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No idea myself. I'm on PS4 and been out of the PC gaming scene for years. .....but hopefully someone can chime in to help.

Yeah, that's a stark difference.

Dealing with randoms is mostly a royal pain in the ass whether its GTAO or RDO. .....I simply refuse to. Luckily I have a couple friends that play both so I usually hav someone to join. .....but it would cool to help someone in your position and breathe some life back into the game for both of us.

I noticed R* Support has also extended their posted response time as <96 hours when it used to be <48 hours.

If you were on PS4, I'd offer to hook up and do some missions, heists, business stuff, etc.

I've seen this before. Sometimes the animal will stop and still be standing and/or there is a delay like you described. IIRC, I've had this issue in the past and recently as well. Doesn't happen very often for me but often enough at times.

Good luck. I hope it works for you. I really like my Sony Gold wireless headset (2nd pair) but then again, we're talking almost 3x the price of these Onikumas. Let us know how it pans out.

That other thread was necro-bumped from Feb 2019 when the animal spawn issue wasn't really a problem for most. This really didn't start becoming a persistent and widespread problem until the Summer update and then the laste content drop. That thread was intended to discuss the best hunting areas when animals do spawn. There are many discussions and mentions about the animal spawn issue in these forums. I really didn't want to see other threads turn into "spawn issue" discussions especially when this problem may likely be resolved at some point and become a moot point. There is an animal spawn thread in the Troubleshooting sub forum that would be more appropriate. @Bountyflap Jack is new here and likely didn't see the other more recent discussions. .....no worries Jack. EDIT: I went ahead and split off the discussion today in the other thread about the "best hunting spots" to here in the official, stickied thread regarding the animal spawn issue and the last responses removed in the interest of getting back to the topic at hand. .....the animal spawn problem, workarounds, experiences and discussion of the topic.

Hi FOTL and welcome to the forums. In regard to littering the forums with your questions, actually that is what we would prefer you do. This sub forum was meant as a welcoming area and really isn't suited to answer a lot questions about the game. Not everyone looks in here so you may have a better chance of getting more answers, suggestions, viewpoints, etc. in the Online forums for example. I would encourage you to open new threads regarding your questions there and/or ask them in existing threads relevant to your topic if you happen to see one. Anyhow, welcome and hope to see you around.

Hi Jack and welcome to the forums. Yeah, this is a well known method of hunting. Some of the more recent threads discuss it regarding the topic of animal spawns being broken. There are a couple legendary bounties that work well for this. This thread was more about good hunting spots.

Kinda.... Although I think it's more about a feeling of progression and personal growth when reading the interview(s). They wanted people to feel like they are carving out a niche for themselves in the frontier. .....building up their camp, using it to run a business (Trader role), investing in it's expansion, etc. and building up from there. They have plans for more businesses and such to be run out properties and the Moonshiner role was the first taste of that. They gave no indication when homes may become available but it appears they eventually will. They did say they don't want to abandon the idea of the camp too soon so yeah, homes are likely something for the distant future. Seems these big TUs come every quarter or so. I expect more news at least in the next couple months of what we will be seeing in the next content drop.

Well, when you do deliveries, they are visible to all players within a public session after a period of time. You are made aware of that via a message. It's not individual players that are alerted of this. It's everyone with you in the session. Same thing occurs in RDO. .....so the idea of individuals who you report being privy to this information is simply not the case.

The in-game reporting feature is for reporting players who cheat, grief, etc. There is an option to select the reason for reporting them when you use it. For example, "disruptive behavior". Has nothing to do with a player being hostile or not. It's for behavior that is not welcome nor tolerated for one reason or another. .....but again, don't expect them to act on your particular report as I am sure there is more to it than that. I suspect they look at the input from other players as well. In other words, if you report someone for disruptive behavior, they likely won't do anything if your report is the only one. However, if several others unrelated to you do the same, perhaps they will. btw, randoms don't spawn in invite-only or solo sessions in GTAO. That only occurs when you invite people in or are in a public server. Most businesses only allow you to do deliveries, etc. while in an open session. You can't do most of that in solo. In those cases yes, you have to be in a public server.

