User blog comment:AJ1776/Is it true?/@comment-1265875-20120621203522

AJ, I've been pretty actively editing this wiki for 2 years now, and after 14,000+ edits, I need a little break. If I've made an error in assuming this, please feel free to set me straight. I've tried remaining active by posting a fanfic, but life has been getting in the way of that, too.

I do, however, still have a deep love for this game (and always will) and play it nearly every day. My posse and I have agreed that we will likely play it until R* shut the servers down. However, there's just not too much from that I can post here that's relevant or interesting to outsiders, y'know? I will visit/admin this site as long as it exists, but my activity from here on out will most likely fluxuate.

As far as the bulk of information about the game, yeah, it's pretty much already on the site, but as Hobbes pointed out, there's still a ton of little details to suss out. But that stuff takes more dedicated effort, which we can't just expect from people.

Also, when you come to understand that Max Payne 3 does not have nearly the interest and is not selling in the numbers that they'd hoped, that R* would focus their energy on trying to get people to play that game to recoup the money they spent on it is not surprising. Not that you have to move on from Red Dead, if GTA IV's servers are still running, Red Dead's will be, too. It still has a very robust Multiplayer and I have no trouble finidng people playing online. Hell, people still make posse page here! :D

I am also of the opinion that R* is stymied by where to go with the series. They will have their work cut out for them topping Redemption. They've also written themselves into a corner by making it take place in the dying days of the West, so they will have to move backward in the timeline to continue with the series. They could and should make the next game about Marston's time in Dutch's Gang, as it would be a license to print money (depending on the quality, of course). But R* is not known for re-using characters, so I think the chances they'll make this decision are slim. However, if they did, it would be considered a "shake-up" since they would be going against their usual patterns. The only guaranteed failure would be if they decided to have the next game center around Jack. :D

But, suffice to say, they will not be making a move on the RDR series for the time being. Especially since they've got GTAV coming up - maybe before the year is out, even. But there's no reason to "close the wiki" as you put it. There are still new players coming to RDR all the time - especially as the price of used copies continues to drop. And clearly the site will always need someone to clean up the vandalism...

This thing ain't over, mate. ;)