GTA VI and the Future of GTA Online

[@JIREX]

We 100% gotta start from scratch

[@lastHERO22]

I'd like for them to let me transfer my character over , but have him reset and let us play/watch a little prologue giving the backstory explaining/showing what happened to him, and how he ended up in Vice City

[@username27626]

@@lastHERO22would be cool but highly unlikely with the way rockstar updates their engine for each release

[@FaizKTG]

Definitely, and considering take2 they prob won't even give a 500,000 GTA$ returning player reward since it'll be a 300$ decrease in their trillions of dollar bank-account. That's a certified take2 major sin.

[@MonkeyDBuild]

@@lastHERO22maybe the fib or the gov catch on our many exploits forcing us to go on the run and leave Los Santos for VC

[@KidneyStealer02]

@@lastHERO22 I just use my imagination for how my character end up in Vice City. Like he got tired of the chaos that happened since 2017 from future vehicles and oppressors then sold lawn mowers in Leonida instead

[@BoRRis69]

Rockstar will not give us shit, best case scenario, we will receive t-shirs that says "I came from Los Santos"

[@rennmaxbeta]

"I played GTA Online for 10 years and all I got was this lousy t-shirt"

[@MadWatcher]

@@rennmaxbeta GTA Vice City 100% completion ah ha shirt

[@rollthedice]

@@rennmaxbetathere was a shirt like this in saints row 4 😂

[@AhmadTayib9]

​@@rollthedice I saw a mod that was made for GTA San Andreas too😂

[@blueelectric05]

​@MadWatcher honestly would've been really cool if they did that as a nod to gta vice city, since both games took place in the same state

[@Bahaga04]

with it being set in Florida, our online characters are 100% going to space at some point

[@marcelluswallace2689]

See you in another 10 years to confirm you were right

[@crypticrunner1200]

@pancakeluxury23 avon hertz is already dead :(

[@marco8696]

​@marcelluswallace2689 you mean a online dlc?😂🤣

[@tygsv4021]

I genuinely hope so but I don’t think it’ll be what people think it’ll be like. We’ll be put in a space rocket and after a jump cut we’ll be in space. I doubt they’ll give you a whole animation of a rocket taking off with you inside

[@marco8696]

@@tygsv4021 you are right, is gta not star citizen, who know maybe in the future will be possible🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TKsh1]

Considering how GTA Online gameplay is plagued with monetization, stability and gameplay issues plus how they handled RDR2 Online so poorly, I'm not expecting much.

[@garrysmith1029]

Me neither honestly I don't even play online games

[@Nasrul260]

don't we all?

[@RealOnyxCz4r]

The biggest factor to RDO demise is zero effort put into it day one (and when they finally did, quality declined gradually since), it's like they didn't learn a thing from the first days of GTAO and repeated it again. Somehow I expect GTA6O to be exactly the same but since it has GTA in the name everybody is going to take it no questions asked.

[@novawolf_gaming]

My guy RDR 2 Online was never gonna be successful, sorry to burst your bubble but it was doomed from the start GTA Online is set in modern day where they can do whatever they want RDR Online was set during the late 1800s and didn't appeal to most people who play GTA Online Hell alot of things turned people away immediately, like try hards sitting on top of buildings in towns so you couldn't even complete one of the first missions Randomly getting lassoed by people off your horse And many other features that made it hell to play Now I for 1 enjoyed RDR Online ALOT but it was never gonna be as big as GTA Online

[@RealOnyxCz4r]

@@novawolf_gaming R* really should've known a target audience like GTA players would've never be interested in RDO, even their biggest whales won't follow them around forever.

[@crockstonyt]

GTA IV online is still alive somehow

[@CuteSkyler]

"""alive"""

[@spaman7716]

@@CuteSkyler Its a game from 2008 that still has people playing it, that counts as alive

[@tdffrhtdffrh]

@@CuteSkyler you little micahel willy son of a michigan-minigun

[@C20F]

@@CuteSkyler I mean GTA 4 has 4k players as of right now on Steam, that's... a lot, especially considering its age.

[@CuteSkyler]

@@spaman7716 Those are not playing online.

[@nitsuA_LH]

Your character goes to prison, loses everything, gets out, and starts from scratch. That’s my theory.

[@nitsuA_LH]

@@Sum_Yousah it’s kind of a basic plot and an easy excuse to reset your stuff on GTA Online. It’s what I’m hoping for because I really don’t want to lose my character. It sounds dumb but I actually worked kind of hard making him look just right and I’ve grown attached.

[@jordancada]

I don't love that story because if your character had spent 12 years doing everything and owning a lot. Without getting arrested so this wouldn't be the best

[@nitsuA_LH]

@@jordancada lots of criminals spend years doing lots of things before getting arrested though.

[@jordancada]

@nitsuA_LH I know. I know I'm not saying it's a bad idea. I'm just saying that it seems like there would be better ideas you know

[@Staticky1000]

You might be right

[@CRT-5826]

They would need to give everyone a more or less clean slate or it would destroy any progression online has. I remember early days of GTAV Online, people were getting a billion $ by hackers, once you bought everything the game got kinda boring fast. Progression is vital for online games, R* just needs to make progressing fun with balanced payouts and refined core gameplay so the grind doesn't feel like a grind.

