lego batman's arkham harley outfit has me wanting gta 6 unlockable fits

Saw this Lego Batman news and it got me thinking about GTA 6, weirdly enough. GameSpot revealed a new outfit for Harley Quinn in the Mayhem Collection expansion. It's her Arkham Asylum look from 2009, the one with the repurposed doctor outfit and leather corset. The expansion drops September 18 and it's basically a love letter to Batman The Animated Series. There's even a nod to Arleen Sorkin, the original Harley voice actor.

I know this is a GTA forum but stay with me. The Mayhem Collection has unlockable outfits for Harley and Joker. You play through their story and unlock different fits. That mechanic is something I'd love to see in GTA 6. We've seen a ton of clothing in the trailers, but I don't think we know if there are mission specific unlockable outfits. Rockstar did some of that in GTA Online with heist gear. Imagine finishing a big Leonida heist and getting a unique outfit that you can't buy anywhere else. That would make replaying missions actually worth it.

The Lego Batman expansion is also telling the origin of Harley and Joker's first meeting. That kind of deep cut storytelling, where a DLC or side content explores character history, would be perfect for GTA 6. We know Lucia and Jason have some past, but we don't know much. A side story that flashes back to how they met would be cool. Rockstar did similar stuff in RDR2 with Arthur's past.

Anyway, the Harley outfit itself is described as having prankster pigtails and a chaotic corset. It's a throwback to when she switched from the jester look to the Arkham doctor look. The Mayhem Collection is also coming to Switch 2 same day, plus PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Would you want GTA 6 to have unlockable outfits tied to missions, or do you prefer everything available from the start?

Source: GameSpot · Curated content.

San Andreas basically did this already, if I'm remembering right. Dating certain girlfriends unlocked stuff like the cop uniform, and earning it felt way better than just buying clothes off a rack.

My question is how Rockstar would handle it in cutscenes. Does the unlocked fit carry into story scenes, or do you get forced back to a default outfit? GTA Online seemed to swap heist gear back constantly, but I could be wrong there.

earning it felt way better than just buying clothes off a rack

This. And take it further. Forget outfits for a second, give me mission-locked car parts. Finish the big Leonida heist and a widebody kit unlocks that no shop sells. Or wheels. A rare lip kit. Tuners flex rare parts that's the whole culture.

Outfits are fine but I'm here for the metal. Rolling into a meet with a wing that only drops from one specific job? Instant RESPECT. Rockstar did heist gear in Online, so do the same with body kits and I'd replay every mission twice.

The cutscene thing would bug me too though. If I earn the fit or the kit it better show up in the story.

Earned fits hit different! Unlocking a heist outfit then cruising Vice City with Fever 105 blasting? That's a whole mood, way better than buying it off a rack.