10 Tips, Tricks & Advice For PVP In GTA Online 

If you guys are interested in a guide that goes more in depth on sniping, here's one that I made - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oM99gmWN1B0.html

A tip I always use and haven't seen anyone talk about it is highlighting the other player's blip in the contacts. That player will start flashing in the minimap. It's useful when there's multiple players around and know exactly where they are when they respawn.

One tip that is little known is you can force someone to spawn behind you which helps you know exactly where they will be upon respawn. Immediately after you kill them, push and hold in R3 so you look behind and start running that direction. It takes practice but they will always spawn behind you. Same concept when you call in your vehicle, the game always wants to force it to spawn where you're NOT looking.

A survival tip- when shopping, always throw a sticky near the door before going in, and always have grenades equipped. The sticky looks like the proximity bomb, and if the greifer has situational awareness, they'll shoot it, alerting you to the forthcoming shitshow. If they don't shoot it, they'll need to shoot the cashier to allow them to use weapons in the store, meaning they'll be standing in the blast radius of the sticky. When you see the cashier duck, or drop dead- glance at the mini, and let it rip. If you wait for the game to kick you from shopping, it's gonna be too late. If you fail on killing them with the sticky (or they got the drop on you), thats where the grenades come in. spam the drop button as you're being killed. Yes, you still die, but you will have company in your untimely demise. They're usually after K/D anyway, so them being turned into a fine red mist negates the effort they put into being a greifing asshat to start with.

Another tip: be resourceful! If you own a rc bandito and they start going off radar or ghost organization just use it. It will make them lose their advantage by having the element of surprise. Another thing there is a clear hierarchy of vehicles so you should own at least one of each or some big ones examples include, 1, own an armored vehicle with heavy resistance to most offensive tools like a nightshark, insurgent or M.O.C cab 2, have a jet and/maybe a helicopter, offensive ones which include the akula, hunter or savage the B-11 for an all around good jet the starling for dogfighting or the hydra or lazer. Lastly, you should own jack-of-all trades vehicles which are good in alot of areas like the half-track, the toreador and the sparrow which are good for a lot of things. And maybe a tank yes even the rc kind. One last thing if PvP is not your thing there are other tactic you can use against griefers to piss them off like Kosatka fast travel, guided missiles and easy access to the sparrow and toreador and previously mentioned rc bandito, tank and nano drone available to you at all times along with the atomizer which is a pistol that shoots a round that pushes people and things around including pesky cars running you over and corner campers. If you ever use a Heli go into settings and change the first person vehicle perspective to "hood" to make aiming missiles a breeze.

Something to note is that you always want to have inconsistent strafe patterns. But something you need to be careful when you're going up against a sweat is never use walls for cover, They will spam explosives at you

A tip that may be useful for people who have all the weapons is to make use of the gun lockers and create a custom weapon loadout. This way you can show only your preferred weapons. Once you have one, you can activate or deactivate it on the interaction menu

The video: “Use protective and camouflaging helmets + clothing” Me, in the bright red suit and fedora my character was born in 2 years ago: *No, I don’t think I will*

Thanks for the tips Very useful for defending myself. 100% of the time I'm never the aggressor. That's why I have a k/d of 0.28. I also learned that in a fair fight, using strafing in first person helps to dodge incoming fire. Tbh I like to play GTA online for the co-op/solo gameplay, not pvp but unfortunately everyone is looking for a fight, especially when they have a mod menu running.

For the ppl that come out a building and kill u then run back in I usually just throw some proximity mines at all the exits and entrances so they’ll die when they come out. Works for me 100 percent of the time

POV: "you already know this tips and tricks but you are still interested in watching this video"

His comment about the MK2 is so true I tried for the longest time not to use it but I finally gave in and bought it and got all the upgrades and to be fair I do only use it to get to point a to b and to quickly eliminate NPCs. And to only defend myself if someone tries to attack me first but I don't use it unprovoked

Wow, a lot of pretty good tips. One thing I've learned over the years battling in Los Santos is that a lot of players haven't taken the time to learn the lay of the land. That's why battling on foot is key to help you find those advantageous positions above a player or letting you get to a flank or even completely behind an opponent. Knowledge is power. Also, I still use the grenade launcher quite often. It could be pretty useful when you need to lob or bounce a grenade in on someone who's got great position on you. That's an artform people who have been on since 2013 know very well!

