Red Dead Online: The Naturalist Update

[Jason]

I like the update, I genuinely do. However I don't think there's enough rewards and I suspect a lot of will be dripfed.

 

The trapper needs way more new clothes and whatnot in there. It'd also have been nice to tie this role into the camp somehow to give that more use here and open up more hunting ground locations but instead people are hunting around Gus/Harriet locations (Big Valley being a big one) instead.

[Sgt Wa Ge]

Btw, anybody got any idea what the animal right next to the Panther in the Wetlands Compendium is? Kinda looks like a cougar but it's not.

Edited July 29, 2020 by Sgt Wa Ge

[Lonely-Martin]

1 hour ago, Retro_Causality said:

is this update a flop?

Finally killed the game off for me.

[Assblaster]

Huge flop if you ask me. It's like the collector role but with a ton more work with less reward, so it seems to me (I haven't spent the gold on it and won't). The only thing that seems worthwhile is the wilderness camp but you shouldn't have to shell out 25 gold and a ton of grind just to get that. 

 

I spent the past few months away from the game, played a bunch of other games instead. I have to say, it's pretty refreshing to return to the game after being so long away. The game is really fun for me again. But this update is a no go. I'll just go on with my moonshining, hunting and fishing, with an occasional bounty or two for the hell of it.

 

I won't be a park ranger and definitely won't go days without hunting.

[*Lola]

Just now, Assblaster said:

The only thing that seems worthwhile is the wilderness camp

 

How do we get the wilderness camp?

 

[Assblaster]

2 minutes ago, *Lola said:

How do we get the wilderness camp?

 

It's unlocked at Naturalist rank 5, and costs 750 bucks.

[Retro_Causality]

How did rockstar f*ck up in 7 months 

[Failed Again]

13 minutes ago, Retro_Causality said:

How did rockstar f*ck up in 7 months 

The real question is....

 

Who really made the Launch Version, and wtH are they now

 

 

 

Edited July 29, 2020 by Failed Again

[Officer Friendly]

Could someone explain how the buck trinket works?

 

I've had this in single player and now in online and can never figure out what it actually does. There seems to be a lot of misinformation regarding this item.

Edited July 29, 2020 by Officer Friendly

[MusicMan05]

35 minutes ago, Assblaster said:

Huge flop if you ask me. It's like the collector role but with a ton more work with less reward, so it seems to me (I haven't spent the gold on it and won't). The only thing that seems worthwhile is the wilderness camp but you shouldn't have to shell out 25 gold and a ton of grind just to get that. 

 

I spent the past few months away from the game, played a bunch of other games instead. I have to say, it's pretty refreshing to return to the game after being so long away. The game is really fun for me again. But this update is a no go. I'll just go on with my moonshining, hunting and fishing, with an occasional bounty or two for the hell of it.

 

I won't be a park ranger and definitely won't go days without hunting.

I was disappointed by the role at first, but after spending more time with it I've come to enjoy it. I'd get it, especially for the hunting aspect.

 

There's a Buck Antler Trinket with "Player has a higher chance of receiving better quality pelts and skins from animals in prefect condition."

 

At Rank 5 you can do Legendary Hunt Missions. Killing the Legendary Animal gives you it's Legendary Materials  which can be donated to Cripps for far more than the normal amounts. Legendary Materials have no condition, so the Elephant Rifle is great to quickly take them down.

 

Harriet will eventually get upset, but that only locks you out for a few minutes. I alternate between hunting to piss her off, then Sample Collection while she "cools down." Then turn in a Sample Set for more money and XP.

 

The Farmland Animal set is fairly easy and provides $60 and 1,000 XP for turning in a full set of Stamps. The Role is significantly less grindy if you focus on complete Stamp sets for the large XP bonus instead of attempting to grind smaller amounts of XP by repeatedly turning in the same Samples.

[Sgt Wa Ge]

The Wetland set is a pain in the ass though, I can't get the f*cking Florida Panther to spawn southeast of Braithwaite Manor for the life of me.

[RaigeGames]

2 hours ago, Retro_Causality said:

is this update a flop?

I think it depends on who you ask. Is this update great? No. But is it a flop? To me, also no. 

