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That Lamat might replace my Dual Mausers, I have to get the second one still then pvp it but so far so good, those are nasty. the Mausers together are like serious rapid fire but the damage is low, so the Lamat might be the ticket plus it an take a shell and that means an exploding shell. Those dual sawed shotguns he was talking about ^ are nasty too, they can dismember people at close range so... yeah fun

Thats sick!!! Ive been doing the same thing. The only thing I will spend gold on is gun mods, I like to make them nearly all gold, but its expensive!!! I want to do both the carbine and the double barrel shotty so when I play name your weapon and you start with those, they will be my modified ones, I just love how they look.

lol Ive never thought about it but I have been grinding since level 38 with a single goal in mind and so for me, all I have been doing was hunting, and fishing, and playing story missions, clearing hideouts, a little pvp, etc.. Its been a wild ride, but I feel like I havent really been playing the game so much as I have been building and customizing a character to play the game, and now that I am nearly done with my character set up I can shift into "Ok, lets play this game" mode, and it is exciting, I saved almost all of the stranger missions and I have at least 8 story missions to do I have never seen. I want to play the story missions that you can only play with low honor so after I hit 100 I am going to lower my honor by clearing out Van Horn or Thieves landing and killing all the lawmen that come, etc.. then play the missions, afterwards I will just play as I always do and I am sure my honor will bounce back, the way the game is set up now it really doesnt matter low or high honor, it only affects details like what type of stranger missions you will get as far as I can tell,

Its easy, hunt, fish, dont shoot anyone unless they shoot at you first. Dont kill farm animals, throw fish back also helps a lot too. Dont shoot npc, or get a bounty, etc... Just get busy with thins that make you $4 or XP and you should be fine. Otherwise, just be good and in no time at all, you will be in the high honor club, it is easy honestly, I think it is more work to be dishonorable.

Wow, well in 92 levels it has never ever happened and I cant imagine it ever will, it sounds pretty extreme, see usually, a posse has a plan, they are in a group, having fun, whatever they are doing, but ive yet to hear of or see a posse that sets out to simply grief people or use the defensive play style to antagonize others. I just dont think ti woudl happen. People like that generally run solo, a group has an agenda, hunting, running missions for xp, playing stranger missions together to make it hard for another posse to stop them, etc.. but what you described, I just dont see it, AND if it did, then ok, what would I do, well first, I would asses to see if I can fight back without consequences, if not Ill measure what they did to how important it is too me, I might fight back, or I might just walk away, since without a fight they have nothing to do and will get bored, or I might change sessions, all the same things I would do before the update I guess. But there isnt much of a reason for anyone to do those things, so again, I dont think this is going to happen with such frequency that anyone will make it a thing. IMO I dont know, I like it as it is, and I am hopeful they will continue to make changes as time goes by, this is the very first update and it hasnt even been 24 hours lol so lets give it a shot and see how it plays out over a month. All I know is today has been the most enjoyable experience I have ever had in the game since launch, it was very simple, I just wanted to grind for dual mausers, and dual Lamats, plus mods so around $3000.00 in cash, now to do that usually would be a long haul, iwth tons of stress, today and last night it was great, I never had to check my mini map, I just went where the animals were, hunted til I was bored, and then shut it down, only to get up today and do it again, the freedom I now has is amazing I dont think people realize how much they negatively affected some players experiences with their actions, for me it was very stressful I had to pick certain routes, avoid certain areas, always be on my guard, if someone showed up where I was I had to go on the defensive and try to stay alert til they left or I could get away, etc.. I wasted a lot of energy and time on this nonsense, now, I can just go hunting, the way it should be, when you go hunting the last thing you worry about are bandits showing up to kill you. Other times I want to mix it up, so Ill go offensive play and just go explore and take what comes, other times I want to be left alone while I grind, especially if I just want to join showdown and need to prepare for it with tonics and animal fat.

Beta is over, it is official now, RDR2O is its own thing. You can read about it on the forum under the update post or on R* newswire. Tons of changes and ffixes and additions.

