James Hickok_1837

That is what i was saying - 7 months of time and "massive update" that can be done in a couple of days..... joke. Heck im not even playing the role and im lvl 5 with it bcoz club pass gives you role xp - joke joke joke.

As i said before i really dont like this update and decided to skip the role. I only made trinkets from GUS because only those items actually matter someting after they nerfed Nachodoches saddle to be able to boost it up to the state it was before with the trinket. BTW making those trinkets took 1-2 hours. The funny thing is im not playing the update an yet im lvl 5 with it LOL. XP from Club Pass and i participated in one open world event with animal protection. So it seems that by not playing the role i will still be 20 in it eventually. Isnt that stupid? I know for a fact that R* has 3 new ability cards ready to go and im asking myself why oh why they didnt implement it. Instead they want us to run around with a camera chasing the animals ..... ugh ! And i thought collector role was lame. This tops it by far.

Give this man a beer !!

Yeah they "fixed" it allright... The animal spawn after the update is insane. Its more than it ever was in story mode. Actually i hate it i feel like im in a god damn zoo animal sounds everywhere. There are so many its overwhelming. I would actually prefer the before update state. I had no problem s hunting animals to top up cripps. Now its a god damn zoo. Its okay that ppl like the update but im not one of them. The new role sucks so bad im skipping it. It reminds me of the 2 most boring and draggingg achievements in story mode : skin all animal types and Discover/know all animal types. it was a pain and i still didnt do them im at 73% and 52 % I guess im sticking to pvp and waiting for REAL wild west roles.

Ok my thoughts on this: I havent tried the new naturalist role y-day bcoz i focused on other aspects of the game that i expected to be changed/improoved and because im not that fond of that new role - i was hoping for something else - Lawman, Horse breader, and improvements to moonshiner role. I will get in to it today i hope - im really not fond of it and im sure ill be killing the animals instead of making pictures and samples etc. At this point im dissapointed. The huge list of bug improvements apply mostly to PC platform. The most annoying bugs for me (changing weapons when entering pvp modes or co op missions) is still here. Absolutely no changes to honor system - still usless Still cant rob NPC's , trains etc. Daily challenges - cmon its a joke - a couple of new ones and the division into groups. Moonshiner bar still usless No new zone (i was hoping for Guarma) No new pvp modes No new Land of opportunity missions Open world events are still scarce. Sometimes i run across all the locations and switch server to find absolutely no events at all. And to summerize it all took that much time.....fail R*. Im sorry i cant help myslef but this "MASSIVE UPDATE" is CRAP for me.

God damn if i had a time machine i would go back in time and settle there. For real.

Yeah can be boring at some point but when i got back to playing when RDR went on Game Pass and "new blood" arrived i got hooked again in leveling. Also i do my fair share of PVP games thus getting xp. I also make minimum 7 dailys every day so i stacked up my Gold Bars to the roof with that. I didnt spend that much GB's as im not that interested in clothing etc. I still have same 2 sets of clothing as i had when beta launched. Hopefully they will implement cool stuff that i can spend some GB on. BTW - Any info on the update? did it started downloading? How big is it? I left my X box on so it can start download while im at work (first day today after 2 weeks vacation... UGH !!!! The Pain !!

It's cool that they finally decided to drop an update after all this time... Im not getting high hopes tho like i did before and after playing for a week i was almost done with the update and totally disappointed. I was hoping for at least 3 new roles and instead we get one and its.....naturalist....cmon. Its the wild west we need bandits, raids, lawmen and they give us naturalist - most def making pictures of animals and picking up "new" (old - from the story mode) flowers. So a bit lame for me. What i really hope for is fixing the honor system - its absolutely usless in its current state yet has so much potential. I would love to see the ability to hunt dishonorable players or beeing hunted. Some Jail time maybe , public hangings, busting a posse member from jail etc. Even factions in the future Lawmen vs Outlaws. New daily challenges - the ones we have are sooo boring. In story mode you can rob NPC's - why isnt there a daily "Get 50 RDO$ by robbing civilians without killing them" - the system is already there in story mode...... New weapons and mods. NEW playgrounds - cmon Guarma is allready there....Could be a nice pvp zone or quest zone. Some kind of pvp pve honor system qould be great so we can compare our achievements in that fields with a ranking system - maybe some mods and clothes that could be unlocked after obtaining a certain amount of those points and so on. Would encourage ppl to pvp more. Well we wil see. Its good that they are giving us something at least and announce further changes - PLEASE R* DONT FCUK IT UP !!! Im also ready for any update with lvl 389 1430 gold bars and 90k RDO$ and hope to play today without download problems ar DC's.

