A hardcore wipe recently kicked off in Escape from Tarkov. Far from all fans of the “hardcore shooter” appreciated the introduced restrictions.
For instance, at launch, direct access to most locations was locked — players had to reach them via transit points. However, a few days later, the developers reconsidered their decision and made an adjustment; now “all locations are available for selection.”
Although some welcomed this decision, there were also disgruntled individuals:
- “Clearly whined for it, I mean how can you cave in that much? This was the best wipe, but now I see how ******* ******* are begging for the opposite”
- “Oh, how they whined”
- “why? big mistake. for the first time in ages I actually kind of liked this slog, because you really lose everything and have to adapt. even though the maps are half-empty during transits, it somehow became way more interesting. if they do this in PVE, at least there will be somewhere worth dropping into”
- “Revert it, complete disrespect to the game. Ruined the best gameplay element in recent times”
- “Thanks for three fun days, back to pve I go”
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Cover art author: Battlestate Games. Image source: escapefromtarkov.com