User blog comment:Spawny0908/Rockstar Announces Fan Appreciation Red Dead DLC (and it's FREE!!!)/@comment-24.183.34.13-20110622132149/@comment-1515107-20110622200703

the time limit sounds reasonable, although 20 seconds would take a lot longer if you were the one tied up! hahaha maybe 5-10? For other players (unlimited for npcs) And maybe the lasso is only used like other weapons, and you can only use it twice, before going to an ammo box....maybeeee.....