IMHO, the easiest way to win MVPs in RDR2 online is playing races. Bellow I’ll give some tips:
General Tips:
- Avoid bumping at other players at all costs. It’s a 50/50 chance of getting you knocked off the back of your horse, and you don’t need that.
- Before attempting this, It’s a good idea to increase your Bonding Level with your horse to at least to level 3, increasing its stamina that way. This achievement is totally doable with the horse you’re given from the tutorial, so don’t bother buying an expensive horse, unless you really want to increase your odds.
- Choose the “Paint it Black” Dead Eye ability given in the tutorial or buy it for $50 in case you picked another one. It makes killing players a lot easier while riding your horse.
- Always go for the stamina barrels along the way. Fail to pick one of those and you will find yourself with very low stamina until you come across another one.
- Double tapping
will expand the mini-map, helping you foresee what’s ahead of you. It’s REALLY useful.
- Playing after midnight (UTC-3) increases your chances of finding emptier lobbies, with 6 players or less, so you’ll have fewer players to beat.
Open Races Tips:
- There are currently 5 open races: Valentine, Rhodes, Tumbleweed, Saint Dennis and Blackwater. The best, shortest and most efficient routes to follow in each of those races are shown in the pictures bellow. Following them, will most likely net you the victory, unless someone is also following that same route with a faster horse than yours.
- In the match lobby, go for the “game details” option, and you can see which race is coming up next, giving you around 30 seconds or more to check on the images bellow and memorize the route.
- Don’t bother shooting anyone, as it will only slow you down, just focus all your attention on riding the path suggested as best as you can, UNLESS you’re in the final checkpoints and you know for sure that the opponent ahead of you is going to win.
Standard Races tips:
- Avoiding taking the lead at the beginning of the race. The chances of you getting shot in the back are huge. Instead, let the front pack kill themselves, and when there’s only one player left ahead of you, go for the kill (using the paint it black ability, preferably) and then you should have a smooth sailing till the end.
- When you are getting shot at, it’s a smart defensive maneuver the hit the brake (
) and let the shooter overtake your position, and then shoot him yourself to take him down.
-When you’ve a good weapon in your possession that you’re comfortable playing with, stop going for weapons barrels, as it may change your weapon for another one worse. Weapons I recommend: Double Barreled Shotgun, Semi-Automatic Pistol and Lancaster or Litchfield Repeater.
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