[Hanging corpse]

2 minutes ago, Kean_1 said:

Thanks Creed for using the spoiler tool.  It's getting to the point now where I have to watch out which threads I open.  😲

No problem.  @Cokeyskunk was pretty explicit in his request for liberal use of the Spoiler Tool once the game dropped, and I completely agree with him.  It's to the point that I'm practically a junkie and look for any reason to insert it into a post.  But I know that I don't want certain things spoiled for me; half the fun is finding things on my own, like 

Spoiler

Hillbilly Cannibals.  Holy hell, that's been one of my favorite little things in the game so far.

 

[Why HDR implementation is such a big thing?]

1 hour ago, PZA1982 said:

Considering the human eye cannot see in 4K, and not many people have a 4K TV if things aren't optimised correctly it will look worse than the SDR. And if you've shelled out all that extra money for the tiny boost it gives you I'd imagine you'd be quite annoyed to actually receive an inferior product. It's nitpicking really though, I agree. And it serves people right for paying through the nose for unnecessary tech just to have "the best" to show off about.

Not to be contrarian, but the human eye can absolutely tell the difference between 1080p and 4K:

My eyesight is very, very good (not bragging, it's just a fact).  I play on a 60" 4K set that's about five feet in front of me, and the difference between 1080p and 4K in video is glaring.

I understand that a lot of people (like my wife) don't see the difference between standard def and 720p or from 720 to 1080.  That's fine, but my wife also refuses to wear her glasses unless we're going to the movies.  For her, the difference is indistinguishable without her glasses, and I would suspect that people with eye issues are going to have that problem regardless.

 

[Ambushed, now horse is gone.]

16 minutes ago, PZA1982 said:

Not saying that this isn't true, but how do you KNOW this? It did seem a little odd to me when it happened, (even though i hadn't been killed in a similar way before-only on missions) and even odder when I saw the OP, but is this something that happens to EVERYONE or are you just basing what you've said on yourself, the OP and me?

If this is the case there are probably a few more similar "scripted" events and it would be nice to get a heads up about 'em.

I will say that when I am completing a quest that involves traveling back to another location, I almost never stick to roads.  There's less of a risk of being ambushed if you travel "as the crow flies" when finishing something.  Sure, you run into the occasional terrain issue, but for the most part, it's safer.  You also get the unexpected bonus of running into unmapped points of interest, which is always nice.

[Hanging corpse]

55 minutes ago, ALetterFromAbrahamLincoln said:

Would dead eye help here? It's hard for me to find stuff in shrubs because it kind of blends in

I can tell you where it is:

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On one of the bridge support beams, there's a head pinned to the support with a letter/note stuffed in the mouth.  For me, it was on the support closest to the valley, on the left if facing back up the little ravine

 

[Who's using the companion app?]

10 minutes ago, Kean_1 said:

Thanks for reminding me about it.  I'm going to give it a try tonight.

I knew that I saved my kids' old Kindle for some reason!  Gonna wipe that sucker clean and prop it up on the coffee table next to me tonight after installation.  

[High bounty in two regions]

2 minutes ago, Jackthestripper said:

All good points....I have typically tried killing witnesses and it has saved me a few times.  I think your point about getting out of there quick is probably most important.  No more looting for $12, it isn't worth it!  Albeit, sometimes the witnesses took off and I didn't have the chance to shoot them.  Also, from now on I will be wearing my bandana anytime I am out and about, unless I go into a town. 

I'm a big proponent of taking their horse, too.  You can always check the saddle bags after you get back to camp, or before you sell it off at the stable.  Bonus: you can put a carcass or hide on the back of that horse to sell off, too.  Great for hunting buffalo!

[What did you name your horse?]

1 minute ago, YodaMan 3D said:

He starts laughing and I asked why he was laughing.  His response, "Cause your horse was Found On Road Dead, Ford.  You get it dad?" 

Parenting win.

[High bounty in two regions]

35 minutes ago, Lucixir said:

this flawed and broken legal system

I swear it's Groundhog day around here.

8 hours ago, antoniosamuel said:

Since the beginning of Chapter 2 I have been playing in free roam, a couple of crimes later and I have a $110 bounty in Handover and a $150 bounty in West Elizabeth. What is the best way to fix this? (Finding a lot of money, restarting the game, etc?)

Those must have been some impressive crimes.  I have to try to get my bounty that high--it rarely exceeds $15 or $20.

