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For the gamemode in GTA Online, see Deathmatches in GTA Online.

Deathmatch. It's kill or be killed, capitalism style. Kill the other players as many times as you can. The player with the most cash when the game ends wins. Remember to graciously loot the cash dropped by dead players.
— In-game description.

Deathmatches are a type of game mode in multiplayer Grand Theft Auto IV, The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost and Damned.

Description[]

The standard free-for-all in many online shooting games, players' only goal is to kill as many opposing players as possible. Players can also pick up money from deceased players. The player with the most money at the end of the match wins. There must be at least 2 players in the match, and no more than 16. The players can play a similar Deathmatch in both GTA IV's Free Mode and Party Mode. While no specific score is capped, Free Roam unlocks the whole city, lots of vehicles and guns. Party mode follows a similar principal. From both Free Roam and Party Mode, Deathmatch can be found.

Variables[]

The Host can change a number of factors including

  • A Time limit or a money limit
  • Auto Aim allowed or disallowed
  • The area the players will play in
  • The type of weapons available to players
  • The Weather and time of day
  • Either the map will show blips of all players, far players, near player, or no blips at all
  • The Respawn time and the amount of distance from other players when the player spawns

Scoring[]

Money is awarded in Deathmatch by following ways:

  • Each kill grants you $100
  • Each suicide (kill yourself by explosives, fall damage or pedestrians) subtracts $100 from your money. If you have less than $100, your money will go to zero.
  • You can pick up money from fallen players. The money ranges around $10 to $30.
  • Your reward at the end of the match consists of the players you have killed, the money you have picked up and the suicides you have made. For instance, if you kill 7 players, pick up $62 money and suicide once, your reward will be $662.

Achievements/Trophies[]

Multiple achievements/trophies can be obtained during Deathmatches.

  • Let Sleeping Rockstars Lie: Kill a Rockstar Employee. This can usually be done when you do your first Deathmatch.
  • Cut Your Teeth: Earn $1000 or more when on rank 0 to get rank 1.
  • Top of the Food Chain: Kill 20 people or more with a Pistol in one game. Can be done when Weapon Choice is 'Pistols'
  • Wanted: Get to Rank 10 in Multiplayer.

Maps[]

Grand Theft Auto IV and The Lost and Damned[]

  • Liberty City - One of the four major islands are randomly selected. The whole city will go into madness when 16 or 32 (PC) people are shooting.
  • Algonquin: A big island for a big shootout. Will Star Junction's lights go out from gunfire?
  • Alderney: Another big island for a big shootout. Nothing to popular here to destroy with the RPG.
  • Dukes / Broker: Two boroughs put together for many people to have a reasonable Deathmatch.
  • Bohan: This borough is better than the others because of its size. SMG's are a good choice here, but look out for gangs.
  • Happiness Island: A small island for a big shootout. Lady Happiness will have a lot of blood on her clothes after a Deathmatch.
  • Colony Island: A small island for a shootout. Why couldn't the Old Hospital not be old?.
  • Charge Island: A reasonable sized island. Get the baseball bat for a day at the bloody park.
  • Alderney State Correctional Facility: The guards have somewhat disappeared, so what a better way to celebrate than to kill the other inmates (i.e. your foes).
  • Francis International Airport: LC has allowed us entrance to the airport. People from Los Santos and Vice City probably wish they didn't board the plane.

The Ballad of Gay Tony[]

In The Ballad of Gay Tony, all locations are set up in small areas, such as the Libertonian Museum or the construction site, entire islands wont host Deathmatches anymore. Also, spawns are random, respawn invincibility has been removed, people respawn with full health and full armor (Except when players begin the game, they spawn without armor), and no gun remains that can have the trigger tapped on multiplayer.

  • Trespass is set in the abandoned Sprunk Factory. With such high roofs and several floors, there is tons of space to hide. In a game set at this location, get onto the roof or catwalk, it provides a good vantage point.
  • Auld Reekie is set around the warehouse in Waste Not Want Knots. Try to avoid being caught in the middle, and stay out of the warehouse. Try to get on the roof to get a good vanatge point especially with the Advanced MG in your hands.
  • Ziggurat is set at the construction site near Helitours. It is the largest map in TBOGT and an Advanced MG is very good on this map. If you got the Advanced Sniper, get on the cranes. The knife can also work well for whatever reason.
  • Xero In is set in the abandoned warehouse in Hostile Negotiation. There are about 4 floors and SMGs are useful in this conflict.
  • Academically Challenged is set at Vespucci University. This map is perfect for small games. The size of the map makes the Advanced MG a good weapon.
  • Global Domination is set at the Civilization Committee building, and is one of the larger maps. A sniper is very useful on this map, as is the Assault SMG.
  • Battle Station is set at a the Lynch Street Subway Station in the middle of Dukes, and is an OK map. SMGs are good for this one and its also one of the only maps were a player can win with only a knife.

