Poggy

Hmmmm... Well, it'll be interesting to see the details if/when this happens. I'm not yet convinced private lobbies are the way to go (especially if they have some features, especially hunting, locked out or nerfed). I worry that they'll be nerfed lobbies where it is much harder to make money and xp (which makes sense, since less risky), and then the 'normal' lobbies (which you'll need to be part of to do missions or rank up effectively) will become much more heavily populated by griefers (of higher levels and money) and will be horrible to play in. At the moment I can cope with the level of griefing, even if it is annoying. But increase the concentration of griefers, remove the more mature players, and allow the griefers to rank up faster ... Well, that'd be a nightmare! I'm concerned if this is R* main way to eliminate griefing. There are alternative solutions which wouldn't involve the nightmare scenario above, IMHO.

I agree that boredom increases the amount of griefing online. It's odd that there are a variety of simple fixes, from just adding more butchers to giving more content, that'd reduce the griefing yet they're not implemented. I expect it's just a matter of time.

Thanks for the very kind words folks. Let R* know in feedback - we want a more 'alive' world

You just need a few more whiskys in you MrCreed. And I don't believe for a minute you don't find punching your way through a town, or dynamite fishing, a bit of fun Or maybe Fire arrowing as many NPCs as possible is more your style?

Still you if you started it. As far as I'm concerned he is within his rights to kill you all day everyday if you killed him without provocation. By the way, did you see my. generous offer above? We can help you get attacked more if you enjoy it. Just share your RDO username.

I really don't think R* are gonna do a whole lot about it. I suggest you don't let the bullies and douchbags force you out of the playground, just play anyway. It's too good a game to miss just because some people are devoid of anything resembling a soul or moral compass. A-holes are gonna a-hole regardless (see the why you grief thread, or other similar ones).

I meant Crips could turn perfect pelts into clothing

I have to admit getting the UE was worth it. Feel sorry for SE, they got a bit shafted imho.

I'm just waiting for physical character alteration to become available in time.

Depending upon my mood and the situation I adopt three differing strategies: 1) Kill them, their horse, their posse members as often as I can, harassing and chasing them for as long as I can be bothered 2) Ignore it and carry on 3) Switch server

I agree the odds are terrible and it's not a good way to play the game. Easy possible solutions would be: 1 You don't lose stuff on your horse when you die 2 They add a couple more butchers across the map 3 Trappers are added, and they and Cripps have the ability to craft perfect pelts 4 Anyone who kills another player or horse has a 'hostile' map symbol for a set time period 5 Town NPC law reacts quickly and strongly to any firearm use, or even display, near stores and butchers 6 Only hostile and inactive PCs appear on the map 7 If you kill three different PCs, or the same PC three times, in quick succession you are moved to a different server 8 The parley system affects a whole posse, not just an individual.

Soooooo while we wait for new content, can we post ideas on how make fun for ourselves? Here's some of my ideas: Play pooh-sticks with hog-tied captives See how many things you can run over in the train Chariot (wagon) races Try to kill predators with melee weapons Canoe round the map Bring the law to camp and let them shoot Cripps Fist-fight your way through StDenis (no weapons allowed). Bonus if totally drunk at the time. Dynamite fishing Any other ideas ...?

Exploring in RDO is unprofitable, and lack-lustre (esp compared to solo story). Yet it needn't be so - here's my list of easy solutions: 1 Randomize loot found in shacks (no new server farming) 2 Double cash value of jewellery at fence 3 Add in chance to find high value items, like: gold nuggets, treasure maps, saveable clothing and hats, recipe pamphlets, horse tack, pelts, herb bundles, and rare melee weapons 4 Open up more buildings, too many are closed 5 Have the possibility of people being in the shacks 6 Bring back two series of Collectibles connected to challenge rewards, cigarette cards and dinosaur bones being good choices 7 Bring back sites of interest: tree carvings, crashed flying machines, giant bones, rock carvings, man made mutant, pagan ceremony etc 8 Return life to towns by bringing back: beggars, pamphleteers, public hangings, preachers 9 Put weird strangers around the place, like the butchers creek banjo mutant, the bayou ghost, the crazy river preacher, and the blind seer 10 Put the shows on again: Valentine, Blackwater and StDenis 11 Put a butcher in Annesburg, a doctor in Blackwater, and a trapper in the Grizzlies. 12 Have saloons sometimes sing camp songs, or Cripps sometimes sing at camp, or buskers in towns singing 13 Have upgraded saddle bags that allow you to carry double number of herbs 14 Have more canoes available across the world 15 Increase the spawn rate of bandit camps and ambushes a little, double the loot found on their bodies All of those should be relatively easy, especially given most existed in the solo.

But does your buddy act like an anti-social mental paraplegic? Because the Xmas griefers are out in force, and I'm guessing they are all teens, or douchbags, or both.

This can be worked towards. If you post your username, we can spread it across the Internet that you really like it when people track you down and grief you. Game?

So he gets others to grind for him? Weird. Side-note: there's a number of level 200+ guys about now.

Shame. Collecting herbs has now become doubly worthless. I wonder if anyone will do the canoe travel challenge ten times, lol?

Yes, they're being very funny. Very funny indeed. As funny as an Ebola outbreak.

Maybe we'll find him in the inevitable Tahiti map dlc?

I see more people commenting that dlc is needed - that RDO is getting a bit stale. I understand where they're coming from. And increased boredom is bad - it means less people playing and more boredom-griefing, which in turn leads to more people dropping the game. Im confident r* will bring some new stuff out very soon. But if you could choose just 3 realistic and simple things that could add new spice to the game what would they be? My 3: Gambling minigames Legendary Animal hunts New story missions

So which build is good for melee?

Goblin. He's always gobblin' those carrots

So what builds do people prefer? I can't really tell which cards are worth it.

Yeah, kids acting dumb everywhere at the moment. Everyone with an X in their username probably needs to put into their own server. .

I agree with Kean.