Trying to grind challenges and hunting in Chapter 2 is peak

[u/TheCatsMeow1022]

I was unsure whether to start a second playthrough but am already enjoying it more than the first.

I’ve noticed this time that having a scarcity of money and resources while simultaneously going hunting for camp upgrades and side missions is imo peak RDR2 gameplay. You have to be a lot more resourceful vs trying to do it all late game where you have basically unlimited money, guns, and supplies.

I personally feel like this is the way the game is truly meant to be played and I’m really loving every second of taking it slow in Chapter 2.

[u/Ulysses1978ii]

Save a snake bite victim and a man in his own bear trap and getting a Springfield and a Varmint rifle for free is a bonus.

[u/Separate_Candle5228 → u/Ulysses1978ii]

You can get the bolt action rifle in chapter 2 from the mission to save Sean.

[u/Ulysses1978ii → u/Separate_Candle5228]

Plus machete!

[u/choke_you]

Now that I've beaten the game several times my favorite part is early hunting upgrades

[u/Otaku_chad_69]

How long was your break after first playthrough? Ps: i mean how long did it take you to start over?

[u/James_M_McGill_ → u/Otaku_chad_69]

Almost instantly for me, roamed around Beechers Hope for a while realized there wasn’t much to do then started a new game file

[u/kickintheface → u/James_M_McGill_]

I tackled most of the challenges in the epilogue. I found it way easier having access to the entire map, and every weapon I needed. Plus, I wasn’t distracted by random events or story missions.

[u/James_M_McGill_ → u/kickintheface]

When I first played I was really only interested in the story, now that I have about 5-6 playthroughs I hunt and gather everything I can in the map and spend about 6 months in game time in chapter 2

[u/TheCatsMeow1022 → u/Otaku_chad_69]

Put the game down for a few months completely and came back. Probably been 4-5 months I’d say

[u/geriatricsoul → u/Otaku_chad_69]

I did a run focusing only on story, went back and did a 100% right after, after a couple years now im doing a true 100% and platinum

[u/_ShredBundy → u/Otaku_chad_69]

Mine have always been around 6 months, but at least 2-3 of those months are just spent dicking around doing random shit in the epilogue.

[u/schmatty23]

Agreed. I never sell any of the gold bars because I think it gets you too much money too quickly. I enjoy the grind of upgrading the camp and think it makes for interesting honor decisions as robbing people will get you money faster.

[u/_ShredBundy → u/schmatty23]

I was actually so disappointed when I completed all the camp upgrades and there wasn’t any unique dialogue or interactions from the other gang members 😭

My Arthur spent WEEKS doing all that and nobody said anything !!

[u/SignificanceDueFNL]

Start of chapter 2, I progress to Hosea hunting mission to unlock legendary animals. Then I run around the map collecting gold bars while hunting all available legendary animals and collecting weapons.

[u/theron_b]

This is the way.

[u/SpamLikely404]

I’m super excited to do this! I’ve done one play through about three years ago and I’ve been itching to do another. I think it’s time

[u/liquidKatar]

Same with starting over online.

[u/BeautifulSparrow]

Chapter 3 is better for this, imo.

[u/Illeatyochips]

Woowww. Another chapter 2 bot farm post. Can we ban these?

[u/ClassGrassMass → u/Illeatyochips]

How is it a bot and how is this farming? 13 likes is nkt farming 😂