RDO Next Updates Speculation & General Chat (Part I)

[lekis69]

3 hours ago, TagoKG said:

GTA v is  R* cow ,simple as that.

GTA V is, that dosen't mean GTA 6 will be and dosen't change what I said earlier, They are still different IP's and R* and T2 like money and the more they have making it the happier they are. So no they aren't going to stop supporting this game just because GTA 6 comes out. Plus I have a news flash for you, they are already working on GTAO, RDO, and probably GTA 6 if that even is the next game they release. Hell that might still be ten years from now for all you know, if ever. You just said it yourself GTA 5 is a cash cow.

Edited April 5, 2020 by lekis69

[4thgear]

You guys think rockstar will announce something this Tuesday?

[Kremita]

13 minutes ago, 4thgear said:

You guys think rockstar will announce something this Tuesday?

Given the current state of the world, I don’t see any new content till May at the earliest. Just my two cents...

[Potter145]

39 minutes ago, 4thgear said:

You guys think rockstar will announce something this Tuesday?

Yes. Something.

[4thgear]

3 minutes ago, executor404 said:

Yes. Something.

that something better be a sneak peak into something major that's coming. and not just another variant of a showdown mode and a few bonuses

[Saiyam]

CoD MW is getting its new season in few days even in this current situation so why not RDO?

[TerryJamieKingDonovan]

10 hours ago, Shane_Dbns said:

Like I said, I understand why GTA Online had a bad start but I can't give RDO the same treatment because they really should have learnt what went wrong with GTAO and tried to avoid repeating the same mistakes. It's been almost 1 and half years, which is within the time frame which most people agree GTAO got its sh*t together with the heists update. So how much longer should we just brush off RDO's shortfalls as teething problems? 

Well, they did learn from some things, Matchmaking and combat is a lot more improved in Red Dead Online, and there is a significant amount of content, compared to GTA Online.

Also they changed their update schedule to 4 Monthly, instead of monthly, to guarantee that the Updates are bigger/more overhauling.

Rockstar did not have the resources to jump start Red Dead Online, they simply poured all they had into the Singleplayer, and they wanted to develop Red Dead Online over time, just as they did with GTA Online, which is not all that bad of an idea, considering that many design decisions can only be done based on statistics and player activity.

For example the whole Anti-Griefing mechanics and fine-tuning them up to the point where griefing is almost impossible at this point, wouldn't have been possible if R* just would have kept Red Dead Online under wraps for that long.

 

The Updates already started to get meaty with the Frontier Pursuits Update, I would imagine the next Update is going to be even bigger and overhaul a lot of things, while introducing new content.

I do not think it will just be a single new role, but rather probably another three roles.

2 hours ago, QAnon said:

Given the current state of the world, I don’t see any new content till May at the earliest. Just my two cents...

I don't think the situation will have all that big of an impact on Red Dead Online, rather the opposite.

We know that Rockstar employees are able to work from home, only partition of video game prodction that is currently "blocked" is MoCap, and I am not sure whether the QA Department would be allowed to access something as prolific as GTA VI, on network drives from home.

So I believe the current focus is on GTA Online and Red Dead Online, while production on GTA VI is probably stalled, for the time being,

Another indicator of this is that Rockstar North employees were recently given an additional day off(their Friday) to cope with the situation.

Edited April 6, 2020 by TerryJamieKingDonovan

[TagoKG]

if theres no news this week see ya in juny with probably two roles and pass 3

Edited April 6, 2020 by TagoKG

[4thgear]

3 hours ago, TagoKG said:

if theres no news this week see ya in juny with probably two roles and pass 3

isnt monday (tomorrow) the last day for whatever variant and bonuses? they have to announce something right 

Edited April 6, 2020 by 4thgear

[ORLAG]

49 minutes ago, 4thgear said:

isnt monday (tomorrow) the last day for whatever variant and bonuses? they have to announce something right 

Don't hold your breath, could just be a regular old bonus week. 

[4thgear]

38 minutes ago, ORLAG said:

Don't hold your breath, could just be a regular old bonus week. 

i'll go mad

[Kremita]

Fingers crossed for an invite only lobby next update...

[ivarblaauw]

1 hour ago, QAnon said:

Fingers crossed for an invite only lobby next update...

well; with all sh*t that is going on; I truly hope so. But mark my words; we won't be able to access our businesses in invite only lobbies -_- 

For some unknown reason; R* gets a hard on for PvP. No idea why. In GTA and especially RDR a lot of players want to experience the game in coop not versus. But yeah who are we (just the people who buy their product)...

That there are PvP modes in the game; do it; give it to us. but make it OPTIONAL.

Edited April 6, 2020 by ivarblaauw

[Direwrath]

1 hour ago, QAnon said:

Fingers crossed for an invite only lobby next update...

