Escape from Tarkov
What’s in Escape from Tarkov: Escape from Tarkov is an online first-person shooter with MMO and RPG elements, focusing heavily on story and realism. Dehydration, blood loss, fractures, bruises, exhaustion, and dizziness play just as much a role as ballistics and real-life properties of weapons, such as jammed actions and overheating.
The hardcore shooter has a fictional setting but takes place in the present. The city of Tarkov has become a war zone due to a conflict between a powerful corporation and the Russian government. Several factions are engaged in battle there – including UN troops, the Russian army, and two mercenary groups. As a player, you must escape the city by working for one of the two mercenary organizations.
The focus is on survival as long as possible. The game allows for character development, trading, as well as extensive customization of weapons and equipment. In the game world, one must fend off human foes and AI enemies and reach the exit on one of the huge maps.
By fulfilling various tasks in different modes and within the game world itself, players collect and exchange various loot and uncover pieces of the story. By the way, there will be no microtransactions.
How has the development of Escape from Tarkov gone so far? Escape from Tarkov could already be played during a closed alpha in December 2016 and has been in closed beta since July 2017. However, entry into this closed testing phase is only available through a paid pre-order of the game.
An open beta was originally planned for spring 2018, but is still delayed. This is likely due to various technical problems that plagued the closed beta. These are now being gradually fixed by the developers.
What Escape from Tarkov could be at its best: A tactical online shooter that appeals particularly to hardcore shooter fans and realism enthusiasts. Anyone missing a high level of authenticity in weapons, weapon behavior, and equipment in other shooter titles should find Escape from Tarkov more than satisfying.
What Escape from Tarkov could be at its worst: A title that fails due to its ambitions, lack of accessibility, and technical problems.
Escape from Tarkov is indeed praised by its fans for its gameplay and gunplay. However, the developers emphasize that they are working on a hardcore shooter that requires significant learning and practice. Additionally, it seems that they are struggling to resolve the technical issues as quickly as hoped.
What to expect in 2019 with Escape from Tarkov: Despite the technical issues and the postponed open beta, a release is still planned for 2019 – exclusively on PC. However, a precise release date is still pending, just as a new date for the open beta is still awaited. Several additional content pieces are planned for after the launch.
