GTA Online: BUY ALL THE THINGS.

"SonorousSpeedJoe" (SonorousSpeedJoe)
05/26/2017 at 19:30 • Filed to: None

The Progen GP1. BRAP-BRAP-BRAP

I recently finished up with my college classes for this semester, so I dove back into GTA Online . R* was running a 25% discount on the “Cunning Stunts: Special Vehicle Circuit” DLC cars; I bought the Grotti Turismo Classic when it was released, so I grabbed the other three cars.

The Progen GP1's interior.

I usually test cars out by running them on three laps of the “Loop the Lake” race. The stock Progen GP1 has pretty good acceleration, and I usually get a total time of 2:45-2:47, making it a solidly mid-tier Supercar in my experience. I like the GP1's looks, as well as how customizable it is. The stock Pegassi Infernus Classic completes 3 laps of the track in ~2:55 (in rental form without the spoiler), making it the second-fastest Sports Classic car. I like the look of it, too; it’s basically a Lamborghini Diablo.

The Pegassi Infernus Classic.

Pegassi Infernus Classic; engine view.

Pegassi Infernus Classic; side view.

The Pegassi Infernus Classic’s interior.

Pegassi Infernus Classic; the seats.

The Grotti Turismo Classic is basically a F40/Testarossa mix, and it looks great! It’s performance when stock is nuts, too; in rental guise (which isn’t equipped with a spoiler), it gets a time of ~2:52 in 3 laps of “Loop the Lake.” That’s extremely competitive with the best Sports cars that I’ve run on that track. The one that you can buy (which comes with a stock spoiler) clocks a total time of about 2:46-2:47, making it competitive with mid-tier Supercars stock-for-stock.

I love this thing; it’s my favorite car released so far this year, with the Imponte Duke O’Death ranking a close second.

The Grotti Turismo Classic.

The Grotti Turismo Classic’s interior.

Grotti Turismo Classic; side view.

Grotti Turismo Classic; opened up.

Grotti Turismo Classic; engine view.

Grotti Turismo Classic; rear view.

I also bought the Hijak Ruston; I can get a 3-lap time of ~2:53 in stock form, so it seems to be a pretty good Sports car on tight tracks. It gets unsettled by imperfections in the road, though not as easily as the BF Raptor.

DISCUSSION (13)

Discerning > SonorousSpeedJoe
05/25/2017 at 21:38

I do enjoy GTA for the cars - though I rarely have time to play.

Wish the cars weren’t so expensive too

SonorousSpeedJoe > Discerning
05/25/2017 at 21:43

Yeah, I didn’t have much time to play over the course of this past semester. The prices have gotten absurd since Rockstar rebalanced the mission payouts, I’ll admit. At least the Grotti Turismo Classic is relatively affordable for a Sports Classic car, and for cars that it can keep up with stock-for-stock (with the spoiler, anyway).

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Discerning
05/25/2017 at 21:44

Agreed, having to adult definitely impacts my ability to make money for nice things in this game.

cluelessk > Discerning
05/25/2017 at 22:02

Too much grinding involved.

scoob > SonorousSpeedJoe
05/25/2017 at 22:07

I just finished my semester too. One time I was in a lobby customizing my cars when a modder started giving out money to everyone.

Normally I would’ve left, but that time I decided to stay, since I learned Rockstar doesn’t ban people who randomly get money dropped on them.

Admittedly, I may have gotten greedy because by the time the modder stopped, most of us had over a hundred million dollars.

I bought all the things.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > scoob
05/25/2017 at 22:08

Sigh, I wish that would happen to me.

SonorousSpeedJoe > scoob
05/25/2017 at 22:16

Really? Rockstar doesn’t ban folks who benefit from hackers’ money drops?

Interesting. I’ve only ever been the beneficiary of such a hacker once; I got $60k from what he’d dropped.

scoob > SonorousSpeedJoe
05/25/2017 at 22:24

Yeah, there’s a FAQ somewhere on their support website that says not to worry.

As long as you don’t explicitly ask for the money, you should be fine. Sometimes, they might take the money away but you get to keep what you bought.

Idk if it’s a myth, but people say to keep modded money in your cash so Rockstar can’t detect it. I did this and haven’t gotten banned or anything, so maybe it’s true.

scoob > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
05/25/2017 at 22:29

Fortunately/unfortunately, modders seem to be everywhere these days, so your wish might come true.

Discerning > cluelessk
05/26/2017 at 08:44

That’s definitely a downside as well.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > scoob
05/26/2017 at 09:54

Back when a friend of mine and I used to play GTAO frequently, this happened to him. Not sure how much he got but I do remember it was $25M at most. R* did not ban him, nor did they take what he had bought with it, but what cash he did have left from that modder, R* did take.

scoob > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
05/26/2017 at 10:02

I guess since nowadays there seems to be hackers everywhere, Rockstar doesn’t really care as much as they used to, especially with RDR2 coming out and rumors of Bully 2 coming out before the next GTA.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > scoob
05/26/2017 at 10:49

Probably so. This was about a year and a half ago, when the modders were starting to rise in numbers and it was R*’s top priority.