GTA Online Is 9 Years Old, A Documentary On The Evolution Of GTA Online 2013-2022

[@theprofessional155]

I'm sorry I posted this really early in the morning. I was editing this documentary all night long. I hope you guys enjoy it. If you do please drop a like on it. I am going to sleep now I am very tired I will reply to comments in a few hours.

[@Feline_King98]

This made my night

[@lilguppies9741]

I love you big fan

[@Unknown-lu4nq]

Good times

[@ZZZDEPRIVATION]

Damn, thanks.

[@orelturgeman1968]

Best youtuber

[@thomaslamb8635]

Cayo Perico was the number one reason I came back to play online. I could finally play a heist by myself without failing 20 times because of randoms. This allowed me to finally afford the cars, bikes and businesses I couldn’t before. Loving this game again.

[@stuarthough8440]

and cayo perico was the only heist i did alongside the gta community for the 2 trillion dollor challenge i made over 25 million dollars and i can say that coccaine is the second best secondary target not the paintings ok sometimes the paintings r since the secondary targets were increased after the nerf the reason i know cocaine is the second best secondary target is because taking 1 painting isnt always over 220k 1 lot of cocaine is always over 220k but u would think that paintings would b worth more because paintings r art and cocaine is drugs which r ilegal i only take the paintings if there's only 1 coke and its in el rubio's office aind if i can take 1 painting and there's no coke at all i take the weed

[@oliverhutchings3853]

Now I just fail 20 times because of me

[@ireallyhatehandles]

Despite the modders?

[@RedDeadVegas]

Same bro if it wasent for cayo perico I wouldn’t have everything I have now in the game

[@stuarthough8440]

@@RedDeadVegas shame on rockstar ruining cayo perico the way they have now this is the lowest way they have stooped to try and make people buy sharkcards why cant they just leave cayo perico alone rather than nerfing it all the time

[@gtamovies3794]

GTA Online Day 1 was a rare and unique day. Nobody had apartments or personal cars, everyone had only a pistol and either killed each other or robbed stores

[@sykoest98]

That was after waiting hours to join a lobby with that annoying ass song playing in the background

[@marcusjohnson7441]

@@sykoest98 annoying ass songs is part of GTA..lol The music that plays when you're flying? Why haha

[@sykoest98]

@@marcusjohnson7441 nah it was this one track with this female voice that keeps repeating the same line LOL

[@exodusx2761]

I was there on 360, can vouch. I stopped playing for a few years after the great money wipe at the end of that year, because they had taken all of my regular cash along with the money that was dropped into the accounts by the modders. It was unjust, I never asked for that to happen and there was no way to prevent it. Came back for a bit when the heists were finally released then took another few years off shortly after again. The most memorable part for me from original GTA Online I think was because back then there was so little to do, when I would get bored I would post up at the top of the big construction area (you know, that skyscraper that they’ve been working on since Day 1 where no progress has yet to be made) and just snipe people as they drove by. To me back then that was probably the most fun to be had.

[@sykoest98]

@@exodusx2761 360 days were tragic, but memorable for real! My most memorable moments were trying to get into the miltary base and stealing the jet. I remember we didn't have enough for cars/impound fees so we'd call a taxi and steal the car once it came and then jump into the base lmaoo good ol days

[@el_reydeltamps]

Bro I never seen someone this dedicated for a game before, hats off to you man.

[@b_r_a_n]

well it made his career so🤷🏼‍♂️

[@mr.potayto2131]

That's why he's the professional

[@-B-1]

@@mr.potayto2131 cringe

[@mr.potayto2131]

@@-B-1 I forgot the part where your opinion mattered

[@-B-1]

@@mr.potayto2131 I forgot the part where you cringe comment was needed

[@moddersplayground]

I remember the early days of GTAO; the Rhino and the Lazer were the most feared and deadly vehicles in the game, many people had to work for that chrome Adder and Entity with whitewalls and dollar rims, and you can't forget to equip Musical Horn 5 on all of your vehicles.

[@Yassir-Hauk1]

The reason why rhino was feared bcs u couldnt know if it was a car or rhino 😂😂

[@moddersplayground]

@@Yassir-Hauk1 Yeah, the game kept the default player icon on the map even if you were in the Rhino. The damage resistance of the Rhino was also nerfed over the years, taking it from requiring 8 rockets to kill to only taking 3 or 4 now (from what I recall).

[@Yassir-Hauk1]

@@moddersplayground yeah so many good memories especially rooftop rumble 😏 that mission got me that adder.

[@zay_tiggygaming]

Rooftop rumble was the best grind back in the day. Also wish the mechanic can bring vehicles again. Meeting “god” when you died was unique too. I remember my very first death

[@GamingFreakShow1991]

Man I remember grinding rooftop rumble at least 60 times for days on end. Hit lvl 100 back in the day with it, and bought an Adder to celebrate. Those were the days.