In what way doesnt it work? Oh my bad I just re read your post, you mean free aim lobbies? Yeah I get that, that part does kind of suck, but maybe in the near future we will get that? I think just like private servers, it kind of defeats the whole point for them, as they want everyone in there together, as it is it is split by console and pc, I wish they had a way to integrate us all together for cross platform play honestly, but whatever, yeah I see it both ways, it sure would be nice to have private servers for more control over how it is handled, but then I see their point, they want that microtransaction market too, It works great you can still do exactly what you had been doing before with no difference. The only difference is people who wanted to be left alone, can now opt to be left alone, But the majority of players play offensively or aggressively anyway so in what way is it broke? All that has changed for a player who likes to kill other players is now the people who dont want to be involved with a fight, they just want to get in to the butcher and back out, can but they are the minority according to the update and players here.

Since the majority of players will play aggressive or offensive, this really doesnt change anything for those players who like to mix it up and get into player killing, you still can, you just cant do it to unwilling layers as easily and without consequences. The passive system doesnt affect players who play aggressively and like to shoot at others, they still can do that, so I dont understand the issue. The funny part is most of the players I meet with this position use GTA as an example, but I say, ok well there already are several GTA games that allow exactly what you want to do, so why not go play those, and when you play RDR2O to enjoy it for what it is, not what you want it to be, or what the companies other games are often like? Im glad it isnt the same formula, this is refreshing, they cant all be the same, and since there are enough free roam games with tons of player killing going unchecked, I am glad this is different, this world has so much to explore and enjoy, you just dont need to have it be a constant fire fight all the time

You can use a controller with your pc if you prefer its very simple these days

Well, the free roam aspect is ONE part of the game, for most of us that do like a passive mode in free roam it is because we/ I use free roam to level up, to pick herbs, craft recipes, make some cash, load up for pvp modes, etc.. and while doing that I dont want to be bothered by trigger happy people who think the whole game should just be shoot everything that moves, EVERY other game is like that, this game is special and can be a lot more than that. Not everyone feels the need to shoot the guy at the butcher just for the fun of it, I hate those players, they have no purpose other than their own and it doesnt add anything to the game, it actually takes away from it. Some of us want the game to be as realistic as possible, and honestly there was no period in time especially in the late 1890's where a regular rancher going into town to sell his products would be attacked and killed for no purpose every single time. Some people do like constant conflict, so cool, knock yourselves out, but when a person on the mic says hey Im just going to the butcher, I am not part of your fight, just let me by, and you dont, then I think your just being a jerk honesty and selfish thinking, hey the game is what I want and only what I want, anything else is stupid, this is the attitude I have seen from people doing these things to me. Ill never understand people who think it is ok for you to make others do what you want, and then complain when they want to play their own way without you being involved. I also think these players, often alone, are bored, and lonely so they force themselves on you by attacking you so you will hopefully fight back and then they send you an invite, they crack me up, why would I ever accept your invite? your a douche, you just cost me time and money and now I have to start over because of you and you think I am goign to join your session and help you and talk to you and fill the void you are feeling? lol gtfo. In COD WW2 we have a headquarters for a lobby where you can go get ready for pvp, this is similar except we have the entire map to use and the addition of stranger missions, story missions etc.. But to answer part of your questions, in free roam, if I am hunting because I want to level up so I can buy a pamphlet and then grind for cash to buy the item, I dont want to be bothered with shooting, attacks, griefing, etc.. I just want to focus on my grind. Because it is slow going to make money and gold and XP the last thing I want is for some bored player to take it out on me and divert my attention from what I want to do and make me engage them and do what they want to do. You asked what fun is there watching a guy fish? why are you watching a guy fish? lol there are many ways to have fun in this game and shot your guns without bothering hunters, fisherman and explorers there are plenty of other things to do out there, there are pvp sessions, , a story mission, some stranger missions, etc.. in free roam, we need to pick herbs, hunt big game meat, do daily challenges that are about collecting stuff I mean there are more things to do in free roam than in pvp. To me I need my time to be maximized, so I dont have time for player killing, if you want to kill players, the game gave you lots and lots of ways to do that, just dont do it to players who dont want to engage with you. Part of the problem that I have seen is too many players are playing alone, bored, lonely, they see me and just decide ok, I am going to attack this person, just because, and this is why we need a passive system, to stop others from ruining our time online and our game. If I wanted to play with you, I woudl have sent you an invite or accepted yours, when I saw you coming and used my mic to make it clear, I am just hunting, dont mind me, ...then you shoot at me while my back is turned and I am skinning a deer, I just want to quit, but now, not so much. If it were mutual then fine, but often it is not, and these players force themselves on you and make you deal with them, this is selfish and childish behavior that only a major change to the game was able to slow and or stop. If people would have controlled themselves and left peopel alone that werent doing anything to them, maybe we wouldnt have had to have this change. I mean why sneak up on a guy fishing to tackle him, tie him up then shoot him? You dont get anything for doing it, all you are doing is messing with people, and that is griefing, it isnt part of the game, it isnt mutual, the fisherman, didnt even see you coming, and was busy doing what HE wanted, to do. Im part of a group, we have nearly 70 members now, and this attitude is not unique, it is wide spread, many players like all aspects of the game, but still dislike being attacked for no reason, so I think this was sadly necessary and I for one and glad it is in the game,. To players who dont understand it, they keep saying gta gta gta, hey dude, this isnt gta, its rdr2O and we have a unique opportunity here, a cool way to get ready for fights instead of just earning money and then buying upgrades in a single window, we get an incredible 3d world to explore and use in our own way for that same purpose, and I think many just dont get it or know what to do with themselves and the easiest thing to do is shoot at people, lol but those days are over, its a new era and I for one really enjoy it.