[@ExTremZero]

the payouts where so little to force you to buy shardcards or keep you more to play GTA than other games

[@Madmetalmaniac42069]

Its going to be just as (if not more) predatory that GTAV:O. Its very unlikely that Rockstar are going to put much effort into improving it when they rake in so much cash from it already in the state its currently in.

[@Maverick_Jones45]

Lets be real here; Rockstar wants their online games to be boring/grindy bc thats what drives ppl into buying Microtransactions cuz most players probably go like "Oh man doing these missions is soo fucking boring.. might as well Just spend 6 bucks a month on GTA+ so that I can get all these benefits without having to do these boringass missions ever again" It sucks but thats the way it is. I personally stopped playing the game and I'm not looking forward for the next GTAO Iteration with GTA 6 cuz its probably gonna follow the same pattern if not worse

[@Stinkyremy]

@@ExTremZero No, in the early GTAO days you grinded violent duct, you got 9K (or 19 I can't remember) and could do it in 30 secs with a team when you perfected the loop. It was so economical that they eventually nerfed not just that mission but payouts of all missions after the first time doing it. Because some missions were so short yet took like 1 min and gave you a big payout every time.

[@Stinkyremy]

@@Maverick_Jones45 tbh this is how video games "need" to be. they are task-reward based and if you are given everything in an instant it trivialises the game. There needs to be slow progression to keep the player engaged. In an MMO case (which GTAO essentially is) they need to drip feed the player in content and keep that content being played until next content releases and they do that by releasing more expensive items to grind for. So eventually the game is a never endless grind.

[@SammEater]

GTA Online 2 is gonna be the real game that TakeTwo wants, so I expect as cool as the main game will be that half of the content that should be available for everyone is gonna be Online only exclusive so as to "convince" players to play that mode and eventually give in to the SharkCard scheme. Then Rockstar is gonna milk this game for the next 20 years.

[@chibisayori20]

main game will always play like a Tutorial mode for the online mode

[@kevo300]

Time to beat campaign, delete game, and wait 20 years for next game.

[@toby2581]

Agreed. I'm very confused by people who play one single game for years on end - I get bored and want to do something else after like a week, tops.

[@alainportant6412]

@@toby2581 because you're a kid and have no soul

[@Oscar-tu9eg]

@@toby2581ADHD brian 😂😂😂😂

[@22XERO22]

​@@toby2581 there is several reasons someone can play a singeplayer game for what seems like years on end. Firstly, a good singleplayer game would offer good replayability, such as an engaging story, one that gives the players some level of decision making and options to explore throughout multiple players. an example of this would be Cyberpunk 2077, that offers several endings (each with their own achievement) to explore, allowing a player to play through the game multiple times. Then, an engaging world with side activities. In GTA V, there is plenty to explore - between the LS City and Blaine county, you have several side missions, such as Strangers and Freaks, collectibles to find and businesses/vehicles to purchase. On top of all that, there is simply the fun aspect - with GTA, that can be simply sowing chaos and trying to escape a 5 star response, or just driving around. It's also important to note that those that play a singleplayer game for "years on end" don't just play that game. There are plenty of other games that can catch our attention and interest - so really, even if you own a game for several years, you'd only realistically play it for maybe 3-4 hours like twice a week or so. Additionally, for PC players, we have mods. Which can extend a games replayability from only 100+ hours or so to almost infinity. I myself have put in over 800 hours into a free to play game simply because mods allowed me to experience brand to gameplay loops and mechanics within it.

[@DespairMisery]

There's 100s of hours of undiscovered things

[@LighthouseCape]

Us:At least, give us some starting bonus for the retuning GTA5 online player. One unique car, small amount of cash, and a single gun perhaps? R*:The best I can do is T-shirt.

[@eclipseRz]

At most we should get a unique livery on a car, not a entire unique car new players wouldn’t be able to get. At least, I’d take a shirt with the Vinewood sign on it. I personally rather be starting all over than having a few small handouts, it makes it more rewarding. On a personal note, just make Yachts transferable. I grinded for a month straight and it’d be hilarious if one of the most useless items came over as a starting player home.

[@Stinkyremy]

I would be happy with a starter bonus like that. A better starter car, a free weapon or 2, small amount of cash and some clothes.

[@_mikkimoose_]

they're probably gonna replace the shark cards with gta+ subscription and locked everything behind paywall

[@pxelguyplays]

My guess: you can't transfer your character, but you will get a starter bonus if you had GTA5(almost everyone on this planet). They will keep supporting GTA V online but only with small updates, few missions, some stuff that can be programmatically generated, but gives good amount of playtime. Player base leaving will be the only thing killing GTA V online.

[@curiousmind_]

I don't think GTA Online will die out for at least another decade

[@ferluisgamer8046]

I thought that Rockstar could do something identical with EA with PVZ 2 with PVZ 3, that is, giving support to both games having the previous one and the new one. But I think Rockstar would not support the previous one, that is, V Online, since they would have preference with VI Online to give it more updates.

[@Stinkyremy]

GTAV online wont die. There will always be people jumping back and forth. Some will prefer V online to 6 and visa versa. I would expect less support though, and support for 6 online then they will engage the playerbase and if more people like V they will carry on supporting V.

