beginners-assistance

[stark stone]

Trust me its a hot spot 🙂

Im addicted to resort

[vivid thunder]

oh, I trust you

[prime sapphire]

Its because it has the most concentrated amount of high high value loot in the game if you have the keys and know the runs, all sorts of colored labs cards, GPU spawns, Bitcoin spawns, and ledx. Can easily make a mill a raid there if you do the run quick before otherpmcs

[stark stone]

Hahahaha nope

Used to be like that

[prime sapphire]

Is it hard nerfed?

[stark stone]

Oh hell yea

[prime sapphire]

Haven't run it this wipe yet

[stark stone]

It got nerfed last wipe

It seems a bit better

But not nearly as good as it used to be

[prime sapphire]

Yeah makes sense, I didn't play last wipe.

Got to level like 58 or 59 the wipe before and needed a mental break

[stark stone]

Jesus and I thought 42 was enough. Then again I only played for the first half

Og shoreline used to give me a decent chance to walk out with multiple ledx's and gpus in the same raid

Now Im extremely lucky to find one of either of them

But I have gotten both red and blue card from it before

[prime sapphire]

Ouch. And optho are cheap and common spawn now. btc are meh, and labs cards aren't sellable so are useless. Wow it has been hit hard huh.

Got 2 red cards out diff wipes but didint survive either.

[stark stone]

If I find blue or red Im most likely gonna keep it, save btc for thicc weapons, and optho are a nice 70k boost

[prime sapphire]

Unfortunately one was due to game crash

[stark stone]

Damn. The one I found I sold for 100m lmao

[prime sapphire]

Yeah I've never been able to sell one.

Buddy got the taiga last wipe too of resort cultists. I killed them all but bled to death for it and he walked off with my taiga lol 😅

It's just all the bad karma for me being the Tarkov Villain. So it serves me right tbh. All G

Unfortunate but not unreasonable lol

[stark stone]

Lmao my friend found a taiga on his 2nd day

Its his melee now

[frank quarry]

need some help with early customs quests

[cunning nebula]

Is it worth selling aesa's early or keeping them? I forgot

[empty peak]

I’m on the scout task and It says to locate all the extracts but med tent isn’t working I don’t have the key but a video said I didn’t need it

[vale hedge]

if anyone has a customs marked room key and would like to help me with a task on customs dooms, I would highly appreciate it. (dm me you can have everything in marked room i just need to put marker)

[vale hedge]

you do need it im pretty sure

[grand moth]

Is there any place where specific foods spawn?

Jaeger's beginning quest is taking forever I literally haven't found a single iskra ration pack or large can of soup

[vale hedge]

woods cabins

the 3 cabins

[vivid thunder]

was about to say that

there's like 3 cabins in the logging mill north of the lake

there's also the village and cabins south of the river

[vale hedge]

I will do unspeakable things to have someone open customs marked room for me.

I am sick of having this task

[cunning nebula]

is 7.62 ak better than 5.45 ak?

Or which one is better

[grand moth]

I'm not seeing it on map genie 😭

[grizzled plume]

how do i split a stack of ammo

[hot plinth]

i mean 7.62 is a heavier round than 5.45 not as much range, but there is a ballistic page that gives you basic knowledge of damage/penetration of the rounds on the internet

[grizzled plume]

or is that possible

[grand moth]

Nevermind I see it

[hot plinth]

ctrl and drag

[cunning nebula]

so I just choose based on which round seems/feel better?

[grizzled plume]

thank you

[hot plinth]

well there is a damage/penetration output for the ammo but me personally getting hit with 7.62 hurts more than 5.45 but for 5.45 i would use bp or bs

7.62 BP which is harder to find than PS is a godsend slaps people but 7.62 will always hit harder than 5.45

[analog plank]

Im very new to tarkov and Ive been doing offline missions in factory and still dying every other match should I just bit the bullet and go into a multiplayer match or should I go as a scav or keep on training offline

[vivid thunder]

if you don't mind losing your stuff, go ahead tbh

just keep in mind online PMC runs on Factory is worse as it is offline

[analog plank]

what would be a good first map to do beginner pmc runs on

[vivid thunder]

Scav runs on Factory is more tolerable, because by the time you spawn in; most chads would have died/left; and you have mostly player scavs and scavs

[vivid thunder]

I've been using Woods

mostly because there's lots of cover to hide behind, and you can always keep an ear out for other nearby PMCs

[analog plank]

yeah I guess Ill train on offline woods and see what happens

[vivid thunder]

your main opponent on woods is:

1. Nearby PMC that spawned near you (in the first 10 minutes of spawning)
2. the Map itself (getting lost, dying to mines/snipers)
3. Scavs

in that order

[analog plank]

ah ok

[vivid thunder]

offline Woods can't train you for Online woods' first 10 minutes
if you spawn close a river, you're mostly safe; because you spawn further away from other PMCs

[hot plinth]

personally id keep playing offline but i would start in customs learn the spots that scavs will be in / looting spots on the map etc while getting the feel for combat

[vivid thunder]

this

[vivid thunder]

I hear people saying that too, but I I'm still learning Customs

[hot plinth]

again what kevin said offline cant prepare you for online raids but still practice is always good, i still to this day do offline raids just to get practice in on my shots regardless if they are just scavs

[vivid thunder]

the big plus for Customs I can see is that there's the 2 factory chimneys you can use as landmarks fairly easily

[hot plinth]

customs is my main squeeze been playing that map since i got this game

[sudden anchor]

does anyone's game jitter or buffer while playing?

[hot plinth]

im 5 total wipes but 4 official wipes (played from beginning to end of wipe)

practice is always welcomed in my area xD

[analog plank]

also another thing is, is that I have the stock M4A1 and when I shoot it when the iron sights go up should I try to get the target into the iron sights or is it just visual

[quiet lagoon]

stock m4 is terrible

[analog plank]

good to know

[hot plinth]

100%

[woven fiber]

😦

[quiet lagoon]

just pull down and pray

[analog plank]

is that why I feel like I suck

[hot plinth]

but depending how far the target is , hipfire is beautiful

[quiet lagoon]

dont full auto more than like 10 feet if that

[hot plinth]

wherever your barrel is pointing is where you are going to shoot

[quiet lagoon]

if you dont have access to good attachments shotguns are way better imo or single fire rifles too

[bold kernel]

whats a good channel to find a duo that can help you teach the game

[woven fiber]

#sherpa-info

[hot plinth]

8/10 gunfights (10-30 meters) is won by hipfire for me

[analog plank]

with the m4?

[hot plinth]

really any gun , hipfire in tarkov is nothing like other shooters.
where ever your barrel is aiming is where you are going to shoot

i practice hipfire alot on factory , once i go to customs i start plucking my targets from a distance to get the feel for long range fights

[bold kernel]

im looking for a duo or sherpa to help me learn the game, im down to play in an hour or so or even tomorrow, ive have tons of questions and wanna have fun in this game, ive watched videos, i have experience in other shooter games etc.. but again i need advice thank you. Please dm me if you wanna play/help thanks.

[analog plank]

customs is offline raiding right?