Hmmmm, thats interesting. I guess you are right in that a high honor player can be a red blip, as you wrote it I realized, yeah that is right, so, either low or high honor can be either red or blue, but in game it seems everyone was brought back to blue to begin this new era in RDR2O.

I suspect some players were new and got in and wanted to experiment over the past few weeks, putting them bold red, they now have a clean slate so I think some will stay blue, others will go back to what made them red in the first place. The majority of newer players under say level 25 that are / were red blips, I think can go either way, it isnt necessarily that they wanted to be red blips, just how it worked out when they got started, others I think might recognize that they are now blue again and maybe will refrain from un-necessary player killing as it doesnt favor that behavior anymore. We will have to wait and see.

The one thing I immediately noticed was I have not seen any RED blips, only blue, actually that isnt true, just before I wrote this, I did see a single red blip, a cj something or other was his name, in New Austin. But it looks as though, everyone had their honor reset in the online game, so clean slate, a new start, and it is weird to me to look and see a half full server but not a single red blip. I didnt read anything about that but It appears everyone started off yesterday blue again, and depending on their actions will remain blue unless they lower their honor to play a story mission or just started killing other players, which int as easy as it was two days ago, so if you are red already, you have been working hard at player killing, lol. I am curious to see how many remain blue vs going right back to where they left off and are immediately back in the red.

Well, he did say if this doesnt work, they can do that, but for now they dont want to split the player base. So maybe in the future? I think when the game comes out on pc you will then possibly have private servers, and mods like free aim only servers, etc.. but in time. Maybe not, but I think once it goes to pc things like player made mods and changes will pop up. I think this particular update was so long coming that for now, they just wanted to add the fixes, get the foundation done and in game, and then give it some time and see how it goes before making further changes. They had so many player issues and player requested changes to address they had to stop somewhere for this first real update. The game is still very new, so I think maybe give it time, continue to write in to R* to let them know what you want, if enough people continue to ask for it maybe it will happen.

