14 DAY TRIAL // Rockstar has just issued a second statement, 24 hours after it listed the most common technical issues being reported by Grand Theft Auto Online players.
It appears that the situation is changing rapidly and Rockstar's team of engineers are still working to fix the issues affecting the GTA Online.
First of all, Rockstar states that it's aware that a multitude of “technical difficulties” prevented lots of players from accessing Grand Theft Auto Online. As of now, the following issues have been solved or will be addressed in the next couple of hours:
“- For PlayStation 3 users, a PlayStation Network server issue was detected that was limiting the amount of possible concurrent users. This was preventing most players from accessing GTA Online altogether and as of this morning, that problem was resolved.
- There is an issue that is preventing some players from getting through the first tutorial mission across both platforms. Many players have been able to get through this with repeated retries, and we are working on unblocking this for everyone as soon as possible.
- This morning, we experienced some instability across the GTA Online services which is affecting even people who have progressed beyond the tutorial mission. We are identifying these issues now and are working to restore stability for users as soon as possible.
- For the time being and until we have been able to get everybody access to GTA Online and things are running smoothly, we have disabled the option of purchasable GTA$ cash packs. Players can however keep on earning GTA$ by pulling off Jobs and other profitable gameplay activities rather than purchasing cash packs.”
According to Rockstar, all the initial technical issues will be addressed as soon as possible, though no ETA has been given for the time being. However, developers have assured players that the entire team and all important partners are working around the clock to iron out all the problems reported.