‘GTA 5’ reveals hot fix patch for ‘GTA Online’ money freezing exploit

‘GTA 5’ reveals hot fix patch for ‘GTA Online’ money freezing exploit





Rockstar North has implemented a fix in regards to a new money exploit that was recently discovered for “GTA Online.” According to a report from Cinema Blend on April 22, the development team decided to disable the creator beta option from the menu of the “GTA 5” multiplayer mode in order to implement a server-side patch. The content creation mode has since gone back online.

The money freezing exploit give players the ability to buy anything in “GTA Online” without having to spend any in-game cash. The steps involve the creation of a customized Deathmatch jobs using the aforesaid content creator, which was added in a recent title update. However, the glitch should no longer work after the hot fix patch was implemented for “GTA 5.” You can find a screen showcasing one of the user-created jobs from theRockstar Games Twitter page with the photo added to the top of this article.

Rockstar North has not yet revealed any possible punishment for “GTA 5” players who took advantage of the exploit. In the past, the development team has removed cash from player’s bank accounts. A few users have been placed in cheater pools while some were permanently banned from “GTA Online.” You can find the official statement in regards to the temporary shut down of the content creator from the official Rockstar Support page below:


Access to the GTA Online Creator has been temporarily disabled to stop the spread of a new exploit. If you would like to receive an automatic email notification as soon as there is more information about when the Creator will be available, please log into the Support Site and click Subscribe at the top of this page. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to make the Creator available again as soon as possible.

The development team has been busy trying to keep up with the latest exploits found in “GTA 5” and “GTA Online.” In the past, Rockstar North had to deal with a hack that changes the payouts of robberies along with numerous glitches that can duplicate vehicles. The company is reportedly earning a lot of money from the micro-transaction DLC cards, which converts real money into in-game currency. Every money glitch found can literally hurt the bottom line of Rockstar Games if players start to abuse it.

The publisher has already made a ton of money off of “GTA 5” as the video game has sold over 32.5 million units is just seven months of release. The potential ports to the PC, PS4 and Xbox One platforms are also heavily rumored, which should further increase the amount of “GTA Online” players. For now, Rockstar North is currently planning to update the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the open-world action-adventure video game with new DLC packs for both of the single-player campaign and online multiplayer modes of “GTA 5.”

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