Arena War is a content update for Grand Theft Auto Online, released on December 11th, 2018.
Description[]
Compete in all new vehicle types custom built for the Arena across seven explosive new modes. As your Arena War career progresses, you’ll earn Arena Points and use them to rank up and unlock even more toys to take into the Arena or out onto the streets.
GTA Online: Arena War introduces Arena War missions, available to play inside the Maze Bank Arena. The missions focus around large arena setups with props, terrain and stunts. A huge selection of vehicles is present, including special variants of each, and a large amount of modifications available to apply to each variant.
The Arena War missions are commentated by Alan Jerome.
Content[]
Gameplay[]
A new Arena War website that allows the player to purchase a dedicated workshop, as well as upgradeable and battle-ready vehicles.
Arena War Series[]
A series of PvP game modes (some of which are classed as Adversary Modes), taking place in the Maze Bank Arena and prepped with various traps and devices to use (drones and gun turrets):
Additional modes added during the weekly events:
Participating in one of the modes mentioned above gives the player Arena Points (AP), a separate experience system that grants unique perks, such as special modifications and trade prices for the vehicles featured in the update. Arena Points can only be earned by owning an Arena Workshop.
Arena War Wheel, where a player can win one of the available prizes, ranging from Money and RP to AP and Free Spins.
RC Bandito Races[]
8 RC Bandito Races added during the RC Bandito Week event:
- RC - Air Traffic Control
- RC - All Downhill From Here
- RC - Beach Please
- RC - Docking Around
- RC - Go for 'broke
- RC - Paleto Bae
- RC - Tee'd Off
- RC - Trailer Park Dash
7 additional RC Bandito Races added during the RC Bandito Races Week event:
- RC - Arena Tour
- RC - Cargo Chaos
- RC - Mirror Image
- RC - Pierless
- RC - Tour of Duty
- RC - Tourist Trail
- RC - Water Pressure
Simeon’s Premium Deluxe Repo Work[]
3 Premium Deluxe Repo Work missions added during the Premium Deluxe Repo Work Week event:
3 additional missions added during the Survival Week event:
2 additional missions added during the GTA Online Bonuses (May 2019 Part 1) event:
New Characters[]
Character Customization[]
Main article: GTA Online: Arena War/Character Customization
- Over 300 clothing items, 87 outfits, and 68 masks have been added.
- Two new Player Actions have been added:
- Champagne Drinking
- Make It Rain
Weapons[]
- Vehicles from this update now can have Proximity Mines of various types, being the Kinetic, Spikes, EMP, Slick and Sticky.
- Three new futuristic weapons have been introduced, each of them released during event weeks.
Image | Name | Description |
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Up-n-Atomizer | A futuristic alien pistol. | |
Unholy Hellbringer | A futuristic light machine gun. | |
Widowmaker | A futuristic Minigun. |
Vehicles[]
This update adds a total of 46 new vehicles:
- 12 readily available vehicles with three individual variants – "Apocalypse", "Future Shock", or "Nightmare".
- 1 of which has a standard variant from this DLC.
- 9 released in event weeks.
Image | Name | Description | |
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Available to purchase immediately | |||
Benefactor Apocalypse Bruiser | 4-door six wheel limousine monster truck variants of the Glendale, inspired by the People Eater's limo from Mad Max: Fury Road. | ||
Benefactor Future Shock Bruiser | |||
Benefactor Nightmare Bruiser | |||
Declasse Apocalypse Brutus | Custom off-road van based on the custom 1988 Chevrolet K-2500 Silverado from the movie Tango & Cash. | ||
Declasse Future Shock Brutus | |||
Declasse Nightmare Brutus | |||
MTL Apocalypse Cerberus | Custom weaponized 8-wheeled trucks based on the Peterbilt 281, heavily inspired by the War Rig from Mad Max: Fury Road. | ||
MTL Future Shock Cerberus | |||
MTL Nightmare Cerberus | |||
Western Apocalypse Deathbike | Custom weaponized variants of the Gargoyle. The Apocalypse and Nightmare variants are based on Daryl's bike from The Walking Dead, while the Future Shock variant is based on the 2018 Indian Scout Bobber. | ||
Western Future Shock Deathbike | |||
Western Nightmare Deathbike | |||
Vapid Apocalypse Dominator | Custom weaponized variants of the Dominator, based on Frankenstein's Mustang from the movie Death Race. | ||
Vapid Future Shock Dominator | |||
Vapid Nightmare Dominator | |||
Declasse Impaler | A 2-door muscle car based on the 1967 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe. Returning from Grand Theft Auto. | ||
Declasse Apocalypse Impaler | Custom drag variants of the Impaler, based on Pachenko's Buick from the movie Death Race. | ||
Declasse Future Shock Impaler | |||
Declasse Nightmare Impaler | |||
Vapid Apocalypse Imperator | 2-door muscle cars based on the XB GT Ford Falcon, more specifically the Pursuit Special from the Mad Max franchise. | ||
Vapid Future Shock Imperator | |||
Vapid Nightmare Imperator | |||
Weeny Apocalypse Issi | Custom off-road variants of the Issi Classic, based on the custom 1964 Mini Cooper S, aka "The Mini". | ||
Weeny Future Shock Issi | |||
Weeny Nightmare Issi | |||
Bravado Apocalypse Sasquatch | Monster trucks based on a Dodge Pick-up, specifically "Bigfoot" from Mad Max: Fury Road. | ||
Bravado Future Shock Sasquatch | |||
Bravado Nightmare Sasquatch | |||
HVY Apocalypse Scarab | Low-profile light tanks based on the Howe & Howe Ripsaw EV2. | ||
HVY Future Shock Scarab | |||
HVY Nightmare Scarab | |||
Vapid Apocalypse Slamvan | Custom variants of the Slamvan, based on "Stubby Bob" from the TV show Roadkill. | ||
Vapid Future Shock Slamvan | |||
Vapid Nightmare Slamvan | |||
Annis Apocalypse ZR380 | Custom sports cars based on the 2008 Nissan 350z, as well as the custom Nissan GT-R from the movie Elysium. | ||
Annis Future Shock ZR380 | |||
Annis Nightmare ZR380 | |||
Unlocked after Event weeks | Event week | ||
Pegassi Toros | A 4-door SUV based on the Lamborghini Urus. | Festive Surprise 2018 December 18, 2018 | |
Vapid Clique | A Custom coupe based on the 1951 Ford. | Festive Surprise 2018 December 25, 2018 | |
Grotti Itali GTO | A 2-door Sports car based on the Ferrari 812 Superfast. Returning from Grand Theft Auto. | Festive Surprise 2018 December 26, 2018 | |
Declasse Tulip | A 4-door muscle car based on the Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan. | Tulip Week January 15, 2019 | |
Benefactor Schlagen GT | A 2-door Sports car based on the Mercedes-AMG GT. | Schlagen GT Week January 22, 2019 | |
RC Bandito | A remote-controlled vehicle based on various RC cars by Tamiya. Its default body kit is based on the Sadler, based on the TXT-1. Also comes with Trophy Truck, Rancher, Gang Burrito, and Slamvan bodykits based on the TXT-2, Blackfoot, Vanessa's Lunchbox and Midnight Pumpkin, respectively. Originally cut from Grand Theft Auto V. | RC Bandito Week January 29, 2019 | |
Schyster Deviant | A 2-door Muscle car based on the AMC Javelin, specifically the Ringbrothers Defiant 1972 Javelin AMX. | Deviant Week February 7, 2019 | |
Declasse Vamos | A 2-door muscle car based on the Chevrolet Nova. | Valentine's Day 2019 February 14, 2019 | |
Principe Deveste Eight | A Concept hypercar based on the Devel Sixteen. | Deveste Eight and Doomsday Week February 21, 2019 |
Several existing or GTA V-exclusive vehicles are made available to unlock as Pegasus vehicles by increasing Skill Level or Sponsorship Tier:
- Skill Level 20: Go Go Monkey Blista
- Sponsorship Tier 25: Taxi
- Sponsorship Tier 50: Dozer
- Sponsorship Tier 75: Clown Van
- Sponsorship Tier 100: Trashmaster
- Sponsorship Tier 200: Barracks Semi
- Sponsorship Tier 300: Mixer
- Sponsorship Tier 500: Space Docker
- Sponsorship Tier 1000: Tractor
Changes[]
Main article: Grand Theft Auto V/Title Update Notes/Update-2018-12-11
- The Shamal now has its liveries restored, also fixing other related issues (livery options at Elitás Travel and livery script in the mission Caida Libre).
