Red Dead Redemption 2
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The Real Deal
Red Dead Online: You achieved MVP 3 times (in a round with at least 4 players).
How to unlock the The Real Deal achievement in Red Dead Redemption 2 - Definitive Guide
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Just wanted to add a method I used that I found to be super easy. I cannot say if it is easier than the races, as I didn't try them but I was able to unlock the achievement at level 4 within an hour.
All I did was load the smaller showdown option and kept backing out and rejoining until I got into Hostile Territories. All you have to do in that game mode to be MVP is sit in a point that your team controls. Doesn't matter how many caps or kills you get. So just run to the closest capture point and sit in it the entire match and you will get MVP. If you happen to get killed just run to another point your team controls when you respawn.
This doesn't help you team really but I got MVP all three times I played this game type, the only reason it took me an hour was the back out and rejoining until I was put into a Hostile Territory match.
Hope this helps!
Edit: The Hostile Territories mode has been moved to the Takeover Series Playlist. Thanks to Rothio for pointing this out!
All I did was load the smaller showdown option and kept backing out and rejoining until I got into Hostile Territories. All you have to do in that game mode to be MVP is sit in a point that your team controls. Doesn't matter how many caps or kills you get. So just run to the closest capture point and sit in it the entire match and you will get MVP. If you happen to get killed just run to another point your team controls when you respawn.
This doesn't help you team really but I got MVP all three times I played this game type, the only reason it took me an hour was the back out and rejoining until I was put into a Hostile Territory match.
Hope this helps!
Edit: The Hostile Territories mode has been moved to the Takeover Series Playlist. Thanks to Rothio for pointing this out!
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This is by far the easiest solution. The races were good in the beginning, when everyone was still learning to play the game. Now there is too many experienced players racing and it is very difficult to win a race.
By N9ghtWolf on 14 Mar 2019 21:30
Dope works great backing out sucks though
By on 23 Mar 2019 02:30
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To unlock this achievement I highly recommend playing the races. During these events you can pick up weapons to damage your opponents, but it seems there is no auto aim. In normal races I won one and achieved MVP by being very close to the first guy, and right before the last checkpoint, I killed him using the dead eye with the tagging ability.
the easiest way, however, it's winning the free races (i don't really know how they're called in English): during these ones you need to get all the checkpoints in any order you want and then go to the finish line. My tip is to go immediately to the outer checkpoints because after getting those the remaining are all pretty close to where the finish line will appear (and by avoiding the checkpoints in the middle you lower the chances of being killed or crashing into other players since the majority will go right there).
This is how I got this achievement in roughly 30 minutes playing solo. Sorry about my probably broken English, it's not my first language, but I really wanted to share these tips :)
the easiest way, however, it's winning the free races (i don't really know how they're called in English): during these ones you need to get all the checkpoints in any order you want and then go to the finish line. My tip is to go immediately to the outer checkpoints because after getting those the remaining are all pretty close to where the finish line will appear (and by avoiding the checkpoints in the middle you lower the chances of being killed or crashing into other players since the majority will go right there).
This is how I got this achievement in roughly 30 minutes playing solo. Sorry about my probably broken English, it's not my first language, but I really wanted to share these tips :)
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I found it was pretty easy to get by playing choose your weapon and using tomahawks and shotguns. YMMV
By RyazTheRasta on 29 Nov 2018 17:18
Yeah the tracking is definitely off on the races ive won 6 races with like at least 6 people finishing and I only got credit for two on the tracker. If this happens to anyone else I finally got it to pop by winning and getting MVP in choose your weapon.
By shinyshirthero on 29 Nov 2018 22:46
The other modes with shooting, knives, or bow are more difficult to control. The no auto aim is nice as well
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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.
If you’re going to downvote this solution, please share in the comments suggestions so that I can make it better. Good riding, folks.
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.
If you’re going to downvote this solution, please share in the comments suggestions so that I can make it better. Good riding, folks.
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By far the best solution! 
By netstryker on 25 Feb 2019 00:47
Thanks for the help! Used the open race methods to get this. Took a few attempts to learn the routes, but after I knew them, I started winning races consistently! 
By JJR0906 on 07 Mar 2019 14:56
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The absolute easiest way to do this is not races!! Play in the small showdown series and your looking for the game Overrun. The rounds are super short and the objective of the game is to hold the most spots. Literally just keep running from circle to circle And don’t worry about killing people, if you die it’s fine just respawn and keep running!
Cheers 🙂
Cheers 🙂
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With the currect (unpopulated) state of the game you might have to boost this.
get a group of 4 ppl.
Search Elination Series.
Votekick any other players.
Allow one player to win the game, three times.
-> Achievment should pop
Repeat for the other players.
Hope this helps.
Notes:
Watch out for super high rank randoms or low ranks with 0G and 0Firends, since there are many smurfs around.
If someone makes it into the lobby start communicating and team up, call them out. As soon as one of you dies, spectate the random and call everything out he does. Its not nice but effective.
The winner is MVP, not the player with most of the kills.
get a group of 4 ppl.
Search Elination Series.
Votekick any other players.
Allow one player to win the game, three times.
-> Achievment should pop
Repeat for the other players.
Hope this helps.
Notes:
Watch out for super high rank randoms or low ranks with 0G and 0Firends, since there are many smurfs around.
If someone makes it into the lobby start communicating and team up, call them out. As soon as one of you dies, spectate the random and call everything out he does. Its not nice but effective.
The winner is MVP, not the player with most of the kills.
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I made it easy in the new Halloween mode "Dead of Night" you can easily achieve the mvp if you focus on killing as many zombies as you can. In this mode the mvp is who have more kills. This mode is temporary and can be found when searching for featured series.
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Quick & Easy MVP, I've helped many players doing it simply in Call to Arms, Using the Blackwater map.
Designate a player to be posse leader, set up the posse and invite 3 others. There will need to be another player to leave and rejoin the posse after each match. (It bypasses the cooldown timer, on the Call to Arms mode).
Soon as you are all in the posse, the leader will start the match. To start Call to Arms, Press right on d-pad, to open the Satchel, so it's: Satchel > Documents > Telegrams > Call to Arms. (If you don't have call to arms mode available. go to the post office or lockbox to pick up the telegram. (Must open it whilst on foot, not on horse).
After the Introduction cutscene has ended, everyone holds CIRCLE to skip the preparation timer, have the player who is going for MVP, kill ONE enemy then die. The other 3 die immediately after wave 1 starts, - There are red explosive boxes / barrels around the map, just run up to one and shoot.
When all players are dead, ONLY the posse leader presses the button on the "Failed" screen. Posse leader holds SQUARE on the "Abandon with Posse" option. You will then see the outro play and the person with one kill gets MVP.
After you load back into the map, the designated leave and rejoin player, quits posse then rejoins immediately. (Tap left on d-pad go to posse, find the settings and select abandon.) - Ideally to make it easier the player leaving posse should count to 10 then do it so it gives time for the leader to navigate to the telegrams page, if the page is still greyed out, have the designated player leave and rejoin again, whilst posse leader is on the map selection page. Repeat the same steps till everyone has the trophy.
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Quick Summary
1 host
MVP gets 1 kill then dies
Other 3 die immediately
Only leader presses button on failed screen
1 player quits posse and rejoins - to bypass cooldown
Repeat above steps
Hope I made it clear for you guys.
Designate a player to be posse leader, set up the posse and invite 3 others. There will need to be another player to leave and rejoin the posse after each match. (It bypasses the cooldown timer, on the Call to Arms mode).
Soon as you are all in the posse, the leader will start the match. To start Call to Arms, Press right on d-pad, to open the Satchel, so it's: Satchel > Documents > Telegrams > Call to Arms. (If you don't have call to arms mode available. go to the post office or lockbox to pick up the telegram. (Must open it whilst on foot, not on horse).
After the Introduction cutscene has ended, everyone holds CIRCLE to skip the preparation timer, have the player who is going for MVP, kill ONE enemy then die. The other 3 die immediately after wave 1 starts, - There are red explosive boxes / barrels around the map, just run up to one and shoot.
When all players are dead, ONLY the posse leader presses the button on the "Failed" screen. Posse leader holds SQUARE on the "Abandon with Posse" option. You will then see the outro play and the person with one kill gets MVP.
After you load back into the map, the designated leave and rejoin player, quits posse then rejoins immediately. (Tap left on d-pad go to posse, find the settings and select abandon.) - Ideally to make it easier the player leaving posse should count to 10 then do it so it gives time for the leader to navigate to the telegrams page, if the page is still greyed out, have the designated player leave and rejoin again, whilst posse leader is on the map selection page. Repeat the same steps till everyone has the trophy.
============
Quick Summary
1 host
MVP gets 1 kill then dies
Other 3 die immediately
Only leader presses button on failed screen
1 player quits posse and rejoins - to bypass cooldown
Repeat above steps
Hope I made it clear for you guys.
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Looks like the cool down timer has been patched. I was not able to replicate your method.
By LoomingLuck on 24 Dec 2023 01:07
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At the end of each competitive match, the MVP title is rewarded. You'll see a clip showing a character celebrating and the game identifying that character as the MVP. You need to win three MVPs yourself to earn this trophy. There are a few ways to go about this:
Races: You automatically win MVP upon winning. I, personally, recommend this route as I find races less skill dependent than combat modes and thankfully there isn't much parity low and high level players. For standard races, I recommend sticking to the side at the start of the race, going around the group of players and reaching the front. From there, try to knock off the nearby players with
. How you start these races are important as it's tough to come back when you've fallen behind and it's tough to lose a lead when you’re far ahead of the pack. For open races, you must hit each checkpoint scattered across the map. Upon doing so, make your way to the finish marker. The key to this is finding the right path. Typically, you want to start hitting the checkpoints along the outside and work your way in as the finish marker will be near the center of the map. Here's a link with images depicting the ideal route (Credit to rdr2.org): LINK. If you have friends to help you, you can make this a little easier by having them kill the race leaders to help you overtake them.
Make-It-Count: You automatically win MVP upon winning. This is a Battle Royale type mode where you'll be going up against other players for the title of sole survivor. In this mode, you will only have access to a certain weapon (throwing knives, bow/arrow, tomahawk) with limited ammo. You'll need to be stealthy and sneak up on unsuspecting players. You can't stay in one position too long, because it will reveal your location on the map. You could use that to your advantage and lure other players your way. Be aware of your surroundings. Look every direction. Don't get too excited when you see someone. Focus and make every shot count.
Standard Competitive Modes: The trick to winning MVP in these modes is to not die. You could have 0 kills and 0 deaths and win MVP over someone who went 30-5. In matches like these, find a place to hide. Maybe have a Shotgun on hand in case anyone stumbles upon you.
Races: You automatically win MVP upon winning. I, personally, recommend this route as I find races less skill dependent than combat modes and thankfully there isn't much parity low and high level players. For standard races, I recommend sticking to the side at the start of the race, going around the group of players and reaching the front. From there, try to knock off the nearby players with
. How you start these races are important as it's tough to come back when you've fallen behind and it's tough to lose a lead when you’re far ahead of the pack. For open races, you must hit each checkpoint scattered across the map. Upon doing so, make your way to the finish marker. The key to this is finding the right path. Typically, you want to start hitting the checkpoints along the outside and work your way in as the finish marker will be near the center of the map. Here's a link with images depicting the ideal route (Credit to rdr2.org): LINK. If you have friends to help you, you can make this a little easier by having them kill the race leaders to help you overtake them. Make-It-Count: You automatically win MVP upon winning. This is a Battle Royale type mode where you'll be going up against other players for the title of sole survivor. In this mode, you will only have access to a certain weapon (throwing knives, bow/arrow, tomahawk) with limited ammo. You'll need to be stealthy and sneak up on unsuspecting players. You can't stay in one position too long, because it will reveal your location on the map. You could use that to your advantage and lure other players your way. Be aware of your surroundings. Look every direction. Don't get too excited when you see someone. Focus and make every shot count.
Standard Competitive Modes: The trick to winning MVP in these modes is to not die. You could have 0 kills and 0 deaths and win MVP over someone who went 30-5. In matches like these, find a place to hide. Maybe have a Shotgun on hand in case anyone stumbles upon you.
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To unlock The Real Deal trophy in Red Dead Online, you need to be the most valuable player in a Series event three times. It doesn't have to be consecutive rounds.
If you're a good shooter this won't be a problem to achieve in a Showdown Series, but if you aren't too hot with the shooting mechanics you can take advantage of the fact that there are MVPs in the Race Series as well. It seems that the MVP is always awarded to the race winner though there may be some rare circumstances where this isn't the case.
