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[POWERSPHERE]

Just bought this, about 2 hours in. Loving the shit out of it thus far.

 

[Castor Krieg]

Is there cross-region play i.e. can I have a meet with some US players for online achievements even if I have PAL copy?

 

[afternoon delight]

Is there cross-region play i.e. can I have a meet with some US players for online achievements even if I have PAL copy?

I believe so, I'm pretty sure I've played with Brits online before. East coast US, for reference.

 

[todahawk]

I believe so, I'm pretty sure I've played with Brits online before. East coast US, for reference.

For some reason I always get thrown in with French dudes. Both in standard RDR MP and undead overrun.

Panneau d'arrêt de votre eau de la dynamite et saint!

 

[POWERSPHERE]

I think it's HDTV time, can't read shit on my old SD.

 

[crispyben]

Panneau d'arrêt de votre eau de la dynamite et saint!

I'm trying to make sense of this, what were you trying to say? :lol

 

[todahawk]

I'm trying to make sense of this, what were you trying to say? :lol

I used Google translate, that might be the problem... "stop hoarding the dynamite and holy water!"

 

[Jocchan]

I used Google translate, that might be the problem... "stop hoarding the dynamite and holy water!"

It translated to "(something) of halt of your water of the dynamite and saint".

 

[todahawk]

It translated to "(something) of halt of your water of the dynamite and saint".

:lol Guess I'll scrap my plans to write that and some other phrases down for future use... don't know why matchmaking throws me in with the French so much.

 

[Awesome Animals]

Panneau d'arrêt de votre eau de la dynamite et saint!

You sure that's what they said? That sentence structure doesn't make any sense. But, someone already figured out the translation.

Panneau d'arrêt: Stop sign, assuming it was used as slang

 

[todahawk]

You sure that's what they said? That sentence structure doesn't make any sense. But, someone already figured out the translation.

Panneau d'arrêt: Stop sign, assuming it was used as slang

:lol No, sorry for the confusion, I threw my statement into google translate because of the troubles we were having playing with these guys. We'd get to wave 14+, get overwhelmed and die.... and then watch one of the French guys climb up on the roof and throw down about 18 sticks of dynamite, and tons of holy water and bait.

 

[crispyben]

:lol Guess I'll scrap my plans to write that and some other phrases down for future use... don't know why matchmaking throws me in with the French so much.

"Arrêtez de faire des réserves de dynamite et d'eau bénite !"

 

[todahawk]

"Arrêtez de faire des réserves de dynamite et d'eau bénite !"

You are a scholar and a gentleman! Seriously, thanks! I'm keeping that handy.

 

[crispyben]

You are a scholar and a gentleman! Seriously, thanks! I'm keeping that handy.

Or you could instruct them to use said items: "Utilisez la dynamite et l'eau bénite !"

 

[Ferny]

I need to pick up the Zombies DLC. I saw the quick look on Giant Bomb and it looks really interesting and good. I'm hoping they do more crazy and wacky full featured DLC with this game.

 

[kinoki]

15 hours in and I've just reached Mexico. I've spent too much time just doing stuff that isn't related to the plot at all. Having a blast, though I feel that the Rockstaresque characters are wearing out their charm with every game. Quirky is nice but quirky for the sake of being quirky is getting old.

 

[JoeBoy101]

15 hours in and I've just reached Mexico. I've spent too much time just doing stuff that isn't related to the plot at all. Having a blast, though I feel that the Rockstaresque characters are wearing out their charm with every game. Quirky is nice but quirky for the sake of being quirky is getting old.

Agreed. I would have like to have seen more serious characters for this game, though they are better than GT4. Ironically, as you progress through the game, the characters get more serious. With only one goofy one late-game.

 

[Nekofrog]

I've been playing this for a few days. When I first started, I was absolutely enchanted by the game. The setting, the characters, everything clicked. It was perfect.

