Red Dead Online Deserved Better

[@glacier1253]

Oh I remember the rumours about being able to own houses and freely rob banks…it’s a shame Rockstar abandoned the game

[@ikGREENY]

@Johnny Riverside really? Separate than single player?

[@Jinx.myself]

@@ikGREENY I’d guess so from the way he put it

[@mulletmayhem3812]

Watch the bank robberys be a payout of 5 bucks

[@sundrop5797]

Same brother I remember the summer of 2021 I met a group of people and I swear it was closest I’ve felt to a separate family nicest people I ever met and it was they Red dead😂😭 good times

[@sundrop5797]

Thru*

[@_TheTacticalGamer]

Like we've been saying for YEARS if RDO got a fraction of the love GTAO had it would've been an amazing experience.

[@PMNS1995]

Like we've been saying for YEARS if they made Story Mode DLCs with cut content like Mexico, Blackwater Massacre or Undead Nightmare. It would've been an amazing experience. RDO can die for all I care.

[@pickle7433]

Fr like where is the 5000 dollar Pegasus horse?

[@koli4213]

@@PMNS1995 true, but atleast rdo being cared for is feasible

[@PMNS1995]

@@koli4213 Why is it more feasible? I don't see why people, especially Rockstar thinks that way. A good story mode dlc would be profitable compared to making more bullshit for RDO. Even a story mode DLC for GTA 5 I would buy, but I never bought shart cards or gold for online. I am a consumer and I want something in return when I pay money, not just digital horseshit.

[@koli4213]

@@PMNS1995 exactly, rockstar thinks that online is more profitable than the story or story mode DLC. thats why its more feasible. I personally think a story mode DLC would be great, and maybe profitible, but i doubt rockstar would ever do it.

[@darylchurch2115]

The fact that we never got Undead Nightmare 2 is a crime.

[@Nickulator]

If you're on PC, someone is currently making a Undead Nightmare 2 mod for it. It obviously won't have new story cutscenes or dialogue, but it does have new missions and stuff. It's on Nexus Mods.

[@QuothTheRavenclaw11]

I agree Daryl, makes me very angry. One of the biggest missed opportunities in gaming history in my opinion. Undead Nightmare was one of the greatest dlcs and it could've been an amazing thing to see in RDR2. Breaks my heart.

[@slave_to_cinema]

Or Mexico.

[@8razen-8]

@@Nickulator mods dont even work on red dead for me after latest "update". thanks rockstar :)

[@smavi4133]

Tbh, before it became clear that there won't be a RDR2 Undead Nightmare, I always called myself a "huge R* fan". Not only did I hate R* after that decision, I also realized that there is something seriously wrong with them and that it will be only downhill from here for this company called Rockstar Games. It's a shame, a fkn shame.

[@starset4life175]

I actually do feel dead inside whenever I try to play Red Dead Online

[@catalinionutstefan5521]

They could add some new guns and clothes to the story mode but I know they never will

[@mfdoom479]

Red Dead Inside

[@streettrout855]

It's heartbroken

[@TheGreyGhost_of43rd]

Well said. Can relate

[@ExPhysWithG]

Same

[@dogmadude1399]

My god, I played this with my father and his online friends for hundreds of hours, we had a posse called the Regulators, we Bounty Hunted and helped people out for the most part, most importantly we all wore the same badass outfit… rest in peace Dad…

[@ashiscjohnson9745]

my god this is so sad and wholesome at the same time… i’m sorry for your loss

[@purplevr8727]

Sounds like one of, if not all of you, had great movie taste, and appreciation for history, I’d assume you’re aware so sorry if I’m preaching to the choir, but The Regulators was the name of the mismatched band of outlaws that Billy The Kid gathered after the man they worked for was killed, and the same name of said group in the movie Young Guns

[@dogmadude1399]

@@purplevr8727 I was hoping someone would get the reference, you’d have been perfect material

[@QuothTheRavenclaw11]

@@dogmadude1399 I can hear the intro music playing in my head as we speak. Amazing movie. R.I.P to your father.

[@alext399]

Same but we wore union outfits and kinda reenacted against people dressed as confederates

[@EldenStarsofRuin]

It's a real shame how this game was fucked over. While RDR2 is, to me, a masterpiece RDO holds a very special place in my heart. My boyfriend and I both started playing RDO back when the quarantine started and we sunk hours on end into it. It was amazing and we got up to some nonsense. Didn't really have much experience with griefers really and once we fully leveled up all of our roles and sold every legendary to get the clothes we'd invite low levels to help them. When we found legendary animals in the wild we'd search the lobby for low level players and give it to them. We'd make sure to always make those high quality stews in case people passing by wanted some (unsure if they could though). Only made deliveries with low levels to help out as well. Overall it was an amazing experience and to see it so abandoned is just rotten. We've moved on to other games but once in a while I get back on to relax and find collectibles and give away legendaries.

