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Thanks and I do appreciate that. I did the 2 week freebie just to play this particular game. I extended that to continue and see what would shake down and if anything worthwhile would show up that would interest me. I am an old, and I really dont have much "twitch" left in my game. So posses' are out and I am relegated to picking flowers, looking for old junk and canasta or poker with people that have an attention span of 3 minutes. I played the original game until the disc wore out and played this version to the max, both inside and outside of the map. I have been up and down the road between Armadillo and McFarlands ranch more times than I have been on the road between my house and the beer store on the corner. I have no problem with the game. I dont p!ss and moan about the game because I havent had the problems that others have had but I fully understand their frustrations. The story mode would keep me playing for way to many hours per session because there was a compelling story behind it. The only reason I log on now is to keep the streak alive. Today I caught my 5 fish on breadcrumbs to fulfill my obligation. In return I got 50 cents worth of gold to purchase a t-shirt that says "BFD". I sold the fish to the butcher to pay for some more maps that lead to the sos that I already have 10 of. Cripps seems to be more into the cat houses of St. Denis than he is in camp. If Rockstar really wanted motivate me to play, let me use all that gold I collect and pay my PSN bill. Making large numbers appear in the top right corner of my screen doesnt do it for me. I can play Tetris to do that. Buying assless chaps to dance in a moonshine joint doesnt do it either. If they would introduce some innovative changes, besides more kill and kollect games, which many have suggested, I would cough up the cash. I dont mean to foment rebellion or walk out in indignation and protest. What I am trying to say is that Rockstar isnt the first and only place to look when having problems. It is just one place to look for answers. I also think that Rockstar blew its wad with this game. I think that they may have maxed out what these platforms can handle. (xbox and ps4) I also think that they are maybe trying push to much data thru the pipe. Home networks start to strain under the demands of streaming televisions, phones, security, etc. Just today, my wife hit the button on the garage door opener and my tv changed channels. Now whether that had anything to with anything or a mere coincidence, I have no idea. Please forgive me for all of the words above. I have no intent to pull this off topic. But when a question of $10 a month comes up to an old guy, old guys' DNA rears its ugly head and says, "Waiter! This soup is cold!"😶

I can totally agree with the previous 2 posters. I think rockstar takes the hit for things that are beyond their control. I dont mean to absolve them from any of the problems, but at the same time, once a packet is sent from rockstars server, there are a few switches in between that have to be made. I am far from an expert on all things internet, but I suffer few of the problems that are reported on this forum. When I do have a problem, I can generally narrow it down to one switch (Comcast) as being the culprit because I have same problems across the board with their service. (streaming, internet, etc.) Many of my problems with my isp have been cleared up over years by dumping their modems and routers and upgrading to my own. All I expect from them is a functioning line from the pole to my house. I can pretty much set my watch to when problems will happen and work around them when they do. Unless a wire is hanging down, disconnected from the pole, will anyone admit that the problem is on their end. Add in another money collector, PSN+, and you have yet another entity to point fingers at. I am about ready to dump this game not because of the game itself but because I have never really been a fan of online versions of games. I cant really blame Rstar for that since I have played it since release. It's mostly because of the $10 a month sent to Sony just to play the game. The original game didnt {and still doesnt) include Sony dipping their hands in my wallet. Rockstars failure to provide any really new innovations in gameplay is really the only thing I can fault them for and I expect them to hold back for a new platform and a new version of the game. I will be first in line for that.

May I ask what happens when someone raids your camp? The trader role really isnt a big part of my gameplay, mainly because of the problems related to Cripps not setting up camps. I may get into it more when the camp location problems are resolved, but as of now, I am not going invest much time or assets in the camp. I give Cripps stuff that I dont really need and will do an occasional delivery. I use the camp when its nearby basically to pick up mail and orders that I make when I am out doing other things. I have only once had someone near my camp, had a row and chased him off. I didnt notice anything missing and I believe that he left some things behind that I collected. So is a dog really necessary or just an accessory?

In order to shoot the egg down with a varmint rifle you must shoot the nest. The problem is that there is no damn nest to shoot down. You get all the sparkling and vibrations telling that there is a nest in the tree.....but you cant see it to shoot it down. My guess is that it spawns inside the tree sometimes and makes it impossible to hit. It has happened to me at least 10 times in the last two weeks and its frustrating as hell when it does. Its not just egret eggs but its all of them that spawn in trees. I've spent way to long with scopes and binoculars, from every angle available, day and night. I've come back hours later expecting they might appear. I once went thru a hundred rounds of 22 shells blasting every square inch of the area. Dynamite just obliterates them and I move on. As far as flowers go.......Agarita and Blood flowers only spawn at night. 10pm to 5am where Pluck3 says for agaritas and the Lemoyne area for Blood flowers. If you get really frustrated.........https://jeanropke.github.io/RDR2CollectorsMap/

So did Cripps put him in the stew or just serve him roasted?

