The most recent major update for GTA Online, and the last one for the year, has a lot of players up in arms. Import/Export pushed the game even further down the road of being a grind fest, while also introducing a potentially lucrative way of making money that most players just haven't figured out yet.
Import/Export can really be best described as a mixed bag. There's a lot to love, and a lot to... well, dislike. The DLC added massive 60 slot executive garages which can be tricked out with exclusive auto-shops for all your customization needs without having to leave the garage. It added a host of special vehicles as well, including amphibious buggies, post-apocalyptic campers and semis with massive wedges welded to their front portions.
The update also brought GTA back to its roots, putting the stealing and selling of cars back into the spotlight. Players are tasked with boosting special vehicles and getting them back to their vehicle warehouses, from where they can respray, mod and then sell the vehicles on the black market. In theory, it's a simple but entertaining way of gaining cash that validates the name "Grand Theft Auto".
In practice? Well, it's still all that, but it has a steep learning curve in order to nail an efficient technique and also has a high entry investment. Seeing as new players need to dish out more than two and a half million to even access the new content, and add to that multi-million dollar special vehicles and garages, and you'll have people complaining about high prices.
We've discussed in-depth why prices in GTA Online must be relatively high before, however the steep price hikes of Import/Export go beyond even that. Nonetheless, it's not like the game doesn't give you the tools needed to make all that cash — you just need to be smart about it.
