GTA Online takes place after GTA V

[aquahaze2]

"We're mole hunting. One of our agents has been turned by a rival state. Yeah its 2017, I cant believe it either." - Agent 14 in the mission "Mole hunt" (The Weaponized Tampa mission)

 

This sentence confirms that GTA online (Originally set "a few months" before) has in fact moved passed GTA V's story mode (2013). It also means that GTAO has been moving forward for some time now.

 

This can explain some situations like why in the mission "Escape Escort" (the ramp buggy mission) the union depository is being robbed despite the cast of story mode believing its never been done before.

 

It also goes to show that GTA is taking after many MMO's and having content just kind of float around in time, Like Dom calling you years after his death or Trevor sending you on missions too harass Johnny.

 

It also means that the heists may take place in 2015 after the story GTA V, proving choice A to be non-canon and would explain why Trevor acted as if he was visiting Los Santos for the first time in story mode (unless there's a direct reference that him or maybe lester gives that proves otherwise in which case please correct me)

 

The biggest conundrum is Merryweather. At the end of all of GTA's ending (although most prevalently in choice C) Merryweather loses both their government contract and their permit to operate in the US. However this obviously isn't the case since Merryweather is still working in America and also directly dealing with the government as shown through Agent 14.

 

This could mean that online is not canon to the GTA universe

[bulldog385]

Maybe Merryweather is working in the U.S. ...Unofficially (Like off the "Books")?

[CarimboHanky]

 

wonder how many times this same thing would come up this week...

[DC4B18]

Time is not linear, we just perceive it that way. Lol

[livejoker]

Let's ignore the fact you're probably the 20th person to say this....

Who gives a sh*t if it's after GTA V? Like, seriously. I really don't want to be a prick but in the grand scheme of things how does that change anything? Are the cops nicer? Is my aiming more realistic? Is my cellphone battery powered by space jet fuel so that people can constantly call me to tell me I'm running low on printer ink? f*ck me, who cares. I know I'm making myself look like a dick posting this but man, there's a limit at sharing useless sh*t.

Gave OP a like and a cookie ( ) for my dickish post and a quick two seconds applause for making it possible for all historians/roleplayers out there to finally know that this game's sh*t-implemented story almost makes sense. Almost.

Edited June 18, 2017 by livejoker

[gtafan26]

Here is the current thread for this

http://gtaforums.com/topic/889245-yep-its-2017-i-cant-believe-it-either/