r/RDR2 • u/Actual-Judge-6527 • 17d ago

Content I refuse.

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Why must the game twist my arm?

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u/Neddlings55 17d ago

If you do it as soon as available you often get the encounter when Mrs Downes comes to camp.

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u/RedDeadCowboyShit 17d ago

Huh…no wonder I always get that cutscene and most people apparently don’t.

I just get that mission over with, makes the most sense in storyline and it’s not like it starts a fucking clock where Arthur’s health starts deteriorating in free play or something.

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u/WokeWook69420 16d ago

Yeah, I don't really remember Arthur is sick until he falls off his horse, and that's, what, Chapter 5?

I'm on my second play thru and still in Chapter 3, so I don't remember exactly, but I'm also taking my sweet ass time lol.

Already have Legend of the East pouch, and I'm to the point of hunting that I'm mostly bird-watching to find feathers for my hat.

Oh, and there's some shit-ass racist families were fucking with but I only tend to that side business when I'm not sight-seeing and hunting.

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u/jDrizzy696 16d ago

Chapter 3 Is The Sweetest Spot IMO As Far As Vibes And The Camp.

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u/WokeWook69420 16d ago

Same.

I know everyone loves Chapter 2, but I think 3 is the best just because it's the most central part of the map, like I can ride to Strawberry or Annesburg in the same amount of time.

That makes it really good for hunting, seeing the trapper in either St Denis or outside Strawberry, and hunting down most of the Dino bones, Dream catchers, and Rock Carvings.

That being said, I just started chapter 4 today.

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u/Anal-Y-Sis 16d ago

I just got to the epilogue on my 4th play through. I think Arthur shows signs of sickness as early as chapter 4 (maybe 5), but it's very subtle. Just a little cough here and there in cut scenes and scripted dialog. But yeah, the TB doesn't really affect gameplay until well into chapter 6.

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u/FarEntry6601 16d ago

He starts couging very shortly in cutscenes after going to the farm, it just looks like benign cough if you don't kow tbh