GTA Online is in the throes of its annual Independence Day celebrations, which heralds the return of my least favorite 'weapon'. I hate to be a spoilsport, but the deafening, nails-down-a-blackboard shriek of a star-spangled flare as it tears through Legion Square just ain't for me. Especially when I'm trying to bring down a Special Cargo chopper, and mistakenly take aim with a pithy Firework Launcher and not my trusted Homing bazooka.
I'm being flippant (mostly), but one of Grand Theft Auto's most comically-themed weeks is a nice way to frame how good the game's recent raft of quality of life upgrades are. Named by Rockstar as "experiential updates", GTA Online has quietly rolled out a glut of long-requested nips and tucks designed to improve the minute-to-minute action in Los Santos, away from the pizzazz of the latest showcase spectacle.
