My history with the game:
Rockstar games is a truly massive company and is capable of some amazing things! I’ve been playing Grand theft auto since it’s release on PC back in 2015, I bought the game less than a week after release. In that time, I’ve put in over a thousand hours and have done almost everything you can imagine!  I want to love this new update because this new island looks so imaginative, so well designed, and it has amazing potential. However, you’re not able to freely explore this area in free mode. 
Which is The biggest problem with this update...
Surely, a multimillion dollar company is able to add a map expansion that is accessible without taking part of a heist. If this island could be reached from the mainland it would give even more reason for people to buy boats, which I feel is a huge missed opportunity. Furthermore, that would lead to people using the new weaponized submarine and boat to engage in combat as players traverse to the island.  I can’t think of many other scenarios that would force players to engage in aquatic combat. Finally, this game hasn’t had a proper map expansion since its release.

What we want:

Just imagine, crossing the ocean so that you can explore something entirely new, or flying your plane and landing on a foreign airfield. That to me, is just amazing. This game would be so much better and would have even more playability were the map bigger with whole new areas to explore. Please rockstar, give us a reason to sink even more time into GTA online.