Grand Theft Auto V is one of the best-selling video games of all time. Naturally, its ever-expanding online game mode also garnered the attention of millions of players. Unfortunately, the online game mode, much like the single-player campaign, suffers from absolutely abysmal loading times. Players went on enduring the brutal loading times if only to get the chance to play GTA Online. Fortunately for the players and Rockstar, one well-meaning GTA Online player found the solution to their problem. The newly-discovered solution could see load times sped up by up to 70%. Talk about a heist.

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In early March, a Github user using the handle tostercx and t0st claimed to have discovered a method to reduce GTA Online's load times. t0st shared the fix for other players but clarified that it was an unsupported solution. Unfortunately, the discovered fix only works for the PC version of the game as of now. Rockstar Games quickly confirmed the validity of the solution after the fix gained popularity. The GTA developers extended their gratitude towards t0st and promised their players that a proper update was on the way.

“After a thorough investigation, we can confirm that player t0st did, in fact, reveal an aspect of the game code related to load times for the PC version of GTA Online that could be improved. As a result of these investigations, we have made some changes that will be implemented in a forthcoming title update.”

Rockstar made no promises regarding official release dates. Additionally, there was no confirmation if the fix truly decreased load times by up to 70%. Hopefully, the loading time update lands soon for all players to enjoy.

Rockstar officially awarded tostercx USD 10,000 through its Bug Bounty Program. The program normally awards prizes for players discovering security or privacy issues. However, tostercx's contribution warranted a one-time exception bounty. Above all, the players hold the most regard for tostercx after he effectively eliminated one of the biggest issues for GTA Online.