RDR2 Online: Micros or "Sharkcard" equivalent?

[slimeball supreme]

Shark Cards at least made sense canonically. Your character is buying credit cards or something. That was the whole draw to it, and it made sense for the tone.

 

How the f*ck would you add micro-transactions (which is the term for all ingame items purchasable with real money) without detracting from the experience? You people are some of the biggest conspiracy theorists, I swear.

[Osho]

Shark Cards at least made sense canonically. Your character is buying credit cards or something. That was the whole draw to it, and it made sense for the tone.

I think you are over thinking it now. The point to online was to create a fun multiplayer system to enjoy with friends and socialising bit.

So, whether shark cards make sense canonically or not, shouldn't be something the developers needs to care about. I guess that is the side effect of focusing too much importance on story and the world around it, in a way that you start to emphasize everything to make sense to help you get better understanding of the world rather than focusing on how the system enriches the experience through features and core gameplay by socialising and playing against people from around the world

 

How the f*ck would you add micro-transactions (which is the term for all ingame items purchasable with real money) without detracting from the experience?

I know shark cards don't sound appropriate as a term for RD O micros, but they can definitely make micros possible via something else.

The in-game currency and economy featured in prev. RDR isn't much different than GTA games except for the difference in time period and place.

[FRANKlEBOY]

Money-squeezing? How are the shark cards money-squeezing? They're 100k, 200k, 500k, 1,250m, 3m, and 8m respectively. 500k is literally one run at Pacific Standard on Hard, if you get 20%, which you do most of the time. Making money in GTAO is easy peasy. The cards are just convenience items for people with more money than time. It's the least offensive microtransaction system I've seen in a game so far.

 

You only played heists during 2x$ or something?

[lessthan3]

 

Money-squeezing? How are the shark cards money-squeezing? They're 100k, 200k, 500k, 1,250m, 3m, and 8m respectively. 500k is literally one run at Pacific Standard on Hard, if you get 20%, which you do most of the time. Making money in GTAO is easy peasy. The cards are just convenience items for people with more money than time. It's the least offensive microtransaction system I've seen in a game so far.

 

You only played heists during 2x$ or something?

 

 

My bad, I googled it to make sure and the picture said 500k. Didn't notice that was 2x. So 250k. Two runs, then. Still fast af.

[Guest]

 

 

Money-squeezing? How are the shark cards money-squeezing? They're 100k, 200k, 500k, 1,250m, 3m, and 8m respectively. 500k is literally one run at Pacific Standard on Hard, if you get 20%, which you do most of the time. Making money in GTAO is easy peasy. The cards are just convenience items for people with more money than time. It's the least offensive microtransaction system I've seen in a game so far.

You only played heists during 2x$ or something?

 

My bad, I googled it to make sure and the picture said 500k. Didn't notice that was 2x. So 250k. Two runs, then. Still fast af.

You do know that if I wanted to buy the most expensive yacht and fully customize it straight away, it would cost me more than $150? This sh*t should be straight up illegal.

[DangerZ0neX]

Remember, The Benz didn't want to include micro transactions into GTA Online, but Taketwo forced Rockstar to do so so that they generate more revenue for an extremely low cost.

 

Blame Taketwo if microtransactions are prominent in RDR2's Online, not Rockstar.

[lessthan3]

 

 

 

Money-squeezing? How are the shark cards money-squeezing? They're 100k, 200k, 500k, 1,250m, 3m, and 8m respectively. 500k is literally one run at Pacific Standard on Hard, if you get 20%, which you do most of the time. Making money in GTAO is easy peasy. The cards are just convenience items for people with more money than time. It's the least offensive microtransaction system I've seen in a game so far.

You only played heists during 2x$ or something?

 

My bad, I googled it to make sure and the picture said 500k. Didn't notice that was 2x. So 250k. Two runs, then. Still fast af.

You do know that if I wanted to buy the most expensive yacht and fully customize it straight away, it would cost me more than $150? This sh*t should be straight up illegal.

 

 

Okay. So, eh.... Don't do that then. What's the problem?

No one is forcing you to buy shark cards. You can get the money doing heists and do it that way.

[SinZer0s]

 

Man, what the f*ck you can buy in the old West?

Gold horseshoes?

Gems incrusted rifles?

A canoe with suspensions?

A horse corral with can-can dancers?

 

If they choose to add this, no doubt it will be painfully obvious

Horses with hydraulics?

 

11/10 would bounce

-IGN

[Jabalous]

Remember, The Benz didn't want to include micro transactions into GTA Online, but Taketwo forced Rockstar to do so so that they generate more revenue for an extremely low cost.

 

Blame Taketwo if microtransactions are prominent in RDR2's Online, not Rockstar.

Where did you get this idea of The Benz standing against Online's microtransactions?

[Hunter]

The people who buy stuff still need to grind to unlock weapons, level up their skills, and still need to do the same amount of racing to unlock upgrades.

No they don't. You can get a missile launcher that's much faster than the RPG, and locks on to people, at rank 1.

 

No level lock on the Hydra either, just do its heist and you're good to go.

 

But like I said, I'm not even bothered by that. I don't care about people getting money easy.

 

If someone else has a busy life and only gets a bit of time to play GTAO, and they decide that rather than grinding a couple of heists, they'd rather just pay a bit of real money and buy a supercar or whatever, who cares?

The cards are the reason why it's a grind to make money. They are why we have $10M planes, $3M bikes, etc.

 

I don't care that people want to boost their money (though I'd recommend they just make use of whatever latest glitch is around, it'll make much more money). What I care about is that those cards are the reason people don't even want to earn money and resort to boosting instead - they are why everything's so expensive and grind-y.

 

TL;DR: Down with microtransactions.

 

 

[Osho]

According to Benz, "The Houser brothers had little interest in GTA Online, and did not focus on its development"

So ... ??

For the topic, I think RDR O has a potential to turn into a Fallout 4-type of RP gaming in MMO format, from completing various jobs, creating factions to crafting, base building, etc.

I mean, Imagine Fallout 4 set within an open world wild west setting that allows you to engage in all kinds of activities seen in SP but in Online format.

Micros will sell crazily in this way.

Edited October 22, 2016 by Osho

[lessthan3]

If they're focusing on RDR Online at least that probably means it'll be better than GTAO. Here's hoping no player dots on the map this time!

[Maibatsu545]

I really, really hope not. But this is R* we're talking about, so we probably will have to put up with that bullsh*t.

[Alarming]

I think a lot of people missed your post but I think you are spot on.

 

Carriages will be the new super cars.

 

I hope it'll work pretty much the same as GTAO. Let us buy houses/rooms/shacks instead of apartments, stables or corrals instead of garages, and a good variety of horses and buggies. There's plenty of room for customizing carriages and horse tack, not to mention apparel

[OfficialTwiggz]

Buy land and pick from a pre designed housing system. Wood, brick, etc.

 

I'd like that. Obviously gang hideouts are making a return. Hopefully hunting online will be a thing. Selling pelts and other miscellaneous items would be one way. But what to spend your money on? I'd like a place you could actually call your own. More property options to choose from honestly.