As promised, Rockstar has adjusted the economy in Red Dead Online. In the first of what the developer says is a series of alterations to the game, it's increased the amount of money and the rewards that players get from all activities. It's also balanced the general economy so that you can sell items for more and buy stuff for less.
According to Rockstar, these changes have been implemented based on feedback on the community, with a lot of people complaining that Red Dead Online was a bit too much of a grind.
What's more, players who have already bought weapons at their previous, higher prices will be automatically refunded, which is pretty nice. Rockstar says that these refunds can take up until the 10th December to go through, however, so don't expect to find a big pile of cash as soon as you log in tonight.
On top of all that, players who have played the beta previously will be gifted $250 in-game, and 15 gold bars -- gold bars being the title's microtransaction currency. If this applies to you, then you should get your dosh between midnight tonight and the 14th December.
Looking good? Are you still playing Red Dead Online? Watch out for bandits in the comments section below.
[source rockstargames.com]
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I believe selling a diamond ring got you about 30 cents short to buy a tin of beans. Talk about preparing for aggressive monetisation and bleeding your fans dry.
Hunt for heron/spoonbill plumes and small alligator skins and carcasses (with a varmint rifle and bolt action rifle respectively) on the east marsh coast just up the tracks of Saint Denis and watch those $ roll in.
Eh-hem...
In allusion to all things Red Dead related, I hearby decree that all references to 'money' shall henceforth be pronounced 'muneh'.
A. Morgan
@Turismo4GT "I got a plaaaaan Arthur. We just. Need. Money."
"MUNEH? Where we gon get MUNEH?"
@Shepherd_Tallon yes but they most definitely did this on purpose to now look like the good guys, all part of the PR machine
@ShogunRok hahahahahahah "I got a plan, Arthur"
How many times have we heard this?
@paulo_godoy_BR not as much as "outta the damn way!"
@Amplified or "hey partner"
or the sound of a rabbit being smashed
@paulo_godoy_BR or the sound of arthur's body slamming against a giant boulder, or at least.................that was my experience playing the game
My favourite is when Arthur antagonises Pearson - "We should have left you at sea....with the other walruses."
@Amplified hahahahahahahaha yeeeeeeees...
I wonder how my horse never died knocking on rocks in those situations
wait wtf 15 free gold bars? how much did they change the economy lol
Nope. Microtransactions are an automatic pass.
@Grim-Tuesday Nobody forced you into micro-he/she-actions, same as GTAO.
I've got totally everything (apart from cheap crap) in there and not even looked at MT ever. Didn't feel any need in MT at all.
@Oizon You must have been playing for hundreds of hours if you truly haven't had to buy anything. I don't care what your personal experience was with red dead, but rockstar made the game extremely grindy and inflated costs in order to sell you stuff. I want no part in that trash.
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi Well, if that's the case it's not a bad tactic. Maybe Bethesda could take some notes
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