A Rockstar Moment

It's pretty safe to say GTV V has taken over my life. I tend to come home from work and hop right on the ol' 360 and POOF! Off to Los Santos I go. What I've found myself doing as of late in the player-populated lobbies of San Andreas portends to a sort of war: all out war to be precise. My friends and I have found ourselves on one building in particular that can only be described as a sniper's paradise. However, GTA Online is not only great for sniping an unsuspecting player half a mile away, but its ability to create awe-inspiring moments. One such moment occurred when my buddies and I were occupying the aforementioned sniping perch. One of my friends, whom I will refer to in this post as Bklounge89 (Gamertag) decided to take his shenanigans to the Los Santos International Airport. The Airport security did not take too kindly to this, and Bklounge89 proceeded to out run the cops and steal a cargo plane. Now, a note before I go any further. If you've never seen or flown a cargo plane in GTA V, you are seriously missing out. This plane is huge and has caused my friends and me to stop and look on in amazement at this behemoth more than once. So, my friends and I are atop this building and are raining down a hail of bullets and fury. About ten minutes pass, and the other players in the lobby begin to get irritated about our actions on the roof. Naturally, an opposing player decided to take actions into their own hands and steal a helicopter that fired missiles. Oh, and did I also mention the helicopter has a hook on the bottom? This player stole a helicopter, grabbed a car from an unsuspecting citizen from below, and rose upward and onward toward our cavalcade stationed on the roof. My friends and I hear it first. The whirring of the blades alert us that an enemy is inbound. I focus upwards, towards the sky, and see the helicopter shooting missiles at us. I utter over my microphone, "Well, this is it boys. He's got missiles. We can't go anywhere." Then, out of the blue, I hear Bklounge89's voice over my headset. "It's ok guys, Bk's here to save the day!" At this point, a spectacle so impressive and thrilling took place before our very eyes. Bklounge swung his massive cargo plane directly over our roof, colliding mid-air with the opposing helicopter and causing an explosion. The spectacular collision made all on the roof stop what they were doing. The damaged helicopter smashed against our roof, as did the car they were carrying. Bklounge89's cargo plane kept right on flying. Two of his four propellers failed to work after the explosion, but the plane remained intact and flying. As my friends and I cheered about what we had just witnessed, I realized something. This moment is something I've never experienced in any other game I've ever played. Everything lined up perfectly for this moment, in which, the freedom of movement in the open world, the massiveness of this world, and opposing players mixed together to create a fireworks display of awesomeness. It was so natural, so fluid. Thank you Rockstar for giving me an opportunity to experience a moment like this. I know more will be on the way.