One of the most overlooked features of the recently released Further Adventures in Finance and Felony GTA Online update is the all new Trading Places Adversary Mode. The mode takes the concept of climbing the social ladder by going over those above you rather literally.
The game starts with the players being assigned either to the "winners" or "losers" team. Losers become winners by killing winners, but need to keep an eye out for other losers, because if they kill them while they're winners, they become losers again.
This is the odd occurrence of something being complicated on paper but simple in practice. However, like most other Adversary Modes, Trading Places didn't exactly catch the attention of the majority of players, who were busy bankrupting themselves with the new content from the GTA Online DLC.
While some Adversary Modes like Sumo manage to hit the right note with the community and turn into popular classics played months after release, others become de-populated within a week. For every Slasher you have at least three In and Outs. Rockstar is trying to push Trading Places into the former category — and the mode has that potential, due to the thrill of its unpredictable nature.
As such, the devs have expanded the Mode's map roster with three new additions as of today. Hop on to GTA Online and you can take the class-war to Little Seoul, the Lost Club House in Grapeseed and the Harmony Place Construction Site. Unfortunately, there is no double RP or cash promo going on for the new maps.
However this isn't all that's graced GTA Online recently. Rockstar has kicked off another set of week-long discounts as well as a log-in reward in an unnamed event celebrating... the new maps, probably?
If you log in to GTA Online anytime through next Monday, you'll be treated to a nice set of red-swirly pajamas and a matching smoking jacket. They complement last-week's pastel green set wondrously — if we're lucky, Rockstar will add further colors in the future.
The discounts we mentioned seek to improve your chances of nabbing those special cargo crates while under fire. Getting your tires shot out while transporting precious goods is the fastest way to lose big time on an investment, so a 50% discount on bulletproof tires should help you out. Of course, the health of the driver is also imperative, so the price of car armor has also been slashed by 25%.
