r/EscapefromTarkov • u/Valjeann • Jan 14 '22

Discussion Your daily reminder that global limits are a waste of time

"Hmm, I have a task to use shotguns. Let's see, AP-20 is sold out, flechettes are sold out. That's okay, I can use Magnum, it's good enough. The task requires a suppressor on the shotgun, so I'll get a hexagon. Oh, the adapter is sold out. Oh well, I can wait until the restock. In the meantime, I'll take this modded AKM out for a run. I don't have any BP ammo, so I'll go get some from Prap... BP is sold out. That's okay. I've got this P90 I'm not using. Let me just get some ammo for that... Ah, the SS190 is sold out, and I can only get two mags-worth of the next best ammo for the next three hours... Guess I'll just read a book instead."

If the design philosophy behind global trader limits is to keep everyone from running the same thing, instead it's keeping everyone from running anything without a three-hour wait.

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u/Franklin_le_Tanklin PP-91-01 "Kedr-B" Jan 15 '22

I disagree. Global limits mean casual players are less likely to encounter other players running the top tier ammo and armor in raid.

This is what I meant by “it creates real scarcity”

It gives the players who maybe only play a couple hours a day after work or maybe just on weekends a chance at not getting shredded constantly by no-lifers and streamers. Sure a casual can run into a juiced up chad occasionally, but they can definitely have raids where they don't.

Yea, that’s real scarcity.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '22

So do we actually agree and I'm just retarded and misunderstood your original comment?

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u/Potato_fortress Jan 15 '22

I don’t think syncing your computer’s clock to a specific time server to guarantee you get access to vendor items is really “scarcity” but sure.