26 minutes ago, Poggy said:

maybe it's a differing play style

Bingo.

9 minutes ago, Jackthestripper said:

Even if I stick around for 3-4 minutes after I kill the person, someone shows up and apparently witnessed it from a mile away?  How could they have POSSIBLY seen that happen?  And they automatically assume it's me.

Probably because you're standing over a dead body.  That's what's happened to me a few times.  Now, I either get out of there quickly, or I take the body with me and avoid roads.  That usually does the trick.  And, when out in the wilderness, always, ALWAYS kill the witness too.  I've never had more than two consecutive witnesses to a crime, so it's usually a quick cleanup.  One body on my horse, one on their horse, and then you tell that horse to flee, or you ride it yourself and have your horse follow you off-road.  Dump the bodies in a ditch or in a nice shrubbery, and go about your business.

If anything, the game is guilty of being a little too realistic.  Folks are saying the system is broken, but in most cases now (and even back then), if "The Law" saw that you were involved in an incident, you were taken in for questioning or arrested.   They have to take shortcuts in a game like this because nobody was interested in playing "CSI: 1899" and watching Horatio Caine dig through horse droppings with sunglasses making stupid puns.

I can see it now: the deputy picks up a hat and walks over to Horatio, who's looking at a body with no head.

Deputy: "Well, there's blood on the hat.  Looks expensive."

Horatio: "It appears that it was worth losing his head over it."

(Cue Roger Daltrey's iconic "YEEEEAAAAHHHHH" scream)

 

[Alligator realism]

1 hour ago, tadp0le said:

 

Holy hell I did not know that!! WTF! hahaha

Spoiler

There's a "NPC Encounter" mission in Valentine that happens at night.  A call girl will approach you from an alleyway next to the main saloon and ask for help.  She takes you up the back stairs to her room where there's a dead body, and she tells you to put it in the pig pen out back.

All you have to do is pick him up and drop him off there, and you make about $14.00.  Very easy.

 

 

[Found a way to fast travel to waypoints :-D]

4 minutes ago, CMcC said:

@Benjo hates Red Dead, and now it’s viral.

Also he likes cats. 

I saved someone in the middle of nowhere who had been bitten.  Two days later, he gave me my choice (of a limited selection, sadly) of firearm from the gunsmith in Valentine.  Now, I save EVERYONE if I can.  Free guns are fantastic.

[Chick's treasure... help!]

On 10/28/2018 at 3:05 PM, Californialicenseplate said:

I am literally looking at the hole right now.

I don't spend much time looking at it, I just dive right in.

[Valentine doctor back room?]

28 minutes ago, Lucixir said:

The stupid thing about this is when you first get the message about finding it, it says something about a illegal side business being no concern of the law and they wouldnt interfere with an already illegal activity. But is just another messed up think seriously wrong with the law/bounty system in this game, another thing to add to my growing list in my topic titled: The Law/Bounty systems are SEVERELY FLAWED

They've already said that this mission is supposed to trigger a response by Law Enforcement by design--you aren't supposed to evade them completely.  

The Law isn't after you for robbing the side business, they're there for you because you KILLED FOUR PEOPLE.

And if the system were any easier to avoid detection, the game would be too easy:

Now, if you want to talk about things that ARE broken:  I've had at least three "Stranger Intervention" bugs where I've had 10+ minute fistfights with an NPC because the keep getting back  up.  The second time, they go down in 10 seconds, but that first time, you either have to choke them to death and kill them, or shoot them to get them to stop (unless you want to let them beat you).  THAT is a broken system.  What you seem to be struggling with is the complexity and difficulty of the Wanted/Bounty Systems.  It's hard, but there are definitely ways to avoid it with some effort and patience.  

If you want a sanitized, clean version of the game with no difficulty, I don't know what to tell you, but after the five or so hours, it's pretty easy to avoid getting a "Wanted" status or bounty unless the quest/event you are on has it happen by design (which does happen).

[The Law/Bounty systems are SEVERELY FLAWED]

13 minutes ago, Lucixir said:

"You have abandoned your legendary horse

Had you bonded with him enough to obey commands or stabled him yet?  Genuinely curious.  I know that when I'm going on an actual job or mission, I either take one of my gross, basic horses, or steal a new one while stabling my old one.

