beginners-assistance

[normal bear]

No

[split vapor]

Eh

[frank beacon]

w

what

[split vapor]

No

[frank beacon]

ive been wasting my money

[split vapor]

M61 won’t one tap chest unless it frags

[frank beacon]

wow

[steady pilot]

m80 will generally 1 tap most chest shots

and take out armor no problem

[lapis mauve]

m61 is best for shooting lvl 5-6 helmets

[normal bear]

And thats it

[lapis mauve]

yes

[normal bear]

M80 can do that too

Soo

🤷

Not so well but still

[steady pilot]

you can run m61 if you want, but its expesnive af

[lapis mauve]

m80 1 taps lvl 5-6 helmets?

[normal bear]

And fucks class 5 chest just as well

[frank beacon]

I was using it because i kept coming across 3 mans on customs

but im not seeing them anymore and im poor now

[normal bear]

@lapis mauve 5

[split vapor]

It’s okay if you click heads

[frank beacon]

well i guess ill use the last of the m61 up

[lapis mauve]

i'd sell it, it sells for a lot

[frank beacon]

yeah ill sell it actually

i have a lot of m80 to

too*

[split vapor]

Should be what near 800 for m61 or something

[robust jackal]

My kit for customs is a sks some healing and ammo, pot helmet and paca armor.

Got the armor and helmet in a scav run so barely cost me any money

[frank beacon]

i put it on market for 785

[split vapor]

Paca best

[robust jackal]

It's already a huge difference

From no armor to paca

[strange mural]

is paca actually worth anything

is it t3 or t4

mainly for scavs tho right

[robust jackal]

Paca will stop some pistol ammo and shotgun shells

Helps a lot when dealing with scavs

[split vapor]

Yeah that’s about it

[robust jackal]

So you don't get one tap

[strange mural]

ah so scav hunting

[split vapor]

I use it because I don’t intend on getting shot

[robust jackal]

Pot helmet is surprisingly bouncy

Same just avoids so many dumb deaths

[split vapor]

I had 762 bp as a scav and I shot another scav and that helmet bounced the round

[robust jackal]

It either bounces something or you dead

50%

Give or take

[split vapor]

That round should have went right through

The scav just slowly turned and shotgunned me

[robust jackal]

I got the Terragroups Lab Access Keycard

What should i do with it?

Sell it on flea?

Keep it?

[frank beacon]

i sell them but i kinda regret selling the ones i got because i could have traded for a docs case on the market

[split vapor]

If want to go to labs

If not easy 150 on the flea

[robust jackal]

150k ?

Nice

I spawned with the keycard

When i played Scav

Kappa

I was like

Holy shitto

Can't die

[strange mural]

yeah i spawned in with one too. checked my inventory two seconds in. escape was 30m away. its was factory.

you do the math

[rare fable]

yo

[robust jackal]

Heh

[rare fable]

idk how to even play

[strange mural]

slowly

aim for the head

[errant snow]

I find guns in boxes but get capped trying to find extract

[strange mural]

pick up all the shit you find and sell on flea

you find a pack of tea that shit is worth two shit aks

[split vapor]

Factory bad for trying to get gear

[errant snow]

I gotta get out with the shit I pick up first

Factory is bad for gear?

Oh...

[split vapor]

Most players just camp the gate 3 exit

Or up in the office

[errant snow]

I only did factory as a scav and PMC

It's where I lost everything

[strange mural]

factory is hardcore pvp

[eager arrow]

WHATS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO LVL STRENGHT?

sry caps

[solid gulch]

depends on if you have friends or not

[split vapor]

Walking overweight is the easiest

Or just a friend and crowbar each other and heal

[errant snow]

Where would be good for looting and stuff?

Or map rather

[eager arrow]

no im solo

[split vapor]

Interchange night scav is good.

[eager arrow]

what are you using to be overweight?

[split vapor]

Loot a lot and not run in to anyone

[errant snow]

Night raids Anxiety intensifies

[split vapor]

You can see in the mall pretty easily tbh

[errant snow]

I guess I can do that, I'm quite scared of EFT since I keep getting capped in the back lol

My heart just explodes

[split vapor]

Plus you’re a scav so what’s to worry

And all the new hidden stashes around the mal

[errant snow]

I generally have bad anxiety for almost anything so being alone in a game like this will take time getting used to x3

[robust jackal]

What are the odds

Of spawning with a keycard

[split vapor]

I spawned 3 times in a row with one

[robust jackal]

LoL

[split vapor]

Too bad a bullet in the back of the head wasn’t fast behind tho

[robust jackal]

You should do the customs quest

[shy aurora]

Are maps a good investment when you start out?

