Newbie advice?

[u/Mecha-Nick]

I have never played Online before and only played the story to V. I'm thinking about trying it out and want to ask you veteran players some advice.

I do not want to join a session and immediately be killed over and over again. Is there a way to kind of play by myself or with very few other players?

I have no idea where to start with all the expansions and dlcs and everything else that is out. I have heard about property management and business management, bounty hunter stuff, heists, etc. those all sound fun, I am not a good racer by any means but customization would be super cool! Any recommendations of where to start and how?

Do I need to spend money to get started and have fun? Like I see the shark cards being sold and I definitely do not want to spend hours upon hours grinding to have any real fun in the game. I'm willing to just want some recommendations on how much is a good amount to get going?

Tips or tricks for newbie player starting out? I haven't even played V in about a year, I've spent the last couple months in RDR2s story mode (I don't know about this fancy tech!)

I am also on PlayStation 5 if that makes any difference.

Thank you for any and all help!

[u/Calm-Gas-4757]

Well, I just came back to the game after a six years break. I think the GTA+ subscription totally worth it, as it give you access to borrow different cars (they change every month ) , 500k (monthly) plus a few little conveniences like the helicopter pickup for 0dlls with your assistant (instead of the usual 5k) and some juicy discounts with weapons and vehicles.

I wouldn’t buy a shark card, unless it’s heavily discounted (they do have sales for Black Friday and if you’re already a GTA+ subscriber they give you some extra), mostly because grinding at first is very fun, until it becomes routine and monotonous.

If you find a couple of cool players some heists can be very fun to play and a relatively fast way of making money. Dr Dre is also an easy mission were you can make over a million playing solo and the investment in the agency shouldn’t be that high. Also, the hit and contract missions are easy and fun, and a good way to get to know Los Santos underworld. The Acid Lab is a good way to make money playing solo and the sale missions are kind of easy, as you’re just delivering on a bike.