I would love this too, but they are truly against adding invite only lobbies in this game it seems. 

[ORLAG]

2 hours ago, QAnon said:

Fingers crossed for an invite only lobby next update...

 

46 minutes ago, Direwrath said:

I would love this too, but they are truly against adding invite only lobbies in this game it seems. 

I understand the concept they were going for with this game's online but I just don't think it is working very well. Players purposefully avoid each other and certain system just seem to not function. I'd love invite only sessions, I just can't see it happening, really hope I am wrong though.

[Nerfgoth]

1 hour ago, ivarblaauw said:

well; with all sh*t that is going on; I truly hope so. But mark my words; we won't be able to access our businesses in invite only lobbies -_- 

For some unknown reason; R* gets a hard on for PvP. No idea why. In GTA and especially RDR a lot of players want to experience the game in coop not versus. But yeah who are we (just the people who buy their product)...

That there are PvP modes in the game; do it; give it to us. but make it OPTIONAL.

But it´s hard to get the player base to work against a common goal! I´m writing suggestions to them and reports bug issues. And all I can hope is that they read them. And because the gold you can buy covers everything it is impossible to show R* with our wallet what parts of Online we like!

[RyuNova]

2 hours ago, ORLAG said:

 

I understand the concept they were going for with this game's online but I just don't think it is working very well. Players purposefully avoid each other and certain system just seem to not function. I'd love invite only sessions, I just can't see it happening, really hope I am wrong though.

 

The way they originally spoke of RDO they made it sound like a massive dynamic MMO style world so having every one stay on the same map made sense but it's not the dynamic MMO style, it's a f*cking reskin of GTAO with even less content so why can't they just give us the Invite Only lobbies?

 

I will tell you why, because they realised that people were using them to dodge 90% of player interactions and actually enjoying the game instead of it being a PvP grindfest to get people to buy Gold Bars. They also know that people used glitches to glitch Solo Public Sessions and enjoyed the game even more, you can't have glitched Public Solo Sessions if you don't give them Solo Sessions in the first place. *taps head*

 

I know its to the point where people need a tinfoil hat but its true, everything R* does and does not do is for the sole intent of selling microtransactions.

Edited April 6, 2020 by RyuNova

[4eyedcoupe]

6 hours ago, QAnon said:

Fingers crossed for an invite only lobby next update...

 

5 hours ago, Direwrath said:

I would love this too, but they are truly against adding invite only lobbies in this game it seems. 

Yea, they won't add invite only lobbies, but I guarantee they will TAKE AWAY our current invite only lobby with the next update.  I'm trying to enjoy it while I can.  The game works really well to the point that I don't think I will like the game(again) when I have to go back to broken public lobbies.

[RyuNova]

Just now, 4eyedcoupe said:

Yea, they won't add invite only lobbies, but I guarantee they will TAKE AWAY our current invite only lobby with the next update.  I'm trying to enjoy it while I can.  The game works really well to the point that I don't think I will like the game(again) when I have to go back to broken public lobbies.

 

Can you explain?

[4eyedcoupe]

9 minutes ago, RyuNova said:

 

Can you explain?

They will patch the current invite only lobby glitch when they do the next update.  

[RyuNova]

7 minutes ago, 4eyedcoupe said:

They will patch the current invite only lobby glitch when they do the next update.  

 

Sorry, I get that, can you explain how to get in a Solo Lobby?

[4eyedcoupe]

6 minutes ago, RyuNova said:

 

Sorry, I get that, can you explain how to get in a Solo Lobby?

I knew you did, I was PM'ing you in the mean-time.  

[AStiffBreeze]

5 hours ago, ORLAG said:

 

I understand the concept they were going for with this game's online but I just don't think it is working very well. Players purposefully avoid each other and certain system just seem to not function. I'd love invite only sessions, I just can't see it happening, really hope I am wrong though.

I think the defensive mode stuff is great, and resolved pretty much all of my issues with other players in public lobbies. 
 

The issue for me is simply that animals no longer spawn in Red Dead Online. The only reason I have to seek out solo sessions is to find animals. I just want animals Rockstar. 

[ghostsoap01]

8 hours ago, QAnon said:

Fingers crossed for an invite only lobby next update...

If it ain't there (or at least acknowledgement of plans to implement it), I walk. Seriously, we've waited a year and a half trying out R*'s "everyone in the same session", that's time enough to determine it isn't up to par; and if R* doesn't see it by next update, then I will have no faith left in them (there's always another goddamn bug, as Arthur so wisely put it).

 

4 hours ago, RyuNova said:

I will tell you why, because they realised that people were using them to dodge 90% of player interactions and actually enjoying the game instead of it being a PvP grindfest to get people to buy Gold Bars. They also know that people used glitches to glitch Solo Public Sessions and enjoyed the game even more, you can't have glitched Public Solo Sessions if you don't give them Solo Sessions in the first place. *taps head*

 

Exactly. When people say they didn't learn their lesson from gta online, they are wrong. R* did learn a lesson from gta, just not the one most of us think...

