GTA Online

[little P]

Does anyone still play this? There's been some massive updates recently, and today they released the finance and felony update.

http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire

It looks interesting so wondered if anyone fancied giving this a decent shot. It looks great as a co-op game now

Continue your mission to become the ultimate criminal kingpin of Los Santos and Blaine County in GTA Online: Further Adventures in Finance and Felony, now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. As CEO, you'll enjoy all the special abilities of being a VIP, plus access to a whole new frontier of black market opportunities with SecuroServ’s patented Special Cargo Network, allowing you to buy and sell illegal goods across a city-wide empire.

THE EXECUTIVE SUITE
To get your operation up and running, you'll need an executive office fitting the title along with a skillful team of hired Associates. Dynasty 8 Executive Realty, in partnership with SecuroServ, now have a new line of deluxe office suites specifically for the motivated career criminal. These masterpieces in executive design come with a full-time assistant, helipad, boardroom, Don’t Cross the Line arcade game, and optional storage space like the Gun Locker, allowing you to personalize your perfect weapon loadout before you go on the job.

An executive office also includes private access to the SecuroServ Special Cargo Network, which you’ll use to invest in Warehouses and traffic rare and exotic product throughout the city. Warehouses store all Special Cargo and storage space is valuable; manage your inventory wisely and maximize your margins by selling when the prices are right.

Run dangerous, multi-part Buy Missions with your team of Associates to store and stockpile Special Cargo.

BUY AND SELL SPECIAL CARGO
Buy missions require skill from a coordinated team of Associates to successfully pull off. Missions are grouped into three categories that increase in difficulty based on how many crates of contraband you intend to purchase and how much risk you are willing to take on. With greater risks – whether from the FIB, LSPD or rival player Organizations – come greater rewards.

Manage your inventory carefully from Small, Medium and Large Warehouses. Overstocked warehouses with lucrative goods won’t stay secret for long...

Accumulating inventory will drive demand in the market. When the time comes to sell, you’ll have various offers to choose from based on your inventory. Sell missions require constant vigilance; keep your eyes peeled as the job isn’t over until all of your Cargo is safely transported, and destroyed Cargo can eat into your profits.

DEFEND YOUR WAREHOUSE
Major players attract attention and warehouses stocked with high volumes of valuable goods won’t stay secret for long. Act quickly to avoid losing a percentage of your Special Cargo in surprise attacks from resident gangs of Los Santos.

Defend your ground – gang members run counter operations with full frontal attacks and raids from back alleys.

NEW VIP WORK & CHALLENGES
CEOs will enjoy all of the perks of being a VIP, including access to new sources of illicit funds and challenges.

VIP Work

• Headhunter: Assassinate key targets across the map against the clock.
• Airfreight: Liberate some valuable cargo from its armed guard and fly it to safety.
• Haulage: Be the first to deliver a trailer full of tax-exempt merchandise to its wrongful owner.

VIP Challenges

• Cashing Out: Be the pack leader in the latest wave of ATM fraud to hit the streets of Los Santos.
• Salvage: Compete to retrieve the most lost cargo from the ocean floor.

Work alongside your fellow bodyguards to defend a Cargobob against player rivals and the LSPD in Airfreight.

NEW VEHICLES, ATTIRE & WEAPON ATTACHMENTS
Do you have a taste for the brutally fast, the brutally efficient or the just plain brutal? Whatever your preference, the latest wave of NEW transport options is bound to hit your sweet spot. From the monstrousHVY Brickade available at Warstock Cache & Carry and menacing Bravado Rumpo Custom from Southern San Andreas Autos, to the new generation of Super and Sports cars now in stock at Legendary Motorsport like the Pegassi Reaper, Vapid FMJ, Grotti Bestia GTS and Enus Windsor Drop, to the luxurious and speedy Buckingham Nimbus and Volatus from Elitas Travel and even the hulking Tug available on order from DockTease, getting from A to B has never looked and felt this good.

