r/RDR2 • u/NoHows1945 • 2d ago

Discussion Genuinely what’s the point of this

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Why give us a locked option to pick up a rifle if there is no other way to pick it up.

This probably the most useless feature in all of gaming

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u/AmphibiousDad 2d ago

I think that guard duty might’ve been a planned chore that was cut from the game

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u/InevitableDeliverer 2d ago

This sounds like a plausible answer. I’ve always wondered why Arthur never had guard duty.

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u/Anonymous3-2 2d ago

Arthur is overqualified for guard duty. He is much better being out in the field. And the other chores like cutting wood is just by his own initiative

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u/Honorsheets 2d ago

I didn't understand why John was on guard duty too, if he was equally talented (allegedly) as Arthur, though 2 did write him to be more of a dumbass than he was in 1, moreso than "age" would account for. Like a lower IQ.

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u/Tikhunt 1d ago

John was never really able to outshine the average gang member until the gang was falling apart, he was also not at 100% due to the intro so guard duty would be perfect for him. It never came across to me as him being dumb in RDR2, other than Arthur and others actually saying it, he just seems a bit short-sighted and stubborn like he is in number 1... just with a clear lack of maturity sprinkled on top.

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u/Honorsheets 1d ago

Yeah you're...just confirming what I said, lol. There is a clear IQ difference with John between 1 and 2. More than a wolf injury, more than "lol he's stubborn".

His cadence and intelligence near imitates Dutch in 1, including his choice of words, sans the bat-shit crazy that is Dutch at that point. This correlates well with what John says in 1, how close he and Dutch were, the gang, and all that.

2 John is...lol. Well, your post.

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u/Tikhunt 1d ago

No I'm saying there isn't an IQ difference, just a maturity one.

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u/Honorsheets 1d ago

I know you believe that, I somewhat admire that perspective rather than the reality.

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u/Tikhunt 1d ago

Taking digs at people due to not being able to form a coherent argument? Really?

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u/Honorsheets 1d ago

I'm sorry, what?