[@ferluisgamer8046]

In fact, the same thing happens with other games such as PVZ, for me I would support V and VI, recently I thought that Rockstar could do the same with EA, that is, update the previous game and the new game, although it is a little likely in that case.

[@Staticky1000]

@@ferluisgamer8046what if in gta 6, you can enter gta 5 online when you visit Los santos?

[@woodsgump]

I am from the year 2025. And I can say that GTA VI is the most… GTA ever.

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

It really makes you _feel_ like GTA.

[@JustindV]

in a good or bad way?

[@evankim2406]

@@JustindV Yes.

[@cliple4341]

Yeah I'm from 2025 either. Came home after release and GTA'ed all over the place

[@masterseeker360]

Im from 2026 the game got delayed and he was just getting your hopes up as for the game its one of the games ever made

[@Nasrul260]

before my friend passed away, we both played GTA Online a lot (albeit only 2 missions since other missions require 4 players instead of 2). The thing i hate about GTA Online other than it's insane prices and pay to win features, is the fact that it locks most of the mission behind a "4 player only" feature. It basically makes the game not solo-player friendly. and made worse when i'm force to play with "other players" who most likely haven't touched grass since their teens. I may not be able to play GTA 6 Online, but i sure hope it'll be at least somewhat solo friendly for those who just wanna get cash without getting griefed by an mk2 oppressor user.

[@FaizKTG]

GTA Online's recent updates were a LOT more solo friendly ever since cayo perico come out. Dr dre missions, clucking bell raid, autoshop and salvage yard contracts, businesses in invite-only ect. Even the casino penthouse missions were changed to be solo. So I'm guessing they'll hopefully take a more solo friendly stance in designing GTA 6 online.

[@EmrehanGokcay]

Sorry for your loss, mate!

[@hossbonaventure]

Big reason I never played. Jumped on for the 1st time this year bc I’ve been jonesing for new GTA content and it’s probably in the best state it will be in. Very solo friendly and I’ve honestly had a blast playing.

[@curiousmind_]

Yeah the later content was made doable solo mostly

[@Nasrul260]

@@FaizKTG oh really? thanks for the info!

[@misterminimac]

The only ones wanting online transfer is the tryhards, to keep their cheap shot tactics, because they're nothing without them.

[@TurboLight]

Some Rockstar and TakeTwo developers previously filed a patent aimed at reducing cheating in P2P systems by constantly changing variables and other elements. However, they acknowledged that this approach could impact performance. Notably, the leaked footage from September 2022 also showed the use of a P2P network. Other developers made another patent for AI navigation for drivers in multiplayer, where they pointed out the need for dedicated servers. So, it’s uncertain what direction they will take.

[@SpeedGamerman]

When Badger Codger uploads, i watch. Simple as that.

[@ShadowFanQuills3]

i like the way he talks

[@sendAJtospace]

Idk who Badger Codger is but this Badger Goodger guy’s pretty alright

[@cdfc2]

​@@sendAJtospace Yeah fr

[@nuradamdnl]

Me too. It’s kinda hard to find people who actually know GTA. What I mean is, you can’t just play GTA 5 and expect to know everything about GTA. Some people don't even play the Story Mode, let alone finish it. They don't give a damn about older GTAs and they have the audacity to jump on the GTA 6 hype train.

[@sendAJtospace]

⁠​⁠@@nuradamdnl …there’s nothing wrong with that. This is gonna be a lot of people’s first GTA game. Hell, it’s probably gonna be a lot of people’s first video game period. The title has simply reached an unmatched scale in terms of popularity.

[@GamingGrenade1]

I agree that we should all start from scratch. My theory is that the next iteration of GTA Online will start with your character arriving in Leonida, mirroring the start of the current Online where your character arrived in Los Santos. Whether we will be playing as a completely different person or Rockstar will come up with a reason for us losing everything I'm not sure

[@GTAVictor9128]

Starting fresh with a new character will be the best idea for 2 reasons: 1) The next-gen graphics and character models and textures will be so different, that it would be very difficult to import your character on a 1:1 basis. Starting fresh is the only way to utilise next-gen character creation technology. 2) Over 10 frickin years have passed since the beginning of GTA 5 online. Do even if your online character started out in their early 20's, the passage of time implies they're in their mid to late 30's by now much like Franklin. So starting from nothing again would simply make more sense with a new character.

[@soki910]

Gta 5 and gta 6 online arent linked, just like gta 4 and gta 5 online arent

[@LAST_STAND_FAN]

Feds catching up to your criminal antics in Los Santos, so you need to assume a new identity and start over in Vice City. It would be a good way to tie the two together and make an excuse for modifying your character's look.

[@nuradamdnl]

@@soki910 huh? you forgot about karen, tony, agent ulp, brucie??

[@Nboi-88]

@@LAST_STAND_FANliterally metal gear solid v the phantom pain

[@LogOfOne]

Here's the funny and scary part about all this. Rockstar hasn't mentioned even once about GTA VI's Online. Granted it would be completely mental to not have one.But imagine for a second if that is the indeed the case.

[@Scum_Fuc]

with the delays no proper online mode would fuckin kill rockstar

[@Peanut_Arbuckle]

As someone that's been playing GTA Online for nearly 11 years now. I can't wait for a fresh start. I've dealt with this game's bullshit for too long lol

[@spacegodmurder]

You'll have to wait for at least 1 year from now. Emphasis on at least.

