GTA:0 The Storyline

[Shneb]

From Wikipedia, "The story is not central in the multiplayer, though characters from the single-player are woven in."

 

There isn't so much a story as there is a setting.

[REXX]

Just read through all the posts. Yes, we all know Online is a few months before the events of Storymode take place and that there are multiple references in storymode about our online characters (which was very clever of Rockstar). But when I started reading all this stuff about time travel backwards and fowards during online... it sounded way too farfetched. As a matter of fact, someone mentioned that the Lowriders events take place 6 months after storymode, so why is it when I drove past Franklin's house in Vinewood during a Lowrider mission, the house was empty? No Buffalo or Bagger parked outside. I mean Franklin technically is the only one who cannot die at the end of storymode, so where was he? Shopping? Doubt it. Yeah, its the longest 6 months we've ever seen.

Edited December 8, 2015 by REXX93

[slimeball supreme]

You all are overthinking this sh*t lol.

 

Online takes place a few months before SP

 

Tracey being on Fame or Shame and Meltdown being shown online is developer oversight or laziness.

 

Lester Mentions Michael and Trever in "Pacific Standard: Signal" he mentions Trevor's cannibalism and Michael's sting in North Yankton.

 

Trevor goes to LS in Series A but being a meth head and gas huffer not to mention he bangs his head on that tree, who knows if he remembers going which is why he claims he never has been there. He also doesnt personally attack The Lost so it makes sense how he starts a personal war with them in SP.

 

Lester Mentions your online character in SP when he says you are unpredictable

 

Franklin mentions Lamar's gas tanker licks such as in "A Ticket to Elsyum"

He also mentions Martin Madrazo's jurors from "Judging the Jury" and the documents from "Rooftop Rumble" is likely evidence.

 

Dom is not dead at any point online

 

The garment factory is intact

The O'Neil farm is intact

 

Just because real time passes doesn't mean the in game timeline passes.

I was going to make a detailed post about my opinion on the story, but this is literally it.

 

I'd also like to note that Freemode is probably mostly non-canon. The whole 'criminal legion causing havoc every waking hour' thing never happened.

 

Another thing - the fact that Frank is never mentioned is probably because he's still in prison, and he's released after the events of Online.

Edited December 8, 2015 by Mr. Fahrenheit

[Arachne]

Wow,6 months? more like limbo.Well,good thing it's that none of the major characters are dead...yet!

Edited December 8, 2015 by Arachne

[Vaulttec]

I actually came to a conclusion that the timeline of GTA Online is somewhat similar and comparable to that of The Simpsons:

The Simpsons are being shown for around 25 years,and while the show is no longer set in early 1990s like in the first season,Bart is still 10,Lisa is still 8 and Maggie is still 1 year old,simply because the creators of the show decided that the character will not age no matter how much time passes.

GTA Online was launched 2 years ago,but it´s still set a few months before the singleplayer events (despite getting some vehicles which were made after 2013,like Jester or Vindicator),again because the creators of the game decided that the Online is set a few months before SP.

It´s just a decision made by the people who created that stuff,I don´t think we should look too deep into it.

honestly GTA O is a floating timeline enough said

[HKM87]

Long story short: A fresh noob off the plane, (make your own story).

Edited December 8, 2015 by HKM87

[Beartooth Bek]

 

Another thing - the fact that Frank is never mentioned is probably because he's still in prison, and he's released after the events of Online.

 

 

When did Franklin ever go to prison? I can't recall so I'm curious.