Escape From Tarkov - New player guide for betaBasic mechanics. Factions (PMC) - There are two factions to choose from, Bear (Russian) and USEC (English). Some also count SCAV as faction, but because it is bit different, I don't count it as faction to choose from. Factions are also called PMC (Private Military Contractor). At this point only difference between Bear and USEC is language and character model- one yells in russian while other in english, Bear got black top, USEC got green top. In future factions will have different quests and skillsets. Also might have different traders. Skills - Skills in EFT aren't working like they are in mmorpg games.
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Bois, Just like many of you I will get two keys for the open beta. That is more than I need so I will hand out one. If anyone needs a spare key for beta post here and we can sort it out, Hopefully you can get a friend playing and give them the Tarkov bug (and maybe give us a new recruit!) I am su.
You don't really play to level up them, you just play and they just level up. They level up passively- by running you gain xp to stamina skill. By reloading you gain xp to reloading skill and make reloading faster. Cool thing about reloading is that when you gain experienced at it, your character get new more tactical reloading animation. In beta lot of skills are locked. Character level - Character level kinda could give you edge, as it is one requirment of getting better gear from trader, but level doesn't restrict gear you can use.
Any level can use any kind of items. To level up you character you just need to play game. Different action give different amount of xp, but most valuable is finishing raid. Traders - There are 5 traders.
4 o them can be upgraded to unlock new items. To do that you must level up your character and buy items from traders or sell to them. Some trader also require 'Good standing'. This is gained by doing quests.Each trader buys specific items. If trader doesn't buy your weapon, but should, then make sure you check if there is no bullet in chamber. It very common mistake for new players.
Also if you are trying to sell armors, make sure you repair it first. Traders won't buy broken items. Maps (raids)- There are 4 locations: factory, customs, woods and shoreline.
We call them raids. Each raid contain X ammount players and AI. To finish raid, players have to find exit location. Ammount of players in raid depends on map size. In future there should be full open map for freeroam.
Game Modes - Basically there are 2 game modes. Scav - where you spawn as AI character, with random loot and health conditions. PMC - You spawn with your character, with full heath and with items you have taken from global inventory. Scav play - Idea of Scav is that when you have no loot, then can use this mode to gain some loot. It has cooldown of 30 mins (this changes in beta time to time). As scav you can either spawn and run right to exit point or keep looking for more loot and kill players.
If you get to exit point, you can keep the loot you have. Other scav won't attack you if you don't attack them, but be aware there are player scavs who might kill you.
Some players as Scav like to kill other Scavs. Scavs killing Scavs is subject to change in future.
XP gained by scav won't transfer to your main character. PMC play - This your main character. Before going into raids you can buy equipment from traders or take from your global inventory. If you play solo, then basically everyone in raid is your enemy, even if they are from same faction. You spawn in one of multiple spawn points and have to make it to exit point, while looting as much you want. If you have map in your inventory then you can choose starting area.
There are usually 2 starting areas, each having their own exit points. First Aid - When you get shot, then using just bandage might not help.
There are basically 3 symptoms: pain, fracture and bleeding. When your arm gets fractured your aim starts to shake more. Fractured leg doesn't allow you to run. While bleeding you lose health and pain just affects vision. Using just bandage won't help, so when you go into raid, make sure you can cure fractures and bleeding. There separated items for each symptoms, but there are also items that cure multiple symptoms. Quickslots and tactical vest - To put things into quickslots you have to first put them into tactical vest or pockets.
Also you can't reload weapon with R, if magazine aint in tactical vest or in pockets.These are mostly things I have learned as I got more experienced. Lobby/raids - Understanding how raids work make thing easier.
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Each time you go into raid you either join a instance or instance is created. There are limit how many players can be in one raid, like 1-7 or 6-12, depends on size of map. Player count is displayed in lobby next to weather or time.Each raid has set of time: 30 mins, 60 mins or 120 min. You can check raid time when you join one. When you join map that is 60 mins long and your raid timer shows 55 mins, then you know you are pretty much start of the raid and players before you might be 5 minutes ahead, so be alert near spawn zones.
When you 60 min raid, but raid time shows 30 mins, then you can assume that players are pretty much at exit point, but this isn't certain. There can always be players anywhere. To now there is not exactly know what the timefram for spawn. Some say that players have spawned into instance 20 mins after start of raid. Scavs player can spawn anytime. Scav spawn in waves - This means, that even after every scav has been killed, they will respawn again. People say that 2nd wave of scavs come with better gear, but this has not been confirmed by devs and respawn times are not known yet.
Doors - Doors won't close themselves. If you see open door, you know someone has gone trough there or might inside that complex. Items won't respawn after they have been looted.
Spawning into raid too late might mean that all good loot has been already looted. Tracer ammo - EFT provides many of ammo types. Tracer ammo is one of them. Its an ammo that you can see flying trough air. Technically you don't see the ammo, but trajectory. In real life this ammo can be used by squad leaders to direct his squad fire.
In EFT you can use it as signal for yourself that magazine running empty. You can fill ammo into magazines one by one. If magazine size is 30 bullets, then fill like first 10 normal bullets, then few tracers and then normals- This way when you see tracers flying you know you have only 10 bullets left in magazine. Go prone (Z) - It can save your life when walking on road or grassless field.
It makes you smaller target and it makes your gun more stable. Players also might think you are dead and stop firing, while you actually are reloading. This has happend to me and also lot of player might be playing dead, so be careful. Firemode - I like to switch firemode based on where I am. In rooms I use full auto and in open spaces single shots.
