If you weren’t aware, there isn’t anything in Los Santos that GTA Online players have been clamoring for more than online heists. I myself am patiently awaiting additional content for GTA V‘s single-player mode, but I’ve long since given up spending my time daydreaming about that. Still, committing high-crime in online stands to make the entire experience a lot more authentic, so specific details about what new heists might entail is a pretty important development.
The leak comes from YouTuber DomIsLive, who is credited with accurately leaking GTA V and GTA Online‘s “I’m Not a Hipster” update from earlier this month. The heist descriptions are as follows — thanks OXM.
Prison van rescue – Criminals intercept a noose van driven by NPCs and free the gang member then take him back to the gang house. 16 cops and 16 criminals can join the mission. Opens at rank 5 and is triggered by phone call.
Drop off hooker – Blips will appear in player’s territories. Player has to go and pick up a prostitute and drop her off somewhere. The player has a time limit.
Funeral – Gang members must escort a lieutenant’s hearse through town. Rival gang members have to get in the hearse and destroy it. This triggers after Escort Crook Boss if the boss is killed. Funeral home coords 410, – 1485.
Territory Takeover – Players can fight to take over territory in the game, this will produce a revenue stream for them.
Fight Gangmate – Two teams have to have a fist fight with each other. The gang lieutenant gets two team mates to have a fight as part of the initiation.
Cop Territory – Cops are put onto the territory take over missions, they get no choice whether to take them or not.
Ornate Bank Heist – Get behind the counter of the bank, hack into the vault, steal the money and take it to the drop off location. 16 cops and 4 criminals can join this mission.
FIB Grab – Abseil down the FIB tower, break in, download data, escape. 4 crew, 3 abseilers, 1 driver, 16 cops and 4 criminals can join this mission. All 4 heli to FIB roof, 3 abseil down tower, smash window into office and hack a data terminal to get classified data. Meanwhile, driver dumps chopper and collects getaway car and escape to gang house. Skydive out office to getaway car and escape to gang house. Cops join once crook is inside the office, cops are told to arrest the crooks. FIB office has AI agents that must be shot, 2 waves of AI agents enter based on hack progress. Shoot to kill.
To me these sound fantastic, and even if they’re not as elaborate as the single player heists, they really don’t have to be; the online element more than fills in the blanks when it comes to excitement. Given that I replayed the same ten or so regenerating missions in Spiderman 2 on GameCube approximately 500 times each, I’m pretty sure that carrying out these heists repeatedly with real players, variable stakes, and GTA V‘s ever-evolving world will rarely, if ever, get boring.
We’ll have to wait for an official announcement to learn more, but if history is any indicator, these may just make it in time for the holidays. Perhaps their release will coincide with the PS4 and Xbox One editions? Rockstar, you sly foxes you.
