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Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by Xeoncross » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 2:07 PM UTC

bartread wrote: post #10

5907 hours spent playing RDR2? Assuming he spent 12 hours a day playing that's 492 days spent doing nothing but playing RDR2 (the 246 days quoted in the article assumes he didn't sleep, eat, go to the loo, shower, etc.). He's literally spent 33% of his waking life in the ~4 years since release doing nothing but playing RDR2 or RDR Online? That seems... perhaps unhealthy, certainly unbalanced - it's definitely a lot o…

It sounds terrible, but losing his save could possibly be the thing that saves his life if this is true.

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by NickC25 » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 2:08 PM UTC

MichaelCollins wrote: post #2

What are the odds he did this deliberately for exposure, expecting Stadia to be cancelled? It's hard to imagine somebody doing it otherwise, particularly considering he's a 'semi-pro' gamer trying to make a name for himself with online video content. Does he really not have a gaming PC of his own? And if he does, why was he using Stadia instead?

>And if he does, why was he using Stadia instead?

Wasn't one of the big features of Stadia that you could essentially play it on any device anywhere as long as you had a fast internet connection?

Perhaps he was dedicated, but put a lot of time in while not at his home setup - playing on the train, long uber rides, hotels, etc...? Just speculating....

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by hotpotamus » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 2:09 PM UTC

least wrote: post #3

I hadn't even considered this as a consequence of Stadia shutting down. I naively thought, "Well, everyone is getting refunded for everything they spent, so it's fine." Clearly I was wrong. Of course there are folks that have actual game saves that they're heavily invested in on the platform that aren't easily portable. I feel sorry for this person and hope that Google and its partners like Rockstar work together to…

I saw mention that you could get your save games out via Google Takeout, but I don't know if that's verified or if it would even be in a format that's usable to someone.

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by warent » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 2:09 PM UTC

bartread wrote: post #10

5907 hours spent playing RDR2? Assuming he spent 12 hours a day playing that's 492 days spent doing nothing but playing RDR2 (the 246 days quoted in the article assumes he didn't sleep, eat, go to the loo, shower, etc.). He's literally spent 33% of his waking life in the ~4 years since release doing nothing but playing RDR2 or RDR Online? That seems... perhaps unhealthy, certainly unbalanced - it's definitely a lot o…

yes but no. He turns his gameplay into twitch / YouTube content. So it is a source of income for him

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by banannaise » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 2:12 PM UTC

bartread wrote: post #10

5907 hours spent playing RDR2? Assuming he spent 12 hours a day playing that's 492 days spent doing nothing but playing RDR2 (the 246 days quoted in the article assumes he didn't sleep, eat, go to the loo, shower, etc.). He's literally spent 33% of his waking life in the ~4 years since release doing nothing but playing RDR2 or RDR Online? That seems... perhaps unhealthy, certainly unbalanced - it's definitely a lot o…

Anyone with a full-time job has spent about 8000 hours on that singular activity in the same timeframe. I'm not sure that tells us that what this guy is doing is healthy, but it does raise the question... is working the way we do healthy either?

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by chihuahua » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 2:12 PM UTC

Let's look on the bright side - this guy has certainly gotten his money's worth out of Stadia.

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by onion2k » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 2:14 PM UTC

bartread wrote: post #10

5907 hours spent playing RDR2? Assuming he spent 12 hours a day playing that's 492 days spent doing nothing but playing RDR2 (the 246 days quoted in the article assumes he didn't sleep, eat, go to the loo, shower, etc.). He's literally spent 33% of his waking life in the ~4 years since release doing nothing but playing RDR2 or RDR Online? That seems... perhaps unhealthy, certainly unbalanced - it's definitely a lot o…

It's 4 hours a day for 4 years. That could breakdown to a couple of hours a night and full days on weekends. Millions of people spend just as much time watching TV, or reading, or playing Call of Duty. That's nothing particularly unusual or special about that amount of time.

Back in the early days of World of Warcraft people would have seen 4 hours a night as light, casual gaming. :)

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by Goz3rr » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 2:14 PM UTC

rvz wrote: post #5

All your digital 'cloud' games, save games, and data (on Stadia) gone.

In this case the fault lies somewhat with Rockstar. When you decide to move from playing GTA V on console to PC for example, you still lose your online progress with no option to transfer after Rockstar shut down transfers in 2016.

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by smt88 » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 2:14 PM UTC

Xeoncross wrote: post #11

bartread wrote: post #10

5907 hours spent playing RDR2? Assuming he spent 12 hours a day playing that's 492 days spent doing nothing but playing RDR2 (the 246 days quoted in the article assumes he didn't sleep, eat, go to the loo, shower, etc.). He's literally spent 33% of his waking life in the ~4 years since release doing nothing but playing RDR2 or RDR Online? That seems... perhaps unhealthy, certainly unbalanced - it's definitely a lot o…

It sounds terrible, but losing his save could possibly be the thing that saves his life if this is true.

People with uncontrolled obsessive behaviors aren't typically "cured" by losing the thing they obsessed over. Sometimes it's the opposite, and they become suicidal.

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by frakt0x90 » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 2:14 PM UTC

bjt2n3904 wrote: post #6

RDR2 released on Stadia in 2019. 6000 hours / 4 years is about four hours a day. That's dedication. But man, I feel embarrassed to admit I have 1200 hours in CS:GO. I can't pretend that was a good investment.

It says he's a youtuber so it may be his job.