How to go AFK in GTA Online?

Going AFK in GTA Online is beneficial for players who want to avoid getting kicked out of the game.

How to go AFK in GTA Online?

Rockstar Games dropped GTA Online in 2013, and after a decade, it’s still going strong. GTA Online is a real-world simulation that consists of real-time and open-world challenges in GTA’s Los Santos. The game depicts a sim of the real world with online challenges that can be done with other online players as well. This is what gives the game it’s edge and popularity. Other than the single-mode campaign, the GTA would not have served so much purpose, but rolling out an online open world where you could interact, talk, and hang out with real people made it a thing for the future.

The game arranged various events and challenges for players to immerse themselves into. Races, competitions, heists , missions and various other individual and group action to stay engaged. Like any other real world scenario you can earn money, own properties, make a new business and buy luxury cars. Since it’s inception in the GTA domain, the game has been successful at keeping it’s players pool strong enough to retain and entertain them with new content , interesting DLCs and new missions and events that gets updated throughout the year.

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How to go AFK in GTA Online

The GTA Online is a popular game where people try and get the most out of it. Since it is a online game there is not a way to pause the game without staying still in game. Which the game UI will notice and kick you out. So here are few ways to not get kicked in GTA Online.

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  • Always start with a small or solo jobs in GTA online. If you are a high end job earner the game will fine you every 48 mins in charges. Try to involve yourself into mission where you have to enter a certain lobby or choose options for game decisions.
  • Minimizing the window or using your console and then staying away for more than 15 mins will eventually result in getting kicked out so try to touch your controller or move your mouse after few minutes.
  • One of the best loophole is to do in game activity that requires almost no user input for a long duration of time. This could mean going to movies in GTA Online or watching a show. Best among all is watching TV at home. This input will still be captured as engaging in game so you can stay online without getting kicked.
  • Next up our sleeves is entering a building that has more than one venue. This way when you try to enter the venue the game will pop a message for you to chose from with given list of places in building. since this is engaging into choosing a suitable option you will be in loop and not get kicked out.
  • If you want to go one notch up you can try this next trick. you can always go shopping. and there you can opt for certain item and not pay. Unless you pay the game will keep you online and you don’t have to do anything at all.
  • This next trick is for Xbox users. Head to settings then find preferences and select “Idle” option. Next up choose the option where you will have to untick “Show me things when idle”.

These methods will help you step away from the keyboard without being kicked out of a game in GTA Online.

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