[@dallows3235]

They need to lean into the RP with GTAO. Allow players to be police, paramedics, firemen, military, merryweather PMC’s, taxi drivers etc from the get-go. The idea of having “jobs” that can counter or compliment other players in lobbies would be great. Instead of everyone just being a yacht owning, bunker owning tycoon with motorcycle club, nightclubs and arcades with a spawnable flying bike to cheese every single mission and combat situation.

[@grimyGobIin]

It's not GTA anymore then, what do you think of GTA when you hear it? Mayhem? Tanks? Shootouts? Or Billy delivering mail? 😂

[@cloudstrife6579]

​@@grimyGobIini mean, to be fair, they already added pizza delivery so anything else is not that out of the question

[@leonardblaze5240]

​@@grimyGobIinnah, i think gta online should be a bout getting higher in the ranks by any means necesarry, even if that means delivering pizza during the day and dealing drugs during the night, or being a police officer during the week and robbing people on the weekends! I really want to be able to do these things outside of missions, just buy drugs and re sell them, without being in a mission, just rob people. Just start businesses, without a 'mission' to be active

[@donmondo2479]

Good to see ya again Badger! Always excited to see a new video. Keep up the great work dude!

[@K3rhos]

My wish list for GTA Online 2: - Use dedicated servers and remove this old outdated P2P network full of exploit and RCE. - Allow up to at least 128-256 players per lobby (32 players feel completely dead in GTA O, it felt even more dead in RDR 2 Online, so I can't imagine 32 players on the map of Vice City (bigger than the map of GTA 5)) And it's not like if FiveM had some servers up to 2048 players (yeah 2048 players on the map of GTA 5, made by a team of modders without a single lagg) - Improve even more the jobs content creator

[@SKULLTHEWIZARD]

GTA 4 ONLINE 1.0 "hay, I'm waking here" GTA 5 ONLINE 2.0 "we made this city on Rock and roll" GTA 6 ONLINE 3.0 will be fun in Vice City. "We are looking for Tommy's money."

[@TurboLight]

FiveM has issues with lag and even desync.

[@Vogreos]

Think in the leaked gameplay there was a 60 player limit. Not sure though, it was so long ago

[@TurboLight]

@@Vogreos It was 32 actually. But after all it's subject to change.

[@K3rhos]

@@TurboLight Depend on the server quality but from the ones I tested it's actually super stable.

[@TerminalKitty]

1:04 Diabolical Badger

[@TheRastafarianStuff]

gta v online will perish but it gave rockstar the blueprint for what they need to do to print money for the next decade and the cycle will never end

[@rennmaxbeta]

💯%

[@cropathfinder]

Actually being able to do all activities in closed sessions as of about a year ago is a game changer imo. Helps attract people who don't want to deal with toxicity when doing shit and just want to enjoy themselves doing stuff with friends or solo. Yeah there were groups of PVE players that helped eachother create publish PVE sessions but that sometimes had its own issues and most of people were there because they wanted to make the awful gameplay loop somewhat easier on themselves not to really play together. My only regret is how late the change came, there are no good heisting crews that just play the PVE side and have fun , now pretty much all crews are something like "1% only MC RP" where they want to limit what people can use and you gotta talk like they want you to talk or you are out. That and the toxic nature of public only is what pretty much kept anyone i know from the game which is why i can't do majority of the heists and am severely limited on doing stuff having to spend hours just to get my daily basic earning rotation done if i want to maximize the pittance you can earn that way per day.

[@Stinkyremy]

Yeah the game now is designed around having friends and grinding stuff together, it's very tedious. I always just played it with randoms outside of getting the CMM stuff done. Though I still need some CMM for some stuff anyway, doomsday CMM1 I remember. I have never even done the casino heist or whatever it was.

[@cropathfinder]

​@@Stinkyremy I have only done the tutorial one like 5 years back when me and the buddies first played it. I think its the kind of grind that's the problem, you have a massive amount of content to buy but outside getting money via some achievements like CMM the income rate is very slow. Like increase CEO and MC stuff by 300% and it will still be a fairly low amount of income for the effort. I play gacha games as a F2P and i've played and enjoyed some that had far less grind and were far more generous for time invested as F2P then current GTA. For example most recently snowbreak containment zone, there u got fairly spaced out resets of activities that bring freemium income so you can do all of them without feeling the grind or getting burned out, and the dailies sure it just takes like 5 minutes depending on if the day has extra refreshed stuff.

[@Stinkyremy]

@@cropathfinder Ohh yeah GTAO is a mega grind, they do it to try and keep the player engaged and entice you to but MTX shark cards. At one point all anyone was doing was heists as it was the best way to make money but now there is so much content you can just do anything and slowly you are making money. thing is you don't need to buy everything. Just need enough to do what content you want to do.

[@iRemainNameless]

I hope they have 2 modes for Online. 1. Original/Realistic 2. Futuristic/Wacky Keep 2 modes. 2 versions. That's the only ATTEMPT they can to make OG fans happy

[@thedragonofdojima4157]

Agreed.

[@Letter_J]

I'd be happier of there wasn't a "futuristic mode" at all.

[@thedragonofdojima4157]

@@Letter_J yes, but why not have both. To cater to both audiences, you know?

