Red Dead Redemption's Multiplayer is a thoroughly enjoyable experience, and one certainly not to be missed, however several types of players have become rather prominent online recently: hackers, cheaters and bullies. The "players" in these categories have been ruining the online experience for others, especially those new to the game and new to the multiplayer side of Red Dead.

Rockstar stated earlier today that they are aware of "rotten apples persist[ing] in the online world, [who are] trying to make the experience unpleasant for everyone else" and will be taking measures to counter this on-going issue. A title update, which is expected within the next month, will detect online cheaters and ban them from the multiplayer-side of the game for a period of time decided by Rockstar. Our guess is that the type of cheating / hacking being performed by the player in question will define the period of time in which they are excluded.

Included with the update will be some new features to help prevent constant bullying of players, Rockstar described it like this:

Those who are being bullied repeatedly in Free Roam will be given the option to flee by Transporting and respawning in a region of the map of their choosing.  And those who are bullying repeatedly will face a new challenge: when a player gets a 6 kill streak in Free Roam, they will become "Most Wanted."  This alerts other players of their status as a player-killer, and also sends NPC law response after them.

Kudos to Rockstar for being proactive in working to prevent this type of anti-social, and down right frustrating, behavior. It is refreshing to know that they're monitoring Red Dead's online world and ensuring we can all enjoy it without a few bad apples spoiling the fun.

Read More: Cheaters in Our Sights - Rockstar's News Wire