Anyone else gonna go after the new $5 players

[beachfan12]

Honestly I'm considering it, especially if this update is once again rubbish. Naturalist was ridiculous, I haven't even got near completing it, whoever thought it was a good idea to have such a conflicting role with the trader one is a moron. Anyway it seems Rockstar certainly favors these new players and certainly hopes they purchase gold. Might be finally time for a bit more PvP

[IamCourtney]

Be careful, one of them might be me.

[beachfan12]

5 minutes ago, IamCourtney said:

Be careful, one of them might be me.

You are buying it? I will look out for anyone named Courtney

[Gray-Hand]

Killing or griefing new players will just send them the message that RDO is all about killing and griefing other players.  The result will be that the new players that don’t like that behaviour will leave and the ones that do like that behaviour will stay leading to a sh*tty playing environment.

 

I’m not going to kill new players.

[1898]

I'm wondering just the opposite - if the avalanche of $5 players will jump in just to raise hell. 

[Lonely-Martin]

I can understand why some would of course, it's a fiver, lol. Plus many gamers today just prefer online gaming over story mode campaigns so it's understandable they'd look to buy the version that costs less if it gives them the aspect they like rather than full price for a story game too.

 

That said, I strongly feel it's worrying that R* plan to actually charge money for a game that is in fact broken and has been in some way throughout its run. 

 

If R* learn they can sell broken games and thrive, that doesn't bode well IMHO.

[IamCourtney]

13 minutes ago, beachfan12 said:

You are buying it? I will look out for anyone named Courtney

If the new GTAO heist is enough to get me back into that game I might be willing to shell out five bucks to avoid swapping discs.

[marciorafaelop]

I'll be buying on Steam just to add into the collection as I have it on PS5. But yeah I'm expecting to be hunted whenever I play on computer ! 

[4eyedcoupe]

I'm considering trading in my discs and buying the standalone.  I have two discs, and would only need one standalone.  I hate to give them more $ though

[V-The-Wonderman]

 

Don't see why i should go after them. Fearing the opposite actually, especially if it's run-of-the-mill GTAO crowd. 

 

Im already dreading the day when entering the lobby there's nickname xXLoliGotBiGGpenisXx is whining in the mic about lack flying horses that shoot missiles and lack of "Cool facepaint!!1"

 

Yup, just me an my fishing pole in northern grizzlies from there on forward. 

 

 

 

 

[Surebrec]

Not me, at least not until they try to come after me first.

I don't take pleasure in f*cking with other player's gaming experiences without provocation. I'll do what I normally do, by doing my own thing, until some low level under-equipped scrub tries it on..

Edited November 30, 2020 by Surebrec

[wangsparkinglot]

The peace and quiet and relative lack of any in game fighting makes Red Dead the perfect foil to GTAO.. So yeah its a no from me

[AmyStone]

I'm not sure how you can tell the difference between a $5 player and someone who bought the full game anyway. And for someone who seems to be anti-griefing it seems odd to condone going after low rank players.

[RS123]

2 hours ago, beachfan12 said:

Honestly I'm considering it, especially if this update is once again rubbish. Naturalist was ridiculous, I haven't even got near completing it, whoever thought it was a good idea to have such a conflicting role with the trader one is a moron. Anyway it seems Rockstar certainly favors these new players and certainly hopes they purchase gold. Might be finally time for a bit more PvP

This is such a backwards way of thinking. We all want the game to grow so R* puts in more resources into updates, yet when they try to expand the player base you are planning scaring away the new players as soon as they join??

[IamCourtney]

Basically, I don't f*ck with people for no reason, but I will contend PvP activities and/or keep fighting a random attacker if I feel like it regardless of their level.

[Direwrath]

I never go after other players, but if they try to take a shot at me I will school them, no doubts.

 

In a way I get the frustration, and maybe R* is just trying to get us veteran players into a more vengeful mindset to promote their much loved PVP style of game play, but I know quite a few people who are rather excited to try RDR online out and are thinking about buying the sale version.

And they are actually decent people who want to play an online game that doesn't involve flying cars and rocket launchers.

 

I'll give them all the benefit of the doubt because from all the good people I know there are going to be itchy trigger fingers in those numbers. But I just think, what are they going to do? Shoot my hat off and end up at the angry end of my Shotgun?

 

Nah, I'll play the game as I always do. Help those who need it and hurt those who mess with me, and everyone else in between I'll send a greeting and leave them alone. Usually the aggressive ones end up leaving after a bit anyways because they aren't there for the meat of the game, and after dealing with enough high level players they know they are outdone.

 

[beachfan12]

26 minutes ago, AmyStone said:

I'm not sure how you can tell the difference between a $5 player and someone who bought the full game anyway. And for someone who seems to be anti-griefing it seems odd to condone going after low rank players.

I would say the vast majority of low level players coming in the next wee while will be $5 players, doesn't take a genius to figure that out but I do admit you are not the sharpest tool in the shed.

