Source: https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/50040
This week at Bungie, we introduce Seasonal Challenges.
Welcome to the second-to-last TWAB of Season of the Hunt. Many of you have been navigating the secrets of the Harbinger mission, uncovering randomly rolled Hawkmoons and earning the Radiant Accipiter Exotic ship. Content-wise, we’re coming to a close for the Season, and we’re incredibly excited for what’s to come in just a few short weeks. We’ve been covering some upcoming quality of life changes to Destiny 2, like the return of Umbral Engrams, but it’s almost time to take a peek at fresh content.
Season of the [REDACTED] trailer goes live on February 2, 2021.
Before we get there, we have a new feature to cover, Seasonal Challenges, and a round of weapon-focused sandbox changes to walk through. As a warning, this is a pretty large amount of information in a small space. We've joked about "meaty" TWAB's before, but this one may feel a bit overwhelming if you rush through it. Let's take it slow, step by step, and get through it together in one piece.

Introducing: Seasonal Challenges

Over the last year, we’ve been looking at ways in which we can reduce the amount of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) in Destiny 2. We’ve recently made some changes to Seasons and how Seasonal content is available throughout a given year of Destiny 2. This week, we’re looking to bounties and Bright Dust, introducing a new system not only to remove FOMO, but give fresh ways to earn XP and alternate rewards. To walk us through the ins and outs of Seasonal Challenges, we pass the mic to the Development team.

Dev team: During production of Beyond Light, we started looking at the problems of bounty fatigue and FOMO, as well as Seasonal legibility (i.e., “What is in a Season?” and “How to I engage with it when I log in?”). We created a few goals which we believe will improve the experience:

• Provide a guide to new, returning, and veteran players for what to do today/this week.
• Guide the player through the Seasonal content, week-over-week.
• Encourage players to engage with complexities and nuances of the Seasonal activity and rituals.
• Reduce the penalties on XP and Bright Dust for missing a given week.

To solve these goals, we are introducing a new pursuit type for players – Seasonal Challenges. The Seasonal Challenges live on their own page, are accessed through the Quest Log or Season Pass, and are separated by week.
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Here’s a quick breakdown of how this feature works:

• Every week, for the first 10 weeks of a Season, between 3 and 10 new Challenges appear automatically for players.
  
  • Some of the Challenges deal with the Seasonal content.
  • Others push players to complete strikes, Gambit, and the Crucible, or to focus on non-activity focused Destiny rituals, like gaining Power, unlocking Seasonal Artifact mods, or improving guns and armor.
• These Challenges can only be completed once per account, but once they become available, these Challenges can be completed at any time before the end of the Season, and do not need to be started or picked up from a vendor.
  
  • As an example, if a player doesn’t play for weeks 2 through 4, they can return on week 5 and have all of those Challenges waiting for them!
• Completing each Challenge awards XP, contributing to your Season Pass ranks.
  
  • Other rewards could be Bright Dust, Seasonal currency, or other interesting items!

In moving away from weekly bounties, which were restricted to broad objectives tied to ritual activities, we have taken more leeway with creating some interesting or more difficult Challenges. These may be things you are already doing, or things that test your ability. Some examples include:

• Defeating Primeval Envoys in Gambit
• Defeating enemies in Nightfall: The Ordeal with Seasonal weapons
• Gaining Infamy or Valor ranks
• Acquiring the ritual weapon and its cosmetic ornaments
• Winning rounds in Trials of Osiris
• Completing a Grandmaster Nightfall

Not all the Challenges will require that level of accomplishment, but the harder or longer the Challenge is, the more experience it rewards. Challenges that focus on the Seasonal activity and ritual mostly need the Season Pass to complete, but most of the ritual focused Challenges can be completed without the Season Pass. Overall, roughly 60% of the Seasonal Challenges do not require the Season Pass.
With the changes above, we are removing weekly bounties from the three ritual vendors (Zavala, Shaxx, and Drifter), Banshee-44, and the Seasonal vendor. These vendors will still have daily bounties which reward XP, and the three ritual vendors will still have repeatable bounties for those of you who want to pursue additional XP and Bright Dust.
Lastly – most of the Challenges disappear after the Season they were introduced, and anything that isn’t claimed will be lost. We don’t add any new Challenges after Week 10 – which should give everyone a few weeks to clean up any Challenges they didn’t finish. Any Challenge that rewards unique or Seasonal items (currencies, lore books, Seasonal weapons, etc.) – can be completed as long as the Seasonal activity is in the game, but XP awarded for completing the challenge will only be available during the season it was introduced.
Let’s Talk Bright Dust
Back before Beyond Light launched, we discussed some of the goals around the changes to Bright Dust. As a refresher, we wanted to change the way you earn Bright Dust and move more towards account-specific paths to give players with only one character significantly more Bright Dust than they've been earning over the last year. In Season 13, we’ll be continuing to move toward these goals by adding Bright Dust onto Seasonal Challenges.
Since you no longer have to purchase weekly ritual bounties, each of the strike, Crucible, and Gambit Seasonal Challenges will award between 75 and 300 Bright Dust. We are also introducing an end-of-Season Bright Dust bonus – if you complete (nearly) all of the Seasonal Challenges, we are awarding a single 4,000 Bright Dust pile.
Additionally, each ritual vendor challenge (“Complete 8 bounties”) awards 120 Bright Dust for each character who completes it each week. And because this is prompted by the removal of weekly bounties, the only Seasonal Challenges that will be awarding Bright Dust are the ones that both Season Pass owners and free players can complete. Here’s a quick breakdown of how much Bright Dust you should expect to earn over the course of Season 13.

Seasonal Challenges Bright Dust (All Players)

• Free Seasonal Activities – 6,000
• Seasonal Extra – 4,000
• Total – 10,000 Bright Dust

Season Pass Bright Dust

• Free Path – 7,500 (All Players)
• Paid Path – 3,000 (Players who own Season Pass)
• Total – 10,500 Bright Dust

Weekly Ritual Vendor Challenge Bright Dust (All Players)

• 120 Bright Dust per ritual vendor, per character, per week
  
  • 14,040 total if completing all required weekly Challenges over the course of Season 13

Additionally, we still plan to offer weekly and repeatable Bright Dust bounties for Seasonal events, giving you a bit more Bright Dust towards desired rewards.
As a final note, please be sure to claim all Seasonal Challenges that award Bright Dust prior to the end of a Season. Once a Season ends, associated Challenges and their Bright Dust rewards will expire and can no longer be claimed.

It’s always exciting when we bring a new feature online for Destiny 2. We hope that the changes detailed above make it easier to create goals to complete each week. As always, we’re eager to hear your feedback once you start finishing your first Seasonal Challenges, so please sound off with your thoughts!

Back to the Sandbox

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Every Season, we have a collection of changes to the Destiny 2 sandbox to spice things up a bit. This Season, we’re making some targeted changes to weapon archetypes that need some love as well as beginning some preparations for crossplay.

Dev team: In preparation for crossplay, coming later this year, we’re making some changes to the Recoil stat.
Currently, several weapon archetypes have their Recoil reduced by around 40% (dependent on archetype) when using mouse and keyboard. This results in an issue where players on mouse and keyboard are able to largely ignore the stability weapon stat, creating unintended discrepancies in weapon performance between controllers and mouse and keyboard.
The following weapon archetypes will have their mouse and keyboard Recoil adjusted closer to controller (reduced the difference from ~40% to ~20%).

• Auto Rifle
• Scout Rifle
• Pulse Rifle
• Submachine Gun
• Hand Cannon
• Machine Gun

In the case of Pulse Rifle, Submachine Gun, and Machine Gun, we will also be introducing some buffs. In some cases, these weapons will have less Recoil across both Controller and mouse and keyboard input methods compared to what’s in the game today.

• Submachine Guns are largely outclassed by Auto Rifles at medium range, and by Sidearms at short range, with player feedback often mentioning how hard they are to control. To address this feedback, we’re introducing the following change:
  
  • Reduced camera movement from firing a Submachine Gun by 24%.
• Pulse Rifles with the mouse and keyboard changes were kicking a little too much.
  
  • Reduced camera movement from firing a Pulse Rifle by 7%.
• Machine Guns with the mouse and keyboard changes were kicking a little too much.
  
  • Reduced camera movement from firing a Machine Gun by 9.5%.

We will pay close attention to how these changes play out when they go live, and plan to revisit individual archetypes in a future update as needed.
Outside of Recoil adjustments, we will also be tuning a few weapon archetypes in Season 13. Looking through backend data and community feedback, we landed on the following:
Buffs

• Rocket Launchers have fallen behind other Heavy weapons in most measures of effectiveness, we’re pushing them more into a burst damage role.
  
  • Increased Rocket Launcher damage by 30%.
  • Exotic Rocket Launchers have been adjusted individually and are affected by this change to different degrees.
  • Paired with the buffs to reserves from last Season, we’re hoping you’ll explode many more things in Season 13!
• Fusion Rifle usage is very low, and they feel like an unreliable choice in Crucible compared to Shotguns.
  
  • Increased Fusion Rifle damage falloff start distance based on Range stat. (6% with 0 Range, 16% with 100 Range)
  • Reduced camera movement from firing a Fusion Rifle by 9.5%.
• Breech Grenade Launcher usage is very low (outside of Mountaintop). We believe part of the reason is that the loop of "hold the trigger to arm, then release to detonate” is challenging to execute, particularly since projectiles can bounce off targets if the trigger is held
  
  • Breech Grenade Launcher projectiles will now detonate on impact with a character, even if holding the trigger.

Nerfs

• While Sniper Rifle usage has dropped in Crucible, we’ve observed that it’s hard to challenge someone with a Sniper Rifle – even if you get the first shot on an enemy, they can often respond and win the fight.
  
  • Increased ADS flinch to Snipers when taking damage from other players
• Swords are extremely dominant in PvE. At this time, 65% of players are using Swords for the majority of gameplay encounters in Destiny 2. While we are introducing a buff to Rocket Launchers to make them a bit more enticing, we feel that Swords do too much damage compared to other options.
  
  • Reduced Sword damage by 15%.

Exotic Changes and Bug Fixes

• Some Exotic weapons lose their buffs when you switch weapons, which is intended. They would also lose their buffs when pulling out your Ghost Shell, which is not intended. Fixed that issue on these weapons:
  
  • Ace of Spades
  • Tarrabah
  • Hawkmoon
• Borealis and Hard Light now have a custom (quite short) animation for switching damage type.
  
• Duality
  
  • Increased damage falloff distance by 1.25m (while both firing from the hip and aiming down sights).
  • Reduced maximum buff stacks from 7 to 5, each stack now grants more of a damage bonus, extended buff duration slightly.
• Sturm will once again reload any equipped Special slot weapon on kill provided the Special weapon's clip isn't full already and there's available reserve ammo.
  
• Fixed an issue that was preventing Merciless from increasing its charge rate on non-lethal hits.
  

Ah, and before we go – we are planning to take a quick tuning pass on Arbalest. This won’t be ready in time for February 9, but we are expecting to have this touched later in Season 13!

Now, we know it can be difficult to understand the scale of buffs and nerfs without having these changes in your hands. Not to mention, there will be some new perks for you to hunt as you start navigating content in Season of the [REDACTED]. As always, we’re excited to see these changes out in the wild on February 9, and will be eager to hear your feedback.

Crimson Days

Each year, we look to February as a time to celebrate bonds of friendship throughout the community. Guardians have come to know this celebration as Crimson Days. It was one of our first “Seasonal” events in Destiny 1, a tradition that we carried to Destiny 2. While there was great enjoyment of Crimson Days, we feel that it’s been missing the mark in terms of quality over the last few years.
As such, we have made the decision to discontinue Crimson Days moving forward. While we’ll miss the event, this move will allow us to maintain focus for alternate Seasonal offerings, ranging from quests to activities and more. We have quite a bit planned for Season of the [REDACTED] and our hope is that we’ve maintained, or even improved, the quality you’ve come to expect from this upcoming release.
Some of you may be asking about the fate of Crimson Doubles, our once-a-year Crimson Days playlist. This mode is currently being shifted to the Destiny Content Vault but may return in the future.
Many thanks to every Guardian who has joined us over the years for this event. Crimson decorations may not be hung in the Tower, but we have no doubts that you’ll continue to form Crimson Bonds over the years to come.

BugTrax

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For those who may be new to the TWAB, welcome to the Player Support Report. This section is dedicated to known issues, active investigations, and pending updates for Destiny 2. Our Player Support team navigates the Help forum daily, collecting info on new issues and dishing out help articles.
This is their report on the most frequently reported issues of the last week.

CRUCIBLE TOKENS AND FRAGMENT QUESTS
Due to the updates to the vendor progression system, Crucible Tokens and Crucible Token Gifts are no longer needed and will be deprecated into Junk that will delete as a full stack starting in Season 13. Additionally, current Stasis Fragment Quests will be deprecated at the end of Season of the Hunt. Players are advised to turn in all Crucible Tokens and Crucible Token Gifts and finish all available Stasis Fragment Quests before Season 13 starts.
KNOWN ISSUES
While we continue investigating various known issues, here is a list of the latest issues that were reported to us in our #Help forum:

• Stasis abilities can be difficult to distinguish between enemy and friendly for colorblind players.
• The Double Trouble Triumph is unobtainable.
• In the Deep Stone Crypt raid, the augment lockout timer occasionally resets during the final encounter against Taniks.
• During the final fight against the Sanctified Mind in the Garden of Salvation raid, sometimes a shielded tether box can become tethered instead of the correct glowing tether box.
• Hunter legs clip through the Ten-Grasp Sword Sparrow.
• In the Last Wish raid, the Shuro Chi puzzle room plates don't work if a Titan bubble or Warlock well are placed on them.
• The Titan Phenotype Plasticity Helm eye clusters no longer glow red.
• Weekly and daily elemental kill bounties have stopped rotating off of Void.
• When overcharging grenades while using the Voidwalker top tree subclass as a Warlock, Super energy stops charging.

