<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
as	O
the	O
online	O
component	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
months	O
in	O
beta	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
customizable	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
who	O
is	O
freed	O
from	O
prison	O
after	O
being	O
framed	O
for	O
murder	O
,	O
and	O
tasked	O
with	O
taking	O
revenge	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
proving	O
their	O
innocence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
1898	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
comprises	O
story	O
missions	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
complete	O
tasks	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
side	O
missions	O
and	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
single-player	O
game	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
through	O
both	O
first	O
and	O
third-person	O
perspectives	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
may	O
freely	O
roam	O
in	O
its	O
interactive	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
the	O
single-player	O
story	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
viewed	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
product	O
despite	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
wishes	O
to	O
translate	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
to	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
took	O
lessons	O
learned	O
from	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
received	O
criticism	O
at	O
launch	O
for	O
its	O
balancing	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
in-game	O
currency	O
;	O
later	O
updates	O
addressed	O
the	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
several	O
updates	O
adding	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
various	O
roles	O
players	O
can	O
select	O
to	O
earn	O
additional	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
major	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
Rockstar	O
later	O
withdrew	O
development	O
resources	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
is	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
2018	O
video	O
game	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
adds	O
several	O
new	O
systems	O
atop	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
's	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
Honor	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
single-player	O
story	O
,	O
measuring	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
are	O
perceived	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
morality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1898	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
the	O
single-player	O
story	O
;	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
considered	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
while	O
creating	O
the	O
world	O
but	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
former	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
share	O
assets	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
views	O
them	O
as	O
separate	O
products	O
with	O
independent	O
trajectories	O
,	O
reflected	O
in	O
its	O
decision	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
took	O
lessons	O
learned	O
from	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
applied	O
those	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
elements	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
introducing	O
narrative	O
elements	O
to	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
sought	O
to	O
translate	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
story	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
overhauling	O
them	O
for	O
an	O
online	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Rob	O
Nelson	O
felt	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
experience	O
on	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
helped	O
with	O
the	O
foundations	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
the	O
differences	O
in	O
direction	O
,	O
pace	O
,	O
and	O
scale	O
demanded	O
a	O
different	O
overall	O
approach	O
,	O
slowly	O
leading	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
with	O
smaller	O
steps	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
fast	O
pace	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
public	O
beta	O
opened	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
owned	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
progressively	O
opened	O
to	O
all	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
implements	O
microtransactions	O
by	O
letting	O
players	O
purchase	O
gold	O
bars	O
for	O
in-game	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
weapons	O
and	O
cosmetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
had	O
adopted	O
a	O
similar	O
approach	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
donated	O
five	O
percent	O
of	O
in-game	O
revenue	O
generated	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
April	O
and	O
May	O
2020	O
to	O
relief	O
efforts	O
of	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
client	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
which	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
base	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-release	O
content	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
through	O
free	O
title	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
intended	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
over	O
time	O
,	O
including	O
additional	O
roles	O
and	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trajectory	O
of	O
the	O
roles	O
is	O
intentionally	O
slower	O
than	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Onlines	I-Application
missions	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
role	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
have	O
logical	O
successors	O
gradually	O
advancing	O
players	O
 '	O
financial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fear	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
event	O
for	O
Showdown	O
Mode	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
for	O
Halloween	B-Application
in	O
October	O
and	O
November	O
,	O
dividing	O
players	O
into	O
Hunters	O
and	O
Night	O
Stalkers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
single-player	O
'	O
s	O
animal	O
hunting	O
mechanics	O
and	O
felt	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
effectively	O
imitated	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Halloween	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
,	O
Dead	O
of	O
Night	O
,	O
wherein	O
players	O
fight	O
against	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Halloween	B-Application
Pass	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
October	O
20	O
to	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
added	O
several	O
Halloween-themed	O
reward	O
,	O
including	O
horse	O
masks	O
,	O
emotes	O
,	O
and	O
weapon	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purchasing	O
all	O
four	O
passes	O
granted	O
players	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Halloween	B-Application
Pass	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
