GTA Online has been in Rockstar’s mind since GTA III

Huge details inside.

Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies spoke of the ambitious GTA Online to Game Informer. A world that “consists of everything we’ve done or are going to do then let the player freely move between them” has been in Rockstar’s mind since the development of Grand Theft Auto III.

“We’ve always wanted to create a world with the complexity of a single-player Grand Theft Auto game with the addition of real players. We wanted a world where people could spend years without getting bored of playing the same content over and over.

I think we’ve managed to achieve something very close to our dream.”

Courtesy of  CVG, below are the key points of a list of details pulled from Game Informer’s latest issue. For the full list, head over to CVG.

• There’s over 500 missions – some solo and some requiring a team.
• It takes place after the events of GTA 5.
• Players will need to do “whatever it takes to get more money in the bank” and procure assets like cars and real estate.
• Characters appear in cutscenes when interacting with other characters .
• Female characters can be used in GTA Online.
• Activities in the core game are also included such as: “heists, missions, robberies, assaulting gang hideouts, hijacking armored vehicles, races, tennis, golf and base jumping”.
• Biker gangs can support you during missions if you’re on good terms with them.
• Rockstar uses a “dynamic” system to populate GTA Online and “”there are options to let the game decide who to play with… or you can hand pick every player in the game”.
• There’s a crew ranking system and a personal rank.
• Starting skills are based on chosen lifestyles, and can be upgraded along with your character’s look.
• The crew leader will decide who keeps the loot after a mission is completed.
• Players can kill you and take your cash, so its best to make use of ATM machines as often as possible. Purchases can still be made using the money even if it’s in the bank.
• If you are robbed, you can put a bounty on said player.
• You can invite friends to your home and drink, call strippers, watch TV shows , etc.
• Missions are controlled through Rockstar’s Social Club, which means the developer tweak them regularly.

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