For a full list of emergent issues in Destiny 2, players can review our Known Issues article. Players who observe other issues should report them to our #Help forum.

[Bird Noises Intensify]

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It’s been fun watching Hawkmoon clips and montages throughout the Season. With recently introduced random rolls, players have been pushing the limits of this Exotic, taking on 1v1 encounters in the Crucible that they may have otherwise avoided. This week, our top pick not only got a sweet roll on perks, but a killer roll on audio, too!
Movie of the Week: Ting Ting Ting Ting
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Movie of the Week: Deep Stone Lullaby Violin/Piano Cover
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Movie of the Week: …That’s a lot of Hawkmoon
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As always, if you'd like to submit your creation to be featured in a future TWAB, make sure to create a post on the Community Creations portal of Bungie.net.

Credit Where It’s Due

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Every day, we take a moment to scroll through various social media apps to take a look at community artwork. We’re always awestruck by the talents that many of you possess, and eager to share your works with a wider audience.
Here’s a quick roundup of some sweet art, and direct links to their authors. Give them a follow if you want to see more of their stuff!
Art of the Week: Art Sharing

destiny art share!!! spread the positivity, doesn't matter how frequently you do art or how many pieces you've made - post your favorites!! #Destiny2Art #DestinyArtShare pic.twitter.com/bq6hHJrCLD
— 🥀alex🥀🏳️‍🌈 (@miyagiie) January 25, 2021

Art of the Week: Eris

나는야 내일부터 월급쟁이 #냙서 pic.twitter.com/MI6Y6Gi1LY
— 🧅김냘본™🍺 (@NyarNyarbon) January 17, 2021

Cheers, and make sure to tag your content with some form of #Destiny2Art so we can find you easily!
That’s it for this week, folks. Season of the [REDACTED] is almost here. We’ll have some patch previews to cover in the TWAB next week, so stop by if you’re interested!

If this gets 7 likes we'll add a new LZ on Europa next Season.
— Destiny 2 (@DestinyTheGame) January 27, 2021

We’ll see you again next week, bright and early on Tuesday morning.
Cheers,
dmg04

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• Money Making Notebook by SanshaXII
• Contact Missions Guide by GlassGoose45 - good for those who are just starting out or can't/don't want to do heists, CEO, or VIP
• CEO Work by MaeBeWeird - quick overview of offices, associates, and crate work
• CEO FAQ by bleeps__ - details on CEO crate work
• CEO Crate Profits Guide by _Caith_Amach - table of profit/crate ratios
• Import/Export Guide by ErregungHaus
• Import/Export Spreadsheet by Beltontx101 - keep track of vehicles you get in I/E missions
• Detailed I/E Guide for each type of sourcing mission by RDS08
• MC Biker Work and Business Guide by ErregungHaus
• MC Business Supply/Profit/Production Chart
• Diamond casino Heist Guide by /iiEco-Ryan3166

What's New? Recent Major Content Updates

• Rockstar Newswire

June 2017 - Gunrunning FAQ by L131
August 2017 - Intro to Smuggler's Run by Psychko

• Smuggler's Run FAQ by L131

December 2017 - Doomsday Heist FAQ
July 2018 - After Hours/Nightclubs FAQ | After Hours Guide by Dan6erbond
July 2019 - Diamond Casino FAQ

• Hidden Playing Cards Locations by u/dingogordy
• Gambling Guide by u/enderpiet
• Inside Track Odds Calculator by u/GarsantFAQs and Popular Topics
• Looking for friends or heist teammates? GTALFH | /HeistTeams | GTAOnline subreddit Discord

Vehicles and Properties

• All Vehicles Guide by Broughy1322
• GTA V Full Vehicles Database by TheSDHotel
• GTA V Full Properties Database by TheSDHotel
• Vehicle Trade Price Unlocks by howellq
• Combat Vehicle Guide by Dan6erbond

Tips and Tricks

• General Tips and Tricks by lBurnsyl and the users of /gtaonline
• General Tips and tricks x2 by what_it_dooo
• Heist Tips and Tricks
• Doomsday Heist Tips and Tricks

Just For Fun

• What to do when you're burned out on GTA Online by iosPixel
• Big list of fun things to do in the game by NextubeGameArena (original Reddit post deleted)
• Wheel of Fortune for stuff to do

Useful Tools

• A new and better: GTA Online Interactive Map, Timers, Import/Export Vehicle warehouse checklist, and guides by u/drafirus
• Business Supply/Stock Manager by u/elcihev_cnuf
• Merryweather All-Purpose Map by Oliqu - Pegasus spawn points, anti-griefer safe locations, weapon spawn points; More info here
• Interactive Property and Business Map by gtaboss_gg
• Event/mission/spawning timer by ErregungHaus
• All 200 Weapon Spawn Locations by smartergaming
• GTA Launcher Troubleshooting by PartyNachos
• Website to prepare your Casino Heist - calculator, training tool, guide... by u/Scorpyo5

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Weekly Money-Making Methods - Updated Weekly!

Any level of experience and money:

• Broke To Millionaire by L131 - Min. Level 1 /

I am a new player with low experience and money:

• Earn m and Level 40 For Brand New Players by u/Prizrak_Peruna - Min. Level 1 /
• Rags to Riches by K2Widowmaker - Min. Level 5 /
• Contact Missions FAQ by bleeps__ - Min. Level 5 /

I am a returning player with decent game experience and money:

• VIP Work by MaeBeWeird - Min. Level 1 /
• Host or participate in Heists - Min. Level 1 / to participate; Min. Level 12 / or own a high-end apartment to host

I'm a millionaire already, just give me a grind:

• CEO Import/Export Vehicle Work by Psychko - Currently most reliable and profitable money grind with high end only method - Min. Level 1 / if you already own a CEO office / if you do not own a CEO office
• Do an I/E sourcing mission, then do VIP work (Headhunter or Sightseer are a breeze with a Buzzard) in the cool down, then do an I/E delivery mission. Rinse and repeat!
• TIP: How to get high end vehicles only
• CEO Crate Work by Psychko - Min. Level 1 / if you already own a CEO office / if you do not own a CEO office
• Can be done hassle-free in a completely solo public lobby
• If you get a sell mission you don't like, just switch sessions to lose 3 crates and have a chance at a different sell mission type
• VIP "Wave" method for continuous money grinding by Psychko - Min. Level 1 / , requires Buzzard or Savage helicopter
• Money grind for advanced players using Coke, Meth, Counterfeit Cash, and Bunker businesses by u/Tonan

I'm a solo player, how can I maximize my profits?

• Solo CEO and MC Tips by RDS08

Leveling RP

• Be an Associate for a CEO - Min. Level 1 /
• Earn 2000-3000RP per source delivery, 5000RP per sale delivery. Buy 1 crate and sell immediately for maximum RP since the same RP is given whether you source/sell 1 crate or multiple.
• Earn 200-600RP bonuses when you stay near the CEO/VIP's location
• Participate in weekly 2X RP activities - Min. Level 1 /
• Leveling a second character from scratch by Sh-Apeshifter09 - Min. Level 1 / million

Further Money Making Info

• Money Wiki - a quick overview of the various ways to make money.
• Summary of major money making methods by Dreamex - includes Crates, Import/Export, MC businesses, hangars, bunkers
• Special Cargo Business Strategy by MrShyShyGuy
• Comprehensive Guide by TheNathanNS - details on every type of mission or work that earns money, and tips on maximizing your profits
• Money Making Notebook by SanshaXII
• Contact Missions Guide by GlassGoose45 - good for those who are just starting out or can't/don't want to do heists, CEO, or VIP
• CEO Work by MaeBeWeird - quick overview of offices, associates, and crate work
• CEO FAQ by bleeps__ - details on CEO crate work
• CEO Crate Profits Guide by _Caith_Amach - table of profit/crate ratios
• Import/Export Guide by ErregungHaus
• Import/Export Spreadsheet by Beltontx101 - keep track of vehicles you get in I/E missions
• Detailed I/E Guide for each type of sourcing mission by RDS08
• MC Biker Work and Business Guide by ErregungHaus
• MC Business Supply/Profit/Production Chart
• Diamond casino Heist Guide by /iiEco-Ryan3166

What's New? Recent Major Content Updates

• Rockstar Newswire

June 2017 - Gunrunning FAQ by L131
August 2017 - Intro to Smuggler's Run by Psychko

• Smuggler's Run FAQ by L131

December 2017 - Doomsday Heist FAQ
July 2018 - After Hours/Nightclubs FAQ | After Hours Guide by Dan6erbond
July 2019 - Diamond Casino FAQ

• Hidden Playing Cards Locations by u/dingogordy
• Gambling Guide by u/enderpiet
• Inside Track Odds Calculator by u/GarsantFAQs and Popular Topics
• Looking for friends or heist teammates? GTALFH | /HeistTeams | GTAOnline subreddit Discord

Vehicles and Properties

• All Vehicles Guide by Broughy1322
• GTA V Full Vehicles Database by TheSDHotel
• GTA V Full Properties Database by TheSDHotel
• Vehicle Trade Price Unlocks by howellq
• Combat Vehicle Guide by Dan6erbond

Tips and Tricks

• General Tips and Tricks by lBurnsyl and the users of /gtaonline
• General Tips and tricks x2 by what_it_dooo
• Heist Tips and Tricks
• Doomsday Heist Tips and Tricks

Just For Fun

• What to do when you're burned out on GTA Online by iosPixel
• Big list of fun things to do in the game by NextubeGameArena (original Reddit post deleted)
• Wheel of Fortune for stuff to do

Useful Tools

• A new and better: GTA Online Interactive Map, Timers, Import/Export Vehicle warehouse checklist, and guides by u/drafirus
• Business Supply/Stock Manager by u/elcihev_cnuf
• Merryweather All-Purpose Map by Oliqu - Pegasus spawn points, anti-griefer safe locations, weapon spawn points; More info here
• Interactive Property and Business Map by gtaboss_gg
• Event/mission/spawning timer by ErregungHaus
• All 200 Weapon Spawn Locations by smartergaming
• GTA Launcher Troubleshooting by PartyNachos
• Website to prepare your Casino Heist - calculator, training tool, guide... by u/Scorpyo5

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• The Rules
• Weekly Simple Question thread
• The Wiki - contact CausticPenguino for suggestions
• Just got the game today? Quick start guide for complete newbies by SanshaXII
• What time do new updates usually come out? Thursdays, 10AM GMT. Click for timezones
• What's in the latest update? Weekly bonuses, events, and discounts
• Received modded money? Spend it, or wait for Rockstar to take it away. AT YOUR OWN RISK
• Received a random monetary gift from Rockstar? No one knows why, just enjoy it!
• Want to post YouTube content? Read this to see what's allowed on /GTAOnline

​
Screen Capturing

Platform	Method
PC	https://bit.ly/PcScreenshare
PS4	https://bit.ly/PS4ScreenCapture
XB1	https://bit.ly/XboxCapture

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Solo Public Sessions

Platform	Method
Any	unplug router method
PC	port blocking method - task manager method
PS4	MTU method
XB1	MTU method - NAT method

Making Money

Weekly Money-Making Methods - Updated Weekly!

Any level of experience and money:

• Broke To Millionaire by L131 - Min. Level 1 /

I am a new player with low experience and money:

• Earn m and Level 40 For Brand New Players by u/Prizrak_Peruna - Min. Level 1 /
• Rags to Riches by K2Widowmaker - Min. Level 5 /
• Contact Missions FAQ by bleeps__ - Min. Level 5 /

I am a returning player with decent game experience and money:

• VIP Work by MaeBeWeird - Min. Level 1 /
• Host or participate in Heists - Min. Level 1 / to participate; Min. Level 12 / or own a high-end apartment to host

I'm a millionaire already, just give me a grind:

• CEO Import/Export Vehicle Work by Psychko - Currently most reliable and profitable money grind with high end only method - Min. Level 1 / if you already own a CEO office / if you do not own a CEO office
• Do an I/E sourcing mission, then do VIP work (Headhunter or Sightseer are a breeze with a Buzzard) in the cool down, then do an I/E delivery mission. Rinse and repeat!
• TIP: How to get high end vehicles only
• CEO Crate Work by Psychko - Min. Level 1 / if you already own a CEO office / if you do not own a CEO office
• Can be done hassle-free in a completely solo public lobby
• If you get a sell mission you don't like, just switch sessions to lose 3 crates and have a chance at a different sell mission type
• VIP "Wave" method for continuous money grinding by Psychko - Min. Level 1 / , requires Buzzard or Savage helicopter
• Money grind for advanced players using Coke, Meth, Counterfeit Cash, and Bunker businesses by u/Tonan

I'm a solo player, how can I maximize my profits?