2 hours ago, ghostpro71 said:

Sorry but "Always kill the witness" is garbage when you're so far away from them that you HAVE to use a scope to headshot them.

Maybe, but you didn't HAVE to kill the first guy to begin with.  Actions have consequences (even if they're unrealistic).  I've murdered half of Valentine in one spree because I stayed in cover and moved strategically--but I only do stuff like that after saving in a non-autosave slot first. I do the same thing when I find Legendary gear or animals, because the last thing I need is to lose my stuff when getting ambushed.  

Out in the wild, why wouldn't you get closer if you were going to indiscriminately kill a passerby?  There's a "witness" 99% of the time, and if there isn't one immediately, one ALWAYS rides up.  I've never encountered more than two witnesses consecutively when out in the wilderness, so it's not that difficult to tie up a loose end.  In a city/town is another matter, but out in the middle of nowhere?  Kill EVERYONE if you have to.

21 minutes ago, Lucixir said:

Defending yourself does and will get you wanted/killed.

Most of the time, they warn you to walk away first. if you stick around THEN they fight/open fire.  There's a PS Trophy for earning the maximum amount of "honor" or whatever the "nice" scale is.  Once I do that, I'm going to burn that mother down, but it's not hard to walk away from most encounters that get you into trouble in the first place, especially if you aren't riding through town like a drunk.

As for the other times?  You're in an OUTLAW GANG.  These things happen--you're SUPPOSED to earn bounties and evade the law.  This isn't "Care Bear Stare: The Game" this is Red Dead Redemption 2.

2 hours ago, ghostpro71 said:

holds me up to rob me, and I fire back and kill them, I don't want to have a damn bounty

I could be wrong, but a deadeye shot to disarm them doesn't incur a bounty, if I recall correctly, or if it is, it's a relatively minor one.  Do NPC's hold you up in towns, or is it in the wild?  I"m only on Chapter 2 because I avoid Dutch (that guy is a worse leader than Hue Jackson) and his missions, so I'm doing everything else that I can first.

 

2 hours ago, ghostpro71 said:

LET ME DEFEND MYSELF FFS.

I do this by popping domes with the sawed off Shotgun--consequences be damned!

[Valentine doctor back room?]

30 minutes ago, MJROu812 said:

Nice....I give it a go, I have tried it a couple of times but I tend to shoot anything or anyone that moves? And my bounty skyrockets! lol

It happens.  If you load up on ammo, you can sit in the back room and pick them off as they come through the doorway in front, or into the 1st back room.  I had a pile of about 50 of them yesterday.

 

That's the beauty of saving before you try something stupid--the complete freedom to do anything regardless of consequences, like trying (and failing, sadly) to build a corpse wall in the physician's office.

[Rdr2 graphics blurry PS4 Pro]

On 10/27/2018 at 1:22 PM, FelixTHC said:

it seems to blur terribly and gives me a headache

Username checks out.

[Valentine doctor back room?]

1 minute ago, Californialicenseplate said:

I did this and found the colt. But when I go to my weapons inventory it's nowhere to be seen like I didn't even find it. Did anyone else have this problem, or know where I can go to equip the colt?

Have you tried opening the weapon wheel, going to the pistol slot, and hitting L2 or R2?  That's how I cycle through weapons at my horse.

[Ambushed, now horse is gone.]

19 minutes ago, Noxii said:

now I've done as BropolloCreed79 suggested and save each time I'm basically afraid I'll lose my horse.

I learned my lesson after being bushwhacked by some O'Driscolls while doing cinematic travel.  Never again.  I lost so much great loot, including a unique horse (I won't say where I got it because it's a spoiler for a side quest).  It just makes sense.  Besides, it's fun to have that save point when you want to blow off some steam after losing a bunch of money at poker by turning the other players' heads into canoes at the table.

[The Law/Bounty systems are SEVERELY FLAWED]

8 minutes ago, Kean_1 said:

......never got a wanted level or a bounty on my head even with the original witness getting away.  

Sounds like someone followed my advice:

38 minutes ago, BropolloCreed79 said:

ALWAYS kill the witness, too.

20 hours ago, Lucixir said:

Did you happen to kill 50+ lawmen who were hunting you down

 

Yes, and then I bathed in their blood and offal.

[Valentine doctor back room?]

8 hours ago, Poggy said:

Yeah, I found it - got the tip off, checked, and its in the guide too.  But the guide also says the law will inevitably come after you - so I guess no way to prevent that.

