“Multi Theft Auto<\/a><\/strong>, had 616,000 players in July (up from just 33k in February 2010), while the other, SA-MP<\/a><\/strong>, oscillates between about 15,000 and 50,000 concurrent players”.<\/p>\n Why do these mods prove to be so popular despite the existence of a much newer (and arguably better game)?<\/p>\n “GTA Online puts up to 30 players on each server, and it doesn\u2019t let you choose the server.”<\/p>\n “SA-MP and MTA allow much larger player counts \u2014 sometimes several hundred, depending on the server \u2014 and in traditional PC gaming style offer up a long list of servers to choose from, each of which has its own rules, available game modes, and eccentricities.”<\/p>\n In short the mods provide such a wide array of options (everything from cops and robbers to pure roleplaying) that GTA V: Online can’t or won’t emulate.<\/p>\n The community is also a lot nicer, says MTA developer Dan.<\/p>\n “Where GTA Online has a \u201cpassive\u201d mode that offers a scant layer of protection for newbies and non-violent players (there are, sadly, many ways to kill a player set as passive), Multi Theft Auto and SA-MP each offer hundreds of servers where cold-blooded murder is rare.”<\/p>\n “As SA-MP player JasperM notes, \u201cthe GTA SA online community is a lot more friendly and less toxic than GTA Online where people randomly hunt you down for no reason.\u201d<\/p>\n Which brand of graphics card should you buy?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Highest-rated video games of 2016 (so far)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"multitheftauto8\"](\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/multitheftauto8.jpg\")
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