Then I kept playing. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but the repetitive nature of the missions is really getting to me. Every mission turns into the same run-n-gun objective. It's almost like an old RPG where all you have to do is keep pressing a button to win. Does the game get any better, gameplay wise? Any more variety? I'm getting a bit tired of charging into a gunfight, holding a trigger, and tapping A to shoot and win pretty much every time, with little thought or variety to the mission.

Oh, except sometimes I get to ride a horse and shoot from that.

 

[kinoki]

I've been playing this for a few days. When I first started, I was absolutely enchanted by the game. The setting, the characters, everything clicked. It was perfect.

Then I kept playing. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but the repetitive nature of the missions is really getting to me. Every mission turns into the same run-n-gun objective. It's almost like an old RPG where all you have to do is keep pressing a button to win. Does the game get any better, gameplay wise? Any more variety? I'm getting a bit tired of charging into a gunfight, holding a trigger, and tapping A to shoot and win pretty much every time, with little thought or variety to the mission.

Oh, except sometimes I get to ride a horse and shoot from that.

Well, I'm getting a ton of satisfaction with walking, crouched, with my repeater unloading round after round into enemies. Could be that after shooting a civilian at the start of the game due to the targeting system and switching to expert mode made a world of difference. Wasn't even until recently I discovered Dead Eye but I don't really feel it adds anything to the game.

 

[Bizzyb]

Well, I'm getting a ton of satisfaction with walking, crouched, with my repeater unloading round after round into enemies. Could be that after shooting a civilian at the start of the game due to the targeting system and switching to expert mode made a world of difference. Wasn't even until recently I discovered Dead Eye but I don't really feel it adds anything to the game.

After I found how ridiculously easy it was I switched to expert mode and that made a world of difference.

 

[Alucrid]

After I found how ridiculously easy it was I switched to expert mode and that made a world of difference.

expert is incredible in SP but nearly useless in MP.

 

[DonMigs85]

I've been playing this for a few days. When I first started, I was absolutely enchanted by the game. The setting, the characters, everything clicked. It was perfect.

Then I kept playing. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but the repetitive nature of the missions is really getting to me. Every mission turns into the same run-n-gun objective. It's almost like an old RPG where all you have to do is keep pressing a button to win. Does the game get any better, gameplay wise? Any more variety? I'm getting a bit tired of charging into a gunfight, holding a trigger, and tapping A to shoot and win pretty much every time, with little thought or variety to the mission.

Oh, except sometimes I get to ride a horse and shoot from that.

Well there's horse races, infiltration and escort missions later on.

 

[Castor Krieg]

Just got 100%, I don't think Challenges were done well, but nvm that now. Only MP left.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

Quick question: Is there a free roam option with the Undead pack?

 

[todahawk]

Quick question: Is there a free roam option with the Undead pack?

Nope, not that I know of, wish there was... there were some rumors early on but no dice.

 

[POWERSPHERE]

When a chase is going on, I always seem to shoot the good guys.

 

[Hey You]

Can the players without the Undead Nightmare DLC see our Multiplayer Character Skins & title from the DLC?

 

[POWERSPHERE]

Man, I walked in on a guy pissing, and he was actually pissing. Like piss coming out. Pretty funny.

 

[Arkaerial]

Well just picked up the game again, and I was finally going after my American Standard (black horse) finally found him and I was roping him in and the fuck'n mountain lion wiped me out...Killed my horse and me in like 2-3 attacks. So needless to say I put the game back down:lol

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

So I'm now

Spoiler

Jack Marston

. Where do I find the Love is Opiate stranger mission? I haven't come across it apparently and I need to complete it for an outfit.

 

[Bizzyb]

So I'm now

Spoiler

Jack Marston

. Where do I find the Love is Opiate stranger mission? I haven't come across it apparently and I need to complete it for an outfit.

