InGrand Theft AutoOnline, everything revolves around the player’s bank account. With the successful launch ofLos Santos Tunersupdate inGTA Online, Rockstar is gifting its players some free cash.
GTA Onlinecontinues to dominate as one of the perennial multiplayer experiences available today. The optional online component included withGrand Theft Auto 5allows players to create their own characters and engage with other players in missions (or mayhem) throughout Los Santos. Like real life though, to obtain desirable items—lucrative vehicles, weapons, cosmetics, and many other items—it comes back to how much money the player has. While there areways to make fast money inGTA Online, Rockstar giving its players some free money is never a bad thing either.
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Rockstar Games announced in a recent tweet that players who log intoGTA Onlinethis week, from July 23 to August 1, will receive a free deposit of $250,000. According to the tweet, the launch ofLos Santos Tunerssaw the greatest turnout of players of anyGTA Onlineupdate to date. A follow up tweet by Rockstar Support clarifies that money will not be available right away but delivered to players' accounts within 72 hours of their logging in. There aremany auto shops to obtain inGTA Online, and they are all not very cheap, so this will be a much appreciated gesture to many.
TheLos Santos Tunersupdate was only announced on July 15, so to see such an outpouring of player support is quite impressive. Plenty of new content came in the update, primarily centered around the game’s car mechanics and racing scene. There is a new social space called the Los Santos Car Meet that allows players to join up and show off their customized rides; as players continue to participate here and in the other events added by the update, players' reputations will increase and thusly, unlock a variety of new features and other customization options for their cars. With ahandful of new cars added toGTA Online,Los Santos Tunersis an update that encourages player expression and interaction.
Unfortunately, Rockstar’s tweet does not provide any sort of metric data as to the player counts for theLos Santos Tunersupdate. It is interesting that this car-centered update received the greatest player support of anyGTA Onlineupdate over the more ambitious, action-oriented ones like 2019’sThe Diamond Casino Heist. This suggests, in part, that players are generally more interested in the driving and exploration mechanics of the game, over its gunplay, heist-planning missions. That is thebeautiful thing aboutGTA Onlinethough, players are free to do whatever they like, whether that be a menace to society or lend a helping hand.
Grand Theft Auto Onlineis out now for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions also in development.
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