[@noelwilliams2165]

It’s crap we never got to own a ranch, we never got a bank heist, would have been cool if people had the options to choose and make an Indian character.

[@BruiserTV1]

@@noelwilliams2165 I’ve done “Banks Don’t Rob Themselves” literally 10 times or more. Closest to a heist you’ll get on this game.

[@noelwilliams2165]

@@BruiserTV1 no disrespect but talking about thing’s they could have add it with big pay outs not going to waste my time doing bull shit glitches lol.

[@BruiserTV1]

@@noelwilliams2165 it’s not a glitch. Just a mission that’s fun bro. Try to have some.

[@GigaMoth]

@@noelwilliams2165 KZbin and Reddit are full of Indian characters the community has created. The character creator is very complicated and confusing but I’ve seen people create pretty convincing Asians, Indians, and African Americans. Some of the in game clothing can easily fit with an Indian character as well.

[@OneCut1Slash]

Rockstar has become the corporate machine they spent years making fun of.

[@Gwilherm]

that is 10 000% true

[@silentfox1738]

almost like what the soothsayer says to the protag when you play as john: the circle goes on and on...

[@skymenlegacy1376]

Online mode relies too heavily on the idea you have a posse. Solo playing gets you trolled heavily with no way to avoid it, but getting a consistent posse is even harder.

[@shoelacedobby3819]

Defensive mode can be useful but as soon as you start a mission that can be griefed it's deactivated and half the time it doesn't even work and you still get shot.

[@tankdogization]

@@shoelacedobby3819Trader sell missions are worse than any sell mission in GTA Online. You’re completely exposed whenever you are driving a large wagon across the map to make a couple hundred dollars. At least GTA Online gives you options to mitigate griefing through ghost organization or solo lobbies. RDO offers NOTHING!

[@VishusVenom]

I’ve been playing 6-8 hours per day for about 2 weeks now, and only been killed by another player once. Respawned and killed him. Now seems like a decent time to play I guess.

[@t3hSpAdEs]

14:14 she always spawns, it’s just that they decided it would be a neat idea to have her have multiple spawn locations and not show where she is in the map until you get near her, because gypsies are always on the move

[@martincastillo6743]

Yeah, but there are multiple pages online that show you where she is. So I don't think it's that big of a deal. Stupid because it makes the player look externally where she is but...if you can play RD Online, you can tab or use your phone...

[@BogeyTheBear]

I join in a lot of the cooperative Story missions, and every time I complete one of these missions, Madam Nazar's location usually pops up on the map the next time I spawn into Free Roam again.

[@rebecca99994]

Accurate. I always felt one of the big problems with RDO was that they tried to just basically whack GTA gameplay in a Western setting without really thinking about how people played the game: not having a no-PVP setting and a lack of ranching content eliminated so many players in a way that wasn't a problem for GTA.

[@steaketc2476]

😂ranching content? red dead has literally always been gta gameplay with a western setting the hell are you on about

[@rebecca99994]

@@steaketc2476 i know that it must be deeply shocking and traumatic for you to discover that other people play the same games as you differently and for different reasons. i'm sorry that you're having a hard time with it.

[@Jamushu]

@@steaketc2476 Tell Me you never played RDR1 without telling Me.

[@steaketc2476]

@@Jamushu rdr 1 ranching content was garbage lmao you really enjoyed herding cattle with terrible ai more power to you

[@Trump2024forAmerica]

@@rebecca99994 nah, he’s just a gta kid who thinks everything is ripping it off. sad how that’s rockstars community nowadays.

[@HybridEqualist]

There's also a lot of hackers chilling in the world now. I occasionally participate in events or do a weekly challenge and when I was in armadillo turning in a bounty, I suddenly had a UFO clipping into my character model. Then when I tranqing some sheep for the naturalist role in Emerald Ranch, I was put into a wooden cage that materialized out of thin air and killed my horse. Both things disappeared pretty quick but it ruined my immersion and was really frustrating

[@yomommaNyadaddy]

A UFO 💀

[@ChristianKnight-1054]

I play in ps4 but I got DDOS'D today

[@aPastelDragon]

I remember hunting one night in big valley when someone spawned in multiple two head skeletons that started chasing me and I was just running around big valley crying and screaming simultaneously for like 5 minutes til the matter was over. My least fav hack when you start getting exploded and it doesn't stop til you leave the server.

[@sword0115]

I love RDO. I'm hoping one day, Rockstar might return to it.

[@Lady_Amelia-Eloise]

They will

[@simonrockstream]

@@Lady_Amelia-Eloise No they wont wtf, they'll release GTA 6 and literally wont EVER even pretend for a second that Red Dead exists.

[@LisaAnn777]

Nah I doubt it. And I'm sure GTA 6 will focus on online and micro transactions and the story will be forgotten by Rockstar.