• Solo CEO and MC Tips by RDS08

Leveling RP

• Be an Associate for a CEO - Min. Level 1 /
• Earn 2000-3000RP per source delivery, 5000RP per sale delivery. Buy 1 crate and sell immediately for maximum RP since the same RP is given whether you source/sell 1 crate or multiple.
• Earn 200-600RP bonuses when you stay near the CEO/VIP's location
• Participate in weekly 2X RP activities - Min. Level 1 /
• Leveling a second character from scratch by Sh-Apeshifter09 - Min. Level 1 / million

Further Money Making Info

• Money Wiki - a quick overview of the various ways to make money.
• Summary of major money making methods by Dreamex - includes Crates, Import/Export, MC businesses, hangars, bunkers
• Special Cargo Business Strategy by MrShyShyGuy
• Comprehensive Guide by TheNathanNS - details on every type of mission or work that earns money, and tips on maximizing your profits
• Money Making Notebook by SanshaXII
• Contact Missions Guide by GlassGoose45 - good for those who are just starting out or can't/don't want to do heists, CEO, or VIP
• CEO Work by MaeBeWeird - quick overview of offices, associates, and crate work
• CEO FAQ by bleeps__ - details on CEO crate work
• CEO Crate Profits Guide by _Caith_Amach - table of profit/crate ratios
• Import/Export Guide by ErregungHaus
• Import/Export Spreadsheet by Beltontx101 - keep track of vehicles you get in I/E missions
• Detailed I/E Guide for each type of sourcing mission by RDS08
• MC Biker Work and Business Guide by ErregungHaus
• MC Business Supply/Profit/Production Chart
• Diamond casino Heist Guide by /iiEco-Ryan3166

What's New? Recent Major Content Updates

• Rockstar Newswire

June 2017 - Gunrunning FAQ by L131
August 2017 - Intro to Smuggler's Run by Psychko

• Smuggler's Run FAQ by L131

December 2017 - Doomsday Heist FAQ
July 2018 - After Hours/Nightclubs FAQ | After Hours Guide by Dan6erbond
July 2019 - Diamond Casino FAQ

• Hidden Playing Cards Locations by u/dingogordy
• Gambling Guide by u/enderpiet
• Inside Track Odds Calculator by u/GarsantFAQs and Popular Topics
• Looking for friends or heist teammates? GTALFH | /HeistTeams | GTAOnline subreddit Discord

Vehicles and Properties

• All Vehicles Guide by Broughy1322
• GTA V Full Vehicles Database by TheSDHotel
• GTA V Full Properties Database by TheSDHotel
• Vehicle Trade Price Unlocks by howellq
• Combat Vehicle Guide by Dan6erbond

Tips and Tricks

• General Tips and Tricks by lBurnsyl and the users of /gtaonline
• General Tips and tricks x2 by what_it_dooo
• Heist Tips and Tricks
• Doomsday Heist Tips and Tricks

Just For Fun

• What to do when you're burned out on GTA Online by iosPixel
• Big list of fun things to do in the game by NextubeGameArena (original Reddit post deleted)
• Wheel of Fortune for stuff to do

Useful Tools

• A new and better: GTA Online Interactive Map, Timers, Import/Export Vehicle warehouse checklist, and guides by u/drafirus
• Business Supply/Stock Manager by u/elcihev_cnuf
• Merryweather All-Purpose Map by Oliqu - Pegasus spawn points, anti-griefer safe locations, weapon spawn points; More info here
• Interactive Property and Business Map by gtaboss_gg
• Event/mission/spawning timer by ErregungHaus
• All 200 Weapon Spawn Locations by smartergaming
• GTA Launcher Troubleshooting by PartyNachos
• Website to prepare your Casino Heist - calculator, training tool, guide... by u/Scorpyo5

If you know a post that should be included in this guide, message the moderators.

Looking for friends to play with? Join the GTAOnline Discord server!
READ BEFORE YOU MAKE A POST ON /GTAONLINE**:**

• The Rules
• Weekly Simple Question thread
• The Wiki - contact CausticPenguino for suggestions
• Just got the game today? Quick start guide for complete newbies by SanshaXII
• What time do new updates usually come out? Thursdays, 10AM GMT. Click for timezones
• What's in the latest update? Weekly bonuses, events, and discounts
• Received modded money? Spend it, or wait for Rockstar to take it away. AT YOUR OWN RISK
• Received a random monetary gift from Rockstar? No one knows why, just enjoy it!
• Want to post YouTube content? Read this to see what's allowed on /GTAOnline

​
Screen Capturing

Platform	Method
PC	https://bit.ly/PcScreenshare
PS4	https://bit.ly/PS4ScreenCapture
XB1	https://bit.ly/XboxCapture

​
​
Solo Public Sessions

Platform	Method
Any	unplug router method
PC	port blocking method - task manager method
PS4	MTU method
XB1	MTU method - NAT method

Making Money

Weekly Money-Making Methods - Updated Weekly!

Any level of experience and money:

• Broke To Millionaire by L131 - Min. Level 1 /

I am a new player with low experience and money:

• Earn m and Level 40 For Brand New Players by u/Prizrak_Peruna - Min. Level 1 /
• Rags to Riches by K2Widowmaker - Min. Level 5 /
• Contact Missions FAQ by bleeps__ - Min. Level 5 /

I am a returning player with decent game experience and money:

• VIP Work by MaeBeWeird - Min. Level 1 /
• Host or participate in Heists - Min. Level 1 / to participate; Min. Level 12 / or own a high-end apartment to host

I'm a millionaire already, just give me a grind:

• CEO Import/Export Vehicle Work by Psychko - Currently most reliable and profitable money grind with high end only method - Min. Level 1 / if you already own a CEO office / if you do not own a CEO office
• Do an I/E sourcing mission, then do VIP work (Headhunter or Sightseer are a breeze with a Buzzard) in the cool down, then do an I/E delivery mission. Rinse and repeat!
• TIP: How to get high end vehicles only
• CEO Crate Work by Psychko - Min. Level 1 / if you already own a CEO office / if you do not own a CEO office
• Can be done hassle-free in a completely solo public lobby
• If you get a sell mission you don't like, just switch sessions to lose 3 crates and have a chance at a different sell mission type
• VIP "Wave" method for continuous money grinding by Psychko - Min. Level 1 / , requires Buzzard or Savage helicopter
• Money grind for advanced players using Coke, Meth, Counterfeit Cash, and Bunker businesses by u/Tonan

I'm a solo player, how can I maximize my profits?

• Solo CEO and MC Tips by RDS08

Leveling RP

• Be an Associate for a CEO - Min. Level 1 /
• Earn 2000-3000RP per source delivery, 5000RP per sale delivery. Buy 1 crate and sell immediately for maximum RP since the same RP is given whether you source/sell 1 crate or multiple.
• Earn 200-600RP bonuses when you stay near the CEO/VIP's location
• Participate in weekly 2X RP activities - Min. Level 1 /
• Leveling a second character from scratch by Sh-Apeshifter09 - Min. Level 1 / million

Further Money Making Info

• Money Wiki - a quick overview of the various ways to make money.
• Summary of major money making methods by Dreamex - includes Crates, Import/Export, MC businesses, hangars, bunkers
• Special Cargo Business Strategy by MrShyShyGuy
• Comprehensive Guide by TheNathanNS - details on every type of mission or work that earns money, and tips on maximizing your profits
• Money Making Notebook by SanshaXII
• Contact Missions Guide by GlassGoose45 - good for those who are just starting out or can't/don't want to do heists, CEO, or VIP
• CEO Work by MaeBeWeird - quick overview of offices, associates, and crate work
• CEO FAQ by bleeps__ - details on CEO crate work
• CEO Crate Profits Guide by _Caith_Amach - table of profit/crate ratios
• Import/Export Guide by ErregungHaus
• Import/Export Spreadsheet by Beltontx101 - keep track of vehicles you get in I/E missions
• Detailed I/E Guide for each type of sourcing mission by RDS08
• MC Biker Work and Business Guide by ErregungHaus
• MC Business Supply/Profit/Production Chart
• Diamond casino Heist Guide by /iiEco-Ryan3166

What's New? Recent Major Content Updates

• Rockstar Newswire

June 2017 - Gunrunning FAQ by L131
August 2017 - Intro to Smuggler's Run by Psychko

• Smuggler's Run FAQ by L131

December 2017 - Doomsday Heist FAQ
July 2018 - After Hours/Nightclubs FAQ | After Hours Guide by Dan6erbond
July 2019 - Diamond Casino FAQ

• Hidden Playing Cards Locations by u/dingogordy
• Gambling Guide by u/enderpiet
• Inside Track Odds Calculator by u/GarsantFAQs and Popular Topics
• Looking for friends or heist teammates? GTALFH | /HeistTeams | GTAOnline subreddit Discord

Vehicles and Properties

• All Vehicles Guide by Broughy1322
• GTA V Full Vehicles Database by TheSDHotel
• GTA V Full Properties Database by TheSDHotel
• Vehicle Trade Price Unlocks by howellq
• Combat Vehicle Guide by Dan6erbond

Tips and Tricks

• General Tips and Tricks by lBurnsyl and the users of /gtaonline
• General Tips and tricks x2 by what_it_dooo
• Heist Tips and Tricks
• Doomsday Heist Tips and Tricks

Just For Fun

• What to do when you're burned out on GTA Online by iosPixel
• Big list of fun things to do in the game by NextubeGameArena (original Reddit post deleted)
• Wheel of Fortune for stuff to do

Useful Tools

• A new and better: GTA Online Interactive Map, Timers, Import/Export Vehicle warehouse checklist, and guides by u/drafirus
• Business Supply/Stock Manager by u/elcihev_cnuf
• Merryweather All-Purpose Map by Oliqu - Pegasus spawn points, anti-griefer safe locations, weapon spawn points; More info here
• Interactive Property and Business Map by gtaboss_gg
• Event/mission/spawning timer by ErregungHaus
• All 200 Weapon Spawn Locations by smartergaming
• GTA Launcher Troubleshooting by PartyNachos
• Website to prepare your Casino Heist - calculator, training tool, guide... by u/Scorpyo5

If you know a post that should be included in this guide, message the moderators.

Hi /WorldofPVP
TLDR: SquadOV records and syncs WoW Arena match VODs with combat logs and keeps track of your MMR progress!
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UPDATE: Hotmail, AOL and Yahoo users are be good to go! We've manually approved users with these email addresses since we had to switch email providers and that would take ~24 hours.
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MINI UPDATE: The autolog addon from curseforge isn't turning on in arenas. Please use arena combat logger or if you prefer no addon, then type '/combatlog on' in game before arenas. Also double check your advanced combat logging is on in your Systems>Network setting!
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MINI UPDATE (02/13/2021): We're working on a hotfix for arena players using "/afk" to exit arenas. Right now typing "/afk" to exit the arena isn't triggering the end of the VOD. Please refrain from using "/afk" to exit arenas until we release the fix! If you typed in "/afk" please restart either WoW or SquadOV to fix it. It'll be fixed in an upcoming patch!
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WoW combat logs are great but they don't give the full picture (eg: player positioning and movement). SquadOV is our (humble) attempt to make sharing WoW arena moments easier with friends and to ensure the replay experience is seamless so you can focus on what matters: the gameplay.
SquadOV currently records arena matches, Mythic+ dungeons, and all other boss encounters. SquadOV requires you to have combat logs ON and advanced logging in your network settings in game. Having an autologger addon such as Arena Combat Logger for Arenas also works. Do not have multiple autologger addons on at the same time as they will conflict with each other and result in no logs.
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Check us out at SquadOV.gg!
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SquadOV tracks all your arena games (and dungeons). Easily switch between the POVs of your squad!
SquadOV homepage is your personal newsfeed to check out all your friends' recent gaming moments
WoW match history tracks your rating progress and also the item level of the arena players
Filter button allows you to hone in on exactly what you need
Important timestamps for bosses and deaths are tracked on the right. Clicking on the play button skips to that point in the VOD for easy video maneuvering
Damage done, healing and damage received graphs are available at the bottom of the video
Here's also me killing a windwalker monk as a retribution paladin (NOTE: I stink at PVP)
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We're also working on including important cooldowns, items (like trinkets) and abilities in the timeline so it is easier to track cooldown usages in dungeons and arena matches.
Post any questions or feedback here! We're currently in the beta phase so we’d love to hear what additional features we can add and how we could make this as great and useful as it can be!
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Summary of Features:

• No need for other screen capturing software such as OBS. Records and logs Arena matches automatically.
• Review your arena matches anywhere, anytime without having OBS or other software installed. All VODs are stored and organized online for free.
• Combat logs are synced with VODs. Want to skip to specific boss fights or figure out where your arena match unraveled? It's as easy as clicking on the timeline.
• Saving and sharing highlights from games has never been easier. One shot that holy paladin? Re-watch (and re-hear) it in all its glory by clicking it on your wow history.

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FAQ:

• I installed SquadOV and it’s running. Now what? Hop into a dungeon, arena or raid! It’ll automatically detect what game you’re playing and record in the background. You can change the record quality on the bottom left.
• I see other game icons in the app. Yes! We've currently released Hearthstone & Aim Lab. This post marks our WoW release and we're releasing Valorant in the near future!
• My autologgers aren't working! Do you have multiple combat loggers on? Do you have advanced combat logging on? Make sure you only have one autologger addon since having multiple will conflict. Advanced combat logging is also required for wow combat logs in general.
• Is this Mac compatible? Currently it is not but look out for this in the future!

Looking for friends to play with? Join the GTAOnline Discord server!
READ BEFORE YOU MAKE A POST ON /GTAONLINE**:**

• The Rules
• Weekly Simple Question thread
• The Wiki - contact CausticPenguino for suggestions
• Just got the game today? Quick start guide for complete newbies by SanshaXII
• What time do new updates usually come out? Thursdays, 10AM GMT. Click for timezones
• What's in the latest update? Weekly bonuses, events, and discounts
• Received modded money? Spend it, or wait for Rockstar to take it away. AT YOUR OWN RISK
• Received a random monetary gift from Rockstar? No one knows why, just enjoy it!
• Want to post YouTube content? Read this to see what's allowed on /GTAOnline

​
Screen Capturing

Platform	Method
PC	https://bit.ly/PcScreenshare
PS4	https://bit.ly/PS4ScreenCapture
XB1	https://bit.ly/XboxCapture

​
​
Solo Public Sessions

Platform	Method
Any	unplug router method
PC	port blocking method - task manager method
PS4	MTU method
XB1	MTU method - NAT method

Making Money

Weekly Money-Making Methods - Updated Weekly!

