OutlawMarston Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) Very early in chapter 2 (before getting fishing pole) I decided to grind out as much of the challenges as I could. Because I was bouncing all over the map in cinematic mode, I basically rode past every random encounter, triggering them. I assumed if I just rode past, they would all respawn. I recall riding past the guy looking for Gavin at least twice. Now that I am finished grinding challenges, I notice that I do not have many random encounters anymore, almost none in towns. My progress shows the random encounter portion completed. The guy looking for Gavin is nowhere to be found in Valentine. The father and sons are almost finished with their house, yet I've never interacted with them. Its possible I rode past the KKK as well. My question is: have I triggered all of the random encounters and now they wont respawn, leaving me with a more lifeless game? Or will these random encounters all come back? I'm kind of salty because I was hoping to interact with all of them after the challenges, and I feel like I need to start over now and after all the grinding I just did, that really seems shitty (second game I've started already). Edited November 17, 2018 by OutlawMarston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Cactus Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 They come back. Depending on the random encounter, you may need to wait till a certain part of the day or whatever. Just check back after a few days of in-game time. Go to another area and then come back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawMarston Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 I sure hope so. I rode past the guy looking for Gavin twice at least and the KKK probably, as well as probably 20 or 30 other white dots. If they dont respawn im going to feel like a ****ing moron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawMarston Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 When I first started the game, they seemed to be everywhere. Now that I'm done grinding challenges I realized I hardly see them anymore. Before, I couldn't go from point A to B without seeing them, now I seem to only seem them sparingly, if at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Some are time sensitive, like the house builders, and won't come back. Others will respawn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawMarston Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 thanks guys, you've given me hope to keep playing this save and not start over again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawMarston Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 13 minutes ago, Poggy said: Some are time sensitive, like the house builders, and won't come back. Others will respawn. do you think the guy thats looking for Gavin will respawn? is riding past them enough to trigger the experience as completed, even if u ignore it completely by riding past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I'm not sure, sorry. All I know is that there are a mix of missable encounters and respawn ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayjoejohnlongsilver Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 1 hour ago, OutlawMarston said: do you think the guy thats looking for Gavin will respawn? I've met him twice. Scnd time Arthur says something like: "you are still looking at Gavin?" My question is: Is Gavin in the game? So am I able to find him? I didn't start searching bcs sant denis is too big to search for 1 people without a trace : D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawMarston Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 rockstar support is telling me that random encounters do not respawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 (edited) People have confirmed elsewhere the Gavin guy does. Weird. See the mislabelled Garry thread for more on this guy. Edit: what do they mean random encounters don't respawn? I've seen the bounty hunters carrying a victim a hundred times! Edited November 18, 2018 by Poggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houseofcantor Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I thought some stranger missions don't respawn. Do those as soon as you see them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 There's a difference between stranger missions, stranger dialogues, stranger ongoing events, random encounters, and quests. For example, a stranger mission series is indicated by a question mark or letters in a white zone on the map. These are missable and time sensitive. Some of these optional missions arise from camp members. Some are unlocked at only set chapters, some have prerequisites, some only open at set honor ranks. A random encounter is a white dot echo on the map, and some/many of these respawn or reoccur. stranger dialogues are when you have non-mission interactions with weirdoes across the map. They are usually multiple staged and change post epilogue. In that sense they are time sensitive. ongoing events, like the home building, follow set time/place patterns and you can either join in at that time, or at a later stage (it will be different), or miss them. It's hard to do all theses without knowing them in advance. some camp member item requests are only available at certain chapters after certain interactions - like playing poker with person X during chapter 3 - they are easily missable. easter eggs vary between places of special interest, unique items, unique documents, and time sensitive events (being at certain place and time). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawMarston Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 If only I could get such a detailed response from R*. Thank you, Poggy. That reduces my confusion quite a lot. And yeah, R* says these dont respawn, but I'm thinking there was an error in translation or something, some of the support doesnt use english as a first language. I too have seen the people being taken to jail a bunch of times, as well as the guy getting kicked by his horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limey77 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 What Poggy said is excellent. And a perfect answer to this. Regarding Gavin’s friend, I’ve now encountered him in every town at least once and several times out in the wild. Don’t worry, you’ll definitely see him again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawMarston Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 Thanks guys! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 This is why I always recommend the guide. The game does a very bad job at explaining everything. It is a different experience having the guide - you get a lot more out of the game, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawMarston Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 you have a link to the guide pls? sounds like a great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limey77 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Think Poggy means the printed guide book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawMarston Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 this one? https://www.amazon.com/Redemption-Secrets-Collectibles-Trophies-Achievements-ebook/dp/B07KDQGM1C/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1542565778&sr=1-8&keywords=red+dead+2+official+guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawMarston Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 it looks like theres quite a few different ones, some of them are quite expensive. any recommendations on which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 The regular paperback official guidebook. It's not that expensive. Get it in any gameshop. Well worth it, trust me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawMarston Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 cool, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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