Hackers everywhere game is ruined.

[Merlin]

appear in flaming outfits, evil masks etc, handing out loot. You can't shoot them and if you report some you get kicked. Don't open the loot crates it can get you banned. But seriously da ♥♥♥, what has rockstar done about it for the past few years... nothing

I might result to using the mod where only friends can play. This is stupid. This is why we need private servers.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2949963898

not sure if the link will work. I reported this guy and it crashed my game... o.0

[Bonus!]

ye this issue has always been and always will be here but im pretty sure private sessions are a thing

[Saraphine]

Private sessions is not a thing unless you use a mod.

[Merlin]

Originally posted by Bonus!:

ye this issue has always been and always will be here but im pretty sure private sessions are a thing

unfortunately no.

[Bonus!]

Originally posted by Saraphine:

Private sessions is not a thing unless you use a mod.

oh i my bad been a while since I've played online

there was so much potential for rdro but they really ♥♥♥♥♥♥ it up, nice one R*

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Just do a Private Session. You can have friends in that session if you all use the same startup.meta file contents and session password.

[GhostyOsty]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFd2af8wINE
still works, I always use this when playing on PC

[wegpuster]

but it's not the intention to play the multiplayer part solo. in GTA 5 the same problem from day one - unplayable because of "friendly modders" R* multiplayer modes are SCAM

[wegpuster]

SCAM because you got owned / trapped / seduced by cheaters/hackers/friendly modders WHATEVER and you will be banned too. so you have to buy the game again and again?

[PeeWee]

Originally posted by GhostyOsty:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFd2af8wINE
still works, I always use this when playing on PC

Isn´t changing game files bannable? Or has anyone heard from RS about this? Just wondering.

[wegpuster]

Originally posted by PeeWee:

Originally posted by GhostyOsty:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFd2af8wINE
still works, I always use this when playing on PC

Isn´t changing game files bannable? Or has anyone heard from RS about this? Just wondering.

if you connect to online mode with installed mods and/or modyfied game files it is bannable. but I don't know if that's the same for creating private sessions like in this video.

sorry for my broken englisch

[Saraphine]

Considering the amount of hackers roaming around I doubt they even care.
It doesn't really make sense, you can get banned for using a mod to have private sessions to avoid having hackers in your game, cause they're not banning the hackers.

[sienalaiks1995]

Originally posted by wegpuster:

Originally posted by PeeWee:

Isn´t changing game files bannable? Or has anyone heard from RS about this? Just wondering.

if you connect to online mode with installed mods and/or modyfied game files it is bannable. but I don't know if that's the same for creating private sessions like in this video.

sorry for my broken englisch

You must be new if you don't know that it is only way to play Online. No, you won't get banned.

[Monchito]

Pretty sure most of those you call "hackers" are just experienced players with some OP ability cards. Just git good.

https://reddead.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Dead_Online_Ability_Cards

[Duderino]

Originally posted by Moncho:

Pretty sure most of those you call "hackers" are just experienced players with some OP ability cards. Just git good.

https://reddead.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Dead_Online_Ability_Cards

Agreed that level 100+ players with a great loadout and a ton of tonics can seem invincible, but the people running around in flaming outfits spawning panthers, loot chests and naked women hordes aren't "experienced players with some OP cards", so good luck 'gettin good' in that case . . . they are clearly script kiddies screwing with everyone they meet.

There's less of them than there used to be, but there's still enough to make some lobbies unplayable.

[Silhouette]

If your going to play online (PC), you sadly need to play in a private session like Ghostyosty suggested.

Again, this link shows you how to do it:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OFd2af8wINE&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcommunity.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
(I have never heard of anyone getting banned for using this trick.)

Otherwise, if you want to play in public sessions, and not get endlessly harassed by cheaters, you need to play Red Dead Online on a newer console (PS4, XBox One, etc).

Tragically, Rockstar is incapable of minimizing cheating on PC. They couldn’t stop it in the PC version of GTA Online, and they’re not fairing any better on the PC version of RDO. :(