“I used some of my Rockstar money to buy a vehicle warehouse, because that seemed like a good way to make money. “It’s brutal sometimes,” says PJ, a new GTA Online player who picked up the game at the end of 2019, over Twitter. That’s a hefty sum, and the prices only climb for more powerful models. The APC, for instance, is a military-style piece of hardware (and one of the weaker tanks in the game), and it can be purchased for three million in-game dollars. Long-time players have assets like orbital cannons that can strike from space, flying cars with lock-on missiles, sci-fi flying bikes with powerful arsenals, and impenetrable tanks. These aren’t simple sniper rifles or armored vehicles. They have accessed each new DLC as it arrives, unlocking powerful weapons that are capable of murdering even the most skilled and crafty criminal. Older players, who have been around since before the servers were even stable, have already amassed vast in-game fortunes. Except in this case, the sides aren’t quite fair. And what happens when two groups of fans have a dispute? They usually duke it out. In short, GTA Online veterans are used to having their sandbox a certain way, and now these sweet summer children are trampling right through the sand castles. Just as experienced players try to pull off the perfect quick heist for lots of cash, their new companion goes bumbling through the level, alerting guards and turning a smooth job into a shitshow. The new player situation only gets worse during endgame content, like the Diamond Casino Heist. I’ve heard similar complaints from more seasoned players, who feel that newbies often break unspoken rules, like blundering into someone else’s escort cargo so they fail their mission. But as I’ve recently learned from my time in the game, new players who don’t know how anything works tend to cause problems in GTA Online. In many ways, this is a boon - an online game continually needs fresh blood, lest the community wither away. Rockstar has never confirmed the game’s exact player base or given a ballpark figure, but Grand Theft Auto 5 has sold over 130 million copies, which gives it a massive potential population. But anyone who jumps in for the first time will be hit with a terrible truth: Veteran fans are rich, angry jerks who can afford tanks and orbital cannons.Īccording to Take Two Interactive’s most recent investors call, GTA Online had broken records for player numbers in July 2019, and then broke that record again every month from December 2019 through to March 2020. Fans have built on that hype through viral alien gang wars that encourage newbies to log in and pick a side. In May, Rockstar flung open the gates to Los Santos by giving away Grand Theft Auto 5 on the Epic Games Store for a limited time, along with millions of in-game dollars just for logging in. It’s never been more tempting to get into Grand Theft Auto Online, and that’s by design.
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