Los Santos opens up with GTA Online. The game has received new updates and content throughout the years. This guide will help players get comfortable with everything they need to know for GTA Online in 2020. Grand Theft Auto 5 released back in 2013 for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and has sold millions of copies since then. Ports of the title have released for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Although, new content has been introduced into the online world of Los Santos. Here, players are able to drive cars, rob convenience stores, and participates in heists all while playing with friends. It is very easy to get caught up in just exploring the city of Los Santos on its own. The city is a faithful recreation of the Los Angeles area from popular locations like the Santa Monica Pier to the Hollywood sign. Once the player begins their adventure away from the story mode, they will create their own custom avatar to explore the city with. Here, players can change almost every aspect of their look, from hairstyles to skin color to height and weight. So much new content has been introduced to the online world of Los Santos and this guide will help beginner players learn everything they need to know to get started.
For starters, it is always recommended to play along with friends. Not only does this make this experience more enjoyable for the player, but it will also make it much easier to enter to the city of Los Santos. GTA Online is the GTA experience brought along for multiplayer, meaning players will fly through the streets killing everything they see in sight, including you. It's important to have a group of players to play along with so you aren't getting the short end of the stick. Once the player begins to complete more missions, unlock more weapons and vehicles, then they can feel much safer exploring Los Santos. Also, players are rewarded with bonuses when playing with friends. It is very likely the player will be hunted down in the beginning, almost as if it were a hazing ritual. It's a right of passage for players to get their teeth kicked at the moment they begin their time in the big city. Building respect with stronger weapons and better cars comes with time but everyone has to start somewhere. Here's how players can get started in GTA Online.
Everything You Need To Know in GTA Online in 2020
For starters, once the free roam begins to open up, players can start to take on some jobs and earn some money. Open up your phone and go to the job list. Using Quick Job, the player will be assigned one of many different types of missions. In the beginning, the mission structure will repeat itself every now and again. Usually starting off with requiring the player to collect a car as a repo man or assassinating an AI gang member. These will cycle for a while as the player gets comfortable with the world of Los Santos. Once the player begins to rank up to higher levels, new missions, properties, vehicles and clothing options will begin to open up. The beginning is a bit of a grind, but then the city will expand vastly.
As for cars, this is the main method of transportation for any player in GTA Online. The player will begin their time in Los Santos with one of the worst cars in the game. While players can go around and steal other cars from NPCs, they will be unable to assign these stolen cars as one of their permanent vehicles. Although, players can unlock a decent beginner car fairly early on. For starters, sign up for the Rockstar Social Club. Doing this will give the player an Elegy RH8 car. This car goes a much higher speed and has better traction than the default vehicle. Investing in a garage will prevent the car from being destroyed for good. Although, the vehicle can spawn infinitely by signing up for the Rockstart Social Club. In order to prevent that from happening, purchase Loss/Theft prevention is a must-have. It's an excellent beginner car that goes beyond the initial dinky vehicle the game gives players.
The last major tip comes from the moment the player boots up GTA Online. It's important for players to participate in the tutorial early on. Not only will this help players learn more about Los Santos, but it is also a safe environment for players to learn the mechanics of the online game world. Certain things differ from online to offline so its important to relearn the ropes from the beginning. Also, it is an entertaining experience to team up with Lamar from the story campaign. Players will also want to store all of their earnings into an ATM at the beginning. Storing money at the ATMs prevents players from losing money once they are killed. In the online game world, the player will die for small and irrational reasons all the time. Players will want to save every penny to make their way in the world.
Once the player gains a few levels and bucks for their wallet, they will eventually unlock the ability to participate in heists. Heists are where the true fun begins, as they are multi-missioned quests that require that the player plays along with other players. Heists are how players can get money fast and build up a solid reputation. There are a few heist structures currently and new ones get added into the game every few months to keep new and old players satisfied. It is surprising that the game continues to get support regardless of it being several generations old at this point. No new Grand Theft Auto game has been confirmed for development just yet and it makes sense as Grand Theft Auto 5 continues to sell ridiculously well. The online Los Santos will continue to be populated by players and updates and the perfect time to jump into this game would be now in 2020.
GTA Online is available now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC.