The GTA Online Community Does Heists: First Week Team Photos, Amazing Action GIFs & More
From incriminating co-op team selfies to brilliant stunts taking advantage of the Hydra jet’s unique hover to insane action sequence GIFv’s truly on the level of a Vinewood major motion picture – the GTA Online community has been sharing some awesome stuff since the launch of Heists last week. Read on for a few favorites we’ve seen and share your own in comments below.
BUT FIRST, LEMME...
Are you guys having fun playing GTA Heists like we are? #TheGang thanks @RockstarGames pic.twitter.com/8Jx5Ab882b
— ChampChong (@ChampChong) March 12, 2015 GTA YouTuber Champ Chong from Australia was one of many who took to Twitter, Instagram and of course Snapmatic to pose for a co-op team selfie before getting down to business. His squad #TheGang got decked out in Heist gear including the new Princess Robot Bubblegum, stealth and zombie masks.
Looking to gather your own fearsome foursome? In addition to teaming up with Crews here in Social Club comments, there’s some great homegrown Heists team recruitment sites that have sprung up over the past week or so. Developer Cakes has created a custom classifieds section for players to search Heist recruiters by platform, role and setup mission. Also check out the new dedicated GTA subreddit Heist Teams to quickly find likeminded players to join up with.
ACTION GIFS
The GTA Reddit community has been sharing some truly amazing action highlights from their Heists endeavors. We've picked out a few faves below; for lots more, head over to the Grand Theft Auto V subreddit and get involved.
By redditor llamajuice “This happened during a Heist last night. This new helicopter sure can take a pounding... "Our helicopter got nailed by another heli. The two people in the side gunner seats both fell out and then got chased by the other enemy helicopters. We had to parachute while avoiding the gunfire, and eventually regroup with our teammates."
By redditor gunslingerx64: “Prison Bus Heist action! Most fun I’ve had online!”
THE HYDRA HAS LANDED
GTA fans have been pining for the VTOL Hydra jet for quite a while now, and wasted no time putting it to its paces once unlocked by completing the EMP Setup mission during the Humane Labs Raid Heist.
Ace pilots from the GTA stunting scene are capitalizing on the Hydra’s unique and versatile hover abilities to pull off some jaw dropping stuff. Check out renowned stunter RedKeyMon’s amazing surface-to-air human jet pack in the video above as well as some slide and glide mastery by oAngrybird Moments who performs an awesome 360 degree power slide through the cranes at the shipping docks. SuperGOVERNATOR posted a short clip of an impressively executed mid-air wingtip to wingtip transfer above the city streets of Los Santos. Wispy ™ has put together an 8-minute compilation of his choice moments using the Hydra this past week, while the ubiquitous Malicious Intentt Crew were amongst the first to profess their Hydra love - with a little help from Marvin Gaye. Definitely check out the 2:32 mark of this video which showcases an awesome mid-air Hydra hijack executed with aplomb by InfamousTim. Finally, Newswire Fan Vids vets Venus & NightMare have been soaring across the big skies of Blaine County all week in their new toy. Here's their Hydra stunting montage below, featuring this sick tunnel maneuver and more.
The Hydra is not the only new vehicle to capture the imagination of the GTA Online community. The Lampadati Casco and Armored Kuruma have their own fair share of admirers as seen below:
redditor Bong55555's parlays the new in-game pointing gesture to emphasize feelings for the new Lampadati Casco:"The Lampadati Casco not only looks superb and handles great, but he has the baddest engine sound of all! New favorite car!" Also check out lorzatrol of the GTAPhotographers' glorious Snapmatic ode to the Casco.
BOOCAKE4U put together this photo journal to document just how tough the Armored Kuruma (which unlocks after completing the first Heist) is. BOOCAKE4U’s full timeline of destruction Clockwise from top left: The Armored Kuruma unscathed; after about 15 train hits; "another 20 or so train molestations"; still driving after a "brief firefight," a backwards drive on the freeway (ramming cars whenever possible) and a trip to the car wash. Also inspired by the enduring hardiness of the Armored Kuruma, Ziedus puts it through the ringer in this vid.
Meanwhile, here’s the Kuruma in better days, captured looking pristine by BMX stunter extraordinaire Fishy Dizzle...
.@FishyDizzle 's Armoured Kuruma looking sweet as #GTAOnlineHeists #Snapography #Snapmatic pic.twitter.com/jfgR1cNE21
— Incredible91852 (@Wendy_Rich_UK) March 12, 2015 INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE
Just a few #Heists inspired shots by the always creative Snapmatic community. Share your own down below…
GTAPhotographer Crew member xx19scorpius83xx gives us the first person experience as he aims his Hydra directly towards the Vinewood sign.
proracer puts the enemy on blast from the side of a Valkyrie.
Avid racer LambentBunny observes the Hydra as a night bird in the sky.
kaiware00 incriminates some teammates striking a pose with the new flare guns and masks.
And a snap from one of the thriving GTA Online IG community channels, @gtacarmeets_ps celebrating the completion of their first (of many!) successful Heist with a couple of Pisswassers at the local pub.
THE ART OF THE HEIST
Artist Julius Granada posted this very impressive GTA Online Heists inspired original painting last week on the eve of its release – beautiful chaos.
