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Looks like there may not be any news, bonuses, sales, etc. announced today. We've been getting regular updates in this regard every Tuesday for months. .....but today has been oddly quiet. I don't know if this silence today is an indicator of the Summer Update being just days away or what. For all I know, they may still come up with something before the end of the day. Either way, I will post up any new news that is released as soon as it hits. I just wanted to create this thread because I know of you folks kind of depend on these Tuesday updates and I didn't want you to think I just forgot. I will continue to keep you folks posted. - Kean

Hey bud , as mentioned above getting damage buff cards maxed at level 3 should help. Winning streak and a few others are good damage buffs. As far as the Lancaster goes it's just my opinion but different PvP modes tend to favor different guns. The trusty ole bolt action is usually fairly even on most modes. I would take time and read through the passive cards and what they bring. It takes a lot of time and money to get the set that best worked for you. Also keep trying different guns. Some although probably cheating are running around getting 1 shot kills with varmint rifle. PvP is extremely broken at moment. It will get leveled out soon ! Hang in there.

*Use this thread to discuss anything and everything about Red Dead Online that doesn't require its own thread. Enjoy!* We've got one for Singleplayer, but not one for Red Dead Online. Discuss your happenings, tell your stories. Today I was walking out of the Gunsmith in Valentine when I heard someone go... "Oh! Hey! Are you the Moosh from Red Dead forums!?" I usually play with my headset on but muted. I was like "Oh shiii... That me...", fumbled around until I got unmuted, looked around and there was @DtrtWing lol Fun when you run into forum members unexpectedly

Just trying to help but as others and myself have noted PVP is a broken mess, but the way I look at it is all about strategy and preserverance for success... Yes I still get picked off all the time by the lousy carbine repeater and varmint rifle and I don't know how they do it but ... A headshot is going to kill you outright most of the time and the only way to prevent it is slippery bastard, doing dives, using cover and the terrain to your advantage is going to reduce you getting shot. I'm also going to suggest Showdown Series small over large as (impossible to get into) and more chance of getting picked off On one hand, Most of these games it doesn't matter how many times you get shot and respawn (I frequently get tagged battered but who cares).... Spoils of war, hostile territory and similar games you can choose to be a runner or a defender. To be a defender find something close to the bag/territory and just hide in cover and practice your headshots or use a shotgun/handguns to ward off close incoming enemies. Being a runner is just avoiding being shot.... Public enemy I just chase after the target for the most points. Weapon Melee using the tomahawk for 6 points or 3 points for the shotgun is better than the 1 point repeater... Capturing 5 territory's, killing public enemy 5 times or delivering 3 bags, etc. usually gets me the MVP and team win over the player who sits near an enemy spawn and picks off 32 enemies. Most wanted is the one (off the top of my head) that really matters about not getting shot. Most of the 300-400 lvl players have learned to sit behind a tree or something and pick you off. It's either find a way/path to take them out or just pick off the other players Elimination series I haven't played in months because of the long spectate times for reward (and the people who team up, pick everyone off and then lazily fight for couple minutes at the end) and the fact they spawn people directly behind you...but throwing knifes and bow/arrow are good ways to learn headshots and using terrain to your advantage. And I've posted it B4...I have every repeater, fully upgraded and they don't work for me in free roam or PVP. I use bolt action or Springfield but my true favorite is a Max fire rate shotgun. I sacrifice fire rate for damage , but that's my opinion... 100 different players can give you a 100 different answers on guns, if Lancaster isn't working try different load out... Litchfield less accurate but better damage if you want a repeater. Part of the joy of this game is trying out different weapons... And the most important part is having fun... it's just a game with a lifespan. I'm super competitive but at the end of the day don't care if I'm top of the leaderboard Everytime... it's about enjoying the ride

Unfortunately there's nothing you can really do about taking headshots other than try to get and stay in cover to limit your exposure. There's also slippery bastard if you can free aim well.

Cheers bud I currently have Paint It Black, Peak Condition, Winning Streak and Never Without One, I am still getting headshotted so easily. I have tried I just don't know anymore what to do, it's like I am doing something massively wrong

As @Chris Arbaugh mentioned above, you're probably better off going from damage if the headshot doesn't occur. Ditch the Lancaster for either the bolt action or Springfield rifle, whichever you're more comfortable using. I'm a Springfield guy myself. Use a shotgun for cqc. Good choices are the pump action, repeating or sawed off. Use express ammo and use offensive ability cards. Peak condition and winning streak are good passive offensive cards, maybe even use focus fire for your deadeye card. Horsemanship is a good card for free roam, but mostly useless in showdowns.

1000 gold bars and 20,000 cash.man thats alot of game time.must of been playing hard core for that amount or purchased gold with real money.20,000 cash you can grind but 1000 gold bars is not easy to come by.

I stopped playing the pvp after they kept nerfing our cards. You spend $950 on a card and upgrading it, then they change its effects making it useless, that was it for me, I dropped out and havent gone back. But in showdown, the best combo was double barrel shotty and Paint it black, deadly combo. Also dual sawed off's at close range are devastating. Anything with exploding rounds works great, I like the Springfield, but others prefer the bolt action, the Springfield is faster to reload and more powerful. Lastly the Lancaster was the best rifle for pvp when I played, I tried them all, but alwasy came back to the lancaster. I wasnt very good, I did win several rounds and got mvp many times, but whenever we played any other mode where you play as a team it sucked, noboday uses a mic and works with you, so it is just chaos, not my kind of fun for a multiplayer, so I just stopped. I dont miss it. A double barrel and Paint it black in large showdown was a sure way to do very well though, IMO

I guarantee you they are cheating somehow, just not sure how.

What's up with the races today? Since early this morning I have not been able to stay in the lobby of one single race. The loading wheel comes on and I'm kicked back out to free roam. Is anyone else having this problem today? It's so freaking aggravating.