[@zay_tiggygaming]

@@GamingFreakShow1991 this girl i was dating at the time did the dupe glitch for me with an adder n a entity xf. All i did was rooftop and races. Had to get those car upgrades with 100 wins. I appreciate her dearly 💀💀

[@AmishGeneral]

omg i forgot about that

[@Wufoosa422]

@@GamingFreakShow1991 it's wild remembering that the adder n the rhino tank meant you were rich rich in GTAO way back then

[@ricky-sanchez]

​@@zay_tiggygaming what happened to the girl, if I may ask?

[@CaptTetanus]

I’m a 2013 player. I remember loving it, hated it, sold it, bought it back, loved it again….in that cycle throughout the years. Then finally all the other really good revenues came out starting in-game heists! Jumped back in loving it, making very good in-game $$ and played RDR 1, GTA 5, and RDR 2 as the best games of all time! Cannot wait for GTA 6! True fan of GTA 5, even had drama with it lol😂

[@papayamadness1019]

Remember dns servers

[@obi-wankenobi2042]

And you are what we calll… A FANBOY!!!😂😂🎉

[@TitusMH]

@@obi-wankenobi2042 alright Star Wars nerd 😅

[@ricky-sanchez]

​@@obi-wankenobi2042 I'd he sold the game, he's not a fan boy.

[@karithema9ician657]

@@obi-wankenobi2042exactly 😂😂 he took it raw up the booty… with no lotion or lubricant in sight🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂 imagine selling a game and then saying “I love it” nah bruh that shit is garbage. It doesn’t even come close to Gta 4

[@ArtieArchives]

Thank you for putting this much effort into explaining the game's history! I miss back in 2016 when I first got the game on PS4 when lobbies were a lot calmer, people driving around in Zentornos and Insurgents. Back then, the only danger was tanks and hydras.

[@almalone3282]

Showing off your cars and talking to people where the main feature back then now its oppressor mk2 speedrun simulator

[@Ggfddfhh]

I remember back when if you saw someone who had an adder they were always surrounded by at least three people you would legitimately be popular and have people following you because of your adder

[@lilkink4118]

yep thats true ..very good times with that carbonizzare as my highlight car lol

[@instinctofapredator9009]

One of the things that keeps me hooked to GTA 5 Online are the player encounters. You never know what you'll get into whether it will be a fun or frustrating interaction. Whenever you log on, you wonder what's gonna happen today and if a player will attack or not. It's the something different can happen during any game session at any time that got me still playing.

[@shay4261]

yea i love pulling up on people with my car and trying to race and stuff and when someone attacks me i find it fun to fight back

[@instinctofapredator9009]

@@shay4261 Do you prefer fighting people on ground or spamming vehicles?

[@shay4261]

@@instinctofapredator9009 i think its fun to do what the other person is doing and i dont rly have a preference. if someone snipes me i snipe them back, if someone pulls up in a hydra, i get mine out :)

[@instinctofapredator9009]

@@shay4261 Tbh I do the same thing usually. If they play dirty, I play dirty. If they play clean, then I usually play clean. If it's someone who I already know plays dirty or just someone who doesn't deserve a clean fight, I'll play dirty against them. But overall I'm similar.

[@karithema9ician657]

🤦🏾‍♂️😐🗑️ these are the new Cockstar fans. Ruined a whole franchise with this gay online bs.

[@Sectastics]

Professional your one of the most hardworking KZbinrs out there! I hope to see you continue posting content like this for years to come!👍 Edit: Comment kinda blew up boys😂 🍺

[@ianwazowski5607]

Cap

[@Sectastics]

@@ianwazowski5607 ok

[@ehboss3220]

@@ianwazowski5607 he/him really? We can tell by the name

[@nicholassmith41]

100% facts

[@fat3lwound]

Definitely the truth! That’s why he’s the only GTA content creator I take serious. The rest are looking a Gucci belt. 🤣

[@brandonivo7137]

I feel like 2015-2017 was the strongest point for GTA Online because of how many great DLCs there were during that time and although the Criminal Enterprises was a fairly small DLC compared to others, it will always be one of my favorites because not only are all businesses now fully accessible in private lobbies but it gives me a lot of things to do in freemode without getting destroyed by MKIIs and it gives me a bit of nostalgia because I now do a lot of stuff within those businesses that I haven't done for over 3 years (basically before the Casino and Cayo Perico Heists were added).

[@thedishonestjeffsokol2489]

I was an idiot and got put off by the hype in 2013. Finally started playing in 2018 and have been hooked ever since. Love your content, Professional!

