Red Dead Online's Biggest Problem Is Not That It Costs $600 To Buy Everything - Forbes

"... it would cost you just under $600 to get 2,000+ gold....

"The problem with the idea of selling gold is that it’s letting you skip not only a grind for currency, but also an XP grind...

"... you could probably spend like $30 and get pretty much everything you want. Which would then sort of erase the reason for playing the game in the first place."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2018/12/16/red-dead-onlines-biggest-problem-is-not-that-it-costs-600-to-buy-everything/#319066a92286