The briefing
The December 11, 2018 update record covers Arena War Update - Title Update 1.46. It places the release in GTA V and GTA Online’s ongoing platform and content history.
Arena War places modified vehicles in competitive events at the Maze Bank Arena. Owning a workshop opens its vehicle customization system, but participation and the price of a specialized build are separate decisions.
Check the event rules before choosing a vehicle: a machine prepared for a demolition round is not automatically the best choice for a timed course. Workshop discounts and match payouts address different costs.
Named parts of the release include New Arena Workshop Property; Maze Bank Arena Workshop; New Arena War Modes; Bomb Ball (Arena War); Buzzer Beater (Arena War).
The reference tables retain the specific additions and values. Maintenance changes describe the build released at that time; later patches can revise behavior or supersede an earlier fix.
Bomb Ball (Arena War) Let's face it: although you can get behind the naked aggression and anarchic mob-rule, you've never understood the rules of soccer. Well, Bomb Ball gets rid of all those fussy technicalities and restrictions on violence, and boils things down to the real heart of the matter: shoving enormous explosive devices into the other team's half before they go off. Welcome to the beautiful game. Buzzer Beater (Arena War) If the years you've spent on the couch lurching from sugar coma to sugar coma have taught you anything, it's this: no deadline, no motivation. Strap a few pounds of high explosive to that deadline, give a small extension for every checkpoint you hit, throw in bonus points for random violence and an audience of millions, and your productivity is about to go through the roof. Carnage (Arena War) There's no need to overcomplicate things: Americans have always known how to have good, old fashioned, rats-in-a-sack, murder-orgy fun. All we need to do is provide a fresh and unpredictable set of tools, roll the cameras, and get the hell out of the way. No mercy, no disqualification, no safe word. Flag War (Arena War) Two teams, two flags, one objective: what's yours is mine, what's mine stays mine. The classic capture the flag formula reworked Arena War style to include enough gasoline-chugging violence to appeal to a mainstream audience. Games Masters (Arena War) When it comes to brutal arena designs, you can install the most exquisitely hazardous death traps on the market, but there's just no substitute for the sheer ingenuity and sadism of a properly incentivized human being. One team collects checkpoints, the other uses every fiendish tool at the arena's disposal to make their plans go up in smoke. And be sure to hold onto your grudges: after every round, you switch places. Here Come the Monsters (Arena War) Say what you like about gladiatorial fights to the death as a form of mass entertainment - they've got no hangups about being fair. One team takes to the arena in monster trucks capable of crushing metal and bone into the same bloody dust. The other guys get compact cars and a dose of anxiety meds - but if even one of them survives, they win. Let the games begin. Hot Bomb (Arena War) Life isn't about holding onto good things, it's about passing them on. Like inherited wealth, or a sense of entitlement. Or a high-explosive device. In Hot Bomb, one player has the bomb, and the only way to get rid of it is by crashing into someone else. Throw in a timer and a baying crowd, and survival of the fittest just got an upgrade. Tag Team (Arena War) Arena War isn't all about ruthless individualism. Sometimes there really is safety in numbers - and in Tag Team you're going to need it. Each team has one player in the arena at a time, and their only objective is to immolate the opposition. If you're taking heavy fire you can tag in one of your teammates, but remember, this only ends one way - and it's you or them. Wreck It (Arena War) It's theoretically possible to win a round of Wreck It by crossing the line first in a fair-and-square lap race. But don't worry: that's never happened, because the alternative is coasting across the line after you've reduced any serious competition to heaps of smoldering scrap metal. Like the old saying goes, if it's not a race to the death, you're just not taking it seriously enough. New Vehicles Head to the ArenaWar.tv website in game to purchase the all new Arena Contender Vehicles , each available in Apocalypse , Future Shock and Nightmare styles. Released on Day of Update Benefactor Bruiser (Arena) Off-Road - $1,609,000 CUSTOM VEHICLE Declasse Brutus (Arena) Off-Road - $2,666,650 MTL Cerberus (Arena) Commercial - $3,870,300 Western Deathbike (Arena) Motorcycles - $1,269,000 CUSTOM VEHICLE Vapid Dominator (Arena) Muscle - $1,132,000 CUSTOM VEHICLE Declasse Impaler Muscle - $331,835 Declasse Impaler (Arena) Muscle - $1,209,500 CUSTOM VEHICLE Vapid Imperator (Arena) Muscle - $1,994,964 Weeny Issi (Arena) Compacts - $1,089,000 CUSTOM VEHICLE Bravado Sasquatch (Arena) Off-Road - $1,530,875 CUSTOM VEHICLE HVY Scarab (Arena) Military - $3,076,290 Vapid Slamvan (Arena) Muscle - $1,321,875 CUSTOM VEHICLE Vapid Taxi Custom Service - Annis ZR380 (Arena) Sports - $2,138,640 Released in subsequent weeks Pegassi Toros SUVs - $498,000 Released on: December 18, 2018 Vapid Clique Muscle - $909,000 Released on: December 25, 2018 Grotti Itali GTO Sports - $1,965,000 Released on: December 26, 2018 Declasse Tulip Muscle - $718,000 Released on: January 15, 2019 Benefactor Schlagen GT Sports - $1,300,000 Released on: January 22, 2019 RC Bandito Off-Road, Remote Control - $1,590,000 Released on: January 29, 2019 Schyster Deviant Muscle - $512,000 Released on: February 7, 2019 Declasse Vamos Muscle - $596,000 Released on: February 14, 2019 Principe Deveste Eight Super - $1,795,000 Released on: February 21, 2019 Plus, several existing or Story Mode exclusive vehicles are now made available to unlock in GTA Online as Pegasus vehicles by increasing Sponsorship Tier or Skill Level: Sponsorship Tier 25: Taxi Sponsorship Tier 50: HVY Dozer Sponsorship Tier 75: Clown Van Sponsorship Tier 100: Trashmaster Sponsorship Tier 200: HVY Barracks Semi Sponsorship Tier 300: HVY Mixer II Sponsorship Tier 500: Space Docker Sponsorship Tier 1000: Tractor Skill Level 20: Go Go Monkey Blista New Weapons Three new futuristic weapons have been added to GTA Online Ammu-Nation: Unholy Hellbringer Machine Guns Up-n-Atomizer Handguns Widowmaker Heavy New GTA Online Characters New Characters introduced to GTA Online as part of this Title Update. Alan Jerome Bryony Sacha Yetarian Other Title Update Notes New Content – PS4, Xbox One and PC only
| Item / requirement |
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| 90+ items of clothing have been added for male and female characters in GTA Online |
| Festive Content has been Enabled (December 18, 2018): Returning / New Clothing |
| Tinsel / Trees inside interiors & Tree in Pershing Square |
| Firework Launcher |
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