A couple things..... Don't expect that R* will ban or punish someone simply based on your report. I suspect these types of people show up on their radar once several different people submit reports to them about their behavior. If R* does ban, restrict or otherwise deal punishment on someone, don't expect that they will tell you about it. It's not how these things are typically handled and may even be considered unprofessional to share this with others. There are exceptions but in most cases, no.....they are not likely to share info about disciplinary action taken against another player with you. Personally, I would use the reporting feature on the R* Support site if this is really a concern for you but something like you describe, that's just griefing. I would use the in-game reporting feature, any blocking mechanisms on your platform and then call it a day. .....move on. Remaining in a session with people like this only gives them what they want and wastes your time. I would also make sure to use the tools available in game to help mitigate your chances of being griefed like Defensive Mode, etc.

Is it worth it? I received the penthouse for free back when the Casino opened. ....I forgot what that promotion entailed. For me, this is where I start out now when I join online. I exit to the casio floor and spin the wheel. ......I already won 1 free car doing that, cash, etc. I then visit the teller nearby and collect my daily visitor bonus of 1,000 chips. I end up cashing those in when I get a bunch of them. It's also convenient if you're going to be doing Casino missions. For me, I think it would still be worth it simply as another spawn point depending on what I would be doing over a given period of time. I also have beds at various other businesses of mine including my apartment which I have visited in a very long time. The Casino has essentially been my HQ since it was introduced to the game. .....but that's just me. If you find yourself going there very often for various reasons and/or find the location convenient, it may be worth it to you too.

Had this last night when trying to load a Moonshiner mission. Could be something they are doing on their end but who knows. The previous evening, I didn't have this issue but did have two disconnects. .....and one last night not including the loading screen which is typically rare for me.

What do you mean by "clocking". Are you talking about the loading screen?

Hi Marc and welcome to the forums.

That's about when it happened for me or during one of the patches after the TU. Prior to that, I never really had issues with animal spawns with the exception of an occasional glitched session I guess.

The Feedback site is more like a suggestion box. They don't reply back to submissions or if they do it would be rare. It was simply meant as a way for people to send in their complaints, suggestions, etc. The Support site is a different matter but is used to report bugs, technical issues, cheating players, etc.

So am I. Months ago in a Sony Corp strategy meeting they had said that backward compatibility will include multiplayer. Essentially, PS4 games will be cross-platform with PS5. .....including their online modes. So basically, if you have a PS5, the plan is that you'll still be able to play your PS4 titles and enjoy the them with your friends who still have the previous gen platform. Of course, nothing is set in stone yet but with competition as fierce as it is right now, my money is on Sony and MS doing everything they can to make their new systems more attractive to buyers and in Sony's case, that has a lot to do with how PS4 players see PS5 and how they might interact with it with friends and consider upgrading. I'm sure they see this backward compatibility and cross-system play as a great way to keep friends / communities together, get them talking about the PS5 and encourage those still on the fence to take the plunge too. In R*s position, they may not want to introduce a "new for PS5" RDR2 at least in the immediate future. If anything, they may want to wait until enough people migrate from PS4 to PS5 but even then I doubt they will make a remaster in the foreseeable future. I think their focus will be on the community. .....both PS4 and PS5 and will prioritize keeping that afloat in the form of the current build. Besides, I have a feeling R* has other things on the burner right now like GTA6, the next Bully, etc. that will be slated for release on PS5.

Seems you posted this in the RDR2 forum. This should be in the Online forum. .....more specifically, the Posse Recruitment sub-forum. I'll move it there now for ya. Good luck!

Would you mind sharing that with us? .....or are you saying the route they suggest is the in-game reporting feature?

.....that card I randomly came across was about 4 hours ago. I wasn't even looking for them.

Not sure. I haven't been following the progress on the MS side to be honest since I'll be buying a PS5 regardless. For RDO I think it's stored on their end if I'm not mistaken. .....for the campaign there are save files that are stored locally and backed up on their servers. Perhaps someone can chime in that knows more about it.