Rockstar Games Makes Controversial Change to GTA Online

Some GTA Online fans have had enough of Rockstar Games.

By Tyler Fischer

Rockstar Games has made some controversial changes to GTA Online, frustrating Grand Theft Auto fans in the process. Each and every year GTA 5 is one of the best-selling games. This is largely due to GTA Online, which despite being many years old at this point, remains very popular. That said, keeping things fresh for so many players for so many years isn't easy, and at times, Rockstar Games gets things wrong. A recent change to the game seems to be another example of this. 

Over on Twitter, Rockstar Games insider Tez2 relays word that Rockstar Games has nerfed the Cayo Perico Heist, again. To this end, Payouts and Primary and Secondary targets have been nerfed, minus Madrazo Files, Pink Diamond, Gold as a Secondary target. Why it's done this, we don't know, but it's proving to be an unpopular tweak, especially amongst solo players. 

"This is ridiculous... One of the best ways to make money as a Solo player is now just an afterthought," says one fan of the change. "So cash as a secondary will be even more useless. They've altered this heist so much I've lost track of all the changes they've made to it," adds a second fan. 

Coupling this, it seems the changes have been made to promote co-op play. Why Rockstar Games would like to do this, we don't know, but it may be to promote spending. The thinking among game makers across the industry is that seeing other players in an online game encourages spending as it flaunts items you don't have in your face. 

At the moment of publishing, Rockstar Games has not addressed any of these changes nor the pushback they have gotten from some fans. We don't expect this to change, for a variety of reasons -- including the fact that the backlash is minimal all things considered, at least so far -- but if it does change we will be sure to update the story accordingly. 

As always, feel free to leave a comment or two letting us know what you think. What do you think of these GTA Online changes from Rockstar Games? Do you agree with the fans above or is the backlash much ado about nothing?

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