Summary
Some seemingly innocent snowball practice wound up turning deadly for one unluckyGrand Theft Auto Onlineplayer. Rockstar first releasedGTA Onlineas an online multiplayer component for its massively successfulGrand Theft Auto 5way back in 2013, and it has served as a captivating sandbox for all manner of virtual hijinks ever since. From alien turf wars to wild mid-heist stunts,Grand Theft Auto Onlinehas provided players with a seemingly endless supply of social media-worthy moments over the past 10 years, which has helped make the long wait for thehighly-anticipatedGrand Theft Auto 6a bit easier for fans of Rockstar’s legendary open-world crime franchise.
Rockstar has also held special holiday-themed events inGrand Theft Auto Online, with the most recent one going live earlier this month. In addition to bringing snow to the virtual world of Los Santos, the newestGTA Onlineholiday content gave players access to the returning Snowball Launcher, a Candy Cane-shaped melee weapon, and various cosmetic items including a few festive holiday hats and an unlockable Yeti costume to help spread the yuletide spirit while engaging in all manner ofcriminalGTA Onlinemayhem.
Of course, in the wild and unpredictable world ofGrand Theft Auto Online, even the most innocent and mundane of activities can lead to a potentially violent end, as Reddit user TDIfan241 recently discovered the hard way while playing for the very first time. As they explained in a video post on r/gtaonline, TDIfan241 was figuring out how to throw snowballs in-game when they were ambushed by a squad of other players dressed in theunlockableGTA OnlineYeti Outfit. These assailants quickly killed TDIfan241’s avatar before climbing back into their purple getaway vehicle and fleeing the scene of their crime.
In the comments section of their Reddit post, TDIfan241 expressed their excitement at this seemingly random encounter, saying that they and their fiancee were left laughing “for a while” afterward. Other users quickly replied with their own wild stories from playingGrand Theft Auto Online, with one in particular claiming that they encountered the same gang of Yetis that TDIfan241 did a day prior. Another said that they came across them as well, only they were driving a white Charger instead of the purple vehicle shown in TDIfan241’s video.
As mentioned before,Grand Theft Auto Online’s open-world structure allows for all kinds of fun antics and conversation-sparking moments, and this will likely increase thanks toa spike inGTAsalesbrought on by the recent reveal ofGrand Theft Auto 6. TDIfan241’s holiday-flavored introduction to the game is just such a moment, proving that in Los Santos, even something as simple as throwing a snowball at the wrong car could lead to unwanted trouble from a gang of criminal snow monsters.
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