[@Maxmartin12355]

I always hated fortnite not because the hype but because it was a meaningless game and the map would keep changing i like being able to find parts of the map that i enjoy and i have a advantage over everyone because i know how to kill and defend from that area mostly around my apartments i feel like i have ownership of that area around my apartments and if someone kills me i go after them i never kill first. I always find something to buy boat car or plane then i make the money for the vehicle and buy it i usually dont play online with alot of money like mabe 50k max i like going to invite only diving my car and just driving and standing at the beach looking at the water i have played since November 18 2013 around 150 days i made the decision not to transfer my character i just had started making money and buying stuff in summer 2016 i got everything before December 16 2021 because i was forced to stop playing on December 16 2021 because rockstar shut everything down after 2018 the modders were crazy never played with friends or people just solo invite only never took the risk so i didn't play next gen ps4 because i was doing what you did in 2013 stay away from the hype because people are just toxic i enjoyed playing with poor people they are the best i was expecting gta 5 ps3 the shutdown like 1 year after gta 6 released because i would have moved onto that game i dont feel i missed out in anything with ps4 updates i didn't play but followed everything that released very closely after seeing the 1 hour gta 6 leak i won't be thinking about playing gta 5 i am just waiting to see how rockstar end gta 5 i am hoping for mile high club as a last dlc fans have been waiting for that it would be a good end.

[@Maxmartin12355]

@@AlexT0210 when reading KZbin comments a period is like a speed bump you can quickly read without them.

[@nickumstead]

I feel Online didn’t get interesting until the heist update, I remember trying to grind then at first then going for criminal mastermind. Funny part is now a days people usually kick me for using the same routes that we used for the criminal mastermind challenge because I didn’t follow the gps route xD

[@BrandonBRich]

That’s one thing that bothers me. When there’s a veteran literally trying to help new players make money or complete missions, and the new players act like they know what they’re doing. The veterans done it all listen to them and you’ll not only get rich but way quicker as well.

[@StarlightLancer01]

@@BrandonBRich I feel you, bro. I tried to help new people with the Bogdan Act 2 glitch and I for the life of me could not stand them grabbing the Avenger when I told them using the Toreador is faster for a pickup once I got out of the submarine.

[@RedDeadVegas]

@@BrandonBRich and I bet a lot of veterans are now just playing in invite only lobbies grinding cayo and their businesses

[@theempressgamer]

Wow! I’m glad you did this video. I’ve owned GTA since 2013 but I wasn’t dedicated to playing the online part til 2018 maybe 2019 and to see all the updates summarized in to one video makes me wish I had dedicated more time to GTAO years before I did. I’m probably one of my only friends who still play GTA religiously

[@Anton_dk]

Wow, really good job on this video. I can't believe it's already 9 years old. Thank you for all the content you've brought so far. I think I started watching you in 2018 or 19 when you uploaded the Mr Boss parody, and with help from your videos and guides me and my friends would grind the business all night long and have so much fun. Thank you.

[@GNS-QuickSplit]

I remember way back when gta 5 came out me and my buddy used to just grind crate drops and armoured trucks

[@SquawkGamingYT]

While I didn’t start on day one, I do remember a lot of GTAO’s history. I myself started playing GTAV at the very end of 2014 when I got a PS4, and started playing online in February 2015, a month before the Heists update. I also still remember the Armored Trucks from the old Freemode events. I wish the old events remained and were mixed up with the new ones. I do remember the VIP Organizations for which you needed $1,000,000 (a lot of money for me back then), and the 4 hour timer, cooldown was 12 hours after that. Further Adventures in Finance & Felony was the first update that I was really hyping up for. I started liking how you collect crates and then sell them. Just takes long to fill your warehouses up, especially with those 3-crate-drop missions. The Bikers update was something that I only started some time after it came out. The most hated part of that are the raids that if when failed removes all of your product from the Business. Same with Import/Export, I didn’t start with that until a few weeks after it came out. The reason for that is that I was focusing a lot on high school at that time. It eventually became my main income source in 2017, having made more than $100 million from it. Then Gunrunning came around. I remember when that was announced 3 months before, so that’s when I actually started grinding, as in making good money. I really liked the Bunker business (and still do so today), and yes, I remember that it was mostly jets that were used as the main griefing vehicle, before the Oppressor replaced that. Smuggler’s Run was a surprise for me as well. Right as the Gunrunning content ended they announced it 5 days around the road. But the Hangar business became the worst business in my opinion and still remains so to this day. I remember how hard for example that Avenger setup was in The Doomsday Heist. I spent so many times doing that one. The best thing of the heists was indeed the 2-player possibility. Orbital Cannon became the stupidest thing that was ever added to GTA Online. SSASSS update came as a surprise, and yeah I wasn’t really that excited for it either. I really liked After Hours, except the popularity system, which you needed to do TEN (!) missions for it to fill up, or rebook DJs for $100k each. Nightclub Warehouse was the best thing this update added. It was also the last cargo business added. The Oppressor Mk II is the second stupidest thing added after the Orbital Cannon. I did like the Client Jobs, especially since how you can mix them up with VIP/CEO work, and the Terrorbyte which let you source crates without constantly going to the office all the time. Arena War was really bad. I mean I liked some game modes, but the Arena Ranks (ONE THOUSAND OF THEM) was the worst thing of that update, because you need to play DAYS and DAYS of Arena War and it would take forever if you aimed to hit rank 1000. The Diamond Casino & Resort was a good update, but yeah the Lucky Wheel shouldn’t have been locked. I feel bad for those players who were left out of most of that update. The Diamond Casino Heist was a really good “consolation prize” for those players. The way these heists were structured made me keep playing those heists. Los Santos Summer Special was what it was, an average small update. Very understandable looking back at how COVID-19 changed our lives completely. The Cayo Perico Heist really made its promise of being the biggest update ever (as announced in July 2020) true. It build on the casino heist, and the solo playability was what I like the most of that update, I’ve done most of my Cayo Perico heists solo. It also added the Master Control Terminal, which eliminated going to all of your MC Businesses/Bunker to buy supplies. A 10 minute chore was reduced to a 10-second pit stop at the Arcade. Only thing I hate with it is that you can get raided when you do this. The LS Tuners update was a good update, I most liked the Auto Shop contracts. The Contract DLC built on that, and I really like that Franklin was in that update. One of the few updates in which story mode was integrated into Online. The Criminal Enterprises was a very good DLC. The best thing of it was selling in those private lobbies, because you don’t have to worry about those toxic people that you encounter in public lobbies. Only sucks how they nerfed Cayo Perico. And that wraps up my history of playing GTA Online over the last 7 and a half years out of this game’s 9 year existence.

