Red Dead Redemption 2: 8 Things It Must Fix From GTA Online
2. Introduce Different Ways Of Making Money
Rockstar
As was previously mentioned, making money in GTA Online - particularly in its latter stages - proved to be needlessly repetitive. You could do heists, the same old missions over and over again or engage in update-specific jobs, which required a massive investment before turning a profit. Those too were marred by the fact they had to be completed in a public session, and it's ultimately what left many players with no alternative but to either quit the game for good, or to invest in micro-transactions.
We've already seen how Red Dead Redemption 2 will present Arthur Morgan with various opportunities to make his way in the world, including tracking down bounties, or completing busywork for various citizens. There's gambling too, which would be interesting to factor into online play, and with a living, breathing ecosystem to hunt and trade, one would hope Rockstar don't make the same mistake they did in GTA Online, and take wildlife out of the equation altogether.
Either way, ensuring Red Dead Online has a world to live in, and for there to be plenty of opportunities to generate in-game currency, is of key importance.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