[robust jackal]

Love when i get a free Paca doing scav runs

[normal bear]

No

They are useless @shy aurora

[robust jackal]

I've yet to see the Boss in Customs

[shy aurora]

ok

[robust jackal]

Don't buy maps

They succ

[split vapor]

I’ve seen him once for about 10 raids

We found him yesterday by accident doing a night quest raid

Walked from 2 story to 3 story opened the front door and a guard was standing there

[robust jackal]

What he drops?

[frank beacon]

gold tt bitcoins his ak

[split vapor]

The 556 ak

And the rest where aks74

[marble latch]

lmao 3rd raid in a row that I get 1 tapped and I have no clue from where

[split vapor]

Got a new player some weapons gear and money

So that was good

[frank beacon]

i havent been one tapped for the past week

[marble latch]

yeah, I guess I just need to git gud

[robust jackal]

Haven't been one tapped since i got the game

[frank beacon]

i used to get one tapped every raid

[robust jackal]

I play kinda carefully though

[marble latch]

but it's kinda hard when you have no clue what you did wrong

[frank beacon]

mainly because i would slow move EVERYWHERE

[split vapor]

And then dropped a pmc duo who come in to the dorms

[robust jackal]

Walk slow if i hear anything

Check both sides

And the cross the road

[frank beacon]

ever since i stopped playing like a bitch i never get one tapped like that

[strange mural]

just move from cover to cover
check your corners

keep ears open

[frank beacon]

im sure if i go to interchange killa would one tap me

[strange mural]

nah

hes pretty rare for me atleast

[marble latch]

yeah but im doing that customs red warehouse quest and I need to get in there, not much cover from the road side

[strange mural]

rarely see him

[marble latch]

I guess I need to go around

[frank beacon]

last time i went interchange i heard him shooting nonstop

[robust jackal]

I've been to interchange twice both times i looted Idea was full of shit and extracted

[frank beacon]

i hate interchange

[split vapor]

Killa. That fun man. Only time I meet him he was camping in mantis

Didn’t end well

[robust jackal]

I barely got to the rest of the map

[errant snow]

Don't worry Ronald, I got fucked 7 times in a row before I quit for the day lol

[robust jackal]

Don't play factory

[errant snow]

Yeah I might go customs next but

[marble latch]

yeah, trying not to, but today has not been very good

[frank beacon]

@marble latch what red warehouse quest?

[errant snow]

Scaverino runs I hope gives me some luck tomorrow

[frank beacon]

delivery from the past?

[marble latch]

dunno, you gotta go with the customs key, get some files and deliver on factory

yeah I think so

[frank beacon]

oh

did that one yesterday

[marble latch]

still trying, I get out played every time I get to the factory perimeter lol

[frank beacon]

I hate that area tbh

[marble latch]

gonna try slow approach with a Mosin now

just check the outside and then go in

[errant snow]

Would interchange be easier than customs?

[frank beacon]

i think people go into interchange heavier gear

plus killa

[errant snow]

Customs it is lol

[marble latch]

LMAO

one shotted again

[strange mural]

how do you all store your ammo?

[frank beacon]

ronald

[marble latch]

10 seconds into the raid

[strange mural]

do you just buy as needeD?

[frank beacon]

in ammo box

i sell mags keep ammo

in box

[split vapor]

I have an icase with ammo boxes and lose rounds in it

[frank beacon]

if i dont have any i just buy on market

Ronald dont just run in there

take ur time people rush that building a lot i feel

[strange mural]

so just some kiba ammo cases?

[marble latch]

bro I was on the train all the way down

there was one mofo on top of some shit looking straight at me

[errant snow]

Try finding a squad? Feels like it would be easier to do your quest with 3 others watching your back

[strange mural]

oh yeah kiba ammo case is big brain

any other inventory management tips and tricks i should know about?

i case would be nice but the price is a biiiit steep for me

[frank beacon]

stack bags

take hand guard and mags off guns

pistol grips*

[split vapor]

I normally keep ammo at the top. An open Space for new gear and stuff from raids. Money and keys. Weapon mods weapons. Gear. Hideout stuff and then a backpack stack

[frank beacon]

sell the shit u dont use

or are too afraid to use

[split vapor]

Use it or lose it

[frank beacon]

i just cleaned up my inven

looks so much better my god

[strange mural]

im doing mass cleaning on mine

so ive seen people just completely dissasemble their m4's and such to sell them

is that actually a thing or

[split vapor]

Yeah

Skier pays the most for the weapon mods he does take

And sell the rest to mech

[frank beacon]

ive been doing it wrong ive been selling every single part to mechanic lol

it was so BAD at first. So much trash everywhere it was giving my eyes aids

[strange mural]

do you guys buy your weapons off of flea as a body you build up on?

im talking the more expensive weapons that have modding

[frank beacon]

i bought my sa58 off market as base

my ADAR i did the same

you guys said the woods boss spawned near sawmill

[brisk mortar]

Yup

[frank beacon]

what is his spawn rate?>

[brisk mortar]

I'd assume the same as the rest, 33%-ish

[frank beacon]

either hes moving around and i never see him or dude is straight up never spawning

maybe unlucky

[brisk mortar]

Just listen for someone mag dumping a SVD.