So, this update has so many great additions to the game IMO. One of the things I really enjoy is that you can encounter random events happening around the world that I never saw before. In one instance, I saw white dots lighting and fading as I heard gun shots, I checked my mini map and saw nothing, so I rode my horse over to have a look. What I found was a wagon train wrapped in a defensive circle with several outlaws attacking the travelers, I was alerted to help protect the travelers from the bandits, Del Lobo's I suppose as I was in Southern New Austin. I thought that was great fun and unexpected. Also found a treasure map and it was loaded, it was 1.86 Gold, $163 cash, and other stuff, I forget at the moment but I remember thinking this is great!! What I noticed with the new hostility system was I was suddenly allowed to go anywhere I wanted in the game. What do I mean by that? Well, in the past I avoided Valentine, St Denis, Blackwater, etc.. because other than the butcher the only thing to do in those locations was be attacked, so I just never went. People that attack other players who are hunting and fishing and just walking around were so thick I would literally change the way I played the game and this is why they needed to do something about it. With my anxiety it was easier to just not go than to go and be disappointed with the actions of strangers, it would just make me mad and then re-enforce the idea of avoiding people in this game. Now with this update I decided to put it to the test, I went to Valentine and parked my horse, I figured I need to go to the Dr, the Gunsmith and the butcher, so let's go and see what happens. Well what happened was there were people everywhere but not killing one another, it was great to be able to walk down the street and go in the saloon, play a few hands of poker, then go to the Dr, then the gunsmith, all walking slowly, it was very pleasing and it felt the way it oughta be. You should be able to go into any town you want without the fear of being shot at by someone for no reason other than existing, it just wasnt realistic and really put a shadow on the game, BUT now it feels very natural and organic to me. So, the idea that I can now go anywhere with a much lower fear of being attacked by other players for no reason really is a game changer for me, I love it. This way I can play and enjoy the game the way I want too, not the way a bored stranger wants too. So now it has a whole new feeling like anything is possible, Tumbleweed was another spot it was very hard to get in and out of town without being attacked by someone, and it just became a hassle so much so I would just avoid the whole place, and that bugged me that I wasnt able to enjoy the game the way I wanted unless I wanted to accept that strangers are going to negatively interact with me for no reason when I least expected it, I just opted not to go. Yesterday it felt great to just ride into any place I wanted with no anxiety, yeah sure I ran into a few people who definitely would have been the aggressive p;layers usually, and one still was, but dealing with them now is so easy and they seem to be very few and far between, this one aspect made my time in game so enjoyable it was great!! The new outfits, clothing, hats, etc.. are really good, and the Lamat looks a lot better than it did in my first impression. I had to grind out $1200 last night and it went so fast, because I didnt have to change my routes, or constantly check the mini map, etc.. it was great fun and made the grind so much better. I cant wait to get back in. All in all the new story missions, stranger mission givers, random events, new weapon, poncho's, sombrero looking hat, etc..all made the game better to me. I cant wait to explore more and do more missions, I havent even checked out pvp at all yet as I want to wrap up my grind first, I am 9 levels away from being done with grinding for stuff, and I cant wait!! What were your first impressions?

Yes, passive players can and will attack you first at times., For one, this is brand new so players are going to experiment to see what happens. But yes if a passive player attacks you first they will then be changed to offensive with a hostility penalty like a red blip, a re-spawn far away, etc.. I was attacked by passive player last night while fishing. I was experimenting with this hostility system. I wanted to see if it works, well it does, kinda. A person came by while I was fishing, wouldnt wave, or use a mic, just walking around close to me, so I got on my horse, and they pulled me off, they instantly turned red, I shot them and killed them, they re-spawned a long way off, then left the server, lol I was shot at twice, but no real damage, and they werent able to hog tie me, so I think it worked essentially the way they said it would. I really like this update, sometimes I just want to grind and not be bothered when I need a lot of cash and dont have a lot of time. When I am in that mode I love that I dont have to check my mini map every few seconds, and worry about my routes, I can just do my thing. I made a lot of money yesterday, went from level 89 to 91 and bought a few things that were very expensive. To not be bothered while doing this made it so much easier it allowed me to hunt anywhere I wanted. It takes a second to switch it offensive, and then engage with people if I want too. really loving the update.

Fair enough, still, whatever it includes a 3 Gig update was not what I expected, but I was pleasantly surprised.

The day before this update there was talk of the earnings report, which said things like end of this Quarter, which would have been June 30th end of 2nd Quarter. The next day, or a few hours later we got the update lol,

And ..........wait 2.8 Gb update!!! holy download Batman, that will take a while, so...... Im still psyched it is here, I just didnt expect 3 gigs of new data, that seems like a crazy huge update.

I did the same thing, lol I posted my diatribe, vol 2 and then went to see if there had been an update, and sure enough!!!!!! BOOM!! just like that were happy again. Cya on the trail cowpoke

James_Hickok_1837, you didnt offend me man, I really enjoy your input and you have been a friend to me on here for months, I just felt the need to explain my opinion on the term was all, no worries buddy.

