Hints
Trust No One
Rule number one in this game if you want to survive is to treat everyone you see as an enemy otherwise the chances are you will get killed the first time you encounter a stranger for no reason. If you are killed online you will respawn nearby, you will retain your all your weapons but other players can steal your money and car.
Arms
Your best chance of surviving is to fully arm yourself with the most powerful weapons available. You will have access to better weapons as you level up but to begin with you can get the sawed-off shotgun at an Ammu-Nation store. Eventually you will be able to get a SMG which will make drive-bys a lot more easier.
Keep Moving
If you are not moving chances are you will not survive very long as there will be other players roaming the city looking for easy targets and there is nothing easier than running over a stationery player.
Crew
It is better to play with a friend or be part of a crew as it will earn you more Reputation points and make missions and jobs easier to accomplish. If you
Cannot find a crew you can always start one.
Jobs
To increase the progress of your leveling and revenue and not get bored with just running around the city in free mode killing other players you need to do jobs, these can be accessed from your phone.
Phone
Don't answer the phone when it rings in the middle of a mission online as the chances are that it will be character with a mission which could trigger a
Cut scene, freezing your character and leaving you vulnerable to ambushes from other players.
Powers
Remember that in an online game the three protagonists do not have their superpower so there is no slow-mo driving or extra damage and defense.
Headset
Don't shout into your headset, all you will do is just annoy other players who will make you a target to be killed.
Passive Mode
Take precautions to not become a victim of random attacks by holding 'Back' or 'Select' to bring up the 'Interaction' menu turn on Passive mode which will make you invulnerable to other players' attacks (you can't attack them either), and make your car locked to anyone but you. Although other players will not be able to steal your car they can still destroy it.
Dirty
Remember the consequences if you decide to play dirty, Rockstar will label you as a 'bad sport' and match you together with similar players which will
Make for miserable games. Things to avoid doing include quitting matches and destroying other players' personal vehicles.
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