5 Essential Tips for Red Dead Online

As great as Red Dead Redemption 2 is, it’s only going to get better thanks to the introduction of its long-awaited multiplayer mode. The appropriately titled Red Dead Online is now available as a public beta for all owners of the base game.

Despite its beta status, it feels like a complete experience. There are a host of activities in the open world which resemble those of the single player campaign. Of course, there’s a wide variety of competitive modes to try out as well. If you’re familiar with Grand Theft Auto Online, you’ll feel right at home here.

Even if you’ve already sunk hundreds of hours into Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online can feel somewhat overwhelming. There is a lot to see and do. Here are five helpful tips to get you started.

Take your time with the character creator
At the time of this writing, Red Dead Online only gives you one character to play as. If you don’t like how your cowboy or cowgirl looks, you’re either stuck with them or you’ll have to start over with a new character. Doing the latter completely deletes all of your online progress. In order to avoid that, it’s best to take your time with the character creator.

Red Dead Online’s character creator is more robust than the one in GTA Online. There are many facial types and hairstyles to choose from. Best of all, you can alter and adjust individual parts like noses, eyes, brows, and even teeth. One can easily spend hours messing around with all of these options. With that said, the character creator isn’t as deep as those found in other titles. You may not be able to make your character look one-hundred percent how you want, but you can get close. Again, just take your time with the character creator since you only get one shot at it.

Save your money
You don’t exactly receive the best looking gear in the beginning. The game starts you with a revolver, carbine repeater, knife, and some ratty looking clothes. Your first inclination may be to buy better gear. Unfortunately, many of the items are insanely expensive, especially when compared to those of the single player. Clothes, guns, and provisions can sometimes retail for two to four times the usual price. Even fast travel via stagecoach costs a good chunk of cash.

With such high prices, your best bet is to spend as little money as possible during your first few hours in the beta. Forget about buying a fancy hat or customizing your revolver, and instead focus on essentials like food, stimulants, and ammo (which also cost a pretty penny). It’s best to wait until you’ve accumulated at least $500 before buying any cosmetic items. By that time, many of the nicer products will be available to purchase since you’ll be at a higher rank.

Know how to make money
With everything being so expensive, you’re going to need a steady source of income. The game facilitates this in various ways. The map is dotted with a large number of “stranger” missions. These usually have you delivering items or killing foes within a time limit. Story missions provide good earnings and you can repeat them as often as you desire. You can also make a little cash by selling animal parts to butcher shops.

Of course, the very best way to bring in the bucks is by playing competitive matches. Right now, you can’t pick which modes to play. Everyone is randomized in a playlist. Even if you stink at competitive games, you can still make decent money playing against others. It’s possible to earn $20 to $30 dollars an hour from playing random matches. If you’re a crackshot, you’ll haul in even more money. Hopefully, Rockstar will introduce faster ways to make money (that don’t involve microtransactions) in the near future.
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