Well that is sad and it concerns me bcoz i was hoping so much for game development. Now im sure that there will be at least one more update to RDRO bcoz we have seen new ability cards and rumors on tier 2 roles. Im suspecting it may be a last money grab to sell copies. Im betting they will release next update when Game Pass will finish just to make some of the ppl that started playing buy a copy of the game. After that ...... i honestly dont know but im not an optimist anymore.

I do bounties theese day's only to complete the daily series but when i do i always finish them as fast as i can and carry on to other stuff. Most of the times its not worth to wait for more xp. For example - long trade route gives 2500 xp and 625 RDO$ but can take up to 18 mins meanwhile the short route gives 200 xp and 500 rdo$ but can take 7 mins and in the same time you can make delivery mission overall gaining more xp and RDO$ than during the longer route. I choose longer route when there is a daily for it. Back in the days i always chose longer route bcoz of the pvp involved but atm not a lot of ppl want to steal wagons and i mainly just autodrive it for 15-18 mins and its a bit boring.

THe clips are very short but this is what i see: Movie nr 1 - You slightly missed first 3 shots. Shot number 4 and 5 landed. So every thing seems fine. Your ping seems fine as well. Your aiming is slightly above the head. I reccomend choosing the lower part of the head while aiming bcoz if you miss a bit the shot will still land on players chin making him die anyway. I reccomend starting from upper part of the head while aiming only when painting. Movie nr 2. hard to see but i think You shot the players neck - in the back side of it. One is certain - you dont have any issues with the game, hardware or internet connection. You just need to practise a bit. Best place to do it is pvp games. Dont get frustrated when killed - just get up and fight eventually you will have no problem landing multiple headshots on ppl without taking a hit. I play since beta and trust me i had to learn as well. If you need any more advice let me know - I will gladly help how i can.

I also have played since Beta witsh some break and have to say in my case the glitches are close to non existant. The only issues i have are with weapons beeing switched when i enter pvp or pve co-op missions. Mainly my dual mausers switch to single Mauser or Cattleman revolver (i never bought one) and Mauser. Other than that all seems ok for some time now. The animal spawns are ok as well. Good to hear that you have a better experience in playing using PS. I was thinking of buying PS myself but ill stick with X box bcoz i have too many x box accesories and i know they will be compatible with the new series x model. . Waiting for X box series X release this year.

As i promised. Im posting some videos of PiB without painting and how it affects accuracy and range. At first : the mechanic of using PiB instantly without painting. You need to do it fast every time switching PiB on and off. Notice how i started without PiB andgot one duck and aimed at 2nd duck and miss bcoz of low accuracy. After that i use PiB and shoot all birds very fast. Now notice how it increases your accuracy and range of close quarters weapons such as Pistols on NPC's. Again you aim instantly use PiB (no painting), shoot and turn off PiB, repeat on next target. As i said PiB instantly maxes out ur accuracy and range so it is possible to kill opponents fast with short distance weapons such as shotguns and pistols/revolvers. You wouldnt be able to land those shots with double barrel that fast and from that distance without PiB. Next videos will show you how PiB affects dual pistols making them lethal. You dont have to aim at the head and the stagger they create on opponent cancells his shots. Its easy to kill multiple oponnents with one magazine. Without pib discharging those pistols that fast would miss and make minimum dmg. And lastly. PiB using painting- better on larger distance but can work also in close quarters. You just have to practice a bit. I cant really help you more at this point without watching you play. Maybe consider making a movie of gameplay and i could help more. I need to see the problem. Maybe you have large ping and you think ur shooting the head and actually shooting the air.