[hot plinth]

i would start with that personally

[whole thistle]

you can offline on any map

[analog plank]

ah ok

[whole thistle]

just click the box that says "ENABLE PRACTICE MODE"

[analog plank]

ah ok one more question, what happens as a pmc, if all of my stash and characters guns and items are lost in online raids

[whole thistle]

you can do scav runs for money

then buy stuff for pmc

also to lose everything in your stash youd have to die like actually 30 raids in a row

it wont happen

[analog plank]

ah ok thanks for all of your guys help

[hot plinth]

no problem if you need anything just msg me , i may be down to help you learn customs a little later on after i get off my quest

[vivid thunder]

just be resource conscience, and don't run full gear every PMC run
run only a single gun, and make sure to bring a kevlar at least

don't bother wearing a helmet, if you don't have a chest-piece

7 times out of 10 you're gonna die to a chest wound in a gun fight

[analog plank]

@hot plinth I probably cant today I only have like 30 minutes left then I gtg

[vivid thunder]

especially to Buckshot scavs

[analog plank]

yeah your right @vivid thunder

[hot plinth]

its all good just shoot me a msg any time , im usually on during the day on weekends and really anytime mon-wed , i work nightshift on the weekdends which is usually when most people are on xD

[vivid thunder]

I've been repeating what I've heard and read from other veteran players

I hope I'm right too

😭

[whole thistle]

i mean yeah helmet with no armor is weird

[analog plank]

ah ok sounds good @hot plinth

[whole thistle]

armor does a lot more

[dusty laurel]

Is D2 still bugged?

[vivid thunder]

ALSO don't throw away your half-masks; you can barter them for good stuff via ragman

[whole thistle]

or keep them for punisher lol

its annoying to find them on the spot

much better to stock up

[quiet lagoon]

in what way?

the sound?

[dusty laurel]

Like it used to not open

[whole thistle]

#beginners-chat message

[dusty laurel]

Oh thanks

[hot plinth]

spent so long on that quest to find 2 half masks lol anytime you NEED something you will barely find it xD

[whole thistle]

real af

i love watching newbies sell their flash drives

knowing what will happen to them later

[paper thicket]

anyone wanna run it up im lvl 9 still trying to figure things out. just got the game 3 days ago

[hot plinth]

xD i had a guy ask me if he should have kept his ...i didnt answer just shook my head

[whole thistle]

LMAO

capslock

still works

[glossy spade]

this is my first wipe and i need somebody to help please lol. NA

[bright hawk]

gun mal what button to fix?

got it

[whole thistle]

L then shift+t

[bright hawk]

i had a pm pistol that jammed every single shot so i had to ask and then was panicking and just pushed random combos XD

[full raptor]

does any beginners want to play

[bright hawk]

#pvp-lfg

[whole thistle]

Average scav gun

[bright hawk]

pretty ok gun for a pmc that dies like flies

[whole thistle]

It's not making it any easier

[bright hawk]

dude i spent 300k on gear and got about 3k xp... any gun is good enough at that point

good gun? looks good for a scav run atleast

[elfin elm]

you care more about the scope there

than the gun

if you're lucky you'll have m80, vry noice

unlucky it'll be bcp, not vry noice

[fringe plank]

What attachments affect a lot on recoil

specifically for ak's

[elfin elm]

stock/buttpad, foregrip+handguard, and muzzle attachment

dustcover can have minor changes, but the most important thing there is it affects part compatibility

[tardy crescent]

The best bang for your buck is a muzzle and buttpad

[fringe plank]

I don't have buttpad yet
Think this is the best I can do

[elfin elm]

buttpad got moved though so trickier overall to get a hold of

[elfin elm]

unless you swap the whole stock assembly or have a better foregrip, that's about it

[fringe plank]

I tested it out and its still pretty wack

[elfin elm]

that's AKs for you

[fringe plank]

Yeah

[elfin elm]

either get late game-ish progression for spray to be good, or enjoy tap fire and close range spray

[fringe plank]

Tap fire long range, hip fire close

[elfin elm]

yes

[fringe plank]

45 round I should be good

[elfin elm]

if you run rigs for it

[fringe plank]

OH WAIT

My aks-74U has a buttpad

[elfin elm]

that should help

price to stats, best ak part

[fringe plank]

[elfin elm]

but I think it's quest locked now

[fringe plank]

Looks so wack

[elfin elm]

if not FIR

remember anything above 30 gives stat negatives

[fringe plank]

30 what?

[elfin elm]

rounds

[fringe plank]

Didn't know that

[elfin elm]

30 rounds is standard usually, so after that anything else is considered extended

usually negative ergo, negative check speed and load speed, and increase malfunction chance

[sinful crater]

any tips on surviving loot runs as a PMC? I almost always get clapped, but the streamers I watch just walk around the map and no one shoots em

[spring merlin]

play slower i like to sit in choke points with cheap guns and make sure you hide for the best advantage

[elfin elm]

getting used to rotation speeds of people going through areas helps

[desert saddle]

Im new anyone wanna play?

[obsidian cape]

use the vpo-215

good budget sniper

[desert saddle]

idk wtf im doing 😂😂

[obsidian cape]

uhhhhhhh

i can help maybe?

[desert saddle]

maybe idk

im like so confused

can we hop inna vc,

[elfin elm]

the answer is yes

[elfin elm]

how new?

[desert saddle]

i just got the game like 5 min ago

[obsidian cape]

oh god.

[desert saddle]

yeah 😂😂😂

[elfin elm]

oh, so you need orientation, I can do that 🤓

[obsidian cape]

prepare for the worst game of ur life 😭

[desert saddle]

😭😭😭😭

[obsidian cape]

its like bad if u dont know abt guns

[elfin elm]

give me a minute or two, sorting ammo then I'll be on

[desert saddle]

im lowkey hype bro ive been wanting a super challenging pvp pve games

[desert saddle]

well im in the middle w that

[obsidian cape]

its challenging alright

its like really fucking rage inducing sometimes

[desert saddle]

i played dayz thats like the only survival game ive played but i already know this nothing like dayz 😂

[obsidian cape]

its most def not

uh i dont think i can vc

im not supposed to be on lol

[desert saddle]

haha all good man

@elfin elm said he would help me out

[obsidian cape]

im sorta new to so

ik a lil bit tho

[desert saddle]

idk jack ahit

[elfin elm]

I can do a group call

[desert saddle]

shit

[elfin elm]

don bother me at all, lol

DMs open boys? @desert saddle @obsidian cape

[obsidian cape]

uh

ye

[desert saddle]

yessir

[obsidian cape]

watch hold on

ima create a gc for this

i need a team anyway

[bright hawk]

mpl 50 what should i do with it?

[vivid thunder]

buying this game before doing any research on it is really ballsy ngl

[weary mist]

I bought it because my friend told me to and now I have 50 deaths and 3 scav kills

YouTube a lifesaver

[vivid thunder]

and you're level 9?

[weary mist]

wouldn’t know how to shoot my gun without it

[weary mist]

yes idk how

[vivid thunder]

I was talking about Lifted earlier

but idk, 50 deaths explains te lvl 9 tbh
even if you're survival rate is like mine
that's a lot of raids you've been in

I've been in barely 30 and died in 26 of them

[quasi apex]

does scav xp actually do anything?

[vivid thunder]

it contributes to your Scav stats

[frozen lance]

do i need to do something special for the car extract to spawn at streets? ive done nearly 40 raids looking for it and never seen in in the 28 ive made it to the car

[quasi apex]

how do i loot at those?

[vivid thunder]

your Scav has its own sets of skills like your PMC, but you can't look at that out of raid

you can only check in-raid as a Scav

[quasi apex]

breh

[vivid thunder]

yeah, they're working on adding the UI for it

[quasi apex]

does it reset ever?

[drifting jolt]

no they dont...

it's random every raid

[quasi apex]

or can i make my scav the most leveled boi?

[drifting jolt]

he was incorrect

you wanna level your scav reputation with Fence

at level 6, scav bosses will be friendly with you

[weary mist]

what ammo do I put in my kedr at LL1?

