Escape from Tarkov challenges its players with hardcore gameplay. One of these challenges has now been significantly eased by the developers, making the game easier.
What defines a hardcore shooter? As a hardcore shooter, Escape from Tarkov (EFT) focuses on a challenging and, to some extent, as realistic as possible gaming experience.
- A single headshot can kill your character, and even a wound in the upper body has a greater effect than just losing some health points.
- Your protection consists of bulletproof vests and ballistic helmets that your opponents counter with appropriate ammunition.
- Hardcore shooters do without aids like a crosshair, a minimap, hit markers, or kill confirmations.
What has EFT changed? On April 16, EFT developer Battlestate Games announced on Twitter that the vertical recoil of all weapons in Escape from Tarkov will be reduced by 15%.
A reduction of 15% in recoil is a noticeable difference, making every fully automatic weapon in the game easier to control than before. This is especially noticeable with weapons like the M4.
The recoil has been a topic in the Escape from Tarkov community for quite some time. Already three months ago, there was a thread on Reddit with over 900 upvotes where players wished for a reduction in recoil (via Reddit).
What do players say about the change? The initial reactions to the reduction in recoil are very mixed. Some players are very pleased with the change and hope that it will allow them to play with other weapons besides just the strongest meta rifles.
Other players, on the other hand, believe that Battlestate Games missed the mark with the patch. The initial recoil of the weapons, meaning the first 1-3 bullets, as well as the weapon behavior during single-fire should also be adjusted.
- DweebInFlames: ‘Good change. Hopefully, this means weapons like the FAL can finally be used outside of full meta builds (via Reddit).’
- jssanderson747: ‘Definitely a necessary change (via Reddit).’
- Lonely_Scylla: ‘Cool change, but I believe Battlestate Games is still missing the point here. If they want the game to feel better, they should try to make single shots more attractive. At the moment, it’s not worth it with so many weapons because it simply takes too long to reacquire the target (via Reddit).’
- XF270HU: ‘A good thing that will make some weapons like the SA-58 usable again (via Reddit).’
If you are currently unhappy with Escape from Tarkov or its weapon recoil and want to play a game that is similar, we have a list of six alternatives for you.
Among the six games, you will find both hardcore and extraction shooters, depending on which aspect of EFT you particularly enjoy.
6 games on Steam that you should play if you like Escape from Tarkov