Fantastic!!!! a few minutes after posting above ^ I saw Tagback and Hazards videos about today's update, and WoW does it sound great!! We have Poker!!! The Lamat Revolver with 8 shots and a shotgun shell, new clothes, two new stranger mission givers, several new story missions, AND As far as daily challenges go you can now have a streak, of 7,14,21,and 28 days in a row, if you do even only 1 daily challenge a day, you are rewarded weekly and so on, up to monthly with a multiplier on gold earned as well as a treasure map after 28 consecutive days. So thats really good news to players like me that do play everyday. This is great!!! This makes waiting for June 30th a lot easier to handle, knowing that at least we have new content right now and we dont have to play the exact same game as yesterday while we wait. I am really glad to see/hear all this, but now I have to go get in game and check it out for real. This does mean it is grind time for me however as I spent $1500 yesterday on 2 Mauser pistols and then modifying them for pvp. So, sigh.... Im about to go in, make my list and start the grind, I had been thinking I am not buying anything until I finish my ammo goals, today I will hit level 90 and get the repeater explosive ammo, then the day after tomorrow Ill hit level 95 and get the dyno arrows, once I have done that, I will then look at clothing updates, other weapon updates like the Lamat and anything else they added. What I am excited about it is the possibility of grinding at a poker table!! Thats right, instead of hunting for cash, I should be able to get into a poker game and with a little luck, make some much needed cash without the risk of running to the butcher, the griefers favorite gathering spot. Im out to enjoy the much anticipated update, I also think todays update will leak out to everyone who has moved on temporarily, and so we can expect a surge of players to return at least for a few days and perhaps the weekend. This made me think of a post I read here yesterday about a guy who posted a title, "Guess what" He was sort of sarcastically saying how he moved on to play "The Show" and only popped in to see if anything had changed, which was a day early as all updates so far have happened on a Tuesday and he popped in on a Monday, I am sure others have been doing this as well, my point being that the same guy will hopefully check again today and see that there actually were several changes made including the daily challenges and a new feature to those as well as hundreds of other players who have also temporarily moved on while they wait for RDR2O to update content. See you in the game outlaws!!

You said, "Im glad that you grew some balls finally Took some time but hey ! Good for You that you enjoy the game and understand it better. Keep on up ! " Well to me a griefer wasnt a scary threat, lol they were unnecessary A holes, that distracted me from what I wanted to do and made me have to deal with them. It is not how the game works, it is how some players want it to work while others do not, so I didnt learn anything other than b e prepared for the worst and you will always be ok. Here is an example, the other night I was hunting, near Heartland overflow, I was about to head out, after skinning a deer, I saw the train coming and someone was riding it so I decided to posture myself in case this person was an opportunist looking for trouble. as they approached and the train slowed I saw him, he saw me, I was behind my horse Lancaster in hand and ready to go, I talked to him for a minute, said hello, etc.. and then he appeared to go back to what he was doing without answering me and so I decided , ok I am going to head out as planned, as I go to leave and turn my back bullets come flying my my head, so I spin around, kill him then run off because my horse is full, I dont feel like playing with another person at this moment, I just cleared 3 or 4 hideouts, etc.. I just want to get my catch to the butcher and buy something I have been grinding for. anyway, because I am a blue dot, and he is glowing red after I ran away, a long way toward where I was going, I figured ok I am far enough away, Ill go back to hunting my way to the butcher, I went from Emerald station to Clemmens point I think it is, north of St Denis, anyway while skinning a few birds, here comes numbnuts and bullets flying, rather than get my gun, I grabbed my mic, I said, dude, we already did this, I am not here for your enjoyment, just because you are bored and have nobody to play with doesnt mean you get to follow me around the map trying to get me to engage you, take off, find someone else to bother or go play pvp but leave me alone, I am not in the mood nor do I have time for this, (it was very late) Ok, so in the time I said that he shot me, lol I dont care, so I said , ok, feel better? now split dude, seriously I am not looking for a buddy to play with, if you want to go shot everything up, play pvp, or go clear a hideout or shoot some npc's but seriously get away from me, I am hunting, grinding, working toward something I want, and I dont appreciate you bothering me and distracting me from that. Well long story short this went on so long I had to leave the session or just keep fighting and killing this guy, That guy was a bored ass who was determined to keep bugging me, so I left. I take that personally, my time is mine, I dont want to stop what I am doing because you are bored and want to play with someone, this is why your alone now, you are just an ass, etc.. And people who say that is the game and how it is I disagree, it doesnt have to be that way, only short sighted shoot em up peopel with nothing better to do are like that, usually they are just bored opportunist who wont shoot at a fair fight, but rather ambush or be sneaky etc.. Well anyway this guy and this type are more of a bother than anything that I fear, I can easily kill him, and I did a few times, then I just ignored him, and eventually had to jump servers so I could hunt in peace again. So my point is, I didnt "grow some balls" I wasnt scared of griefers I was irritated and I dont like people forcing themselves on me, if you attack once and I say lol ok good one, now piss off, then seriously back up and go away, but when they are persistent I get irritated. If I wanted to play with some stranger, who takes cheap shots at your back after making it appear you are safe, no threat here, I dont want anything to do with a guy like that, a coward, back shooting jerk. I know he was bored and desperate for someone to play with, even after all this he typed to me saying I want to make it up to you, accept my invite, lol I Said no way, just go away, why woudl I want to talk to you more,? I got away from you, I dont want to get back with you, lol besides your bored, probaboy have no friends and are just looking for anyone to interact with, well thats not me, has you asked me, or said something when I tried to talk to you on the train then yeah maybe we could have done a few things together but not now, I wouldnt play with you for anything now. He said, we can play a story mission over that will let us hunt in peace and make good XP, lol so see he was looking for someone to join him, even after being a douche to me, and having this whole text fight, lol he still wanted to play so bad he was sending me invites over and over. I just kept telling him nope, I dont play with toxic players who shot hunters in free roam for no reason from behind when they had a chance and ignored it, I wouldnt team up with someone like that, so no. He got so mad when I called him that he said, "I never do that, 99.99% of the time I never do that" lol I said so what, you did it to me, so as far as I am concerned you are a bright red blip because you attack people for no reason, you did it 100% of the times I saw you, and I just saw how you roll. I saw you on that train, I could have shot first, but I didnt, I left you alone to do whatever you are doing, but not you, you saw me and thought, oh good finally someone I can get to play with me, but I didnt want to play with you, I killed you and moved on, etc.. So to me, all that is a huge waste of my time, exhausting and I do not like it.and it is a matter of principle at that point. If it were just a guy shooting at me, those are easy, shoot back, and kill them, usually they leave after you kill them 2 or 3 times, but this guy was just a low down, back shooting coward and it really irritated me. So, I didnt need to grow some balls, I just dont like to be FORCED to do anything, I am sure nobody does, you wouldnt either. When you make up your mind to do something and then someone comes along and changes that for you, that is irritating. now at first, I didnt have the weapons or practice to deal with them properly, now that has changed but the rest hasnt. Iit is almost always low level players who just dont know any better, they get in here level 8 or 14 and think this is gta and they just shoot at everyone. These are annoying but easily taken care of, this guy I am talking about was level 135 or higher, so it shocked me. New players will argue a bit then they tend to come around. Anyway, I just wanted to clear that up. So far there have been 5 or 6 encounters that really pissed me off, and we argued a bit, each one of those times, the person who had done the shooting apologized, friended me and in two cases, hunted and caught me some pelts and carcasses to make up for what I lost when they shot my horse, lol those were good dues, that felt bad after realizing they dont want to be treated like that and what they did was lame, now were friends, so these encounters do have happy endings.