[drifting jolt]

https://eft-ammo.com

[quasi apex]

more damage the better, 9x18 is useless for penning ammo

aim for legs

[weary mist]

Appreciated

[drifting jolt]

no problem

[frozen lance]

do i need to do something special for the car extract to spawn at streets? ive done nearly 40 raids looking for it and never seen in in the 28 ive made it to the car

29 now

[vivid thunder]

I was basing it off of:
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/dksid2/what_is_the_point_of_scav_exp/

[drifting jolt]

nope, someone just needs to not have taken it before you, that im aware of

[frozen lance]

im literally hatchet running to the car with a hot rod most of the times i make it within 2 mins of raid starting

[drifting jolt]

why do you have to take it?

[frozen lance]

therapist quest

[drifting jolt]

29 times is a waste of time

is that a daily/weekly?

cause if it is, fuck that

[frozen lance]

yeah well it wont fucking spawn i cannot help it

[quasi apex]

be nice if the higher your rep with fence, the better gear you start with, or random loot, i dunno, sounds like it'd invite for TK'ing

[frozen lance]

no

[bright hawk]

there is only 1 thing i hate with tarkov, that you dont have an built in map to check where you are at and where to go bc its a pain in the ass for a player who dont know the map 100%

[prime sapphire]

I mean technically they exist

[drifting jolt]

we dont disagree, bring up a map on your 2nd monitor, phone, or tablet

[prime sapphire]

they are just really bad

[drifting jolt]

hardcore doesnt mean good maps shouldnt exist

[prime sapphire]

Maps in a special slot and able to be more mechanically viable to use.

[vivid thunder]

we're just spoiled with Minimaps
back before mass adoption of internet in phones with GPS exist, the amount of tourists lost in tourist hotspots; I remember 🧓

[bright hawk]

Ik but its too many things for my small dumb brain to think about, woods: hunger water, players&scavs AND exits by name (without the map)

[prime sapphire]

Its still like that out in Yellowstone where peoples phones dont work. Its funny watching them get lost everwhere lol

[prime sapphire]

They could literally get lost on a straight road

[vivid thunder]

Interchange is probably the easiest map to remember
as long as you don't go inside the mall, there's decent action and loot outside of it

[drifting jolt]

game might not be for you then...

no offense, just honesty

[prime sapphire]

Nah customs or lighthouse for sure are wayyyy easier

[tired egret]

If any new people wanna play I'm down to play with you.

[bright hawk]

yeah i think you are right but i aint a quiter so im still gonna do the grind

[tired egret]

Customs is the easiest map to memorize imo

[prime sapphire]

Heyyyy I play a harpy in D&D!

[vivid thunder]

customs is 2nd easiest for me, mostly because I get lost among the buildings 😩

[drifting jolt]

it takes times, but you might come out learning quite a bit, i wish you good luck!

[tired egret]

Lol Nice!

[vivid thunder]

"It takes time"
3.9k hours
😱

[bright hawk]

if i go into a offline raid do i have to think of food/water? im thinking of taking a hour or to just run around woods to memorize the map a bit

[drifting jolt]

you should, just in case

it wont hurt

since youre not going to really be looting anyways

[edgy plover]

Pretty certain you can turn off exhaustion/dehydration in offline settings

[bright hawk]

true but does food drain in offline raids?

ok nice

[drifting jolt]

oh right, you can turn that off nowadays

forgot about that recently added feature

[bright hawk]

will prob do that when im back home, have school in 40 ish

[minor fjord]

New here. Anyone team up and help me out?

[static sky]

what ball licking do I need to get salewas

[prime sapphire]

Woods is solid

[static sky]

nope

[bright hawk]

woods camp is your best bet i would say

[static sky]

cant even find yaeger lol

[ruby karma]

i have a question about armor system

does it work similar to csgo?

[static sky]

no very complicated

[ruby karma]

like even if the bullet hits the armor you take dmg?

[ruby karma]

and by dmg i mean mitigated dmg

[bright hawk]

diffrent materials means diffrent durability/how many shots its gonna save you from adn also weight

[stable island]

i keep dying every raid wut should I do :(

[static sky]

rat

[ruby karma]

so when it saves me from a shot, do i not take any dmg?

[bright hawk]

it can stop it competely or just absorb some of the dmg

[ruby karma]

oh damn

[stable island]

best rat method?

[ruby karma]

better than i thought

[static sky]

watch literally anything on General Sam

mans a master

[bright hawk]

but then you also gotta look at levels of the armor and best bet is in my opinion to keep away from ceramic material armor since they break easily and only save s you from a bullet or two, (pls correct me if im wrong) and also weigh alot

[rain wing]

holy shit I can't find one hdd

one single hdd

IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK FOR NIKITA?

[static sky]

yes

[bright hawk]

go as scav in factory or some other place with alot of drawers

[static sky]

Honestly you have better chances finding keys in those drawers then HDDs

[ruby karma]

i am thinking T3 or higher is good to use. also the PACA one sold by ragman for early lvs. is this right?

[static sky]

thats all i've found

[rain wing]

WHO THE FUCK NEEDS HDDS???

give me just one

nikita is racially motivated

[bright hawk]

need it for quest or hideout?

[rain wing]

quest

shotgun

gunsmith 1

I have everything but the damn handguard

you have to be shitting me

[bright hawk]

oh yeah, then just go in as a scav and hope for the muzzle brake bc thats what youj need it for isnt? and if you dont just go around and loot all places possible for the hdd

[rain wing]

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS

[rain wing]

nah I have the muzzle brake

[nocturne lagoon]

Anyone know what the hidden prerequisites are to unlock the Gunsmith Part 20 quest? I did GS Part 19 4 days ago and I am level 36, can't get it to appear.

[rain wing]

this thing

[bright hawk]

oh yeah, then you only got like 1 way to get it and its the hdd

[minor fjord]

Loading into a game currently at 9mins is this normal?

[spring merlin]

scav or pmc

[bright hawk]

no, restart the search usually a game should take about 3 minutes

[minor fjord]

It says loading loot 93%

[bright hawk]

then let it be

[nocturne lagoon]

What are your specs?

There was a bug with certain motherboards for AMD processors that resulted in extremely long loading loot times.

[minor fjord]

I’m running a Nitro gtx 1050

[nocturne lagoon]

Also low spec machines can cause you to load loot for ages.

[nocturne lagoon]

8gb ram then, I bet?

You aren't going to be able to load into matches quickly with that, if so.

[rain wing]

bro got ancient tech 😭

[minor fjord]

I think let me double check

[rain wing]

tarkov is incredibly unoptimized

[nocturne lagoon]

Yeah

It's written in spaghetti code by underpaid developers from an indie studio that have had over 300mil in revenues but never fixed their initial code

[rain wing]

PLEASE

THE HDD 😭 😭

[minor fjord]

It’s 16g of ram

[rain wing]

fuck this I'll go finish the last stirrup kill

[bright hawk]

my guy im running amd rx 580. XD

[rain wing]

LMAO

[nocturne lagoon]

I still bet it's your system

[drifting jolt]

yawn

[nocturne lagoon]

I yawn to your yawn

[minor fjord]

Weird

I’ll do some setting modifications and see if that helps

I’m having stuttering in the sound while loading is that normal as well or my shit gonna be laggy?

[rain wing]

it's gonna be laggy most probably

[minor fjord]

Yay lol

[drifting jolt]

turn of 'binaural sound' if you havent already

[minor fjord]

I will

[drifting jolt]

you have to restart for it to take effect

[rain wing]

^

binaurial is garbage

[bright hawk]

you a tech fan? im about to have the newest set motherboard with ddr5 memory slots so my gpu bout to be a bottlenecks bottleneck lmao

[drifting jolt]

click the little white box towards bottom left

that's the stats...

