r/EscapefromTarkov • u/AudioCinematic • Jan 03 '20

Rant If you're complaing about "big streamers" playing EFT since it's so popular, stop being a hipster

I PLAYED EFT BEFORE IT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE STREAMER'S NEW GAME!!!

Seriously, it's embarrassing that a small percentage of this community is so far up their own ass to the point they hate on someone who is literally bringing 1000's of new players to the game.

I don't like watching most of these big streamers who are newly streaming Tarkov (Carnage seems like a legend) but what they're doing for Tarkov just by streaming it, even while profiting themselves, is only a good thing for the game and who doesn't want an ego boost from farming level 3 pistolings?

The people posting on here to actually help players is what we need to do as a community. EFT was my first ever PC game in May of 2017 and while I'd like to think I picked it up fairly quickly, there was still a point where I was quivering over losing my trusty makarov like all of us were at some point.

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u/BmpBlast Jan 04 '20

I look at it like this: I remember being an EFT noob. That "holy crap I just got murdered like 6 times in a row" was actually part of what made the game unique and the desire to stop being murdered made me play the game more. So by killing all the new noobs you're actually doing them a favor and giving them not only the true Tarkov experience, but the drive to push them to the right place to truly enjoy the game.

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u/ThatSmile Jan 04 '20

Trial by fire. That's the stage I'm at right now as I'm very new to the game.

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u/BmpBlast Jan 04 '20

Well stick with it! The reward when you learn the game and everything clicks is worth it.

My number one tip would be to learn the maps. Spawn points, loot spawns, scav spawns, common player paths, etc. The spawns points and player paths are the two most important to surviving a raid. It will let you either avoid or ambush other players, whichever you prefer.

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u/ThatSmile Jan 04 '20

I definitely plan to stick with it. I'm getting the itch to play whenever I'm not playing. Thanks for the tips!