Looking Back - 6 Years In

[555-We-Tip]

Racing on Grand Tour and all the other classic tracks, playing those original contact missions, scraping up just enough to buy and customize a Coquette.

 

Buying the first garage on Route 68. Probably held 2-3 cars, but it was great.

[suicidal_banana]

At launch i mostly liked doing the basic missions (titan of a job etc) and once they added heists i was all over that for a good few years.

Now i mostly just play stunt races and think back of the time when we had the non-nerfed RE-7B (honestly the Emerus and Krieger appear to be really close to the original RE-7B, i mean it took f-in years but finally we're getting actually fast cars again! still hoping to one day see them add a 'hyper' class above super)
 

Edited November 4, 2019 by suicidal_banana

[REXX]

20 minutes ago, suicidal_banana said:

hoping to one day see them add a 'hyper' class

I have a feeling they may do this with the next rendition of Grand Theft Auto. I hipe so too.

[Cutter De Blanc]

Anytime theres a "buy anything for free" glitch is a grand time to be alive in Los Santos. 

 

My best experiences are always when money is not a factor. 

 

Back in 2013 someone gave me like 60 million dollars, I been living the High Life like Steve Winwood ever since

 

My fondest memories are of the aircraft DLC, and the Doomsday DLC when I was most active and pissing money away like it were water

 

The original Heists were (and still are) also great fun, and the only time I ever grinded in this game was to buy a Hydra. 

 

[Big Molio]

In the early days, there would be like a dozen players all lining up by the tunnel to try and make that jump over the fence into Fort Zancudo. You wished them well as you saw them soaring off towards Los Santos in a stolen Hydra being chased by NPC Hydras.

[REXX]

14 minutes ago, Big Molio said:

In the early days, there would be like a dozen players all lining up by the tunnel to try and make that jump over the fence into Fort Zancudo. You wished them well as you saw them soaring off towards Los Santos in a stolen Hydra being chased by NPC Hydras.

I think you mean Lazers

[Big Molio]

9 minutes ago, REXX said:

I think you mean Lazers

[EVOLUT7ON]

On 11/3/2019 at 12:25 PM, REXX said:

What did you enjoy when you first started out in GTA Online?

My first goal was to meet all my friends in one lobby, cruise around city and visit the Mountain Chilliad:
It was interesting too see what car, what clothes and what character people will choose to play with in the beginning of the game)

The next goal (as a car lover player) was to unlock all parts in LSC.

It's hard to believe but for me was even enough to reach the level 40th  Now I'm 420 and it's funny to look back)
 

[DentureDynamite]

I started on the PS3 around the Last Team Standing Update (Oct. 2014), and then switched to the PC as soon as it was out.

 

The things I enjoyed back then are still the things I enjoy now:

 

* Flying around in my Buzzard

* Robbing stores

* Trolling and ticking off the LSPD and NPCs in general (long, five-star escapes in my Zentorno and Armored Kuruma)

* Defending myself from other players or evading them (when I have a bounty on me)

* Farming NPC-modded Dubsta 2s, Sentinel XSs, etc.

* Running into the very rare friendly players and sensible "modders" who don't grief other players

* Exploring the map and finding cool new ways to counter the AI

* Setting bounties, and sending Muggers and Mercenaries on players who attack others without good reason

Edited November 4, 2019 by DentureDynamite

[[]LSPD[]]

On 11/3/2019 at 2:25 AM, REXX said:

So; straight to the question said as simple as possible. What did you enjoy when you first started out in GTA Online?

 

I enjoyed how big the world seemed and that it felt like there were endless, fun activities to do. I remember buying my first cheap garage underneath the overpass just so I could save my two vehicles that I had. It was a sedan and a coupe that were like the BMWs I owned. I enjoyed playing those missions with a couple of other people. I liked how the biggest threat I could think of was a tank.

 

I then took a break and came back for a bit when the Heist were released. I did a couple of those and bought my own apartment so I could do my own Heists but I never got very far. It was hard for me because none of my friends played GTA and I had no interest in making more at the time. I then took another break.

 

I came back a couple of months ago and the game has changed so much. Crazy Doomsday missions, various bomber aircraft, rocket powered bikes that fire missiles, orbital cannons, etc. I do miss what GTA once was.

[Big Molio]

The one thing I do miss about the good old days is not feeling so much of a pariah because of my rank, or my race wins.
 

Nobody actually wants to play me at anything, I even ditch all the toys and armoured stuff and look to rob or play others the old fashioned way, but still they either kick me or just quit. 

[Hellbendzor]

Finally obtaining my Osiris in my six car apartment (together with a T20, Elegy (main car because free), Carbon bike, Sandking and Banshee..

Raising up my level to obtain all the tuneable bumpers,...

 

Savouring each and every drive with that Osiris, as I felt that car was my special treat… First few months I rarely drove it, just to keep that special feeling of it... I know it sounds strange, but that

car meant alot to me... And the feel while 'driving' it... It was special...

 

Still love this car to this very day… On my secondary account I have recreated that first garage, as I exchanged it over time on my main account... To this day, I still get a warm feeling inside when entering/exiting that six car garage... Nostalgia…

[REXX]

I remember creating a Land Race called Mt. Haan Road which is on, obviously, Mt. Haan Road. That race I have done countless times and mostly in a T20. Being a McLaren fan and ex-McLaren tester it was a thrilling experience.

 

Oh and how can I forget Pavillion... the first and probably last time I got global first place.

[D T]

Only real ones remember Violin Duck.

 

[Arrows to Athens]

I loved doing those land races with friends back in 2013. I also missed the DNS days.

7 hours ago, Big Molio said:

In the early days, there would be like a dozen players all lining up by the tunnel to try and make that jump over the fence into Fort Zancudo. You wished them well as you saw them soaring off towards Los Santos in a stolen Hydra being chased by NPC Hydras.

NPCs in Hydras? What universe must I enter to see this?

Edited November 5, 2019 by Arrows to Athens

[Big Molio]

3 hours ago, Arrows to Athens said:

NPCs in Hydras? What universe must I enter to see this?

“Molio-is-a-dumbass” universe. I meant Lazers.