The cycle is always the same. One moonshiner mission and the story mission with the boat. Then set up mash for 10 rdo$. Then deliver booze and repeat.

Based on my experience the Moonshiner role give more payout and exp than the trader role. To get 100 goods you need 3 hours of Cripps time wich will give You 2500 xp for long run and 4 x 500 xp for material missions (one in every 25 goods produced) this gives you 4500 xp and takes about 3,5 - 4 hours with the delivery time added. 650 RDO$ Now Moonshiner produces every 48 min goods worth 244 $ and 900+ xp so in less than 3 hours You will have 2700+ xp Just for delivery. I know that the bottles can be broken but its very easy to deliver without loosing a single one using the auto drive and choosing correct speed (trot). Delivery from Bayo NWA moonshiner location are the shortest ones out of all locations. Same with missions. Now we have over 2700 xp in less than 3 hours but the deal are missions. One moonshiner mission gives 300 xp and takes a few mins. Dont forget the dead bodies of shiners or agents almost always !! have collectors items on their bodies so thats 150 xp for each one. Now the cherry on the cake: Moonshiner story mission with the boat ( 3rd one i believe ). It takes 13-15 mins to finish that mission and it gives about 2000 xp bcoz of the NPC's that You kill. The more You kill the better the XP. When mission starts kill all NPC's -=> they will spawn more so dont get in the boat when Fike tells you to. Just keep shooting until the spawn stops and then get in the boat. After that focus on killing every NPC you can. You will have to repair weapon during breaks from shooting and have full ammo of every type. Personally i start with fast ammo bcoz the first stages NPC's are far away and it makes ur range a bit better. When im out of 100 speed bullets i change to express. Dont do this mission on max difficulity bcoz it means no auto aim= less kills Doing this mision + moonshiner mission gives You about 2500 xp in 22-25 mins and lowers the price on your mash to 10 rdo$. In the same time as with the trader You wil get ~700 RDO$, some collector's items and ~10k xp !!!! Now the collector. Its the most profitable and xp wise role in the game. If you use maps provided in the internet you can lvl very fast and obtain large ammounts of cash. The problem is its boring, booooooring, booooooring. Running from point to point and picking up stuff kills me. I have soo many treasure maps in my inventory (max actually) and soo many in post box and cant force myself to collect them. Some ppl may like the collectiong but not me.

Not all of them are pussies I won Trade route so many times i cant count them. Nowdays when i see the trade route pop up i join and go afk to make something to eat or drink. The event is so easy that even a couple of active players can manage 18 goods. If i decide to play active i will win 99% of the cases.

To answer Your question -=> YES PiB cancells bloom and gives 100% accuracy the moment you switch it on. What it means? It means you can shoot ur target instantly after you turn PiB on with 100% accuracy and dont have to wait a bit for the reticule to "catch" accuracy (it starts big and goes smaller the more you aim untill its accurate). Most of the situations i dont paint. Just aim to the head instantly press PiB , shoot and instantly switch off PiB. I only paint if the enemy is far far away or moving erratic to evade shots (zig zag). Its a thing you need to practice and you need better controller to do this properly bcoz the default push right stick for dead eye messes with ur movement, aim and takes more time. I personally use the X box Elite controller and have dead eye set up for upper right paddle so i can press it rly fast and it doeasnt mess my movement while i do it. I will post some videos where you can see how its done. About the weapon. Lancaster is best out of all repeaters hands down. I prefer carabines tho - Bolt action and Springfield. But do not switch to springfield in pvp untill You master ur aiming - it doesnt forgive a miss. Close quarters - Dual Mausers HANDS DOWN !!!! I use the shotgun ONLY if the target is very very close to me (for ex. on the other side of the wall or box that i am hiding - so next to me.

