Life in Los Santos is not easy, especially if you are your average civilian. In your average game of Grand Theft Auto On-line, The world runs according to the logic of Looney Tunes – people run through the streets on flying motorcycles and call down their enemies with orbital blows.
It’s quieter on the game’s unofficial role-playing servers, however, and there’s room for individual characters to unfold. Take, for example, a character named Tony Moretti, a former Mafioso and made man who runs his own very sophisticated taxi company.
In GTA Online RPG servers are not the type of criminal most people would associate with the lawlessness of Grand Theft Auto. Instead, they are civilians who make a living doing everyday jobs to buy modest cars and normal houses. It’s less excessive and wasteful than the typical experience, but it can also be riskier – every cop is controlled by a gamer who doesn’t chase good things. Therefore, it is very practical to have a legitimate business (the real way, not a “legitimate business”).
The man behind Tony Morretti is a gamer who streams under the pseudonym Roach, a 37-year-old father of three. His character was born on one DayZ RPG server in 2016 and has lived in a variety of roles on multiple servers and multiple games since then. Moretti is an Italian mafioso who has done everything and played every role, from the authoritarian Don to the action film antihero.
Everyone GTA Online Server has different rules and cultural norms. The New Day server that Moretti lives on is known for its slow burn and realistic role-playing – not just for gunfights and explosions.
This makes it the perfect place for Roach’s new, peaceful manifestation of Tony Moretti. In the character’s backstory, he lost the people closest to him because he led this mafia life. Moretti still befriends Doners and criminals, but he also gets along with the server’s legitimate power players. As a successful businessman, Moretti is constantly busy.
“Tony started this business with his daughter Caterina,” says Roach, “from a motel room, working his way into her own building and a number of employees. [He even has] on fully professional website
“[He’s the] Kind of person that people can talk to and trust, ”says Roach of his character.
“I wanted to surprise people by playing like a normal civilian. No mafia stuff or big crimes, just a normal, normal life or as normal as possible in Los Santos, ”says Roach. “But I need something to make this life interesting, so the Famiglia Cab Company is coming.” There is even one Famiglia Cash Cab, for funny quiz questions!
Tony Moretti’s staff drive, handle shipping, take care of payment, and occasionally call the police or pick up another member of staff who has been taken hostage. “I play Tony as honestly as possible,” says Roach. “This time no mafia, but stories from everyday life that can go anywhere anytime. The taxi business is not as easy as some might think, but it remains the number one taxi company on the server. “
While there are other taxi services on the server, like Barter Cabs, Famiglia is the largest and most widely used in New Days Los Santos. This is because Moretti has the most employees and is constantly investing time in the business. It’s a thankless task that’s hard to complete, but the end result is a cute, constant RPG for the citizens of Los Santos that they can’t get in the official version of the game.
As a civilian in the world of GTA Online would be a terrifying experience. But it’s actually not bad on the game’s unofficial RPG servers. Players go to parties, show up to work and make friends around the criminal chaos of Los Santos. Sure, you could be taken hostage or robbed, but you could also run into Tony Moretti and make some cash. The city is full of surprises.