[@icxantgreen8569]

@@Lady_Amelia-Eloise they said they not doing rdo updates until gta 6 comes out which is 2025

[@Largentina.]

​@@Lady_Amelia-Eloise Well, clearly you have no idea what you're saying.

[@IdleDrifter]

Remember when you could play a single player game. Then purchase expansion pacts with tons of new content?

[@unseenreaper2251]

Pepridge farms remebers

[@Unholy187]

Fallout 3 was the best for that

[@BoldestBoulder]

I miss old rockstar back when they gave you a full game and then expansions GTA 4 for example a full game and then 2 extra standalone expansion games

[@Anonymous.Throne]

@@Unholy187a lot of games were back then

[@greedgod5827]

You forgot to mention a crucial part of the gold economy that kept players around and that's the daily challenges and challenge streaks. You only needed to do one challenge to keep the streak alive and there was always at least one simple task and if you reached the 28 day+ cap you would get 0.5 gold per challenge. The reason rockstar abandoned rdo was because the storefront was not lucrative enough because even a casual player could get to 50 gold in a reasonable amount of time and with little effort.

[@pugachevskobra5636]

The dumbest thing they did was kill the daily challenges streak progression, especially if they were gonna leave the economy so fucked up. And what’s the point of making a ton of money when there isn’t anything to spend your rewards on? Clothing, a few horse and some guns. That’s it. Player houses, boats, apartments, farms, a professional bounty hunter outfit, a gang of outlaws, literally any of this stuff would’ve been acceptable and yet we got clothing, guns and horses. It’s basically pointless to grind hard like the game clearly wants you to do.

[@ayvahnladdie]

@@pugachevskobra5636 And then they nerfed it by half to make it harder to earn gold.

[@mvprime8]

Yep, thanks to the challenge streaks I was able to get all the gold I needed for all the roles and outlaw passes without needing to buy gold with real money. It just took a little patience and logging in daily. So for the early years of RDO, I wouldn't say it's entirely fair to say they forced you to grind or use money to unlock the content, it was relatively easy to get gold by playing. But I guess they started to regret that, so they nerfed the gold you got from challenges and killed the streaks. Immediately also killing my motivation to log in daily. And I suspect the same was true for many others. So it wasn't enough for them we bought the game and played it, they wanted us to keep paying more for it.

[@rungun3125]

Exactly facts right here man @Greed God!!!!!

[@jsteele286]

Not true, for someone with limited time at least. Often real money has to be paid if you don’t have time to grind

[@articor5132]

I think a great way to revive RDO would be to add Mexico! I mean imagine, it's limitless possibility, an entirely new setting and will basically feel separate from the rest of the map

[@Bubloi]

More area won't revive shit, we would need some mission remade, and improved, and new missions, if they just expand the map it would feel as empty as it does

[@rodsalka8400]

@@Bubloi I say they add dirt bikes from gta. Imagine what you could do in this terrain

[@tankdogization]

Too expensive with little return on investment. You’ll get reused telegraph missions though!

[@oldman6916]

​@@Bubloi I think he meant the area would come with new missions and maybe a new story and an area expanded from the first game

[@jimbeaux89]

It’s a pretty dream..

[@Pizzalazerz]

I honestly wanted to get into this game a few years ago with a few friends but the griefing and no solo lobbies just made the game miserable to play for new players

[@ThePwemtay]

Only reason we griefed is because there was no content To play.

[@itsGreyHat]

150+ hours in and I’ve never run into griefers, but I play in free aim lobbies so that might affect something

[@partyrobbins3126]

@@itsGreyHat On console there wasn't free aim lobbies so there was a bunch of griefers

[@itsGreyHat]

@@partyrobbins3126 yeah sadly

[@steaketc2476]

they have a parley system we’re just gonna act like that doesn’t exist

[@joseywales1869]

4 years of utter joy playing …then utter heartbreak when Take 2 killed it…..Arthur & John…..ride easy forever

[@HuffinStufff]

I met a group of guys from Scotland, England, Norway and Germany while I was first playing RDO. I’ve never had so much fun. We played everyday for a long time. It was some of the most fun I’ve had in my life to be honest. We are all still friends. I look back at that time with such great memories. Since we all had such a good time playing and we played so much that by the time all the outlaw passes and roles we had enough gold to buy the roles/passes and still had 100s of gold bars left after. So I never had to buy with real money so that was pretty sweet. Now we’ve all moved in from RDO we keep in contact on Facebook and stuff. In my heart I still have the smallest amount of hope they will revive this game but I know they won’t. 😢

[@Wighafoc]

The appeal to RDO for me was mostly the roleplaying ability. I love roleplaying, and being able to do that in western setting was like a dream come true to someone who grew up on a lot of "Old West" media. They just didn't do anything worthwhile to the game, I was excited for the trader role because then I could rp as a fur trader/mountain man but that was pretty much it. I still like getting on and just pretending to be a Montana cowboy or mountain man from time to time. It's just a damn shame what they put to waste, because I know there a big audience for western aesthetic. Instead they threw away the Red Dead part, and went "what if GTA but in 1800s."

