The most recent Red Dead Online an update, released earlier in the week, added a few new missions to the game. These new telegram missions are short and simple but are also built to be played on their own, another sign that Rockstar is willing to give players more single-player content even in seemingly online games. .
While Red Dead Online is an online multiplayer game, many players find the online experience weird or difficult. They have long wanted to lobby alone or privately, to play alone or with a small group of trusted friends. Last year, a bug forced many hop players into an almost empty lobby. But instead of getting this problem, many wanted the glitch to stay. While that beast was finally settled, Rockstar seems to be aware that a growing number of fans want more one – on – one content. With that in mind, it makes sense to be the latest Red Dead Online an update will not put some major or new mode online or against a mod, but instead a new type of one-on-one mission. These new telegram missions they are short, simple, and can be repeated over and over again.
You will receive these new missions by letter in your camp mailbox. Once you’ve read it, you’ll find a new subdivision called “New Source of Earnings” which currently contains three new missions: Outrider, A One Horse Deal, and Rich Pickings.
Outrider setting is simple. You have a responsibility to protect a horse-drawn carriage carrying secret materials, the destination of which may change each time you play. (I had to go to Armadillo on my first run.) You can either ride a gun on the vehicle or follow it on horseback. I chose the first one, because it’s cool to say that you’re “riding a gun back to town.” As you might expect, we were attacked. Panic, I know. After battling out the waves of horse-riding baddies and breaking through their amazing checkpoints, the vehicle and I made it to town. We missed a wheel, but other than that it went well. In total, the mission took about 10 minutes from start to finish. It was something of a cowboy activity that didn’t require a full moon or inviting other players. I enjoyed it.
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The second mission I played was A One Horse Deal. I think this was going to be a stealth connection but I put it off at first and ended up fighting my way through the runway, where a white Arabian horse lives. Your job is to steal this horse and return it to a contact at a camp. As soon as you find the horse – and in my case eliminate all the enemies that are aware of your presence and shoot you heavily – you need to stop it. Once on a short trip to the contact the mission ends. Again, this whole contract took about 10 minutes or so. I didn’t really enjoy this intention, but maybe if I hadn’t scratched up outside the gate I would have had more fun.
The third and final time was also a strong mission, but this time I didn’t dismiss it. Rich Pickings will give you a job by entering Saint Denis’ mayor’s mansion and capturing his valuables. I took a bow this time and used a high wall on the side of the building to enter. Then I carefully took out a few enemy guards as I went through various cabinets and chests. Once I had grabbed everything worth taking, I made my way out through a river in the background. Like the previous messages, this was not a long, active one. It took about 15 or 20 minutes, a little longer than the other telegram missions due to going around. This one was fun but could have been a pain if other players had been involved. Alone, I was able to channel Solid Snake and move around silently, picking up enemies one after the other.
All three missions can be replayed after a 20-minute wait, with each subsequent replay becoming more difficult. The rewards aren’t great, you’ll make more money selling moonlight or supplies. But telegram missions are perfect for players who don’t want or have a bunch of friends to play with. Or for people who don’t want to spend hours grinding away Red Dead Online’s industries. Plus, I love those telegram missions as a way for Rockstar to recreate the hilarious, iconic pieces of cow action without plugging it into the biggest ones. RDO economy. I think a bedroom brawl could be a good theme for one of those short solo walks.
Last year, Rockstar added the first solo heist GTA Online. I didn’t worry too much about it, but it has become very popular among players, allowing them to grind for money altogether. Now RDO has added some one-on-one missions. It feels like Rockstar is now more willing to support wolves, something that has been lazy to do over the last few years. Will this trend continue? I hope so. While it may be strange to add one-on-one content to an online game, it seems purely positive to give players more options. And as in real life, sometimes I just don’t want to deal with other people.