New updates for GTA Online in 2017

[Kirsty 32,697]

A pleasant surprise... Rockstar Games updated the Newswire this afternoon with some highlights of what's in store for GTA Online this year. With old-gen character transfers ending next week, the community did expect something to be announced this month as an upgrade incentive, and they weren't wrong!

There's a very cool top down style Adversary Mode mentioned in the article, as well as a descriptive preview of "massive" updates coming to the platform this summer and new content like the highly requested Infernus and mention of "military" hardware... (Hunter anyone?)

Find below a quick summary of Rockstar's plans for GTA Online in 2017:

** Cunning Stunts Update (Part II) releases sometime this month and introduces Special Vehicles to new stunt race circuits

** Gunrunning Update releases sometime this spring and will see us battling new "militias" across the map in new missions with weaponized vehicles and high-powered military hardware

** Special Vehicles are being added to the Content Creator

** New Adversary Modes - Resurrection (a dodgeball style game) and Top Down (literally top down, as a homage to the 2D games!)

** New vehicles - the Turismo Classic, the Infernus Classic and the Progen GP1

** And more updates coming soon over the course of the summer that are yet to be announced

Plus Rockstar requests that we keep the feedback coming as they do listen! So if you've still got ideas shoot them an email using their feedback form, and you can always head to our GTA Online section where we have a plethora of wishlist threads to chew on as well. Mmmmm.

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Rockstar Newswire Post

[ten-a-penny 6,360]

Did somebody say Hunter?!?!?!?!

 

[Voit Turyv 3,540]

<modified account need intensifies again>

[Personal 5,901]

Edited March 6, 2017 by Personal

[Error2k 2,389]

"Stock up and bunker down as you take on the craziest militias across the state of San Andreas in another massive update for GTA Online. Featuring brand new weaponized vehicles and exciting new missions, get ready to fight for supremacy in the illegal arms trade and wage war with the latest in high-powered military hardware."

 

WAIT, THERE WAS THIS GUY IN GTAONLINE SECTION WHO PREDICTED THIS. It was like 1 month ago. Holy sh*t. His thread got locked

Edited March 2, 2017 by quxxo

[Jonh382002 12]

Did somebody say Hunter?!?!?!?!

 

 

OH MY GOD YES THE F*CKING HUNTER PLEASE BE REALLLLLLL

[Biira99 235]

Sounds awesome! Glad they're not stopping with updates And yay for Turrismo classic!

 

And if Hunter update is coming, then yay even more

Edited March 2, 2017 by Biira99

[Happy Hunter 40,846]

Just a tiny hint of the Hunter coming out has filled me with unimaginable hype. I'm out of likes, checking out threads and posts so fast my PC can't keep up.

 

Please let it be there Rockstar.

 

Finally.

[Pastry 4,429]

Just a tiny hint of the Hunter coming out has filled me with unimaginable hype. I'm out of likes, checking out threads and posts so fast my PC can't keep up.

 

Please let it be there Rockstar.

 

Finally.

It's gonna be an HD universe remake of the Leviathan from SA. Only named 'Hunter' in classic Rockstar fashion.

[HeavyDuke 6,781]

 

Just a tiny hint of the Hunter coming out has filled me with unimaginable hype. I'm out of likes, checking out threads and posts so fast my PC can't keep up.

 

Please let it be there Rockstar.

 

Finally.

It's gonna be an HD universe remake of the Leviathan from SA. Only named 'Hunter' in classic Rockstar fashion.

 

Look people, we have another psychic.

[Cpt.ben 13]

Oh, hell yes, can't wait for this update and it better have Hunter on Spring.

[Ya Boy Punk Fan 3,656]

I read the article and didn't find a single hint of the Hunter. Did I miss it or are people just speculating?

[Konata Inoue 1,476]

"we’re bringing some of the most requested classic GTA vehicles by popular demand into GTA Online for the first time"

 

I fully expect to see the Deluxo, Don't f*** this up, Rockstar!

[Kirsty 32,697]

I read the article and didn't find a single hint of the Hunter. Did I miss it or are people just speculating?

 

The Newswire post about the upcoming update says "[...] with the latest in high-powered military hardware.". From a community point of view, when you mention military most people are going to think of the Hunter because it's the most prominently suggested of it's type. I hope for their sakes it's true, but we're just speculating and it might be less extravagant than we imagine. It seems like the perfect opportunity to bring it in though.

 

Oh... and here's the real pip for your signature

[Ya Boy Punk Fan 3,656]

 

I read the article and didn't find a single hint of the Hunter. Did I miss it or are people just speculating?

