In an exclusive interview with VG247’s Kirk McKeand, Rockstar Games producers Katie Pica, Tarek Hamad and Scott Buchard talked about the future of Red Dead Online and how the company is trying to innovate the genre.
In the interview, Rockstar explains that it wants to provide updates to Red Dead Online much more slowly than that of Grand Theft Auto Online to not overwhelm the player and allow for more obvious progression between updates.
The idea is that at some point, new opportunities may be too big to be sustained inside the camp, so maybe it needs to move to another property. At that point, there could be multiple kinds of business players can look at running simultaneously. But none of this is set in stone, we’re still absorbing the feedback from players from these initial roles and we will see how we can improve upon these ideas as we go.
Katie Pica, speaking to VG247
Rockstar INTEL leaked that properties were coming to Red Dead Online last year, and Rockstar has officially confirmed that this is the plan.
“We want to introduce properties at some point in the future” says Butchard, but claims that the company do not want to leave behind the camp too quickly.
Rockstar also says that it is exploring photography as a feature in Red Dead Online, and VG247 mentions that the company keeps stating how much they are listening to feedback and will be working on it in the future.
Talking about heists in Red Dead Online, Rockstar says that it is definitely on the table but they aren’t rushing it and want to work with current updates first before thinking about developing heists.
It also said that expanding the map for Red Dead Online was not in its plans right now, but anything could happen.
The same goes for Undead Nightmare, which Rockstar says “it’s not focused on right now.” Unfortunately, this also applies to single-player DLC, which it confirms is not being worked on.
RDR2 for PC confirmed!
Well with forced satellite internet, I won’t be supporting jack shit online.
What? Undead nightmare Not being worked on… then why tease it? In single player and online? Maybe it’s not being worked on because the work is finished? I don’t know seems kinda fishy that they dangle a tease in front of us only to not deliver. If all of this is just to mess with us then Rockstar has fallen out of favor in my eyes and they’ve become greedy & money grubbing like EA. If undead nightmare 2 don’t show I ain’t gonna put any money into rockstar games anymore…. used only from here on out.
So R** basically said screw the fans who loved the story mode that help launch Rdo and made it a great game..RDR2 story mode has so much potential and they saying screw fans on what they want, that we are more concerned with money that Rdo can make even though alot of fans are getting tired of the bullying griefers who will not leave people alone. Wow.. guess when Rdo and RDR2 players see this article WONDER how long it take 4 R** says no longer doing Rdo for lack of players.. R** can do few small dlc for story mode like bounty missions or.side missions that will keep it going.. we are willing to pay 4 a good dlc for story mode… But this is how E** treats it’s fandase.. wow
Sounds like the opposite of listening to feedback since they are avoiding the DLC that everyone is eager to buy and heists everyone wants added in; and instead are focusing on what they can add that will get you to spend real money on gold.
Maybe don’t have it take a year to progress half a level without microtransactions, and players might get their teeth into the content a bit easier
Fuck online give us undead nightmare
So sad they’re not looking at the single player game, or undead nightmare. Games like this are what campaign players live for and to expand the world for the single player would be appreciated by so many. It was the worst thing about gtaV, the game was amazing but all the properties, yachts and vehicles and missions that never made their way to a single player game was tragic. I have no interest in playing online with other people and their agendas and finishing the game to get all that cash and have nothing to do with it was a bit pointless. I get there’s a lot of money in the online versions of gta and rdr but surely some of this content could transfer across to single player.
Just like they aint fixing their online servers so i quit getting kicked and lossing everything i get.
I was already expecting this, but the campaign was so big and complete, that i think a DLC is not necessary. It would be great to have some Undead Nightmare 2, but i don’t know…