Any level of experience and money:

• Broke To Millionaire by L131 - Min. Level 1 /

I am a new player with low experience and money:

• Earn m and Level 40 For Brand New Players by u/Prizrak_Peruna - Min. Level 1 /
• Rags to Riches by K2Widowmaker - Min. Level 5 /
• Contact Missions FAQ by bleeps__ - Min. Level 5 /

I am a returning player with decent game experience and money:

• VIP Work by MaeBeWeird - Min. Level 1 /
• Host or participate in Heists - Min. Level 1 / to participate; Min. Level 12 / or own a high-end apartment to host

I'm a millionaire already, just give me a grind:

• CEO Import/Export Vehicle Work by Psychko - Currently most reliable and profitable money grind with high end only method - Min. Level 1 / if you already own a CEO office / if you do not own a CEO office
• Do an I/E sourcing mission, then do VIP work (Headhunter or Sightseer are a breeze with a Buzzard) in the cool down, then do an I/E delivery mission. Rinse and repeat!
• TIP: How to get high end vehicles only
• CEO Crate Work by Psychko - Min. Level 1 / if you already own a CEO office / if you do not own a CEO office
• Can be done hassle-free in a completely solo public lobby
• If you get a sell mission you don't like, just switch sessions to lose 3 crates and have a chance at a different sell mission type
• VIP "Wave" method for continuous money grinding by Psychko - Min. Level 1 / , requires Buzzard or Savage helicopter
• Money grind for advanced players using Coke, Meth, Counterfeit Cash, and Bunker businesses by u/Tonan

I'm a solo player, how can I maximize my profits?

• Solo CEO and MC Tips by RDS08

Leveling RP

• Be an Associate for a CEO - Min. Level 1 /
• Earn 2000-3000RP per source delivery, 5000RP per sale delivery. Buy 1 crate and sell immediately for maximum RP since the same RP is given whether you source/sell 1 crate or multiple.
• Earn 200-600RP bonuses when you stay near the CEO/VIP's location
• Participate in weekly 2X RP activities - Min. Level 1 /
• Leveling a second character from scratch by Sh-Apeshifter09 - Min. Level 1 / million

Further Money Making Info

• Money Wiki - a quick overview of the various ways to make money.
• Summary of major money making methods by Dreamex - includes Crates, Import/Export, MC businesses, hangars, bunkers
• Special Cargo Business Strategy by MrShyShyGuy
• Comprehensive Guide by TheNathanNS - details on every type of mission or work that earns money, and tips on maximizing your profits
• Money Making Notebook by SanshaXII
• Contact Missions Guide by GlassGoose45 - good for those who are just starting out or can't/don't want to do heists, CEO, or VIP
• CEO Work by MaeBeWeird - quick overview of offices, associates, and crate work
• CEO FAQ by bleeps__ - details on CEO crate work
• CEO Crate Profits Guide by _Caith_Amach - table of profit/crate ratios
• Import/Export Guide by ErregungHaus
• Import/Export Spreadsheet by Beltontx101 - keep track of vehicles you get in I/E missions
• Detailed I/E Guide for each type of sourcing mission by RDS08
• MC Biker Work and Business Guide by ErregungHaus
• MC Business Supply/Profit/Production Chart
• Diamond casino Heist Guide by /iiEco-Ryan3166

What's New? Recent Major Content Updates

• Rockstar Newswire

June 2017 - Gunrunning FAQ by L131
August 2017 - Intro to Smuggler's Run by Psychko

• Smuggler's Run FAQ by L131

December 2017 - Doomsday Heist FAQ
July 2018 - After Hours/Nightclubs FAQ | After Hours Guide by Dan6erbond
July 2019 - Diamond Casino FAQ

• Hidden Playing Cards Locations by u/dingogordy
• Gambling Guide by u/enderpiet
• Inside Track Odds Calculator by u/GarsantFAQs and Popular Topics
• Looking for friends or heist teammates? GTALFH | /HeistTeams | GTAOnline subreddit Discord

Vehicles and Properties

• All Vehicles Guide by Broughy1322
• GTA V Full Vehicles Database by TheSDHotel
• GTA V Full Properties Database by TheSDHotel
• Vehicle Trade Price Unlocks by howellq
• Combat Vehicle Guide by Dan6erbond

Tips and Tricks

• General Tips and Tricks by lBurnsyl and the users of /gtaonline
• General Tips and tricks x2 by what_it_dooo
• Heist Tips and Tricks
• Doomsday Heist Tips and Tricks

Just For Fun

• What to do when you're burned out on GTA Online by iosPixel
• Big list of fun things to do in the game by NextubeGameArena (original Reddit post deleted)
• Wheel of Fortune for stuff to do

Useful Tools

• A new and better: GTA Online Interactive Map, Timers, Import/Export Vehicle warehouse checklist, and guides by u/drafirus
• Business Supply/Stock Manager by u/elcihev_cnuf
• Merryweather All-Purpose Map by Oliqu - Pegasus spawn points, anti-griefer safe locations, weapon spawn points; More info here
• Interactive Property and Business Map by gtaboss_gg
• Event/mission/spawning timer by ErregungHaus
• All 200 Weapon Spawn Locations by smartergaming
• GTA Launcher Troubleshooting by PartyNachos
• Website to prepare your Casino Heist - calculator, training tool, guide... by u/Scorpyo5

If you know a post that should be included in this guide, message the moderators.

My name is Jared A. Brock. Having just turned 35, I sat down to reflect on everything I’ve learned so far and made a list of the things I wish I learned far sooner. None of these are rules or commands for you to follow, just personal reflections from a decade of journaling. I hope they save you a lot of time, energy, and struggle:

1. “Save the best for last” is terrible advice.

A French monk taught me this one. Every morning, I put on the newest pair of socks in my drawer. Why wear the rattiest pair? When I sit down to eat, I eat the tastiest bits first. Why let them get cold? After every shower, I put on my favorite clean t-shirt. I have a great bottle of 10-year-old Laphroaig scotch in my cupboard, but I probably won’t drink it for months because I received two bottles of reactor-aged Lost Spirits single malt for Christmas.
Why? Because life is hard enough and we aren’t promised tomorrow. This doesn’t mean we should throw caution to the wind and “live in the moment” at all times, but it does mean we should try to find the golden middle and glean a little bit of pleasure from every day we’re blessed to live. “Save the best for last” is poverty-mentality thinking. It expects worse in the future. Enjoy the best right now — in your marriage, parenting, work, travel, faith, friendship, contribution. Keep all the chips on the table. Be ready at all times to leave without regret.

2. Tools use us.

A hammer literally cannot hit a nail without using a human. A saw cannot cut through a board without using a human. A phone cannot deliver ads without using a human.

3. Avoid false dichotomies.

When given two great options, choose both. When given two horrible options, choose neither.

4. Failure is overcome by one word.

“Next.”

5. Ambition is ruinous for your happiness.

Most goal-setters (myself included) live much of life in anticipation of tomorrow, and when that day arrives, they’re either disappointed by their failures or underwhelmed by their successes.
Instead: trust the process. Whiskey, pasta, bread, beer, and cereal all require just two ingredients — wheat and water — but the outcome is completely different based on the process. Identity precedes action. Determine what you want to be, then find the process that will get you there every single time.

6. Forget what the market wants.

Listen to your gut. Your body knows the difference between good and great. Someone said you should never record a song or code an app or write an article unless it makes you laugh, cry, or orgasm. If an idea doesn’t move you, it won’t move an audience, no matter how “commercial” you think it is.

7. Give yourself a shove.

The best way to eat more candy, drink more vodka, and smoke more cigarettes is to leave them in the middle of the kitchen counter.
You get it. Willpower is useless. Instead, line up a series of little nudges to automatically get you through your day. If you want to work out, leave your shorts by the door or your cleats in your fridge. My blue diode glasses rest on top of my laptop so I have to protect my eyes before logging online. I can’t not see my vitamins when I brush my teeth, or chia seeds when I reach for the Brita. There’s a book beside my bed, toilet, desk, and car’s gear shifter.
Line up enough nudges and you can shove yourself in the right direction.

8. Grandma didn’t use toilet paper.

She used pages from the Sears catalog. Splinter-free wasn’t available until 1935. The Romans used sponges. The Greeks used clay. Francois Rabelais recommended using “the neck of a goose.” Arabians used their left hand.
Never assume our extremely unique cultural moment is “normal.”

9. Ninety-nine isn’t enough.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celcius. The difference between 99 and 100 is the difference between zero and one. Not-boiling, boiling.
Corollary: 101 doesn’t make it any more boiling.

10. Old people know better.

Honoring our elders is one of the most underrated practices in our newness-obsessed society. Sure, there are a ton of old crazy far-right conspiracy theorists, but there are also good people who have survived four wars, six recessions, and twelve presidents and are somehow still smiling. Get to know them.
Also: meet your old-person self. I try to invent a new word every week — one of them is preflection. To ponder the present through the eyes of your future self. Take an hour in silence to listen to your eighty-year-old self. They might know something you don’t.

11. Fire all your employees.

The employer-employee relationship creates an unhealthy power dynamic between humans that simply didn’t exist when we worked cooperatively to feed our clan or village. I love my work life so much more now that I only work with independent entrepreneurs who are my equals. For me, it’s either a one-man show (my writing business), an equal partnership (my film company), or a co-operative endeavor. Life’s too short to be a boss or be bossed around.

12. Accept that you are a voracious locust of doom.

Nail a roll of paper to the wall and write down everything you consume for a year — food, toilet paper, electricity, car fuel, movies, music, social media content, other people’s time, everything. See what I mean?
Saint Augustine said that the human heart can only fully be satisfied by one thing aside from God himself: everything. All the sex, all the money, all the power, all the possessions, all the glory. All of it. Nothing short of everything could ever fully satiate the human heart. We are wired for more.
Understanding this truth is the first step toward real contentment.

13. Awkward is awesome.

My best friend says that The Office gave society a beautiful gift: the ability to embrace cringe. When you meet someone new and it’s slightly weird, pretend you’re Michael Scott. Just glory and bask in the discomfort.
You can awkward-proof your life by being bold: Ask for discounts. Ask for refunds. Ask for phone numbers. Ask for pay raises. Ask inappropriate questions at inappropriate times. Lather yourself in awkward and pretty soon nothing sticks.

14. Happiness isn’t the purpose of life.

Hitler really was following his bliss by offing millions of Jews. I’m sure Jeffrey Dahmer genuinely enjoyed the taste of human flesh. Bernie Madoff seemed content to bilk charities for decades.
Happiness isn’t the purpose of life. It’s not even in the top ten. Happiness is a seasonal fruit, not a foundational root. Find firm and fertile ground.

15. There is no ugly.

My grandpa re-proposed to my grandma on their fiftieth wedding anniversary and called her the most beautiful woman he’s ever known. Old wrinkly grandma? Yes. Because we choose our definition of beauty through our thoughts, disciplines, habits, and patterns, be they conscious or otherwise.

16. We are what we consume.

The statistical average American is a walking bodybag of sugar, alcohol, caffeine, porn, pills, and digital stimulus. Imagine how different life would be if our only inputs were nature, sleep, sunlight, organic food, and embodied human interaction?
Guard your inputs carefully.

17. We’re going to die quite soon.

Make sure you live first. Practicing memento mori will help.

18. Fame is poison.

One in four Gen Zers thinks they’ll be famous by age 25. One in 3.9999999 Gen Zers are going to have a miserably disappointing life.
Why do people desire the attention of strangers? Because we all need to love and be loved, to know and be known, but are too afraid to risk personal heartbreak to seek it out. Attention is not affection. Influence is not intimacy.

19. Boomers are to blame for half our troubles.

The Me Generation took a free ride at the planet’s expense and are hellbent on taking the rest of it with them. They’re statistically low on empathy — blame the lead, asbestos, and hairspray if you must — but at least acknowledge the reality that life is hard for everyone, and no one has it easier.

20. Children are dope.

Kids are the blood transfusion in our sick system. We need to stop manipulating, brainwashing, colonizing, and propagandizing them, and learn from them instead.

21. It doesn’t have to hurt.

Joy is a choice.

22. Watch comedy before calls and meetings.

Five minutes of gut-busting laughter will prime you for even the most tedious conference call. Your co-workers and customers all have tough lives like everybody else, so brighten their day by pre-brightening your own.

23. No ragrets.

Tattoo it on your neck. Most people play it far too safe. Instead: optimize your life for the least number of regrets and the most amount of selfless contribution.

24. There are better ways to vote.

I’ve manned several local voting stations, and I’ve also hob-nobbed with politicians in Canada, America, and the UK. The reality is that they don’t work for us. They work for their corporate sponsors and private interests.
Democracy isn’t dead. It just hasn’t happened yet, with all attempts to date being stillborn or aborted. Democracy = one voice one vote. Athens wasn’t a democracy — women, slaves, and tenants had zero say. America isn’t a democracy either — no representative system is, because it’s far too easy for private interests to buy politicians. The charade of voting is illusory. All elections are sham elections.
So what to do? Vote with your money and time and attention. One sham vote every four years versus tens of thousands of dollar-votes each year? It’s a no-brainer. My wife and I haven’t stepped foot in a Walmart in more than a decade because thousands of its suppliers are based in China, the billionaire heirs are anti-democratic tax-avoiders, and they treat their employees like indentured servants. Vote for pro-democracy third-party candidates if you must — just understand the game, and vote in the ways that actually matter.

25. Everything easy has already been done.

So run a little further.
And if it hasn’t been done, it won’t be as easy as it appears. The question to ask is: what’s been standing in the way this whole time? Achievement is all about knocking down obstacles. Just make sure what’s on the other side is rightly worth the effort.

26. Broccoli still tastes terrible.

But you’re not a child anymore. Adults do hard things.

27. Fixed-order scheduling > fixed-hour scheduling.

Discipline is great, but it’s also subject to the law of diminishing returns. Life is just too dynamic to schedule with military precision. Free yourself from the tyranny of “only people who wake up at 5 AM are successful.”
All hours are not created equal. It depends on your sleep drive and chronotype. Know yourself. Unapologetically get more sleep, then do your best work at your best time in your best state.

28. “Freedom” isn’t freedom.

America wasn’t founded on freedom. America was founded on violent autonomy.
The ancient Greeks had an entirely different definition of freedom: it was the ability to choose the right regardless of circumstance.