[@Tokez7]

i remember when gta online only had missions and corner stores to make money

[@axeldasilva666]

Ha shit I remember that to

[@VixenTheDreamer]

Love this guy he puts in work homie apologies for uploading in the morning and he apologizes for missing any of his uploads even if it's a day late truly a legend

[@pab3247]

Man i miss playing this game as what it was back then in 2013/2014=something brand new and original I was 13/14 when this game came out so i will always remember it as part of my high school years,those years were something else from high school(a new place for me) to this gta 5 which back then even in ps3 had amazing graphics,multiple charachter switching,perfect vibes for the environment since u can almost feel like you are exploring the world especially if you go to to beach in venice at evening it feels like you are going yourself walking around and chilling in santa monica irl,nice fun and enjoyable story,all kinds of cars helicopters planes etc…Real revolutionary,as i was growing i was seeing all these stuff brand new. So i played story modes many times since i also couldnt play online more then few times a year i had no wi fi at home but a phone internet that was bad. So from 2015 to 2018 i pretty much watched gta online from youtube rather then play it myself and i always wished of doing modded amazing car races,deathruns and crazy activities with a lot of friends and people but unfortunatelly the expectations didnt meet reality since i didnt have more then a couple of friends to play with and other friends met in gta which i lost contact to. I m glad i made friends with people in gta even if not all lasted but i enjoyed it. But nowadays i barely play it because it just feels old,the lobbies are toxic often times and nobody plays anything outside free mode stuffs so no car races and no heists. I enjoyed gta online but not as much as i wanted and i will be always nostalgic about this game and story mode which cheered me up in some times in high school days. This game will always resemble my teenage years between joy and unrealized stuff. I will remember this game with his pause menu theme as nostalgic as this game But last thing:about gta online even i played like few times a year i remember i played the day the home heist dropped and i remember beside the hype on it also the trolls:a lot of people used to quit lobby as 4/4 reached,like the hosts used to do that or scummy people quitted in general i remember it was common

[@stephonrogers7382]

I started back in late 2013 to early 2014. I remember spending summers just playing with my cousin and his friends and just doing a lot of stuff getting money and vehicles. This came out when I started high school and now 9 years later I'm a senior in college. This game will always be one of my favorite games in my teenage years.

[@AJBuddha]

I didn’t really play online back in the day like 2017-2018 but I got it again a couple months ago GTA online is very fun especially with invite only to be safe from being repeatedly murk’d by grievers. There are way too many grievers no matter which public session it is

[@RedDeadVegas]

Tryhards and griefers are a dying breed now that grinders can sell in invite only lobby’s

[@AlbanyHermes]

My favourite part of the doomsday heist is how the orbital cannon is a mission only feature Can’t wait for the ultimate money guide

[@Celisar1]

If you still don’t know how to make good money after so many years you don’t need a money guide but a service dog for the blind :)

[@disco4535]

I remember you could press R2 and replay contact missions. I kept replaying a mission from Gerald and robbing stores over and over. I remember finally saving up for an Entity and it glitched and didn't charge me for it. I was so excited lol. Man such simpler times

[@SoraFan23]

Oh yeah I remember grinding Rooftop Rumble so many times and then Rockstar decided to nerf it around I think 2015.

[@Ziek_verloren]

@@SoraFan23 its normal they nerf it i was so happy they finely did that so it finely stop from getting spammed by randoms for the same job over and over lol i kept playing all the good jobs like trash talk, titan of a job

[@SoraFan23]

@@Ziek_verloren Now you have to deal with Prison Heist Invites.

[@ricky-sanchez]

​@@Ziek_verloren Titan of a job sucked if noobs crashed the titan at the end.😫

[@Zade_tK]

I’ve been playing since day one. So many memories. Basically my entire childhood. 9 years.

[@crashfan9997]

This makes me feel old. If this game was your childhood you must be young. The last 9 years were pretty much my teenage years and adolescence.