Previously exclusive VIP and bodyguard clothing plus all-new SecuroServ branded merchandise are also hitting the clothing racks in Los Santos. Whether you want your first impression to be a sophisticated crime lord or a gorilla for hire, there’s something just right for you. And nothing wrecks an otherwise solid Special Cargo mission like running short on ammo. Unleash a barrage of bullets from a range of weapons by grabbing Drum & Box Magazine attachments from your local Ammu-Nation.

 

[ElektroVodka]

I guess i have to reinstall

Thanks for the update P!

 

[Kenadian]

I'm still ranked pretty low but I'd be into it if you guys want.

Saturday is movie night though so keep that in mind

 

[little P]

Awesome! I'd be up for meeting up this Friday to try it out if you guys are? Thanks for the reminder about Saturday Duke, I'll make sure to get a fresh couple of bottles of JD honey in

If you want to try this out this evening to scout it out I'd be up for that Quick. Lemme know.

 

[ElektroVodka]

Yeah i'd be up for it, however i can't seem to connect to Rockstar.....

 

[little P]

Oh oh. Might be best to leave it then I suppose the servers are getting hammered.

 

[Shilka]

Yep, just tried and the servers are a mess, can't even get close to logging in, and when I managed to do so one time, the online servers were down

 

[Kenadian]

I actually took Friday off from work so if you guys want to meet up then I'm all good.

 

[little P]

Awesome! I can be on Friday from 9pm until late Shilka and Quick can you join in too?

 

[ElektroVodka]

I should be able to If i get to download it before that

 

[Skid_Marc_]

I'll be there!

 

[little P]

Awesome Zac. I want to come and visit your Yacht, not seen one yet

 

[ElektroVodka]

Yeah i hope your yacht is well insured Zac!

 

[Shilka]

I should be able to join, wife is having evening shift anyway

 

[little P]

I should be able to join, wife is having evening shit anyway

She does that at the same time every evening?

 

[Skid_Marc_]

Yeah i hope your yacht is well insured Zac!

Rofl If my yacht is JMart proof (which we have proven it is), then it is impervious to anything!

 

[little P]

Ok, it's a cool $1,000,000 for the cheapest, bog standard office.

I've only got 720k so can;t setup the CEO just yet. If anyone else can that's great. If not I'll have to grind out some money (which isn't really a grind as it's fun as hell).

Here's a nice little guide I found on the interwebz to explain things a bit more clearly about what this update entails. Sounds like really good fun

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It’s time to upgrade your criminal empire.

GTA Online: Finance and Felony – how to be a CEO and make big money
Crime in GTA Online just went big time. The new CEO privileges introduced with theFurther Adventures in Finance and Felony update have taken the concepts first introduced for VIPs and expanded them so that players can build a city-wide contraband distribution service.

You’re no longer a petty crook, a professional thief or gun for hire. With the Finance and Felony update you have the opportunity to become the CEO of your own business, employ staff, and crush your rivals across Los Santos and Blaine County.

Before you can become a CEO you’re going to need to buy an office, then buy at least one warehouse to store contraband. Once that’s sorted, you can start running Buy and Sell missions.

The important thing to remember is although there’s only one CEO role, these missions are designed to be played as a team, much like Heists. You can’t really make money as a solo player shifting one crate at a time. The risks are too high and you need to rely on a coordinated team to secure the loot, store it, and drop it off for delivery and payment. A lot can go wrong with attacks from other players, the homicidal Los Santos police, and local gangs.

You need to reduce those threats as much as possible with teamwork and firepower. Here’s how to do it:

How to become a CEO in GTA Online
Firstly, you’re going to need an office. There are four to choose from and you’ll find them for sale on the Dynasty 8 Executive website on your phone. Hope you’ve got plenty of money saved up, you’re going to need it. Here are the prices:

• Maze Bank Tower: $4 million
• Lombank West: $3.1 million
• Arcadius Business Center: $2.25 million
• Maze Bank West: $1 million

At this stage you can also customise the office with a gun locker, safe, living quarters and decor. You can name your Organisation and hire an Executive Assistant to take care of pesky chores like calling Pegasus vehicles, getting you a lift back to the office for free, ordering free snacks etc.

