Skill decreasing in GTA Online: Do player stats degrade over time? Rockstar GamesQuestions about GTA Online\u2019s stat degrading mechanics have popped up again after more players noticed a reminder on the loading screens. Ever since the title launched back in September 2013, there have been loading screens you\u2019ll occasionally find a tip that mentions being outside of Los Santos for too long can cause your character\u2019s stats to drain. This message has been around since the beginning, but there\u2019s still a lot of confusion about what it means. Players have reported seeing no stat changes after both spending time outside of the city and after being disconnected from GTA Online entirely. It\u2019s not clear whether this was an early game mechanic that was scrapped. Or, if there is some legitimacy and it\u2019s simply a bugged feature that doesn\u2019t happen for everyone, but the community certainly can\u2019t stop debating about it. GTA Online stats warning The full warning reads: \u201cDon\u2019t leave Los Santos for too long. Your character stats will degrade over time.\u201d Do your character stats degrade over time? While a feature like this aligns with older Grand Theft Auto titles, there doesn\u2019t seem to be a consensus on how this rule actually works. Read More: GTA Online weekly update September 30: Emperor Vectre, log-in rewards & exclusive discounts – Several players in a recent Reddit thread believe that it\u2019s nothing more than a myth, with one user saying: \u201cI went nearly a year without playing and didn\u2019t lose a thing.\u201d Another comment suggested that this feature was a part of the game at launch but has since been taken out: \u201cBack in the first days of GTA Online this used to be a thing, players were annoyed by this mechanic (imagine having to level up strength more than once) and Rockstar removed it.\u201d Though it would be easy to believe that an unpopular feature was pulled straight out of the game, there doesn\u2019t seem to be any evidence to back that up. In fact, you can find this same debate on the GTA Forums from back in 2013. User EliteGamer says he had experienced some stat loss, stating it did not affect both of his characters equally: \u201cThere have been periods of 2 weeks where I haven\u2019t used my 2nd character and his Shooting\/Driving is still at 100, but his other skills have dropped by a lot. Also, I think I\u2019ve periods of about 5 days where I haven\u2019t played at all and I haven\u2019t noticed my main character\u2019s stats dropping.\u201d A quick examination of other online spaces will yield the same result, players endlessly debating whether stat still exists in the game, or if it was ever in the game at all. This is the kind of argument that likely won\u2019t be settled by players anytime soon. It may require Rockstar to step in and clarify what\u2019s actually happening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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