14 DAY TRIAL // A judge in the United States has decided to dismiss a class action against video game developer Rockstar and publisher Take Two Interactive, which claimed that the two companies had lied to gamers when they launched Grand Theft Auto V about the availability of the Online mode.
The group of players who banded together were claiming that the packaging of GTA V was unlawful, fraudulent and unfair because it advertised the new mode as being immediately available.
Actually, gamers had to wait for about two weeks before GTA Online was launched and even after that, many players were unable to access the official servers or could not join any of the multiplayer missions.
According to GamePolitics, the United States District Court, through Judge Virginia A. Phillips, has granted a motion that Take Two filed to dismiss the class action.
She explained that the packaging for GTA V did not claim that the multiplayer mode would be offered immediately and also warned that some users might not be able to access them at certain points.
Since the multiplayer mode was launched, the team at Rockstar has delivered a number of patches that have significantly improved access and made the open world more interesting.
The studio also says that it has long-term plans to deliver interesting jobs for players to perform and that regular events will come complete with solid rewards to encourage players to remain engaged.
At the same time, gamers are getting developer quality tools that they are able to use to create their own missions or competitions, the best of which will be promoted by the team.
During the last few weeks, a number of rumors have appeared that GTA V will soon be announced as coming to the PC later in 2014, which would significantly expand the potential player base for the Online mode.