Red Dead Online players gather for the game's sad, sporadic funeral
The day of Red Dead Online's funeral has come, right on the heels of Rockstar formally killing the game by announcing the end of major updates, and players have gathered online to mourn what the game was and could've been.
The #RedDeadFuneral was first announced earlier this month as a way for the game's community to protest the neglected state of the multiplayer mode and acknowledge that the revival they were hoping for would never come. It hasn't gotten a big update in a year, and the last update wasn't even particularly well-received, so with Rockstar sunsetting the game as it prioritizes GTA 6, it was time to let go.
In addition to the Red Dead Online Reddit community, players have gathered around social media tags like #RedDeadFuneral and #outlawsforlife, not to mention the persistent and now bitterly ironic #SaveRedDeadOnline, to mourn. Sharing memes and grievances in equal measure, the community's showering the game's proverbial coffin with photos and memories.
"Today is the day the community is paying its respects to a game that many of us love, and wish had gotten more love from Rockstar. So login in today, and have a few beers at either Valentine or Blackwater Graveyard," Reddit user DirtyTyler writes in one top-rated post (opens in new tab).
"Tempted to join the 'funeral' just to be around other players for once," writes liittlelokii (opens in new tab), who says they've usually played "100% solo" and will still tinker with the game's world even if Rockstar's done with it.
"I only started playing RDO this Feb and I still enjoy logging in every day," says *sigh* bigdickjohnson69420 (opens in new tab). "However, I wanted to show solidarity and take part in the 'Red Dead Funeral' today."
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