )

Not that I really played it in forever, but the way I used to roll on online once I realize I had no interest in actually doing heists and micromanaging property and shit, the moment someone decided to pick a fight I'd just leave towards north, jump the fence of the army base, steal a jet and grief away... Pro tip: they can't really make you pay for other players cars when you have not one single penny to your name.

EDIT: Got carried away... Anyway, my point was, you can grief without money, this is not stopping it.

Kombatologist32d ago

@BISHOP-BRASIL

I get what you're trying to say, but it's a false equivalence. Anyone could jump the fence and grab a jet back in the day. The dynamic changed once R* started introducing militarized vehicles, such as flying motorcycles with homing rockets, a stealth helicopter, and most recently, a stealth jet. There's so many militarized vehicles now, you really have to keep up with the latest and greatest in order to defend yourself from that shit, which is really expensive to do. Sure, you could make the argument that Shark Cards give players the same advantage as a modded account. The thing is, they don't. Not even close. A modded account can have ANY amount of money, as well as ANY weapon and/or vehicle, even ones that aren't available in the game yet (as long as they're in the datafiles). Some of them even have glitched characters with invisible limbs/weapons. This is an unfair advantage to anyone who plays legitimately and nobody should have to risk getting their accounts permanently banned from stooping to the same level just to compete. Furthermore, making money is really easy to do now. Which begs the question: Why buy a modded account in the first place? I think the answer is obvious.

Petebloodyonion32d ago

So this is news because a Twitter guy says so :)

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