[rain wing]

"we fixed the audio"
-bsg

[drifting jolt]

it's a single-fire weapon, so recoil is a useless stat

but your ergo is low af too though

same way you decrease recoil... mods

[rain wing]

damn they got ddr5 already?

my mobo has ddr4 slots I believe

[bright hawk]

yeah november

[nocturne lagoon]

They fixed it like they fixed the netcode and load times and have fixed them several times over the past 2 years

[rain wing]

oooh damn

I have a z490-E

[nocturne lagoon]

Meanwhile Korean devs on Unreal 5 made Dark and Darker load instantly with second long match time.

[bright hawk]

look private

[ruby karma]

is there a way to buy scoped sniper or some kind at lv4?

i use mp133 and its frustrating to deal with sniper scavs in shoreline

[fading pumice]

Is there a way to tell if someone is looking at there inventory? i just kiilled a guy who i thought was exfil camping but was actually just sorting his stuff, can i avoid this?

[bold kernel]

can anyone help with introduction quest, I cant hand mechanic the letter. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or this is a bug in the UI

[ruby karma]

go directly to his quest tab

there should be a button named "hand over"

you click that

[bold kernel]

is that not the quest tab?

[fading pumice]

no go to the place where you accpeted the mission

[bold kernel]

that worked thanks!

[vivid thunder]

looking through this, I can see now; why Mosin is a viable option

[elfin elm]

yes

and cheap

[craggy pilot]

Can someone tell me how to unlock ragman quests?

[elfin elm]

gotta get higher lvl first

look up quests on the wiki and it'll tell you the requirements for any

[vivid thunder]

it's still like 50k a piece

that's the profit of like 1 scav run 😭

(if I don't get good loot, and just sell off bits and pieces I find)

[rain wing]

almost all my quests rn need fucking keys

what's the play here guys

do I keep scavving till I get the keys

[topaz forge]

gunsmith part 1 does not need a key

[rain wing]

everything but gunsmith

[vivid thunder]

hence almost

[topaz forge]

acquaintance does not need a key

[rain wing]

but I can't find a fucking hdd

[rain wing]

also true but that's a find items quest

[topaz forge]

go interchange, search pcs and goshan food

you can get hdds and items for acquaintance

[rain wing]

scav or pmc?

[topaz forge]

either or

[vivid thunder]

both work

[rain wing]

and wtb the keys

aight then

[vivid thunder]

Scav items, count towards "found in raid" luckily

[rain wing]

yeah

[topaz forge]

search jackets and scav pockets u come across

for the keys

[rain wing]

alright

works for me

[quasi apex]

if i inspect stuff in raid as a scav, do i get the xp?

[vivid thunder]

oh I guess ask for help, to see if someone has a key that can open the place for you

[quasi apex]

or should i leave stuff uninspected if i can

[topaz forge]

and if you ever actually get key locked just farm jackets, customs dorms has a ton of jackets all in one place

[quasi apex]

well, examine

[rain wing]

no

[rain wing]

it doesn't really matter

you get very little xp from it

[topaz forge]

its such a small amount of xp

[rain wing]

^^

you might as well just inspect all trader items

[arctic forum]

why can't i turn this in for gunsmith1?

[quasi apex]

i can use everything i can

[rain wing]

it's like

very very

little xp

[topaz forge]

it wont matter to u past level 2

[arctic forum]

ty

[ruby karma]

damn

mp133 is really bad against geared peeps

[rain wing]

flechette 😈

or use magnum bucky

very fun time

[ruby karma]

dunno what those means 😦

[small beacon]

do you lose the special slots?

if die in raid?

[vivid thunder]

nope, hence special

I think you're talking about Compass?

[small beacon]

yea

[vivid thunder]

yeah, players can't loot from that slot

as long as it's in the special slot; you're good

[drifting jolt]

they cant loot your secure container (obviously) or your melee slot

[small beacon]

i knew those was just wonderign about the Spec spots

first wipe

[vivid thunder]

same

I should do more PMC runs

[small beacon]

found some crazy ass helm sells for over 100k

[vivid thunder]

what's the helmet damn

[small beacon]

Ronin

[vivid thunder]

that's like 2 scav run-profit for me

[small beacon]

these are another thing i always pick up

[drifting jolt]

it's cool looking, but strangely not very good

[drifting jolt]

what's stopping you?

[small beacon]

yea seen its a light armor

for 100k fuck it lol

refuse to get rid of my michael myers mask tho lol

[woven fiber]

if u get 50k on a scav run ur doing something extremely wrong

[vivid thunder]

it takes me 3 scav runs or more to scrounge up enough gear to go on a single PMC run
and there's a 80% chance I die on said PMC run (I mostly do PMC runs on woods, because I'm most confident in that map atm)

[small beacon]

i find customs to be most comfortable atm

[vivid thunder]

the sniper scavs worry me

[modest pagoda]

streets best map

[woven fiber]

30fps gaming

[modest pagoda]

for scavs too

[woven fiber]

i mean 30fps is scavable

[vivid thunder]

idk, I've been rolling crap durability on my starter weapon; so I can't sell that other than the mods
and the armor/rig/backpack I get I use for my PMC

I usually sell off the bits and pieces I have (non essential barter items)

[woven fiber]

just run mp155/153 with magnum

aim for legs or head if no facemask

[vivid thunder]

I've been learning to deal with scavs

it's other PMCs I worry now, other than just running away from gunshots

[small beacon]

sad but i been jsut going in with ak74u and the little 4k backpack

getting whatever i can then getting out

[modest pagoda]

80 fps gaming

[frigid finch]

god 5.45 is the most miserable ammo type to have to use

[brittle canyon]

it’s great on paper but something is always amiss when you try to use it

[woven fiber]

sag ak with bs is where its at

[ruby karma]

i can trade mp5 or an ump with knives i got

which one should i get

FMJ?

alr ty

damn i got a lot of knives

except the ER bayonets

[topaz forge]

u dont really find many bayonets, nor do u need them

[ruby karma]

im trading em for guns from peacekeeper

how do i lv up fast

[weary meteor]

Do quests and kill scavs

[ruby karma]

i see people already lv20+

[edgy plover]

You need them for UMP and MP5 barter now

[modest pagoda]

quests I'm 34 atm

[ruby karma]

go dddamn

seems like quests are spread across all maps

[weary meteor]

Yes sir

[minor fjord]

Anyone know any settings to help with the stuttering?

[south igloo]

does anyone know how to fix error code 522?

[topaz forge]

o shit oops

[hidden tide]

how do i fix this

[woven fiber]

ask nikita

[drifting jolt]

#community-support might be able to help

[violet furnace]

do raiders count to scav kills to quests?

[ruby karma]

how do you even complete gunsmith part 1

im following a guide from a wiki

but the parts are not even sold by traders

[vivid thunder]

I think you need level two on most of the traders to have access to the parts

[weary meteor]

You find them in raid or you wait for lvl 15 and buy them off flea market

[edgy plover]

You just need level 2 Jaeger for the gk-02 muzzle break, everything else you can get at ll1. It also often spawns on scavs if you want to farm it

[hard stratus]

you wait till they fix EU servers, like everyone else

[humble geyser]

Hey! so in the choice between skier and therapist for the secure folder 0052, who should i give it to? Is there any real downside to just taking all the money skier gives you?

[pulsar kite]

anyone got peacekeeper lvl 4 ? i need the Ferfrans CRD 5.56x45 Concussion Reduction Device for gunsmith task and there is non on flea

[weary meteor]

Then just refresh and hope somebody lists one

[pearl pier]

will i get tagged and cursed if i bring a pistol and a rig?

[ruby karma]

is weather station key valuable

nvm

[weary meteor]

Not sure but i think you will

[ruby karma]

smh my head

[sturdy fjord]

how good is the rsass?