“We talk about freedom all the time, but we’ve stopped talking about freedom a long time ago. Now we’re talking about autonomy. Freedom is different than autonomy. Freedom has boundaries. Truth is one of those boundaries. And morality is one of those boundaries. Autonomy is the ability to do whatever you want whenever you want in whatever way you want. The problem is this: If I’m autonomous and another person is autonomous, and I have preferences and those matter more than the truth, and that person has preferences and their preferences matter more than the truth, when two autonomous preference-seeking beings come together and their preferences don’t match, who is going to win? If truth is on the bottom shelf, truth won’t decide. What will decide will be power. And isn’t it ironic that in our quest for “freedom”, someone gets enslaved?” — Abdu Murray

29. The Marines were right: slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

As teenagers, my friend Tyler and I were in a hurry to get somewhere quickly so we drove 120+ miles per hour for forty-five straight minutes before nearly crashing when the speed burned a footlong gash through the tire. By the time we replaced it with a spare, we were late to our destination by more than an hour.
But nevermind driving. Pump the life-brakes sometimes, or at least, let off the gas. You might get there faster, with less wear-and-tear on the engine.

30. The quest for wealth is destroying life.

We’ve commodified land, water, shelter, clothing, art, time, and nearly everything else. Very little remains, and it’s amassing into fewer hands.
We need a shared global vision. My invented word for it is benevitae: the sustainable flourishing of all creation. Our collective goal should be socioenviroeconomic sustainability. Where to start? We’d do well to let biology determine ecological sustainability and real democracy to determine economic fairness. Our current trajectory is worse than the Space Shuttle Challenger.

31. Most “leaders” aren’t leaders.

Celebrities, politicians, and book-hocking business gurus all call themselves leaders. They’re not.
Real leadership is influence that serves. True leaders are selfless and servant-hearted. They put the best interests of others ahead of their own. Politics and media, by comparison, attracts sociopaths like flies to firelight. Never give power to those who seek it. Nearly everyone worth following is dead.

32. Divide-and-conquer is a business model.

Near the end of high school, dozen friends and I binge-watched multiple seasons of LOST in our friend Mike’s basement. It was one of the most hilarious, riotous, enjoyable experiences we had as a group.
And it was the last show we ever watched together.
People used to go to restaurants in large numbers, to the movies by the dozen, climbing over each other for one of the limited video game controllers, packing out our churches, cheering on our sports teams by the busload. We were almost never alone, and we were far happier. Now we order in, watch Netflix, stream Minecraft, catch the highlights, watch porn, and go to bed. It’s killing us.
Resist the urge to be alone. It’s too easy, and it’s the exact opposite of what we really need. The #1 thing that’s correlated to human happiness is human togetherness.

33. Self-improvement won’t save us.

The great lie of individualist-consumerist culture is that we can improve our way to personal perfection and communal utopia. But it’s incrementalism at best.
It’s just chasing infinity.

34. We know nothing +/-.

On the scale of all that is known, and all that is knowable, our individual understanding is essentially mathematically zero. The entirety of human knowledge is a rounding error.
This is the beginning of humility.

35. The sun is not on fire

I was at an observatory in the Davis Mountains in Texas, and it was the first time I’d paid attention to astronomy since grade school. For three decades, I’d wrongly assumed the sun was a giant ball of flames.
But there’s no fire in space because there’s no oxygen in space. (It just looks like fire because of how our eyes perceive light through the atmosphere and prism.) As I stared at the real-time image of the sun on the observatory wall, I nearly wept. The sun actually looks like a giant, boiling, grey brain.
And then it hit me: I have so many assumptions to set aside and so much left to learn. So pay attention. Don’t worship the “question everything” mantra, but instead spend your life seeking truth, and wisdom, and understanding.
You know what you need to do to get where you want to be.

Hello, warframe! I've been playing for a while and I help run a clan now, so I thought I'd put some of my best (worst) advice into one place. Here are some great (awful) things to think about:

1. When farming with Nekros, he gets more chances to Desecrate for more loot based on how many severed parts enemies have. Make sure to keep slashing even at corpses so everyone knows you're a complete psychopath.
2. Spoiler mode is great for reviving team members, especially with invisibility, but check their MR first if you're going to do that. Low level scrubs don't deserve to be revived.
3. Higher rarity Prime parts are worth more Ducats, so it's a rule that you have to say "DUCATS" in the loudest, dumbest voice possible on party chat when you pick them on the relic crack screen.
4. Voidrig's 2 gives it invincibility for several seconds, giving your shields time to regen and the Bruntspar skin's head time to reenact The Exorcist.
5. If you're trying to stay grouped up with a friend but want randos to leave your party after a mission, it's customary to type "WHY ARE THESE FOOLS STILL BREATHING MY AIR" into squad chat.
6. Deluxe Skins are the best use of login market coupons partially because you can't get them in any other way, but mostly because then everyone knows just how much of a thirsty bitch you really are. We know exactly why you bought Nova's Atomica skin.
7. If you're new to open world content, you can get a K-Drive hoverboard for free from the Fortuna quest, allowing you to see the world from below as you clip through the ground and fall into oblivion.
8. All three sub-species of Vulpaphylas from Deimos self-res automatically so your pet can die guilt-free. Repeatedly.
9. Ayatan sculptures can be used to decorate your orbiter, letting you tell your friends "LOOK HOW MUCH ENDO I DON'T NEED" without ever having to type or say it.
10. If you're new to the game, make sure to play The Second Dream as soon as possible for a free existential crisis. Nobody online will tell you what it's about out of respect for existentialist Soren Kierkegaard, who famously did not have the internet.
11. Did you know Warframe has PVP? It doesn't! There is no PVP in Warframe. Why would you think that?
12. In addition to having a credit doubler built into his Effigy ability, Chroma is also a 13 year old's Platonic ideal of "badass." It's me. I'm 13. Ignore the "1985" on my driver's license.
13. When you use Nidus's larva to yank Dargyn pilots into the ball, killing them counts for "kill Dargyn pilots before they hit the ground" and makes the ball burp, which is hilarious.
14. Using a melee weapon as Wukong is a perfectly legal way to give a gun to a monkey.

/RedDeadOnline Simple Questions & FAQ Thread.

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PC / Next-Gen / Stand-alone Questions

Q) If I buy on Rockstar Launcher, can I play with friends on Steam?

Yes, you can play with friends on PC regardless of what store they bought it from. Even Steam GTA, uses Rockstar to launch the game.

Q) Can we transfer our characters from PS4 and Xbox One to PC?

No, you cannot transfer characters to a different platform, e.g Xbox to PC. The game is cross-gen however, so if you play PS4 you can continue on PS5.

Q) If I buy a next-gen console, can I play with friends on old-gen consoles?

Yes! The game is backwards compatible on console, so you can play with friends on PS4/PS5 or XB1/XBX

Q) If I already own Red Dead Redemption 2, do I need to buy Red Dead Online again when it goes standalone?

No! Red Dead Online is still part of the RDR2 game.

Red Dead Online: General Questions

Q) What are the currencies in Red Dead Online?

Cash, the main currency in RDO that is earned through almost every activity.
Gold Bars, the premium currency in RDO that can be purchased using real money. You earn a small amount of gold for completing activities online.
Role Tokens, earned by levelling up in each role, used to unlock abilities & items for the five current roles.

Q) What is the Outlaw pass?

The Outlaw Pass is an in-game purchase using the premium Gold currency that allows you to earn items/rewards as you level up.
Outlaw Pass are only available for a limited time and once they finish, you can't access them again.

Q) What are Daily Challenges?

Every day at 6am UTC, you are given a new list of 7 daily challenges as well as 15 role daily challenges. They can range from hunting specific animals or finding certain herbs, to completing PVP/Freeroam events.
Initially, you earn 0.1 Gold per completed challenge plus a bonus if you complete all 7 regular challenges.
After completing at least 1 challenge per day for 7 days, you then earn a little more gold per challenge each week before your daily challenge streak resets after 28 days.
Your daily challenge streak will then reset, and you start the process again.
In addition to this, there are also 3 daily challenges for each role available and you can do a max of 9 role daily challenges. Daily challenges for roles will also differ depending on your rank within each role.

Q) What are Free-roam events (role/normal)

Every 45 minutes, you'll receive an invite to a free-roam event. Free-roam events can be activities such as fishing, horse racing, archery competitions, or PVP. You earn XP + cash for completing.
There are also role specific events that happen every 90 minutes, you need to be ranked up and enrolled in each role before you'll see invites for these activities.
You can see the schedule for free-roam & role events here

Q) What are ability cards?

Abilities in Red Dead Online are assigned to a character through Ability Cards. These are divided into two different types. Dead Eye cards that grant abilities only active during Dead Eye, while Passive cards add abilities that are always active, no matter what you do. Passive abilities are further divided into several different categories.
In Red Dead Online, it's not possible to assign all of the available abilities to the character, as there are only 4 slots available. One slot is used for a single Dead Eye card, while the remaining three slots are used for Passive abilities. ^Source.

Q) What are the playing styles online?

Defensive: Players in Defensive mode will be indicated by a shield icon, will take reduced damage from enemy players, cannot be lassoed, melee attacked, executed or targeted with auto-aim. Defensive players will also be excluded from being targeted in PvP-related missions such as Player Assassination. Those who attack Defensive players receive hefty penalties via the Hostility system, while players who initiate conflict while in Defensive mode will be instantly pulled out of Defensive mode and also receive similar Hostility penalties.
Offensive: The Offensive playing style is set as the default and is how most players traditionally interact in Free Roam – free to engage in hostile contact with other players if you are prepared to accept the potential consequences.

Red Dead Online: Other Questions

Q) How do I dual wield?

At rank 25, you can buy an off-hand holster which allows you to equip a second handgun.

Q) How do I change appearance

Press Left on the D Pad (Keyboard TBC) to bring the Online menu up > Scroll down to Online Options > Scroll down to Change Appearance

Q) How do I setup camp

Press Left on the D Pad (Keyboard TBC) to bring the Online menu up > Scroll down to camp options > Choose location for camp
Camps can be used to access wardrobes, collect items you've ordered via the catalog, craft & cook and fast travel if upgraded.
A small camp is suitable for 1-4 posse members and costs $1 per in game day. A large camp is suitable for 1-7 posse members and costs $2 per in game day.

Q) Where is the gun locker?

You unlock it through the trader role, then purchase it at Wilderness Outfitters in camp, and then it appears at your specific tent in camp.

Q) How do I buy a dog?

At your camp, head to Cripps and access Wilderness Outfitters, from there you can select the dog option.

Q) What can dogs be used for?

Looking cool at your camp and warning you of camp raids when you unlock the perk. Not really much else. (They're not companions like Dogmeat from Fallout 4)

Q) I saw an item, but can't find it on PC or Xbox One.

Some items are exclusive to PS4, so you may see things promoted by Rockstar that aren't yet available on your platform or it may be from an old Outlaw Pass.

Q) What is the best Horse

This post should help.

Q) What are the best Weapons

Captain Balrick's arsenal should help you decide

Q) What is the best ability card loadout

This post in the /RedDeadOnline mega-guide should help.

Q) What is the best way to make money/gold

This post should help.

Q) Where are the treasure maps located?

You can find them all here.

Red Dead Online: Roles

Q) Can I have more than 1 role active?

Yes! You can play in all roles concurrently.

Bounty Hunter Role

Q) What is the Bounty Hunter role?

Get started as a Bounty Hunter when you meet the Legendary Bounty Hunter in Rhodes and purchase the Bounty Hunter License. The standard cost is 15 Gold Bars.
Licensed Bounty Hunters can pick up work by visiting bounty boards located near law offices, post offices and train stations across the states. There is no shortage of criminals to be dealt with and the targets range in difficulty, from lone low-level petty thieves to notorious outlaws with armed protection details and a watchful eye. Taking on an armed gang or bringing multiple targets to justice is made easier with the help of a Posse, who will all earn a cut of the final bounty. And keep in mind, bringing in targets alive will yield a greater reward.
Reaching Bounty Hunter Rank 12 will open up the opportunity to take down other players with high bounties of $20 or more. Bounty Hunters will be notified through an invite about the opportunity to hunt down the wanted player when they’re nearby in a structured pursuit. The wanted player must escape (or surrender) within the allotted time and if captured, they’ll also have opportunities to escape and flee. If the Bounty Hunter brings the target in alive, they’ll receive an award while the criminal serves time.

Q) What are legendary bounties?

Legendary bounties are high-tier bounties, they usually involve a mini-story/cut scene. They're also much tougher than a regular bounty.
There are 10 legendary bounties that can be access as part of the Bounty Hunter role and 3 that can be accessed (when they've all released) by purchasing the Prestigious Bounty Hunter upgrade.

Trader Role

Q) What is the Trader role?

our trusted camp companion, Cripps, has long dreamed of starting a trading outpost and you’re going to help him make it happen - by becoming a partner in the fledgling Cripps Trading Company. Combining Cripps’ lifetime of working with animal materials and your skills at hunting and frontier security, you’ll have the perfect ingredients to develop a thriving business.
Once you agree to help Cripps, you can start turning your camp into a business by sourcing items for Cripps to convert into sellable goods. An investment of 15 Gold Bars to purchase a Butcher’s Table will get your business up and running.
Once you’re operational, you’ll provide Cripps with Materials through hunting animals – pristine pelts and carcasses will provide better yields. You’ll also take on Resupply Missions to acquire additional necessities through less than savory tactics. Once supplied, Cripps will begin turning the materials into sellable goods, which can then be sent out on low-risk local deliveries for payment or across greater distances for a premium.
Improve your hunting yields with a Hunting Wagon for larger hauls or upgrade your Delivery Wagons for larger sales. As business flourishes and your presence becomes known in the market, your competition may grow jealous of your success, so keep an eye out for raids on your camp. As your trade grows, you might consider purchasing a camp dog from Wilderness Outfitters. Not only are dogs great camp companions for all players, but a Trader of sufficient rank can teach their dog to warn of incoming attacks.

Q) Can I skip the medium wagon?

No, you need to buy the medium wagon, then the large wagon.

Q) What can I sell to Cripps?

You can sell carcasses & small animals (e.g squirrels). Along with some animal parts, e.g feathers.
Cripps does not accept meat, fish or skinned carcasses.

