Red Dead Online Beta - Week 1 Update

[IamCourtney]

4 minutes ago, TheSadisticOwl said:

Should've held back from buying anything after Rockstar made that statement on Twitter. Besides, the Pump Action is fantastic fun. You'll grow into liking it.

Haha yeah, I'm not really that upset. Shotguns are like pizza, always at least Good.

 

Has anybody tried selling herbs yet? Any changes?

[Happy Hunter]

I wonder if deathmatches dethrone hunting now, for money?

[BOOGIEMAN219]

2 minutes ago, Happy Hunter said:

I wonder if deathmatches dethrone hunting now, for money?

In my experience it has, been making my best money this way.

[AUScowboy]

I always seem to be on the losing team in the showdown series, I do fine on the everyman for themselves modes. I've been getting $9 on average when losing team matches or placing low in Make It Count and the points based DMs.

 

So nobody has gotten their rebate for guns or the free cash yet?

Edited December 6, 2018 by AUScowboy

[donnits]

I don’t really play free mode, the matchmaking has better framework than GTAO, so I stick with that. Still hope they can fix a few things, I’ve sent some feedback. They need to reintroduce hold your own, stronghold and pre-match duels/standoffs and split up team modes from the free-for-all’s. Besides that, I really want them to add some voice to the characters, even if it’s just for emotes. And this is a longshot, but I really want the announcer to come back. I miss hearing “sweet justice.”

[E•MO•TION]

3 minutes ago, Happy Hunter said:

I wonder if deathmatches dethrone hunting now, for money?

It seems that way, sadly.

[anarquista_duval]

They cut almost 50% on the value of best fish wtf!!

Think they cut prices on feathers and animal meat, basically what everybody was doing to make money.

R*, FU! They give 1 but Take Two!!!

 

[AUScowboy]

My disappointment with the hunting nerf outweighs my appreciation of the price adjustment. Fence still seems to pay the same, and the free money will cover one cheap hand gun.

[Fatsanchez]

18 minutes ago, anarquista_duval said:

R*, FU! They give 1 but Take Two!!!

 

So thats what T2 means... I can see clearly now. *Mind blown*

 

@AUScowboy Still havent got my debate bro. Too soon I guess lol.

[concolt]

1 hour ago, Smokewood said:

It's not a nerf when the prices of the things you buy with the money from fishing were also reduced.

If you lower the cost of items then lower the payout of an activity that is enjoyable it’s pointless to lower the cost and the payout of said activity.

[eyman]

To be fair, I hear a lot of people say things like a Mauser Pistol costs $35 in 1899 and a real fishing rod today doesn't cost $32.00, or baked beans cost $36.00 in today's economy, which is true... but the same can be said for selling items too. In terms of inflation, one salmon (at $4.25) would cost $129 today, nevermind 10.

I'm not trying to defend them because I know how those that didn't want it nerfed feel. Yesterday I was a virtual fisherman myself, and would love to be making $100 every 30 mins now. but if we are going to debate whether or not they should have nerfed fishing, we need to see both sides first.
 

Edited December 6, 2018 by eyman

[Sootyjared]

Do they mean people who played today will get gold and money or people who have been playing since the beta launched?

[rebeldevil]

It's not a huge change, but it's welcome all the same. We'll see what happens in the future. Keep in mind it's only been a week. Some of the things you're asking for might take longer.

[Smokewood]

1 hour ago, AUScowboy said:

My disappointment with the hunting nerf outweighs my appreciation of the price adjustment. Fence still seems to pay the same, and the free money will cover one cheap hand gun.

how? the net outcome is the same.

[clinical oppression]

Heron pelican loon and spoon bill plumes and carcasses fetch the same ......as well as alligators and their assorted bits . 

[Smokewood]

19 minutes ago, concolt said:

If you lower the cost of items then lower the payout of an activity that is enjoyable it’s pointless to lower the cost and the payout of said activity.

nope, because now all activities are viable so the playerbase can spread out and the players can do whatever they want and still make the same money.

