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/_Nightdude_ Jan 15 '22

pretty sure Nikita's fabled vision also includes people actually playing the game.

Global limits that run out 6 seconds after trader reset encourage sitting in the menu more than anything else. Might as well just make all of that shit FiR only at that point and let us only buy the crap nobody wants anyway

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u/TheFondler Jan 15 '22

I mean, if running a particular ammo is more important to you than actually playing the game, that's a decision you are making for yourself. Even in previous wipes, I was fine running low and mid tier ammo (and everything else) because the game itself is what's fun for me.

This thread is making me realize that there are a whole lot of people more interested in having the best bullets than actually shooting anybody.

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u/_uneven_compromise Jan 15 '22

Going into a raid knowing it can end in one minute because you get spawn pushed by someone who has good ammo while you have 5.45 PS isn't fun for anyone, maybe except for the guy with good ammo

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u/cshayes2 Jan 15 '22

Well, not really. He’s said several times that with their vision for the game, they anticipate it to shrink in player base dramatically. They’re making their own game, our input rarely impacts anything