I’m a grinder who never kills anyone unless they attack me. If they do so I do not care about using things that aren’t fair to use. I just kill them with oppressor etc.

The Widowmaker is a midrange ground weapon, its inaccurate far away, but gets easy headshots up close. The mini gun is similar but more accurate, gets head shots from longer distance. Both are ground weapons, but the Mini gun can handle helicopters.

Tip for the heavy grenade launcher, if an enemy is hiding behind a building and you have the high ground, try doing a "Rolling Thunder" tactic. Launch, adjust, repeat until the enemy us destroyed.

The thing i would say about the marksman is it’s definitely a weapon that while requiring little skill to fire, is very effective at close range and even long range vs someone using a Heavy Mk2, and with more skill with the weapon you can handle bigger groups of attacking people a lot faster and more quickly while strafing.

as a person who rarely looses pvp battles, I have to say that this video has good tips.

After activating thermal vision from interaction menu u can press f11 and your character will lift the lens up and next time when u need it just press f11..its easy this way .. i use this sometimes in pvp when i cannot see the enemy player due to terrain or weather 😀😀 Edit - and i use advanced scope in heavy sniper so i get a little more zoom and the green bars helps me to shoot the target precisely 😁

Great vid ! Consider using a "regular bullet proof helmet" rather than a two/quad vision because the regular one can be kept in vehicules (cars, planes, ...), which is a plus against snipers

Getting good at reading your mini map is honestly the best advice if you know where they’re going to be or where they are it makes all the difference. Especially if you’re in a jet

The Atomizer is useful against God mode players. You won't kill them, but you can ragdoll them until they say "Daddy stop spanking me"

FYI: if you have the Thermal scope equipped, you won't zoom as far as having the Advanced zoom scope, so preferably use the Thermal Helmet + Advanced zoom

The reason people dont respect bp helmets is because back before bp helmets were even added rng was the main way people fought in freemode. Rng is all about headshots so putting on a bp helmet was an easy way out of a fair fighting style that everyone was already used to. Before bp helmets sniping wasnt even as big as it is today. After sniping became meta it became easier to ewo with the interaction menu bc you cant really do that while rnging. My point basically is that every tryhard tactic emerged in some way as a chain reaction from bp helmets being added. But for someone who hasnt played since day one i can totally see how it would be a no brainer to use a helmet.

Lol I knew all of these without watching top videos but I wanna say tho. You fight exactly how I do. When I was level 60 I had to learn to fight asap because I was getting killed like crazy but this is legit exactly how I fight. These tips are legit 100% worth it. Awesome video as well

One tip about sniping is that don’t always zoom all the way, zoom like at least half way on the scope or don’t zoom in at all if you like. Because chances are is that you’re gonna end up killing your opponent with a headshot without zooming in all the way. (If they’re at least MEDIUM & especially LONG RANGE)

Another tip for tip #1 instead of going to style to turn the thermal vision off... just hold right on the D-pad on console and flip the visors up and it will take it off and flip it down again to turn it back on without having to use the menu at all. Just set it up b4 you go fight

I’m not very big in PVP, but these tips make me feel like a pro now 😂😂

For the “one shot kill” you need the square end muzzle break on your sniper.

