The Moneypocalypse Conspiracy

[Cwinny24]

I had this theory in mind for a while so please take a moment to read this.

Lets start of at the beginning...The Moneypocalypse... Till now R* biggest problem in GTA Online...But was it really just a discovery by some random hacker, or an actual set up?

 

Just think about it...Heist were supposed to come out in november...they got pushed back and pushed back further till (may? i dunno) Instead R* claimed they needed more time...nearly no DLC's came out around that time and if something came out...the content was free (Beach Bum).

 

Gta Online seemed to grow and grow...but then it happened : Hackers found their way into the DNS codes and were able to give billions and billions to everyone. But who figured these DNS codes out? Could it be R* themselves?

 

The hackers showed us how fun the game was with all that money. Owning everything, not having to worry about going bankrupt...everything was like heaven. This is how the game would feel like if we all bought cash cards (HINT HINT!!)

 

In january they wiped the cash from everyone, even the people that didn't recieved hacked money!

Just a few weeks later...The Valentines DLC comes out, with an overpriced car and overpriced suits

 

March : The Business DLC : 3 not so cheap cars and again loads of expensive clothes

 

April?: (Not confirmed) The High Life Update, once again 3 cars with new clothes that will probably be expensive

 

Dont you people notice that all the expensive DLC came out RIGHT after the moneypocalypse??

Before december, we barely got any content where we actually had to save up so we could afford it...

Coincidence? I dont think so

 

My thoughts on this are : Cash Cards...can't be anything else

 

Conclusion : The Moneypocalypse was an inside job...

Edited April 9, 2014 by Cwinny24

[Coin]

 

This is one of those times where you needed to keep that sh*t to yourself, because damn.

[Phantomkick]

lets admit it, GTA Online is still in beta

[GranSnake]

Children could modify those DNS codes. It didn't require any skill or knowledge. You can legit earn the money by just playing the game to buy what you want.

 

Why people feel they need every single shirt, tie, and car is beyond me.

[wimthetim]

I actually agree with everything you said.

 

the sheer number of players that received millions only meant one thing to me. inside job

 

imho I think it was blatant and obvious.

 

give all the players unlimited cash. take it away and watch them buy cash cards. sneaky mf's

[blk95ta]

I could see that. I'm just glad i invested my money right when i had it and bought everything including 10 driveable savings bonds on my second character.

[Staten]

The sheer number of player that glitched millions only meant one thing to me:

 

Access to youtube.

 

Sneaky bastards.

 

Also, The Moneypocolypse Conspiracy was the worst of the Bourne films.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Staten

[Zoots Remuvah]

One slight flaw in this..

 

The people that got the money, generally spent the money.. so their need to spend as much was pretty much diminished by receiving it in the first place.. Given that if they'd spent it wisely they'd have not much else to spend it on..

 

Not exactly going to lure them into buy TEH ACSHCRDS now is it?!?

Edited April 9, 2014 by Doktor Gott

[nitefallz]

Sorry, what "expensive DLC"? All DLC has been free.

[Cwinny24]

I actually agree with everything you said.

 

the sheer number of players that received millions only meant one thing to me. inside job

 

imho I think it was blatant and obvious.

 

give all the players unlimited cash. take it away and watch them buy cash cards. sneaky mf's

 

Yes around that time, there was no such thing as playing Rooftop Rumble over n over... it was just potshot 7k and coveted 12k

Suddenly Rockstar releases info that they've earned over 66 million dollars by the sale of cash cards... no sh*t

Sorry, what "expensive DLC"? All DLC has been free.

They have been free yes, but the stuff included in it costed loads of in-game cash which motivated the player to buy cash cards. Seriously just think about it...why would they make the roosevelt overpriced and limited edition just 2-3 weeks after the cash sweeps? of course, cash cards!

Edited April 9, 2014 by Cwinny24

[GTA-Freak-Vi]

"Its a Conspiracy"

[jakfox]

Have to give this one a "Myth Busters Plausible" on the sheer fact that sharing cash between players is still blocked. R* doesn't want you trading money because they want you buying cash cards. Same reason the BAWSAQ isn't coming to multiplayer.

 

Buy Cash Cards. R* is a business.

LA Noir should be another prime example, unfinished game and rushed selling DLC. freezing and what not, same issues for gta 5.

 

/tin foil hat.

[KornbreadMaf1a]

I still don't get why people go to great lengths to bash something that is OPTIONAL when they could make it mandatory and charge for DLC.

 

Cash cards in this game only prove that people will complain and get mad about anything.

[Vec]

Hey, I didn't know that the BCR Comunity Hour had a forum edition

[SAVILLAIN]

"Its a Conspiracy"

 

 

no its Business

[JohnGazman]

 

 

Seriously OP, take off the tinfoil and chill out.

[Staten]

Hey, I didn't know that the BCR Comunity Hour had a forum edition

It's part of the conspiracy. They didn't choose "BCR" at random; it's a mixture of sublimillumintai advertising and black magic. It actually stands for "Buy Cash Cards Repeatedly." I mean, what else could "BCR" stand for in the name of a radio station?

 

Those sneaky sons o' bitches...

[Chekoloco]

Ok.. NO!

[toobsock]

The exploit used was rather easy to find (in hindsight)... anyone looking at the packets being sent back and forth from the Client to the Servers would have seen the plain text files. These text files held values, like multipliers, etc for cash and RP and quite a few other things.