[@zakiyala4509]

I was 23 wen gta v came out so your are still young

[@seachelle222]

As a new player to GTA this past year, your summary and details covered were amazing in this video! Thank you!

[@Steven_Bo1]

Cars are the reason I started playing gta online a year ago with the tuners update and is the only reason I still play today. I absolutely love buying and customizing cars and building themed garages

[@Subreon]

Inb4 all of it is deleted in 3 years when 6 comes out. That's why I stopped caring about grinding and buying and unlocking everything. It's pointless to do in an online game. Just goof around in random fun. Save the grinding and doing everything in single player games with local save files so you can always go back years later to see it. Can't do that with the countless dead online collections in various games

[@Steven_Bo1]

@@Subreon I promise gta 5 online will be around far after gta 6 comes out. People still play call of duty black ops ps3 to this day…

[@Subreon]

@@Steven_Bo1 nah, rockstar. They've already shut down the original online to promote the next gen. And they happily threw away red dead online when it wasn't as profitable as gta online. Gtav is done in their eyes as soon as 6 comes out. They already stated that they're ramping down gta online work to focus heavier on 6s development. This baby's on borrowed time

[@Steven_Bo1]

@@Subreon what I’m saying is just because rockstar stops updating it doesn’t mean there won’t be a community…. EVERY game stops getting supported eventually therefore making your logic flawed

[@Subreon]

@@Steven_Bo1 that's not an answer to my statement. What you gave the answer to is if I had said something like "gtav will completely fade away into obscurity when 6 comes out" which is obviously not true because when games stop being supported is when mod makers really start to go ham now that they don't have to keep fixing their mods every time an update breaks them. And the custom server browsers will of course continue running. This is a completely different topic to the original, which is that gta v online, as in, the official service, only has about 3 years of life left before they pull the plug to make way for 6 online, which means everyone's collections of cars and whatever is lost meaning it's pointless to grind years away to get everything. The original point. Don't get snarky if you can't even stay on one subject

[@harmonyolivia3063]

im not going to lie, it's nice to hear someone talking "normally" and stammering, easy to listen to

[@Genesis-XE]

As controversial as GTA Online is as it’s the reason we haven’t got GTA 6 yet and the only game Rockstar continually supports, it’s definitely one of the best online games of all time as there’s no game like that hence one of the reasons for its massive success.

[@whiterunguard9978]

It's not the reason why we haven't got GTA 6, can't believe people are still parroting this lmao. It's the reason for no single-player dlcs and no smaller IP releases, but it's not the reason why we wait for GTA 6.

[@pyro934]

RDR2 is the reason

[@martinmagee1711]

​@@whiterunguard9978 yes Ago now. Martin Magee yes Ago my Xbox1 yes

[@ricky-sanchez]

​@@whiterunguard9978 it is the reason we don't have GTA 6. Take two interactive is gonna lose money if they drop GTA 6 because it will detract from the GTA 5 player base. Then if GTA 6 online isn't as good as GTA 5, the fans will potentially quit playing both games, which will cause the end of the GTA franchise. If you've noticed, the only game rockstar even cares about now is GTA online. They cancelled rdr2 online solely because it is cannibalizing GTA online sales. Take two interactive is killing all of rockstar games ips because it is afraid of losing that GTA 5 online money.

[@whiterunguard9978]

@@ricky-sanchez Take Two will lose money when they launch what will be the most profitable entertainment product of all time? Y'all using your brain when you type stuff? Also we know and it's very well documented that RDR2 took 5 years and all studios worked on it. It's only natural that an even more ambitious title than RDR2 that also had to face COVID will take longer. It has nothing to do with GTAO. But again, you need to use that melon that sits on your neck.

[@nicholassmith41]

I found this channel when I was searching on someone who buys the most expensive properties in GTA Online and I found one of your videos

[@SoraFan23]

I will 100% agree that GTA Online compared to how it was in 2013 is a lot better than it was.

[@CappoMcBadass]

Been playing since launch, have plenty of time logged, lots of month long breaks throughout the years. This was a good nostalgia trip, like I'm sitting there waiting for the update to drop all over again

[@thedrbat9572]

i remember watching gta online videos when i was still in lower school, now im close to graduating high school.

[@YeTheGOATNoCap]

Still crazy it took almost 2 years for this game to finally get heists.

[@boonamai8926]

I actually changed the appearance of my GTA ONLINE character to an old man to resemble him being a character created 10 years ago

[@jjmfrees]

The futuristic stuff began back in GTA San Andreas, not Gunrunning. People zipping around in an Oppressor or MK2 is no more absurd than CJ casually flying around on a jet pack.

[@christopherbassit2757]

Yes but that was found in area 69 or cheat codes only

[@memberberries3615]

Well not really, see a secret billion dollar project of a one of a kind jet pack with jenky handling made by the military is feasible. A mass produced flying motor bike armed with a cannon is not feasible.

