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Escape From Tarkov is getting a PvE only mode, and it's locked behind a $250 paywall (UP: Devs begrudgingly change their mind after backlash)
- Thread starter Cheesy
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Well that's incredibly disappointing. I've always enjoyed watching streamers like summit1g play but knew I'd never be able to compete. And then when discussion of cheaters came around that sealed my fate. I was always holding out that a PvE mode would happen and this is what it come down to. I can only hope that they have another option in mind or quickly change this. I love the gameplay loop, just give me a way to enjoy it with a bit less skill than other players out there.
View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2116120/Incursion_Red_River/
Go play Incursion: Red River instead.
a offline single player/coop only extraction shooter that recently released in Early Access.
It's early and there could be more content, but it has great foundations and deserves to be supported a lot more than the greedy Tarkov devs.
It's genuinely good offline and modded.
SPT has been around for years and the things modders have done with it are insane. There's a real concern that they're gonna go after SPTarkov now but even if they did and all development suddenly stopped, there's no doubt in my mind that SPTarkov is already better than the official version will ever be. Don't buy the game, especially after this but if you find someone giving away their account or a spare key, I'd recommend it for PvE alone.
View: https://youtu.be/HUaXa8_VRBo
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H52R3wgOzqw
I want to see the people defending the Star Wars Ubisoft game pricing defend this with the same vigor.
One of my friends is addicted to the game and bought it immediately.
I hope most players DONT do that, but BSG knows well many will. They have been pushing this direction for awhile because they know what the most hardcore players will do for an advantage.
They smell blood in the water
View: https://twitter.com/ArenaBreakoutPC/status/1783519352811343946?t=MdJcqpZbz5WiW8c7gMAu9w&s=19
Apples to oranges comparison the backlash from this isn't even the price it's the fact they sold us an edition for 7 years that promised all DLC and then rug pulled us on a mode we've wanted for 7 years.
If this edition didn't include this exclusive mode this wouldn't even be a news story. Is the price absurd? Sure, but it isn't the core issue. They've literally been selling a $150 edition for 7 years in which a LARGE % of the EFT community owns.
Hope it goes well.
We are starting to get more options in the space that offer similar gameplay styles. Although i dont think a mass exodus would happen from Tarkov due to the many hours of investment people have made. We just need one of these games to really nail a good loop and people will gravitate to it.
I mean BSG has been trying over time to see what they can get away with charging. EOD was blatantly bad when it came out too, offering huge stashes and bigger pouches for paying more? I own EOD just because I really enjoy the game and it was basically a necessity, but now I'm done I think. Once they added in more stash as a microtransaction on top of the EOD stash, it just became weird. I think that the community heavily supporting the stash increases made them realize they could release this 250 dollar edition. It's also weird how heavily the community was saying that BSG needs money and it's great to support them, when 90% of the playerbase owned EOD to begin with. I don't know another game that has managed to get most of it's playerbase to buy a 150 dollar version of the game and have them wanting to spend more.
View: https://twitter.com/bstategames/status/1783576150012219457
They're doubling down. Bold strategy cotton.
View: https://twitter.com/tarkov/status/1783574632550842414
That's talking about something different. Tarkov has always had an offline practice mode where nothing saves. A while ago they added an EoD only feature where you could play that mode with friends on a dedicated server but it still didn't save anything. At some point they removed EoD from sale which meant new users couldn't access it. That was them saying they'd add it eventually for everyone which they did as a $10 upgrade. EoD never lost access to it though.Also looks like BSG has been referencing cooperative play as a EoD feature. This needs to be litigated if I'm reading this correctly.
They seem to be the type of company that wouldn't respond well to all this backlash.
Eh, the thing is. Ubisoft didn't sell a version of Outlaws with all the DLC included, then turn around and decide "Well, this is a feature not DLC" to sell you more DLC.
Even Gray Zone is enjoying this dumpster fire
View: https://twitter.com/GrayZoneWarfare/status/1783583166311108661?t=H7zUjdc0OLpmeEf40en3Lw&s=19
View: https://twitter.com/GrayZoneWarfare/status/1783583166311108661?t=H7zUjdc0OLpmeEf40en3Lw&s=19
EOD isn't sold anymore either so it's not even that you can still buy that if you wanted as well I'm pretty sure. l'm glad I quit this game.
Hey for all you guys wanting a PvE Extraction Shooter, definitely be on the lookout for The Division: Heartland! They'll probably be announcing an open beta at Ubisoft Forward in June, and I recommend it!
there arent many. its like 4 clothing sets and bigger stash sizes.
From the EFT website
Why in the world would you signal boost a competitors game on an official company account at a time when people are pissed at something you just did?
wth... just read through the patch notes and what this edition is adding.
- you get increased pocket size (so be able to carry more loot)
- you skills have a higher starting level (which affects things like recoil control, sprint speed, med effectiveness, ADS speed and alot more. it also makes availability of some quests alot easier for quests that require certain skill levels)
- you have an item with which you can call-in your friends so they can join you while you are in raid
- a item that makes enemy AI be less aggressive towards you and reduces prices for paid extracts
and a few more...
this is insane. like we are mad when publishers have slight XP bonuses with DLCs or earlier access to new weapons... but this is like the most blatant pay to win stuff you can imagine.
And the price of it makes it even more ridiculous
- you get increased pocket size (so be able to carry more loot)
- you skills have a higher starting level (which affects things like recoil control, sprint speed, med effectiveness, ADS speed and alot more. it also makes availability of some quests alot easier for quests that require certain skill levels)
- you have an item with which you can call-in your friends so they can join you while you are in raid
- a item that makes enemy AI be less aggressive towards you and reduces prices for paid extracts
and a few more...
this is insane. like we are mad when publishers have slight XP bonuses with DLCs or earlier access to new weapons... but this is like the most blatant pay to win stuff you can imagine.
And the price of it makes it even more ridiculous
I have played Tarkov a ton. I have gifted like 6 or 7 copies of the game to various people.
This is BS and while I have no problem spending money on games I enjoy, I will not be buying this and may chose to avoid Tarkov going forward just to send whatever message I can as little as it would be.
This is BS and while I have no problem spending money on games I enjoy, I will not be buying this and may chose to avoid Tarkov going forward just to send whatever message I can as little as it would be.