[weary meteor]

Define good

[sturdy fjord]

is it better than the stuff i can buy and use at lvl 7 with rep 1 with all traders lmao

[weary meteor]

Well yes its a high end/ later wipe weapon that melts with 2-3 body shots, but using it for you is difficult since you dont have the ammo for it at such a low lvl

Shortly: Keep it in your stash its a good gun

[sturdy fjord]

alright thanks

[robust robin]

And its needed for a gunsmith

[sturdy fjord]

oh than its really nice i found one so early

[weary meteor]

Oh yeah and theres gunsmith part for it aswell

Big W for that find then

[robust robin]

If you take pistol grip and mag out it will be smaller in your stash

[sturdy fjord]

that is helpfull thanks, ive been running low recently

[austere hound]

No

[onyx bane]

RSASS best gun in the game late-wipe (to run frequently) imo, before the ammo change for sure

[robust robin]

Lmao you're smoking something strong if you dont think its the rd704

[onyx bane]

One of the best*

[weary meteor]

Best DMR for sure

[prime arch]

lf for someone to teach me the game as im new to it can also vc EU

[ruby karma]

are silencers op in this game?

[onyx bane]

Not OP but very good.

[ruby karma]

i think someone shot me close but i coudln't hear the shot sound at all

[onyx bane]

They're expensive but they are worth it for sure.

[ruby karma]

like

[robust robin]

Yes because they have benefits that conpensators/flash hiders dont have

[ruby karma]

it mustve been the wind

and im dead

[onyx bane]

You really think they are 'OP'.

[robust robin]

Compared to other options yeah

[onyx bane]

You invest 70k early game into a suppressor I don't think that's OP.

[robust robin]

Ergo hit isnt that much tbh

It gives many benefits over going loud

[onyx bane]

True, it's very good don't get me wrong but I don't think they are 'OP'.

[robust robin]

All meta weapons are suppressod for a reason

There are exceptions ofc but only for niche scenarios

[edgy plover]

There's a large difference between "best in slot" and "overpowered"
Suppressors are often best in slot, but few would suggest they're overpowered

[ruby karma]

my bad... i didn't make my self clear enough

[spiral flicker]

I run silencer coz dude, if I hear a fuckin mutant I rush there asap

[ruby karma]

i was kinda exaggerating cause i just died to silencers

but yeah they seem to be really good

[robust robin]

Exactly. it has much more utility than just recoil

[edgy plover]

IMO saying something is overpowered implies that it should be nerfed - which I don't think is the case

[robust robin]

They are probably gonna nerf suppressors because it doesnt hurt enough in cqc

[spiral flicker]

Why would it hurt to have suppressors in cqc

[onyx bane]

I agree with this.

[robust robin]

Think about using a gun that is super long in dorms, image clearing doorways

[onyx bane]

'Super long', aren't they like 15 CM max?

[robust robin]

There are some that are longer than others

[edgy plover]

The downside of suppressors isn't the length or ergo hit, but the price. If they were to cost the same as muzzle breaks, they'd be OP. In the current game state, they're proportionally more expensive based on what they can do

[spiral flicker]

I understand ur point, but I don't think it's that big of a deal

[ruby karma]

umm btw should i not go to shoreline resorts when im running pmc

[robust robin]

Yeah i mean the price is still worth it though because of less muzzle flash, being quiet and usually having more recoil control

And with traders they are only like 80k max

[spiral flicker]

Tbh u should go everywhere without being scared of the place, including labs, dorms, fortress, bunker, sawmill etc.

[dapper epoch]

Can someone please help me understand this

And how this guy bullet sponged two of my mags but killed me in 3 hits

[pulsar kite]

anyone has peacekeeper lvl 4 ? i need help with a part

[robust robin]

Because 9mm sucks

[edgy plover]

...
I'm very confused what your point is. You were claiming suppressors were OP, but now you're saying that the price makes them worth it...?

[spiral flicker]

Yes, 9mm can't pen shit

[robust robin]

The trade off for the price is still too low is what i mean

[dapper epoch]

mann

Im not happy about that

shot 40 bullets at him total it takes him 3 to kill me

[robust robin]

Maybe its just how the game handles recoil as a whole, making suppressors reduce it normally much more than muzzle brakes

[edgy plover]

I mean, you missed quite a lot of your shots. Hipfiring close range helps a lot, and aiming at the armor with a low caliber gun is a bad idea

[dapper epoch]

Despite how many I missed, quite a few hit. His blood was literally all over the wall

[edgy plover]

Sure, but 2 hits to each arm plus a few to the armor - that's not going to work

[robust robin]

It may look like you did loads because blood but if he has anything over t3 it probably wont do more than 5 damage a shot to his chest

[edgy plover]

You've either got to commit to legs or the head with low caliber weapons

[woeful spruce]

Yup, shooting non ap 9x19 against any sort of armor feels like using a bb gun, thats why its used mostly in very high firerate guns to overwhealm. The saiga 9 is semi auto which works against this. His gun shoots bulets that do actualy good against other players in semi auto it seems

[dapper epoch]

rip

what can I use that will actually not feel like a toy gun then

I cant use anything more than like 30k roubles a run i cant afford that

Im just trying to run in and do quests

[edgy plover]

It's not what you use it's how you use it. Shotguns are great but they have the same problem, great for damage but terrible for penetration so you have to use them right. The saiga-9 you're using is a great head-tapper, but you have to use it that way. Mosin is the same, SKS has a bit more penetration and actually great pen if you can find PS ammo on a scav.

The Kedr and MP5 are much better full-auto head/leg sprayers

[dapper epoch]

so like

that are cheap

[edgy plover]

Literally everything I named is very cheap

[high venture]

Stack knifes for mp5s

[dapper epoch]

and with what ammo

[edgy plover]

Figure out if you want to have damage or penetration based ammo, linked search your gun, and use an ammo chart like this one to figure out the best choice

https://eft-ammo.com

[junior gazelle]

Anyone else experiencing bug with The Huntsman Path - Administrator? 2 times I have fired the flare there and the quest didnt count.. any suggestions?

[dapper epoch]

if "high damage" leads to shit like that then I never want to touch it

ever

[edgy plover]

I mean, just don't aim at armor with high damage ammo

It's meant for exposed areas

[ruby karma]

kedr is pretty cheap

[dapper epoch]

Its covering 2/3 of his body and im new to this aiming system, that's easier said than done

[ruby karma]

but i just can't seem to figure out its recoil pattern

[edgy plover]

Kedr has no penetration, it's all damage

You have to go for legs or face

[ruby karma]

is kedr better with hipfire?

[edgy plover]

100%

[ruby karma]

i seem to do terrible with scoped on

[edgy plover]

Hipfire is HUGE in this game

[dapper epoch]

When is it right to hipfire??

[ruby karma]

i still don't fully understand why go for hipfire

[edgy plover]

Same accuracy, less recoil

[elfin elm]

when you do enough damage to legs it "blacks" out the limb and they can't run

Lack of mobility leads to panic, panic leads to easier follow up shots

[dapper epoch]

I dont care about the hate or flack im gonna get for saying this, I come from cod

[ruby karma]

isn't scoped better since you are shooting at what you are aiming

[dapper epoch]

Hipfire = bad for me

Thats ingrained into my brain and its so hard to break

[junior gazelle]

Hipfire in this game has a really good accuracy.. if there is target at like sub 10 meters, you should always 100% hipfire

[dapper epoch]

well not even bad just hipfire = wild spread

[edgy plover]

It's super hard to break the habit, but hipfire in this game is nutty good. I still run offline factory raids just to warmup and practice hipfiring, it's extremely useful

Easily the biggest improvement in PvP comes when you start to utilize hipfire

Easily

[ruby karma]

hmm maybe i should tape a central aim indicator onto my monitor or smthing xd

[edgy plover]

It doesn't work like that

[ruby karma]

it doesn't?

