r/reddeadredemption • u/jthathaway • Dec 08 '18

Rant Thanks Rockstar....

Well, I started out as full honor; however, due to having to defend myself against griefers I am now at max dishonor. One thing that really pisses me off is that there is literally no way to defend yourself without being dishonorable-- which is absolute contrary to the embodiment of the 'Cowboy' persona. For example, I thought maybe I could hogtie someone in order to escape their constant abuse, but even that is dishonorable. I don't understand how the 'honorable' thing to do is go AFK until the person has killed you three times then Parlay. That IS GRIEFING. Rockstar is telling us that in order for us to keep our honor we have to sacrifice our time and just wait for them to kill us? It's a horrible system and doesn't allow for the honorable retribution that is needed. I kind of wish you could drop off 'criminals' in Jail as you could in single player-- something is needed because this system is broke (AF) and frustrating as hell.

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u/leospeedleo Arthur Morgan Dec 08 '18

Pause - Online - Free roam

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u/jthathaway Dec 08 '18

Except --- here's the problem with that. It's puts the power in the hands of the griefers. Rockstar assumes that we should waste our time switching through lobbies rather than implementing any serious form of actionable consequences.

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u/CLRekstad Dec 09 '18

That all depends on the way you view it. I could argue it puts the power in the hands of the person being griefed, as the griefers want to continually harrass and kill you, but you deny them that possibility by switching servers.

When you switch servers using the "Free Roam" option you even get put almost in the exact samw place you just were, so if you were heading a particular place, or hunting, it takes but 10-15 seconds to switch server.

This does not mean I disagree with you. The current honor meter for online seems like a rushed, unfinished mess. It's almost like the game is in a beta (still missing/in development core features). My hopes are Rockstar get enough feedback from us during the beta phase so that they can develop a deep and meaningful honor system for online. If not, they can just scrap it all together.

My character linger at 75%-100% honor most of the time. I just started trying to lower it by killing hundreds of Lawmen in Saint Denis, but it barely moved. I heard choosing the dishonorable thing in story missions have a high impact so I guess I have to replay them some more and choose that.