[@Trump2024forAmerica]

Sadly, most of rockstars community nowadays are children who love using their moms credit cards to buy shit and use slippery bastard. It ruins immersion completely, and is just annoying. I don’t know why they can’t just make a decent, non-monetized online mode.

[@christian_thereal]

I can agree I would roleplay as a US Marshal and do bounties but sadly my friends aren’t really that interested in the Wild West as I am.

[@christian_thereal]

@@Trump2024forAmericaWhen ever I play online I wonder that why are 6 years old playing this game, has parenting gone to crap?

[@MrProjectmayhem]

I remember waiting for what felt like eternity for the online mode and switching back to story mode after about 20mins

[@sadi5tical]

I can’t believe this game is soon to be 5 years old. Time is flying way too fast.

[@ghostlybear]

RDO was my escape from reality, when I played the game I played as the character and immersed myself as the character. To see the lack on content that came to my favourite game of all time actually breaks my heart… I still hope one day I’ll see a video titled ‘RED DEAD ONLINE IS SAVED!’ On my KZbin feed however I feel that hope is just a dream too far fetched

[@hollywooddragon9807]

Good points Fizhy, the only thing I wanna chime in on is from what I've read, RDO has had it's highest player counts to date lately. I definitely see the difference. I love your videos, keep up the good work, pal!

[@Largentina.]

That usually happens in January because alot of kids get games for Christmas. Every year there are online games that get a ton of players for January and then it slowly dies off again once people grow tired of it again. I actually just read an article about this very topic last week. There were like a dozen games that jumped up in player counts for a couple weeks. RDO was one of them.

[@MattSadis]

I had such high hopes for RDO a couple of years ago when it received updates and I had a crew of regular friends that played but everyone's moved on

[@adam86753]

I just started playing rdr2 after it being on my list first years. I'm only halfway through but it's outstanding and it's led me to this channel.

[@BloodGangJohnWayne]

Lucky! I wish I could experience RDR2 for the first time again. It is my all time favorite game. But I have done everything time and time again in both story and online. Rockstar won't add anything new and the last few changes hurt the game. Have fun while you can.

[@johnathanmaturino1208]

You hit the nail on the head with everything wrong with rdr online. Recently finally got into the online aspect a few months ago and got addicted for about a month... Then I got bored of it again and realized most missions were the same rinse and repeat objectives. The bounty hunter missions were honestly the most fun but even those got boring after a while. Everything's too expensive and obviously meant to entice you into buying gold but even that felt meaningless when you realize there wasn't anything meaningful to spend money on anyway. It's too bad considering how much potential this game has.

[@CarysContinuum]

I just want more missions with Mrs. Leclerke and Horley

[@ElethiaNightraven]

Samethwy didnt even finish rhag story

[@TheOlondo]

Or just doing so you make more than 10 bucks. For doing the story missions that are there.

[@bigmeechsossa4839]

i miss the dead… always will have a place in my heart 2018-2020. the beta was a special time miss staying up with the boys going to war very memorable times in my heart 😢

[@defiledcorpse]

i actually liked the collector role a lot. i would do the whole map with my wife every saturday and save the goods for when madam Nazar would pay premium for stuff. we would then do some deliveries, bounties and do the samples of some game. really loved the time i spent playing this but i only did so because my company was so good. wish theyd make a ranch role where you tend to a farm etc. what a missed opportunity the online was

[@Nendo249]

I did the same thing with a few of my friends. It got to the point where there was nothing to grind for. I think that’s the big problem with the online. When you get everything you want in the game, there isn’t anything else to keep playing.

[@nonbasicz]

I still enjoy rdo every day and I'm going to continue to do so I have thousands of hours. I think it's been ruined but you can still have fun just play with friends or play with randoms and make friends games fun with friends but not as fun solo (obviously)

[@Tycoongamingstudio002]

4 things they could add to make RDO better 1. Buying property/building your own home 2.more random encounters like the story mode so that the game doesnt feel so empty 3.better missions with more depth and gameplay variety. 4.train and bank heists/prison break missions Edit: Rockstar should also allow us to place animal skins inside of a boat its an annoying and tedious struggle of a task trying to throw my skins into a boat whenever i go gator hunting

[@Pizzalazerz]

Honestly rockstar has even been extremely distant with gtao the last update is giving no real reason to even log on to. Events that are lasting way to long, not giving you anything for weeks. Giving a car then making it a limited time so it’s gone the next week. Rockstar is really dropping the ball with both games. I’m not sure if it’s rockstar them self or take2 but it’s saddening

[@Largentina.]

It's Rockstar

[@dionstewart7394]

This is always so sad to think about. What happened to RD2/RD online is like having a pristine classic car, neglecting it and allowing it to just slowly decay.