To correct you TG: 1. Thermal is overpowered and allows you to shoot through specific buildings while active 2. Always play in first person while sniping 3. Always strafe to avoid being killed easily. 4. Crouching doesn’t give you more cover when aiming down the sights unless in 3rd person. 5. Using height as an advantage is risky. The sane applies to your opponent on the ground. If your enemy is smart they’ll use a rpg or homing rocket. Play at a distance. 6. Special carbine rifle is good but Carbine Rifle mk2 is the best rifle in the game for all stats. 7. Always use mini gun over widowmaker: 8. Use both Mk 1 and Mk2 Heavy Snipers(Mk1 has better range abd render)-Mk has better damage to chest. 9. Marksman is good for close but long fighting, spam it. 10. Assault shotgun is only good for around the corner flanking(I’d would use an rpg because it’s smarter) 11. If you can’t take out aircraft; leave(it saves you time and they won’t stop believe me) 12. For mk2 users, shoot them off with combat MG mk2 in first person. Or use chaff on your mk2 and pop it before they get to you and kill them. 13. Props to TG to play defensive even if you’re the aggressor(play smart and wait, use explosives always especially grenade launcher). 14. As TG said Look at People and their organization as well as KD for info. If they hop in CEO, leave. If they get in mc, they’re getting on mk2. This is assuming they weren’t already in it. If they hop in CEO during sniping, they’re grabbing BST. 15. Always use snacks and body armor. 16. If you’re uncomfortable with vehicle combat, fight on ground and make your enemy do so by force( either because their vehicle is destroyed or they can’t access you). 17. Use heist invites from Lester to teleport. You can use the Casino to teleport as well. Additionally, you can use your agency to teleport as well. 18. Use mini tank and rc car to escape Greifers or get kills. Note: you don’t respawn where they blow up anymore.

Another tip for fighting an aircraft is take oppressor and get to one of the ledges on side of maze bank and use heavy sniper rifle mk2 w explosive rounds.. jet user will have a hard time trying to find out exactly where you are.while they are circling around trying to find you snipe the jet out. Use off radar to give yourself chance to get up there and set up

While spamming (reload cancelling) rockets can be seen as a tryhard thing, it will usually result in you winning the fight. Its pretty easy too

Tip for rookies, convert your mini map from default circle to rectangle in the settings.

Tip 11: to start pvp make a dynasty weenie with the taxi livery and modifications. Then drive near ANY player, honk the horn, ask em if they called for a taxi. They will shoot you in the face 100%. Then you have a legitimate target. Have fun!

I got a new list for console player's 1. On playstation if you open the weapon wheel, you can press up on the D-pad to eat snacks and heal yourself 2. Never go into a shootout without body armor 3. MK2 like other motorcycles can be auto-aimed at, so let them come into range 4. If you hold up the right stick just a little bit every time you auto-aim your going to get a lot more headshots 5. the heavy revolver MK2 one shots in the chest. So if you think they don't wear body armor go with the revolver if you have him 6. the heavy MG MK2 shreds but it has a lot of spreed so either get close or longer distance with the extra zoom you get by aiming and pressing R3 it tightens it a lot, you will however be forced to free aim 7. Jet's Cannon shreds, it's fast, it's cool, can avoid missile's by turning, but they are fragile as hell. Hit it a few times with a sniper, the pilot is done just a matter of time 8. You can refill your ammo in the interaction menu, under inventory. 9. If they activate ghost organization, do the same with a small delay so you can estimate when they'll be visible again 10. Finally tipp don't engage in PVP, best way to play GTA is with friend's, second best is alone, the worst way is with rando tryhard's

Me: always plays on solo lobbies Also me: Hmmmm yes, very interesting indeed

Most chill GTAO you tuber out there and always good for a few laughs! Good guide for those of us starting to think about fighting back more effectively in public lobbies.

I replaced the F11 with N for visors so you can just turn on the thermal and then put the visor up and down .It's almost like the thermal scope that you used

Dude I can't stress enough about the mini map one. I play with so many people and they'll say something like "where are they" I want to scream out everytime "LOOK AT THE DAMN MINI MAP". It's hard to get used to at first but I made it a habit to look at my mini map everywhere I go.

