The long-awaited "Grand Theft Auto V" add-on, "Grand Theft Auto Online" launched, and... it did not take off without its fair share of problems. This Massive Multiplayer Online Carnage Game (MMOCG, if you will) was highly-anticipated and the moment it launched, the flood gates have opened - players have overloaded the servers quicker than anyone (more like "everyone") could've predicted.
A "Mission Failed" message before a Mission even properly starts is just one of the problems "GTA Online" players are facing right now... provided they even connect in the first place, as "Rockstar Cloud Servers" may (and probably will) be "unavailable to them at the moment".
Such a situation was to be expected - the game sold over 15 million units and all those players wanted to have a taste of the Online experience as fast as possible. When will they be given the chance to do so without raging at the screen? Rockstar is "working on fixing the situation around the clock", but it's hard not to compare this to the "Diablo 3" fiasco and its infamous "Error 37". Fortunately "Grand Theft Auto V" is actually a good game so this situation probably won't give it a bad name... it has enraged millions of gamers though.
EDIT: Status Update, courtesy of ShadowSoldier
Thank you everyone for continuing to bear with us since yesterday’s initial roll out of Grand Theft Auto Online – we’re aware that a variety of technical difficulties have made it difficult to get access and that the experience has been a bit less than smooth for many of you who jumped in straight away, so here are a few updates as of this afternoon to keep you all apprised.
At the Rockstar Games Support site, there is a dedicated article listing out the most common technical issues being reported. Things are changing and developing frequently but here are some latest updates as of this afternoon:
You can keep updated on these and other common issues by subscribing to the GTA Online Launch Status Rockstar Support article at http://support.rockstargames.com/hc...6246-GTA-Online-Launch-Status-Latest-Updates-. Subscribers will be sent an automatic notification as updates happen.
- 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.
All of these initial technical issues will be ironed out as soon as we can. Please know that the entire team here at Rockstar and all of our relevant partners are and will continue to be working around the clock to get the experience to be as smooth as possible, as soon as possible.
Source #2 (source of the banner - credit where credit is due)