With theentirety of the player base now able to accessRed Dead Online, some may find, after a few hours of play, that they want a fresh start. Whether a series of unfortunate events has caused a player’s Honor level to be badly damaged, or a mishap at character creation has left them with a mangled and unsightly outlaw, there are many reasons a player may look to delete theirRed Dead Onlinecharacter, and it is an easy thing to accomplish.
Luckily, the task is fairly straight forward in this game. All players need to do is follow these steps to start over from scratch…
While potentially obvious, it is important to note that deleting acharacter will eliminate all progress a player has made. As such, it may be preferable to try other methods to fix a character before fully deleting it.
For example, players that may have found themselves on thewrong side of the game’s Honor system, and are unable to complete their preferred portions of the “Land of Honor” co-op missions, have a point of recourse. By visiting Old Man Jones, a roaming NPC that can be located on the map, dishonorable desperadoes can instantly be turned good (and vice versa) at the cost of three Gold Bars.
Furthermore, players who simplywish that their character had a different lookcan stop by a barber for a shave, haircut, and some dental work. Tailors also provide a vast array of hats, coats, boots, and more, and a spruced up wardrobe can go a long way in making a beauty out of a beast.
There is one notable exception to the idea that all progress is lost at character deletion: any money that has been earned will be transferred from the deleted character to any new character that is created. While tedious, some players are using this mechanic tobuild up a sizable nest egg quicklybefore they beginRed Dead Onlinein earnest. By creating a new character, completing the first six story missions, deleting the character, and repeating, players can expect to earn approximately $450 every two and a half hours.
It is important to remember thatRed Dead Onlineis still in the earliest days of its beta. In the future, Rockstar may implement more features that will allow players to right a character that has wandered off course. Until then, full deletion is a fail-safe option for any catastrophe.
Red Dead Onlineis accessible throughRed Dead Redemption 2on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
