If we were to assign GTA Online a state of matter, it would likely be liquid, since the constant influx of new content make the game fluid in terms of what it offers the players. New game mechanics are constantly being added alongside new vehicles, weapons, properties and more. While a lot of adding is happening, there is little by way of changing and improving existing content, however.
GTA Online's popularity is only increasing, which is an immense feat this long after initial release, but it's managed it nonetheless. That said, in spite of the game's massive popularity, the age is beginning to show here and there. It might make sense for Rockstar to look back and use DLC to alter and improve some of the base mechanics and systems in place, instead of just adding more to the top of it.
There are a handful of features which would come in handy with GTA Online that were glossed over during development, leaving us with what we have today. By no means is the game inadequate in its current state, but let's be honest — some of these things can be done more elegantly. Here is a list of features we'd love to see in the game.
Lobby Browser and Session Options
Currently, finding lobbies in GTA Online is like playing Russian roulette, except only one chamber is empty instead of the other way around. Players should be able to not only host lobbies in a more controlled manner, but have access to a number of tools and options that were available in GTA 4's multiplayer mode.
This way friends attempting to play together would have an easier time finding the right lobby and could prevent randoms from joining with password protection. Players could have all kinds of whacky fun by disabling police, friendly fire, creating "sniper only" lobbies of FPS fame and toggling all kinds of different options that allow for a greater sense of gameplay customization.
Of course, the main concern Rockstar might have here is that making cash and RP in these environments would be significantly easier, thus making Shark Cards obsolete. An easy solution would be designating a number of criteria which constitute an "official" lobby preset. All lobbies that do not meet this criterium would have RP and cash gain either disabled entirely or just hit with a percentage debuff. Basically, if you disable police in your lobby, you only get half of the regular rewards.