[@GOOBERINO69]

"oRigiNaL" would become boring after awhile

[@KidneyStealer02]

@@iRemainNameless I would like these two modes classic gta 4 classic free roam/sandbox and gta 6 free roam

[@lubbersinc]

I would love to take my online character to VI. I don't care about my money, stats or anything. Just my character. Over the last 10 years, we've 'bonded'.

[@FiveLeefClovr]

just remake him and tell yourself he moved to vice city to escape his past in los santos (cringe) 🤣

[@trignite]

Nah man, the new character creator will have far different graphics, and options, its better to let players just try and re-create them than try and import old characters and have people complain they dont look the same.

[@JaySuavve]

remake him..

[@FiveLeefClovr]

@@JaySuavve stop typing like this…. you don’t know to type….

[@JaySuavve]

@@FiveLeefClovr yOu DoN’t kNoW hOw tO tYpE

[@ferluisgamer8046]

Since today I kept thinking that GTA Online could apply something similar to Electronic Arts with PvZ 2, that is, update the previous game having the new and current game, that is, PvZ 3. As for GTA Online with GTA VI, I thought they could do something similar with that, but I think that could not be the case. Likewise, I think that there will be no updates for V Online and they will have preference for VI Online, when VI comes out. This is what I believe.

[@dmclsl03]

I do not understand what you mean with that PvZ example, pvz3 is a completely different game structure wise

[@ferluisgamer8046]

@@dmclsl03 I mean it’s updating both things, the new game and the Previous game, since with giving you an example, PVZ 2 has received updates and improvements since PVZ 3 had been released. EA has been updating and improving both games. In the case of GTA V Online and GTA VI Online it could be the same, although a little unlikely, since it is likely that Rockstar has preference with VI than V Online, to update both games.

[@Julian_Wallis]

We're starting from scratch. GTA Online for GTA V isn't going anywhere. It'll just stop getting updates.

[@jordancada]

My theory is that if people don't switch to gta 6 online they'll start removing things in gta v online

[@UmiZoomR]

Regardless im curious how they will make it possible. And hopefully this time without disregarding honest players

[@CrackedJust1n]

I feel like everybody would benefit starting from scratch, because imagine if you did get into GTA 6 Online with a billion dollars. It would take you two seconds to finish all the content, and nothing would feel rewarding I found a lot of my fun from RDO and GTAO was the grind, as tedious as it can be. Finally scrounging up enough pennies to afford a nice car or apartment is rewarding and makes the player want to come back for more

[@Stinkyremy]

I agree about the grind but RDR2 online grind was terrible. It took years for there to be stuff to do, in the beginning it was all hunting and poker...boring.

[@tankdogization]

GTA Online is one of those timeless games that never goes too stale. Even if you stop playing for a couple months or a couple years you can return and find new content showing up and new ways to enjoy the game if you have friends.

[@robbergman8941]

"if you have friends" 😢

[@bamgbose3309]

First I thought you are sarcastic but you are completely serious 😮 GTA online was ass after 1 month already, every update besides the 4-5 major ones over 10 years was garbage and they're not even worth fresh installing over.

[@li0nheart05]

Greetings everyone time for another badger goodger video 😎☘️

[@НикитаКашин-ш6л]

😎

[@fillipe4700]

I don't think Rockstar will pay for dedicated servers nor a good anti-cheat. I also think they will somewhat start the next GTAO from the scratch, as now they learned from it and RDO, they could start great and keep it up in an organized way. However, there will be connections and rewards to the previously game

[@visionseeker777]

Your voice is beautiful bro 😭🙏

[@REAL-UNKNOWN-SHINOBI]

Why would any of this change even if GTA 6 online becomes a thing? If it's a cash cow, they're going to keep the cash coming until it basically dies.

[@braixy642]

There was a time where i didn't bother playing GTA Online anymore. When the Cunning Stunts update came out back in 2016 i played it for some days but at some point i was like "i'm done" and stopped playing GTA V entirely for almost 2 years. I missed out on the release of Import/Export, Gun Running, Smuggler's Run and what else was released between 2016 and 18. I only got back into Online after the After Hours update came out. Even then i was somewhat bored because that was a time when i was terrible at making and maintaining money. I didn't buy businesses and only made money via missions and occasionally buying shark cards. When the Arena War DLC came out at the end of 2018, that's when i got fully back into it again. The initial release of this update was alot of fun and i still hold it in my memory how great the game modes were.

[@Stinkyremy]

I Played day one for 6 moths solid. Then dropped after heists came out and didn;t really play until after cayo parico so had crap loads to do. I eventually bought all those businesses but it's all pointelss anyway. It's crap.

[@Arm2tr0ng]

I did kinda the same things. Around the same time, I stopped playing after the VIP stuff came out so I missed the FAIFAF, Bikers and IAE. Around January of 17 I got back into it.

[@SimsZan]

This moment when you roll up a joint and look through youtube and see Badger Goodger has a new video out.

[@FooodSandwich]

I agree that they should start from scratch and I hope they have dedicated servers. I also hope that they add roleplay *elements* into the game: A plethora of civilian jobs that are available at launch (not 10 years after), and more stuff to spend money on like going to bars, concerts, sporting events, etc.