 

The people that exploited it started their own DNS servers and they were freely available to join at first. Then they started to make them private and charge a small fee for people to access them. The numbers of players to access these was pretty insane (from what I heard)... and it only took 1 of those players to share the money with a un-suspecting lobby of 16 or so players.

 

I was shocked to see that R* had not encrypted all of the interaction... and on top of that, to not verify or store those values on the server was a huge mistake on their part.

 

Right now, if they moved most of the validation routines to the server and not the client, they could eliminate quite a few exploits/mods/etc.

 

The "DNS" hackers were only people that went in and changed the IP addresses of the DNS servers on their consoles and got the money/RP... that would not be considered hacking by 99.9% of the "legitimate" hackers out there.

 

Also, if players didn't want to pay to use a DNS server, there was plenty of step-by-step tutorials on how to make your own server with the modified files.

 

I highly doubt it was an inside job as it made R* look really lame in several different aspects.

[blk95ta]

Have to give this one a "Myth Busters Plausible" on the sheer fact that sharing cash between players is still blocked. R* doesn't want you trading money because they want you buying cash cards. Same reason the BAWSAQ isn't coming to multiplayer.

 

Buy Cash Cards. R* is a business.

LA Noir should be another prime example, unfinished game and rushed selling DLC. freezing and what not, same issues for gta 5.

 

/tin foil hat.

I'll also add the fact that R* disabled the ability to fully mod a car and give it to another player to sell or keep. This reeks of cash card greed.

[jakfox]

 

Have to give this one a "Myth Busters Plausible" on the sheer fact that sharing cash between players is still blocked. R* doesn't want you trading money because they want you buying cash cards. Same reason the BAWSAQ isn't coming to multiplayer.

 

Buy Cash Cards. R* is a business.

LA Noir should be another prime example, unfinished game and rushed selling DLC. freezing and what not, same issues for gta 5.

 

/tin foil hat.

I'll also add the fact that R* disabled the ability to fully mod a car and give it to another player to sell or keep. This reeks of cash card greed.

 

 

None of these things will be returning. =| I really hope R* proves us wrong.

[The_B1u3_Jay]

Sorry, what "expensive DLC"? All DLC has been free.

Hes talking about how much they cost in-game. like paying $10,000 for a suit jacket or paying $20,000 for a mask. Hell ,the entire suit probably costed about $35,000. If clothes costed this much in real life, we would all be naked

I still don't get why people go to great lengths to bash something that is OPTIONAL when they could make it mandatory and charge for DLC.

 

Cash cards in this game only prove that people will complain and get mad about anything.

Oh bulls**t, yeah they're optional, but R* constantly pushes players into buying them with low payouts and high prices.

[Staten]

 

I still don't get why people go to great lengths to bash something that is OPTIONAL when they could make it mandatory and charge for DLC.

 

Cash cards in this game only prove that people will complain and get mad about anything.

Oh bulls**t, yeah they're optional, but R* constantly pushes players into buying them with low payouts and high prices.

 

There's no way R* are trying to push players into buying cash cards in a game where you can make $500,000 a week just by playing for a couple of hours a day. In 6 months, I've never felt pushed into buying a cash card.

[bloatedsack]

lets admit it, GTA Online is still in beta

 

I don't think anyone, including Rockstar and TT, wouldn't disagree with you other than to change the nomenclature.

 

Its not so much a "beta" as much as its a developing enviroment. If it was a complete, packaged, and ready to roll enviroment they'd sell it as a standalone.

[PerceusSOZ]

Wow OP is the biggest moron I have seen on here yet. DNS "codes" are server addresses created by people, who put the previously open tunables.json file on these servers. DNS servers are literally open to public access, so stupid people like yourself assume they are "cheat codes", which they are not and never will be.

 

 

A more probable reason to a high cost of DLC content would be due to the BF Bifta, one of the most overpowered vehicles in the off-road class. People took advantage of this because it was free to purchase, and the Bifta dominates the Off-Road domain even to this day. So, to prevent free reign of vehicular domination, they forced an added GTA$ cost to DLC vehicles.

[LeAristocrat]

 

This is one of those times where you needed to keep that sh*t to yourself, because damn.

 

Lmfao at the cat! I'm in tears.

 

OP - I don't dismiss your theory but I am pretty frustrated at the game's state right now and R*'s lackadasical and nonchalant attitude like they're performance has been spectacular up until this point (mind blown). It's almost like key decisions are being made by people who have never been in touch with the games fan base (Take Two investor/board members maybe?).

 

There's almost no communication about key issue's the community has been concerned about, and when it does eventually come out. It's an update about an update... Spring Update then 1.12 comes out. I thought "Update" was singular? Maybe it's just me.

[TexasToast712]

 

This is one of those times where you needed to keep that sh*t to yourself, because damn.

LOL that cat is so pissed.

[MrMunchs]

So...at the end they get married?

[statistic]

 

 

In january they wiped the cash from everyone, even the people that didn't recieved hacked money!

 

 

no they didn't. Those who never received bad money did not lose anything. I dunno about the rest of your conspiracy, but this part is just not true. Yet it keeps getting said over and over. You can keep saying it over and over, but it will not actually make it become true...

[KimberJane]

lets admit it, GTA Online is still in beta

Life in general is still in beta as we still have lots to learn, mistakes to make or do