The days of living on virtual easy street are coming to an end for many Grand Theft Auto Online cheaters. That’s because Rockstar has begun resetting in-game balances for players with “illegitimately gained in-game money” in their online accounts. Many GTA Online players are waking up to a message notifying them that “we have determined that your account illegitimately gained in-game money via mods, cheats, or other actions. We’ve adjusted your account and updated your balance.”
Over at the GTA Forums, member Viper-Venom reports that “every single person I know who has a modded account has had their money reset to $0.” That includes players who gained up to $20 trillion by simply using mods to create and collect huge piles of cash in their in-game instance. Players with smaller balances seem to have less chance of being affected, based on reports, but the balance resets appear to be going out in waves, meaning modders who have yet to be affected aren’t necessarily safe.
It’s not just modders that are being affected—some players that used in-game glitches to artificially inflate their bank accounts are also reporting that their balances have been reset. Those who simply picked up the odd illegitimate money pile generated by other modders don’t seem to be affected as of yet, however.
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Source: Ars Technica – Rockstar clears out “illegitimately gained” GTA Online cash