User blog comment:TinMan1326/Arrogance of Red Dead/@comment-2113545-20111229050120/@comment-3455248-20111229170501

I think there should be an automatic "n00b mode" where when you first start multiplayer you're placed in Free Roam sessions with other new players. Only after you reach rank 10 or so do you start getting into sessions with higher ranking players. Some players probably give up right away because in their first experience some griefer ruins it for them. I had a similar experience early on, but luckily I'm stubborn so I stuck with it.