[edgy plover]

No, bullets don't always go to middle of screen like in COD, they come out the barrel

[ruby karma]

aw shite

[elfin elm]

spend, like, a day or two with CHEAP cheap ammo and spray and pray guns and don't even ads

unbind it even

and go fight scavs

[ruby karma]

whats "ads"?

[edgy plover]

Or just use offline and don't waste the money

Aim down sights

[junior gazelle]

rightclick

[dapper epoch]

aim down sight

[elfin elm]

ads- aim down sights

[ruby karma]

oh ok

[dapper epoch]

is ads good with everything? Like in which situations should I use it over aiming

[junior gazelle]

Anyone else experiencing bug with The Huntsman Path - Administrator quest? 2 times I have fired the flare there and the quest didnt count.. any suggestions?

[junior gazelle]

if you dont have time to preaim and the target is sub 15ish meters away

[edgy plover]

Anytime you're using full-auto under 20 meters you should hipfire

[elfin elm]

hipfire within 10-15 meters aim when you have time or the distance is too great

[dapper epoch]

Meters does not mean a single thing to me

[elfin elm]

or ads rather

[dapper epoch]

I dont know a meter from a mile in this game

[edgy plover]

What unit of measurement would you like lmao?

[elfin elm]

the distance from the door of your hideout, to the wall by heating is roughly hipfire distance

depending on the gun

[edgy plover]

Just go practice it in offline mode and you'll get the hang of it quick. It's seriously invaluable

[elfin elm]

best way to improve at anything is to recognize an issue you're having, clearly define it, and go specifically out of your way to work on it or fix it

ads too much, unbind it and practice hipfire

having trouble with headshots? nothing but bolties for a day or two. and so on

[dapper epoch]

I have trouble with managing stress

[ruby karma]

any lv5 weapon recommendation for hipfire applications?

[dapper epoch]

Big time

[ruby karma]

i do too

irl

xdd

[edgy plover]

Kedr and PPSH are great

[dapper epoch]

oh i do too irl but im talking about tarkov

[ruby karma]

kedr with the silencers on?

[edgy plover]

I mean that's better but also pricier, either works

[ruby karma]

also for ppsh, do i also have to go for legs

[edgy plover]

Or head

[ruby karma]

im having a hard time going for the legs cause im too used to body shots

guess ill have to practice more

[edgy plover]

Nothing you can do about that except build experience and confidence through practice - or play in a team, has a great way of alleviating anxiety'

[dapper epoch]

Oh also, can anyone tell me what shotgun it is that blacks out your stomach and leg in one shot and puts every other limb on red, then kills you in the next pls and ty

and what ammo

[edgy plover]

Probably magnum buck, that high-damage ammo you were hating on

[elfin elm]

do some runs where you care jack shit about if you live

[dapper epoch]

I have nothing, every run matters to me

I had armor on that protects stomach

Why didnt it stop it?

[elfin elm]

then do scav runs or pistol runs with makarovs

[dapper epoch]

At least from getting my stomach blacked out in one shot??

[elfin elm]

you got magnum-bucked probably

[edgy plover]

He shot your leg mostly, which blacked and did a lot of overdamage to the rest of you. Some pellets also hit stomach which blacked it. Second shot did enough overdamage to kill you

[dapper epoch]

mmm

[elfin elm]

so in short, he shot your legs reeeeallly hard

[edgy plover]

The stomach blacking on the first shot was an accident, he was aiming for them knees

[dapper epoch]

The amount of people I hear coughing as im falling is infuriating

[elfin elm]

if you get your armor back from insurance, there's even a chance it may be undamaged

[edgy plover]

Means you're getting close, just have to improve your strategy a little to finish them off

[dapper epoch]

Youre damaged enough to cough but can still run at me and aim steadily, meanwhile I get shot once and my character shakes like he has parkinsons and I walk like im in tar

[dapper epoch]

When they push me idk what to do

[edgy plover]

Peakers have a massive advantage, both psychologically and with the desync in this game. Don't get pushed, push. If you are getting pushed, try to prefire at head level

[elfin elm]

be unpredictable, and if you can flank

[dapper epoch]

My problems a lot is I dont know whether what im hearing is a scav or a pmc

This especially is a problem in scav runs

[elfin elm]

learning scav spawns helps

like a lot

[dapper epoch]

Yeah thats not my problem, i mean when im in a building and another player scav is coming up

vs a pmc

[elfin elm]

until proven otherwise, if they're pushing you aggressively, pmc

[dapper epoch]

I dont wanna voiceline to see if its another scav because if its not then i just gave the pmc my location

[edgy plover]

There's a basic ettiquete as a scav, if you voiceline - other player scavs should voiceline back. If it's PMC, he likely already knows your there, and ratting is a bad move. You should push or reposition

[dapper epoch]

If im in a building and i hear movement i freeze

[tender night]

yeah experience is really all that will help there, scavs are being alot more unpredictable.. if you're doing a scav run and worried about rep best thing is just shoot no body, obviously can shoot back if you get hit.. if not just die and go again next time

[edgy plover]

Freezing is a bad call. Always move.

[dapper epoch]

I dont want them to hear me

[edgy plover]

Well then get used to getting pushed

[dapper epoch]

I tend to just lock myself in a room and let them push me

[elfin elm]

unless you're simply listening for a millisecond, standing still is rarely the best move

[tender night]

chances are they will have already heard you inside before they entered

[elfin elm]

everything makes noise in this game

[tender night]

obv depending on size of building but 9/10 they will of heard you

[elfin elm]

even breathing

[dapper epoch]

How effective is crouch walking at min speed?

[edgy plover]

Not at all

[tender night]

turning quickly, aiming down sights etc too

[elfin elm]

not enough unless on grass

[dapper epoch]

So is there no real way to hide footsteps in a building?

[edgy plover]

No

[elfin elm]

nope, not really

sometimes it even seals your doom

[edgy plover]

Never freeze permanently. Either push or reposition/retreat

[dapper epoch]

ok that might help to know because the moment I hear any movement I freeze then if I move I crouch away at min speed to make "no" noise

[elfin elm]

as a rat, unless you're ALREADY in a hiding spot and you can guarantee they didn't hear you (which as a new player is hard to guarantee) running is better than hiding

[tender night]

same as in a fight, never repeak angles, always move and be unsuspecting

[dapper epoch]

What if I want to take the fight though

Is it better to just run to a position rather than stealth there?

[edgy plover]

Reposition, reposition, reposition. Use peakers advantage, hipfire, play like a guerilla

[edgy plover]

Yes, big wide flanks are super effective. You move fast but you're often out of range of their hearing

[dapper epoch]

Okay

Do you have any tips for building fights?

[tender night]

and always try for the right hand peaks

[dapper epoch]

Specifically dorms right now but thats just because im doing golden zippo

[edgy plover]

Peakers advantage, hipfire, right-hand peek, flashlights

[dapper epoch]

But I often hit dorms so that would be good to know

[flat thicket]

running away when you know you're outmatched

[tender night]

if you're trying to do task, would only go dorms straight away if you get one of the two closest spawns so you can get there first.. if not go about do some looting and hit it later, unless you're ready for the PVP

[elfin elm]

which could be either skill, or gear

[edgy plover]

Never overcommit. When it doubt, retreat. You can always reposition for an ambush later

[flat thicket]

had this fight on dorms where a guy shot me in the stomach had to jump out the window and hide in the bushes

managed to extract

[dapper epoch]

Alright

[elfin elm]

surviving a raid is the victory more often than not, NOT killing the other guy down the hall

[dapper epoch]

I cant afford to bring in body armor every round but its killing me

[brittle canyon]

full send or coward

[dapper epoch]

I can hardly afford a gun or a rig

[flat thicket]

what armor were you bringing

[edgy plover]

I'll take coward. This game very spooky

[flat thicket]

paca?

