He claims to be really enjoying the game, but is bothered by the tough start after each server wipe. In his opinion, Escape from Tarkov could even take over the gaming world.
What he specifically said can be found here:
Hardcore shooter is the biggest game on Twitch in 2022 – “Could take over gaming, but…”
Jaryd “Summit1g” Lazar is a long-time shooter player and streamer on Twitch. For the past two weeks, he has been showcasing almost exclusively the game Escape from Tarkov. While he enjoys the hardcore shooter, he has been particularly frustrated with the official servers during a livestream.
What’s happening with Escape from Tarkov right now?
- Escape from Tarkov is currently the most popular game on Twitch. In the last 7 days, 45 million hours were watched there. Only the Just Chatting category is more successful (via Sullygnome). The shooter even helped a rather unknown Australian suddenly become number 1 on Twitch.
- The reason for the popularity is a wipe on December 12 and new Twitch drops that were introduced on December 28. The shooter already experienced a significant boost in popularity during the launches of 2020 and 2021.
- However, this popularity has also led to problems. Recently, there have been long queues where 50,000 or more players are often waiting.
What does Summit1g see as a big problem? For Summit1g, the official servers of Escape from Tarkov are a significant issue. He experienced connection problems and subsequently restarted his client. However, the streamer found himself in a queue with 28,000 other players.
Following this, the streamer expressed strong negativity about the official servers.
Streamer misses priority list for players already online
What did Summit1g say about the servers? After restarting the client, the streamer regretted his decision immediately. After a loud sigh, he said: “I shouldn’t have done it. I really shouldn’t have done it. That was a really bad idea.”
Subsequently, Summit1g explained what bothers him:
Yo, do you know what you need to do, Tarkov? I play on a community server that isn’t run by admins but just a few guys who like working on it and programming. And they have something where if you disconnect, you get a bonus when you come back.
He is referencing the roleplay server NoPixel in GTA 5. This server is run by fans of the game and has a similar queue. The server enjoyed great popularity in early 2021 and is still used by many streamers today.
The streamer goes on to say:
How is it that no one over there has thought: “Hey man, it really sucks that when our game disconnects someone, they have to wait in a 20,000-player queue. If they leave the game for about 5 minutes, maybe the account should get a priority queue?” Maybe something like that.
In the end, it took the streamer about 8 minutes to get back online in Escape from Tarkov.
DrDisrespect also criticizes the hardcore shooter
What does the Doc say? Besides Summit1g, the streamer DrDisrespect is also back in the Tarkov fever.
He claims to be really enjoying the game, but is bothered by the tough start after each server wipe. In his opinion, Escape from Tarkov could even take over the gaming world.
What he specifically said can be found here:
Hardcore shooter is the biggest game on Twitch in 2022 – “Could take over gaming, but…”