[@karithema9ician657]

It’s still trash compared to SA🤦🏾‍♂️ and is the worst Game ever released

[@ggreg15]

Wow you really have been playing gta online from very beginning. Well informed video brother. I got gta on launch day on Xbox 360 and I remember being there day 1 for gta online. And yes it was very buggy and laggy and very long load times. But it was amazing for what it actually achieved. I then bought gta again in 2016 when it came out for pc. Only played briefly cause my pc stopped working. Then waited all the way to 2023 to start playing again on Xbox series x. It’s still super fun even to this day and crazy how much content was added. 🎉🎉

[@Milty2001]

Anyone remembers the time when players saw you as a millionaire when you owned the maze bank apartment and owned a t20? Good times

[@Hillbillabeast]

17:40 I remember the money trucks and supply drops. I had a beer drinking hat in the 4th of july update. It was pretty rare I believe.

[@irohsteacup]

I really appreciate this retrospective on the online updates. I'm new to GTA Online , and really dont understand most of what's going on half the time 😅. its nice to at least know when things were updated and what was added. I still really wish updates were more integrated with story mode, but maybe that's an overstated take.

[@kwiltv]

Great video , the Al Capone Roosevelt quick history lesson was very dope . Keep up the good work champ

[@gumbeauxorleans]

I remember paying like $11.25M to clear all the research in a few days for Gunrunning. ⚜💯

[@williamhaynes7089]

i never paid... took forever but its now done.. If had some magic money that showed up in my account i guess i could have skipped it that way.. but have bever done money mods..never will

[@crazy-abe8465]

When people say that after hours sucks, they’re talking about the oppressor mark two

[@ChrisYoungGunn]

the criminal enterprise was the quality of life change we desperately needed. only thing left I'd like to see is Michael make a return in his own update.

[@Rob-hy8vb]

Hes coming, it will also be the last major update for gtao to

[@Extreme2SwaggerHD]

@@Rob-hy8vb I think next year will be the Last major update for gta 5 because that will be its ten year anniversary and it will just be so fitting for the game. I want Michael, Franklin, Trevor and lamar to show up in the next update for them to close this decade of gta online.

[@otvkv2096]

played since the beginning and started seriously after 2016. thanks for the amazing video

[@reubenmcclendon9857]

True OGs remember Rooftop Rumble!

[@ZziryuuIX]

Wow can't believe you are still alive on this game after so many years! Hats off to you for your dedication on this game.

[@htorres6453]

I love the Doomsday heist I had so many fun memories with friends 🔫

[@daarchdukefranzferdinand236]

i started playing gta online right before the casino came out :3 i thouhht i missed out all these years but i realize i didnt !

[@SheepTacoMan]

I remember trying GTAO in 2013... it was horrible. Not being able to connect to lobbies, nothing much to do in lobbies besides contact missions and hard to make any real money to buy things... then my character was deleted so I stopped playing until 2019 with the casino update. I was working in a casino at that time so I was curious to see a casino in game. I was shocked by how different gtao was from the failures of 2013. Thankfully R* never gave up on GTAO (unlike with RDO) and was able to sustain this game with so many updates that it flourished into the game it is today.

[@mpzakhaevski8988]

Which also doesn't make sense from Rockstar in terms of abandoning RDO, when you have horrid servers, glitches and meh content you can't expect a GTA Online 2.0 without putting the updates in

[@zay_tiggygaming]

I gave up on gta until the casino came out. Then i saw all the stuff i missed over the years and got everything. I never get bored of it now cuz there’s so much to do. I wish red dead got some love tho.

[@chadmonty9967]

Back in the day if you wanted to make friends on GTA you just needed to find a group doing heists be semi competent and stick with them till the end and you’ll get a friend request and party invite 9 times out of 10.

[@TitusMH]

I never added randoms there sooo bad😅

[@carlosrz_7]

I did not expect this video but thanks for it because it was amazing!

[@celljr6374]

I think if rockstar announces the last DLC for GTA online (which is gonna been a while) they need a DLC with Michael involving the movie studio

[@MrWhippss]

I think Tez2 recently said that that’s potentially what this December updates dlc is going to be

[@axeldasilva666]

Fr

[@Tmack034]

The Professional never lies. That first year or so of GTA Online was rough.

[@lamuertebo3]

Wasnt the PS3 version of GTA 5 bugged where it would always freeze, during the mission where Michael dresses up as cops and robs two guys of their cars?

[@SoraFan23]

Yeah as a PS3 user I can confirm this and believe me 2013 was such a bad year for GTA Online when it first launched. My character got deleted like 3 times.

[@yachtman87]

The fact that most of his videos are part of Fundraisers... thank you Professional!

[@Dudeli]

I was 14 when I started playing GTA Online (on Release Day) Since then I finished school, finished college and became a lawyer, got married and recently became a father. And I still play this game every now and then. So crazy!

[@kayla-Rey22]

14 eh? So i guess it's always been a kids game and that parents have always been bad parents.

[@Dudeli]

@@kayla-Rey22 Wouldn‘t call it a kids game but yeah, since the beginning until now there are a lot of kids playing this. Just read that you called my parents bad parents. You‘re just a random in the internet, but I can assure you that I couldn‘t have wished for better parents.

