Trading, Collecting, and Bounty Hunting are just some of the exciting new features introduced with the Frontier Pursuits update. We’ve gathered 5 Tips For Traders In Red Dead Online from Rockstar Games to help you on your journey to becoming the ultimate trader.
Bounty Hunting and Collecting are both exciting but rather simple pastimes in Red Dead Online. The Trader however, is more of a thinking game. Managing the risk vs reward of high stakes, long distance deliveries, managing supplies to maximize profits.
5 Tips For Traders In Red Dead Online
Sometimes it’s all too easy to simple purchase Supplies and get on with your day. It’s convenient, fast, and fail-proof. However, if you’re looking to minimize expenditure and maximize income, it’s not the optimal method when running as a Trader. Instead of spending your own hard earned cash on picking up Supplies, run some few Resupply Missions. You’ll get your supplies and some Trader Experience Points to boot.
Everyone’s favorite cowboy, JB Cripps, is a huge fan of the Traders way of life, but even he can be a little picky. Turning in various animal parts is a great way of earning points towards your Trader progression, but there’s a better way. Instead of delivering individual parts of animals to Cripps, bring in an untouched 3-Star animal. It’s worth much more overall.
While the rest of Red Dead Online’s world is busy carrying loot via simple horse travel, those peasants don’t understand the lucrative opportunities the Trader brings to the table. Once you reach Rank 5 Trader, be sure to pick up the Medium Deliver Wagon, and the Large Delivery Wagon at Rank 10. These allow for much bigger hauls.
When you’re hunting far from home, you’ll want to bring back the most lucrative bounty possible. Red Dead Online’s horse and travel system allows you to carry multiple carcasses and skins. Make sure you use all of the different spots on your saddle but don’t push it too far, the bigger the haul, the bigger the loss.
Managing the risk vs reward of the long-distance trading options available is an exciting part of the Traders progression route. However, Rockstar Games highlighted an alternative method using Defensive Mode to make shorter deliveries while avoiding any potential interference from unwanted forces.