Weapons[]

Grand Theft Auto IV and The Lost and Damned[]

1 - Only available in The Lost and Damned 2 - Only available in The Ballad of Gay Tony

The Ballad of Gay Tony[]

  • Pistol .44- Despite the slow rate of fire, small magazine capacity, and long reload, the extreme power and great range makes this an acceptable weapon.
  • Gold SMG- This gun has an incredibly high rate of fire that is perfect for combat or drive by shootings. The reload is a problem though.
  • Assault SMG- This is not a bad gun, but it can not be used during drive-bys has slower firerate than the Gold SMG. On foot, however, this is better than the Gold SMG.
  • Advanced MG- This is arguably the best gun in the game. The rate of fire, power, accuracy, and magazine capacity of this weapon can turn 1 player into a moving turret.
  • Sticky Bombs- These are an oddity, as these are useful as in they can stick to objects and detonate remotely, rather than on a fuse, but have the same explosive force as grenades or pipe bombs. They can be used for trickery, as in placing sticky bombs on a vehicle, giving it to an enemy, and as soon as they get in, blow it up.
  • Automatic/Explosive Shotgun- While automatic shotgun is similar to Combat Shotgun, the explosive shotgun is a whopper. It will destroy cars, people, helicopters, or pretty much anything that can attack you.
  • Advanced Sniper- This is the likely the best sniper rifle in the game. It has explosive rounds, making helicopters that much easier to bring down. It's also very effective against people and vehicles.

See Also[]

Navigation[]

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Episodes from Liberty CityThe Lost and Damned | The Ballad of Gay Tony
CrossoversDiamonds | Heroin | Impossible Trinity (Museum Piece, Collector's Item, and Not So Fast)
[ ve ]The Lost and Damned
LocationsLiberty City (Algonquin | Bohan | Broker | Dukes) | Alderney
CharactersCharacters | Johnny Klebitz | Jim Fitzgerald | Thomas Stubbs | Billy Grey | Ashley Butler | Terry Thorpe | Clay Simons | Brian Jeremy | Jason Michaels | Elizabeta Torres | Malc | DeSean
ContentRadio Stations | Trailers | TV Shows | Vehicles | Websites | Weapons
Gameplay100% Completion | Cheats | Missions | Multiplayer | Seagulls
CrossoversDiamonds | Heroin | Impossible Trinity (Museum Piece, Collector's Item, and Not So Fast)
[ ve ]The Ballad of Gay Tony
LocationsLiberty City (Algonquin | Bohan | Broker | Dukes) | Alderney
CharactersCharacters | Luis Lopez | Tony Prince | Yusuf Amir | Ray Bulgarin | Rocco Pelosi | Mori Kibbutz | Adriana Yanira Lopez | Armando Torres | Henrique Bardas
ContentFeatures | Safehouses | Trailers | Vehicles | Weapons
Gameplay100% Completion | Achievements and Trophies | Cheats | Mission | Nightclubs (Maisonette 9 and Hercules) | Seagulls
CrossoversDiamonds | Heroin | Impossible Trinity (Museum Piece, Collector's Item, and Not So Fast)
[ ve ]Missions in Grand Theft Auto IV
IntroductionThe Cousins Bellic
Roman Bellic RomanBellic-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1It's Your Call | Three's a Crowd
Part 2Bleed Out | Easy Fare | Jamaican Heat
Part 3Uncle Vlad | Crime and Punishment
Part 4Logging On
Part 5Roman's Sorrow
Karen Daniels
(Michelle) Michelle-GTAIV-RadarIcon
First Date
Jacob Hughes
(Little Jacob) LittleJacob-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Concrete Jungle
Part 2Shadow
Vladimir Glebov VladimirGlebov-GTAIV-RadarIconBull in a China Shop | Hung Out to Dry | Clean Getaway | Ivan the Not So Terrible
Mikhail Faustin MikhailFaustin-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Do You Have Protection? | Final Destination | No Love Lost
Part 2Rigged to Blow
Dimitri Rascalov DimitriRascalov-GTAIV-RadarIconThe Master and the Molotov | Russian Revolution
Brucie Kibbutz BrucieKibbutz-GTAIV-RadarIconSearch and Delete | Easy as Can Be | Out of the Closet | No. 1
Manny Escuela MannyEscuela-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Escuela of the Streets | Street Sweeper
Part 2The Puerto Rican Connection
Elizabeta Torres ElizabetaTorres-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Luck of the Irish | Blow Your Cover
Part 2The Snow Storm | Have a Heart
Patrick McReary PatrickMcReary-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Harboring a Grudge | Waste Not Want Knots | Three Leaf Clover
Part 2Undertaker
Gerald McReary GeraldMcReary-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Actions Speak Louder than Words | I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle
Part 2I'll Take Her | Ransom | She's a Keeper | Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Mallorie BardasHostile Negotiation
Francis McReary FrancisMcReary-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Call and Collect | Final Interview | Holland Nights | Lure
Part 2Blood Brothers
Trey Stewart
(Playboy X) PlayboyX-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Deconstruction for Beginners | Photo Shoot
Part 2The Holland Play
Dwayne Forge DwayneForge-GTAIV-RadarIconRuff Rider | Undress to Kill
United Liberty Paper UnitedLibertyPaper-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Wrong is Right | Portrait of a Killer | Dust Off | Paper Trail
Part 2That Special Someone
Ray Boccino RayBoccino-GTAIV-RadarIconA Long Way to Fall | Taking In the Trash | Meltdown | Museum Piece | No Way on the Subway | Late Checkout | Weekend at Florian's
Derrick McReary DerrickMcReary-GTAIV-RadarIconSmackdown | Babysitting | Tunnel of Death
Bernie Crane BernieCrane-GTAIV-RadarIconHating the Haters | Union Drive | Buoys Ahoy
Phil Bell PhilBell-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Truck Hustle
Part 2Catch the Wave | Trespass | To Live and Die in Alderney
Jimmy Pegorino JimmyPegorino-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Pegorino's Pride | Payback
Part 2Flatline | Pest Control
Part 3One Last Thing
Jon Gravelli JonGravelli-GTAIV-RadarIconEntourage | Dining Out | Liquidize the Assets
Finale
Deal Deal-GTAIV-RadarIconIf the Price is Right | Mr. & Mrs. Bellic | A Revenger's Tragedy
Revenge Revenge-GTAIV-RadarIconA Dish Served Cold | Mr. & Mrs. Bellic | Out of Commission
Wade Johnson
(The Fixer) TheFixer-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Water Hazard | Dead End | Migration Control | Derelict Target | Balling Out for Good | Hook, Line and Sinker | R.U.B. Down | Industrial Action | Taken Out
Side MissionsRoman's Taxi Driver | Little Jacob's Drug Delivery | Brucie's Races | Random characters | Exotic Exports | Stevie's Car Thefts | Most Wanted | Vigilante
Missions in GTA IV (Category) | Missions | Category:Beta missions | Side Missions (Category)

