Grand Theft Auto 5’s multiplayer mode, GTA Online, recently received a new update with San Andreas Mercenaries. Although this adds a lot of new content, it also removes around 200 vehicles from the in-game shops. Some of the vehicles can now only be won or purchased by GTA+ subscribers.
The still very popular multiplayer mode GTA Online recently received the next major update with San Andreas Mercenaries. The new content allows players to team up with the most daring mercenaries in Los Santos or try their hand at the new private LSA operations. As always, there are some new vehicles, weapons and improvements. However, the update also removed around 200 old vehicles from the in-game shops. This stinks for gamers who accuse Rockstar of wanting to put “FOMO” in a ten-year-old game.
Rockstar actually only wanted to remove little-used vehicles
Rockstar had already announced before the update that some means of transport would disappear from the streets of GTA Online. However, these should only be vehicles that are rarely used. However, as the players have now discovered by compiling lists of missing cars and other forms of transport, this does not necessarily appear to be the case.
Rockstar said it plans to remove many lesser-used vehicles from dealer websites to simplify the shopping experience. The remote means of transport will occasionally be made available again in other ways, such as on the Diamond C****o & Resort’s Wheel of Fortune. A particular bone of contention for players is that some of the removed cars are now available through the Vinewood Car Club, which only GTA+ subscribers have access to.
Some players accuse Rockstar of wanting to generate FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) in the now ten-year-old game, a practice often associated with games-as-a-service. GTA+ is only available on consoles and cannot be subscribed to by PC players. If players want to get one of the now removed vehicles, they have to wait for availability in the c****o. However, those who already own the distant means of transport can continue to access them.