It starts in Nueva Pariso, in like that most Southern town on the East Side. I can't think of the name, but it's a town nestled way in the south and to the east of Chuperosa.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

It starts in Nueva Pariso, in like that most Southern town on the East Side. I can't think of the name, but it's a town nestled way in the south and to the east of Chuperosa.

Thank you. Is it supposed to appear this late or was it supposed to happen earlier? I'll check right now and hope it pops up for me.

Edit: Thanks, it worked. I'm still curious about the stranger missions now

Spoiler

as Jack

.... If I didn't do a single stranger mission up to this point,

Spoiler

Does that mean I'd be able to tackle all the stranger missions as Jack... meaning the VA potentially recorded all that dialogue for many people to miss out on?

Seems odd.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

PISSED!!!!!

Was going for the bearly legal trophy and I was on the last bear when it killed me because it decided to just hover over me until I died. Wiped all that hard work away. FUCK. I'm done for the day.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Edit: Thanks, it worked. I'm still curious about the stranger missions now

Spoiler

as Jack

.... If I didn't do a single stranger mission up to this point,

Spoiler

Does that mean I'd be able to tackle all the stranger missions as Jack... meaning the VA potentially recorded all that dialogue for many people to miss out on?

Seems odd.

I think there's only one stranger mission you can't do

Spoiler

as Jack.

And that would be the "I know you" one.

 

[Bizzyb]

PISSED!!!!!

Was going for the bearly legal trophy and I was on the last bear when it killed me because it decided to just hover over me until I died. Wiped all that hard work away. FUCK. I'm done for the day.

horse + knife = achievement

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

horse + knife = achievement

I don't find them very difficult to kill it's just one was right there after i had skinned one and i had no dead eye left nor any time to react since it just stayed right above me until i died. It's just frustrating that i have to do it again... but it's not hard.

By knife, do you mean the throwing knife or just sitting there and slashing away while on your horse? I just picture the horse being taken out that way very easily, no?

 

[Bizzyb]

I don't find them very difficult to kill it's just one was right there after i had skinned one and i had no dead eye left nor any time to react since it just stayed right above me until i died. It's just frustrating that i have to do it again... but it's not hard.

By knife, do you mean the throwing knife or just sitting there and slashing away while on your horse? I just picture the horse being taken out that way very easily, no?

I seem to recall there being an achievement for killing a bear with Just the knife. Maybe you are not there yet.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

I seem to recall there being an achievement for killing a bear with Just the knife. Maybe you are not there yet.

Yeah, that was for one of the master hunter challenges. I was using your tip against two bears running at them joust style and slicing away. I got too slow at one point and my horse was killed. I got up, dodged out of the way of an attack, sliced one bear for a fatal blow while also being attacked. I was nearly dead but hurried and swapped to my rifle to take out the "back-up" bear. It was way more intense than I make it seem.

 

[Evolved1]

Yeah, that was for one of the master hunter challenges. I was using your tip against two bears running at them joust style and slicing away. I got too slow at one point and my horse was killed. I got up, dodged out of the way of an attack, sliced one bear for a fatal blow while also being attacked. I was nearly dead but hurried and swapped to my rifle to take out the "back-up" bear. It was way more intense than I make it seem.

It's in a moment like this that I realized RDR has a pretty serious flaw: quick weapon switching under duress. You seem to have beaten the odds there... but I bet most people die fumbling with the weapon wheel.

If they could find some way to let you switch between two weapons (like the last weapon you used) w/o having to use the wheel... that would cut down on so much clunky frustration in tense moments.

PISSED!!!!!

Was going for the bearly legal trophy and I was on the last bear when it killed me because it decided to just hover over me until I died. Wiped all that hard work away. FUCK. I'm done for the day.

Btw... if you're out in the wild doing challenges, it's a good idea to save your progress often, so you don't lose the things you've collected. The easiest, fastest way to save your game is to switch your horse. Every time you switch your horse it saves immediately/automatically.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

It's in a moment like this that I realized RDR has a pretty serious flaw: quick weapon switching under duress. You seem to have beaten the odds there... but I bet most people die fumbling with the weapon wheel.

