Grand Theft Auto 5 powering through 2017 in terms of popularity and sales, to close its most busy year, is nothing short of a miracle considering how old a title it is. Not much of note has happened yet in 2018, however looking back there is a bumpy road behind us, though the game provided more ups than downs. Let's take a look at some of the biggest successes and disappointments to rock the GTA community in 2017.
Overall, without delving into the positives and negatives, 2017 wasn't quite as eventful as 2016 was, what with the whole hacking crisis and the Great De-Moneying. Certainly a lot less negative events marred the positive aspects of 2017 though, such as the strides made in DLC. GTA Online activity increased significantly as more players have bought the best selling unbundled game of all time, and there is zero sign of things slowing down.
Without further ado, the highlights of the past year, in no particular order.
The Highs
The Doomsday Heist
Last December, out of nowhere, without any leaks or hints preceding it — in fact, Rockstar suggested that the previous DLC would be the last one of the year — the first DLC bringing new heists since, well, heists was announced. The Doomsday Heist was later reported to have been a repurposed version of the cancelled single player DLC that never happened.
Bringing some of the most content seen in any DLC, The Doomsday Heist for the first time provided GTA Online with some sort of end-game, added ludicrous sci-fi vehicles, an orbital cannon, and a ton of other goodies. It's the most influential update since Heists, and that's saying a lot.
