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^^^ I agree...well said. I went from a 'holy smokes, these graphic look awesome' to a 'meh...looks nice'. The game has lost some of its beauty and lustre...and it now looks at tad bit drab and muddy. I really didn't think it would be much of a hit... but it does change the way I feel about the game now. I'm all about visual candy. It's pretty equal to gameplay for me.

I'm guessing that it will be either a timed competition or first-to-catch a limit type of thing...or both.

I used to eat two pieces of meat a game-day before the last update. Then I got fat! Now I pretty much eat like a bird and nothing gets me below being overweight. I'm wondering if it's more of a glitch with the status, though. If I look at my core draining rates, they seem to be ok for the most part.

I can confirm that I received the same response from R* a few days ago.

Yes, this game is not an easy one to simply jump in and play. No instructions and everyone plays differently. Kind of like life, huh? 😉 There is somewhat of a "paying your dues" concept to this game. When you don't have any way to battle the top guys, you either die or you find ways to mitigate the risks of running into baddies. It's part of "growing up" in this game until your character and you gain the necessary experience. It's part of the ride! Try to enjoy it and not fret about it. Acceptance is much easier! I watch the radar very closely. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to be aware in this game. Even blue dots are your enemies until they've passed. The daily challenges make it this way. I have a shoot first mentality if the blue dot looks remotely suspicious. That's not for everyone, though. But, I'd rather stand my ground than be chased from it. Don't sweat dying. Being griefed is one thing and I agree, that's no fun. But dying is going to happen and the penalty for doing so is really not that much. You've obviously died in COD...same thing. Not a big deal. Hope it gets a little more fun for you.

Yes, I agree. I like seeing many different weather events/conditions when I sit down to play for a couple of hours.

I witnessed this being done in Valentine last night. I videoed the exploiter doing it and then reported him to R*. I then proceeded to shoot him and make his exploiting and little more challenging. He was not playing the game as it was intended...so I figured all rules of engagement should be thrown out, too. Made him work for his cougar pelts.

Since the update dropped, I am overweight. I barely eat anything, run around a lot, increase all my cores by rest...and I'm still fat! Don't know what to do! They need to implement a Weight Watchers in this game.

I guess at this point, I'd fall under #1. I like doing the challenges, too. I would prefer to have more PvP in free roam...just not sure how that should be structured in order to account for the way other people want to play. I'm not a big fan of the way the current PvP game modes are set up.

Me, too! 🙂

Yep! I'm now a fatty!

I'm very confused as to what, if any, items remain on one's horse after certain events Last night, I was killed in free roam (by a blue blip might I add! LOL) and only some of my items remained on my horse. I had two ducks on the side of my horse that were missing after but the pelts remained and a carcass was still on the back. Also, after walking a fair distance away from my horse it seemed that when I whistled for him (he came form a complete different location than where I left him), I was missing items. I do not understand what might be considered a bug or an expected result. Do we know what persists on one's horse after the following events: - Being killed in free roam - Horse being killed in free roam - Horse respawns after being separated from it by distance - Going into a stable - Joining someone's posse on a different server - Joining and completing a story/stranger mission - Being disconnected - Joining and leaving a PvP game mode (showdown, races, etc) Any other events that I've missed? Feel free to add. I just want to know what to expect so that i don't report bugs that are not bugs...just undocumented features! 😉

I bet you the number is pretty low...at least the number of well articulated suggestions. If R* is only relying on comments on their website, they might want to re-think their strategy. They need people to be scouring the internet (reddit and fan sites) looking for common complaints and recommendations. They did not need to set up that feedback system as a much better one already exists. I would scrap the feedback system and simply spend the time on the internet. There's a ton of brutally honest opinions right at the very fingertips.

I would think that R* would employ some type of routing software that would ensure servers fill up rather than having partial ones running. Even if the numbers had decreased, I'm sure it's not in their best interest to have it appear that way to you and I.

No, I've played online games for many years. I'm part of a large community of gamers that have played online together since Xbox Live came out. This is the first game I've played like this where I did not initially understand what the purpose was. I just jumped in and started figuring stuff out. It was not clear to me why I was "grinding" but I did so (that sounds wrong! LOL). The essence of the game, for me, started to reveal itself as I began to rank up. I really enjoy RDR2 because of the western feel. That's where the GTA game loses me.