As a CEO you also now have the ability to recruit Associates. This works in much the same was as a VIP hires bodyguards.

I know what you’re thinking. Why should I become a CEO or put myself up for hire as an Associate of the CEO? Money, obviously. In fact, if you want to earn money, we’d recommend playing as an Associate first before shelling out the cash on an office. Plus, there’s all these benefits.

• CEO Benefits
• All existing VIP/Bodyguard benefits will carry over to CEOs and Associates.
• Buying property (office, warehouses) unlocks new special vehicles.
• CEOs with an office received extended benefits in addition to all existing VIP benefits, including: permanent uptime as CEO, no cooldown period, no bank balance requirement, and more.
• Associate Benefits
• Loyalty bonus to wages for consecutively completed Special Cargo missions.
• Increased Health Regen cap.
• CEO proximity RP bonus increased.
• Associates earn wages as Bodyguards did in Executives and Other Criminals, however the wage they are paid by SecuroServ can increase for every consecutive Buy or Sell mission the CEO completes (up to a max of $10,000).

The office also comes with a SecuroServ computer. It’s here you’ll be able to start Buy missions and manage your warehouses. Once you’re happy with your office, it’s time to get a warehouse.

In the office you’ll see a 3D map on the boardroom table with all available warehouses to buy. They come in three sizes – small, medium and large. If you don’t have a lot of cash or prefer the cautious approach, buy a small warehouse now as they can be sold on at a later time, much like normal properties.

Here’s everything you need to know about warehouses:

• You can own up to five warehouses at a time.
• Sell missions are launched from the warehouse.
• A warehouse is where you store your Special Cargo purchased from Buy missions.
• A small warehouse holds 16 Special Cargo crates.
• A medium warehouse holds 42 Special Cargo crates.
• A large warehouse holds 111 Special Cargo crates.
• You can upgrade vehicles in the warehouse at the workbench with armour, higher speed etc.

How to buy Special Cargo
To buy Special Cargo, you’re going to need to start a Buy mission from the SecuroServ computer in your office. Make sure you have Associates with you, as they are multi-part missions. Each buy mission scales in difficulty depending on how many Special Cargo crates you want to buy; one (easiest), two or three (hardest).

Buy Special Cargo mission tips

• There are 20 buy missions in total, with each ranging in difficulty.
• You are only paid for the number of crates you deliver to your warehouse. If a crate is destroyed, you get nothing.
• Once you’ve completed a number of Special Cargo deliveries you get the option to go for a Special Item crate. There is only ever one Special Item, but it’s as difficult as securing three Special Cargo crates.
• Special Items cost more, but obviously sell for more. You can only have one Special Item in each warehouse at a time. They include a large diamond, rare hides, a pocket watch, a decorative egg, etc.
• Only one player can hold one Special Cargo crate at a time. You may need to split the team, or group up and deliver one item after another. Don’t get cocky.
• Once you collect Special Cargo, all other players in the map will be alerted. Make sure you have adequate defenses.
• You have special CEO and Associate privileges so make sure you use them: Ghost Organisation will hide you for three minutes, Remove Authorities makes the law look the other way.
• Your Executive Assistant isn’t just a secretary. They will inform you when Special Items are available and get in touch if things are going wrong on a mission.
• There’s a five minute cooldown following a Buy Special Cargo mission.

How to sell Special Cargo
Okay, so you’ve got a warehouse full of goods you’ll want to cash it all in. Go to the laptop in your warehouse where you’ll see three different offers on the table.

