A popular map in Escape from Tarkov is being massively revised: Interchange will receive a total of five extraction points with an upcoming update - and will no longer contain just two (or three) options for exiting the map.
Why is Interchange being revised?
The Map Interchange is extremely popular with the Escape from Tarkov community. However, there is a problem that has met with criticism from many players for over a year: Since there are currently only two Extraction Points, there are numerous campers waiting there to facilitate their loot for other players.
Developer Battlestate Games now wants to put a stop to these so-called "extraction campers": With an upcoming update, Interchange is to be expanded by three new exit points so that there are a total of five extraction points on the map. If you add the chargeable exit at the power plant, there are even six Exfil zones!
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This should make it much more difficult for campers to intercept players on the way to extraction from the combat area: Instead of concentrating on just two possible escape routes, campers will have to keep an eye on a total of five different extraction points with the next update - which is what extraction camping is for them difficult and makes it easier for other players to escape.
The developers have not yet revealed where the new extraction points will be.
By the way, here you can watch an older video from Interchange, which gives you an impression of the battles in the mall:
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Why are Extraction Points so important?
A raid in Escape from Tarkov is not done automatically and successfully completed, for example if you kill a boss or collect the most valuable loot. Instead, the extraction from the combat area is still pending after each foray.
Players have to find one of several possible outcomes. However, they are not always open: Each participant in a round is assigned random exits. Sometimes a certain key is required, sometimes an exit happens to remain completely locked.
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Finding the right exit is one of Escape from Tarkov's greatest charms. However, extraction campers missed the game experience for many survival shooter players, which is why the developer Battlestate Games is now responding to fan feedback.
Lighting and shadows are also being reworked on Interchange
Incidentally, the additional Exfil zones are not the only change for Interchange that Battlestate is planning: The lighting on the map should also be adjusted so that players in the parking garage of the map can no longer be unfairly discovered by other players who escape from Tarkov play without shadows or with a reduced representation of shadows.
Numerous fans on Reddit criticized the fact that they could be discovered by enemy players even though they should have remained invisible in the shadows - which of course affects the balance of Escape from Tarkov.
In addition, there will be "interactive lighting" on Interchange: Players can switch lights on and off on the map. Activation takes place via the card's Power Station, which triggers an alarm - but some of the new extraction points can also be opened at the same time.
When will the interchange update for Escape from Tarkov come?
When the next interchange update for Escape from Tarkov will be played, it is not clear from the livestream of the developers of Battlestate Games. We have already reported on the plans and roadmap 2020 for Escape from Tarkov.
On Twitch you have the opportunity to watch the developers' livestream again, where Battlestate Games talks about the planned changes for Interchange in Escape from Tarkov.
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