Pay N Spray in GTA 6 better not be the same old magic cop eraser

Been replaying GTA IV and the Pay N Spray there is still hilarious. You roll in with a bright orange Infernus, three stars, helicopter spotlight on you, and 30 seconds later you roll out in a slightly different shade of orange and the cops just shrug. It's a series staple but man, it's never made a lick of sense.

I'm not saying remove it. Obviously it'll be in the game. But with how much Rockstar is pushing realism this time around, I can't see them keeping the exact same mechanic. In real life, changing the paint does nothing if the plates are still the same. Cops have plate scanners, helicopters, dash cams. They'd just run the tag and pull you over the second you left the garage.

What I'm hoping for is something a little more involved. Maybe you have to swap plates too, or the wanted level doesn't fully drop unless you ditch the car entirely and switch vehicles. Could even be a cooldown where the cops are still suspicious if they spot the same model and color combo too soon. I don't need a full chop shop simulator, but a little friction would make losing the heat feel earned instead of like a cheat code.

Rockstar's been quiet on the small details like this, but I'd be surprised if they haven't thought about it. The whole vibe of the trailers is a living, breathing world where the cops are smarter. If the Pay N Spray still works like it's 2001, it's gonna stick out like a sore thumb.

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