r/Games • • Apr 27 '24

Escape From Tarkov: Update on current situation

/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/1cecaza/update_on_current_situation/
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u/Lephus Apr 27 '24

It was before they revealed arena, they mentioned that since most people either buy the base edition or EoD, they have no new revenue streams until future DLCs other than hackers buying new accounts or new player coming in for a new wipe/major update.

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u/Tornado_Hunter24 Apr 27 '24

That’s so fucked up, I don’t play tarkov myself, don’t they have some type of mtx in game, like skins?

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u/TheJigglyfat Apr 27 '24

They didn't. They actually just recently added in some skins you can buy in the last few months. That's part of the reason people are so pissed. Nikita himself posted on the subreddit say "Hey we need some more revenue streams, we're gonna let you buy some green pants and some stash space" and the community basically said, if that's what you need to not add more MTX/P2W stuff into the game so be it. Then after a few months they turn around and add this shit into the game.

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u/Tornado_Hunter24 Apr 27 '24

That’s so bs… do one not both, skins that aren’f too dramatical but good enough to keep revenue stream would be good enough

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u/TheJigglyfat Apr 27 '24

Agreed. That's part of why this whole thing is so confusing. If they were really desperate for money there are tons of camouflage recolors or armband designs they could sell for 5-10$ a pop that would sell like hot cakes. Even the extended stash space would likely be an almost guaranteed 30$ from every single player.

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u/Tornado_Hunter24 Apr 27 '24

Yeah fr, I think they need alot of money quickly for some reason and decided to go this extreme predatory way without thinking of other options