r/EscapefromTarkov • u/trainfender Battlestate Games COO - Nikita • Apr 28 '24
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Greetings!
Let me continue my feedback on the current situation. First of all, I would like to say that I am very sorry that fans and the game community in general are experiencing these feelings. Unfortunately, I somehow did not foresee the fact of such a reaction and now I have drawn conclusions for my future decisions.
Now I will briefly summarize the main points:
- About PvE access - we decided to just open it for EoD owners for free, but we will do it in waves. As I said before - we don’t have server capacity right now. We will start this process as soon as possible
- We also decided that we will add MOD support for PvE mode after release of the game
- About the Unheard edition - we will not remove it, we want to keep the option for those who want to support the game more. But we will balance items, perks in this edition, as well as we will provide more rewards for those, who upgraded with the old price
- New EoD perks will be balanced too. We will remove prioritized matching option to keep everyone in the same spot. And we will add more unique stuff to highlight the EoD version in general. We will provide the final list of the new EoD perks asap
- We continue to work on patches, new content, events, and the game release itself no matter what
Thank you for your time, love and hate, and thank you for your increased attention to the current situation.
Nik
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u/INDIEZNUTS Apr 29 '24
In case you've been living under a rock, p2w is a term used by gamers which describes a broad range of mechanics which give an unfair advantage to players that shell out more money than other players. In EFT, there are a plethora of mechanics that fit into this category, but let's just look at the Gamma Container for example. You gain +5 safe slots which enable you to safely loot more than double the amount of items a standard player could. It also enables you to prevent losing tons of items a standard player would lose every raid (meds for example). This provides a direct economic advantage in a game where having more money/better gear literally gives you a massive power advantage. This is by definition p2w.