[dapper epoch]

The only thing I can afford

[brittle canyon]

scav

[tender night]

do a scav, use that gear to go in, play for loot etc

[dapper epoch]

Paca and the steel helm

[tender night]

tasks can be done any time

[brittle canyon]

ssh is pretty bad

[flat thicket]

i'd say you can skip on the helm

[elfin elm]

scav fighting gear, not pmc fighting gear

[flat thicket]

my tip? buy a backpack rig and paca and the gun you can spend less on it and pick up everything you see

[brittle canyon]

get the lv3 rig from ragman, stop running pacas no armor is fine if you run out, also no helmet is fine until you get flea or toilet lv2

[flat thicket]

and try to develop kind of a survival instinct almost like you're the character

[brittle canyon]

ssh is pretty bad

[dapper epoch]

If this helps

[brittle canyon]

what do you keep dying to

[dapper epoch]

everything

[flat thicket]

7 million stash value and you have no mooney?

[brittle canyon]

10% sr is amazing

like in a bad way

[brittle canyon]

identify what keeps killing you otherwise you won’t improve much

[dapper epoch]

All my stash value is in hideout items

[flat thicket]

ye i know

[brittle canyon]

gear just gives you more room for error but it can’t save you if all you do is errors

[flat thicket]

do you keep running at gunshots and trying to pvp all the time

[dapper epoch]

No

[flat thicket]

that might be your issue, that and being too noisy

[dapper epoch]

I try to just go where Im going to loot then I extract

But I see a pmc every single game

And if i dont I get one shot by scavs

[brittle canyon]

everyone else wants to go loot and extraxt

of course you’ll see people

[elfin elm]

them not seeing you is the trick

[flat thicket]

yea dont shoot at people you see especially if they have better gear

whenever you shoot change position

[brittle canyon]

do what other people aren’t doing, be where others aren’t going

[dapper epoch]

So do i just suck my thumb first 10 mins of the game while they do their thing?

I dont really know how to not get seen, I take the edges of the map i go through grass and bushes and i get sniped in the head

[flat thicket]

nah just dont rush

[brittle canyon]

no because 10 minutes pscavs start coming

[dapper epoch]

I dont know what other people aren't doing

[flat thicket]

loot stuff around you first

then start going where you want

[tender night]

one of the best things you can do is learn the maps

[flat thicket]

isn't relevant if you're in woods

[opaque nymph]

whats a good way to make rubbles

[flat thicket]

learn what places have the most amount of people going through

[dapper epoch]

I run customs mostly, I spawn and there's fuck all around me 99% of the time

[tender night]

go offline if needed and just go round familiarising yourself with all of it

[flat thicket]

and avoid those places

[brittle canyon]

edges are bad because you have nowhere to fall back when you get seen, bushes can’t hide you from a perched sniper, you need to run erratically

[elfin elm]

how often are you holding the sprint key?

[flat thicket]

customs is a hard map to extract because its impossible to avoid players

[dapper epoch]

Whenever i'm invetween areas

[flat thicket]

or very hard atleast

[tender night]

it varies, scav runs and stash runs mostly

[edgy plover]

Plan a route. Stick to it. Note where it fails. If it fails in the same spot 3 times in close succession, change the fail-point. This is a great way to systematically build yourself a route and stay on track. Helps keep motivated too

[opaque nymph]

ok thanks

[dapper epoch]

My scav stats are far better than my pmc ones

Ill get them when i scav soon

[brittle canyon]

sprint in the open, and whenever you aren’t sprinting play a game of Where’s The Sniper where you are constantly paranoid of sightlines and imagine someone is trying to headshot you right now so you move in a irregular zig-zag and keep scanning horizon trying to spot anything that moves

[edgy plover]

Be very careful sprinting. It's like 10x louder than the fastest walking speed. It gets so many people killed

[elfin elm]

sometimes the sound you make is a bigger tip off than seeing you, just cus you're in the open doesn't mean you've been spotted (sometimes)

[flat thicket]

get a backpack and a rig and pick up everything you see

guaranteed to make you atleast some money especially if you dont know the value of items

[opaque nymph]

what should i run

[elfin elm]

while avoiding encounters like the plague

[flat thicket]

the map you traverse the best

[brittle canyon]

as long as you wear ears and stop when you hear something the other guy doesn’t seem to notice

[elfin elm]

the key word is CHEAP

[dapper epoch]

People are just infinitely better than me at pvp rn and I run into at least one person a game so that doesnt mix well

Over 100 pmc raids ive killed 14 people I guarantee maybe 7 of them were firing back

[flat thicket]

i got a tip use guns on semi auto

[edgy plover]

If you're getting into a lot of unexpected contact, that's just a sign you're moving too fast and you have bad positioning. You should be able to listen to where the activity is and move around it

[elfin elm]

get a duo mate who's more practiced at whatever map you're working on, even for like a handful of matches

You'd be surprised how much they'll teach you about pacing and placement

[dapper epoch]

And whats frustrating is I'm good at shooters. Ive played shooters all my life, always performed very well. I have aim, I have general game sense that can apply to any game. Ive even played stuff slightly closer to tarkov's style like insurgency and stuff like that but Im just not doing well in tarkov at all. I get that it's different, I get the health system is unique and it takes getting used to

But 130 something hours and ive killed 14 pmcs on my pmc character

[flat thicket]

what trips you up in a shoot out

aiming? recoil?

positioning?

enemy armor?

[dapper epoch]

I dont know what it is, I die seemingly no matter what Im using, where I am, what they have

[brittle canyon]

shadowplay

[flat thicket]

then record yourself and figure it out

[brittle canyon]

post your deaths so we can laugh at u

[flat thicket]

way easier to improve when you know what you're shit at

[edgy plover]

One of the biggest mistakes you can possibly make is not learning everything you can from each death

Recording really helps analyze after the fact

[dapper epoch]

I really want to fresh start on the 18th

[pliant fulcrum]

Play with someone who is decently experienced at the game

[dapper epoch]

But idk

Im level 14 already and have a scav junkbox and shit

[weary meteor]

Good stuff

[ruby karma]

damn bro ur close to lv15

[edgy plover]

It's so easy to make money. You can always guarantee profit by entering the cycle of scavving and offline-PMCing while your scav is on cooldown. Scavving can only make you money, you can't lose anything. Offline is great for learning maps, cache runs, and getting good at killing scavs and scav bosses. Do it for a day, get rich and your online PMC runs are way easier

[ruby karma]

ive heard that game gets x2 more fun after unlocking flea

[dapper epoch]

Right now im not having fun in this game in like

a fun way

Im having fun in a masochistic and spiteful way

I want to be good at it so bad that I dont give a fuck how mad I am, It's not possible for me to get discouraged

[elfin elm]

good

good

you kinda need that spirit a bit starting out in tarkov

[weary meteor]

Thats when the real fun begins yea

[dapper epoch]

Which leads me to what you were all saying about play with someone

I have two things about that

None of my friends have that spirit and get discouraged and quit after dying two raids in a row

[elfin elm]

just make sure you temper and super crazy emptions before a raid

[tender night]

theres a looking for group section in this discord

[dapper epoch]

And second I really dont wanna get carried, that will make me not wanna play the game

[elfin elm]

there's an lfg here yeah

[tender night]

find new people to play with

[dapper epoch]

Getting carried is so boring to me

[edgy plover]

Learning with other new players is really fun

[elfin elm]

specifically ask for new people to play with

[dapper epoch]

But you're saying to play with experienced players

Who can teach me

[edgy plover]

play with whoever you want, if you don't want to be taught no problem

[elfin elm]

experienced players, and juiced players are very different things

[tender night]

learning isnt the same as being carried

[dapper epoch]

I do want to be taught just not carried

I played with people from the discord and yeah I exfilled with stuff but I didnt fire a bullet

It was so boring

[elfin elm]

I'd call myself experienced, I know a LOT of shit. but I'm lvl 5 this wipe cus I've been away

[flat thicket]

then just record yourself suffer and understand why you're dyin

[elfin elm]

you follow me?

