GTA V online server selection? Stuck with Chinese speakers.

[Mizu]

So I just played my first experience of GTA V online and no offense intended, but all the players were from China. Is there a way to select a region I play in to play with more English speaking players?

P.s - Playing from Singapore

[Mizu]

ANyone familiar with how GTA V online works to answer this? I know there's a ton of discussions popping, each with their own problems (and some just plain whining)

[Mizu]

Bumpy

[Mizu]

Bumpity bump

[Trilla]

There's no region selcting sadly. You'll just have to wait until more people start playing online.

[Mizu]

That's a shame as there's quite a number of people playing online on my end, just ...not English speaking. I liked how Titanfall did it in that my region was set to South East Asia by default for matchmaking but I could set it to other regions.

[ustaritz]

If you're located in Singapore "unfortunatly" you are located in Asia, and for latency purposes you are probably stuck forever in asian servers. Everybody hates lagging and laggers so i guess they won't let people change regions. I don't know what kind of ping you'd get if you tried joining australian, american or european servers.

[Trilla]

There's probably a few english speakers, they're just not using microphones. Or they're in party chats/Teamspeak. It's also probably pairing you with people closer to your region. R* servers tend to do that.

[Mizu]

Well, true but I've played other games in North American region with no to little issue with latency on my end and other opposing players.

As a Canadian working in SEA, it would be great for the selection, to play with my friends as well be it as it may.

[Mizu]

Just an update, after further playing, and not to sound whiney but I cannot find a single person to do cooperative missions with, the folks don't talk and just run around shooting each other -.- This is why in my position, it would be great if I could choose regions.

[Trilla]

I'd play some missions with you, but I don't have the game. People are probably just having fun murdering everything before they start grinding for money.

[Mizu]

Yeah after more time on GTA V online, I've had a mix of Europeans, Americans alike. Guess it was just my initial first few hours. Still, wish there was a way to choose or tell your latency.

I've added you on Rockstar. My id is Nickobus.

[[PKKA]Tovarish ToNy]

I have the same problem where I just wanted to be in NA servers because most SEA servers have language barrier issues and its very hard to find a job. I was trying to seek contacts at nextgengta.com which is the youtube channel I actually follow though.

[Marbaus]

If your speakers were made in china then you have to buy speakers made in america to get english...j/k

ok all lame jokes aside. There should be an area in the menu(press ESC) under 'online' that allows you to find a 'new session'. Just do that until you get one you prefer for whaterver reason. Otherwise I would get onto the Social Club and ask there or find some sort of server pref. I would contact R* if the problem persists.

[[PKKA]Tovarish ToNy]

They should add an option which region will the player prefer to prevent any stupid language barrier,horrible ping or whatever reason it is.

[Dubs]

I hate being stuck with Brazilians and Russians during Heist. They don't even bother typing in English.