dear Mr. moderator Kean_1 I don't think you know your own game you moderate. there were 4 " NO RADAR "elimination maps that shrunk like fortnight. karagans ranch, the manor, rodes , and forest. and people LOVED them ! LOTS of people ! no "niche" audience. 5 -11 pm daily the rooms were mostly maxed out. people smack talked before every mission. you hardly hear any smack talk now with the tomahawk and throwing knives only maps with radar on. those 4 maps had NO RADAR what's so ever. and people played them hundreds of times. I would bet more so then any other map or game play with red dead 2 online. ( I could be wrong ) WHY can't Rockstar just leave those 4 maps the way they were. do they screw up the programing? Rockstar should not teach are children who could be future law enforcement or military to run around with guns mindlessly to avoid a mythical radar that will spot your location. I do like the new bounty hunter / trader / treasure seeker stuff. but there is no substitute for hunting and killing non NPCs. I agree radar should be available for free roam or nobody would find everybody. but there's nothing wrong with a good ambush either. if someone gets ambushed at a popular spot all they have to do is flank them or get them from behind after respawn. Simon makes a good point about smell, sight, hearing, touch, Peripheral vision, and such to explain a need for radar. but I would disagree on sitting still camping. Your not gonna smell a camper every time. thanks for the game tips on PCs but once you go ps4 you cant seriously compete graphics wise with laptops and desktops.
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NO I did NOT buy the wrong game. RED DEAD 2 " advertised " poker in its campaign version and later in its online version. I took a chance they could do it right and was sorely disappointed.
anyone who knows anything about poker knows you need player communication at table , and the ability to go " ALL IN !! " without that you can never bluff and the game devolves into a who draws the highest hand wins game.