[RedDeadBird]

15 minutes ago, Sootyjared said:

Do they mean people who played today will get gold and money or people who have been playing since the beta launched?

At any point today or before. You'll get the goods. 

[Sootyjared]

7 minutes ago, RedDeadBird said:

At any point today or before. You'll get the goods. 

So if I haven’t played/updated the game today, I will still get the items?

[DentureDynamite]

3 hours ago, Ryan5252 said:

15 gold bars. Refunds. $250 free money.

 

Ok. Hands up, who got R* drunk? 

IMO, not so much drunk as desperate to hold on to a player community having second thoughts about the long-term fun in RDO.

 

Their scripted "events" and "games" (reskinned Adversary Modes) are always going to get doted on, while freeroam stuff gets the shaft.

 

Rockstar is drunk on tightly controlling the fun that players are having, even if it's 100% legitimate.

 

Nothing new here; only key difference compared to GTA Online is that I strongly suspect it's much harder for them to come up with enticing content that players are willing to play--and pay--for in the long run.

 

Money means nothing to me if the fun getting to it isn't there. I didn't bother logging into GTA Online recently for all the "free money"; there's little to no fun for me left in that game.

Edited December 6, 2018 by DentureDynamite

[RedDeadBird]

8 minutes ago, Sootyjared said:

So if I haven’t played/updated the game today, I will still get the items?

Correct.

[DentureDynamite]

2 hours ago, kushnstien said:

Seems like big fish goes for $5. While Small is $2.50.

 

If we can find a spot where we can sell big fish really fast to butchers it can be efficient.

...until the next nerf, yes.

 

Rockstar wants PvP to happen at the expense of PvE.

 

If we failed to learn anything from GTA Online, this would be it.

[concolt]

28 minutes ago, Smokewood said:

nope, because now all activities are viable so the playerbase can spread out and the players can do whatever they want and still make the same money.

Unless you hunt or fish, now you make less money 

[GourangaMaster]

2 hours ago, EvilBunny said:

In PVP? You get kicked now! I saw a couple of others mention it and I tested it out in racing to see if it worked, I got booted to FR after the first round.

Awesome. I can finally play an actual race again.

[Smokewood]

1 minute ago, concolt said:

Unless you hunt or fish, now you make less money 

and the items cost less - same ratio.

no nerf happened

[Tampinha85]

gotta say that 16 gold bars really bought me 

 

also mission rewards feels more..rewarding.

[Tha-Jamz]

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As an added thank you for playing and helping us through the beta period, we're also awarding everyone that joined in to play the Red Dead Online Beta at any point through midnight PST today with a gift of RDO$250 and 15 Gold Bars. Gifts should start arriving today and will hit all eligible players by Friday, December 14th.

 

Okay great, but how do i know if im eligible ? im in a very different time zone ? (can someone explain pls ?)

Also i think the nerfes are not that big (hunting payouts)

 

But is it just me or does it look like they did something on the graphices part ? it looks more crisp but also as if they tuned down the quality of the graphics overall ? (textures ?)

2 hours ago, IamCourtney said:

Haha yeah, I'm not really that upset. Shotguns are like pizza, always at least Good.

 

Has anybody tried selling herbs yet? Any changes?

Nope still 25ct

[IamCourtney]

Cheers for the herb tip. If you've logged into RDO at any time between the first day you were allowed and midnight PST tonight, you're eligible for the bonus award.

[concolt]

35 minutes ago, Smokewood said:

and the items cost less - same ratio.

no nerf happened

You don’t get it.  If they lowered the prices of goods but also cut the payout of hunting it doesn’t benefit the hunters at all.  That was my point.

[Tha-Jamz]

9 minutes ago, IamCourtney said:

Cheers for the herb tip. If you've logged into RDO at any time between the first day you were allowed and midnight PST tonight, you're eligible for the bonus award.

 

Thanks ! ive being playing from the first second till now, every single day. (just havin a lill break atm lol)

[Jason]

Stranger missions could pay a bit more I think. $20-$30 range might be good for them given how they run out pretty quickly.