Some usefull tip when fighting grifers or when in pvp situation is to use a viechle that can counter another viechle for exmple use the opressor mk 2 if your enemy in a jet, if a grifer comes by the mk 2 use the toreador And dont forget to use snacks to make your life a bit ez

Tip: if they’re hiding behind the corner, ExPloSiVe

The advice about not always running to a vechial is a good one as someone like me who fights griefers can pull out any weaponized vechial including a fully loaded ruiner and the sparrow makes shooting down jets rather easy unless they are a darn good pilot

14:42 another thing that i also use in fights is, when they are in a ceo the player im fighting against usualy have a arrow to their dott, so ik which way they are lookin, pretty helpful

When using thermal and ur opponent is just out of range of vision, u can shoot rpg towards ur target and the fire of the rpg will glow up ur target for easier snipe ☺️

I agree with your weapon choices ever since i started playing online i always used the special carbine rifle it is so good and get this .. i equipped mine with drum mag too

the dual lens is night vision, not thermal. You also dont have to turn off the thermal in the menu, you can raise the lenses which will turn it off.. just use rais and lower with whichever button your platform uses..hold right D pad for PS4

First tip should be recon, when you log in to the game have your character pour himself a drink and watch TV while you get a sense for how many psychos are in the session. Did you know you can use your TV to spectate players in free roam? (You should probably turn that off lol)

“Wear protective clothing” laughs in alien suit

I have a question is it worth it moving you office location. I have the cheapest office Is it worth upgrading to the masz Bank office are there any differents and what are they. Thanks in advance

As a noob, I needed this video. Thanks.

the rpg is high key the best close range weapon, shotgun is good if there is a hill in the way but sniper / rpg is really the ultimate combo, maybe a cheeky atomiser if ur spicy

The Skyrim music is top tier 😭

99% of the time, I never see the guy that gets me. Most aggressive players are cowardly opportunists stalking the park looking for noncombatant players minding their own buisness, smelling flowers and reading poetry and stuff lol. For some reason, nobody wants any smoke as soon as I get in my nightshark and start chucking stickybombs...

A tip of when sniper duelling go in first person as your faster

I’m ranked 533 on GTA online, I just like grinding and getting money and continuing to make my character rich on the game, but for some reason, I absolutely suck at PVP, it’s crazy

Alot of people might look at it a little scummy but if your being griefed and don't have any other options to get away I suggest using the RC car or RC tank it's a sure way to get away if it's available.

Its pretty simple to get people to run out of buildings, all I do is call them a bitch or something and they get mad and run out this also makes for a good opportunity to plant a sticky bomb or some sort of trap near the door.

The Akula is good for surprise attacks. Chernobog is good for killing distracted Broomsticks that are causing trouble. RC PVs are great for nabbing tryhards. Blending into traffic and then suddenly darting at them works quite well. Back when I fought on the ground a lot (devolved a long time ago) I would let the cops kill me, rather than suiciding. Feels less scummy.

Number one tip, have fun in a death match instead of fighting in public lobbies.

Aside from calling near everything a sweat strat, guide is good.

Nearly every tactic, every vehicle, every weapon has a 50/50 counter and probably a hard counter. Build up a mental database of what works against what, where, and why, plus exceptions. Read your opponent's mind and tactic; know what his plan requires, and then break it. A jet beats a helo everytime, until the helo hides behind a building. Pvp in this game is toxic and usually accomplishes nothing except losing time and money; most encounters devolve into sniper battles (on a terrible game engine) and no one can agree on what is an acceptable part of the game. Enjoy it when it's good; quit quickly when it goes bad (switch servers, heist warp, whatever). Don't argue. Dont spend your gaming time being angry. Reflect on your deaths. Learn from others. This is a game of weird, undiscoverable details inside weird glitches inside weird UI inside inconsistent rules. It takes dozens of hours to get a handle on what should basic things. For example, vehicles will switch weapons differently when you hit TAB/X. I still always check it. Know that cops ruin homing lock ons. etc etc etc etc etc (a) homing launcher flies faster (dont ADS and it wont lock on, working like a faster rpg). Only holds 10. (b) grenade launcher holds 10, unless you're also holding a compact grenade, in which case you get 20 (c) too much to say

Im not a pvp player, but when I get griefed, I typically put a bounty on them, and leave session immediately.

pump shutgun mk2 with explosive shells is lethal against cars, and players at close range. for me, it is a must have

“If the jet pilot your fighting against has a brain and all his fingers your gonna get cooked” got me fucked up bro. Lololol

No hate towards this but mini gun around corners don’t waste time with tactical shotgun or anything in close range it’s faster will save you if you use it the widow makers is a alternative but can make it easier for players at further range to see you if your in a vehicle and the thermal helmet is the best for off radar scrubs who go ghost a lot just find the moving blip coming towards you because other players blips will show up so there is no mix up

Also i would consider having a heist setup ready, either at an apartment or the facility. Have your text from lester ready for you to jump into your facility or apartment if the fight gets too crazy or you are being greifed by a group. Too many times have i gone to my facility, flown to my yacht, and sitting pretty with my defenses on :)

I love the skyrim background song.

