How 'GTA Online' changed the game: Is it better or worse?

By Staff Writer

Mar 25 2015, 02:59 AM EDT

"Grand Theft Auto Online" was released last month to a mostly receptive and very excited audience. Fans had been clamoring for the new content ever since it was announced and the enthusiasm showed once the update went online and reflected the true level of interest fans had for something more.

With the addition of online heists to the equation, "Grand Theft Auto Online" introduced more content than fans could have dreamed of, satisfying the primal urges and giving them to opportunity to gorge on hours upon hours of new gameplay.

The new additions, however, have been far from flawless.

Starting with the length of the heists themselves, even the earlier missions tend to take hours and even days to complete, making progress difficult to sustain for players who don't have the luxury of committing most of their time to the game, according to Express UK.

Connectivity issues have also reportedly been an issue for some players.

Servers for the game have been overwhelmed before, according to Design & Trend. It's not impossible the same issue could continue to pop up as players remain active.

Technical issues can also pop up even when players are just trying to start a mission as NPCs sometimes fail to deliver on their functions.

Basically, the heists in "Grand Theft Auto Online" are time-consuming to the point than an average gamer with a job or school can find it difficult to set aside time for even a single mission.

To Rockstar's credit, they have continually added content and rewards to the game to incentivize players even more without penalizing them for inactivity, according to Inquisitr.

The daily objectives give players more tangible goals to reach for, and allow for solid progress to be maintained.

While the heists do take time, they still bring the element of co-op play previously non-existent in the "Grand Theft Auto" universe, and some would willingly spend hours playing with friends anyway.

Whether or not the new content has made "Grand Theft Auto Online" worse or not is debatable, but to call it perfect would be a mistake.