Something no one touched on that I have seen was Abigail Marston. In RDR1, she was shown and spoken to be a part of the old gang. I think that is how her and John met and wound up married. They both were in the gang. So, if John is in this said gang and he is a playable character... That means we will be seeing her as well, right??
Well yeah, kids who would fall for it are the kids who are too young for RDR to begin with. It all seems stupid to me and people like us who know better should be calling out these BS scams Youtubers do. They think they can buy their way through popularity with lies and it is gross.
The side quests should exist to further the narrative how you want it to go. Some side quests should give you options of what type of weapons, fellow outlaws to allow in your gang based on attributes, or businesses you want to invest in. This concept could allow each person to have different exp.