Its about making your own fun with friends. Get some friends, learn how to make fun.

I pretty much expected the multiplayer to be "meh" and bought the game purely for the singleplayer component, so my expectations were matched to what was delivered.

I enjoy the snot out of the MP, me and my friend Chad go moseying on as a Deadwood Extra reject (him) and a cowboy Indian. It's a hilarious sight to see them trash-talking each other while gunning down gang members or even other players. 
 
That said, I used to take a "live and let live" approach to RDR MP. Used to. The reason I shoot everything that isn't in my posse nowadays is because the very first game I got into, this one posse of eight people spawn-camped the shit out of me. It was war from there, and my little Indian killed enough of them enough times in a row to get them to back off. 
 
So in short, I imagine a lot of people are like me; do unto others before they do unto you.

" Let me point out that the free roam is the game lobby, so essentially it could be this or a list of names. Stop complaining about something they didn't have to add to the game. "

Free Roam is fine and quite well done. The problem (as usual) are the 13 year old brats that think it's Slayer and shoot at you when your trying to get things done.

I agree, it would be nice if there was more to do in Free Roam. And where are those bears? I've yet to find a single place where "waves of animals" attack you or your posse.

Wow, I can not believe how unsatisfiable people are. I play RDR Multiplayer CONSTANTLY!!!! For hours on end, with a group of friends, we play as outlaws. If you have all the DLC, this game is great, besides Free Roam, the game offers like 15 multiplayer modes. The gameplay scale and options tower over most of the industries leading shooters, such as Call of Duty, or Even Halo (both of which, especially Halo, I love) But this game is a wonderfully immersive experience, and unlike an MMO, it is free. (Don't give me that some MMO's are too) We all know free MMO's SUCK. Essentially since there is no subscription fee, rockstar will continue as they have to flush out the world through DLC. (MUCH CHEAPER THAN A $15.00 Sub.) And they really do listen to fans, most of the DLC is based from fan request. Also I play with friends as I said. If you do not play this way, it could be stale, but my point is in most multiplayer games, you shoot each other on a tiny map. on Red Dead Redemption MP, you explore a vast world, play with people or against them, hunt, gamble, bust gang hide outs, and then have the choice as I said to play over 15 structured MP games. The bottom line, this game is NOT an MMO, if you are playing it for the experience of say WoW with cowboys. Then I can see how you would be disenchanted. But this is a mp game, not an mmo. And as such has far more to it than any other of such on console. I love the game, and I agree, random events, and trains, and a few other things need to find their way to multiplayer, but over time it will probably come via DLC. Since this is NOT an MMO, their money comes from DLC, and they will collect, and I will pay, and I will continue to enjoy. I believe in the comming months we will see great DLC, and if not (which I doubt) it already is a fun world I enjoy on a daily basis. 

" @Arcadian79: I can't believe someone would just randomly bump such an old thread. "

I just wish you could make free roam so that you don't show up on the map regardless of if you're crouched or not.  I haven't played in a while so they may have changed this but it would make it so much better in my opinion.  Also the poker and stuff should be thrown in no reason not to have it in there.  I would actually like to see a hunting game type where there are very few animals in the game word, no auto aim,  no dead eye, and somehow they get spooked way easier.

All the issues he mentions have been fixed. Great.
 
There are now more hideouts, there is friendly freeroam and teleports to counter griefing and spawn camping, there are designated hunting zones that give XP like gang hideouts, and there is land grab to structurally fight over territory in freeroam.

" All the issues he mentions have been fixed. Great.  There are now more hideouts, there is friendly freeroam and teleports to counter griefing and spawn camping, there are designated hunting zones that give XP like gang hideouts, and there is land grab to structurally fight over territory in freeroam. "

I don't find it disappointing at all. 
 
Make your own fun. That's what I do. Fist fight Grizzly Bears then run off a cliff to get away from them. Fight on the railroad bridge until one of you gets knocked off.