I was hoping to hear things like. before spring, or over the next few weeks, etc.. But I didnt. Key here is end of the Quarter, First off the Quarter ended in March, a Quarter is one fourth, the first three months are 1st Q = Jan, Feb, March, 2nd Q = April, May, and June 3rd Q = July Aug, and Sept, 4th Q -= Oct, Nov and Dec, So based on that, during the CURRENT Quarter means by or before the end of June. Also, It says it is scheduled to exit Beta by the end of the Quarter with updates to FOLLOW. They said, " We expect Red Dead Online to exit the beta period during the current quarter with significant new content follow" So based on this, by the end of June to leave Beta, and then Significant content to FOLLOW, meaning ,later, after, when this of over, etc.,. So to me I read all this as they are pushing everything back, I hope not, I hope I am wrong with this assessment however I am just looking at the literal word, so based on what they actually said this is what I expect. Now I was hoping that long before June 18th we would see the Spring update, and then perhaps more content, now I am not so sure. We still can as that is within the CURRENT (2nd) Quarter. and then content to follow, or to come after. What do you think?

Just to keep this updated, I hit level 89 tonight, I am almost to my goal, I like updating this because it has the date I had hit 55, so I can measure my progress from them til now. It was April 18th I hit level 55 so it took me 3.5 weeks to hit 34 more levels, thats nearly 10 levels a week average and lately I havent been playing much. From 7 to 55 sucked, from 55 to 89 was great. In 5 more levels Ill have everything I wanted, and I think I unlock the special saddles then too, so Ill need more cash, but I am finally seeing tthe light at the end of the tunnel. Ive been playing more nad more pvp, I actually won mvp 4 times now, I was 17-4 earlier today so I am also learning to fight. The last three times someone attacked me for no reason I promptly killed them a few times except for one guy he attacked me from behind, I spun around and killed him and then he parlayed, lol so yeah, I have come a long way in a short time, and I am ready for the update.