 

The Newswire post about the upcoming update says "[...] with the latest in high-powered military hardware.". From a community point of view, when you mention military most people are going to think of the Hunter because it's the most prominently suggested of it's type. I hope for their sakes it's true, but we're just speculating and it might be less extravagant than we imagine. It seems like the perfect opportunity to bring it in though.

 

Oh... and here's the real pip for your signature

 

I made it black and white on purpose. Since the club was sadly disbanded and I longer have the pip, I did that to signify that it was dead. Thank you though.

Edited March 2, 2017 by Ya Boy Punk Fan

[Kirsty 32,697]

I made it black and white on purpose. Since the club was sadly disbanded and I longer have the pip, I did that to signify that it was dead. Thank you though.

 

What if it's alive, and you're just not in it? hehehe.

 

Anyway, we're off-topic.

 

On-topic. I'm really looking forward to how they will pull off the top down adversary mode.

[Michael 1,460]

I don't care about the new updates, all I need is the Turismo Classic, hopefully it's the Turismo from Grand Theft Auto IV..

[Spider-Vice 17,358]

I can't even imagine how it will work. Will it play like GTA 2, with similar controls even for shooting? Like will you not have an actual aim and will just shoot whatever is in front of you? An interesting concept still.

[Happy Hunter 40,846]

I really think they should make it an optional camera for all gameplay. Have the mode sure, but it seems like a shame to restrict the camera to just one mode.

[Kirsty 32,697]

I'm thinking it may be just like Vehicle Vendetta with mounted guns on cars and then pick-ups like rockets or something. If they pulled it off with characters I'd be very impressed. Though a mode where it's characters and you only use melee would be a real throw-back.

[Spider-Vice 17,358]

I was imagining something like having a top-down view with weapon pickups and normal character control, but you'd be restricted to shooting whatever was in front of you, akin to the 2D GTA's. You'd control the character's heading instead of the camera.

[Konata Inoue 1,476]

I don't care about the new updates, all I need is the Turismo Classic, hopefully it's the Turismo from Grand Theft Auto IV..

 

As much as I would like to see the IV variant, I don't think that it is old enough to be considered "Classic" as I believe on one of the GTA IV websites it is stated as an 03 model.

 

So, I'm guessing it is the F40 (Gta sa version) as it is a late 80's to early 90's super car.

 

And to add onto that, The older one is a super car opposed to a sports car, Making it more appropriate for the "Stunts" theme, But who knows...

 

I'd be happy with either one, Preferably the F40.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2017 by DM98xKONATA

[Touge Spirit Leader 910]

^WHY THE TURISMO CLASSIC THOUGH?!?!!?!

 

Goddamn they missed out, Cheetah Classic...Ferrari Testarossa

 

I woulda bought so many damn shark cards buying one for every occasion. Or just a white one to pretend I'm Don Johnson but still....

[MGgames100 13,273]

^WHY THE TURISMO CLASSIC THOUGH?!?!!?!

 

Goddamn they missed out, Cheetah Classic...Ferrari Testarossa

 

I woulda bought so many damn shark cards buying one for every occasion. Or just a white one to pretend I'm Don Johnson but still....

 

"To add to your garage collection, we’re bringing some of the most requested classic GTA vehicles by popular demand into GTA Online for the first time – such as the Turismo Classic and the Infernus Classic that first made its appearance on the streets of Liberty City in GTAIII."

 

Who said that where won't be Cheetah Classic?

[Kirsty 32,697]

Who said that where won't be Cheetah Classic?

Agreed, I think they are saving a nice little catalogues worth of "classics" to surprise us with and bring back later on, these two are just a teaser.

[Holden Caulfield 93]

Top down gameplay, Gun-running, dodgeball, fan requested vehicles? Nah, this can't be Rockstar! Is it? I think I need to lie down for a bit...

[Don Maximus Meridius 626]

BRING THE HERMES

 

[E•MO•TION 10,239]

Yawn.

 

I think this answers the question as to what will happen to GTA Online when Red Dead Redemption 2 is released (as if it wasn't obvious to begin with). Nothing. Nothing is going to happen to GTA Online as all Rockstar has to do is release a car or an Adversary Mode every few weeks or so and the masses of fanboys will be right back to kissing their asses. It's ridiculous.

 

/unpopularopinion

Edited March 2, 2017 by 2281

[Hellbendzor 875]

Nice, but it means I'll need to continu my grind, as things wont be cheap... I see alot of expensive stuff coming our way... Time to grind again, although I wanted to cut down on a lil.... Guess now's not the time to be lazy... :-)

[Don Maximus Meridius 626]

But for the next week just a few races with Rocket Voltic, Blazer Acqua and Ruiner 2000 looks too weak, they could add some new cars, at least 2 or 3 classics.