RDO Next Updates Speculation & General Chat (Part I)

[AltiMetro]

has anyone checked whether Cripps and Marcel keep producing, while we're on these Telegram missions? 
I assume they stop production, since we're put in an instanced, solo lobby. Just like in Legendary Bounties. But would be good to get confirmation. 


In general, it's a nice addition. At this point, anything is a nice addition. I'm still parched from the lack of updates 2020. 
Haven't touched the game in a couple months. I'm not sure these missions alone will bring me back, but I agree with others: it's a nice system R* can use to keep adding missions. 

Agree that the 24-minute cooldown timer to all 3 types of missions is unfortunate.  Not sure what the upside of it is, I'd understand a cooldown of a particular type of mission. 

[éX-Driver]

2 hours ago, StyxTx said:

I'm with ya. Fool me once....but after that you're mince meat.

Since my character is an aboriginal american, I’ve taken to just considering her a spirit sent by the gods to punish my guy for not honouring the spirits of the animals I kill without harvesting them.

[Arkvoodle]

5 hours ago, VideoTech_ said:

The new telegram missions are really awesome. The One Horse Deal mission actually lets you bond with the horse that you're tying to steal so it's not like its a basic mission.

I loved the third one in the Mayor's Mansion, it gave me a story mode mission vibe, of course with its online limitations, I really enjoy to see the beautiful Saint Denis' interiors, gives an idea of how would it be to have our own Mansion, hopefully some day...

Edited February 16, 2021 by Arkvoodle

[BUT THE BENZ]

y'all seem to be auto-aim victims "enthusiasts", otherwise there would be an uproar about how this lack of CHOICE of aim, is just piss poor design....

how can R* even be serious about this?!

 

it's like R* shout at me

YOUR MOTHER IS YOUR SISTER!

I says... NO, never has been!

and then R* screams again, louder

YOUR MOTHER IS YOUR SISTER!!!

I shakes my head, says NO, NO  never will be!

and then R* slap me across the face, front & back-hand, and R* yellin  at me

YOUR MOTHER IS YOUR SISTER YOUR MOTHER IS YOUR SISTER YOUR MOTHER IS YOUR SISTER!!!!!

 

it's that bad, yeah!

[Franula]

3 hours ago, Arkvoodle said:

I loved the third one in the Mayor's Mansion, it gave me a story mode mission vibe, of course with its online limitations, I really enjoy to see the beautiful Saint Denis' interiors, gives an idea of how would it be to have our own Mansion, hopefully some day... 

Yeah, it's definetely the best online mission for now, at least for me. Generally I love story mode threads in online, it gives me unrepeatable feeling. I hope in new telegrams we'll get something similiar. 

[7th Ward Charizard]

I initially posted this, but removed it after questioning the authenticity. however, after a couple watches I'm not sure. it's different from the music that plays over there in single player. thoughts?  

 

Red Dead Online: Mexico Ambience

 

 

 

 

[Nerfgoth]

Did anyone noticed that this event is two weeks.....?

[IzzyBlues]

2 hours ago, 7th Ward Charizard said:

I initially posted this, but removed it after questioning the authenticity. however, after a couple watches I'm not sure. it's different from the music that plays over there in single player. thoughts?  

 

Red Dead Online: Mexico Ambience

 

 

 

 

This has been in the game since day 1. Don't look too deeply into it.

[7th Ward Charizard]

35 minutes ago, IzzyBlues said:

This has been in the game since day 1. Don't look too deeply into it.

Yes, but this version of the song is different from the "easter egg" we hear in single player. don't get me wrong, I'm totally not expecting a Mexico DLC. I just thought it was interesting. 

[TagoKG]

3 hours ago, Nerfgoth said:

Did anyone noticed that this event is two weeks.....?

doesn't mean nothing ,pass 5 release at march 15th

[Franula]

5 hours ago, 7th Ward Charizard said:

Yes, but this version of the song is different from the "easter egg" we hear in single player. don't get me wrong, I'm totally not expecting a Mexico DLC. I just thought it was interesting. 

It's the same version we hear in story mode. Mexico was probably planned much earlier, but devs didn't have time to make it on release date, especially that players had to wait 1 year longer.

[RyuNova]

The new Telegram missions are exactly what R* should have added to Free Roam as dynamic events that you can choose to interact with or not. Imagine riding to Emerald Ranch on a day like any other and seeing it full of NPC's and Horses as a Horse auction is happening. You can just ride on by and leave the NPC's to it or you can steal the Horses and sell them. Or the one in the Mayors house, the same idea where it just spawns on a random day.

