Long-time lurker, finally made an account. The countdown is real.
Been reading this forum since the first trailer dropped in December 2023. Never posted. But pre-orders opening and a hard November 19 date made it feel real enough to finally sign up.
I've spent way too many hours optimizing GTA Online income. Nightclub warehouse at $41,571/hour with full popularity. MC businesses looped through the Master Control Terminal. Cayo Perico solo at roughly $1.3M per run if you hit the elite challenge, but that cooldown kills the flow. I'm tired of the second-job grind.
My most-wanted feature for GTA 6: a passive income system that actually respects your time. Something like a legit business front that scales with your empire and generates $50k-$80k/hour without forcing you to defend it every 48 minutes. Let me log in, collect, and enjoy the world. I'll still run heists, but I don't want the economy to punish me for not treating it like a shift.
What's the one feature you're hoping for that'll make the launch day grind worth it?
treat it like a shift
Passive income tied to empire tier could fix that burnout. I'd rather see story missions paying lump sums upfront, like Three Leaf Clover did in IV. Drip-fed hourly rates kill momentum. Let the campaign bankroll your sandbox, not the other way around.
MissionRunner nailed it.
Let the campaign bankroll your sandbox
That's exactly what I'm after. In Los Santos, I spent more time staring at warehouse spreadsheets than looking at the actual San Andreas coastline. (The ocean floor north of Mount Chiliad had more mystery than my own nightclub ledger.)
My hope for Leonida is map density that hides money, not menus. Give me a smuggler's shack tucked in the western Grassrivers or a shell company office in downtown Vice City that you physically stumble across. Let the world itself be the passive income trigger. I'm talking unmarked grow houses in the Keys, salvage barges off Port Gellhorn, maybe a rusted airstrip north of Ambrosia. Points of interest that pay out because you explored, not because you clocked in.
Los Santos felt wide. Leonida needs to feel layered. Deeper. Like there's actually something behind that mangrove line.
I agree with MapNerd. Here in Brazil the coastline has plenty hidden spots. Leonida with that same vibe would be perfect. I don't want another menu simulator. Let me find a fishing shack in Grassrivers or a small dock in Keys just by driving around. World feels more alive that way.