 

Though I'm still sort of confused on how things work (we definitely needed more of an explanation), I'm really enjoying the role so far. Tracking animals, photographing them (why can't we delete multiple photos at once), and studying them gives the wildlife a new purpose. I've seen some pretty cool animal animations that I've never seen before, like a rattlesnake with it's head raised just before an attack. I love that we can craft clothes from pelts and I hope we get some great options in the dripfeed. 

 

I like that this role isn't something I can level up in a few days. It will take time and that's okay with me, it gives me something to do. I've only done 2 Legendary Hunts but frol what I've seen I like them because they can be challenging. It's much more than just point, shoot, kill. 

 

Also from what I have seen of the Halloween stuff, I really like it.

 

Could this update have been done better? Absolutely. But I myself wouldn't say it's a flop. I just wish we had gotten at least 2 roles so that people who don't like this role have something else to work through 

[Zapper]

This role is good but not good enough to warrant 7 months of content drought. Another compat focused role paired with this would bang.

I have a bunch this update was supposed to be come out in May. Rockstar spilled their baked beans yesterday

[IanLaudan]

3 hours ago, Lonely-Martin said:

Finally killed the game off for me.

 

You and me and few others from what i read. Tho i believe our damage is self-inflicted cause our standards about MMO history re-creation are set to high and not at all in terms of how "braintrusts" in R* see it.

 

Playerbase 1: " We wan't to rob Banks and Coaches with our friends and then being chased by another group of Players and NPC Lawmen !!!!!"

 

Playerbase 2 : " We want to tame Horses for sale or escorting cattle to the Auction yard like there in 1890!!!!!"

 

R* Braintrust : " Hold my Beer".....*brings in combo of L.Hobbs and Albert Mason with Jeremy Gill Hat as Reward*

 

VBR

Laudan

Edited July 29, 2020 by IanLaudan

[Lonely-Martin]

7 minutes ago, IanLaudan said:

 

You and me and few others from what i read. Tho i believe our damage is self-inflicted cause our standards about MMO history re-creation are set to high and not at all in terms of how "braintrusts" in R* see it.

 

Playerbase 1: " We wan't to rob Banks and Coaches with our friend's and then being chased by another group of Players and NPC Lawmen !!!!!"

 

Playerbase 2 : " We want to tame Horses for sale or escorting cattle to the Auction yard like there in 1890!!!!!"

 

R* Braintrust : " Hold my Beer".....*brings in combo of Algernon Wasp and Albert Mason with Jeremy Gill Hat as Reward*

 

VBR

Laudan

For me, it was lobby choice or bust.  I gave it time in case the pandemic had an effect, but I've waited long enough now. I tried it all and keep getting bad luck, and after this long, they clearly aren't unlocking those lobbies. Fair enough, but I can't enjoy the game like it is, bit of a shame as the atmosphere and era is right up my street.

 

The content itself isn't too bad, but having done all those compendium things in story mode 4 times, I was hoping for something more that wasn't just reskinned story mode content with this 'massive' DLC and combined with the mess from other players out there, I've just had enough of waiting for it to get good and pretty much given up on it.

 

Plenty of room for outlaw stuff alongside the more passive content, they should add 2 roles per DLC, one like this and one to keep the bandit players busy so this can be enjoyed without the action junkies looking to mess with my game. Plenty of room for lobby choices and job hosting abilities too in my opinion, the game could be so much more but R* need to do this cheap for T2 after all.

 

I might pop back once all the noobs and griefers get bored, and I dare say I'll have a glance at the Halloween stuff too, but we'll see.

[RyuNova]

So, can someone explain it to me.

If I take the missions from Harriet I can chose to sedate the animal and take a sample or I can choose to kill it and sell the skin to Gus? What do both sides gain me?

Edited July 29, 2020 by RyuNova

[RaigeGames]

9 minutes ago, RyuNova said:

So, can someone explain it to me.

If I take the missions from Harriet I can chose to sedate the animal and take a sample or I can choose to kill it and sell the skin to Gus? What do both sides gain me?

If you kill it and take the skin to Gus you can sell it and turn it into a clothing item. Sedating it, sampling it, and reviving it will gain you a little xp (revive only) and you can sell the sample to Harriet and it goes toward your sample collection 

 

You can play both sides (Harriet is the only one that gives you xp) but if you kill too many animals Harriet gets pissed and drugs you 

Edited July 29, 2020 by RaigeGames

[TagoKG]

just get level 20 and  forget harriet

[Sgt Wa Ge]

2 hours ago, Sgt Wa Ge said:

The Wetland set is a pain in the ass though, I can't get the f*cking Florida Panther to spawn southeast of Braithwaite Manor for the life of me.

