Red Dead Online Faces In-Game Funeral Amidst Lackluster Updates

Fans of the rootin’ tootin’ cowboy simulator Red Dead Online are taking to the servers this upcoming week on Wednesday, July thirteenth, to present one final plea for Rockstar to replace the sport for the primary time in over a 12 months. The occasion? A funeral, naturally. Originally conceived by the favored @RedDeadRDC Twitter account in a ballot posted July fifth, the account proposed an in-game funeral to honor one 12 months because the recreation was “abandoned.” Of course, the followers not often have any thought what’s occurring behind the scenes of a big studio like Rockstar, so the year-long silence has spoken volumes to the thousand (singular) current Red Dead Online gamers nonetheless on the market. But, given the choices “yes” and “also yes,” the followers have responded with a deafening 7000 votes in favor of the funeral. 

Who’s up for it then? A funeral to have fun one 12 months of Red Dead Online being deserted?

Dress up in your finest funeral apparel, get your folks to affix, tag us in pics & use the hashtags beneath!

Save the date: Wednesday July thirteenth. Are you in?#RedDeadFuneral #SaveRedDeadOnline

— Red Officially Dead (@RedDeadRDC) July 5, 2022

Now (it appears nearly in reply), Rockstar has launched a statement relating to updates to Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Dead Online, thanking the gamers “for their continued support and dedication.” They start by stating that sources have been redirected “towards the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series” and, because of this, the corporate has modified the best way they’ll assist Red Dead Online shifting ahead. 

First, Rockstar states that they’ll proceed to make use of month-to-month occasions to showcase the continuing addition of particular options like “Specialist Roles, story-based cooperative missions, competitive Showdown Modes, and much more.” Alongside these seasonal choices will come some imprecise “experience improvements” (probably quality-of-life enhancements that can optimize the sport). However, the most important piece of data drops once they point out the discontinuation of “major themed content updates,” stating that the updates Red Dead Online will obtain any more are going to be smaller additions to the Telegram Missions and current modes. This means, expansions could be based mostly on current materials moderately than spending sources producing one thing utterly new. 

In addition to information about Red Dead Online, the first function of the assertion regarded GTA Online, having simply been launched for newer technology consoles a pair months in the past. In addition to “experience improvements” and common upgrades, a brand new replace will function expanded Criminal Careers providing “Executive, Biker, Gunrunner, and Nightclub Owner” in addition to Contract Missions that comply with a “budding criminal conspiracy.” Further, the discharge speaks on a nerf to the notorious Oppressor Mk II, handy entry to armor and snacks, a rise to GTA$ payouts throughout the board, and another quality-of-life enhancements that can make cooperation a lot simpler. As is regulation, the GTA Online part concludes by thanking gamers for his or her ongoing assist, promising quite a lot of seasonal spectacles to come back.