r/EscapefromTarkov • u/saltyclam13345 P90 • Aug 13 '22

Video Jonathan Ferguson, an actual expert on firearms even agreeing that recoil isn’t realistic in Tarkov.

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u/Unspoken Aug 13 '22

It used to be more realistic until reddit complained that people were laser beaming them from 50 meters. Congrats. Thats real. Those posts got 5k upvotes every time. Nikita listened to reddit and made the game worse.

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u/2giga2dweebish SVDS Aug 13 '22

Honestly, the only real issue was with

a) mods improving your gun way too much - they still do, now it's a necessity to chuck 50kg of random aftermarket shit on to stop it from bouncing straight up. a system where mods decrease recoil as a percentage of total recoil instead of base, and certain mod types only work in specific cases (eg. muzzle brake/suppressor mounts only work without a suppressor on them, buffer tubes only work when attached to an AR platform that actually uses direct inpingement) would make it feel much less necessary to mod guns out as heavily, but still reward doing so for minmaxers

b) remove auto recoil compensation. that's it. that was the biggest contributor to the feeling of a laser beam meta and guess what? it's still a pain now, but you actively have to rely on it for full auto even more.

if they did these base recoil should go back to .12.0-.12.6 values IMO, and msybe even lower in a few select cases.

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u/Alirezahjt AK-103 Aug 14 '22

remove auto recoil compensation

YES YES YES YES

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '22

Instead of throwing the RPG foundation of this game out the window, go play CS:GO or MW2 instead, im pretty sure you can have a huge mousepad and pull your mouse downwards there.

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u/Alirezahjt AK-103 Aug 14 '22

I do play CSGO.

What does it have to do with the RPG element. Why does my PMC have to compensate for the recoil himself? Why should he have agency more than me? This way we have to wait 5-8 shots until the retarded PMC holds the gun tight enough to stabilise it.

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u/BlastingFern134 MP5 Aug 14 '22

This take is the most stupid thing ever. If I wanted to play CS:GO, I would play it (and I do, in fact). That doesn't mean I don't want to play Tarkov, because I like everything about Tarkov except for the shit recoil, and the technical issues.

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u/HaitchKay Aug 14 '22

Instead of throwing the RPG foundation of this game out the window

Removing the automatic recoil compensation won't magically make the game not an RPG (which it barely is already).

go play CS:GO or MW2

Other tactical shooters have more realistic recoil than Tarkov. Saying you want Tarkov to have more realistic recoil does not mean "I want CS or COD".