RED DEAD ONLINE BETA UPDATE OUT NOW

[ALifeOfMisery]

Today, the Red Dead Online Beta gets its first big batch of updates including new gameplay, weapons and clothing, additional balancing and a slew of community-requested improvements thanks to responses to our player feedback page. The update is live in-game now - see below for details.

Earn Gold Nuggets and XP for completing Daily Challenges, a new series of wide-ranging objectives covering everything from skinning animals to finding treasure, winning feuds and more. Pull up the Player Menu to see your 7 Daily Challenges that will rotate each day, each challenge earns Gold Nuggets and XP and completing all 7 earns you a bonus.

Starting next week, compete with rival teams and Posses in the new Free Roam Event Fool’s Gold, where players fight to wear a protective suit of Golden Armor. Take down the current wearer to earn the armor and points, then turn the tables and rack up kills against the opposition.

And looking ahead, new game modes will arrive in the Red Dead Online Beta each week. Put your highwayman skills to the test with Target Races as you race other players on horseback to take down targets with speed and accuracy. Proficiency with a bow and arrow will give you an edge, take advantage of weapon and horse stamina pickups where you can, use your limited bullets wisely to remove targets or your attack your competition.

Take on friends and rivals in new Fishing Challenges. Opt in to a challenge to receive the appropriate equipment and bait, head to the water’s edge and start reeling in the big ones. For added ease, use Eagle Eye to pick a spot full of fish. Remember, you’re trying to catch the highest total weight of fish to win – which could be achieved by hooking several smaller fish or angling for one large catch - so keep everything you reel in.

Also coming soon: three new Showdown Modeswhere players and teams compete to capture and deliver bags, steal loot from each other and survive. Stay tuned for more details around Up in Smoke, Spoils of War and Plunder. With the addition of these new modes also comes the Featured Series blip - visit the Featured Series sign post or from the Quick Join menu to play the latest modes.

The Rare Shotgun is a beautifully engraved, faded brass version of the powerful, double-barreled longarm and is available today. Coming soon, be sure to get your hands on the Evans Repeater - a high grade, high capacity rifle that is devastating at medium and long range. Both weapons will be available via the Wheeler & Rawson Catalogue and from local Gunsmiths.

Treat yourself to a range of new Outfits, Boots, Coats, Gloves, Hats, Vests and more. In addition to all the clothing that will be available for purchase at your leisure, keep an eye on the shops and the Catalogue for Limited Time items that will come and go each week.

Express yourself with a new set of emotes including new reactions, greets and taunts. Like all Emotes, you can tap once for the standard emote and double tap for a more exaggerated expression. You can find new Emotes in the Wheeler & Rawson Catalogue then add them to your Emote Wheel through the Emote Wheel Management menu.

Updated Player Radar and Visibility: We’ve reduced the visibility of players blips over longer distances, so now your location won’t display to other players unless you are nearby – minimizing the likelihood of being targeted across the map by more aggressive competitors. This includes limiting voice chat to near proximity rather than players from across the map. Overly aggressive players will be highlighted from the map with a progressively darkening dot. If your style of play becomes more hostile, your map position (including your Posse members) will become darker and visible from further away.

Easier Parley and Feuds: Turn quarrels with other players into timed mini-deathmatches with easier to trigger Feuds, which can be initiated against a rival and their Posse after one kill. Alternately, instigate a temporary truce quicker after one kill with similar updates to the Parley system.

Enhanced Law and Bounty System: If you stir up enough trouble to earn a high bounty, you’ll increase the chance that a cadre of NPC Bounty Hunters will be out to get you. The higher the bounty gets, the more persistent your pursuers will become… so watch out!

Please keep the feedback coming as these new features arrive each week. In addition to new content, stay tuned for new weekly bonuses such as this week’s care package to help you tackle Daily Challenges and your other ongoing adventures across the five states. Head into the Red Dead Online Beta any time before Tuesday March 5th to receive a complimentary delivery of goods at your Camp’s Lockbox or at the Post Office consisting of:

• 2x Potent Snake Oil
• 2x Potent Bitters
• 2x Potent Miracle Tonic
• 2x Horse Reviver
• 2x Potent Horse Stimulant
• 8x Poison Arrows
• 10x Explosive Slug

Starting today, PlayStation 4 players will have early access to the Jawbone Knife, a unique melee weapon with a handle artfully carved from the remains of a slain animal’s jaw, as well as a range of new clothing options and three new emotes. In the coming weeks, PlayStation 4 players will get the Special Series that launches them directly into the latest early access mode starting with Open Target Races where you compete in an open space to take out the most targets on horseback. 

Stay tuned each week for new content, bonuses, limited time clothing and more coming in and out of the Red Dead Online Beta and keep an eye out for more updates as we continue improving and growing the world of Red Dead Online.