Hey partner ! First off i would like to ask You what platform are You playing ? Console or PC ? The auto aim mechanic differs when shooting NPC's and players - it has been changed due to player feedback some time ago. In short : When you lock on an NPC and target his head the aim will be locked on no matter the NPC's movement so it's way easier to Head shot them bcoz you wil not loose aim no matter how the NPC moves. With players when you auto aim and move aim a bit up to target the head you need to shoot fast bcoz the aim will not stay on the players head if he moves. The only thing you can do to keep aim is use PiB and lock on targets head. To be better at aiming the first thing you need to do is change the size of the reticule to minimum. Its too big in default and aiming at targets in distance is not accurate. It will seem to you that you are aiming at the players head but in fact you can aim at its neck. So first thing to do is change that reticule size if you havent done that already. Also the players that you wanted to head shot may use an ability card layout that prevents you to kill them even if you shoot them in the eye - Never Without One. It takes minimum 2 headshots to kill a players using this card and it can be enforced by other cards that will make a player even tougher to kill (tank build). Also some of the players use the tank build + Never without One + Special Tonic which will make your Health bar go above 100% and makes you very hard to kill - sometimes it takes multiple shots just to start making dmg to target. I really cant advice you more until i see how you play. Maybe consider making a movie and posting here. I would love to help more.

As i would like to give you an answer to your question i cant really bcoz i play on X Box. I suggest You post this in the PC section. This is the X box/PS 4 section.

Feel same way partner.

As Kean said - Yes they are alerted. What i would like to point out is that i dont like how the mechanics of that mission work: When you are the hunter You need to kill the player once in given time to finish and complete mission. When you are the hunted You have to protect urself for the whole time bcoz when you kill the attacker he gets respawned very close to you and it's very likely he will get you in some point. In my view it should be the same in both cases. One kill-=>end mission.

Well that is true BUT if you want a "better" pve experience fighting NPC's You should try Legendary Bounties tier 5 (5 star) - there are 9 of them as i recall. They offer a nice skirmish and NPC can one shot you and you cant see them on radar. Same with Moonshiner missions on hard difficulity. When i need my mash price go down i stopped doing the moonshiner mission's and have more fun and xp doing a moonshiner story mission on hard difficulity. Exactly how i feel.

Yeah i bet it will. In the meantime i've found some info about new content and seems to me that some of it is ready to go. * 4 new ability cards : 1 dead eye (red) ; 2 combat (yellow) ; 1 green card. - tho i heard the names of the cards i cant recall them atm and i do not know whta they affect. Tier 2 roles: Some speculate that instead of introducing NEW roles they will continue with another tiers for existing roles: So Tier 2 Bounty Hunter would be "The law man" Tier 2 Collector would be "Naturalist" Tier 2 Trader would be "Horse breader" Now these are some information that i found on the web and xcept the cards (they seem to be done already i even saw the graphic layot of them) might not be true . Time will tell. Atm im happy playing daily skirmishing with everybody that dares to take a cheap shot at me.

As some of you know i had a break from the game and recently came back and im sooo frustrated that the same annoying bugs havent been adressed till now. I even got confused and writing this post to ensure that im not the only one with those "small" yet sooo nerve racking bugs. 1. Every time i start a pvp game i get spawned with only one pistol instead of two and i have to force kill myself (most of the matches i get into would be won without any deaths what so ever) to be able to use both of them and my pvp play style is mainly those 2 guns. am i the only one here? 2. Similar thing. When i start a co-op mision i get spawned and my left hand pistol gets changed to a Cattleman revolver (i never bought the cattleman and dont have one in my gun storage) every time. Some times i forget to change it fast on the beggining of the mission and have to cope with it till the mission ends. 3. Quick weapon draw........... yeah.... God that make my butt hurt every tme - i hate it. Once i select my dual Mausers for quic draw it gets reset every time i go into a building ar start a mission, pve, get in a new lobby..... EVERY TIME it switches back to fists........ 4. Healing and Dead eye - Why oh why it always resets to Moonshine for healing and chewing coke or tabac for dead eye. Cant it be healing potion and tonic always? I mean its not like they have to code the game from the start and its been months and those stupid bugs still exist. I love the game but srsly R* fix the damn bugs already. Please tell me you have them as well.