Quests that allow you to make moral decisions are quite rare in online games. But that is exactly what Red Dead Online, the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2, wants to offer you.
What are the quests in Red Dead Online like? Besides sandbox activities like hunting, fishing, or raiding the hideouts of other players’ gangs, you can expect quests in Red Dead Online that you receive from NPCs. You can see how these quests unfold based on these examples discovered by data miners:
Highly Illegal and Highly Immoral: You are tasked with meeting Marshall Davies near Van Horn to help him search for Alfredo Montez.
Honor Among Horse Thieves: The horse thief Clay Davies teaches you everything you need to know about his “craft”.
If the Hat Fits…: In Pink Basin, you will meet the sheriff of Blackwater, who asks you to deal with an outlaw. You decide how to handle the situation.
Kerosene, Tar, and Greed: Horley suggests meeting with Samson Finch at Dewberry Creek. He has a score to settle with a company in the area.
Kill Them, Each and Every One: You meet Horley and Mrs. LeClerk south of Armadillo. The murderer of Mrs. LeClerk’s husband is holed up nearby.
Love and Honor: Horley wants you to contact the sheriff of Tumbleweed. A young woman has been kidnapped by outlaws. During this mission, you will have to make a moral decision.
In a screenshot, RockstarIntel shared a glimpse of playlists in Red Dead Online. This includes adventure modes for multiple teams. But also races through Blackwater and Valentine seem to be part of the multiplayer of Red Dead Redemption 2.
That’s why the quests in Red Dead Online are special: As can be seen from the descriptions, the missions are not just about fulfilling a linear objective. Sometimes moral decisions must be made, which is rather unusual for an online game. The decisions affect your honor.
What questions remain open: Moral decisions in an online game raise questions:
What impact do the decisions have on the game world?
Can other players also do these quests and make different decisions?
How do the decisions affect the NPCs? Do they react differently based on how one has acted?
Can these quests be repeated?
With the launch of the beta for Red Dead Online for owners of the Ultimate Edition of the western epic Red Dead Redemption 2 today, these questions may soon be answered, and we will get an even better impression of the quests in the game.
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