In the multiplayer world of Red Dead Redemption 2, you often encounter other players who shoot you down. The anti-griefer system isn’t working as it should, players say.
The vast online world of Red Dead Online is home to many new cowboys. Since Friday, anyone who owns Red Dead Redemption 2 is allowed to participate in the beta phase of the online mode. Already at the beginning, PvP battles are the order of the day, and players are shooting each other in the open world.
For online PvP, Rockstar developed the two mechanics Parley and Feud. However, they are not functioning as a large part of the players would like.
Everyone must be open to PvP – What options are available?
Currently, there is no option in the Red Dead Online beta to protect yourself from PvP fights. In free roam mode, you can be killed by any player at any time. Unless you are sitting in the camp and have raised the white flag.
If a player kills another four times, they can choose between two options: Parley or Feud. So a negotiation or a private war.
How does Parley work? The player who has been killed four times can initiate Parley. This can be done without the other player’s consent. After starting, a 10-minute cooldown begins. During this time, the two players cannot inflict damage on each other. Apparently, this time window is meant to be used to end the conflict with your opponent via chat or voice.
What is Feud? Instead of Parley, both parties can agree to start a small war. This is then a kind of deathmatch only between these two players in the open world. This lasts for 3 minutes. During this time, the goal is to take down the opponent as many times as possible. Red Dead Online shows in a kill count who is leading. Currently, participants do not seem to receive any rewards.
What happens when Parley or Feud ends? After the time for Parley or Feud expires, the fun starts all over again. However, now only one kill is necessary before Parley or Feud can be triggered again.
Players demand a revision of the anti-griefer system
The choice between Parley and Feud is a good idea in theory. The idea behind it is that Parley is supposed to protect players from griefers. That is, players who continuously kill you.
On the other hand, Feud is the option to show the other who really wears the pants and is the better cowboy.
However, in practice, it turns out that so many players have taken a liking to the PvP system that Parley and Feud currently cannot ensure that players are satisfied. Constantly being taken down by others frustrates the community.
On Reddit, many players are sharing stories about how they were annoyed by griefers. During the 10-minute Parley, griefers would simply follow you, and as soon as the countdown was up, they would start shooting again. And this would happen over and over.
What players wish for
In the Red Dead Online community, many ideas are currently being generated by players who want to improve the PvP system. They wish that high honor players would not be displayed as points on the map. This would not make them an easy target.
Bounties for griefers: Additionally, there is a desire for huge bounties on players who continuously take you down. This would provide an incentive for other players to help the outmatched cowboy. Furthermore, depending on the bounty amount, it could finally bring in some money. Cowboys in Red Dead Online are complaining because everything is so expensive.
Putting griefers in jail: Another idea against griefers would be to put them in jail. Reddit user flyersdude37 writes: “Idea. Put griefers (if caught) in jail, where they must serve real-time minutes based on the severity of their actions. There, they should perform community service tasks like hauling sacks or chopping wood (as in single-player) to pass the time. This could serve as a lesson for the griefers.
What are your PvP experiences in the world of Red Dead Online? Hopefully, you have a cool cowboy name when you shoot down others!
