Why kill random players?

[Jdm262]

The first day of playing (2 days ago) 2 players seemed like they were in a party and were friendly towards me. We all waved and rode on our horses around for a bit then separated.

The next day a player rides directly at me and kills me while I was on my way to another town. After I respawned and called my horse, he circled back around and killed me within 10 seconds. After I asked for Feud he left the game (coward) lol

The next day a player runs into me with his horse and I tumble over. After a few paces away he stops, gets off his horse, turns around, and we basically do a stare down for about 5 seconds (honestly thought we'd get into a duel) I walk back to my horse after that and he guns me down as my back is turned before I could get on my horse.

I understand it's the Wild West but with the small amount of players I see when I play, is it actually more fun and rewarding for you to gun random players down and then take off? The fact that no one even gave me a fighting chance to me means that you instantly lose all respect as a player. At least make it a fun gunfight!

[Twinkies]

That's an interesting question. I believe certain players have discovered the thrill of intentionally colliding with others, leading to their demise. Personally, I've upgraded to a stronger horse to withstand such encounters. I recently switched to the Norfolk Roadster, and it almost feels like it's built like a tank. Whenever someone tries to play chicken, I consistently come out on top.

[Fatedson]

tbf, it is sometime hard to tell Players from NPCs when riding unless you glance to the minimap. NPCs you collide with will sometimes attack you even if you are walking/riding away afterwards .

On the other hand, some players just attack everything that moves in an open world setting where players can attack each other without flagging for PVP . These are usually but not always new/low lvl players from what I have been able to gather from various chats ect. That said, private/solo lobbies can mitigate most of that ( what your friends/ fellow lobby members do is on them tbf ).

Edit: In short, Public lobbies are a mess for PC players right now. Apart from folk randomly attacking others , Mod Menu users are causing all sorts of issues, and R*'s server/Peer 2 Peer / Network code for RDO needs a little love .

[Jdm262]

Originally posted by Fatedson:

tbf, it is sometime hard to tell Players from NPCs when riding unless you glance to the minimap. NPCs you collide with will sometimes attack you even if you are walking/riding away afterwards .

On the other hand, some players just attack everything that moves in an open world setting where players can attack each other without flagging for PVP . These are usually but not always new/low lvl players from what I have been able to gather from various chats ect. That said, private/solo lobbies can mitigate most of that ( what your friends/ fellow lobby members do is on them tbf ).

Edit: In short, Public lobbies are a mess for PC players right now. Apart from folk randomly attacking others , Mod Menu users are causing all sorts of issues, and R*'s server/Peer 2 Peer / Network code for RDO needs a little love .

I didn't know there were different lobbies, where can I find this?

[Jdm262]

Originally posted by Twinkies:

That's an interesting question. I believe certain players have discovered the thrill of intentionally colliding with others, leading to their demise. Personally, I've upgraded to a stronger horse to withstand such encounters. I recently switched to the Norfolk Roadster, and it almost feels like it's built like a tank. Whenever someone tries to play chicken, I consistently come out on top.

I don't have that much cash rn but I'll save up for a better horse! Sounds like a good idea.

[Twinkies]

I like you. You're a good guy. As you've likely discovered, earning gold can be quite the grind. I strongly suggest watching this video, as it contains the most crucial tip for gold accumulation. Best of luck!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6yKbHuDGq4

[Silhouette]

Originally posted by Jdm262:

I didn't know there were different lobbies, where can I find this?

For better or worse, you can’t “pick” which lobby you’re tossed into.

When you log on your placed into a randomly available peer-to-peer session.

If your unhappy with the current session you’re in, you can randomly join another session by hitting:

Esc -> Online -> Free Roam.

I hope this helps.