Once you’re agreed on a buyer, you have three ways to deliver your goods via Land, Sea or Air missions. Again, these scale in difficulty depending on the amount of stock you’re selling. You can choose to sell 20%, 50% or 100% of Special Cargo in a warehouse.

Sell Special Cargo mission tips

• If you fail to deliver the cargo at the drop off point the crate is destroyed for good. There goes your money.
• If you have the time, it’s more cost efficient to buy single crates to fill your warehouse, then sell them off in bulk. The initial outlay is smaller than buying three times as many.
• The more active players in your session, the larger the delivery bonus.
• If you are only selling smaller amounts of your crates (20% of warehouse stock) you have a longer lead time before rival organisations are alerted to your position.
• There’s a 30 minute cooldown on a Sell Cargo mission per warehouse.
• Delivery vehicles can be upgraded with speed and armour at the warehouse workbench. Use it.
• You have special CEO and Associate privileges so make sure you use them: Ghost Organisation will hide you for three minutes, Remove Authorities makes the law look the other way.
• Once delivered, the CEO receives payment.

How to defend your warehouse
Fortunately your warehouse cannot be attacked by other players. However, it can be attacked by the local gangs of Los Santos. The more Special Cargo you have stored in a warehouse, the more likely it is to attract attention, so never stockpile goods for too long.

When you’re warned that gangs are attacking your warehouse, drop everything to defend it. If you fail to stop the gangs in time you will lose a portion of your goods and all that hard work will have gone to waste.

 

[Skid_Marc_]

How to become a CEO in GTA Online
Firstly, you’re going to need an office. There are four to choose from and you’ll find them for sale on the Dynasty 8 Executive website on your phone. Hope you’ve got plenty of money saved up, you’re going to need it. Here are the prices:

• Maze Bank Tower: $4 million
• Lombank West: $3.1 million
• Arcadius Business Center: $2.25 million
• Maze Bank West: $1 million

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Alright, so it looks like, after talking to Shilka and P, that my shortcut-taking cheating ass will be the CEO of this shindig... Seems appropriate.

That said, I'm not above some input from the rest of you guys! P Listed the four current Executive properties that we can use to launch our corporation, and I like to really think these things out, so I'd like your opinions.

First of all, I'm not using Maze Bank. Maze Bank West is cheap, and I am not about the lowest bidder. That said, I'm also not willing to over compensate and blow all of our startup cash on a giant penis-shaped tower. I draw the line there. Plus, its just not smart to operate out of the same building where we do our banking.

That leaves us with Arcadius Business Center and Lombank West.

Arcadius Business Center is a unique and easily recognizable structure located in the downtown district near the Maze Bank Tower and the Union Depository. I like the architecture, and the logo and its central location means its the shortest distance from all points in Los Santos. There are a few downsides, however, the primary being that we'll be sat right in the shadow of both the FIB and IAA buildings. Also, downtown traffic may need to be considered.



On the other hand...

Lombank West sits just off the Great Ocean Highway. Although the architecture of this building is a bit more banal, its view of the beach and ocean beyond should make up for it, and although its location on the far west side of the city puts it farther away from the terminals and warehouse districts, we are closer to the airport and nearer to main highways that may reduce traffic concerns.



Anyways, I've narrowed it down to these two options, and while I personally am more of a fan of Arcadius Business Center (there has to be a B2O pun about the ABC's of starting a business in there somewhere if I were just smart..), I'll leave it up to you guys! Let me know what you think, and I'll let the realtor know our decision either tomorrow or Friday morning before we start!

 

[little P]

I love how you've written this in character, awesome.

It's ultimately up to you boss as you're the one stumping up the cash! The ABC looks cool, and sounds cool to ("meet you back at the ABC"). Screw the FIB they're dumber than Wade after testing the latest batch of meth. They'll never know and it'll make us feel like Johnny Big Balls operating right under the nose of the feds.

NWA style baby.

 

[Kenadian]

All I care about is cruising up to a cop car waiting for the light to turn green.