The new update for Red Dead Online brings features that fans have long wanted. This includes poker and more money! In the patch notes, we show you how the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2 is changing.
What’s new? Today, on May 14, Rockstar Games is releasing a massive update for Red Dead Online. This brings new gameplay elements, cooperative story missions, free roam activities, poker, and further improvements.
Based on player feedback, there are now the following changes in the new update, which are presented in the trailer.
The gameplay content of the update from May 14 in Red Dead Online
Get ready for many changes. Did you want poker and ponchos? Then look forward to the patch today.
New cooperative missions
For honorable and dishonorable players, “A Land of Opportunities” is now continued. Help Mrs. LeClerk to unravel the murder of her husband.
If you are the honorable gunslinger, you will fight the Del-Lobos gang. As an outlaw, you will outsmart the lawmen and pull off a risky bank heist.
These tasks work in co-op for 2-4 players.
New free roam missions
In the new missions, you will meet familiar characters from the story of Red Dead Redemption 2 again. These gun-for-hire missions are honorable. There are also outlaw missions that are less honorable.
You will meet Thomas, a ship captain, for whom you are to catch crayfish. The pig farmers in Aberdeen also have tasks for you.
Now you can finally play poker
Players have wished for the ability to play poker in Red Dead Online since the launch of Red Dead Online. After all, it was also part of the campaign. With the latest update, Rockstar Games unlocks poker playing in Red Dead Online.
How does poker playing work? In cities and outposts, you will find poker tables. You can invite your friends to private Hold’Em parties.
More risk arises at the public tables. But there is also a higher buy-in. It’s about more money.
Up to 6 players fit at a poker table.
Where can you play poker? The tables can be found in Blackwater, Saint Denis, Tumbleweed, Smithfield’s, and Flatneck Station.
Squad challenges with fishing and shooting
With your squad, you can start 3 new squad vs. squad challenges. These are:
- Biggest catch – Here the winner is whoever catches the biggest fish within the time limit
- Bird hunt – Whoever shoots the most birds out of the sky wins
- Herb gathering – Train your green thumb. Whoever picks the most plants wins
Dynamic events
What are these events? While traveling on the large map of Red Dead Online, you will occasionally meet people in need of help.
Participate in these dynamic events to earn experience points, honor, money, or even gold.
Showdown mode: Overrun
How is it played? In this game mode, you are to capture as much land as possible. You can even steal stuff from your opponents. The winner owns the most areas at the end.
New revolver, clothes, and bonuses
The new LeMat revolver: This gun holds 9 bullets for rapid-fire action. There is an additional barrel for a shotgun shell. This allows you to fire the right load depending on the situation.
New clothes and gestures: Players wished for ponchos and new neckerchiefs that are now available. The emotes “slit throat” and “middle finger” are now also there.
Gold gifts: Anyone who plays Red Dead Online this week will receive 15 gold bars as a gift. You also get a 25% XP bonus on “A Land of Opportunities”, free roam missions, showdown modes, races, and free roam events. The money and gold from treasure chests is increased by 25%.
Owners of the Ultimate Edition of Red Dead Redemption 2 will receive 100 RDO dollars and the “slit throat” emote for free.
Passive mode in Red Dead Online
What’s new? You can now decide whether to use the offensive or defensive play style.
- Offensive: The usual way of playing. Fight openly against other players. This mode is activated by default.
- Defensive: If you use this play style, you will be marked on the map with a shield. You cannot be lassoed and take less damage. Target assistance will not aim at you. If a defensive player is attacked or attacks other players, there are severe penalties.
The hostility system
What is this system? Griefers were a problem in the beta of Red Dead Online. The update addresses that issue decisively.
The hostility system applies to offensive and defensive play styles. It recognizes when players display aggressive behavior (repeatedly killing other players, griefing) and punishes them.
The update ensures that you, as an innocent player, can now defend yourself against other aggressive players without immediately receiving a bounty.
Balance updates – More money for you!
The following balance updates are also included in today’s patch:
- Removal of aim assist on headshots – You will now have to make more effort with automatic aiming to hit an opponent’s head.
- Faster weapon switching – Switching weapons is now faster. Throwable weapons ignite immediately.
- New control scheme “FPS2” – Here jumping is on R1 and ducking on X. It is also available for Red Dead Redemption 2.
- Other daily challenges – PvP missions have been removed from the dailies. Instead, there are new missions and increasing gold rewards.
- New awards for free roam
- More time until global signal – If you are on a free roam mission, more time now passes until the global signal.
- File charges – If law-abiding players are killed, they can file charges against the killer, thus increasing his bounty.
- Select horses – Choose which horse you want to use as standard in free roam, races, showdowns, and missions.
- More gold – The economy has been adjusted to increase gold rewards in all modes. Almost all activities now yield double the money.
- For a limited time, players will now receive one gold bar upon leveling up.
End of beta for Red Dead Online
Since the launch of Red Dead Online in November, the multiplayer has been in beta status. During this testing phase, the developers gathered a lot of player feedback to improve the mode.
Today, May 14, the beta phase of Red Dead Online will end. The multiplayer will continue to be improved and expanded based on player feedback.
These contents will follow soon
Rockstar Games has already given a glimpse into the future of Red Dead Online with the update. In the coming weeks, there will be new content for the online mode. This includes new characters for free roam, new showdown modes, and more.
- On May 21, new free roam missions and clothing will come
- On May 28, the showdown mode “Head for the Hills”, the competitive wildlife hunting in free mode, and more will be released
- On June 4, the showdown mode “Public Enemy” and the free roam event “Train King” will follow
- On June 11, the showdown mode “Sport of Kings” will be added and new clothing will come
- In summer, you can take on your own roles in Red Dead Online. Including bounty hunter, treasure hunter, and trader.
To make the fans even happier, a PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 would be great. And there are rumors:
