Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Escape from Tarkov: Controversial balance change after fan criticism weakened

 With Patch 0.12.4 got Escape from Tarkov some map changes to Interchange and two new gameplay mechanics and a skill reset - but no character-Wipe - donated. The fans found one change so uncool that the developer Battlestate Games immediately reversed it - at least partially.


Battlestate listens to its fans & offers compromise

Update 0.12.4 was originally supposed to increase the level to be able to use the flea market to 15. Previously, rank 5 was enough to access loot that players had put up for sale and offered for sale.


Fans criticized the increase in flea market access so harshly on Reddit, Twitter and the official Tarkov forum that Battlestate Games was now persuaded to weaken the change: After patch 0.12.4 was deployed, the developer announced on Twitter that that the flea market will now be accessible from level 10 - and not only from level 15.


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A compromise with which fans can apparently reconcile: The excitement about the raised flea market level seems to have subsided, instead other aspects of Update 0.12.4 are being discussed: For example, the new weight mechanics are being criticized. How satisfied the fans are with the interchange changes remains to be seen.


Why players criticized the later access to the flea market

Not all, but many players weren't too happy with the initial increase in Flea Market access from level 5 to 15. The community criticized, among other things, that the entry hurdle for one or the other Tarkov newcomer could be "too high" if the game itself is already very difficult and demanding.


As a result, it was stated that you only get access to "really good weapons and equipment" when the flea market opens, whereas previously you had to fall back on goods from relatively low-level dealers. Too high a level for the use of the flea market would create a "gap between players with high and low level" - as described by player Spoona8, for example.


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However, not every member of the Tarkov community shared this opinion: th3_ghost reported, for example, that in the course of various quests level 15 "can be reached in around five hours of play", while for MattyB-02 a difficult entry "simply belongs to Escape from Tarkov "would.

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