- Vehicles requested through Pegasus or Lester’s services are now free of charge, this change was due to an exploit that refunded more money than what was originally spent. This only applies to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions.
- Previously released vehicles with scoops, such as the RCV, have been buffed, they can now shunt and push other vehicles with ease.
- The personal production variants of the Jobuilt Phantom Wedge and BF Ramp Buggy have been buffed, and will no longer take damage from ramping or plowing other vehicles.
- A speed glitch with the Pegassi Oppressor Mk II has been patched.
- Furthermore, the vehicle’s top speed and hovering speed has been buffed.
- The cooldown timer for requesting a personal vehicle has been reduced from 5 minutes to 2 minutes.
- Pegasus’ delivery menu is now split into pages, this was due to a menu bug that occurred when selecting an option that was 102 items down the list.
- Vehicles in the Muscle category can now perform wheelies. This is a general change, meaning it can be done in story mode as well.
- The B-11 Strikeforce now has a custom icon, it previously used a standard plane icon despite having a custom icon within the game files.
- Los Santos Underground Radio is now available in Story Mode.
- The Homing Missiles on the Buckingham Akula have been fixed.
Events[]
Image | Name | Start | End |
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GTA Online Bonuses (July 2019) | July 11, 2019 | July 22, 2019 | |
Independence Day 2019 | July 04, 2019 | July 10, 2019 | |
GTA Online Bonuses (June 2019 Part 3) | June 27, 2019 | July 03, 2019 | |
Freemode Events Week | June 20, 2019 | June 26, 2019 | |
GTA Online Bonuses (June 2019 Part 2) | June 13, 2019 | June 19, 2019 | |
GTA Online Bonuses (June 2019 Part 1) | June 06, 2019 | June 12, 2019 | |
GTA Online Bonuses (May 2019 Part 2) | May 30, 2019 | June 05, 2019 | |
Missile Base Series Week | May 23, 2019 | May 29, 2019 | |
Import/Export Week | May 16, 2019 | May 22, 2019 | |
GTA Online Bonuses (May 2019 Part 1) | May 09, 2019 | May 15, 2019 | |
Survival Week | May 02, 2019 | May 08, 2019 | |
Premium Deluxe Repo Work Week | April 25, 2019 | May 01, 2019 | |
GTA Online Bonuses (April 2019 Part 2) | April 18, 2019 | April 24, 2019 | |
Lowriders Week | April 11, 2019 | April 17, 2019 | |
GTA Online Bonuses (April 2019 Part 1) | April 04, 2019 | April 10, 2019 | |
GTA Online Bonuses (March 2019 Part 2) | March 28, 2019 | April 03, 2019 | |
GTA Online Bonuses (March 2019 Part 1) | March 21, 2019 | March 27, 2019 | |
Bikers Week | March 14, 2019 | March 20, 2019 | |
Flight Week | March 07, 2019 | March 13, 2019 | |
RC Bandito Races Week | February 28, 2019 | March 06, 2019 | |
Deveste Eight and Doomsday Week | February 21, 2019 | February 27, 2019 | |
Valentine's Day 2019 | February 14, 2019 | February 20, 2019 | |
Deviant Week | February 07, 2019 | February 13, 2019 | |
RC Bandito Week | January 29, 2019 | February 06, 2019 | |
Schlagen GT Week | January 22, 2019 | January 28, 2019 | |
Tulip Week | January 15, 2019 | January 21, 2019 | |
Unholy Hellbringer and Widowmaker Week | January 08, 2019 | January 14, 2019 | |
Festive Surprise 2018 | December 18, 2018 | January 07, 2019 | |
Arena War/Event | December 11, 2018 | December 17, 2018 |
Gallery[]
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Videos[]
Oversights[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- Sometimes after completing an Arena War event, players may find their ammunition from their weapons to be completely empty.
- When winning a match of Carnage the winner may receive the minimum cash reward and Arena Points instead of the intended amount.
Trivia[]
General[]
- The song that plays during the Arena War Trailer is SLAVES OF FEAR by HEALTH. The song may also play during Arena War Series missions.
- Much of the DLC and its contents is inspired by the Mad Max franchise, including vehicle designs and modifications, while the use of the Arena is heavily based on Arena battle events such as those hosted by Monster Jam.
Beta Content[]
- Arena War variants of the Cognoscenti, Peyote, Tempesta and Vamos were cut from the game.