I am not at all suggesting there is a better way to play this game. It was an honest question that I had in an attempt to understand the reasons why people level up. For me, this is the first game of this type I've played. I had no interest in GTA and really know nothing about it. I've questioned myself as to what the purpose of this online stuff was for me...trying to make sense of how I play, why I play and developing a strategy. For myself, I have come to the belief that this is a game of survival....and survival is not all about success and happiness. And heck yeah....I not only dress up my weapons...but I also play dress up with my Ken!!! My remark was not to disparage anyone who does so, it was more tongue and cheek because I like it. I enjoy that facet of the game! Why survive if you can't do it in style! LOL I am certainly not a run and gunner. I rarely shoot first and I don't go looking for trouble. If trouble starts...I will certainly engage and would enjoy it to the fullest! I do not bother others who want to go about the game peacefully...but I also hope to have others in the game who want and exist simply to challenge me. That, for me, is balance. By the way, I'm only a level 35....so I'm not this big powerful thug that can run around doing what I please. I have to play carefully and strategically. Always one eye on the radar. I love the depth in this game and hope even more layers can be added. I just hope they don't remove the one layer that makes this game so rewarding for me. And that's the challenge of protecting my ground and my property that I've worked to obtain. Essentially...I love the way this game plays now. The only beefs I have is when something is a bug. I'm not sure R* can water their product down to appease everyone. And I believe they could make this game a big mess in an attempt to do so.

I got one the other day (after the update dropped) when I cleared out a hideout just North of the Blue Water Marsh.

I don't think we have to pay to do the Daily Challenges. You simply choose the ones you want to do and try to achieve them. You do not have to do all of them to earn the reward. I believe you get 200xp for each one and some gold nuggets. Some are so easy that I've completed them without even remembering they were challenges (i.e. skin 2 herons). If anything, I think R* has added more ways for us to earn XP. Maybe I'm not understanding the issue you're speaking of, though?

Once you've hit level 30, you pretty much have access to all the tools required to fish, hunt , clear hideouts and do the missions successfully. After reaching this rank, you'll have earned all the $$$ to do so, too. Bolt action rifle (or some other rifle), varmint rifle, bow and arrow, fishing rod and lures. Most of these are achievable by rank 15. That's all you need. You don't need ability cards to do what I've noted above. I think you really only need those for PvP....I stand to be corrected, though. Maybe R* simply needs to open up the single player Epilogue for coop and add the missions found in RDO. Sounds like that is the experience that some people are looking to have.

I agree 100%. What many would call a "griefer", I have sub-categories to break it down even further into moral and immoral groupings. It's semantics for sure. Either way, you're right. This is more about how people envision this game should be played. Personally, I like the challenge and excitement of not knowing what another player may or may not do. Of course, not to the levels of what I would consider to be harassment. I believe this game should have acceptable levels of killing in free roam...for whatever the reason may be (for fun or sport, for preemptive strikes, to protect the area in which one has staked a claim, etc). The reason does not matter to me such as the reason in RL a deer does not care why a hunter hunts it. The deer just thinks about surviving. It is what it is. This game, to me, is to stay alive while obtaining the resources required to make me a better player. I am curious to all those people who claim they want a murder-free free roam. What are you trying to accomplish when you hunt, fish and pick herbs? You're gaining XP and $$$ for what reason? To dress up your Ken and Barbie dolls? Or, are you trying to become a stronger more powerful character in order to protect yourself from others that will try to kill you. There has to be a reason why you want to rank up other than just for the sake of ranking up. No? Maybe I'm wrong. And for the record, I don't believe most who would be considered to be griefers are the anti-Christ. They're not necessarily deranged individuals and psychopaths because they play this within the parameters of the game. This is a game people. Don't take it so seriously! Play it if you like....play something else if you don't like it. Life's too short to worry about this kind of stuff. I'll most likely play it either way and will simply adapt my game style to whatever the devs come up with.

I have no problems with the way hunting works right now...number of animals and the economy.

I wish I could have done so. With game disconnects and crashes, I could not stay on longer than a few minutes.

Can anyone answer this? I, too, do not know how to determine the colour of my dot. Does it go hand in hand with one's honour rating? Hope not, I was getting into a lot of fist fights before all the problems hit. LOL

Yes, I know what you're saying. Going to the butcher should almost be something mundane. Might be easier looking for treasure in Lagras with all the gators! LOL

Since October 2018, we've had almost 9 feet of snow fall on us where I live. Yeah....I'm done with snow for this year!