In Red Dead Redemption 2 you may have experienced thunderstorms. A player now shows in a video how dangerous they are, filming how Arthur Morgan was struck by lightning.
Until now, it was unclear for some players whether Arthur could be struck by lightning during a thunderstorm, or if the lightning only strikes the environment.
A player just had an extreme experience with the electric charge in RDR 2 and flew through the camp afterwards.
Thunderstorms in RDR 2 are extremely dangerous
If you have spent some hours in Red Dead Redemption 2, you know that storms occasionally roll in. In rare cases, even thunderstorms. The loud thunder and bright lightning are striking and draw attention.
Video shows lightning strike: A player named EvoTRiX shared a video on Reddit that shows an extremely unfortunate Arthur. He gets struck by lightning, flies a few meters through the camp, and is dead afterwards.
What are the chances? You first have to be that unlucky. It is unclear how high the probability is of being struck by such lightning in RDR 2. The chance of being struck by lightning in Germany is about 1 in 6 million. The likelihood of dying from it is even lower.
Players are surprised: Many players responded in the Reddit thread and wrote that they appreciate the dynamic weather system. However, they did not expect that lightning could actually strike the player and even kill them. Some joke that it would only hit the bad cowboys in RDR 2.
- User Frank_derpanzer writes, “I’m so glad this is possible!”
- User LDG192 says in astonishment: “Holy shit! So it IS possible! I will be even more careful when riding during storms.”
Fans celebrate that Rockstar shows so much love for detail in this area, making Red Dead Redemption 2 so special.
You can observe such a weather spectacle well, when your horse is on autopilot.
