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Johnny Carwash wrote: Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:14 pm Thing I wish I'd earned earlier on RDR2: Do all the available white-circle side quests before any yellow-circle main story quests. Advancing the story will permanently lock out some uncompleted side quests.
Don’t finish chapter 4 untl you’re good and ready. Like, finish collecting dinosaur bones, fishing, hunting, etc. Do as much as you can...Cuz the story will start to dictate.

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Don't want to click those spoilers, so just to ask: is it more a matter of "you won't be able do that stuff for a while" or "you won't be able do that stuff anymore, period"? Because I am really tempted to bore through the main story and then just mess around with the side stuff in the end game.
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I have to try and do the side quests first. I've caught 4 big fish and a few on the hunting ones. Just can't decide if I need to head north up the river on the east side to get some stuff done.
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Johnny Carwash wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 9:25 am Don't want to click those spoilers, so just to ask: is it more a matter of "you won't be able do that stuff for a while" or "you won't be able do that stuff anymore, period"? Because I am really tempted to bore through the main story and then just mess around with the side stuff in the end game.
Both. You’ll be able to finish side quests later, but you might’ve noticed there are chapter missions that become available that effectively end the current chapter and start a new one, potentially leaving behind unstarted missions. Pretty sure they’re gone.
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Rolling out in stages starting tomorrow, with everyone getting access Friday:

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Johnny Carwash wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:19 pm Rolling out in stages starting tomorrow, with everyone getting access Friday:

Yeah I just did the update to the game and BOOM there's the online portion (it's grayed out for me since I'm only 'Special'...)
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So why did it take so long for Arthur to expel Leopold Strauss from the gang? I was wondering why my honor was hovering around the middle. And then, BOOM, Arthur's honor goes way, way up. Nice little SJW mode Arthur got himself into. TB must be a massive correction on the ol' moral compass.
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OK red deaders...I'm not really sure where I am in the game. To be as vague as possible I'm at the second place the group camps. And have been playing both sides in the Hatfields/McCoy/Gray/Braithwaite shit. Then I got to a point where that is no longer tenable after a yellow mission.

So do i need to go around and do my hunting and shit and get as much of that done as possible? Feel free to answer with as few spoilers as needed.
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A_B wrote: Wed Dec 05, 2018 3:48 pm OK red deaders...I'm not really sure where I am in the game. To be as vague as possible I'm at the second place the group camps. And have been playing both sides in the Hatfields/McCoy/Gray/Braithwaite shit. Then I got to a point where that is no longer tenable after a yellow mission.

So do i need to go around and do my hunting and shit and get as much of that done as possible? Feel free to answer with as few spoilers as needed.
I'm almost at the point (late Chapter 4) where Enoch said earlier to focus on hunting and side stuff before some major shit goes down. Which I've done quite a bit of, but I wouldn't say it feels totally necessary. Enoch—I've avoided your spoilers, but maybe you can fill us in more in a non-spoilery way.

AB, from where it sounds like you are, you still have a ways to go. The story will take you to the big city (St. Denis), and there's a full chapter that centers around there.
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Johnny Carwash wrote: Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:50 pm
A_B wrote: Wed Dec 05, 2018 3:48 pm OK red deaders...I'm not really sure where I am in the game. To be as vague as possible I'm at the second place the group camps. And have been playing both sides in the Hatfields/McCoy/Gray/Braithwaite shit. Then I got to a point where that is no longer tenable after a yellow mission.

So do i need to go around and do my hunting and shit and get as much of that done as possible? Feel free to answer with as few spoilers as needed.
I'm almost at the point (late Chapter 4) where Enoch said earlier to focus on hunting and side stuff before some major shit goes down. Which I've done quite a bit of, but I wouldn't say it feels totally necessary. Enoch—I've avoided your spoilers, but maybe you can fill us in more in a non-spoilery way.

AB, from where it sounds like you are, you still have a ways to go. The story will take you to the big city (St. Denis), and there's a full chapter that centers around there.
OK thats what I thought. I have been avoiding going too far and doing side missions.
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A_B wrote: Wed Dec 05, 2018 3:48 pm OK red deaders...I'm not really sure where I am in the game. To be as vague as possible I'm at the second place the group camps. And have been playing both sides in the Hatfields/McCoy/Gray/Braithwaite shit. Then I got to a point where that is no longer tenable after a yellow mission.