 

You could even have it where you can ask the Bartenders in nearby towns if anything is happening and have the events spawn on certain days that week. Not the same days and it could be a week before the events spawns again. Even if they dont want to record all the lines then just the Bartender slide a note across the bar that says something like "Emerald Ranch, auction, X number of days" By this I mean have randomly generated schedule each seven in game days for events happening, you can then ask the Bartender who will pass you a note of the events.

If you want people to kill and compete against each other R* then give us a bloody reason to.

 

All of the stuff like Poacher missions should be in Free Roam, make the world feel alive. Even stuff like barfights, back alley contraband deals in Saint Dennis that end in Police Vs Criminal Shootouts, pay wagons etc.

Edited February 17, 2021 by RyuNova

[darkmaster234]

2 hours ago, RyuNova said:

The new Telegram missions are exactly what R* should have added to Free Roam as dynamic events that you can choose to interact with or not. Imagine riding to Emerald Ranch on a day like any other and seeing it full of NPC's and Horses as a Horse auction is happening. You can just ride on by and leave the NPC's to it or you can steal the Horses and sell them. Or the one in the Mayors house, the same idea where it just spawns on a random day.

 

You could even have it where you can ask the Bartenders in nearby towns if anything is happening and have the events spawn on certain days that week. Not the same days and it could be a week before the events spawns again. Even if they dont want to record all the lines then just the Bartender slide a note across the bar that says something like "Emerald Ranch, auction, X number of days" By this I mean have randomly generated schedule each seven in game days for events happening, you can then ask the Bartender who will pass you a note of the events.

If you want people to kill and compete against each other R* then give us a bloody reason to.

 

All of the stuff like Poacher missions should be in Free Roam, make the world feel alive. Even stuff like barfights, back alley contraband deals in Saint Dennis that end in Police Vs Criminal Shootouts, pay wagons etc.

They raised the lobbies populace, i imagine to please casuals need for interaction and thus make that impossible. Dynamics events are really scarce because of it.

[Nerfgoth]

5 hours ago, RyuNova said:

The new Telegram missions are exactly what R* should have added to Free Roam as dynamic events that you can choose to interact with or not. Imagine riding to Emerald Ranch on a day like any other and seeing it full of NPC's and Horses as a Horse auction is happening. You can just ride on by and leave the NPC's to it or you can steal the Horses and sell them. Or the one in the Mayors house, the same idea where it just spawns on a random day.

 

You could even have it where you can ask the Bartenders in nearby towns if anything is happening and have the events spawn on certain days that week. Not the same days and it could be a week before the events spawns again. Even if they dont want to record all the lines then just the Bartender slide a note across the bar that says something like "Emerald Ranch, auction, X number of days" 

If you want people to kill and compete against each other R* then give us a bloody reason to.

 

All of the stuff like Poacher missions should be in Free Roam, make the world feel alive.

 

Your idea sounds awesome! But with a little tweaking it could be more immersive!

This how I would tweak it; You get a white blip on the radar and you find that a bartender in the Bastille. You overhear him talking to another npc that there is this fella who is out to get some jewels from the mayor of St Denis. And this fella you could find the NE parts of St Denis. You find him and a cut scene takes place telling what house the mayor has hidden the gems in.

You go there and it possible to do stealthy. Later you return the jewels to him.....

[Franula]

BC games are going to get FPS Boost for Xbox Series X and S. It's likely that Xbox players will get such a thing with RDR2 soon, if these consoles are powerful enough of course. 

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/02/17/making-backward-compatible-games-even-better-with-fps-boost/

Edited February 17, 2021 by Franula

[RyuNova]

As said above, MS just announced they can double the frame rates of games without touching the actual game. The method also tricks the game into thinking it's still running 30fps so you would not get issues with Multiplayer games talking to the servers or with players on old machines.

 

@Franula

Edited February 17, 2021 by RyuNova

[Potter145]

2 hours ago, Franula said:

It's likely that Xbox players will get such a thing with RDR2 soon. 

 

I doubt it as MS still needs permission from R* to do it.

I don't think R* wants this massive advantage for one platform for their games so they rather patch PS5 and Series X officially or release a new version like GTA5. 