Realistically, the best option is to go straight for the gunbox on the table and make a beeline for the train station to pay off the bounty.  It's cheap, about $10 or so if you don't kill a lawman while running.  And the gun is definitely worth the inconvenience.

[Master Hunter Challange 2]

4 minutes ago, acofm89 said:

Now there's just the problem of finding the little buggars... 

IIRC there's a spot or two on the map that shows where they tend to be more often than not.  But actually finding three-star animals has been the bane of my existence so far in the game.  I'm sick of my satchel looking like it was made by some hippy in the back of a VW bus.

 

[The Law/Bounty systems are SEVERELY FLAWED]

20 hours ago, Lucixir said:

[WORDS]

Hyperbole much?  The system works fine.  It's a bit... strict, but it works. 

38 minutes ago, ghostpro71 said:

One shot in the head and killed him.  His friend (who couldn't possibly know where I was) started investigating and about 30 seconds later I was flagged for murder and then 10 seconds later I had 6 lawmen behind me waiting on horseback.   That was ridiculous.

That's on you.  ALWAYS kill the witness, too.

18 hours ago, Kean_1 said:

don't stick around when you're spotted

This one got me on one of the raid missions.  I won't go into specifics, but I lingered at the raid site too long looting, and suddenly, I was like Butch without Sundance, holed up in a cabin with nowhere to go.

7 hours ago, Poggy said:

accidental crimes - often through me pushing a wrong button (user error) and drawing my gun,

That's a button layout issue, and R* is to blame.  It was idiotic to have the "interact" toggle (L2 on PS4) be the same as the aim button.  Look, I don't ride my horse unarmed; O'Driscolls are constantly riding out to ambush you.  I've had at least half a dozen instances of trying to talk to someone that ended up becoming a fight because I pulled a gun unintentionally.  Once I'm in a town, I always manually switch over to bare hands to avoid this, but only a fool rides through the wilderness unarmed.  For God's sake, there's 

Spoiler

Hillbilly Cannibals

out there roaming in the woods.

16 hours ago, Lucixir said:

You haven't played enough to know what I am talking about yet.

Omnipotence must be a heavy burden, bro.

45 minutes ago, ghostpro71 said:

Just don't shoot them.

BOOOOOOOOOOOORING!  Ol' double barrel shotty to the dome is much more satisfying.  That's how I handled the drunken Frontiersman in Valentine.  They're still scraping his brain matter off the ceiling of the bar.

 

[Best Horse On RDR2?]

6 hours ago, wildbill336 said:

What did u name it? Mine was a female that took forever to get. Spent a good 3hrs getting her. She threw me off 5times with the last time killing herself. Had to leave come back and find another one threw me off once and second try takes her. Brought her right to the stables and named her Elsa. 

That's why I love my Dutch Drafthorse (Simple Jack).  I've ridden full gallop into tree trunks, off cliffs, or into rock formations and we both laugh it off and ride on.  

[Potent predator bait]

Just now, Benjo said:

Shame about the wall.

I found that out the hard way.  I was in Valentine and trying to 

Spoiler

rob the O'Driscoll room in back of the physician's office

no matter what you do, the law shows up to investigate.  So I parked myself in the back doorway and literally killed about 50 guys.  Their bodies don't stack, they overlap on the floor.  That made me sad because it would have been hilarious to watch them all trip over the pile of dead bodies in the main room trying to get to me.

I may try again.  Throwing a stick of dynamite into the room may have created some space, but again, there should have been at least half a dozen or more of them piled up in the second doorway.

[Weapons Swap/Collect]

7 hours ago, Benjo said:

Yeah it should be there. 

This is also true of certain hats.  If you replace your hat with one of the collectible ones after defeating an enemy (or finding one in a special area), your old one goes to your saddlebag.

[Potent predator bait]

4 minutes ago, Benjo said:

Oh I only ever find normal predator bait. Will check again thanks

It may be random.  Anecdotally, I've noticed that I have better drops when my reputation is solidly in the "good" camp, but it could just be random luck.  You know what's not random, though, disposing of bodies.  And I've discovered an interesting way to do it in certain circumstances (sadly, it does not involve a corpse wall):

Spoiler

Apparently, if you have to kill someone by a campsite, you can toss their body on the fire and it will burn away right in front of you.