[flat thicket]

especially if you bring it here

[dapper epoch]

I know what you mean

[elfin elm]

legit, some of the best raids don't require a firearm when done perfectly

[dapper epoch]

I just dont want to turn myself off of the game, and getting my hand held through it will make me hate it

[tender night]

im on my 5th wipe and still sometimes (get carried in a way) it happens, as long as you focus on your goals for example map knowledge positioning etc it doesnt matter if you didnt fire a shit

shot*

[edgy plover]

Ask for other new players (because just playing with a duo is super fun), or ask for someone who will teach but not carry

[dapper epoch]

Ill give it a shot

Learning isn't getting your hand held

Thats not what im saying

[elfin elm]

also asking for a map guiding tour from a rat is an experience

[dapper epoch]

Im saying anyone ive tried to play with doesn't know the difference

They think they're teaching while they're holding your hand

[edgy plover]

As someone who teaches tarkov a lot, it is a very fine line. A lot of lessons in this game come from dying, and letting new players die to learn properly doesn't feel right. But if you prevent it too much, you're carrying them. It's not easy, which is why I think the best way to learn is with someone of your experience level. It's the most fun and rewarding

[dapper epoch]

Like I dont want to be told what to do. I want to be told how to figure out what to do for myself you know?

I dont want someone to just tell me "use this gun this armor this bullet" every time, I want someone who can help me reach a point where i can answer that for myself.

Tell me why the thing is better than the other, etc

Nobody has done that

So far at least

[nimble lark]

LF Group to help out a newer player

[dapper epoch]

I mean that ive played with btw not you all

[edgy plover]

Feel free to shoot me a DM if you'd like, or visit #sherpa-info or #pvp-lfg and just describe what you're looking for

[crystal oracle]

On lighthouse didnt they put landmines on the mountains outside rogue base?

[cyan lagoon]

yes,claymores

[dapper epoch]

I am absolutely fine with dying

[cyan lagoon]

Lookin for sane tape :3

[dapper epoch]

Except when I feel like i got fucked over

I dont blame cheats, I dont call hacks, im not that kind of person. If I die I die, I dont care, but Ill get frustrated at stuff like the first clip i sent

[edgy plover]

Hard as a teacher to save you from the deaths that you feel are "fucking you over" without carrying, a lot of those deaths are just lessons yet to be learned

[crystal oracle]

Do you know exactly where the mines are? Since I just watched Landmarks video and he avoided them all

[dapper epoch]

That's a good point

[cyan lagoon]

No clue but theres alot of em

[dapper epoch]

Maybe Im being unrealistic in the way I want to be taught idk but Id think theres gotta be someone else who's wanted to learn like this too

[crystal oracle]

:( Im a bear so I want to find a easy route if there is to kill the rogues

[weary meteor]

When i duo with my low lvl friend i make the call where we gonna go loot and i let him take the lead what route we take so he can practice moving around the map and killing scavs on his own

[cyan lagoon]

you can just watch out from them, just gotta look carefully, dont sprint much aswell

[brittle canyon]

just take a farming route same usec bear no difference

[dapper epoch]

But honestly even having someone there to tell me that it wasnt a dumb death and just something i did wrong it would be for me just an "Ah, okay I see" and onto the next game yk?

[crystal oracle]

As a bear they kill me from like 500m away

[edgy plover]

Learning Tarkov is a messy process filled with frustration and bullshit. For everyone. But there is certainly lots of people wanting what you are, it is just a tad overly optimistic to think you could find a perfect teacher.

[crystal oracle]

You cant get close as a bear

[edgy plover]

Yea, that's a great goal

[brittle canyon]

exact same for usecs who farm them

take a farming route there’s tons if you search for it

[dapper epoch]

I dont want a gigachad doming pmcs and scavs from across the map and who has every loose loot spawn memorized in every area of every map

I wanna be that gigachad

Nah but fr like yuh ill give the sherpa or lfg a shot

[edgy plover]

I'm happy to help as well if you ever want to shoot me a ping for a raid or have a question :)

[spiral flicker]

I'm 2 of those, I'm the one who knows every loose spawn, on most maps and doming scavs

[dapper epoch]

For sure

Oh wait you're a sherpa thats why you're green

huh would you look at that

I will definitely message

[edgy plover]

[weary meteor]

Just scavs not pmcs? 🤔

[spiral flicker]

He's green ta da Dee da da da

[spiral flicker]

Pmcs are 50/50 I've got 50 pmc kills in 103 raids out of 250 kills

[weary meteor]

Thats not bad at all

[spiral flicker]

Could be better ig

[dapper epoch]

ok last thing before i get up rq, what should I do right now? This is to anyone whos been in the conversation for a minute and listened to all my bitching about being bad and poor lol. I am close to level 15 and want level 2 traders and flea, but I have next to no gear. I wanna pmc and do quests for quick exp and i feel like scaving is wasting that time but also, scaving would help get gear so im not sure

In fact thats a dilemma i have very often

[spiral flicker]

Tf is rq

[dapper epoch]

I wanna quest but I have nothing

[slow crag]

real quick?

[dapper epoch]

And i feel like scav is wasting my quest time

[tender night]

scav to get gear/money

[slow crag]

i mean you have to do one to do the other

[tender night]

its not a waste of time as you can learn map/some extracts at same time

[slow crag]

so its not a waste

[opaque nymph]

should i keep my magazine well on my gun

[edgy plover]

You likely have some tasks you could make progress on as a scav - gas analyzers or flashdrives, etc. So that's the best choice

[opaque nymph]

ok

[dapper epoch]

Alright

[tender night]

build up like 3-500k which is doable in 1-3 runs

[spiral flicker]

After my 2550 hours of playing, I would say try to memorise as many good places to loot, stashes etc. To loot and do as many quests possible

[dapper epoch]

I never get anything of value in my raids

[weary meteor]

Gas analysers 😵‍💫

[tender night]

gotta go to different spots

[dapper epoch]

I make usually less than the cost of the gear I went in with

[slow crag]

i had no idea condensed milk sold for like 20k 💀

[dapper epoch]

Even with a full bag and rig

I always just get shit gun parts or food

[slow crag]

why does milk cost the same as a gun

[tender night]

look on youtube for spots on different maps

[edgy plover]

Learning caches on any map, which is totally possible as a scav, is the best investment you could ever make. If you know a map well enough that you know the stashes on that map, you'll never go poor. The few billionaires I know in tarkov are all stash rats

[spiral flicker]

That's wierd, coz I can get 300-400k in average if I survive

[tender night]

reserve, lighthouse, customs and interchange best for scav runs

[dapper epoch]

Is that selling literally everything you get or with keeping quest/hideout items?

[tender night]

completely agree, yes its not the most fun thing in the world but when you then get out, sell everything and find out you made nearly a mill is a great feeling

[spiral flicker]

Yea I'm keeping good stuff and stuff I need

[dapper epoch]

I don’t get how then

[spiral flicker]

U EU

[edgy plover]

It is boring, but it's a great foundation to have to know that if things ever get bad you can make loads of money easily

[dapper epoch]

Nuh uh

Na but I might just buy the global thing to play with everyone

[edgy plover]

300-400k is on the very high end, don't compare yourself to that, people really oversell their scav runs. Just try to do better than your own previous runs

[spiral flicker]

Sad, I would happily help u in few hours but I don't want to play on 100+ ping