 

I never said anything about griefing, this whole let's find another way to sell this game with limited content, ignoring everything players ask for while nerfing the one decent way to earn gold is a tad frustrating. I certainly won't be riding around lassoing people like you enjoy doing but maybe the odd time I may go after someone, I dunno it's only a thought so might as well share it here

18 minutes ago, RS123 said:

This is such a backwards way of thinking. We all want the game to grow so R* puts in more resources into updates, yet when they try to expand the player base you are planning scaring away the new players as soon as they join??

You are actually still hopeful of that occuring at this point? I don't think me shooting a couple of new players every so often will have any impact whatsoever on whether Rockstar put more effort into the game, I'm not even sure I will do it lol 

[AmyStone]

17 minutes ago, beachfan12 said:

I would say the vast majority of low level players coming in the next wee while will be $5 players, doesn't take a genius to figure that out but I do admit you are not the sharpest tool in the shed.

 

I never said anything about griefing, this whole let's find another way to sell this game with limited content, ignoring everything players ask for while nerfing the one decent way to earn gold is a tad frustrating. I certainly won't be riding around lassoing people like you enjoy doing but maybe the odd time I may go after someone, I dunno it's only a thought so might as well share it here

You are actually still hopeful of that occuring at this point? I don't think me shooting a couple of new players every so often will have any impact whatsoever on whether Rockstar put more effort into the game, I'm not even sure I will do it lol 

Then I guess you haven't looked in any lobbies for a while. The number of players in double digits massively outnumber those above 100. And here you go with the personal remarks again.

 

Then maybe you could explain what 'go after the new $5 players' means.

 

Maybe you could share some evidence of me lassoing other players.

 

'I don't think me shooting a couple of new players every so often will have any impact whatsoever on whether Rockstar put more effort into the game'

 

So what do you expect to achieve from it?

[beachfan12]

12 minutes ago, AmyStone said:

Then I guess you haven't looked in any lobbies for a while. The number of players in double digits massively outnumber those above 100. And here you go with the personal remarks again.

 

Then maybe you could explain what 'go after the new $5 players' means.

 

Maybe you could share some evidence of me lassoing other players.

 

'I don't think me shooting a couple of new players every so often will have any impact whatsoever on whether Rockstar put more effort into the game'

 

So what do you expect to achieve from it?

I didn't make this thread to argue with you, you started that not me.

 

I don't hope to achieve anything with it, I doubt I will even do it or not much anyway, it's not my style of play but with them removing the streak completing dailies has far less incentive unless you are between 21-28 days and with Rockstar having added very little in a long time we are going to have a lot more time on our hands now if we choose to continue to play. 

 

I will say the Moonshine storyline was in my opinion very good but naturalist was a joke and this new update doesn't sound promising, so I guess we can only wait and see what the online world will look like once the $5 players and update is here. 

[AmyStone]

8 minutes ago, beachfan12 said:

I don't hope to achieve anything with it, I doubt I will even do it or not much anyway, it's not my style of play

I'm not arguing. It's a discussion.

 

And I'm not sure what you mean by 'it's not my style of play'. What isn't? You have already said you are not talking about griefing other players so then what isn't your style of play? When you say 'me shooting a couple of new players every so often' what does that mean? Shooting back at players that shoot at you? Or is it grieifng in disguise and you feel it's now a legitimate activity because Rockstar changed the rules with daily challenges? 

 

So please don't take this as an argument. I'm just trying to figure out what you are getting at.

[beachfan12]

4 minutes ago, AmyStone said:

I'm not arguing. It's a discussion.

 

And I'm not sure what you mean by 'it's not my style of play'. What isn't? You have already said you are not talking about griefing other players so then what isn't your style of play? When you say 'me shooting a couple of new players every so often' what does that mean? Shooting back at players that shoot at you? Or is it grieifng in disguise and you feel it's now a legitimate activity because Rockstar changed the rules with daily challenges? 

 

So please don't take this as an argument. I'm just trying to figure out what you are getting at.

Riding around and shooting at other players isn't my style, but I must admit it's more tempting now, not that it really matters as I will probably play less now like a lot of others.

 

I've honestly never found much positive with player interaction in this game and this probably won't help in that respect, I guess if I do shoot the odd person I won't feel bad about it moving forward lol. 

[Lonely-Martin]

3 hours ago, Lonely-Martin said:

I can understand why some would of course, it's a fiver, lol. Plus many gamers today just prefer online gaming over story mode campaigns so it's understandable they'd look to buy the version that costs less if it gives them the aspect they like rather than full price for a story game too.

 

That said, I strongly feel it's worrying that R* plan to actually charge money for a game that is in fact broken and has been in some way throughout its run. 

 

If R* learn they can sell broken games and thrive, that doesn't bode well IMHO.

Oops, I misread the title of the thread, lol.