Q) How long does it take Cripps to make goods after resupplying?

Cripps requires materials and supplies to produce goods. You give him materials by donating carcasses and pelts. He uses two units of materials to produce one good. You either buy supplies or obtain them through resupply missions. Either way, that gives enough supplies to produce 25 goods. As long as both materials and supplies are available, Cripps produces 1 good every 2 minutes (1 in-game hour).

Collector Role

Q) What is the Collector role?

Seek out the mysterious travelling saleswoman Madam Nazar to acquire the Collector’s Bag and get started on the path of the Collector. It will cost 15 Gold Bars for access to collecting and selling rare items.
With Madam Nazar’s help, you will be able to explore the world finding valuable treasures, whether they’re discarded Tarot cards in abandoned camps, buried treasures unearthed with your trusty shovel, hidden family heirlooms and more.
Collect individual pieces and sell them off directly to Madam Nazar or collect entire sets for even more valuable sales. As you progress, you’ll unlock enhanced searching skills; more useful tools like a metal detector; benefits like increased carrying capacities; the ability for your horse to directly pluck and pass herbs to you while mounted, and more.

Q) Where is Madam Nazar?

Madam Nazar can be located by completing a map/collection for her. Her location is posted daily on /RedDeadDailies - She changes location at 6am UTC time each day.
You can also find her using https://madamnazar.io/

Q) Who is Madam Nazar?

Madam Nazar is the Collector role vendor, you can obtain maps, cosmetics & other items such as the shovel from her.

Q) Why is Madam Nazar?

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Q) Where do you buy a shovel?

From Madam Nazar, it costs $350. If you need help finding her, check /RedDeadDailies

Q) Where do you buy a metal detector?

From Madam Nazar, it unlocks at level 5 and costs $700. If you need help finding her, check /RedDeadDailies

Q) Can you sell collector items individually or does it need to be a full set?

Yes, however you get far less money than you would if you sold a full collection

Q) Can you only have one collector map active?

Yes, if you try to open a second map, it may auto-close and almost looks like a bug, however, you should only try and activate one at any given time.

Moonshiner Role:

Q) I already met Maggie but I didn't buy a shack, now I can't find how to buy the shack?

In the options menu (left on the D-pad, or L on PC), select "Camp & Properties" → "Moonshine Shack" → "Shack Location".

Will be expanded upon soon...

Naturalist Role

Will be updated soon...

Useful Red Dead Online Resources

• /RedDeadDailies - A subreddit dedicated to sharing daily challenge information
• /RedDeadCollector - The best place to ask for support with any locations for collector items.
• Collector map.
• /RedDeadOnline mega-guide.
• Free-roam event schedule
• Red Dead Online Discord

This thread will be posted at 6am UTC every Monday. We'll aim to update & add any additional questions in time for the new thread being posted each week.

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Making Money

Weekly Money-Making Methods - Updated Weekly!

Any level of experience and money:

• Broke To Millionaire by L131 - Min. Level 1 /

I am a new player with low experience and money:

• Earn m and Level 40 For Brand New Players by u/Prizrak_Peruna - Min. Level 1 /
• Rags to Riches by K2Widowmaker - Min. Level 5 /
• Contact Missions FAQ by bleeps__ - Min. Level 5 /

I am a returning player with decent game experience and money:

• VIP Work by MaeBeWeird - Min. Level 1 /
• Host or participate in Heists - Min. Level 1 / to participate; Min. Level 12 / or own a high-end apartment to host

I'm a millionaire already, just give me a grind:

• CEO Import/Export Vehicle Work by Psychko - Currently most reliable and profitable money grind with high end only method - Min. Level 1 / if you already own a CEO office / if you do not own a CEO office
• Do an I/E sourcing mission, then do VIP work (Headhunter or Sightseer are a breeze with a Buzzard) in the cool down, then do an I/E delivery mission. Rinse and repeat!
• TIP: How to get high end vehicles only
• CEO Crate Work by Psychko - Min. Level 1 / if you already own a CEO office / if you do not own a CEO office
• Can be done hassle-free in a completely solo public lobby
• If you get a sell mission you don't like, just switch sessions to lose 3 crates and have a chance at a different sell mission type
• VIP "Wave" method for continuous money grinding by Psychko - Min. Level 1 / , requires Buzzard or Savage helicopter
• Money grind for advanced players using Coke, Meth, Counterfeit Cash, and Bunker businesses by u/Tonan

I'm a solo player, how can I maximize my profits?

• Solo CEO and MC Tips by RDS08

Leveling RP

• Be an Associate for a CEO - Min. Level 1 /
• Earn 2000-3000RP per source delivery, 5000RP per sale delivery. Buy 1 crate and sell immediately for maximum RP since the same RP is given whether you source/sell 1 crate or multiple.
• Earn 200-600RP bonuses when you stay near the CEO/VIP's location
• Participate in weekly 2X RP activities - Min. Level 1 /
• Leveling a second character from scratch by Sh-Apeshifter09 - Min. Level 1 / million

Further Money Making Info

• Money Wiki - a quick overview of the various ways to make money.
• Summary of major money making methods by Dreamex - includes Crates, Import/Export, MC businesses, hangars, bunkers
• Special Cargo Business Strategy by MrShyShyGuy
• Comprehensive Guide by TheNathanNS - details on every type of mission or work that earns money, and tips on maximizing your profits
• Money Making Notebook by SanshaXII
• Contact Missions Guide by GlassGoose45 - good for those who are just starting out or can't/don't want to do heists, CEO, or VIP
• CEO Work by MaeBeWeird - quick overview of offices, associates, and crate work
• CEO FAQ by bleeps__ - details on CEO crate work
• CEO Crate Profits Guide by _Caith_Amach - table of profit/crate ratios
• Import/Export Guide by ErregungHaus
• Import/Export Spreadsheet by Beltontx101 - keep track of vehicles you get in I/E missions
• Detailed I/E Guide for each type of sourcing mission by RDS08
• MC Biker Work and Business Guide by ErregungHaus
• MC Business Supply/Profit/Production Chart
• Diamond casino Heist Guide by /iiEco-Ryan3166

What's New? Recent Major Content Updates

• Rockstar Newswire

June 2017 - Gunrunning FAQ by L131
August 2017 - Intro to Smuggler's Run by Psychko

• Smuggler's Run FAQ by L131

December 2017 - Doomsday Heist FAQ
July 2018 - After Hours/Nightclubs FAQ | After Hours Guide by Dan6erbond
July 2019 - Diamond Casino FAQ

• Hidden Playing Cards Locations by u/dingogordy
• Gambling Guide by u/enderpiet
• Inside Track Odds Calculator by u/GarsantFAQs and Popular Topics
• Looking for friends or heist teammates? GTALFH | /HeistTeams | GTAOnline subreddit Discord

Vehicles and Properties

• All Vehicles Guide by Broughy1322
• GTA V Full Vehicles Database by TheSDHotel
• GTA V Full Properties Database by TheSDHotel
• Vehicle Trade Price Unlocks by howellq
• Combat Vehicle Guide by Dan6erbond

Tips and Tricks

• General Tips and Tricks by lBurnsyl and the users of /gtaonline
• General Tips and tricks x2 by what_it_dooo
• Heist Tips and Tricks
• Doomsday Heist Tips and Tricks

Just For Fun

• What to do when you're burned out on GTA Online by iosPixel
• Big list of fun things to do in the game by NextubeGameArena (original Reddit post deleted)
• Wheel of Fortune for stuff to do

Useful Tools

• A new and better: GTA Online Interactive Map, Timers, Import/Export Vehicle warehouse checklist, and guides by u/drafirus
• Business Supply/Stock Manager by u/elcihev_cnuf
• Merryweather All-Purpose Map by Oliqu - Pegasus spawn points, anti-griefer safe locations, weapon spawn points; More info here
• Interactive Property and Business Map by gtaboss_gg
• Event/mission/spawning timer by ErregungHaus
• All 200 Weapon Spawn Locations by smartergaming
• GTA Launcher Troubleshooting by PartyNachos
• Website to prepare your Casino Heist - calculator, training tool, guide... by u/Scorpyo5

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This is my $256 budget gaming PC. I seen that someone else posted pics of their budget build so I decided I'd share mine and give some insight into what's in it, why I went with the parts I did, the challenges that I had and share my cost breakdown.
Before we get into it, I wanted to let you know that this is an older pic. While all my components are the same, my build looks a bit cleaner than shown here since I shoved some excess cables and my SSD out of the way lol.
For this build, I wanted to be able to play modern games on a tight budget and this build accomplished that.
Specs:
Dell Optiplex 7010 MT
i5-3570 CPU
RX 480 4GB GPU
16GB DDR3-1600 RAM
480GB SSD
500GB HDD
550W Corsair Semi-modular PSU
Back in December 2019, I knew that I wanted to finally get a decent gaming PC after I regretfully sold my gaming laptop a couple years earlier. I didn't have much money to my name so I did a ton of research to know what I needed/wanted to get.
I got almost all of my parts from eBay.
I got the Optiplex itself in December 2019 and it came with an i5-3570 and 8GB of RAM for $100. I went with a 7010 MT since I could swap out the PSU with a better ATX PSU and since it was an MT it meant that it could support full sized GPUs. I knew I wanted one with an i5-3570 since it's a slight upgrade over the i5-3470 that so many of these come with.
My PSU I actually got for just $10 a few years earlier from an online friend. He said he'd give it to me for free but that I just had to pay for shipping which came to $10. I swapped out the PSU before I ever even booted it up since I already had it on hand. Since it's semi-modular it helped with cable management since my case pretty much has none. If you're looking for a great deal on an ATX PSU for a similar price, check out EVGA's midweek madness sales. I've seen EVGA PSUs on there around the $10-30 range and they're better than the $40-$50 cheapo PSUs you can find on sites like Amazon.
Next was my HDD. It didn't come with one, but I got my HDD for just $8 at the time. Funny enough, my PC didn't come with the little HDD trays it needed so I had to mount it under where the dvd drive was with a few pieces of double sided foam mounting tape which mildly helped with reducing vibration noise as well.
I needed a GPU and after doing months of research previously, I went with a Gigabyte RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming. I seen one listed for like $89, but eBay had sent me a digital coupon which brought the cost down to just $75. Not bad at all for this GPU.
The challenge with getting a GPU for this system was that I needed one that was no longer than 10 inches otherwise it wouldn't have fit due to the HDD cage being in the way. There was only a small handful that would fit my system within my budget, but this one was the cheapest at the time that would work. Of course, I could have went with a low profile or ITX GPU but that would have at least doubled the cost for a card and I couldn't afford it.
At this point, I had a budget gaming PC that I was very happy with and I'd spent less than $200 on it at this point. There was just two more upgrades that really wanted to get that I could afford to get, an SSD and some extra RAM.
The SSD came first and is the only part of this build that was new. I went with a 480GB Adata SSD for my boot drive which cost me $60. Since it became my new boot drive, it sped my entire system up a lot. The only challenge here was that I couldn't connect up all my SATA drives up since my GPU covered up my SATA ports. The solution was to get some low profile SATA connectors. There was only one brand of them that would work, Silverstone. They were the only ones I could find that were so low profile that they would fit under my GPU.
I could only afford one or two of them so I couldn't reconnect my DVD drive, but that's fine since I've never used it.
Last was my extra RAM. I wanted an extra 8GB that was identical to the RAM I already had in my system, but prices were around $30 at the time. I waited a couple months and finally found some for $20 saving me $10 so I bought it. Now I had 16GB of RAM in my system.
That's it!
But how well does it perform?
I'll put it this way, I can play any game that I want at 1080p if I'm not picky about framerates or settings. Most newer games (2018 or newer) I have to set to low-medium settings to get decent framerates. Games that are from 2018 or earlier, I typically just put it on medium or high settings and forget about it. Most games I get between 30-60fps though.
Thanks for coming to my TEDTalk!

Greeting Theta Gang boys and girls,
I hope you're well and not bankrupt after last week. I'm just now recovering mentally myself. I saw a few WSB converts and some newbies asking for tips, so here you go. V2 of my Options guide. I hope it helps.
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I spent a huge amount of time learning about options and tried to distill my knowledge down into a helpful guide. This should especially be useful for newbies and growing options traders.
While I feel I’m a successful trader, I'm not a guru and my advice is not meant to be gospel, but this will hopefully be a good starting point, teach you a lot, and make you a better trader. I plan to keep typing up more info from my notebook, expanding this guide, and posting it every couple months.
Any feedback or additions are appreciated
Per requests, I added details of good and bad trades I made. Some painful lessons learned are now included. I also tried to organize this better as it got longer.
Here's what I tell options beginners:
I would strongly recommend buying a beginner's options book and read it cover to cover. That helped me a lot.
I like this beginner book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GWSXX8U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_OxNDFb2GK9YW7
Helpful websites:

• Tasty Trade (TT) and Ally Invest have helpful articles and videos.
  • https://www.tastytrade.com/tt
  • https://www.youtube.com/c/tastytrade1/featured
• Ally training:
  • What is options trading? https://www.ally.com/do-it-right/investing/trading-options-for-beginners/?CP=EM2012111
  • Top 10 options mistakes: https://www.ally.com/do-it-right/investing/top-10-option-trading-mistakes/?CP=EM2012111
• 3 common option mistakes: https://us.etrade.com/knowledge/library/options/common-mistakes-options-traders-make
• Common options strategies: https://www.optionsbro.com/basic-options-strategies/
• Investopedia has tons of great investing info for stocks and options: https://www.investopedia.com/
• Kamikaze Cash Theta Gang Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOweupE79XXiBaeH_xBpkUcYUsrAaKQen
• 20 rules of professional traders: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/022715/20-rules-followed-professional-traders.asp

Don't trade until you understand:

• You can lose your entire contract value when buying.
• You can lose a lot of money when selling "naked", theoretically unlimited.
• How option expiration works.
• Theta (decay) and how it works. This is imperative since it's attrition when buying and a payout when selling. https://www.optionseducation.org/advancedconcepts/theta
• DTE: Days till expiration/expiry
• Options positions with respect to price:
  • ITM: In the money; strike is below stock value. Signif
  • ATM: At the money; strike is just at or above the stock value, often very highly traded. Can be very effective with moderate - long term expiry.
  • NTM: Near the money; strike is above the stock value, but fairly close. Slightly unofficial term.
  • OTM: Out of the money; price is at least a few strikes from the current stock price. I would say 10-30% over stock price.
  • Very OTM: Not a real definition, this is essentially a lottery ticket. Cheap, but almost certain to expire worthless unless there is explosive movement.
• Understand delta in general and how delta changes with ITM and OTM options.
• Understand all the greeks at a high level, as you get better understand them well. The greeks: https://www.optionsplaybook.com/options-introduction/option-greeks/
• IV, IV crush, and how IV affects pricing. In general, you want to sell when IV is high and buy when the IV is low. Increasing IV is good for held calls/puts. IV drop or crush is generally good for sellers.
• Selling options can be quite beneficial. Once you have a good general understanding, lookup thetagang . Kamikaze Cash has good youtube videos on most theta strategies (linked above). I personally believe selling options (especially cash secured) is much safer and can consistently make you profits. Θ Gang 4 life.
• FOMO and how to avoid chasing a dangerous trend. DO NOT CHASE FROM FOMO!
• What intrinsic and extrinsic value are. Know how they are affected by being exercised/assigned and how theta affects them.
• Understand that some of WSB recommendations are straight up high-risk gambling and factor in the information accordingly. Be careful with Meme stocks and the survivorship bias on YOLO plays. However, I love the sub and think it’s hilarious. It has a lot of valuable information / DD if you are comfortable with the “colorful” language. It’s also great if you like rocket ship emojis.