Edited April 6, 2020 by ghostsoap01

[RyuNova]

1 hour ago, ghostsoap01 said:

Exactly. When people say they didn't learn their lesson from gta online, they are wrong. R* did learn a lesson from gta, just not the one most of us think...

 

Exactly.

[JohnMcLoviin]

Next update will add the Four Horses of the Apocalypse from Undead Nightmare.   Rank requirement lvl 200 and 50 Gold.  Or 200 Gold if you are below lvl 200.  

[Direwrath]

10 hours ago, Nerfgoth said:

But it´s hard to get the player base to work against a common goal! I´m writing suggestions to them and reports bug issues. And all I can hope is that they read them. And because the gold you can buy covers everything it is impossible to show R* with our wallet what parts of Online we like!

Yep, everyone has different ways of playing. Heck even the people I play with all like to play the game in different ways, just don't understand how could they expect the players to play the game and not try to start wars or mess with other players to get their feels. The way it is now, most players avoid interaction for fear of a negative impact on their game play. Other players try with all they have to make themselves seem bad by attacking the unsuspecting players again and again even when the other player is trying to get away. I understand the idea of bandits and outlaws, and trust me I've been attacked by good players roleplaying such characters and they made the game interesting. But a person who griefs is not that kind of player and we have more of them sadly. As for the gold I think they don't care for us higher level gold collectors, so many have so much gold and money in our pockets just because we grind and play the game as it should be played, we don't buy the gold and that makes us irreverent in their plans. I have yet to buy gold, and they keep sending me stuff telling me to use that discount they gave me. Still not going to do it.

 

9 hours ago, RyuNova said:

 

The way they originally spoke of RDO they made it sound like a massive dynamic MMO style world so having every one stay on the same map made sense but it's not the dynamic MMO style, it's a f*cking reskin of GTAO with even less content so why can't they just give us the Invite Only lobbies?

 

I will tell you why, because they realised that people were using them to dodge 90% of player interactions and actually enjoying the game instead of it being a PvP grindfest to get people to buy Gold Bars. They also know that people used glitches to glitch Solo Public Sessions and enjoyed the game even more, you can't have glitched Public Solo Sessions if you don't give them Solo Sessions in the first place. *taps head*

 

I know its to the point where people need a tinfoil hat but its true, everything R* does and does not do is for the sole intent of selling microtransactions.

It's crazy that players want to actually enjoy the world and play a darn game instead of blow up the nearest player with dynamite arrows for three hours...  I mean those kinds of players do not exist, the only ones who do are the "armchair soldiers" with money to burn. That's R* logic. No need for a tinfoil hat, it's pretty obvious. 

 

11 hours ago, ORLAG said:

 

I understand the concept they were going for with this game's online but I just don't think it is working very well. Players purposefully avoid each other and certain system just seem to not function. I'd love invite only sessions, I just can't see it happening, really hope I am wrong though.

I can ride into town and lately if there are a bunch of lower levels hanging about they will disappear even when I am clearly not showing any intentions of showing ill intent. Most riders try to get around me as fast as they can so I cannot even emote them a greeting and others will either pull out their gun or fire a warning shot before I get close. Obviously they are not oblivious to the griefing problem and if they are that leery of other players there is not going to be much interaction between them and other players, even if the other player is trying to be friendly.

 

2 hours ago, Scania X said:

Next update will add the Four Horses of the Apocalypse from Undead Nightmare.   Rank requirement lvl 200 and 50 Gold.  Or 200 Gold if you are below lvl 200.  

I don't know about having the supernatural horses in the game, but I would love that black blanket appaloosa coat for one of my horses that Famine had.

[ORLAG]

18 minutes ago, Direwrath said:

I can ride into town and lately if there are a bunch of lower levels hanging about they will disappear even when I am clearly not showing any intentions of showing ill intent.

Yep, people just clear off or run for the nearest store portal to safety. It's a shame, but other players might as well not exist. There's either such an insignificant interaction, no interaction, or a terribly negative one. I'd love to see what other players are getting up to, check out what outfits they like, pat their horses and so on. I find it hard to come by and I can't say I blame anyone for turning tail at the sight of another player. It's not worth it to find out if they'll wave and carry on their business or blow your legs off with explosive ammo until they run dry (or in the case of PC, drop explosions on you until you leave).

[IzzyBlues]

I reaaaaally feel like they need to at least drop the "stay tuned for more news next week regarding our next major update" line in this upcoming Newswire post. It's been way too long now.

[Nerfgoth]

I wouldn´t be surprised if they hold of next update to next gen arrives!