[@TheSalute3397]

Moonshiners was my favorite update, hanging out with friends in your underground speakeasy and playing the instruments/dancing was really fun

[@MrSunshine251]

After the incredible experience of completing RDR2's story for the first time, all I wanted to do was slot into RDO and go along at my own pace. I don't game with friends, and I had no intention of joining a random posse, and it was so damn frustrating because 1. I'd get griefed all the time, and 2. The story missions I tried were geared toward posse play. Sure, you *can* complete them by yourself, but I'm just not interested in trying to mow down 4x as many enemies for the pleasure. Just let me mosey in peace. I bailed on RDO pretty quickly. It left a really bitter taste.

[@THEDAVILAK1]

You sir have my sub 4 life! Authentic. Honest. Humble. Detail Oriented. Awesome

[@deavaleria]

The fact I have to glitch private lobbies just so I can play the game in peace and have it actually run is so sad

[@harry_alexander99]

I sunk so many hours in GTA online and RDR1 online with my mates back at release. I was so hyped to experience something new with RDO and make more memories. Sadly that era of online games seems to be over. It will always be a shame this game never reached greatness or even tried.

[@roryfriththetraveller4982]

i WAS one of those people who just played RDO every day from the start, just for something to do sometimes, but also to see what would happen in the future ... and then it never came or it was so half-assed it just felt weird to play i love the idea of each of the trades having their own story threads - the little one that went with moonshiners was great but it was so short. i understand the interest of the other trades too, i did them all and had a decent time, and it filled similar roles people had fun with in the story game? but they did feel super flat ... maybe lame too but id have loved a rancher role with whatever critters and horse taming for cash (maybe specific commissions) ... or a heist master role for bank robbing and holding up trains idk ... the monetisation sucked too but i did play a lot just for the sake of it so i never bought anything lol honestly different servers would help SO much too, and yeah most of the time the fun was created by the dumb escapades myself or randos i bumped into (we (english players) had 2 Czech fellas passing by test if we could all sit in one of those bench wagons, kill each other, and then ride into St Denis hanging off the wagon (you can by the way), and i know i'm not the only one who saw a bunch of Mario character cosplayers) ... its still sad though, especially in light of GTAO's constant pushing

[@lillianetheelf8285]

You have great points. I enjoy the online mode because the world is massive, but it does get boring with rinse and repeat missions. Griefers are a problem in both Rockstar online games, though in Red Dead, you could get away from them a little easier. However, it was tiresome walking into town and bullets are flying as I'm just selling my hunting prizes.

[@magnanimousmartyr421]

Oh come now! I honestly can’t be the only one who still actually enjoys hopping on my horse and riding around across The States every now and then! I always enjoyed the fact that our journeys are so open that we are able to use said freedom to come up with our own backstories and how we would all fit into The Story of Red Dead Redemption! Heck, I’m still working on my own in the form of a Fanfic, and by God the lore that I wrote for myself is worthy of its own little Mini-Series! XD

[@PsychoMoFoGaming]

My girlfriend and I play very often. Theres nothing out there that feels like Red Dead. And my alter ego in the game has become a special thing to me. Riding across the west side states and taking over towns just hits right. Also proving to be the fastest hand in the server also feels pretty good too

[@Largentina.]

I'm sure you're not the only one. There's gotta be other people in the world that also don't care how they waste their time.

[@0Doves0]

Same. I play the single version for the story and the online version for the horses.

[@RaffleSnaffle20]

Playing on PC is impossible right now. I want to enjoy it, but it is constantly crashing due to hackers. Utterly trash and it sucks

[@inyourgranmaass3605]

Offfcourse not stupi

[@LotanLevant]

I spent so many hours in RDRO, but yet I think I had more pure fun out of the first Red Dead Redemption online, where it was simple af.

[@svenskgeneral4973]

Glad to see you made a video on Red Dead Online! Great content!

[@cheezburburs]

24:02 “maybe the root of the problem is take two who would prefer to rake in as much as possible” Although this was probably the case for some time, many seem to forget a certain investors call for Take Two and Rockstar. One investor would ask the Take-Two CEO if Red Dead online would continue to get support, the CEO confirmed that it would get support. Many took this and believed that Red Dead Online would get more content in the future, however the CEO of Take-Two reiterated that it would continue to have online support for bugs fixes and improvements, etc. The CEO said it himself that it is up to Rockstar to provide and release new updates for Red Dead Online. Did you catch that? This isn’t Take-Twos doing, this is ROCKSTAR simply choosing not to develop new updates for their own game. RDR2 has sold extremely well, and they still choose not to release new content for it. Absolutely disappointing.

[@ratboy6461]

Hey Fizhy, if you want to talk about RDO more for a video I’d give you tons to talk about. I have played so much RDO that it’s embarrassing. I really appreciate that you’re making a video on this, appreciating it’s potential. I remember most of its history and I know of most glitches/niches of the community.