So do i need to go around and do my hunting and shit and get as much of that done as possible? Feel free to answer with as few spoilers as needed.
The question you wanna ask is whether or not you want to do them as Arthur Morgan or John Marston. The status of all the quests carry over. Weapons will too once you've completed some missions as Marston, but...
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An article recently said that hunting/farming alligators was a good strategy.
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So I finally got to the Chapter 4/5 transition and yeah, I wish I had taken Enoch's advice more strictly. Waiting to see how long before the game returns to "normal."

As an aside: I don't know if there was a patch, but after getting about 30 hours in without anyone calling me a "cocksucker," it's now happened four times in the last few.
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I've been called cocksucker for sure.
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In the game too?
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tennbengal wrote: Thu Dec 06, 2018 6:46 pm In the game too?
Ha ha friggin ha.
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govmentchedda wrote: Wed Dec 05, 2018 7:59 pm An article recently said that hunting/farming alligators was a good strategy.
I did a mission in Ch 6 where Sadie and Arthur go bust John Marston from prison...As I approached her, my horse went nuts and bucked me like I was doing his sister. Turned out there was about a 10 foot gator within 10 feet of us, as I lay there on my back wondering wtf just happened.

The gator didn't seem too bothered though. He was just sunning himself. You know...regulating that core temp. So yeah, he wasn't in the water so he was mentally shut down. Not saying you should go pet a gator outside of water, but the vastly prefer to hunt in the water rather than land.

So anyway, I shot him dead and skinned him for his hide.
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Something is fucked up. I’m on my third time having to chase this ducking kid through saint denis.
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A_B wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 6:45 pm Something is fucked up. I’m on my third time having to chase this ducking kid through saint denis.
What happens? The one where you're looking for where Bronte is?
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Yeah. It’s probably my fult. Each of the first two times I didn’t get to play much after so I guess I didn’t hit a save point.
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BSF21 wrote: Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:46 pm Smash Brothers....
Getting it for the kids for Xmas. The few times I've played previous versions, I hated it because there's too much happening. Again, old.
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Ryan wrote: Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:27 am
BSF21 wrote: Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:46 pm Smash Brothers....
Getting it for the kids for Xmas. The few times I've played previous versions, I hated it because there's too much happening. Again, old.
I've been a fan for a long time but it can be overwhelming in a ffa sense. It's a lot more fun when you turn off items and play 1v1 imo
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I'm guessing none of you old hoes plays Fortnite, but may as well check.
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Gunpowder wrote: Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:48 pm I'm guessing none of you old hoes plays Fortnite, but may as well check.
I play a bit...poorly. I think I am first initial + last name...but be careful as my son shares my account.
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Gunpowder wrote: Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:48 pm I'm guessing none of you old hoes plays Fortnite, but may as well check.
My 17-year-old would probably be able to give you a game. He's apparently pretty good? He sometimes babbles about ratings and what not at at me, and I nod at him and stuff.
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Ha, I don't know anything about the ratings.

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Tennbngals sons online is ninja, I think.
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A_B wrote: Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:44 pm Tennbngals sons online is ninja, I think.
Thankfully literally just saw the Ringer article and get the reference. I hope that is not him.
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I would never wish a son (or daughter) to become ninja. I do not understand the allure of that guy. Not to say I wouldn't mind it if my daughters end up making millions from streaming video games, just don't be like ninja.
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Best job in sports...Madden Ratings Adjuster
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wlu_lax6 wrote: Fri Dec 14, 2018 1:20 pm Best job in sports...Madden Ratings Adjuster
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They should understand that QBs don't fumble on 98% of sacks then. Absolutely the worst thing about the game.
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So my son and I are hooked on Apex Legends. I have now done the PUBG->Fortnite->Apex jump. Although my boy is excited about Anthem.

Me...just hoping Tetris 99 comes to the PC or Android. Switch only is no bueno.
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I just bought a PlayStation classic for forty. Who cares if the games suck.
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A_B wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 6:36 pm I just bought a PlayStation classic for forty. Who cares if the games suck.
If you like to retro game, I highly recommend a RetroPi setup. Buy a raspberry Pi, a few USB controllers and you can play emulated games from all kinds of old systems. I have just been dominating my kids in Nintendo hockey (fat guy, skinny guy, etc), balloon fight, Techmo Bowl, RBI Baseball, NBA Jam, street fighter, old EA Hockey, etc.
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But this one comes from amazon and I plug it in.
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