If they could find some way to let you switch between two weapons (like the last weapon you used) w/o having to use the wheel... that would cut down on so much clunky frustration in tense moments.



Btw... if you're out in the wild doing challenges, it's a good idea to save your progress often, so you don't lose the things you've collected. The easiest, fastest way to save your game is to switch your horse. Every time you switch your horse it saves immediately/automatically.

Yeah, I was just getting greedy because I kept running into packs of four bears at once every time I turned around (not exaggerating) so I was working on getting the eighteen bears trophy when I got a little careless at the last one. I did end up getting the trophy and I was just as greedy. Every time I skinned a bear I'd run forward in case a bear was behind me, turn around and sure enough a bear was ALWAYS coming in the distance. Never failed. I didn't want to interrupt either session by setting up camp. Though calling for a horse would have helped me initially haha. Thanks for that tip.

Btw, I may have beaten the odds there... but that was luck. More often than I'd like to admit, I'd constantly be fumbling with the weapon wheel. I hate that it defaults to the knife instead of the previous weapon after skinning an animal. In a jam, I'd always be sitting there wondering why I'm not aiming only to find I have my knife out like a jackass.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

Tips on disarming 6 people for the final sharpshooter challenge? I keep killing them instead so any gun recommendations and where to do it would be great.

 

[The Lamonster]

Tips on disarming 6 people for the final sharpshooter challenge? I keep killing them instead so any gun recommendations and where to do it would be great.

woah its been a while but here goes:

Blackwater Saloon, shoot guns out of hands while in dead-eye, its okay if they die, just keep going.


edit: actually just watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD9yv6UKfws

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

Thanks. That seems to solve the issue I was having with everyone being too far away at enemy territories. One question... Why in that video was he not losing honor? Are bar fights/shootouts ok?

Edit: Nevermind. Shooting the gun and not the hand is how you do it. I'm a dumbass.

 

[SephCast]

FML, I was looking on wikipedia to see who a voice actor was and got some spoilers fuuuuuuuuuu.

I'm about 4 hours in. Game is awesome.

 

[Phatcorns]

If I get the boxed Undead Nightmare, can I play multi player with people who just have teh regular Red Dead Redemption who haven't bought any of the DLC?

 

[POWERSPHERE]

I bet most people die fumbling with the weapon wheel.

If they could find some way to let you switch between two weapons (like the last weapon you used) w/o having to use the wheel... that would cut down on so much clunky frustration in tense moments.

For real! FUCK the weapon wheel...

 

[Rewrite]

I snagged this on Black Friday and I've been playing it over the weekend. It's a really, really great game. I had fear that I wouldn't enjoy it as much because of GTA IV with all those extra missions and tasks you had to do, but in this one, it's a lot more better. I also enjoy traveling around the overworld instead of navigating in a city, which wasn't as fun in GTA IV. I'm also enjoying the story and the backgrounds to every single character. Fun game. I only played one online game, which was Gold Rush...it was fun, but I don't know if the online will be good enough for me to come back to and play it. I also bought all the DLC.

 

[Splash Wave]

How can I get another Bollard Twin bounty, or am I fucked? I did a bunch before I even got the lasso.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

You know, I never really posted in this thread and I sold my game a while ago so I really have nothing new to add but I just realized this game is probably the GOTY.

I kind of wish I can go back in time and play it the first time again =p

That's all.

 

[Revolutionary]

Just popped this in for the first time in a while. MP free roam is still great for a laugh.

Some level 1 thought it would be fun to attack me, so I gored him with my buffalo, and then set him in fire with a molotov while he was on ground. While he was squirming around he ended up rolling off the cliff we were on and to his death. Fucking hysterical. :lol Unfortunately, it didn't count as a kill for me but hey... what can ya do.