The well-known Twitch streamer shroud has recently been playing the shooter Escape from Tarkov again. However, he encountered some cheaters that surprised even an experienced shooter player like him.
Who is shroud? shroud is one of the largest and most important streamers on Twitch. He has been on the streaming platform since 2012 and has always been successful as a former CS:GO pro. When he made a trip to Mixer, he was paid handsomely for it.
In addition to his passion for MMORPGs like WoW and New World, he mainly plays shooters.
Recently, his latest game was the battle royale-like multiplayer shooter Escape from Tarkov. After being initially besieged by fans, he increasingly encountered cheaters. His conclusion: “Cheaters ruin Escape from Tarkov.”
As always, he was live on Twitch; here is the YouTube video of it:
shroud is surprised – “In this game there are some crazy cheats.”
This is what the streamer says about cheats in Escape from Tarkov: Initially, he encountered what are known as speed hackers in his rounds. Some of his enemies seemed to move much faster than should be possible, according to shroud.
He also suspects that the hackers specifically focused on him. This is supposed to be possible through a so-called ESP hack, which reveals names and equipment to users: “Maybe they knew who I was because ESP shows the name. Maybe they are familiar with the community and know my name.”
Furthermore, he is sure that some of his opponents used aimbots. His conclusion after his rounds: “In this game, there are some crazy cheats. It’s insane. They can do almost anything.”
Nonetheless, shroud claims to have had a lot of fun in Escape from Tarkov. He is also not the only big streamer who has recently taken notice of the shooter.
summ1tG is also among the big streamers who have recently made a detour to Tarkov.
This is his problem: For Summit1g, the official servers of Escape from Tarkov pose a significant problem. He himself experienced connection issues and subsequently restarted his client.
However, the streamer then found himself in a queue with 28,000 other players. The streamer then expressed very negative views about the official servers.
Escape from Tarkov is currently extremely popular in the community
What is currently happening in Escape from Tarkov? That’s why it’s so popular:
- Escape from Tarkov is currently one of the most popular games on Twitch. At the beginning of January, 45 million hours were watched there. Only the Just Chatting category was more successful at that time (via Sullygnome). The shooter even helped an otherwise 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 at the start of 2020 and 2021.
- However, this popularity also led to problems. Recently, there have frequently been long queues with as many as 50,000 or more players waiting.
The popularity is also the reason why more and more streamer celebrities are playing the shooter themselves. This includes, for example, Dr. Disrespect, who hopes for a lot from Escape from Tarkov.