[@phillipschouw2462]

It’s like unpolished gold…

[@NOENVYreal]

Such an amazing game I still play online just for the immersion itself.

[@THEDAVILAK1]

What I would have liked to see: Setting your own camp location. Making the camp customizable. Beeing able to chose your gangs „profession“. Kidnapping/Human Trafficking Robbers Mercenaries (to hunt the bad guys) Contraband (Illegal substances or weapons) So much potential

[@Fred-1034]

Nowadays the RDO lobbies are less like GTA lobbies Now when you meet someone you both mainly emote and part ways or both go get pissed in the saloon

[@anthonypuk5190]

Naturalist is basically everything you've already done in RDR2 like filling the Codex, getting the pelts for the trapper, etc.

[@obiwanshinobi87]

I have never seen potential wasted as much as rdo.. this could have easily been one of the best online games ever

[@StrayKisswHobyStrayKids]

"I should know, I'm the fucker in the hat" absolutely got me

[@joeshmoe6930]

I lasted about 30 minutes in RDR2O. I ended up parking my character on a scenic cliff and logging off, with plans to never log on again. There's only so much of being forced to do missions with other people that never show up while you're waiting, that I can take. The graphics didn't even seem to be as decent Online. I'll stick with RDR2 single player. Much better.

[@wadehansen3085]

I will always remember that the first games multiplayer gave me one of my best online gaming memories. Back then I honestly had no clue what to even do in it except ride around most the time but one day on one of those rides I got sniped off my horse by a trio of desperados outside Blackwater. Wanting revenge and blitzed out on energy drinks I went back and managed to kill 2 and began riding away hurt as hell. Thought it would end at that since "You killed me I kill you back" but no. Mini map told me they were chasing me for their own revenge. I had no clue what to do to try and avoid getting hunted until I gave up and hopped off the game, had that gut feeling they might be in a griefing mood since they had the numbers. I ended up running north to where Dutch's camp was on the map thinking I could hold out there in a choke point, imagine my surprise seeing the machine gun was there and that you could use it. They ran into the kill zone and I mowed them down sending them back down the mountain to respawn. I felt pretty safe then...till I saw a few other players shift to their posses color they were gathering numbers of ether friends or randoms to push into the camp. Not wanting to get crazy outgunned I started blindly sending invites to anyone else on the server and people joined me and soon almost the whole server was in 1 of 2 teams converging on Dutch's camp. It turned from petty gaming revenge to an unoffical king of the hill game. One team would control the machine gun and the heart of the camp until the other sniped the gunner and could push in then repeat. Soon some mad men got respawned at the other side of the mountain but still went up the back way to sneak in dynamite tosses to help dethrone the gunner. No one had mics far as I remember just a silent understanding we are fighting for this old outlaws camp and we ain't about to let the other team keep it. went for like an hour before the teams began leaking players, and in the end the camp was a ghost town again but for that bit, it was fucking magical

[@hahaannare]

I enjoyed rdo and I really wish they would do more with it because I want to play it more, but there is really nothing to do. The gold and money I earn cant be spend on anything because I already have most of the things. It’s really just such a shame!

[@FreyOD]

redm for rdr2 on pc is what you’re looking for then

[@stefdezy1562]

Absolutely great video. Never seen a video of yours, but I *had* to watch it from start to finish. I literally could not agree more 😢

[@lonestonergaming]

All I wanted was a conclusion to the Jessica LeClerk storyline and private lobbies among other things. RDO is still a great game to play, but it's painful to see what R*'s done with it.

[@Childishxmarkeeloo]

One of the best times in red dead online was when the servers messed up and you we’re always by yourself in public lobbies which activated all the world random activities to show up on the map, increased animal spawns, increased collectible spawns. A glitch somehow fixed the online mode and everyone wanted it to stay like that

[@Aerational]

The thing that's sad is they could change it, but they'd rather sacrifice the game than the microtransaction heavy style they want to go with. If they admit they were wrong and actually change the game, suddenly they are beholden to the player base and they don't want that.... at least until their money well dries up because they forget what made them popular to begin with.

[@DunceTree93]

Every once in a while, I'll get the itch to play online....but then when i boot it up and load into camp, im just meet with this unshakable feeling of dread. It's just sad. I go in, pet my dog that i named after my irl dog that passed a year into the games release, then leave. None of my friends play anymore and i dont blame them. I wouldnt try to convince them either.

[@melo1890]

honestly if you switch your brain off and just enjoy the world and the bounties, story missions and moonshine missions rdo feels like a great game until you realise that’s all there is to it

[@Largentina.]

"If you just ignore all the negative aspects of the game, it's actually a great game."