[@AeternaIX]

Here's is how I'll think it will go.. - Only character transfer (No levels, weps, property or money will transfer just your own GTAO character) - Returning players (who brought over their GTAO character) will have a different start compared to newly created characters (Different cutscenes and what not) - GTAO wont be phased out completely but just turn into RDRO (supplemental updates nothing big anymore) - FiveM will not be integrated fully into GTAO 2.0 but an optional side download.

[@RSAgility]

The whole Mt Chiliad Mystery and the fact they did eventually add an underground facility that we all rumored about for the online Doomsday heist but was made only accessible during missions really bugs me. Another is the ULP missions seem unfinished, like I really thought we would get a bigger ending, and at the end be rewarded an RC Juggernaut, because we steal a VR headset(and other items) and nothing ever comes of it. I really thought we were gathering parts to make "VR-controlled juggernaut" by the end of those missions but its just a cliffhanger, we see Clifford's mercenaries are still operating, then you kill a couple and give the copy of clifford to IAA, and it just ends... feels like maybe more will come?

[@_Super_Hans_]

I think they'll monetize the 5M lobbies. You want to go in a cop server? Extra $10 please, or free for GTA+ members

[@MoNeenja]

Don't give them any ideas

[@badfish308]

I think it would be cool if their was a cutscene for GTA 6 online where if you link your account, your old character gets taken down by the fib or some other agency and your new character kills them in a prison fight.

[@Billioncompany786]

Imagine they just say, we aren't gonna make GTA 6 online since we are still gonna focus on GTA 5 online. Instead they might add Vice City (only small portion to the online mod)

[@HelZenArchive]

I think the fact that Rockstar bought Cfx implies that they will be having dedicated servers. Considering that FiveM runs on dedicated servers, and the team is largely netcode developers. Makes me optimistic!

[@MDP112]

4:18 This mission failed screen puts into perspective how far GTA has come lmao

[@XWZXWZX]

I expect a lot considering the game comes 7 years after RDR2

[@skinnyj123]

It would be cool if for gta 6 online there is two different intro cutscenes. Intro 1: returning player characters are run out of Los Santos and left with nothing but the clothes on their back. They have to restart their empire from scratch but get to keep their personal vehicle and whatever outfit they are wearing. Intro 2: an introduction to the game for new players similar to the lamar one from gta 5

[@Material_Monkey]

Story wise they can explain a fresh start like the business you build in Los Santos wants to expand and therefore they send you to Vice City (if you played gta online 1 you get a million startbonus or something) and you are tasked with doing that. And than just start from scratch

[@MilesProwerTailsFox]

Considering that there was an experiment in mexico with gta v online that rockstar hosted some dedicated servers rockstar has full knowledge on what would happen so we can be sure that we either get dedicated servers or a good security for p2p

[@officerspooder]

wait what?

[@MilesProwerTailsFox]

@@officerspooder yeh we had dedicated servers for like a year and a half

[@MeowZ3RO]

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[@PixelPigEntertainment]

One way I can see it working is if you get to carry over one (non weaponized) car from 5 that’s in 6, and it gets taken away from you the moment you show up in VC and the tutorial missions are centred around meeting characters you’ll be interacting with in order to track down the car thieves, after about 5 or so missions it ends up with a karma choice (if the mechanic ends up in the game) to spare them or not and you get you car back. At this point in the game you’d probably either have a small collection of cars or a decent one already so “ your car” being like an Adder would be a marginal upgrade at most along with the sentimental value.

[@santinodelgado281]

NFS MW 05 ahh start

[@Yes-Bean]

I think the best way is if we all keep our character the way they look in GTAO (with upscaled graphics of course) but we start from scratch.

[@Rynoverse]

Badger uploaded, it’s a good day :D

[@DivyanshBalchandani]

I wish they have something like different character modes. Like, you have three online characters, and each can only do certain activities. One is a down to earth gangster, two is a CEO, three is all the wacky superweapon stuff. And the three modes don't interact with each other. At all. If you're playing as a gangster, you're in a lobby with other gangsters. No one's gonna come oppress you. And same for the other two. You're switching modes, so what's available for you to do is different.

[@MadWatcher]

That just sounds like too much effort for what's basically a gimmick

[@vergil_vt]

3:20 probably gives players a spiecial t-shirt or something like that.

[@ArchyB77456]

I definitely think they are aiming at expanding GTA online further as time goes on. It’s such a huge part of their business strategy and a license to print money. I’d much rather have that than another GTA entry with stories.

[@shinokami007]

i would love a gta story to do coop.

[@chuckyzrevenge]

Fun fact: canonically your character did a mission with gerald that caused such a high inflation in gta, that’s kinda why a oppressor is 8 million now

[@EmrehanGokcay]

I haven't played this game since 2021. May i ask which mission is that? And please give me some context too please. Cheers.

[@ErWoody99]

I'm honestly okay with starting from scratch, the funnest part is building up my dude, like you said they didn't really have a vision with gta online came out, it took 2 years to get heists and even longer to get businesses

[@mrmonkeyman88]

I hope they have the ability to “transfer” your character but not your money or vehicles/property from gta 5 but be able to have a template of your gta 5 characters appearance and small dialogue changes to continue the gta online storyline and recognize that your are the the same dude from los santos but now expanding into vice city

[@guibacana]

close sessions with friends is honestly one of the best online games ever, can't wait for gta 6 online.

