Grand Theft Auto Online’s annual holiday event is back, and there are more and more open-world encounters to take part in. One such encounter is the Weazel Plaza Shootout, a delightful reference to Die Hard that rewards players with a free WM 29 pistol.
How to start Weazel Plaza Shootout in GTA Online
As with other holiday public events in GTA Online, the Weazel Plaza Shootout has several criteria that must be met in order for it to begin. First, the session you participate in must be at least 20 minutes long. You must also be within 400 minutes of the Weazel Plaza building. Finally, the event only occurs at night between 8pm and 6pm in-game. Unlike the Gooch creation, this event can be held in a single session by invitation only.
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Remember that this is a random event, like the crime scenes and armored trucks in Los Santos, so it is not guaranteed to appear immediately after you meet the criteria. Once you hit the 20 minute mark in a session, you’ll probably have to wait a while longer for it to show up. Also, if the event recently occurred during a public session you’re participating in, it will take even longer to start again.
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However, some players use a certain strategy to force the Weazel Plaza Shootout event to begin. Set your GTA Online spawn location to your last location, then find new sessions repeatedly until the event starts.
How to get the WM 29 pistol
Once the Weazel Plaza Shootout event hits, all you have to do is complete the event to get your free holiday rewards. Fly to the top of the Weazel Plaza building and you’ll see criminals fighting police helicopters. There is a red missile on the roof of the building to help spot them.
To complete the event, you need to destroy all the enemies. Landing on the roof will immediately give you a 3-star wanted level, so the police will be after you. Your main target is the man in the suit. Once you kill him, approach his body and you can pick up the WM 29 pistol.
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Only one player can claim it, and it can be tricky to get the interaction prompt to appear, so be prepared for enemy interference if you’re in a public session. As soon as you pick up the WM 29, it will automatically be added to your weapon wheel. You’ll also unlock the Season’s Greetings skin for the Pistol Mk. II, which can be used for free.
While you can replay the Weazel Plaza Shootout event as many times as you like (weapons are replaced with a $25,000 reward), GTA Online has plenty of other things to do while the holiday event is active. The snowmen are back in Los Santos if you missed last year’s event, and the fearsome Yeti is also roaming the Chiliad Desert.