The shooter “Escape from Tarkov” (PC) is considered a brutal experience that tests the nerves. The developers release very few details. Dataminers like the Twitch streamer LogicalSolution provide the community with information. But that is supposed to stop now, immediately if it were up to the developers. The only source of information about Tarkov they want to be themselves. Everyone else is threatened with bans.
This is the situation:
- Escape from Tarkov is considered chronically secretive. The developers BSG release very few details, much is done in secret. While games like League of Legends provide exact percentages when they adjust balance, this is not the case with Tarkov. They only announce that something has been changed.
- However, there is clarity from dataminers. People like LogicalSolution provide players with the details and information that the developers withhold from them. If a patch changes the damage of a weapon, then the dataminers state: The damage increases by 3 points.
- Exactly this is what the dataminers are supposed to stop now.
Datamining and leaks ruin the “wow” effect, should stop
This is the message from Tarkov: In a statement from June 23, the developers say (via twitter):
- Datamining is the “illegal infiltration” of a game to extract information that should remain hidden from users
- If players knew the percentage chance of a boss spawn or the conditions under which it spawns, it would reduce the “wow effect” and make the game more predictable – That is not what they want
- The developers want to use teasers to interest players for upcoming updates. This helps to foster hype. If a dataminer reveals what is coming next with leaks, it undermines that hype.
- Anyone wanting information about the game should use the wiki instead of getting all the information from dataminers on day one of an update.
- From now on, they will ban anyone who shares information obtained through datamining.
How is this viewed? The reaction is rather negative. Some players would like these detailed information and say: If you do not provide it, we will get it elsewhere.
The ban on datamining and the “We will ban everyone” statement is another example that the developers are opposing the community.
Dataminers like LogicalSolution would make the game better. Without such information, Escape from Tarkov is hardly playable.
In any case, the developers should focus on cheaters rather than going after dataminers.
Famous dataminer immediately receives ban, vows to improve
Has anything happened yet? The most famous dataminer for Tarkov, LogicalSolution, received an immediate ban on June 24. He said he did nothing wrong, only shared information that was already public.
He was then unbanned by the developers.
The dataminer says he now wants to work on building a good relationship with the developers.
It seems like he has no other choice.
