Rockstar Games responds to questions about GTA V mods

Since the release of Grand Theft Auto V on PC, reports have been coming in about players being banned for using mods, even those that simply modified the game's single-player component. While Rockstar Games had been silent on the unconfirmed reports since release, they've finally responded to the question in their blog series Asked & Answered.

“I’m having soo much fun with GTAV on the PC but I just have one question about it, how come you are not allowing mods for it?” - @ClarkMatthew63

“Will I get banned from GTA Online for using a FoV Mod or Oculus Rift mod?” - @Mattophobia

We have always appreciated the creative efforts of the PC modding community and we still fondly remember the awesome zombie invasion mod and original GTA map mod for GTAIV PC among many other classics. To be clear, the modding policy in our license has not changed and is the same as for GTAIV. Recent updates to GTAV PC had an unintended effect of making unplayable certain single player modifications. This was not intentional, no one has been banned for using single player modifications, and you should not worry about being banned or being relegated to the cheater pool just for using single player PC mods.

Our primary focus is on protecting GTA Online against modifications that could give players an unfair advantage, disrupt gameplay, or cause griefing. It also bears mentioning that because game mods are by definition unauthorized, they may be broken by technical updates, cause instability, or affect your game in other unforeseen ways.

Hopefully this response should put away some of the pitchforks being raised in the gaming community. We'll be sure to report more on the topic as modding expands for Grand Theft Auto V.

Source: Rockstar Games Newswire