[@SPQRKlio]

I do still play about a half hour every morning before work, to have a little escapism and see pretty landscapes before my real miserable daily grind. If I see other players, I wave, but I’m ready to run a mile away to get away from someone who will shoot me for no particular reason and trash my brief bit of morning fun. Then I let the game sit in the background being a pretty screensaver for 13 minutes while morning meetings start. But I have to admit, even though I have my little rituals and occasionally find something entertaining fun, I’m mostly riding around thinking of the ways that the game could be improved, doors they could open, wishing I could park my camp in an old cabin, or sleep in a hotel, et cetera et cetera.

[@victoriaevelyn3953]

I think another part of its fall is no private lobbies the always public lobbies put me off and probably many others

[@aomforever]

I've had and played Red Dead Redemption 2 since it was launched on pc, and i'm not joking when I say that I have never even opened the online part of the game. It was made painfully obvious within hours of RDO launching that it was going to be complete trash, and then the MACRO transactions came, and it suddenly made sense, why everything in the game was extremely expensive. Rockstar never planned on people actually grinding the money, they had fully believed that everyone would buy the items with real money. But when people didn't do that, they abandoned the game apart from the absolute minimum of updates.

[@plexyglass429]

RDR2 is the insanely talented musician and artists who's parents wanted them to be a doctor

[@TheWonkster]

They should make towns safe zones except for every in-game day from noon to 1 pm. Slow the time down to where that span lasts for 10 minutes, this would be perfect for duels and/or full-on town-wide gunfights

[@ConnieRavenlight]

I still play online almost all day every day even tho i've completed the entire story and unlocked everything i can

[@mainthrowaway]

I miss the days of standing in a safe zone like the barber, post office or bounty board, stepping out the boundary shooting someone and stepping back in to the safe zone. Good times, man.

[@-TheOutlander-]

bro, when you talked about a 13 year old living in his bedroom drinking monster...I felt terrible, 'cause I'm 20 and doing that exact thing, I'm disappointed in myself man, you just opened my eyes.

[@user-oh5gz4ue6r]

are you still doing that

[@-TheOutlander-]

@@user-oh5gz4ue6r nah, for a good while now, been hanging out in metal bars now

[@j.peters1222]

It's hard to find a larger contrast between a single player and multiplayer video game than Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Redemption Online.

[@kropotkinnie]

As a horse boy equestrian it breaks my heart this game was left to die while the toxic griefer central for 12 year olds who wanna ride stupid lazer gun plane things got all the love. Like oh god I get that Rockstar wants money above all else but it's actually painful how this game and its majority peaceful and player friendly community got tossed aside for the sake of... internet harassment simulator with boring ass cars.

[@Twinspinner]

I made certain life decisions years ago, which included selling my copy of RDR2. I hadn't played online much, but I am likely buying RDR2 again for the nostalgia and feels. Would I actually be able to play online and have a good time?

[@mzamethodman7134]

As long as you stick to staying in defensive mode and the first role you buy is the bounty hunter(only role that gives you gold per mission, look up the meta to maximize profits if you are so inclined) then yeah, just temper your expectations a LOT from the masterpiece that is storymode

[@Suhuva]

The good thing about Collector role is every time you find a collectible you get about 10x more XP compared to the Naturalist role for example. You could max out the Collector role the fastest out of all of them

[@2k10yt]

we need a co-op story mode game by rockstarg

[@cobrazrt6006]

i actually enjoyed older red dead because taking my time hunting for 3 star animals with my friend was really fun and when they released gus we would make clothes out of our animals to make our hunting outfits so i never had a no content problem since i just hunt and get in gunfights in Saint Denis and Valentine

[@DJ563]

I’ve played RD Online almost every day since just after Beta. It got me through the strict Melbourne Covid lockdowns with my sanity in check, and I still play it most days. While I agree that it has been clearly neglected by Rockstar for some time, my experience with the game seems to differ to yours, especially with regards to grinding money and griefers. While I generally spend most of my time in the Takeover series, during open world, I have almost never encountered griefers. And certainly not to a point of it ruining my gaming experience. I’ve also never made a micro transaction, and enjoyed working through the set roles to earn money... which, at this point I have way too much of 😂

[@MrRogers-ef2py]

Thanks for being our voice!

[@DarkSeraph95]

Rockstar abandoned this game faster than a 16 year old abandons her child on prom night

[@alexandergilles8583]

What?

[@cr1s1s0ff41th]

@@confidentstreetlamp1762 this is the joke lmao, probably saying that quite young teenagers are already having children

[@almudd]

Great when you have to explain the "joke"

[@DarkSeraph95]

@@confidentstreetlamp1762 prom night dumpster baby

[@theblindbandit6533]

There are two types of whistles you can do in the game to call your horse 1: short whistle will call your horse directly to your position and it’ll stay there 2: long whistle will call your horse to come near by and follow you from a distance 3: spamming whistles will cause horse confusion and player frustration

[@RedSalute]

After ignoring the #SaveRedDeadOnline social media campaign and questions during your live streams regarding RDO, you finally address the topic, but unfortunately in a dismissive review. You admit you stopped playing before the Moonshiners and Naturalist DLCs were released; therefore, the examination or exploration of the actual content and roles is scant and superficial. Finally, insider Tez2 received confirmation from a Rockstar source, that the Rockstar Editor will eventually be coming to RDO (hats off to Silentcore for covering this development).

