TheFjordFox

There isn't actually any planned DLCs atm, but when they get around to them, you can have already unlocked them. But yeah, I don't disagree with what you're saying. There are a lot of practices like this that I certainly have an issues with. Strangely enough, the way they do it with Tarkov... I don't really mind. I don't think anyone that plays it really does, it's not often a topic anyone touches on. We just play it and enjoy it for what it is. Heck, they could just call it "released" already, it's a fullworthy game in my eyes. Certainly a lot of shady business practices out there, and a lot of gaming companies that I have no respect for how they do things, but this just is the one that does this, but does it the right way. My biggest fear in regards to Tarkov is that they actually release the game one day... and don't find a good way to implement something like the resets they do now. The resets are what gives the game it's longevity, and keeps it fresh. There's generally an insane amount of hype when reset time comes. People love it. It's great. As I said tho, what you're saying is not something I'm disagreeing with. Quite the contrary.

There is an absolute zero of pay-to-win features in the game. Except you can purchase a larger pack of the game when it releases, including all future DLCs, which will give you a bit more inventory space. That can be unlocked quite fast by just looting some stuff and crafting the space tho. The currencies are USD, EUR and Roubles. There will never be microtransactions. Contrary to what it might sound like, I am more worried for when it leaves beta - because if they don't continually reset the game as it is now, it gets stale. They change things, balance out things, reset, give all players the same start, but a bit different set of viable attachments and such, so that the meta doesn't stay stale. You COULD buy anything you want from "real money traders", but it is against the game rules, and if you get caught spending money to get an advantage over other players, you get banned. It might sound awful, but it really isn't. I don't think anyone that plays it actually cares about it being in beta. They keep adding more stuff and maps all the time, and the game is far from being abandoned. They want to release a few more maps before they go out of beta, as far as I can gather. Realism is a big thing in Tarkov - and it's lovely. You aim somewhere, as long as you have your sights set correctly relative to the distance you're shooting, the only thing preventing you from hitting your target is your own skills of aiming. It does not favour players that pay - quite the opposite. You can go Rambo and have a good time guns blazing, but probably die a lot, or you can do what I do - lurk in the shadows, and strike at my unsuspecting prey while gathering up loot to extract back to my hideout with to profit. Ammunition is a big part of the game. You can have the best gun, with the fanciest attachments, but if you're using terrible ammunition, it's gonna be bad. However, if you use a crappy single-shot shotgun, but load it with the correct slug ammunition and aim well, you can devastate the enemy with it. The loot system is the best I've ever seen. You kill someone, you can take their face-accessories, their helmet, gun(s), body armour, backpack, every single piece of random garbage in the backpacks etc. It's not so much "bad balance" that makes the game hard for newer players, as it is lack of map knowledge, and what ammo to use in what situation. You can stack bullets individually if you want, so that say every third round you fire is a tracer, or armor penetrating, or hollow point, or whatever you need/want it to be. It's actually great. I'm currently waiting for the game to reset again, because when that happens... it's honestly such an awesome gaming experience. Everyone running around with sub-optimal gun-builds, whatever ammo they can get a hold off, trying to slowly progress the gear that they can take with them into raids, while also focusing on the numerous tasks in the game that various traders have for you. The traders also are your main source of ammunition, and all other gear until you hit level 20, when you can access the flea market and trade with other players. The before you hit level 20 gameplay is what I wish the entire game always was. Struggling to get by. Saving up ammunition and weapon attachments you manage to find so that at some point you can use a certain weapon in a certain configuration with a certain type of ammunition. Early in the game you can't just kill someone who has extremely durable body armour, and a seriously pimped out weapon, as there isn't anyone that has these things. And that keeps the game going at an interesting rate, where everyone's fighting for survival, and scared out of their wits trying not to lose what they have already acquired. I love it. As the game progresses, everyone starts using the best type of gear, and armor becomes irrelevant as everyone's using ammunition that goes right through it anyway, making the game kinda stale and boring, imo. But the months after a reset leading up to that... it's pure gaming gold. No ridiculous spray-patterns to learn. No bullets going above your crosshair. Heck. There even is no crosshair. So you better be real confident in where you're pointing the gun if you don't want to properly aim. When you do properly aim - the bullets will go exactly where you point the gun, unless targets are far enough away for you to have to worry about bullet-drop, or having picked up a weapon from someone that didn't bother maintaining it in good condition. Really an awesome game. Worth giving a shot.

Well, then this game should be right down your alley! 😛

If you're a loot addict like me, you'll love it. It can be quite punishing to new players tho, depending at what stage of the wipe-cycle it's at. It can be hard to start out with a Makarov with crappy ammunition and be fighting people with Thermal scopes on .50 cal snipers. But it can also be quite a fun challenge, if you know what you're up against! Come wipe day, everyone starts out with the same stuff again.

It's probably been in beta for... 3 years or so? possibly longer. It's well worth a purchase. You don't have crafting and base-building on the world map, so to say, but you have a hideout that you go out on missions from (missions are whatever the heck you decide them to be) - crafting and such is done in the hideout. There's different currencies, and if you die, you lose what you got on you. If you survive, well, you got more guns/body armor/toilet paper and ammo to take with you next time 😛 There's a player-dependent economy shifting depending on demand, time of day etc, called the flea market, where you can sell stuff you don't need, and buy stuff that you do need. It's got quite a lot to it - and it's one of the few FPS games where if I don't hit the enemy I'm shooting at, I know it's because I aimed poorly, and not due to some silly spray-pattern or RNG.

If I'm honest - my favourite video game these days I'd have to say is Escape from Tarkov. It's great. After they reset/wipe the game, so everyone has to start fresh. They only do this once or twice per year tho, but the following month after a wipe, it's some of the best gaming experience money can buy in this day and age I think, if you're into dayz-like FPS games that has you jumping scared s###less out of your chair with it's intensity.

World of Tanks for me. This game has got me hooked, broke, and with a rising blood pressure since 2012...

I prefer the physical copies myself, but... gaming shops are disappearing rapidly where I live, and it's just too convenient to not have to leave the house to get a hold of them, so yeah... downloading it is! Physical format is something else tho, that's for sure.

Is anyone around these parts of the internet playing this game still? (shameless plug incoming later, be warned) I've personally played all the Close Combat games, and I've loved them since the 90s, when I first picked up the CC2 and CC3 demos. Out of all the games in the series, which adds up to quite a few over the decades, the way they did things with the campaign in CC3 makes it my absolute favourite of them. If anyone is still playing this, do you fancy a multiplayer game? I'm taking on challengers, and if we have some fun games, and you're willing, I can make an After Action Report for it on youtube. Any skill-level would be welcome, but know that I have sunk thousands of hours into these games, so I'm quite experienced with them. Been playing them online back in the good old Gamespy Arcade days, if anyone remember those times! Now to the shameless plugging I mentioned earlier. I have two playlists out on youtube of the game, where I play through with both factions on the hardest difficulty. If you haven't played the game before, but your interest has been peeked, these videos will give you a good idea/explanation of what's up! German Playthrough Russian playthrough Well, that's all she wrote for now! I think this post is following the rules, at least as far as I can gather? If not, I assume appropriate punishment will be coming my way. Either way, I hope some of you actually will challenge me to a duel! And if not, at least possibly get some enjoyment out of the videos. Have a good one!