 

I thought it was asking if people are going to go after the £5 copy in general, not that it was about going after the players that look like they bought it (moreso the really low ranks).

 

That'll teach me to read better while with my beer goggles on.

 

Anyhow, na. I refuse to go after players in general. I'm not online in this game to play another's game of it, only my own. If anyone goes to impose their tacky game on me, I just move on. I'm not here to give to help people with erectile dysfunction issues. They can find another for all that kak.

 

Can I see it getting more messy out there? Sure, at least to start and for many it'll be a happy Christmas as they find ways to sustain a hard on with all the noobs to attack. It tends to get a bit scrappy with any DLC really, although any cheap game will always make it easier for trolls to appear of course, but hopefully things will ease up after long. Time will tell.

[CaliMeatWagon]

4 hours ago, beachfan12 said:

...whoever thought it was a good idea to have such a conflicting role with the trader one is a moron....

This sir, is where you are wrong. The Naturalist Role and Trader go perfectly with each other. 
Legendary Animals are worth multiples of normal animals. 
This has drastically increased overall earnings. especially considering you can take a sample, kill the animal, then give the carcass to Cripps. 

[beachfan12]

4 minutes ago, CaliMeatWagon said:

This sir, is where you are wrong. The Naturalist Role and Trader go perfectly with each other. 
Legendary Animals are worth multiples of normal animals. 
This has drastically increased overall earnings. especially considering you can take a sample, kill the animal, then give the carcass to Cripps. 

I'm well aware of that, surely you know what I meant. 

[Grottomacy]

you make them suffer then they install naughty tools then you played yourself

Edited December 1, 2020 by Grottomacy
wrong wording

[CaliMeatWagon]

3 minutes ago, beachfan12 said:

I'm well aware of that, surely you know what I meant. 

I honestly don't.

[Lonely-Martin]

1 minute ago, CaliMeatWagon said:

I honestly don't.

I think he means if you hunt regular animals, Bellatrix will spray you and lock you out of he stall from buying things for a bit. Can be frustrating on occasion when trying to quickly refill the ammo she sells.

[beachfan12]

17 minutes ago, Lonely-Martin said:

I think he means if you hunt regular animals, Bellatrix will spray you and lock you out of he stall from buying things for a bit. Can be frustrating on occasion when trying to quickly refill the ammo she sells.

Yep this

Edited December 1, 2020 by beachfan12

[Krommer]

5 hours ago, 1898 said:

I'm wondering just the opposite - if the avalanche of $5 players will jump in just to raise hell. 

 

I still think 97 percent of them, which is an arbitrary made up figure not based upon any facts  , will be

pals of people already playing RDO but who balked at paying $27 bucks plus for the whole game just to play online;

so I think most of them will know the score, going in with the advice of "pros" rather than to grief.

 

I guess we'll find out soon 

 

 

1 hour ago, Lonely-Martin said:

Bellatrix will spray you and lock you out of he stall from buying things for a bit. Can be frustrating on occasion when trying to quickly refill the ammo she sells.

 

Lols, "Beliatrix." Not really, since what I do is get sprayed by her RIGHT AWY; then I do the other junk, like in my camp, which involves not killing animals for 15 minutes or so.

THEN I go buy/do what I need to with her.

You KNOW when the spray is coming by emoting her, with her saying things like "get away from me" or "I don't have time for you right now." 

If you just plan it right, it is barely an inconvenience; she is never very far from my camp in Hennington's Stead. From her reaction before I logged,

then me killing more stuff, I pretty much know I'll be getting a spray with tomorrow's list (so can plan accordingly, if a daily involves interaction with her.)

 

By the way:

 

Protip on her ammo (well, not really "pro")

Besides the rarer stuff people drop, once you get THROUGH crafting it with that stuff (exhaust your stack of it)

you can make it with "prairie poppy" all day long. So I always have a full stack of prairie poppy,

using some for that and some for possible moonshiner delivery.

 

It actually will "stop" you, after you craft sedative ammo with the regular stuff, and it runs out.

BUT, if you THEN hit "b" whatever and page back now you'll see the option to 

create it with simple prairie poppy!

 

 

Edited December 1, 2020 by Krommer

[Direwrath]

3 hours ago, Lonely-Martin said:

I think he means if you hunt regular animals, Bellatrix will spray you and lock you out of he stall from buying things for a bit. Can be frustrating on occasion when trying to quickly refill the ammo she sells.

Sometimes you don't even need to do that, I think she just has a kink for my guy or something because she does it and I haven't killed anything the whole game. 

 

1 hour ago, Krommer said:

I still think 97 percent of them, which is an arbitrary made up figure not based upon any facts  , will be

pals of people already playing RDO but who balked at paying $27 bucks plus for the whole game just to play online;

so I think most of them will know the score, going in with the advice of "pros" rather than to grief.

 

I guess we'll find out soon 

Yep, it's all we can do.