r/reddeadredemption • u/caosck • Jun 25 '23

Speculation How It Should Have Ended

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u/Microwaved_Phone Jun 26 '23

As long as they move somewhere warm and dry Arthur would be fine. The only reason Arthur's TB got as bad as it was is because throughout most of the game he and the gang were located in damp camps.

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u/PsychoDog_Music Arthur Morgan Jun 26 '23

Plus he never stopped to get some rest. Like, ever

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u/smellincoffee Jun 26 '23

The TB doesn't really manifest itself until after Guarma -- weeks spent on a tropical island!

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u/Mojo_Rizen_53 Jun 26 '23

Well, r* gave him TB, then not only shipwreck him in muggy Guarma, but made sure that after catching it, every camp from chapter 3 on, is muggy, damp, and humid. R* secretly hated Artie and began killing him early on.

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u/jhondafish Pearson Jun 26 '23

I wouldn't say fine, just lasting a bit longer. I think the 1900s the life expectency to survive after a diagnosis was on average 3 years. He already had it, Guarma and later camps just made it worse.

I guess it was incredibly rare that it would end up "curing" itself with some luck but it didn't happen often, and had a tendency to resurface. On top of having chronic coughing and chest pains for the rest of your life, assuming a later resurgence doesn't kill you.