Red Dead Redemption, as a base, is a rare example of a game that is so well designed that it cannot be ruined, even with the developer's best attempts to ruin it. Red Dead Online is proof of that.
It's real simple. There are five currencies in the game, only three actually matter: XP, Gold, and RDO$ (Money).
You get XP from doing pretty much everything. Just running around and screwing around Red Dead Style will level you up gradually. Doing pretty much anything gets you XP. If you're in a rush for XP doing missions helps. XP will level you up, levels let you unlock the ability to buy things you need: guns, clothes, etc.
Gold is the premium currency of the game. Rockstar tried to implement gold as a method of getting you to buy it, so that way it can be free to play but they can keep milking it like they do GTA V. Gold has three uses: (1.) it is the only way to purchase roles, which give you more missions that have better rewards. (2.) It can be used to purchase any item in the game regardless of level. (3.) it's the only way to buy most cosmetic weapon materials. So if you exclusively use gold for the first usage, never use gold for the second usage, and sparingly use gold for the third usage, then you will never have to worry about gold. Bounty Hunting, the occasional daily challenges, and especially Treasure Maps will get you more gold than you will ever need without having to spend a dime.
Money is probably the easiest thing to get in the game. Beyond just your usual Red Dead activities, some of the roles will give you a boat load of money. So if you spend your gold on roles you'll have more money than you'll ever know what to do with. Different roles fit different playstyles, but my preferred strategy is a fully upgraded Trader since I usually kill every animal I see anyway. I recommend saving Moonshiner for last. Sure it's more money more often, but it only really gets that way once it's fully upgraded, and until then it's one huge investment after another.
All in all, the game functions well, honestly too well for it's own good. It's so easy to actually play the game, have fun, and make progress that I'm pretty sure it's why Rockstar hasn't updated it in over a year. When it comes to raw free roaming, it doesn't get any better than Red Dead Redemption.
4.5/5. Honestly might be the best online multiplayer free roamer ever, and not even intentionally so.
It's real simple. There are five currencies in the game, only three actually matter: XP, Gold, and RDO$ (Money).
You get XP from doing pretty much everything. Just running around and screwing around Red Dead Style will level you up gradually. Doing pretty much anything gets you XP. If you're in a rush for XP doing missions helps. XP will level you up, levels let you unlock the ability to buy things you need: guns, clothes, etc.
Gold is the premium currency of the game. Rockstar tried to implement gold as a method of getting you to buy it, so that way it can be free to play but they can keep milking it like they do GTA V. Gold has three uses: (1.) it is the only way to purchase roles, which give you more missions that have better rewards. (2.) It can be used to purchase any item in the game regardless of level. (3.) it's the only way to buy most cosmetic weapon materials. So if you exclusively use gold for the first usage, never use gold for the second usage, and sparingly use gold for the third usage, then you will never have to worry about gold. Bounty Hunting, the occasional daily challenges, and especially Treasure Maps will get you more gold than you will ever need without having to spend a dime.
Money is probably the easiest thing to get in the game. Beyond just your usual Red Dead activities, some of the roles will give you a boat load of money. So if you spend your gold on roles you'll have more money than you'll ever know what to do with. Different roles fit different playstyles, but my preferred strategy is a fully upgraded Trader since I usually kill every animal I see anyway. I recommend saving Moonshiner for last. Sure it's more money more often, but it only really gets that way once it's fully upgraded, and until then it's one huge investment after another.
All in all, the game functions well, honestly too well for it's own good. It's so easy to actually play the game, have fun, and make progress that I'm pretty sure it's why Rockstar hasn't updated it in over a year. When it comes to raw free roaming, it doesn't get any better than Red Dead Redemption.
4.5/5. Honestly might be the best online multiplayer free roamer ever, and not even intentionally so.