My primary GTA Online profile currently sits at level 162. When I first started playing in 2016, a year after the GTA 5 multiplayer offshoot landed on PC, I surrendered a lot of time to the streets of Los Santos and Blaine County. Determined to climb the criminal ladder as quickly as I could, I rose through the early ranks of Thug, Hustler, Soldier and Trigger in a blaze of elicit activity, murdering scores of like-minded ne'er do wells and unlocking new weapons, armor, cars and more in my wake. By the time I reached the higher echelons of the underworld's ranking ladder, I'd earned the scars, the fame, the fortune, and the right to call myself a Kingpin. And if you ever disagreed, you'd be promptly introduced to my pink tint-finished gatling gun, unlocked at level 150.
Since hitting the highest defined rank in GTA Online, however, I've chilled somewhat. These days, I spend most of my time on the streets of San Andreas cutting shapes on the dancefloor of my nightclub. Quite often, I'll hop into my tricked-out flying Deluxo and sail through the skies as the sun sets over the Vinewood sign. Occasionally, I'll help out a fledgling crime lord by accepting an invite to one of the game's signature heists. And, other times, I might even lose myself for a few hours in the latest player-made FiveM roleplay server.