[@kayla-Rey22]

@@Dudeli So your parents were quite happy for you to listen to the foul and explicit language from the npc's? And hookers and a strip club are acceptable for a 14 year old? As a girl I have been subjected to sexually explicit remarks on text many many times (thank goodness I don't use a mic) and the majority of these were from teenagers. I'm sorry, but this is a + 18 game (17 in some countries) and 14 year olds should not be playing it. And the argument that some teenagers are mature enough to play GTA is ridiculous. Today's teenagers are anything but mature as witnessed by their verbal antics in this game. I am not calling your parents bad but did they really know what GTA was all about? There are kids as young as 7 playing GTA and allowed to by their parents. And their language is atrocious as well. There was a girl on here (KZbin) complaining that a guy was trying to come on to her in the game via text. She actually complained that it was wrong because she was a minor. And there is the other moral issue. In a game like GTA it is right to assume that everyone is at least 17/18 years old but she was happy enough to play an adult game and then pull the 'minor' card. I have been hit on probably in the region of 100 times in my 3 years in GTA Online almost all of them by teenagers. I've been asked for my phone number, my insta, etc etc. I shouldn't have to put up with teenagers coming onto me in an adult game. It's not acceptable in any way.

[@Dudeli]

@@kayla-Rey22 Well, harassment of females is a whole other topic. And I‘m not saying that every minor should or could play a pegi 18 game. I‘m also not saying that it‘s right. But I did, it didn‘t harm me in anyway and I had a lot of fun with my friends back in the days. It was a good time. So I don‘t know what you want to hear from me or why you want to start a discussion. Look for someone else to do so.

[@kayla-Rey22]

@@Dudeli : You replied to me so I did likewise. Isn't that how it works? And I don't really want to hear anything from you. I never asked you to reply in the first place.

[@bobbbyyyy888]

I’m not going to lie the alien war brought me back and i remembered how much fun i had on gtao. If it wasn’t for that i probably still would not be playing til this day

[@Muramasa1794]

I was there during launch of Online. Lol I remember when it first launched it was BAD foreal. What I want to know is if the custom character will transfer to GTA VI. Would be amazing if you’ll be able to travel back and forth between Los Santos and Vice City.

[@Drunkensailorgaming]

That tidbit about FDR was fascinating. I never knew that about Capones car being used for the president

[@DustySiren]

"GTA Online is one of the best online games I have played" how many online games have you played lmao, three?

[@jerrywestington]

one thing to note about the oppressor mk2. the bike wasnt a problem it was people who ruined it

[@WoutGaming]

I started playing GTA online since it first came out nearly 10 years ago now. The game holds some special memories for me as I've literally done everything you possibly can on it. From trying to get into the military base in 2013, to grinding out the doomsday heists in 2017, to 2023 where I unfortunately have quit playing. I know it's cliché, but things were genuinely much easier back in the day, yes it was harder to make money since there were no such things as heists, adversary modes or nightclubs. But there were also no flying motorcycles and futuristic vehicles. I can't even begin to relish about the countless hours of fun I have had with friends and strangers I met. Free roaming, slasher, races, heists, mc missions, adversary modes, hell even golf and tennis we've done it all. I haven't played GTA online in months, and I personally don't think I will play it again some time soon, but the game will always have a special place in my heart.

[@mehdirahan6943]

Honestly back in the early days, friends playing online messing around with simple things was just a different vibe.

[@kebby8251]

The addition of OP vehicles makes the open world hard to deal with at times but the game holds up. I hope they can nail it again with GTA 6

[@I_hu85ghjo]

From grinding rooftop rumbling to grinding cayo perico. Crazy how this game is 10 years old and it never died

[@karithema9ician657]

It dies in 2014… y’all just soy boys 🤦🏾‍♂️🥱

[@axxlh]

Great vid as always! Was nice taking a trip down memory lane as someone who's been on there since 2013

[@axxlh]

I also do wish they hadn't abandoned red dead online, I love that game to bits.

[@OnlyTheFinest125]

Fantastic Job I myself still play to this day. Granted I'm a bit bored. But it's fun to help new people

[@baginamonolog]

Played from day 1, I remember me and my friends realizing how fun it was to deathmatch without OP weapons or explosives, going for headshots... then the bulletproof helmets came out and deathmatching in GTAO was over before it really began.

[@DeweyDecimal357]

Criminal enterprise is a very important update. Like you professional it brought me back to GTA Online when most of my friends got fed up.

[@fablelapunisher6232]

Can’t wait to jump in this vid, I never got into GTAO but GTA franchise is my baby and I’ve played SP religiously

[@chief8825]

Gotta say. This guys an absolute GTA legend. He’s been here since day 1 and has some really good thoughts about the game

[@jjthomson2815]

One of the main things about this game is the cars, so idk if you can judge the game without this

[@geeksimmer2488]

I remember only being able to grind the contact missions and it took me a couple months to reach level 20 in 2013😂

[@jasinnnnn]

Thanks for this retrospective, I only started playing in 2020, and by the time there was already so many businesses and so many crazy vehicles that's it's interesting to think back on what came in when, imagine a time without the casino, imagine a time without the bunker... I also owe a great deal of what I have in GTAO to your guides, so looking forward to the upcoming one.