Incidentally, the GTA Online Heists official artwork is also now available for download in the full range of desktop and mobile backgrounds, as well as available for avatar use.
- on April 28 2015, 7:20am(PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4)
MMGZ is the Tag - Murder Mob Geez is the Crew!
I'm looking for some new shooters to join my crew!
Heists - Death matches - Adversary Mode - Missions - Tennis - Golf - Racing.
You name it we do it, all round fun and the occasional ignorance on the headset cussing out other players when necessary.
If u already got yourself a strong crew we can be allies its all GOOD!
ADD ME - PSN - FrancoDboss
(PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) (PS4) - on April 15 2015, 10:59amIf you looking for a crew to run heists on ps3 then add my psn. EXMercenary.
I'm the commissioner of my crew of killers misfits and money making enthusiasts. If you like to join I again urge you to msg me on my PSN EXMercenary.
We do slot of killing. We only accept players that have a headset and are willing to be team oriented. Must be active. Must dedicate 2 outfits for the crew. - on April 15 2015, 2:17amI need ppl to do heists with on xbox 360 i have only just started my own heists and am on the set up on the 2nd heist so add me and we can complete them .my gt is pookieeeeeeee13
- on April 13 2015, 4:38pmWill there be more heist coming out cause I finished all of them
- on April 13 2015, 5:28amwith the 4th hiest, why is it taking so long for my friend to get a call from lester?
- on April 11 2015, 11:35amOn the xbox 1 looking to play heist with others.
- on April 9 2015, 2:38pmHey. The Red Vices are currently for other bad habits to engage in some good time shenanigans. If you're a mature, chilled player who doesn't mind a little shootout here, a smoke there, and a heist way over on the other side, then check out the recruitment thread on GTA Forums.
Here's the link: http://gtaforums.com/topic/781609-the-red-viceslooking-for-some-bad-habitsxbox-onefree-aim/#entry1067236090
If it's not your thing, hey, the door is always open. - on April 6 2015, 3:34pmI m looking for Players to start the third heist.
Look for antoinevi12
English and French speaking players prefered.
Level 143
Thanks! - on April 2 2015, 11:20pmlooking for a heist crew. rank 85, good pilot, good shooter. xbox 1 leave a comment if your interested
- on April 1 2015, 10:10amGun for hire.
Level 144
Ps4
27
Have Mic
Psn roksta229
Message me- on April 28 2015, 7:23am
- on March 30 2015, 6:20pmLooking for new crew members. We are looking for people that get along, love playing the game and love doing missions. We have already finished heist but we still play them. If you are looking for help with heist and looking for a solid crew...mafia down south is here. Hit me up on social club if interested. XBOX ONE!
- on March 29 2015, 9:59pmI would love to see a few beach house's a mansions that we can own tired of living in a apartment
- on April 1 2015, 9:57am@Angel420tiger Same here I want to have a house. Like maybe where Michael's therapist house is. That would be awesome. Think about it R*.
- on March 29 2015, 9:54pmI thought there was suppose to be new property's coming to next gen I reread the article on when this game was released there was going too be new property's and more where is the new places p.s I love the game overall just wanted to know thanks
- on March 29 2015, 9:12pmneed 2 people for a crew to play heists fair cut (Ps4) join "kings Anarchy Krew" or add "king_kalorus" 18+ must have mic and be friendly like to have fun causing chaos
- on March 27 2015, 9:31pmI like playing heist but trying to put a crew together is bs y not let us hire a crew like in offline play
- on April 1 2015, 10:00am@w17ronc That's the whole point of online is to play with other people. You just have to find a good crew. If you want to hire people redo the story mode missions. Heist aren't ment to be easy.
- on March 27 2015, 7:12pmplease i beg of u to add the cars from the highst offline i really want to use the lancer offline please please
- on March 27 2015, 6:16pmI need 3 people on the xbox one to do heists with, doing the mastermind challenge. Need at least one person who has a high end apartment/hasn't done the Fleeca Job yet, people that will stay together throughout the heists, and don't fool around during heists. No age restriction, but try not to get annoying. My gamertag is OM3GA 1NVAD3R. Msg on xbox if intersted.
- on March 27 2015, 6:49amLvl 85+ crew! Looking for real good players on XBOX 360 to do the Mastermind Challenge!
Check Out: http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/king_of_heists_360
Beside that you can join us to do heists with or having lots of fun!
King of Heists as your active crew, makes you a REPRESENTATIVE! Also looking for COMMISSIONER(s) !! - on March 26 2015, 10:35pmWish I could even play heists... Hell, I can't even get a setup going, either for myself or with other players at this point. I've been playing GTA Online since launch and all I ever wanted to do was heists, and now that they're finally out, I can't get three other people to play with. Either the player pool is really small now on PS3, no one wants to play heists/setups, or the matchmaking is just abysmal. I want to play this game, but I can't...
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If you’ve got some great Heists videos, pics, or art – feel free to share them here in comments so everyone can check ‘em out!
Very cool to see everyone teaming up here in comments for Heists mates as well. To @Smokenope and others asking, yes you can re-play the Heists as often as you’d like – enjoy!
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