[@Dalton4D]

idk if anyone really talks about the online mode multiplayer lore like your character comes in from a helicopter and gets picked up by lamar for some reason and then you get to know lester and do bank heists and so on.

[@Stinkyremy]

That is abridged and changed version via the new life path stuff they added way after release to tie in with all the business stuff they have added. Originally your character is an unknown who flys in from wherever to LS and then meets huan or whatever, the street racer guy who offers you to make some cash doing a race, you race lamar and that is how you meet lamar then it goes from there, you start making a name for yourself going up in ranks in the crime world. Eventually culminating in meeting lester and doing heists. Then after that its the whole businesses etc and story carries on from there. Day one that 1st race lobby was so broken some people just could not get into the game as everyone was trying to do the mission as you could not get into the game until you did it. Caused a server overload. Was funny. I was lucky to get in straight away as well as I actually won the race which was a good start for me. Eventually they changed it that either you don't have to do or don't have to win the race, or something like that.

[@RagebaitRating]

Looking at how this is going, it feels like rockstar is the only game company doing things right when they fine a formula that works

[@Yangy_Young]

I think my idea I wrote about for progression was the most ideal one. Completion percentages grants certain awards, plus 1% of your net worth carried over.

[@FullThrottlePod]

I would love a mission series where you can choose to turn on all your crime partners. Turning LTJ, the Clown Boys, Gay Tony, with the final boss being Lester. Once you've put everyone in jail you enter witness protection and move to Vice City

[@alixcozmo]

I really hope we won't lose our progress in gta 5 online. hopefully we can at least like go back to it or something? or do it like cayo perico. have 2 different islands but progress is separate. idk

[@Milty2001]

Gta online probably one of those modes you play for sometime but the more you play it, the more you realize that even with it's flaws and monetization, you quit playing it then come back a year later and remember how fun it is.

[@Neckphone]

Badger, just wanted to say you’re one of the few KZbinrs I keep notifications on for. Thanks for always uploading quality, interesting videos. When I see a video from you, I click cause I know it will be quality.

[@MonkeyDBuild]

All I want is for Rockstar to trim the shit they added over the years. The over the top weapons, the flying cars, the crazy unrealistic missions that have nothing to do with crime, the shitty dlc- all of it has to go. No way am I expecting to carry my old character wouldn’t make sense

[@obelex8811]

I think for returning players they gonna do some weird ending to our characters where FBI or someone busts us then we cut a deal or we leave everything behind and run to Florida with new identities

[@Linktuts]

Love to see new vids from ya !

[@Spooderman77]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING I WAS SO BORED ALL YOUR VIDEOS ARE FIRE!!!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🔥

[@JackStavris]

I stopped playing back in 2018 due to the enshitification of GTA Online on PC and also on console. I'm hoping GTA VI can bring me back in, at least for a while, there's been a void I've wanted to fill for an online game since I quit GTA Online that I've just never been able to fill.

[@real_swiftydragon]

Here’s my idea of how they COULD manage the transition from Los Santos to Leonida. Take some small inspiration from how developers transitioned other games like Need For Speed Underground or Saints Row from the prequel to the sequel. Between Underground 1 and 2, your player lost all their fame and their car from a rival crew and the start of the sequel has you purchasing a new car with insurance money. Saints Row ends in an explosion which results with your player being in a coma for 5 years and Saints Row 2 starts with your character waking up and undergoing extensive plastic surgery, incorporating a creative character customization while transitioning between two games. Since GTA Online is essentially an expanded story that’s just online only, GTA VI online could start with a cutscene showing how your previous character lost all their property and earnings and such (like the start of NFSU2), maybe from an accident or a heist gone wrong but upon arriving in Leonida, Mors Mutual Insurance (if they make a return) could give a payout to the player in the form of some starting cash plus a safehouse and new car(s) which would be the benefit from previously playing GTA V online. If Rockstar care about their players enough to realise so many people put so much time, effort and money into their game they’d think of something to make a fair start for everyone including new players.

[@loco81cris]

I just hope that our characters and properties don't just erase by the time gta v's online shuts off, maybe let it stay in a shallow single player experience, bc as you said, some people will have 10+ years of progress just going down the trash. it's really sad when online aspects of games just end up disappearing into nothing

[@grimyGobIin]

That should be known to anyone which does anything on the internet, it doesn't last forever and especially not if you're playing online games which are backed by investors or servers

[@namkhanhng1802]

I could see our GTA5 online character giving out jobs to our GTA6 online character. Our GTA5 online character will be refer as the “quiet one over LS”.

[@Ratfkr]

Hopefully someone preserves gta v online when it shuts down. Something like having a full backup on five m would be cool. Praying we get a gta online source code leak sometime because something as important to gaming as gta online NEEDS to be preserved.