There are two modes here: Race and Open Race. While you may be able to win a round of Race, in which you can pick up boosts and weapons along a point-to-point route, the problem is that once someone gets ahead of you it's hard to catch up. Your best chance is in the Open Race, in which you need to pick up all of the checkpoints in a large area -- but you can collect them in any order. Get a lay of the land and aim to collect the "outer" checkpoints in a wide circle before spiralling in to the checkpoints near the centre of the map. The reason for this is that you will need to race to a finishing square after collecting your last checkpoint, and this is almost always near the centre of the map.
I found that the Tumbleweed map was the easiest to consistently win. From the starting point turn your horse immediately left and get the nearest checkpoint, then 180 and head for the furthest checkpoints to the right of your starting point. From here you should head uphill and work your way around the outskirts anti-clockwise, until you get to a sharp bend left and down hill into town. From here it should be fairly obvious how to mop up the remaining inner checkpoints.
Keep trying and learning the routes; at this early stage of the Beta you will likely find that the majority of other players are either unfamiliar with the mode (or horse riding in general) or they are rubber-banding at the starting line by walking their horses in circles, presumably in an effort to level up while they idle. Because of these two factors this trophy is currently a lot easier than it perhaps will be when the idlers disappear and the more skilled players take to the tracks.
If you're a good shooter this won't be a problem to achieve in a Showdown Series, but if you aren't too hot with the shooting mechanics you can take advantage of the fact that there are MVPs in the Race Series as well. It seems that the MVP is always awarded to the race winner though there may be some rare circumstances where this isn't the case.
There are two modes here: Race and Open Race. While you may be able to win a round of Race, in which you can pick up boosts and weapons along a point-to-point route, the problem is that once someone gets ahead of you it's hard to catch up. Your best chance is in the Open Race, in which you need to pick up all of the checkpoints in a large area -- but you can collect them in any order. Get a lay of the land and aim to collect the "outer" checkpoints in a wide circle before spiralling in to the checkpoints near the centre of the map. The reason for this is that you will need to race to a finishing square after collecting your last checkpoint, and this is almost always near the centre of the map.
I found that the Tumbleweed map was the easiest to consistently win. From the starting point turn your horse immediately left and get the nearest checkpoint, then 180 and head for the furthest checkpoints to the right of your starting point. From here you should head uphill and work your way around the outskirts anti-clockwise, until you get to a sharp bend left and down hill into town. From here it should be fairly obvious how to mop up the remaining inner checkpoints.
Keep trying and learning the routes; at this early stage of the Beta you will likely find that the majority of other players are either unfamiliar with the mode (or horse riding in general) or they are rubber-banding at the starting line by walking their horses in circles, presumably in an effort to level up while they idle. Because of these two factors this trophy is currently a lot easier than it perhaps will be when the idlers disappear and the more skilled players take to the tracks.
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I’ve won 3 throwing knife only games and been MVP all3 times!!
Any idea?
Any idea?
By caubrey on 04 Dec 2018 20:40
Hmm, that sounds like a bug. I have had a few events glitch out on me after completing them and they have not added to my counter on e.g. the Free Roam Events trophy. I can only think something similar is happening there for you. Unfortunately it might just be a case of continuing to get MVPs until it triggers :(
By kintaris on 04 Dec 2018 23:03
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I think the easiest way to get it is in races, for this you need to come to the finish line first 3 times, the easiest races seemed to me in which you need to go through the points in any order, since the rest are complete chaos)
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The best weapon for PVP (current patch 1.05) is the Varmint carbine. It has the lowest damage, but the auto-aim aims directly at the head, and this carbine has the fastest aiming speed.
By kipetskiy on 21 Dec 2018 12:46
In the mode where you capture points, you just need to defend one of the points for the entire round!! I only had one kill and my allies had 25!! I became the best player!
By ViToZzz-_- on 22 Dec 2018 06:18
, or everyone has become very good online (Having collected all the clues together, I can reveal the following):
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Some players (like me at first) get the trophy description a little wrong. Those. They think that you need to become a valuable player 3 times in a row in one round. In fact, you need to become a valuable player in round 1 1 time and so 3 times. It doesn’t have to be in a row, you can come first on a horse, go capture points, etc., the main thing is to become valuable 3 times.