10 Things Red Dead Redemption 2 Must Learn From GTA Online

8. Instead Of Apartments, Give Players Ranches And Hideouts

Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar

What could possibly be more synonymous with the old west than the frontier itself? I mean, if you're going to live the fantasy of being a gun slinging anti-hero, you may as well have a ranch to retire to. And, if you're up to more nefarious deeds, where better to reside than in a secret hideout with your band of crooks?

The former would most likely work like the apartments and stilt homes on offer in GTA, whereas the latter would work in a similar fashion to the offices found in the 'Finance and Felony' update that released just this June. They'd naturally be expensive, as a ranch and a piece of land where rabbits can live off the alfalfa was the dream back in the day, but again, they'd be a great place to do cowboy-esque things; like, for instance, herding cattle and all that other farming malarkey.

Things may get complicated depending on session population (no one wants to share their prize stallions with a random player they've never met before, let's be honest), but given the appropriate level of attention, they'd make for a great feature for players to strive towards.

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