Rockstar recently shared their plans for the summer and beyond with respect to Red Dead Online. The company announced that they have been assigning more resources towards developing the next iteration of the Grand Theft Auto series, resulting in some changes to how they support Red Dead Online hereon.
When compared to other significant online IPs of Rockstar, Red Dead Online has barely received unique content over the last year or two. The game's community has long been sharing their grievances with the publisher for their apparent disinterest and lack of communication.
On why they will be changing their support for the game, the blog post from Rockstar states the following:
Moving on, Rockstar will continue to showcase the unique activities of the game such as "Specialist Roles, story-based cooperative missions, and competitive Showdown Modes" through monthly events to allow both new and experienced players to enjoy.
Furthermore, Rockstar plans to build upon the existing modes while adding new Telegram Missions later this year. This will come instead of major themed content updates. The developers will also focus on seasonal special events, experience improvements and necessary tweaks to maintain the game's environment.
Meanwhile, the online community of the game has been preparing for its funeral later next week on July 13, to lament its lost potential and the amount of neglect shown by the developers.
2022 already marked the massive "Save Red Dead Online" campaign where players finally burst forth with their complaints. Dashing all hopes, Rockstar Games provided the following response:
Although the blog post ends by thanking the online community for their continued support and constructive feedback, players of the cowboy
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