Basics / Mechanics

• Understand the 4 "main" option types. Buying or selling a call and buying or selling a put. Spreads and more complex multi-legged option strategies are based off these in some way (see below)
• You can sell calls with 100 shares of stock or if you own an underlying longer term option; see LEAPS and PMCCs later. Selling calls naked is incredibly risky and often requires Level 4 (very advanced) permissions and usually a lot of capital. I will literally never sell calls naked since I don't want to ruin my life and end up living in a dumpster eating saltine crackers.
• Puts can be sold/written cash covered (cash secured), which means you have the cash in your account to buy 100 shares. Your broker will put this money on hold until the trade is closed. Puts can be sold "naked" using Margin and Level 3 (with most brokers). Your broker will hold a percentage of cost of 100 shares (often 30-40%, 100% on meme stocks) allowing you to sell more puts. This increases your available capital/power as well as increasing risk.

General Tips and Ideas:

• Don't EVER leave (short) spreads open on expiration day, close them. (more details below)
• Start off trading very small. Slowly build up over weeks / months. You need to get accustomed to a fifty dollar swing a day, then a few hundred, then a few thousand. You need to ensure you don't get emotional (see below). I started trading options with 5k, then 25k, 50k, and later over 100k. I added my own funds over time and used my gains to build my account. Don’t go all in immediately, that’s dangerous and unwise.
• Especially as you build up the amount of money you have invested, keep it diversified among several stocks.
  • Don't go all in on one thing, ever. Be able to take a hit from one stock and not mortally wound your portfolio.
  • A company may be doing great, then there's a major product issue out of nowhere. If you are overexposed in one stock this can really hurt you.
  • I had to roll options I sold that were about to expire completely worthless because FDX's CEO changed and the stock took a hard dip.
• Don't trade emotionally. If you realize you are emotionally trading for vengeance, you should probably exit the trade and cool off for several days with that stock. Same if you get caught up in a wave of hysteria.
• Have a plan for every trade, ideally with entries / exits that are specific values, ranges, or a set condition. This helps remove emotions. This is super important for strong movements and high volatility (see later).
• Use an options profit calculator from your broker or an online one before entering a "new" trade, especially a complex multi legged trade: https://www.optionsprofitcalculator.com/
• “Rolling” an option: Closing your existing option and opening a similar one at different strike and/or expiration.
  • Rolling a call “Up” would be selling a call you own and buying a cheaper call at a higher strike.
  • Rolling a put “Down and out” closes your original one and buying or selling one at a lower strike at a longer expiry.
  • Better broker interfaces have a literal “Roll” button. I know E-trade does. You can manually do it by selecting relevant contract legs.
• If you have a losing trade, re-evaluate it. If your initial assumption is definitely incorrect, close it. Don't stay in losing trades forever and lose the entire value of the option over stubbornness. If you re-evaluate and you think your assumption was right, hold, potentially consider adding another cheaper option (or buy another call / put). Rolling out sold options can help here.
• Don't try to day trade, especially with options. It's statistically unlikely to be profitable. Day-trading with options introduces extra liquidity risks and is dangerous, especially with spreads.
• Try not to over-trade, you'll likely mis-time the market over time. When I get emotional I over trade, then lose additional money on wash sales. If you scale your entries into positions it should help alleviate your desire to exit positions when they turn badly against you. Whenever I buy calls I do it at larger increments after W almost made me loss my hair; luckily it eventually came back.
• NEVER enter a position on a stock you have no idea about, especially when you read about it online or heard about it from some rando.
• At market open options contracts are often volatile and inflated. Buying during this time can be more expensive. Options are usually cheaper mid-day, I read somewhere 2-3PM is cheapest. I’ve had success around 12-1PM EST after prices settle.
• Try wheeling on cheaper stocks once you get all fundamentals down.
• When selling puts if you are very bullish consider "doubling down"; note this is higher risk. Use the credit from your put sale to buy shares or a cheap call. This can be roughly inversed with puts, except I wouldn't ever recommend shorting shares.
• Learn from your mistakes. You can’t go back in time and beating yourself up (to a point) is useless. Make a physical &/or mental note of it so you don’t do it again. If you don’t learn from it, then beat yourself up so you won’t do it again.
• If you have friends that like to trade, I find it helpful to discuss strategies and planned plays. I talk openly with my close friends about my current holdings and planned trades, it helps keep me accountable. If I get a wide-eyed look, I might be doing something excessively risky or stupid. I’ve over-leveraged myself in calls twice and I knew I shouldn’t have done it both times. When I tell my friends what I did and I’m embarrassed, it exemplifies the face that I shouldn’t have done it in the first place. You will also get ideas for new strategies or plays from them. It’s good to stay versatile and use multiple strategies when appropriate. Beware of group think/echo chambers.
• I recommend NEVER telling someone what to buy/sell and when. I’ll tell people MY plays or what I like and why, but I will not encourage them to emulate what I do. Depending on the audience, I’ll tell them my exact positions along with my exit and entrance strategy. With closer friends I’ll offer my thoughts on their trades (if asked). If my friend is doing something really risky (one of my friends does some scary stuff) I may ask them if they want my advice, and provide it, especially if they overlooked a risk/event. I will not encourage someone to execute/enter a trade since it has a high potential for hurt feelings or animosity all around.
• Don’t fall in love with a stock. Just because something made you money before and you have high confidence in it doesn’t mean it will keep performing. I joke that FDX betrayed me when it started dipping and losing me money. I was over-confident of its bounce-back and sold too many puts too quickly. I’m in several losing trades because of it. However, I will keep good stocks in my rostetracking list or try different strategies or re-enter trades when they change their behavior.
• As you start to both buy and sell options and get more experience in general, you'll start seeing the two sides to every trade. You will likely start adjusting your strategies or trying new trades out because of this. Things will likely click one day. Most/all the greeks and options concepts will become almost second nature. For me this was when I could build an Iron Condor from scratch, which was a watershed moment involving a good understanding of many strategies.
• Understand Liquidity and volume.
  • Trading in low volume, low open interest contracts results in wide bid/ask spreads and difficulty having your contracts filled. Look at all the data for a contract, not just the strike and price.
  • Monthly Expiration dates typically have better liquidity.
  • Multi-legged trades (Common examples are 2-legged vertical spreads or 4-legged iron condors) have more difficulty being filled, especially on bad brokers like Robin Hood. Having very liquid options for all legs is extremely helpful in obtaining timely and well-priced fills, which maximize your potential profits.
• Time in market vs timing the market:
  • It is extremely difficult to time the market perfectly. If you wait for the perfect opportunity forever, history has proven you will miss out on gains. Keeping all your money out of the market has proven to be ineffective. Now if there is something serious happening with a stock/the market (like say a new pandemic), don’t go all in. I recommend entering incrementally at dips. If the stock has huge upside potential it may never go down, so it might make sense to partially enter at the current price.
  • IMIO selling puts is a great strategy to get into a stock you like, or at least make money off it. I think buying stock in lots of 100 is usually for suckers. Selling an ATM or ITM put (assuming the math works out) on a stock you were going to buy and hold is ALMOST free money.
  • I recommend keeping some cash available regardless. If you have a very large account or expect a downturn, hedging with indexes like QQQ, SPY, or VIX or calls/puts may be wise.
• Every trade can't be a winner. You will take some losses, you must get used to it. I don’t like having a realized loss of 1K or more on any trade. However, this will happen, especially with larger accounts.
  • As long as you win more often and beat the S&P that year I consider it okay. I’m kind of aggressive, so I consider 20%+ annually good. 30%+ annually is great. 40%+ and I’m dancing. After trading options I am almost baffled by my old belief that 5% annual returns (mostly from dividend ETFs) was “good”. That’s nothing to me now since I’m willing to take risks. Note: While lots of people danced in 2020, realize that’s an insane Bull Run year and is atypical.
  • Adhere to your own risk tolerance and never over-extend yourself, especially with margin use. Don’t make huge gambles leaving you uncomfortable. Only gamble with money you are willing to lose.
  • My personal strategy is to make safer gains for the year and then enter slightly riskier strategies using those gains. I can be slightly-moderately more aggressive and compound my gains. For me I often sell puts to make money, then when I see a big opportunity I’ll sell a put and buy an OTM or moderately ITM call.
• Understand it’s not safe to try and get rich overnight. However, once you hit big “steps” things may start to snowball. You can enter more positions and take more risks if you choose to.
  • For me this when I hit 50k, then 100k. I was able to balance low and moderate risk positions to more significantly grow my account. I’ll even do a high risk thing now and again because my gains can absorb it (assuming I have them).
  • I can’t wait to get to 250K, then 500K. I know it’ll take quite a long time, but I am confident I’ll eventually be able to have 500K and (hopefully) 1M in my non-401k trading account with gains and additions from my job. I can only imagine how “dangerous” I will be with that kind of capital.
• If you missed "the next big thing" like AAPL, TSLA, or the time machine I’m building in my basement. Don't get upset, learn from it. Adapt and become a better trader for next time.
  • Figure out why a company was so promising, before they mooned. Determine how you would have traded differently in hindsight. Apply those lessons to the next company you believe has long term growth prospects.
  • For me that's putting in 1-2.5k towards shares and/or buying LEAPS on it. Depending on my bullishness I may buy “cheap”, fairly far OTM calls. The far OTM options are sort of lottery tickets. If I'm right the (relatively) low cost will have explosive profits; if I'm wrong, they didn't cost that much so it's a calculated loss I’m willing to accept. For more serious bets I’ll buy ITM LEAPS to run PMCCs on. I also like to buy 1-2K in my 401k for very long-term plays.
• The stock market hates uncertainty, it seems to crave the status quo. A shakeup can potential tank a stock, even if it's nothing. With shares you can wait it out, but this can be problematic for options. If you see volatile/uncertain times ahead (politics, disease, manufacturing, earnings, etc.), you might want to reduce your overall portfolio risks or hedge.