And then theres me with my casual 600-900 ping watching this and being like:Hmm interesting😂 Jokes aside though it still helped me with fighting npcs in missions and stuff so thanks for the great video and tips👍

My personal tip is invite only sessions

explosive Mk2 Heavy is great for anti air. with the extended range of objects on next gen. hitting jet greifers is easy. use a RCPV to hide from direct attacks and hit try hards on foot, and then RC Tank aswell. if you don't have cops on you you can also use the RCPV to teleport to a garage door and decide to go in or not

As someone who's only been on GTAV Online for a few months my K/D is .15 with 115 deaths, I also am on Playstation 4. Every time it is Opressor or a car with guns attached. For me aiming at head rapidly, rolling, eating snacks in cover and using sticky bomb helps. Also no way do I have a heavy sniper, so for tips keep that in mind many don't.

Good idea, Harmnon. I would rather have the minigun than have the widowmaker

I was in doubt if I should get the MK II sniper since I thought two hits were necessary either way. Thanks. And also, listen to this man when it comes to Ewoing, if someone bested you in combat they deserve the kill. You don't proof that you are a better player but that you can't handle stress situations like being low on health in a videogame, resorting to "The cowards way out" only to save you the shame of being killed, something that really isn't shameful. When you fight, you fight. (Imagine a boxer, everytime he got hit, he smacks himself falling to the ground and rolling out the ring. Would that man be admired? No. Would he be feared? No. He would be a pathetic clown that can't a single punch)

6:56 to be fair, any of the Lazer guns are basically FMJ so i prefer it over the regular mini gun just because you can pierce bulletproof windows with out the expense of special ammunition and in some cases it just shoots thru armored vehicles. Plus it sounds cool 😎

On console, You can just turn on the thermal helmet and press right on the D-pad to flip the visor up whenever you don't want thermal vision.

thanks mate, was waiting for this one to drop!

if you have a player off radar, or in a rc vehicle,most people dont know to turn off spectator..so if you have a friend playing with you, change the channel on your tv...any of your tvs to player and find his name..you can relay his exact location to your friend as you can see both of their locations

Guys assault shotgun is only good when the other player doesn’t have a explosive round pump shotgun

Wow! Going to have to keep this in mind great way to protect myself better from assholes listen I’m a sponge and I’m absorbing all of this knowledge, this def going into my Brother HN playlist! Thanks again man helping out me and many others get better, you always get straight on to the point makes learning far easier!

Don't use the sticky bomb to kill yourself option is not always cringe. For the longest time I used this to make sure my vehicle is not being impounded by the cops when having a wanted level ;) I also used it when fighting although I never been such a tryhard person, so most of the time when I get in a fight I call my RC bandito and drive of so they don't know where I am and just get away from the place where the fight started.

Nice video helpful tips I'm pretty good when it comes to setups and heist but on pvp I get smacked up I would like to practice my pvp skills

Or use mk pump shotgun with explosive rounds. I've won many gun fights with that thing Or heavy sniper with explosive rounds

I remember some person was using the Widowmaker at night and I was in my Hydra and I kept on destroying him because you kept on using that gun and I knew where he was

As long as I'm not doing anything I love when molders teleport every one to one spot I usually get away faster while every one's loading in and I tend to hug the walls as I'm booking it out of there just the rush of running out of there before every one starts blowing up everything and holding down a small alleyway while every one scaters is just amazing not fun if it's spammed

a tip that's useful for number 10 is that if they keep going in and out place a proximity mine near the entrance and it will always kill them.

