Are you one of the millions who ran into problems when attempting to connect to Grand Theft Auto Online last week? Were you one of the lucky ones to have connected early on, but then became extra unlucky when your character was inexplicably deleted? That’s exactly what happened to me when I made my first online journey into San Andreas. After hours of playing with my cousin and friends, I woke up one morning to discover my character was deleted. With the reports of countless others experiencing the same problems, I had faith that Rockstar would be able to restore our progress, leading me to unofficially boycott the game until more updates came out. After a week, I threw caution into the wind and restarted two nights ago. Turns out, that was a great decision.
Rockstar has publicly come out and stated that the loss of characters and progress can’t be retrieved. However, to make up for the major inconvenience, the studio will be depositing two installments of $250,000 into the bank accounts of every person that logs into Grand Theft Auto Online and installs the new patch coming out next week until the end of the month. The wealth of money is more than enough for gamers to purchase in-game garages, apartments, clothes, vehicles, etc.
Does this make up for all of the crap gamers had to endure during Grand Theft Auto Online‘s initial launch, or is it too little, too late?
[via Rockstar]