[@Largentina.]

Ladies and gentlemen, the worst type of fan.

[@azariah_kyras]

@@Largentina. these type of people have annoyed me for years but I'm not gonna pretend to not know why these types of people are in the community. Rdo has been getting disrespected by Rockstar for years now.

[@Largentina.]

@@azariah_kyras What a great excuse to walk around acting like a douche. Oh wait, I meant it's a terrible excuse and useless to even share that info because it has nothing to do with what I said.

[@azariah_kyras]

@@Largentina. they are a byproduct of the game having little to no content. Trust me I wish the community was all cool and chill but since its a Rockstar online game there's a huge portion of gta online people here and once you mix that in with the game being abandoned there's gonna be a heap load of douchebags. That's the way it is.

[@mr.melonheaddd]

Additionally you have to love the grind and gradual build just like the story if you blitz the story then you did it odd, if you took your time with the story you know the benefit of the beauty of the story

[@MrNewmanDub]

Bring back outlaw passes please 🙏🙌

[@mattcurrie2002]

I tried RDO for the first time a few weeks ago, because I was missing RDR2 and didn't want to just play the story mode again. After the first few story missions, I tried to ride into Blackwater to start another mission, was promptly killed multiple times by someone I could barely see, and that's where my RDO journey will be forever done.

[@oldman6916]

If you choose the option to parley the can't do Nything to you, it helped me early on in rdo as I learned the ropes of online and how it differs from story I gameplay. And in the online section of the options menu you can turn on defensive mode which removes free aim and reduces damage players deal to you greatly and prevents players from marking you in dead eye or using a lasso on you

[@Freebase_lace]

RDR 2 deserved better in general.

[@Lesinator]

Spot on, just adding the quality of life updates that GTA online got where you can play in a private instance to g avoid griefers would have been a huge boost to this game. Too little too late perhaps but it would have been something.

[@lordedmundblackadder9321]

Hey, don’t diss Skyrim like that. Unlike GTA, Skyrim is actually good.

[@yusefziayi3404]

GTA is not bad wtf are you talking about

[@Space_Toasty]

Madam Nazar never stopped spawning. She just spawned in a different place every day. I had to use a madam nazar tracker on my phone to find her. Which was pretty annoying, but it got you to go to different parts of the map you'd otherwise probably not go to

[@Spectre_110]

I remember it used to be not too difficult to gain gold by just logging on 1 time a day for daily challenges. Until it went individually online and they cut the gold you earn in half and had a limit of 21 days until it resets. So it made me want to play less and less because things got more expensive and was boring to grind for taking twice as long

[@Ellie_Nightstorm]

"I should know, I'm the fucker in the hat!" lmfao perfect, as always

[@Echoplex25]

Getting the collector role as my first role, and doing the challenges got me all the roles and battle pass in about a week I haven't touched RDO until recently with my steam deck and I have to say it's nice that I still have over 200 gold bars thanks to it and the challenges before the change

[@ericagatep3246]

Red Dead Online: All dead, no redemption

[@GojkoStojanovicII]

I’d love the concept of messing around with the boys and giving a Dutch like speech before we ride out to rob a bank and stuff like that, gameplay elements that made you feel like a real damn outlaw

[@couldntmixapotnoodle]

I recently started again on RDO, I really liked it, its a good enough excuse for more content out of the RDR2 world. But it needs more stuff slammed into it

[@mr.melonheaddd]

Red dead online is something that reflects the story back in a time where there was little and the world wasn't so busy. It makes sense that the online has little as was meant to be enjoyed at a slow pace, the over exposed world of GTA 5 online isn't what I wanted for this online mode and fortunetly is minimal very happy

[@fern_cf2574]

"I would almost call it downfall of Read Dead Online, but that would imply that it had ever accomplished greatness in the first place." Dude. I love this quote. I love such hard statements in generell, but the soberness while speaking it was… just wow.

[@rageboxprox]

Dakota River Bend on RedM is the Perfect version of RDO

[@TailcoatGames]

Madam nazar always spawns but moves around the map weekly The trapper isn’t a role you buy it was a store like the butcher that just happened to sell coats if you turned in a legendary animals pelt

[@NK73080]

Madam nazar spawns at different locations every day, she doesnt "seldom spawn"

[@MistahJay7]

"I should know I'm the fucker in the hat" LMFAO never change mate

[@feasogachsionnach1872]

When red dead online came out, me and some friends used to play it a lot, but as time went by, they gave up and all the DLCs became a solo slug and after grinding to five figures in cash, ten horses and more, I was burnt out.