[@jstan8961]

Many other companies also start to add multiplayer and microtransaction features in their single player game because they saw the successgta online Far cry, resident evil 3, watch dog...etc

[@grav3yardshawty]

it will be genuinely insane if they don’t give us some kind of neat gift for transferring. even if not money we should get a starter car at least, maybe a special weapon too. maybe even give returning players a different character intro cutscene that references them and their stint in los santos. would be a fun cheeky nod to give some sense of continuity knowing how grindy they’re probably gonna make online i almost do wish some of our funds would carry over lol

[@eclipseRz]

They should it so transferring a character is a one way process, and you get to do it once. All money and rank is reset for GTA VI but untouched for V (players could get badge on their Social Account or as mentioned some outfits/clothing/cosmetics/etc.) and you get to redesign your character for free before you go into the tutorial. Maybe returning players get a slightly different voice-line from whoever picks us up, something like “glad you decided to take your vacation from Los Santos here in sunny Vice City, here’s a gun”

[@jim-_-59]

Even tho i started playing gtao on launch, i would still want to play from scratch. Being a high rank and having millions of dollars on day 1 is kimda boring imo

[@livingwater25]

the weaving in and out @ 4:06 is fucking hilarious lmao

[@serialpotato8664]

I hope gtao will stay there for ever for us to come back and remeber good ol

[@YOEL_44]

If the next game is going to be so damn inflated, I'll prefer to be able to hack, I'm a casual player but I still want to experience the content.

[@okaynac]

what me and my brother is going to do is basicly our gta6 online characters will be the sons or older version of our charactes

[@YOMARTINPRODUCTIONS]

1:03 evil laughter

[@KiLlACaMrOn94]

The entitlement of returning players is HILARIOUS! This is a completely new game. You got nothing special for playing any previous game or multiplayer mode, what would make you think you would get something for this next Online mode? What makes you think they should? Especially when people have complained to Rockstar for years about releasing the same game over and over. Why should you be rewarded? That’s only going to lead to another slippery slope in gaming.

[@journeytree]

the slippery slope of gaming was the shark card micro tractions. We are at the bottom of the pit now, there is no more slippery slope

[@starchman8758]

i would hate if it wasnt a completely clean slate, i think we should get some unique los santos themed cosmetics and thats it

[@eduardobenassi3072]

I honestly wouldn't mind either way... whatever they do, they always deliver a premium experience. The fact that we got 10 years of free content is absolutely ridiculous. I don't get why people cry about it.

[@curiousmind_]

Free good quality content too

[@eduardobenassi3072]

@@curiousmind_ Indeed. Had a blast with my mates the other day. Scramjets are so fun in pvp.

[@yarghhargh9345]

I wouldnt call the definitive edition a premium experience

[@ClayishWall]

@@yarghhargh9345 how much did you pay for it?

[@eduardobenassi3072]

@@yarghhargh9345 That was done by a different studio. Look it up.

[@burgerbattle]

I really hope for dedicated servers, crossplay would be great as well if you can choose which platform you want to connect with.

[@purposly]

I would love dedicated servers with hundreds of players on them. We need a huge player count in the lobbies

[@ExTremZero]

@BrunoUtech leaks are years old and run on old Rage engine...

[@ExTremZero]

@BrunoUtech The leaks that were made public are from old-generation development kits. I don’t see why anyone would consider them representative of the final product, especially since it doesnt even release for the old generation anymore.

[@Stinkyremy]

@@ExTremZero Doesn't GTAV online have 100 player lobbies now?

[@Stinkyremy]

R* patented the server merger tech, meaning we will most likely get mega servers on a map grid so the game will feel always populated as you will be swapping servers as you go past grid points, all without the player knowing.

[@ExTremZero]

@@Stinkyremy no?

[@jurpils]

gta6 online will be a completely new game, they might give you some cosmetic bonuses but nothing serious. Also it will be heavily structured around gta+ from the start

[@savagegaming3392]

Heres my take on it...i personally have no issue starting over all my assets, however...i would like to still keep my character...which brings me to this...they should offer a choice...option 1, you keep your og character, then it triggers a cutscene of him or her leaving behind his los santos life in search of better riches in vice city...you would keep the current outfit you had on in OG online, as well as your money, but you will have to restart all buisnesses, car collection, rep and any clothes you left in LS...option 2, you choose a new character...for this one your old gta online character is still coming to vice city, however your new character has a special assignment...kill your old gta character...he or she gets a phone call describing your old gta character as a deranged phycopath heading into vice city, and tasks you with killing them, after their death you play the game as your new character

[@kazmiller7195]

It Would be cool it 6's version of online had a prologue where your online character did a heist gone wrong in the building under construction in Los santos forcing you to lose everything and change your name and face to move to vice city

[@RumaG4N]

Kidions Menu: Ah yes. screw shark cards. RDR2 Online familiy menu: Gold?

[@Oshirako]

2:50 we need longer console lifetimes most games need alot of time to came out nowdays i would not buy the ps6 in about 3 4 years when uts gonna drop it will the same as it is rn it will take along time until they drop the support

[@DanielToPaker]

I think they will make you keep your money, they'll make something like ur character just moves to another city grabing new reputation or expanding your company there

[@Sayuki420]

Id like the idea of our character getting busted, and sent to jail in vice city, which then (insert gta 6 story mode character) breaks us out of jail because they read our record (They think we could be of us to them) So from there we start from scratch

[@Matt-md5yt]

glad you talked about this Badger

[@pimpnamedkane]

I wish rockstar would add a feature to transfer our online character to gta 6. They’d just need to update the model and animations, I don’t even mind starting over and It would make sense we have no connections or businesses in vice city.