 

Newswire

Edited February 26, 2019 by ALifeOfMisery

[Chrismads]

They've fixed outfits. And I can store multiple hats on my horse

[Pressure Drop]

Emote prices:

 

[4eyedcoupe]

4 minutes ago, Chrismads said:

They've fixed outfits. And I can store multiple hats on my horse

Have they fixed they upgraded saddlebags?  

[Gleeman Vox]

Sorry guys, but this was worth it, I made a random go back inside the store, buy it and dance with me.

 

 

 

Edited February 26, 2019 by Gleeman Vox

[Chrismads]

Just now, 4eyedcoupe said:

Have they fixed they upgraded saddlebags?  

Not sure what they even do other than allowing to store more hats right? I can still only store 3 outfits unfortunately

[MaddenedGhost]

LMAO first daily is to kill players with Evan repeater and the gun is not even in the game

[Sunny_D]

So i've heard they're dripfeeding the evan's repeater. f*cking really..?

[Jason]

1 minute ago, 4eyedcoupe said:

Have they fixed they upgraded saddlebags?  

As far as I can tell, no. I have room for them but I can't save an extra outfit.

[DeadEyeAdler]

Dripfeed clothing? Charging for emotes? RIP Red Dead Online it was fun while it lasted.

[4eyedcoupe]

Just now, Chrismads said:

Not sure what they even do other than allowing to store more hats right? I can still only store 3 outfits unfortunately

It was suposed to store up to 5 of each if I'm not mistaken.  I have always been able to store 3 hats on my horse though, if that was a bug for you it's nice that they fixed it.

[Amy Vinewood]

Just now, Maddened_Ghost said:

LMAO first daily is to kill players with Evan repeater and the gun is not even in the game

Same, I thought I missed the Evans somewhere

[Rafae S]

Just now, Maddened_Ghost said:

LMAO first daily is to kill players with Evan repeater and the gun is not even in the game

 

 

The one decent part of this update gone to straight sh*t by promoting pvp once again. They really do hate anything to do with pve in an online setting.

[MaddenedGhost]

Just now, Sammionna said:

Dripfeed clothing? Charging for emotes? RIP Red Dead Online it was fun while it lasted.

It wasn't fun while it lasted.

 

there, I fixed it for ya

[IamCourtney]

Dripfeeding the first goddam update yet they still have the nerve to call this a beta... jfc smdh wtf omfg

[4eyedcoupe]

Just now, Amy Vinewood said:

Same, I thought I missed the Evans somewhere

It seems everyone has the exact same daily objectives????

[Rafae S]

Just now, Amy Vinewood said:

Same, I thought I missed the Evans somewhere

 

Smfh literally 95% of these are pvp. The first challenges too.. jfc Rockstar.

[Cratoz]

So hold on, we wait months for some new content and then basically lots of stuff is dripfeed?

I understand Rockstar taking time to refine everything, but not taking months and then having the audacity to dripfeed on top of it.

 

Upsets me, i got excited for new showdown modes..

 

[DeadEyeAdler]

Just now, Maddened_Ghost said:

It wasn't fun while it lasted.

 

there, I fixed it for ya

I stand corrected.

[TheLordMarvel]

Some of the clothing is currently locked. Not behind rank or anything. Wot

[4eyedcoupe]

What about the Varmint Riffle?  Does it still produce 3 star pelts on the small game that aren't 3 stars?

[MaddenedGhost]

Guys, it's only a beta, in about 15 months from now they'll fix it and release what's dripfeed now

[Rafae S]

Just now, TheLordMarvel said:

Some of the clothing is currently locked. Not behind rank or anything. Wot

 

Limited-time stuff for future events.

[Amy Vinewood]

So the Rare shotgun, and the Double Barrel has almost the same stats?

 

 

[DeadEyeAdler]

Yep, this game is a joke. People aren't going to return each week for f*cking clothing items lmao. Its a shame, Red Dead Online had so much potential.

[AUScowboy]

I haven't played in weeks and this is far from enough to put the disc in and download the update. I was gonna take a year off, but it'll probably be permanent. What a joke.

[Pressure Drop]

It's confirmed for me now that the Online team for Rockstar doesn't have a clue what they are doing, and are so out of touch it's unbelievable. I loved the single player but we are now drip-feeding content in a BETA. It's quite ridiculous, a few new clothes but look at what could have been added from the Trapper in single player. Do they not care? Still can't even choose to join a team deathmatch only lobby, and still only 1 map for TDM. No creator even so we can make our own content. We even now have to wait weeks / months for a new gun. Shambles.

[ShayD]

11 minutes ago, Chrismads said:

They've fixed outfits. And I can store multiple hats on my horse

are individual items available from special and exclusive outfits now? give me some good news here partner !

[Rafae S]

This game died the day it launched.

[Lonely-Martin]

Well, always leave 'em laughing.

 

They just make it so much easier to mock this farce. A genuine joke now.