Ofc as my luck would have it, I sedated it and a low level came around and shot it before I could sample it smh.

 

 

 

[Buddy Hightower]

WTH? why is Crushed Valerian Root $10 for 1? It's an ingredient for making 1 .22 sedative round!

I can buy 20 .22 sedative rounds for less than a dollar. 

[IanLaudan]

Just now, Buddy Hightower said:

WTH? why is Crushed Valerian Root $10 for 1? It's an ingredient for making 1 .22 sedative round!

I can buy 20 .22 sedative rounds for less than a dollar. 

Now do the math how much would you have for 500$ that you gave for Pamflet....

 

VBR

Laudan

[Buddy Hightower]

Just now, IanLaudan said:

Now do the math how much would you have for 500$ that you gave for Pamflet....

 

VBR

Laudan

I know, but something is wrong, it makes no sense.

I spent the 500 on the pamplet because I have plenty of cash but not so much that I will be buying CVR for $10 just to make 1 round.

It should be 1 CVR is enough to craft 100 rounds, or the price of the CVR should be 0.10 cents, not $10 dollars.

[Talisman_83]

Has anyone managed to get the Wilderness Camp to work?

 

Selected it in my wheel, let go of L1 to use it.. nothing.

 

EDIT: I should mention that I'm trying this up in the snowy mountains of Amberino. Nigh impossible.

Edited July 30, 2020 by Talisman_83

[Ring Dang Do]

Handing in legendary pelts to Gus seems to save so you can buy them at a later date however I handed a bunch of perfect fox pelts to him then went away to get some cash, returned and they had gone. Does he not save non legendary pelts or was it a bug?

[IzzyBlues]

6 hours ago, Lonely-Martin said:

Finally killed the game off for me.

Don't leave these forums though, or I'll miss you.

[Lonely-Martin]

8 minutes ago, IzzyBlues93 said:

Don't leave these forums though, or I'll miss you.

How can I resist that, lol. Besides, I'd miss your fun posts too much. 

 

But no, definitely not leaving here. I still love my R* games in general and enjoy plenty of GTA chat along with other areas of these forums too, plus I'll always pop by here and see what's up with each addition plus I do enjoy reading others POV's/adventures in RDRO.

 

My trouble is, though I'm not having enough fun with this game right now, it really is one I want to be enjoying more. Just can't force it or it becomes so much less so, but I'm gonna enjoy a break from the game, I'll probably always hope for the best. But definitely gonna let the 'new' wear off and maybe it'll be more pleasant out there soon for me/everyone.

 

I just don't wanna bring folk down with my negative thoughts on the game really.

[Nugsy]

55 minutes ago, Ring Dang Do said:

Handing in legendary pelts to Gus seems to save so you can buy them at a later date however I handed a bunch of perfect fox pelts to him then went away to get some cash, returned and they had gone. Does he not save non legendary pelts or was it a bug?

Any pelt you sell to him has "sold" so will not be saved.

What saves the legendary ones is only the fact that he can make things for you to buy with them. Until you supply the pelts/skins he can't make them.

In other words it just registers legendary pelts supplied. No point in keeping track of the others, in that sense he's just another butcher. Those pelts are better off in Cripps' hands.

[mas0764]

Bison seem to be gone from the Emerald Ranch area with this update? Used to find them there all the time.

[Ring Dang Do]

28 minutes ago, Nugsy said:

Any pelt you sell to him has "sold" so will not be saved.

What saves the legendary ones is only the fact that he can make things for you to buy with them. Until you supply the pelts/skins he can't make them.

In other words it just registers legendary pelts supplied. No point in keeping track of the others, in that sense he's just another butcher. Those pelts are better off in Cripps' hands.

But you can craft other clothing items with other pelts which is why I handed over the fox pelts so I could purchase the fox head gear

[RaigeGames]

12 minutes ago, mas0764 said:

Bison seem to be gone from the Emerald Ranch area with this update? Used to find them there all the time.

They were there for me yesterday, for the first time in a very long time