Players of Grand Theft Auto 5 story mode and GTA online are gathering for one last ride around the game's map of Los Santos.
The event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18 just a day before GTA 6 releases.
So make sure you have your favourite radio station on standby ahead of the journey, writes Sports News Blitz’s gaming expert James Best.
The drive
Pick the vehicle that means the most to you, a sports car you spent millions on, a low rider you enhanced to the maximum degree, or even a tank. Whatever it is, get in and just go.
The drive can begin anywhere but the most popular route players are starting from is at Grove Street, a place where good memories were made and for most the beginning.
It sees you doing a full tour of the city's outskirts ending at the airport ready to catch the next flight out of the city, if you time it right you might just see the sun set.
But this drive can be anything you like, the point is to say goodbye to places that meant the most to you. This is not a thing to be rushed, it is to be admired, take your time soaking it in.
The memories
The game is 13 years old, if you’re like me you might have played it in high school before you’d even had your first kiss.
Others might have gone through extreme life changes they never could have predicted.
Thirteen years is a long time, if you kept going back to this game or stuck with it through that period, you’ll know it was very a special thing to be a part of.
The story mode of GTA 5 was and still is incredible, a true work of crime fiction but its GTA online which I think really captivated players.
Every heist, new job or car added, it was always a race to get to them first with each update.
The friends we made
Many friends were made here, people from all over the globe helping one another with odd jobs or robbing banks wearing clown masks.
Sometimes these people could be random, a single serving friend who went off on their own way once the mission was complete.
Some you might have made life long friends with who you talk to every single day.
Or you could’ve made sworn enemies…
Trolls
GTA online is notorious for trolls and this actually raises concerns for the last ride.
Someone out there will be itching to attack those enjoying the view, using a high-powered motorbike that can fly and shoot missiles which will undoubtedly ruin someone's day.
Griefing is nothing new in games however GTA online is a different beast entirely.
I have seen gang wars (in game) break out all because someone stole someone else's cargo or destroyed their favourite car.
Then you have the true monsters, those who don’t do it for money or fame. No! These ones just want to watch the world burn. These are the ones you want to look out for.
Contingency plan
There's a couple of ways to counter this, one is to use a private server and only invite your close friends, another is to drive something with counter measures such as flairs or armour.
I could see the most popular method being going into passive mode, this wont allow anyone to touch you so you can just sit back and cruise along.
No matter what happens a community is coming together that day whatever it looks like.
Something special
I myself have never seen a game that has managed to draw people in like this. Mass groups gathering to say goodbye.
The only other game I could think of that would have something to the same magnitude is Minecraft if they ever announced a sequel or shut it down.
What's interesting is what comes next, GTA 6 is the most pre-ordered game in history for the Playstation store and Microsoft store. I think it's safe to say people are excited for this game.
The online, however, probably won’t come out until a few months after, giving people time to enjoy the story.
I don’t think that matters though, players just want this game and I hope it can live up to the hype.
And who knows, in another 13 years, wherever we are, maybe we’ll be doing another last ride.
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