Red Dead Redemption 2 Online is a ruthless world, where every cowboy has only one goal: to line their pockets. However, this is not always an easy task, which is why we have prepared a short guide to guide you on the path to wealth.
The Wild West opens its arms to you, promising you fortune and posterity. Only, lining your pockets at the beginning of the twentieth century can sometimes be complicated and it is not by playing Red Dead Redemption Online that you are going to prove us wrong. Rockstar’s service game is characterized by an economy that is as realistic as it is cruel. No need to hope to raise millions of dollars like you could in GTA Online, you will need to be patient before you build a small fortune. However, there are a few little tricks that can get you to fill your pockets a little faster than other Desperados and without heating up the credit card.
1 – Complete the main missions
A tip that may seem trivial to any RPG player but which is not necessarily unnecessary in Red Dead Redemption Online. Indeed, once your character has been created and the first introductory mission completed, you will have the opportunity to face scripted missions that constitute the main narrative arc of the multiplayer mode. These missions, symbolized by yellow pastilles with initials, are extremely lucrative, in addition to being particularly entertaining. Moreover, they will offer you moral choices that will impact their outcome and your reward at the same time. Be careful, virtue and wealth are often not synonymous. Completing the main missions will provide you with a substantial nest egg which will allow you to purchase the items you need.
2 – Buy only the essentials
One thing that can be said about Red Dead Redemption 2 is that the game has an extremely extensive catalog of items. Only very few of them are useful at the start of the game. Apart from the hay that you can buy at the stable for 0.25 cents to feed your horse, there is no need to provide you with food, balls and tonics. All these objects can be found in nature, by searching houses and especially those farthest from the beaten track. You can hunt for food, and optionally buy bullets for your story missions and for hunting. In addition, traveling the world and rummaging through drawers can allow you to collect collectibles or meet new characters. Only, there are a few purchases that you won’t be able to avoid, like that of a good horse, a bow, and a bolt action rifle.
3 – hunt and fish
It is a method as old as the world, but it is still proving its worth. If you are going from point A to point B, do not hesitate to load your horse with skins and game as much as possible. Always give preference to three-star animals, and keep the full body of one of these to maximize your profits. You can sell your catch to a butcher or one of Gus the Trapper’s many stalls. Use the bow and bolt-action rifle (available level 7) to kill your prey.
4 – invest in the right profession
There are two types of currency in Red Dead Redemption Online, dollars and gold bars. These will be used to buy licenses to exercise a particular trade. You can choose one or more professions, among which we find bounty hunter, collector, underground distiller and naturalist. However, ingots are particularly tedious to obtain, and collector and trader are by far the most profitable trades. We can only advise you to invest your bullion in priority in the merchant license. Then fill your camp with materials from Cripps, and make deliveries to fill your chests with hard cash fast enough. Small tip, if you can, fill your materials in groups, the process is much faster. Each profession brings different content to the game. If you are looking to make some extra cash by catching highwaymen, the Bounty Hunter license is for you. The money is good, and the story missions are legion. On the other hand, if you are looking to make easy money by traveling the world, collector will be your first choice. Use this site to create collection routes for rare items.
5 – Complete your daily challenges
This is by far the best way to make yourself gold bullion. As you saw above, gold bars are essential to make profitable your time. Daily Challenges are a set of relatively simple quests that, when completed, grant you a small amount of gold. In addition, chain daily challenges allows you to get a multiplier to increase the amount of gold earned.