 

That's why we haven't seen an increase in resolution for GTA5 on Series X as well, even though it would be possible just on a system level. 

[RyuNova]

10 minutes ago, Potter145 said:

I doubt it as MS still needs permission from R* to do it.

 

 

R* gave them permission to make RDR1 Native 4K on Xbox One even though PC nor PS4 got such an upgrade.

[eejyool]

Do you guys think that Rockstar has more missions already in the files for them to release in the coming weeks, or that this is a way to add more missions whenever without needing to add them in the game files?

[RyuNova]

1 minute ago, LodwigRedemption said:

Do you guys think that Rockstar has more missions already in the files for them to release in the coming weeks, or that this is a way to add more missions whenever without needing to add them in the game files?

 

Telegram missions were already datamined if memory serves and it only had these three. They could add more with each update, we could even get them dripfed.

[Potter145]

35 minutes ago, RyuNova said:

 

R* gave them permission to make RDR1 Native 4K on Xbox One even though PC nor PS4 got such an upgrade.

 

It's not playable on PS4 and PC in the first place. It's a case by case basis obviously and the title was old enough and R* didn't have any plans for it. 

 

I think R* has other plans for RDR2. 

 

 

Minute 9:30 to 10:40 specifically talking about RDR2 FPS Boost with Xbox exec.

[RyuNova]

42 minutes ago, Potter145 said:

Minute 9:30 to 10:40 specifically talking about RDR2 FPS Boost with Xbox exec.

 

He never said no but specifically said that their system allows Devs to go back and make the changes they want meaning that MS could make a 60fps mode for Xbox and then if and when R* releases their own version they simply turn off the FPS Boost mode for that game.

[Tez2]

1 hour ago, RyuNova said:

 

Telegram missions were already datamined if memory serves and it only had these three. They could add more with each update, we could even get them dripfed.

 

1 hour ago, LodwigRedemption said:

Do you guys think that Rockstar has more missions already in the files for them to release in the coming weeks, or that this is a way to add more missions whenever without needing to add them in the game files?

Those missions work much like contact missions from GTAO, classified as user-generated content. Similar to the content you make with the creator from GTAO.

 

Rockstar can add new missions whenever they feel like this game needs to freshen up a little bit.

[RyuNova]

12 minutes ago, Tez2 said:

Rockstar can add new missions whenever they feel like this game needs to freshen up a little bit.

 

Just make them in-house and push them with no updates?

[Silentc0re]

4 hours ago, Franula said:

BC games are going to get FPS Boost for Xbox Series X and S. It's likely that Xbox players will get such a thing with RDR2 soon, if these consoles are powerful enough of course. 

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/02/17/making-backward-compatible-games-even-better-with-fps-boost/

 

The Xbox Series X really needs a patch - RDO has been broken since launch. I think the quick resume feature stops the game from refreshing, so you have to clear your cashe daily to get on the correct spawn cycles. Contacted R* support multiple times, they refuse to acknowledge there's even an issue 

[Tez2]

6 minutes ago, RyuNova said:

 

Just make them in-house and push them with no updates?

Yes. Plus, I believe because of that, they had to make it solo only. It's likely much easier for them to design it that way than to have it account for three more players.

Edited February 17, 2021 by Tez2

[Franula]

Actually, what are we going to get in next update? Except OP5 there were only inexact leaks like some fuzzy images.

[StyxTx]

18 minutes ago, Franula said:

Actually, what are we going to get in next update? Except OP5 there were only inexact leaks like some fuzzy images.

Some exciting stuff.

[Potter145]

25 minutes ago, Franula said:

Actually, what are we going to get in next update? Except OP5 there were only inexact leaks like some fuzzy images.

 

Well hopefully, although highly unlikely, the definitive conclusion to the land of opportunities storyline. 

It doesn't even have to be 5 missions like they added last time. It can be 2 or 3 as well. 

 

But please R*, conclude the story and connect the loose ends so that everything makes more sense. They could tie it in with some role characters as well. They already introduced Cripps and Marcel in the first story missions, but what about the bounty hunter woman and Madam Nazar. 

[RyuNova]

57 minutes ago, Tez2 said:

Yes. Plus, I believe because of that, they had to make it solo only. It's likely much easier for them to design it that way than to have it account for three more players.

 

Interesting.

 

1 hour ago, Silentc0re said:

I think the quick resume feature

 

Stop using Quick Resume then? I know from first hand experience that the game takes no time to load at all.