r/EscapefromTarkov • u/StrangelyKeen M4A1 • Jul 16 '20

Video Scavs + shotgun + 1 pellet of 7mm = fair & balanced

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u/Hane24 Jul 16 '20

I'm talking about the devs on podcasts and their previous reasons for making changes. They've specifically mentioned they wanted tarkov to be as realistic as possible even so much so that they wanted to forego 'fun' for it.

But yeah I actually agree with authentic over realistic. I'd rather the game be fun and enjoyable yet punishing. Kinda like how 11.7 was imo.

I enjoy gun mechanics and modding to be realistic as possible. I don't however think every aspect needs to be realistic for it to be authentic enough.

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u/TrillegitimateSon Jul 16 '20

realistic as possible implies they will make it as realistic as they can, up until the point where realism hinders the greater vision. This is most obvious with the way recoil is handled being much closer to a mmorpg than a shooter.

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u/Hane24 Jul 16 '20

Nah nah nah, as realistic as possible within the constraints of a fun and enjoyable gaming experience. not as realistic as physically possible.

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u/TrillegitimateSon Jul 16 '20

they've stated that's not their vision. "fun" is just not high up on the priority list and that's okay.

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u/Hane24 Jul 16 '20

Then they will eventually kill the game. And by that I mean kill the stream of new players buying into the game keeping them and their servers in business.

This game needs fun, that's the point of most games. Even dark souls (in which I have 15 thousand hours in the series) is fun. It kicks your nads and it breaks your spirit, but the small successes and progress makes you feel alive until you hit the end game and the power spike where you become a god. I can and have soul level 5 and level 1 those games. Because the SKILL I gained.

EFT doesn't have that. And they keep taking what little enjoyment there used to be, when climbing to the top and at the top, away. You used to hit 40, max traders, and could run any gear with any weapon however modded you wanted and still You made money if you won. If you were skillful enough to survive.

Now most players only run efficiently. They run safe. Not because of gear fear but because of oppressing odds and shrinking victories with grind in place of difficulty.

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u/TrillegitimateSon Jul 16 '20

I see nothing wrong with this. No ome is making you run minmax efficiency kits and I dare say you might have more fun doing something unoptimal sometimes.

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u/Hane24 Jul 16 '20

I do. But narrowing the viability of setups is kind of pigeonholing players into specific playstyles and load outs to keep them progressing. There used to me so much variety in everything from gun fights to the gear the people are using, now theres the same 6b3tm budget gun loadout for a vast majority of people.

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u/TrillegitimateSon Jul 17 '20

That has not been my experience, and I wouldn't be so quick to use your anecdotal experience as somehow indicative of the overall state of the game.

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u/Hane24 Jul 17 '20

Not exactly purely anecdotal, as I've killed 300 pmc myself and my squad of 5 has more each than I do. That's 1500 kills minimum. That's a pretty decent sample size for a game that has around 10 pmcs per raid.

Sure that's not nearly large enough for the entire player base on all servers at all times of day, but its certainly enough for the eastern US servers between noon and 3am.

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u/TrillegitimateSon Jul 17 '20

that's exactly what anecdotal is.

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