Battlestate Games concluded its Tweets by stating that the employee was reprimanded and properly instructed, apologizing for any confusion this might have caused. Whether or not this will be enough in terms of damage control is yet to be seen, but initial reactions to the statements seem negative over

Before its release, the quest design in Escape From Tarkov was its main weakness . The entire affair could be summarised into either fetch quests or arbitrary kill ones, and while that's not inherently a problem, the justification was nonsensi

Russian studio Battlestate Games is in hot water today following the resurfacing of an interview with one of its developers from 2016 and accusations of sexism in the development of Escape From Tarkov . In an interview with Alessio Palumbo at WCCF Tech , developer Pavel Dyatlov spoke about the game and its features, playstyle, platform release plans, and towards the end of the interview, the absence of wo

After years of beta testing Escape From Tarkov for BSG, we are now in the era of Tarkov as a finished product. No more meaningless grind, wipes, or paradigm shifts due to updates. Can Escape From Tarkov stand on its two legs now that you can, in fact, Escape From Tarkov Weapons|Https://Tarkovescapezone.Com/ from Tar

The psychological effect from this fear of loss is what sends you hugging a wall at the sign of the first unfamiliar footsteps, reaching for the fire selector to set it on automatic, silently praying that the click doesn't give you a

The game has a unique mix of mechanics, similar to games like ARMA II: DayZ Mod , and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , but does a lot of things differently. I think it's best to begin at the composition of a raid, the game's main game mode. A raid is a 60-90 minute match that takes place in a part of the city of Tarkov and includes roughly 12-16 player controlled characters. Bear with

As stated before, Escape from Tarkov is currently the hot topic on many live streaming platforms. That’s right, both Twitch and Mixer are currently heavily engaged in the title. Though there has been recent drama within the streaming community, with the now Mixer exclusive streamer, Ninja, and Reverse2K recently breaking up their friendship over an argument had during a Fortnite session. The argument in question was unsurprisingly about their rivaling streaming platfo

Players start the game by selecting if they are either an American or Russian soldier (USEC or BEAR respectively). Currently, the choice is inconsequential, but future updates might include specific story content based on the faction chosen. This should add heavily to the already engaging types of content present in Tark

When I first logged on to Escape from Tarkov , __ I was confused. While that confusion is equal parts Early Access and the lack of a tutorial or guide, there was one thing that struck me from the beginning: this is a game that capitalizes on adrenaline, and rewards players who can think critically and aim t

Speaking of menus, there is a lot of trading, loot management, and bartering going on in Escape from Tarkov . You can trade two cans of condensed milk for a great sniper scope, or you can save up your cash and purchase impregnable Juggernaut armor (just aim for the legs). There are several vendors who you can trade with and level up, with each rank unlocking new weapons, armor, and supplies for you to purchase. Learning to do business with them is as much a part of the game as shooting your opponents. But here's where the game gets tri

Take Killa, for example: a violent and arrogant gopnik that roams the ULTRA mall dishing out insults and tracer bullets in his totally-not-Adidas outfit. He looks and sounds fantastic, and the backstory goes hard when you account for his dumb sibling who huffed too many chemicals at Polikhim, but the implementation makes it so that it does not mat

On the one hand, it can be tricky to navigate such comments in today’s climate of video games and reaction culture. While these comments are from one individual, in this case developer Pavel Dyatlov, it would be wise not to attribute them to the opinions of all employees working on the project. The decision to only incorporate men could have been the result of several factors during development that we are not privy to know as outsid

On January 6, Battlestate Games replied on Twitter, stating that Dyatlov was not a key studio employee, and that the team respects women in wars and the military. Instead, they affirmed that the decision not to feature ay playable women characters had to do more with the game’s lore and "more importantly – the huge amount of work needed with animations, gear fitting e

Video games artist Delaney King (@delaneykingrox) was quick to unleash a series of tweets countering the notion that creating female characters in games takes a large amount of work and resources. After providing a long list of reasons why this reasoning was largely flawed, it seems that whoever made the statement at Battlestate Games was simply looking for something to pin this entire problem on other than sexism, but was ignorant of the process hims