In close quaters you might not have time to aim so precicly, so full auto is choice for me. Double tap on V makes melee strike from knife/axe. Haven't really had any success with V, so I don't really use it. Sounds - When you are new to game, then sounds are pretty much f#cked up for you. Sometimes you hear gunshots that are just like next to you behind the wall, but actually are middle of the map. When you hear sound that is very quit and you think mind is playing tricks with you or its a bug, then be extra careful, because it is probably player near you. Only way to use sounds is to remember where what surface what sound makes.PS: The sound system is broken, missing directional sound or something like that.
Developers have told they are aware of it and it is in todo list. Backpack inside backpack - If you are low on space on your global inventory, you can put backpacks inside each other, like Russian nesting dolls.
Heavy injuries/fataly injured - If you are heavily injured and know you are going to die or there is high chance of dying. Then try find safe hiding place to drop your insured gear. Since your gear is insured it gets returned to you and people don't really look into bushes. So there is high chances that gear you have hidden into bush will get returned for you. Killed enemy but not enough space for loot? - You can drop your insured gear into safe bush and then collect gear from killed enemy into those empty slots.
2 magazine - When going into raid and you don't have much money, then 2 magazines are good enough. You fill those 2 magazines and take extra bullets in secure container.
You need 2 magazines, so that you could reload easily. When you swap out empty magazine, you can easily drag and drop bullets from secure container into that empty magazine.
Escape From TarkovBattlestate GamesMy friend and I had originally been against four Russian BEAR operators, but we’d whittled that number down to two. We were playing as Western USEC mercenaries, which stood for United Security, a sort of Blackwater outfit on steroids. Since we’d wanted to try out the new Escape From Tarkov closed beta map, Shoreline, we’d hopped into a raid.The first thing we noticed about EFT’s new Shoreline map is that it’s pretty big—certainly larger than the handful of maps already available. It also featured a nice mix of rugged countryside and industrial areas. We’d utilized the more open rural zones to our advantage, taking out our first two enemies since we had some pretty advanced scopes on our rifles.
But when one of the remaining BEARS began firing at our position with a light machinegun AKA LMG, we had to get the hell out of dodge.We successfully infiltrated a large warehouse in a nearby industrial zone after killing a couple of SKAVs (basically desperate Russian citizens armed with whatever they could get their mitts on). Then we spotted our two remaining BEAR foes entering into the same area before quickly disappearing from view.
They were heading directly for our building.“Let’s ambush them,” my battle buddy said.We immediately holed up in a small office room on the second floor of the warehouse, and waited. Using EFT’s brilliant sound design, we lay in wait and listened.
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It didn’t take long for us to hear the telltale sound of boots clomping on the stairwell leading up to the second level. We positioned ourselves on either side of the sole door which led into our room, but were careful to do so in a way which would prevent crossfire.The creaking sound of our adversaries’ steps ended in front of our door. Instead of smashing the door in with a boot stomp, the BEARs took the more cautious approach of gently sliding the door open. Because there were a couple of tall pieces of office equipment flanking each side of the door, we wouldn’t be able to see our enemies until they moved further into the office.The lead BEAR must have gone into silent step mode because I couldn’t hear him—I could only see the barrel of his rifle as he furtively moved into the office room. I was just preparing to fire when I suddenly saw him back out of the room.“Let’s rush them when they continue back down the hallway,” I said to my comrade.Just as I was saying “comrade,” I heard something metallic hit the floor. Looking down, we both spied a live grenade not too far from our positions. It seemed as though our Russian friends had outwitted us.As you can probably tell, this description of one of my recent EFT games almost reads like a movie.
Indeed, each game plays out like one. EFT was designed to be a cinematic, free-roaming experience, even if you as the main character die quite often.You see, EFT is a return to the classic hardcore shooter games of yore. The ones that have given way to the more arcade-y shooters as of late. Much like the original Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six titles, it’s a game that rewards careful planning and cunning tactics over brute force and who has the biggest guns.EFT’s developers, Battestate Games, recently offered select folks access to their closed beta of the game. One of the most important aspects of the beta is that it is much more optimized than their previous alpha build.
That means that most of the desync issues that plagued the game in the past have been taken care of.The closed beta also features:. The first part of the largest game location—Shoreline. Reworked the balance of existing locations, in addition to new spots to explore. More useful items, medicines, and equipment. Advanced arsenal of weapons and weapon modifications. Balanced the economy and insurance system.
Added general chat to search for info or raid companionsPersonally, one of the key draws of EFT is the amount of weapon customization available. You can literally kit each assault rifle, LMG, SMG, shotgun, sniper rifle, or pistol out with so many accessories that it’ll make even the most ardent gun nut’s head swirl. Battlestate also announced that they’ll be incorporating a hideout system where players can plan their strategies (and hopefully trade weapons and equipment) before each match begins.I also noticed a new insurance system.
Before a match, you can insure either individual pieces, or all of your weapons and gear, so that if you die during that session there is a chance that you’ll get them back. This is an excellent addition, and can lighten the sting of losing your stuff after going down on the battlefield.As it stands, Escape From Tarkov is shaping up to be an impressive combination of a MMO, hardcore shooter, and RPG all in one. There simply isn’t anything like it on the market, and combined with its unique weapon customization features and gritty, high stakes action, could make it one of the most standout shooters when it finally debuts.SCORE: 88%Escape From Tarkov features outstanding graphics that make its hardcore shooter gameplay truly shine. However, you want to have a pretty beefy gaming PC or gaming laptop in order to play it at a decent framerate.
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So, you may just want to invest in a decent gaming rig.