Pepe Lepew begs to differ.

I want the ability to be able to sh!t my pants any time I choose to. So be warned: I eat nothing but stringy meat, canned corn and raspberries and I am not afraid to use it. Next time one of you cowpokes decides to lasso me when I'm not lookin' and tie me to the back of your horse.....I'm gonna start pushin' that "Ohhhh" button so fast you aint going to know what hit you. Your eyes are going water, your throats going close up and the next thing you know I'll be standing over you laughing. Then I'm going to jump on your horse, scoot around on your saddle and wipe myself with that fancy bandanna you worked so hard for. Then....for the rest of your session, your posse wont go near you, you will be voted out of lobbies and you wont even be able to sit down at a poker table. Even the children of Valentine will point and laugh at you and call you the Pooman. That brown cloud will follow you where ever you go and you will be nothing but a brown dot on the map and a guy in the scope of my Curcano rifle.

Then let the cheaters get on the island..............Just dont give them the boat to get back.😉

Give the highest earning players, in terms of money, a boat pass to Guarma. Make free aim mandatory and get rid of any the assist cards that are in the game. If you die, you get kicked off the island. Form cartels or go it alone. Allow bribes, private bounties or anything else that goes on in a banana republic. Let's see who the biggest badass in the kingdom really is.

If I recall correctly, the original game was structured differently. Players would wait until a table would fill and then begin play. No new players joined during play and ended with the last man standing. Rockstar also had a leaderboard of their own that ranked players. It got to be fun when high ranked players would meet up in games. It became a full time thing for some of us. The way its structured now, the games are meaningless. People use it for a piss break when the shooting starts in town, let their hands time out, and leave 20 cents on the table for the people that stay and play. I've never seen anybody walk away from a game with more than 30 bucks after an hour of playing. It shoots the whole "Bret Maverick" thing right in the ass.

Open up at least one poker parlor with higher buy in and limits. $25 is chump change after level 20. Make it pay for better players and make it hurt for losing. Let the less serious players learn at lower stakes casinos.

It seems that Rockstar made one the most incredible playgrounds in gaming history but insist that the kids play, "Button, button, who's got the button."

They warped my mind when I was but a wee lad.

No, it's not addictive. I couldn't handle it because of the nightmares and lack of sleep. Suicidal thoughts? Yes, for some people.

As a person that lives in a cold climate region, I say screw this snow worship. Without snot-sickles, it's just not real. I'm taking the first boat to Guarma.

I've tried Chantix twice, without success. I have had friends that used it and quit for good after one try. Here, in the states, doctors will pass it out like candy.

If it would have happened at a sex toy party instead of a Christmas party, then it would be a porno flick.

Don't forget that grandma is stocking up on toilet paper from your bathroom cabinet while grandpa is using a needle to poke holes in the condoms in your night stand. Free food, Charmin and laughs! That's what brings us seniors Christmas joy. 😀

From your keyboard to Gods flat screen. ( Be careful of what you wish for.)🙂

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" does it for me.😫

Yes, he did tell some mean stories. One was about Randy Credicos' dog. Now he has to try and avoid cellmates with Hillary Clinton tattoos on their backs.😲

A cautionary tale. This seemed like a good idea at the time. Now....not so much.

This year, in Michigan, recreational marijuana sales starts Dec. 1. We will have some of our old friends over for Christmas eve and set out some brownies and Santa gummies, play some Zepplin and Creedence and flashback 50 years to an old fashioned Christmas. (Or we will get extremely paranoid, hide in the basement and wait for the cops to kick in the door.) Since we are all pretty old, we will be sure to keep some amyl nitrite poppers handy, just in case Santa or St. Peter should appear.

I don't disagree but you know that claws will be a deal breaker for many people? Our current cat came thru the shelter already declawed and neutered. Unless a potential owner has the experience, patience and time to deal with living with a cat, you know that cat is going to wind up back on death row or dropped off in some other neighborhood or worse the first time they trash a $2000 love seat. Cats are a-holes and do a-hole things. Keeping their nails trimmed helps take some of the pain out of it and helps them from getting stuck on carpets and curtains. Our cat lives the life without claws. He has 12x16 screened in porch to chill in and that is his outside. If he ever had to deal with real life, he wouldn't last 10 minutes with the racoons, skunks and coyotes around here. The hawks, owls and garbage buzzards would clean up the scraps. Even without claws, he took down my wife, broke her ankle and knocked her out cold.........and she is his best friend. He protects himself quite well without fingernails and he still has his fingers to knock things off of tables and bookshelves. Just sayin. ☺️

Perhaps not the most beautiful of photos, but the most historic. This is the entrance to the fortress in El Presidio, south of the San Luis River, while it was under construction.