RPG Elements Escape From Tarkvov – Credit: Battlestate GamesĮscape from Tarkov is considered an FPS/RPG hybrid, and the number of familiar RPG elements that have been implemented into the game should appease any long-time RPG fan. This allows you to get a gauge on the type of players are in a lobby and there experience. These classifications refer to the average level of the players in the lobby compared to yours. Classifications, act as difficulty indicators and range from “breezy” while others are given “Insane”. “Customs” also features a player count of 6-12, and match duration of 40 minutes! Classifications are available for each of the eight maps that are currently available for exploration. “Customs” has various buildings and sites, as well as a bridge that connects two sides of the map. Now if we compare that to one of the more popular maps in the game, “Customs”, well see that “Customs” is far more open. This map only allows 4-6 players at a time and match time is only 25 minutes. For instance the smallest map, “Factory”, is a CQC map with varying tunnels and corridors. Each location differs in terms of size, extraction points, structures, environment, and Scav difficulty. Map Variety Escape From Tarkvov – Credit: Battlestate GamesĮscape from Tarkov also offers a great variety when it comes to the different available maps to explore. With all this in mind Escape from Tarkov promises something that gamers haven’t seen before.
To simplify, think of playing as your PMC as playing more cautious, whereas playing as a Scav allows you to be more experimental.
However if you die (or extract) as a Scav, you cannot play as a Scav again for 20 minutes. On the other hand, playing as a Scav spawns you in with a random load out, so the only thing you can lose in a raid is what you looted. BUT this means if you die as a PMC you lose whatever equipment you came into the raid with AS well as anything you looted. A PMC is basically your “main.” You equip your PMC before going into a raid with whatever gear you currently own. Additionally you have two different ways to play the game, a PMC or Scav. Combined with the game’s unforgiving survival mechanics and the permadeath system – which is completely original to the game – Escape from Tarkov has earned itself a reputation as an excellent choice for long-time FPS/RPG players. It’s earned a reputation for being insanely difficult and having unique gunplay and weapon customizations available. Going off of the last point, Escape from Tarkov truly is like no other game on the market right now. Unique Gameplay Experience Escape From Tarkvov – Credit: Battlestate Games It creates a high stakes gameplay loop unlike anything else on the market, making Escape from Tarkov incredibly unique in structure. Although it should be easy to forget the AS Val considering you just lost your whole inventory on top of that. And unless players have some trustworthy friends nearby (or gear insurance) when they die who can pick up their stuff and hold it for them until they are able to extract, players will pretty much have to forget about that shiny new AS Val they had just looted once they join another lobby. It does not matter what mode you’re playing or how many in-game hours you’ve clocked – once you die, you lose everything on you at that moment. Once they die in the game, players will find their entire inventory of equipped items and inventory is gone. Whereas some games are very forgiving when it comes to death, Escape from Tarkov is quite different. Pros: High Stakes Gameplay Escape From Tarkvov – Credit: Battlestate Games Luckily for you, we at Gaming Top Tens have compiled a list of some of the things we love and things we wish could be better about Escape from Tarkovīelow is a list of ten pros and cons of Escape from Tarkov. It can be frustrating to try and sort through all the hundreds of videos and forums discussing the best and worst part of the game, and impossible to actually try and actually find the useful pieces of information in there. (More on that later.) But despite its seemingly never-ending years of testing and development, the game has garnered a wide number of fans who have praised the game for it’s unique and legitimately challenging design.īut with every new streamer praising the game comes a Reddit thread of someone calling out things they can’t stand about it. If it even can be considered “on the market”, considering it’s never officially been released. Escape from Tarkov may be one of the most popular first-person shooter RPG hybrids on the market right now.