“Yes, Patrick McReary Random Event is back after nearly a five month hiatus. Here’s one account courtesy of armaanS20 in April 2022 on the GTA Forums: There was a point in February 2021 when Rockstar disabled the Packie McReary random event, however, members of the GTAForums report he is now back in the game. Packie McReary not appearing in GTA Online? Thankfully you’ve probably just been unlucky. We’re talking about Packie McReary, who some players may recognise from GTA 4 and GTA 5, not to mention the DLC for The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.īut in GTA Online this long-standing character has another purpose, as a member of your heist crew, but before you can work with him, you’ll first need to unlock him. The GTA Online Diamond Casino Heist added plenty of new features into the game, but one of the more elusive is tied to a character from previous games.