To replay a specific mission, the player can either wait for the relevant text message, call the NPC who offers the mission and request a job, or select the mission directly from the mission list in the pause menu. After completing a mission for the first time, it can be replayed freely. One notable exception to this are the missions given by Lamar as part of the GTA Online: Lowriders update, which form a vague storyline and will only ever be accessible in a set order. In any case, the player can only personally start missions for which they've reached the appropriate rank, although they can be invited to missions that they cannot access themselves by higher ranking players who have unlocked those missions.Īfter the tutorial is finished, online missions can generally be played in any order the player wishes, so this list does not reflect any required chronological order of completion. Players also have the option to phone boss characters themselves and request a mission (by selecting " Request Job" on their phone), shortly after which they will receive a text message offering one of that character's missions. These messages are sent periodically to the player, and may offer either new missions or previously completed assignments (but tend to weigh towards the former should any new, uncompleted jobs be available). Missions are offered to the player in the form of a text message sent by one of the NPC boss characters.
Higher-ranked missions tend to be more difficult, take longer and offer greater money ($) and reputation point (RP) rewards. Missions are unlocked as the player ranks up in GTA Online - to start with, few will be available, but this number will increase with rank.