Crossover missions:
The Lost and Damned | The Ballad of Gay Tony | The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony
[ ve ]Missions in Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned
IntroductionClean and Serene
Billy Grey BillyGrey-TLAD-RadarIcon
Part 1Angels in America | It's War | Action/Reaction
Part 2This Shit's Cursed
Jim Fitzgerald JimFitzgerald-TLAD-RadarIcon
Part 1Liberty City Choppers | Bad Cop Drop
Part 2Hit the Pipe | End of Chapter | Bad Standing
Elizabeta Torres ElizabetaTorres-TLAD-RadarIcon
Part 1Buyer's Market
Part 2Heavy Toll | Marta Full of Grace | Shifting Weight
Thomas Stubbs Episode blip 8
Part 1Politics | Off Route
Part 2Get Lost *
Ashley Butler AshleyButler-TLAD-RadarIcon
Part 1Coming Down
Part 2Roman's Holiday
Ray Boccino RayBoccino-TLAD-RadarIconDiamonds in the Rough | Collector's Item | Was It Worth It?
Side MissionsGang Wars | Angus' Bike Thefts | Stubbs' Dirty Laundry | Random Encounters | Bike Races
Missions in The Lost and Damned (Category) | Missions | Beta Missions | Side Missions (Category)
* denotes the final story mission.
Crossover missions:Grand Theft Auto IV | The Ballad of Gay Tony | Grand Theft Auto IV and The Ballad of Gay Tony
[ ve ]Missions in The Ballad of Gay Tony
IntroductionI Luv LC
Tony Prince
(Gay Tony) GayTony-TBoGT-RadarIcon
Part 1Practice Swing | Chinese Takeout
Part 2Bang Bang | Blog This!... | Frosting on the Cake | Boulevard Baby | ...Blog This! | Not So Fast | Ladies' Night
Part 3Ladies Half Price
Part 4Departure Time *
Mom's House Momma'sBoy-TBoGT-RadarIcon
Adriana Yanira LopezMomma's Boy
Armando & HenriqueCorner Kids | Clocking Off
Yusuf Amir YusufAmir-TBoGT-RadarIcon
Part 1Sexy Time | High Dive | Caught With Your Pants Down
Part 2For the Man Who Has Everything
Mori Kibbutz MoriKibbutz-TBoGT-RadarIconKibbutz Number One | This Ain't Checkers | No. 3
Ray Bulgarin RayBulgarin-TBoGT-RadarIconGoing Deep | Dropping In | In the Crosshairs
Rocco Pelosi RoccoPelosi-TBoGT-RadarIconParty's Over
Side MissionsDrug Wars | Triathlons | L.C. Cage Fighters | Club Management | Random Encounters
Missions in The Ballad of Gay Tony (Category) | Missions | Beta Missions | Side Missions (Category)
* denotes the final story mission.
Crossover missions:
Grand Theft Auto IV | The Lost and Damned |Both
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