GTA Online: How to Increase Strength

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With the release of Grand Theft Auto Online for next-generation hardware, many new players are diving into the vast open world of Los Santos, ready to take on whatever the city throws at them. However, those starting from the bottom will soon find that the seedy underworld of the game can hit relentlessly hard and fast. Therefore, it's very useful to have the custom in-game player character in the best shape possible if one aspires to hit back at the opposition just as effectively.

For the uninitiated, increasing strength in GTA Online is handled a lot differently from what players have seen in previous entries of the franchise. For example, there are no usable gyms like in GTA San Andreas, so players will have to seek alternative techniques to increase strength this time around. On top of this, there are no physical changes that occur visually as one increases strength (like what would happen to protagonist Carl «CJ» Johnson), meaning it can be tricky to keep track of how strong the playable character is getting. With that said, some neat in-game tricks will marginally improve both of these elements.

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There are many skills in Grand Theft Auto Online that have major gameplay effects on the player character. Like the stats in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, they are adjustable but less variable and specific. There are seven skills the player can improve — stamina, strength, shooting, stealth, flying, driving, plus lung capacity.

Although, from the bunch, strength is easily one of the most crucial for players as it boosts melee damage, speeds up ladder climbing, improves sporting capability, and reduces damage taken from various sources.

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