[@crashboredom2]

I miss the first week of GTA online. I'll never forget the 3000 gas stations I robbed to afford my Overflod Entity.

[@MachLei]

Gotta comment here - one criticism/correction and one kudos: 1.) The criticism/correction: "Paintings" are *NOT* the most valuable secondary target in Cayo Perico - Gold is. Paintings are actually on par with Cash for value. So the secondary targets values from best to least are: Gold, Cocaine, Weed, Paintings/Cash(roughly equal). 2.) The kudos: You expressed a HELL of a good idea with the PVE Arena Wars thing. If they had NPC-controlled vehicles that you could play against in Arena Wars (removing the necessity of finding people to play the matches with) I bet a TON more people would start playing! That is the best idea I've ever heard related to that particular DLC. Well done! Too bad RockStar never listens to anybody about anything. Overall, great documentary - thanks for taking the time to create this and all the other great content you have provided over the years. I hope you continue to do so for many years to come!

[@fausto123]

I started to play at day 1. Leave the game on 2014 and return in 2019. The game somehow feels different, back in the day was about a online campaign and having fun. Now it's about being rich and have everything available to purchase.

[@karithema9ician657]

The game is trash. Worst Gta ever. It doesn’t even feel like a Grandtheft auto game! I don’t know how people still play this garbage. Shit was left in 2013

[@lukaszh.4698]

I love the fact you always are one of the only KZbinrs who constantly do fundraisers. Respect

[@xanvro7005]

Professional thank you for making this video I quit online 2 years ago but I started playing since the first day as well it's nice to look back at the journey of GTA online

[@SpitfireKash]

I was a freshman in high school when gta online launched. I remember playing rooftop rumble a lot, hackers giving me money, seeing your mechanic deliver your vehicle, everyone tried getting an adder, servers were just pure chaos. Fun memories tho

[@elusiveshadow.]

Johnny on the spot!

[@yeeters3197]

This was incredible thank you -- just got back in GTA 5 and this video was what I needed

[@redseagaming7832]

I started in June of 2015 but didn't actively start playing GTA online till 2017 mainly because I didn't have internet in my house until 2017 I actually started out of curiosity in a hotel room on a business trip

[@anjdeeplad2539]

Got me evening tea and a few snacks. Perfect way to spend an hour

[@benm5375]

Very good video! Thank you

[@ebbtide4233]

I have such good memories of all these different eras of this game so grateful for it

[@wiggyCS]

the beach bum update honestly added a good amount in terms of customization and vehicles, the bifta being one of my favorites

[@SuperMarioEdgar]

Great vid Pro. It’s stupid how rockstar didn’t even acknowledge the 9th anniversary.

[@monkikis68]

I've had a lot of memories from online. Starting from making my character on the first day of 2016 and being dumped in the world with just a pistol on a snowy day with shorts on, to finally getting the cocaine business thanks to a random ass discount that happened, to helping out the 4 DJs at the club and witnessing the horrors of the MK2, to robbing Rubio with my friend a lot and having a lot of fails. Online was fun, very neat nostalgic trip watching this video. 👍

[@Xan3119]

I would like to start a grassroots movement to petition Rockstar to take homing weapons out of the next GTA installment. Maybe give each machine that has them with the exception of jets, but other vehicles they have homing missiles maybe get only three to five any in game day. Jets should have them, but then you could make things like the Cher N0B 0G with excellent armor period to balance the game. Maybe instead of everything having homing missiles and having a broken game like we have today, make a fast action plasma weapons that you have to aim. It would be a much more exciting and fun game. I have not had any luck getting anyone with a platform to help me with this movement, so I have not gotten it off the ground. Loved your video man I'm on PS5 and I've got no friends to play with because there's no text chat. I'm disabled as of last year so it's really hard on PS5 with no friends

[@lilkink4118]

hiest updates brought me back to gta after 2014. im about to boot up GTA for the first time in months and its going to be as fun going down a nostalgia trip playing contact missions

[@AfroNinja1242]

Rooftop Rumble almost shed a tear good times

[@borisheviadelpuerto4956]

holy shit, just watching the loading and promotional screens of the very first gta dlc is mindblowingly nostalgic.

[@wyattdegroot417]

2023: San Andreas mercenaries DLC, the update that removed 187 vehicles from gta online

[@tylerbrown6675]

Been through all of its highs and lows rooftop rumble is still stuck in my brain

[@jbkheshster1342]

Great video Pro! I really enjoyed how you discussed each update and gta onlines history throughout the years. Let's hope the next gta game is good and has a great story with a great online!

[@csmitty_]

I remember grinding rooftop rumble, getting money from money drops and all the early dlcs. I miss the simplicity now

[@leonel5694]

Rooftop Rumble!!!! Now THAT brings me back

[@leathaface187]

Very well made video that brought back so many memories.