After the patch that fixed major issues in GTA Online, some users still reported losing their characters. Rockstar went on to announce in an update on their mission to fix the remaining problems plaguing players in Grand Theft Auto Online. Rockstar told gamers that any players who have encountered a problem that results in their character being deleted should not create a new one.
If you have previously created a character but see an empty character selection screen when entering GTA Online, please back out to GTAV Story Mode and try re-entering GTA Online through the pause menu (repeat or wait until Rockstar cloud servers are back up). Do not create a new character in the empty slot where your character should be.
If you receive the message ‘The Rockstar Cloud Servers Are Unavailable’, please return to GTAV Story Mode and follow the steps above. Please do not press “Retry” on the message and do not proceed online with saving disabled, as this may lead to overwriting your existing character. We apologize for this inconvenience and are working on a permanent fix for these issues.
Rockstar confirmed earlier this week, that it was given numerous reports from players who had found their characters gone. Players also reported losing progress, items, and in-game cash.
“We are working diligently to identify and correct the causes for these losses, as well as to establish how best to restore any lost progress and value,” Rockstar said. “If you would like to receive an automatic email notification as soon as there is more information about this, please log into the Support Site.”