And if u hit a try hard with a body get them low they will kill there self for there kd

What's your opinion on exploding sniper rounds? Cause it seems that sometimes I have to shoot someone more than once with exploding rounds unless they're in an unarmored vehicle

The thermal goggles if u are far enough u can shoot through anything like buildings, mountains, and if they’re underwater they are seen very clearly

I really do agree with the don't be the aggressor tip, cus I'll set corner traps with sticky bombs or js toss a prox mine and run away, they'll only fall for it once ortwice, but it's a really good way to control corners and set up properly: edit this also works extremely well in business battles, me and my friends will put these bitches in doorways, floors, behind boxes, basically anywhere there is decent foot traffic

Would use the oppressor mk2 for money grinding and mobility

Couple things to note: this guy knows absolutely nothing about pvp. He was using thermal scope on sniper with thermal helmet. If you have a QUAD LENS, use advanced scope. DO NOT get Dual Lens. It's Nightvision and it's ASS. His outfit has a bulky vest (0 protection), a bulky scarf, and a bulky gas mask. All of which makes your thermal dot AND HITBOX much larger on your opponent's screen. Blowing yourself up from cops prevents you from risking being killed easier from players who may sneak up on you. Plus, a respawn is always nice. Cover in pvp is useless unless you are using a building between you and them. DO NOT STAND BEHIND A DUMPSTER. You WILL GET RPG'D (splash damage). Stealth makes you move slower and you will be in trouble if a rocket comes your way. Height is ineffective in pvp. They'll see you coming a mile away. Use ghost org IF you do this. Absolutely worthless. Your thermal dot is easier to see if you're on a building. Special Carbine MK1, or MK2 with AP rounds. Use this as a specialty weapon. Combat MG with no scope and default mag is best. DO NOT USE MINIGUN OR WIDOWMAKER. You move slower and are a much bigger target. Grenade launcher, RPG, Homing. All you need in Heavy. Do not use a MINIGUN vs a jet. Sticky bomb at feet. Aim RPG to sky. Try to aim the RPG so that when the jet comes down, it'll hit them and then you can kill your player with the sticky. Assault shotgun is ass. Get better at headshots and/or use Pump Shotgun MK2 with exp ammo. Getting "under" something versus a jet is only effective if the pilot is a noob and if you're willing to wait it out. Nightshark with sticky is a bit better than the proxies. Cheaper too and you cannot hear stickies from a mile away. Only an idiot will risk flying his mk2 on the ground 💀💀 Regarding the corner thing with the sniper... only an idiot would snipe from that distance. How about using that minigun that you love so much? Would be better to throw a sticky or use grenade launcher/rocket or even combat MG with bullshark. Assault shotgun is a shit idea. Use pump shotgun with explosive ammo I agree with paying attention to the minimap. Critical part of this game. Any true tryhard would take the corner wide and avoid it in general because of the stickies. It's really not the most special idea. Quit watching at 14:00. Could tell that my IQ and PvP skills were dropping. This guy is awful at pvp and the "tryhards" he fights are really just noobs dressed like wannabes. @HarmNone, if you got an Xbox, 1v1 me. I'll fuck you up in any location and then upload a 2 hour montage of me kicking your ass.

i ewo when I can’t cops blind eye, or bribe authorities, the cops just sitting there shooting you while ur fighting is the most annoying thing ever, and when they run you over it’s even worse

The skyrim music in the background is a nice touch

Skyrim music in the background is inspirational 🎉

Ya man, i love when my enemies use the widowmaker, thanks for letting me know your exact position pandejo

A rocket is gonna hit you 10/10 times cause your “taking cover” or “taking high ground” thats the reason why people stand in the middle of the street is cause it’s harder to hit a rocket with nothing around you

Your character looks like Giga Chad thanks for the tips btw

If I’m in a fight and I have minimal health left after a kill, I will drop a sticky but I also don’t use BST or anything. I can’t stand when people fight in CEOs, making them a 2-3 shot snipe yet they’ll still suicide whenever they get hit once.

im so glad i found this channel your content is great

Fun fact if you have a weapon workshop on something like the kosatka you can buy any Mk2 weapon with having the lvl for it like the heavy sniper