Summary
Rockstar Games has a new set of rewards and bonuses aimed at giving players inRed Dead Onlinea few incentives to kick off the new year. The bonuses are aimed at enhancing the in-game Naturalist role, giving extra rewards to players who interact with the game’s animals and take samples acrossRed Dead Online’s vast landscape.
Red Dead Online’s gameplay is segregated between five “Specialist” roles, each covering a range of activities and conferring unique and powerful bonuses and rewards. For example, a Bounty Hunter tracks down criminals and captures or kills them for money, while a Collector unearths treasures and archaeological artifacts. Naturalists embrace the natural world, encountering and hunting down Legendary Animals in the wilderness, photographing rare beasts, and collecting and selling samples to local conservationists.Players still starting out inRed Dead Onlineare often encouraged to find a role they like playing and focus on it to maximize its rewards, which enables faster progress in other roles.
Rockstar detailed itsRed Dead OnlineNaturalist bonuses in anofficial blog post, wishing Naturalist players a “fruitful start” to the new year. The bonuses will increase the payout for selling samples, as well as adding a kill challenge for hunters and a photography free roam event.Red Dead Onlinefisherswill also gain significant bonuses for selling their catch to the Butcher, and gain even more from a fishing challenge event. Finally, players who log in regularly during the bonus period will gain various freebies for different activities. Players will also gain double rewards for participating in January 2024’s Featured Series and can acquire various Naturalist-related gear for a discount during the period. Finally, players can claim a free outfit inspired by community creator jermainejey.
DespiteRed Dead Onlineno longer being the focus of developer Rockstar’s attention, the game remains a substantial and compelling online experience. That said, the struggles ofRed Dead Onlineare no secret, with a slower pace of updates and a seeming lack of substantial content causing frustration for players and leading some to accuse Rockstar of playing favorites with the better-supportedGTA Online.
Nevertheless, a dedicated core of players remains inRDO, some of whom prefer the wilderness of cowboy-era America over the chaos of San Andreas. Built on top of the fantasticRed Dead Redemption 2base game,Red Dead Onlineremains a game of unique beauty and sometimes evenheartfelt interaction with otherRed Dead Onlineplayers.Red Dead Online’s Naturalist Bonuses will last until July 28, 2025, giving players a few weeks to benefit.
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WHERE TO PLAY
Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life across frontier America.Forge your own path as you battle lawmen, outlaw gangs and ferocious wild animals to build a life on the American frontier. Build a camp, ride solo or form a posse and explore everything from the snowy mountains in the North to the swamps of the South, from remote outposts to busy farms and bustling towns. Chase down bounties, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run your own underground Moonshine distillery, or become a Naturalist to learn the secrets of the animal kingdom and much more in a world of astounding depth and detail.Join millions of fellow players in the American West, and experience a world now packed with years’ worth of new features, gameplay and additional enhancements.
