Red Dead Online's Blood Money update has arrived, and it has brought a variety of new content along with it. Amidst this content are some brand new items, one of which is dubbed the Hired Gun Kit. This item can be purchased from Fences across Red Dead Online's map for five Gold Bars, and while there is an in-game description for the Hired Gun Kit, some fans may still wonder if it is worth buying.
The best way to start a discussion about the value of the Hired Gun Kit in Red Dead Online is to outline what is contained within it. To that end, the contents of this kit are as follows: quantities of ammo, consumables, and gun oil; 10 Capitale; and the Fierro Bandana. While the first three items are certainly nice pickups, the Capitale and Bandana are likely to be what fans are mostly interested in, and those will thus be the primary focus of this guide moving forward.
To begin with the 10 Capitale, this is a new currency that was introduced in RDO's Blood Money update, and it is used to unlock Opportunities. For the uninitiated, Opportunities are elaborate missions that grant nice rewards, and players will need to spend 15, 20, or 25 Capitale to access them depending on the difficulty that is selected. This means that fans will want to amass quite a lot of this currency, and the Hired Gun Kit will help them do just that.
With respect to the Fierro Bandana, Red Dead Online players will need to assess that item for themselves. To assist with that process, here is a video that showcases the bandana in all of its colors:
Now that some more details on what is included in the Hired Gun Kit have been established, it is possible to determine if it is worth five Gold Bars. This can be done by assigning a value of 3 Gold Bars to the 10 Capitale, as that is how much it costs to buy that quantity of this RDO Blood Money currency directly from a Fence. This means that players that purchase the Hired Gun Kit are essentially paying two Gold Bars for the Fierro Bandana and the assortment of ammo, consumables, and gun oil, which seems like a fairly good deal overall.
One final thing to note about the Hired Gun Kit is that its contents will appear in a player's Lockbox. While this form of delivery is something that many fans will be quite used to, those that are having trouble tracking down their items should simply make a quick trip to their camps.
Red Dead Online is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and Xbox One.