Profit Retention / Loss Mitigation

• If selling options, it is a viable strategy to close early after a large gain with many DTE left until expiry. See TT videos / strategies on this.
• Don't hold options through earnings unless you literally want to gamble. I like playing on earnings run ups, but that can be risky.
• If you hold options through earnings, IV crush will happen immediately afterwards, devaluing the option. However, if the option is profitable enough, IV crush won’t matter, which will still make money for a call buyer. A sold put sufficiently far OTM will benefit from IV crush, even if the stock dips after slightly bad or lukewarm earnings.
• Don't throw good money after bad. Don't gamble on a recovery if your assumption appears to be wrong or the market is flat out tanking. If you are wrong and still believe in the company, wait twice as long as your original plan (wait for your 2nd entry point vs 1st) before adding to your position.
• Consider using stop losses to lock-in profits on rides up or sometimes use them to prevent losses. Note, stops can be easily triggered in volatile options. Now when I'm up a lot on calls (especially around earnings or large momentum run-ups) I always set stop losses. I have been burned too many times. In December 2020 I didn't set a SL on several thousand dollars of FDX calls I was already up on and I "lost" ~$5K of unrealized gains. If you're up big, don't get too greedy.
• A possible strategy if a stock is on a tear and you have multiple options open: Close some positions (I prefer to do this incrementally if the stock has momentum), but leave 1+ open in case the stock goes into outer space/the floor. Next, set a stop loss with a little buffer below its current movement / range so it doesn't get hit unless the stock falls hard. Finally, watch the stock closely and if it keeps rising, keep moving the stop loss up in little bits incrementally. This will let you keep more profits on a hot streak, but give some protection and secure more gains. It will also help eliminate FOMO if a stock exceeds your expectations.
• Have rules when to roll out, down & out, or up & out. I like TT’s roll at break even or at 1x loss and to always roll for a credit (or for me a very minor cost). Obviously these rules need some monitoring. Know your stocks, the news, and technicals so you don’t jump the gun.
  • If you roll early for a credit and you’re right, it’s not the end of the world. You’ll just need to hold longer, which will obviously tie up capital. Sometimes it’s better to tie up some money (especially if you aren’t paying interest) than eating a huge loss.
  • Rolling too late can be worse though. I currently have a very underwater FDX put I sold that is over 2x loss, rolling it does almost nothing unless you want to pay a debit or extend it extremely far out.
• On huge options gains, I strongly you recommend taking profits by rolling up/down or incrementally sell your contracts at several different prices (this is why having multiple contracts is nice).
  • Rolling up involves selling your initial call, then using a fraction of your proceeds to buy a cheaper, further OTM call with the same expiry; puts are inverse this. When rolling up I like to ensure the new option’s cost is 15-40% of my realized gains. I’ll buy a more or less expensive new optoin based on my convication to the stock and predicted movements. You can also roll up and out to get a further expiry and strike.
  • This is monumentally important if you are playing with incredibly high rising stocks or during a short squeeze.
  • Sad story time: I completely screwed up when I forgot to roll up, twice, during the GME gamma/short squeeze. I didn’t take my own advice; I didn’t have a real exit or transition plan and I got emotional. It all happened so fast and I was at work; the insanity of the run up and subsequent gamma squeeze caught me off guard. I should’ve clocked out and thought through the situation for 15-30 minutes to form an impromptu plan, then executed trade(s). My moderate risk tolerance coupled with my desire to take profits took over. When the stock partially cratered after a run up, I sold to retain gains. In the heat of the moment I thought the squeeze was squoze and it was going to plummet into the ground and I wasn’t being rational.
    • On 1x 4K call I would’ve made an additional 15-25K if I rolled up to a cheaper contract with some of my profits.
    • I know I missed out on significantly more with a 2nd call I had. Depending when I rolled it, it would likely have been an additional 25-50k in profits.
  • I talked about learning from your mistakes above. This mistake is branded into my brain due to the massive gains I missed out on by not rolling up. I’m furious with myself as I write this 1 week after the GME gamma squeeze, I’m a planner and I didn’t plan. If anything I own is significantly up ever again, I’m rolling up (or at least setting a stop loss). If necessary, I’ll roll up a trade multiple times to keep extracting profits.
  • Learn from my mistake so you don’t miss out on gains too. I strongly recommend rolling up when you are up big on a call / roll down when you are up big on a put. This enables you to take profits, stay in the game, and keep extracting more gains.
• If you trade a lot of options, talk to your broker about a discount. I was getting the standard $.50/contract with E-Trade, but I traded over 300 contracts a quarter and was able to get the fee reduced by over $.10 by just asking. I am now doing more spreads and condors, so once my volume gets very high, I’ll ask again.
• If you have a broker that isn’t great and you want to switch, leverage your current trading fees to the new broker. Tell them you’ll move over $### thousand if they beat your current options trading fee per contract.

Trade Planning & Position Management Tips

• As you gain experience, start monitoring what kind of Delta, OTM, DTE, etc. you are most profitable with. Use it in your future trades. You'll often see the tasty trade 30-45DTE .3 Delta strategy for selling.
• Before entering a trade, look at rough technicals like resistances and supports to consider your relevant strikes as well as entry/exit points. Look at upcoming earnings & dividend dates as well as stock/market news.
• Consider staggering strikes and expirations for safety and diversity; it’s nice to avoid assignment on 3 puts at once because you used the same strike for all 3.
• Incrementally enter positions on large rises/falls. One of my favor strategies is to buy dips after over reactions. By doing this slowly in large price "steps" it helps combat FOMO and helps you avoid getting slaughtered.
  • This will also help you avoid "chasing a falling knife". It also ties into having a plan.
  • I set alerts at several predetermined prices and I REALLY try not to enter new trades unless I hit my preset points. It makes me less emotional and usually more effective.
• Don't buy far expiration options with poor liquidity for shorter term plays. I bought 1x GME 1-year+ LEAPS call before the 2021 short squeeze. That was stupid, I should've bought 2-3x 60-120 day calls to have better liquidity. I also paper-handed it and missed out on my lambo.
• If selling options, consider rolling (for a credit) to avoid assignment when it makes sense / meets your plan. Rolling closer to expiration can be a valid strategy to get theta on your side. On the flip side, if the stock moons or plummets it could've been better to roll before it got crazy deep ITM. See rolling “rules” above.
• Covered Calls:
  • If a stock has a large movement range, I think it can be worthwhile to wait to open a CC after the last one is closed/expires. I have been more successful waiting for another opportunity vs. opening one immediately on the Monday after the second the last one expires.
  • Consider selling covered calls at all time highs/peaks. If you sell a CC and the stock dips significantly, and you think it’s temporary, you can buy to close your CC for a quick profit, then reopen it later.
  • If you own Meme stocks, selling covered calls runs the risk of missing out on large gains. On these stocks I typically only sell them further OTM than I normally would or not at all. If I do sell CC on a Meme stock I try to ensure I have 25-100 other shares that won’t be called away.

-Advanced Beginner-
Spreads

• Spreads (with 2 legs) are neat because they manipulate how delta and theta act. It caps your gains and losses, but you can profit with less stock movement. Try several spreads on a P/L calculator to see for yourself.
• Spreads usually require margin trading.
• Spreads allow you to define max losses (assuming you close before expiration day) and use less capital.
  • Experienced traders will open many spreads at identical/similar strikes to heavily profit off movement. Spreads can make you/lose you a lot of money if you are right.
  • For example. I could make a $200 premium off a $500 risk trade, max loss would be $300. This is much more effective capital utilization than a naked or cash secured put, however it does not have the same downside protection or “wheel” potential as a sold put. Higher risk, higher reward.
• Vertical Debit spreads: I think of these like mini calls/puts. I personally don’t use them unless calls are outrageously expensive or the break even is absurdly high, but there’s nothing wrong with them. A call debit spread will lower your breakeven and overall cost vs just a call. You can do clever things like making a positive theta call spread if you’re creative. I like doing this since I hate losing money to theta.
• Vertical Credit spreads:
  • Very good theta strategy to define downside/upside risks.
  • A put credit spread is bullish and allows you to bet on upward movement with less capital and defined losses.
  • A call credit spread is a bearish strategy that allows you to bet on downward movement. These are very cool since they allow you to sell calls without selling naked calls, which can ruin you financially. I see selling these as better than buying puts since it’s so much easier to be profitable; to be redundant, Θ rocks.
  • https://www.schwab.com/resource-centeinsights/content/reducing-risk-with-credit-spread-options-strategy-0
• I repeat this on purpose: Don't EVER leave short spreads open on expiration day, close them. If you don't close, they better be VERY far from the strike on a non-volatile stock. In after hours a stock can jump/dip below your strike and be exercised without the other leg to protect you. This can lead to massive, life ruining losses. This is not an exaggeration, google this and be scared. It happened to a fair number of people with TSLA. Video explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtVFj9nRRDo&t=315s
• Short Straddle:

Trading Mechanics, Taxes, Market Manipulation

• Learn about wash sale rules. They suck and are very easy to activate with options. This will eliminate your ability to write off losses. Over trading can easily cause wash sales. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/washsalerule.asp
• Short attacks:
  • Learn to recognize these sketchy attacks by hedges/firms. They manipulate the market, it’s been documented countless times. A common one is rapid short selling, which pushes the price down.
  • Short Ladder attacks:
    • https://www.google.com/amp/s/seekingalpha.com/amp/instablog/11442671-gerald-klein/3096735-anatomy-of-a-short-attack
    • Some people say short ladder attacks don't exist. I've seen some very strange stock nosedives off low volume, so I tend to think they do.
  • If you plan well enough and the market doesn’t give up on the stock you may be able to use it as a great opportunity to buy the dip.
• Cramer explains how he intentionally manipulated the market when he ran a hedge fund years ago. Multiple links to the video are below since this video gets pulled often, Cramer / The street never wanted this to go public.
  • Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/article/cramer-interview-idUKN2036292620070320
  • httpss://youtu.be/r07Gg92YjOI
  • https://youtu.be/VMuEis3byY4
  • https://youtu.be/JEzsfPmh894
  • https://youtu.be/QFfjX8dW-QQ
  • Due to this video I don’t fully trust Cramer. His show can give you stock ideas to buy (or inverse), but you never know where his true loyalties lie.
• Plan for taxes if you are up big. You may need to over withhold or contribute to taxes quarterly depending on your situation. https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc306

-Intermediate / Advanced Strategies (work in progress)-
You’ll notice many of these strategies inverse one another.
Options Strategy Finder
This website is great for learning about new strategies, you’ll see many links to it below.
https://www.theoptionsguide.com/option-trading-strategies.aspx
Short Strangle / Straddle

• Both of these strategies profit from little price movement. I recommend using a P/L calculator to determine BE, profit, etc.
• A straddle sells (or buys) two options at the same expiry and strike.
• A strangle sells (or buys) two options at same expiry with different strikes.
• Both these strategies involved selling a Call and a Put for a credit. Straddle uses ATM legs, strangle uses OTM legs.
• Limited max profits and unlimited risk. Due to the unlimited risk, I am not a fan. However, many people like these a lot.
• https://www.theoptionsguide.com/short-strangle.aspx
• https://www.theoptionsguide.com/short-straddle.aspx

Iron Condor and Iron Butterflies

• These strategies profit from neutral or mostly neutral stock movement. They receive a credit to open and benefit from theta decay. If your stock is range bound, these may be a good choice.
• These are both 4 "legged" trades, so you will have 4 trading fees to enter or exit the trade. A lower cost or zero cost broker shines here. However, “bad” free brokers will give you poor fills, which may not be worth the discount.
• Condors and butterflies have "wings" which are your purchased puts and calls. The wider the wing the higher the max profit/risk. The condor body can be riskier and skinny with a narrow high profit range or wider for a much greater chance of success with lower payout.
• An iron condor is built by combining a put credit spread and a call credit spread with the same expiry.
• An iron condor can be thought of as a modified short strangle with limited risk, and therefore a bit less profit. I prefer defined limited risk.
• The butterfly is similar except instead of a plateau it has a sharp peak. My personal mental note is that a condor looks more like a strangle with wings, while a butterfly looks like a straddle with wings.
• Pay attention to earnings dates when you open these, I have forgotten to check before and it led to bad trades.
• https://www.theoptionsguide.com/iron-condor.aspx
• https://www.theoptionsguide.com/iron-butterfly.aspx

Long Condor (Debit Call Condor)

• The debit version of an Iron Condor. You expect the price to stay inside your defined range. This strategy profits from neutral or mostly neutral stock movement. I’ve never tried this, Iron Condors make more sense to me.
• Limited risk / limited reward.
• https://www.theoptionsguide.com/condor.aspx

Short Condor (Credit Call Condor)

• Inverse of an Iron Condor. You expect the price to go OUTSIDE your defined range. These are useful when you expect significant price movement. Credit to open.
• Limited risk / limited reward.
• Can be harder to set up. I want to try these, haven’t yet.
• https://www.theoptionsguide.com/short-condor.aspx

Reverse Iron Condor

• Inverse of an Iron Condor. You expect the price to go OUTSIDE your defined range. These are useful when you expect significant price movement. Debit to open.
• Limited risk / limited reward.
• https://www.theoptionsguide.com/reverse-iron-condor.aspx

LEAPs

• LEAP Options are options that are long term with many DTE, often over a year until expiration. LEAP calls are great for long term growth plays (downtrends with LEAP puts) or simply when you really like a company and can't afford 100 shares. LEAPs (or any "longer term" option) enables you to sell a PMCC or PMCP (below)

PMCC / PMCP

• PMCC or PMCP are poor man's covered call (or poor man's covered puts). They are diagonal options often used with purchased LEAPs. You sell a shorter DTE call/put with a further OTM strike than your purchased call/put. For PMCC/PMCPs it is often recommended to recoup your extrinsic value as soon as possible, some recommend with your first call CC or put sale, to ensure you are positive if the option is assigned early. These have a lot of moving parts and strategies. If you buy a barely ITM call/put and sell a nearby strike call/put you run the risk of the purchased option getting "blown by" on large stock movement and ending up with a very negative losing trade. Keeping your purchased LEAP deeper ITM should protect you. Check your initial PMCC using an options calculation to make sure you don't screw up.
• I'm currently tinkering with these myself. So far I like .7-.9 delta call LEAPS with 30-45 DTE calls on my CC. The goal is to hold the LEAP long term, potentially until expiration, and constantly sell calls/puts on it that expire worthless. Typically the call/put is rolled up and out or down and out if it's going to be assigned, unless you don't want your LEAP anymore.
• Some people look at these many sold CC or puts as profits, I look at them as lowering my cost basis until it's zero (or even negative). I have a page in my notebook I write each CC on my NIO LEAP (I Meme stock sometimes). I find it satisfying to slowly see the cost of the original option disappear. When I originally wrote this I had ~2 years left on it and it's 9-10% paid for; that doesn't even count the actual gains the LEAP has.
• TT states this is considered an IV play, which I partially agree with. You want to buy these during low IV times since an IV drop will hurt your LEAP value. I look at them more as a way to sell calls/puts on a high IV company with a lot of price movement and potential upside/downside.

Advanced Orders

• Guide to several order types: https://us.etrade.com/knowledge/events/webinars/order-types-from-basic-to-advanced-07162019
• One Triggers Other (OTO):
  • Good brokers will allow you to set these up, some will require a desktop to do it. This lets you link one action to another. In programming think of it like an if-then. You’ll tie a buy/sell to another buy/sell
  • Setting trailing stops on options is very chaotic since their price movement can be drastic due to volatility. I prefer to set my trailing stop to a stock.
  • What I like to do is set a trailing stop on a stock (or just link it to a stock price drop) and have it sell 1 share I own. Then it immediately executes a market order to sell my call. I’ve had good luck doing this with incredibly volatile plays were stop losses aren’t effective. I’ll often have an order saved and ready saved for when a strong run up starts. When my price alerts start blowing up my phone, I’ll immediately hit execute to turn it on.

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Disclaimer:
I’m not a financial adviser, I'm actually an engineer. I’m not telling you to invest in a specific stock/option or even use a specific strategy. I’ve outlined and more extensively elaborated on what I personally like. You should test several strategies and find what works best for you.
I'm just a guy who trades (mainly options) part-time for financial gain and fun. I don't claim to be some investing savant.