Crypto and NFTs Aren't Welcome in Grand Theft Auto Online

Cryptocurrencies and NFTs have been formally disallowed from Grand Theft Auto Online's popular role-playing (RP) servers. That's according to a new set of guidelines posted on Rockstar's support site last Friday. From a report: In the note, the game's publisher says its new RP server rules are aligned with Rockstar's existing rules for single-player mods. Both sets of rules prohibit content that uses third-party intellectual property, interferes with official multiplayer services, or makes new "games, stories, missions or maps" for the game. This means RP servers based on re-creating Super Mario Kart in the Grand Theft Auto world, for instance, could face "priority in enforcement actions" from Rockstar. But the new RP guidelines surpass the existing single-player mod guidelines in barring "commercial exploitation." That's a wide-ranging term that Rockstar says specifically includes selling loot boxes, virtual currencies, corporate sponsorships, or any integrations of cryptocurrencies or "crypto assets (e.g. 'NFTs')."

Too realistic

[Anonymous Coward]

They decided actual crime and scamming is a step too far for what is supposed to be wholesome criminal roleplaying.

I don't get it

[drinkypoo]

RP servers are run by third parties, they are not R*'s... Anyone can start one. So why do they get to decide what's what on them?

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[dbialac]

And meanwhile we haven't seen a new version of GTA in just shy of a decade. They should have started milking a new cow years ago.

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[muh_freeze_peach]

GTA Online is able to make roughly 900 million a year. Why do they need to milk a new cow?

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[drinkypoo]

Need a new game to attract new players. The majority of the existing player base will surely buy as well, of course. You also get to sell the same DLC over again

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[sapgau]

Absolutely, GTA V is a very profitable property. I bet it continues to fund other projects at Rockstar.

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[jacks smirking reven]

From their perspective though the 10 year old cow is still producing a lot of milk.

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[drinkypoo]

I believe you connect directly to them by hostname or IP, and you have to have a modded client just to connect. But I haven't tried, I don't have the game installed right now.

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[Anonymous Coward]

RP servers are run by third parties, ...

Judging by all the cheats, so are most of the R* servers.

cryptodot.org

[wildstoo]

Can we just rename this to cryptodot.org and get it over with? Feels like 2 out of 3 approved submissions are crypto now. News for nerds or just updates on how the giant roulette wheel is working today?

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[ToasterMonkey]

Can we just rename this to cryptodot.org and get it over with? Feels like 2 out of 3 approved submissions are crypto now. News for nerds or just updates on how the giant roulette wheel is working today?

And we don't talk about Twitter

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[sysrammer]

As the editors see their "I'm going to retire early" money drift away into the ether, I can't imagine that they can think of anything else at the moment.