Friday, January 24, 2020

RDR Online player types



Of this list of 7, what type do I consider myself?

1) The Casual. Well, I'm not that casual. Not even knowing about features in the game? That's not me. But I'm not really into PvP or grinding.

2) The Griefer. I'm absolutely not this type of player. I can't stand them, and I'd prefer a more solo experience if I can get it. Luckily, the griefer type has been much farther and further between than in the early days of the beta.

3) The Cheater. No, I don't even know how to do this kind of stuff, and I'm not very interested in it unless it's really easy. Plus, the nonsense of talking about it non-stop is silly.

4) The Nice Guy. I don't have time for this. If I was down to randomly looking for people to help, then I am done with playing the game; I clearly don't have anything else meaningful to do. I don't care about hanging around "socializing" in game all that often.

5) The Pre-pubescent Outlaw. My youngest son, who is 16 now, bought this game. I'm a middle-aged man, fer' crying out loud. Besides, I have my voice chat turned off.

6) The Role-player. I kinda wish that the game enabled this, instead of it just being telling stories to your friends with your toons. I have no interest in playing this way, but I wish the game itself enabled it somehow.

7) The Completionist. No, I just want the stuff I want, and then I'll get bored with the tedium of getting everything else.

After posting that, he got lots of feedback and posted a follow-up based on that.



8) The Complainer. Heh. I admit; I have a bit of that in me sometimes. I do think it's annoying that there are things that you're used to from Single Player that you can't get in Online and vice versa, for instance. But I haven't played much Single Player in a long time, so I've mostly accepted Online for what it is and am used to it by now.

9) The Fashion Enthusiast. I'm definitely this type in many ways, although I can't afford to be the way I want to be in online. With my family of players as an example, I definitely trend this way much more in Single Player than anyone else, even my daughter.

10) The Jokester. This isn't really me on a regular basis, but I do sometimes engage in a bit of this, I admit. See the video below for something I think would be really cool to do online with some actual friends that is up this alley.

11) The Artist. I see a handful of Youtube videos from people like this, but I wouldn't even know where to begin.

12) The Cowgirl. I don't believe that these really exist in the way that he describes them. Sure, there are girls who play (again; my daughter is one) but that nonsense and political correctness is stoooo-pid. Girl players, when they exist, are not well-rounded or better than guys, or anything like that. They just are girls who belong to one of the other categories. Most girls who play will trend toward the Casual, the Fashion Enthusiast, and the Roleplayer, although that's a trend, hardly an absolute.  And yeah—if there's one girl for every ten guys playing, I'd be surprised.

13) The Lone Wolf. Waves. Yes, that is absolutely me.

14) The Hunter. I was one of these in Single Player, but I'm less likely to be a hunter in online so far. I like the idea of making a character that looks like an Injun, though. I'm actually thinking of going that right for a second character later down the line, maybe.

Anyway, some silly stuff to do when you've done everything else...

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