mode	O
,	O
All	O
Hallows	O
 '	O
Call	O
to	O
Arms	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
for	O
Halloween	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
defend	O
four	O
locations	O
from	O
wild	O
animals	O
supernatural	O
elements	O
like	O
a	O
ghost	O
train	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Dead	O
of	O
Night	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Halloween	B-Application
Pass	O
2	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
15	O
ranks	O
granting	O
several	O
Halloween-themed	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
announced	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
receiving	O
any	O
more	O
major	O
updates	O
,	O
instead	O
focusing	O
on	O
smaller	O
missions	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
existing	O
modes	O
as	O
development	O
resources	O
were	O
withdrawn	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
Halloween	B-Application
content	O
—	O
All	O
Hallows	O
 '	O
Call	O
to	O
Arms	O
,	O
Dead	O
of	O
Night	O
,	O
Fear	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Halloween	B-Application
Pass	O
2	O
—	O
returned	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
new	O
Hardcore	O
Telegram	O
mission	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
received	O
criticism	O
at	O
launch	O
for	O
its	O
in-game	O
currency	O
rewards	O
for	O
activities	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
complaining	O
they	O
were	O
too	O
low	O
for	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
goods	O
and	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Just	O
of	O
GameStar	O
felt	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
carried	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
strengths	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
,	O
effectively	O
fulfilling	O
his	O
childhood	O
fantasy	O
of	O
cowboy	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Martin	O
of	O
VG247	O
criticized	O
some	O
balancing	O
issues	O
but	O
attributed	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
beta	O
status	O
,	O
overall	O
finding	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
than	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
from	O
both	O
a	O
technical	O
and	O
gameplay	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verges	O
Andrew	O
Webster	O
found	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Onlines	I-Application
battle	O
royale	O
mode	O
more	O
tense	O
than	O
games	O
like	O
Fortnite	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
smaller	O
player	O
count	O
and	O
slower	O
playstyle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
OXM	O
)	O
named	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Castle	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotakus	O
Heather	O
Alexandra	O
wrote	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
"	O
gamier	O
"	O
than	O
its	O
single-player	O
counterpart	O
,	O
specifically	O
in	O
seeing	O
the	O
realistic	O
towns	O
transformed	O
into	O
deathmatch	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
–	O
UKs	O
Dave	O
Meikleham	O
felt	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
"	O
off	O
to	O
a	O
promising	O
start	O
"	O
despite	O
imbalanced	O
deathmatches	O
,	O
and	O
OXMs	O
Chris	O
Burke	O
yearned	O
for	O
more	O
solo	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
employees	O
to	O
conduct	O
online	O
business	O
meetings	O
instead	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
or	O
Zoom	B-Application
;	O
the	O
immersion	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
appealing	O
feature	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
technical	O
issues	O
and	O
lengthy	O
tutorial	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
new	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	O
Marshall	O
called	O
the	O
update	O
"	O
perfectly	O
fine	O
"	O
but	O
noted	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
feel	O
meaningfully	O
different	O
"	O
like	O
the	O
varied	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotakus	O
Zwiezen	O
considered	O
the	O
October	O
2020	O
Halloween	B-Application
update	O
"	O
disappointing	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
memorable	O
or	O
significant	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
December	O
update	O
,	O
perceiving	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
favoritism	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Alex	O
Avard	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
wrote	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
could	O
"	O
reach	O
its	O
true	O
potential	O
"	O
if	O
it	O
continued	O
to	O
build	O
upon	O
the	O
momentum	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
though	O
noted	O
the	O
monetization	O
system	O
remained	O
unbalanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rion	O
Duncan	O
of	O
Screen	O
Rant	O
felt	O
the	O
Blood	O
Money	O
missions	O
were	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
stranger	O
missions	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
preparatory	O
gameplay	O
for	O
the	O
heists	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
January	O
2022	O
update	O
—	O
bonus	O
rewards	O
for	O
existing	O
missions	O
—	O
led	O
to	O
some	O
backlash	O
from	O
players	O
as	O
they	O
considered	O
it	O
"	O
low	O
effort	O
"	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
dead	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
content	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
which	O
received	O
major	O
updates	O
throughout	O
2021	O
,	O
while	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Onlines	I-Application
most	O
recent	O
Blood	O
Money	O
update	O
was	O
considered	O
lackluster	O
in	O
comparison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	O
fan	O
campaign	O
ensued	O
;	O
the	O
hashtag	O
#SaveRedDeadOnline	O
trended	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
with	O
over	O
18,000	O
tweets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
new	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
mode	O
was	O
released	O
without	O
an	O
announcement	O
,	O
Kotakus	O
Zwiezen	O
partly	O
attributed	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
silence	O
to	O
the	O
fan	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
players	O
hosted	O
an	O
in-game	O
funeral	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
to	O
mark	O
one	O
year	O
since	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
update	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
mourn	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
withdraw	O
development	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheGamers	O
Stacey	O
Henley	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
decision	O
but	O
found	O
it	O
inevitable	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
forced	O
to	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
shadow	O
"	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
;	O
she	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
never	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
good	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
some	O
real	O
closure	O
...	O
is	O
all	O
we	O
can	O
ask	O
for	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