[normal bear]

If u hear a SVD

Ye

Thats him

[brisk mortar]

[normal bear]

He also shoots in a weird fashion

He does like 3 round bursts

He doesnt tap

He just bursts

[frank beacon]

i dont really know the gun sounds apart on this game yet lol

i just know sv 98 sounds like a fucking tank

[steady pilot]

Or its me

[errant snow]

I just hear a crack then I die

[split vapor]

They still die with one to the head with m80 and 7n1

[strange mural]

honestly

mosin and hunter are the big brain move

[frank beacon]

havent used a mosin since like level 5 haha

[spiral jay]

Someone mind jumping in a call with me i have a few questions

[acoustic timber]

whats the best way to make money

??

[tawny atlas]

surviving

[frank beacon]

farming interchange

[tawny atlas]

there are a bunch of good money making loot runs on youtube

[frank beacon]

but i hate interchange

[tawny atlas]

interchange and shoreline from what i have read are the best if you know the way

[normal bear]

Inter tech stores

Rezerv queen

Labs

Shoreline is okay but its a big ass investment and it takes a lot of time to do a single run

[strange mural]

survive interchange and you make 100k each time.

[normal bear]

What

That's like

Impossible

If you SURVIVE its NEVER under 200k

Like no way

[strange mural]

hey i gotta be "realistic"

[normal bear]

Im realistic

There is no way

Like

[solemn rampart]

No, its not, as long as u have a little luck, dont die, you can get some good loot on interchange

[strange mural]

surviving before level 5 nets you like 10 rubles

[normal bear]

Even if all that spawned was fucking capacitors that would still be like 20x7k

I mean

Tetriz can be traded

And.sold to thera

Thats already more than 100k

Golden gphones and.gpus without flea are 40-50k too

Also include caches and possible scav/pmc loot

[acoustic timber]

isnt there like a reserv run

that got patched or something

cuz u made 700k each time or something

[spiral jay]

Yo

Do you not take ars back on scav runs bc

They both dissapeared so did my chest pice my hat and a few other things when I went to transfer loot it was not there

Why

[narrow belfry]

mosin on factory is humongous brain

a guy was sprinting for extract and i wall banged him through the red steel wall

[spiral jay]

So no help with that question

[strange mural]

it should have just worked

everything transfers

[brisk mortar]

@spiral jay
If your scav loot screen shows only your original loot, move everything over, press next then go back and do that repeatedly until your loot comes back.

[frank beacon]

somehow a dude with a shotgun pulled up on me and shot me like 3 times i took head damage without being headshot?

[thick mist]

Shotgun bad

[frank beacon]

why did i take head damage?

[strange mural]

pellets

[frank beacon]

baseball cap meta? saved my life?

[strange mural]

have a large spread

[frank beacon]

yeah but if a pellet hit me in head shouldnt i have died

[strange mural]

a single pellet may not be lethal?

what do the pros know

[frank beacon]

this is what happens every time i get over my gear fear
i got rushed by like 3 dudes the second i spawned in lol

[normal bear]

Single pellet isnt lethal.in many cases

'Standard' buckshot deals 32 damage

[frank beacon]

oh really

damn

i thought no matter what if something hit ya head ur done

[thick mist]

Generally yes

Pretty sure shotguns are the only weapon that can't one-shot heads

Or 9mm from far away

[normal bear]

9mm will always onetap a head if its naked

There is no damage fall off

[regal talon]

Hey

Is someone up to help a rookie to get started with this game?

Played a couple rounds but ended up dying to a scav lol

[tawny atlas]

Play offline pve till you can confidently kill dcavs

[strange mural]

but generally its pretty rare for somebody not to get atleast two pellets to the head just like that

[normal bear]

Ye

But possible

[strange mural]

jesus i cleared out my whole inventory

that ammo case is

thanks for the tip.

was looking at icase and...

generally when do you get something like that?

[robust jackal]

Maybe just scratched his head?

Does Tarkov counts takes into account that sort of dmg?

Maybe it was to the face and not the brain area dunno

Or the jaw

[strange mural]

dont think so.

it just dealt less damage than the heads maximum hp

[robust jackal]

Also wich store is it worth rushing to in interchange?

Tech store?

Does it have a name?

Also second or first floor?

Been doing a few scav runs but mostly on idea or stores nearby.

[marble latch]

holy shit, 3 times I get 1 shotted, now I get 3 pmcs in one raid, I hate this game

[robust jackal]

Man

You have

Either

The worst luck ever

Or just a bad day

[split vapor]

Most rounds will one tap head

I believe 7n39 only does 34 damage

[robust jackal]

Unless Tarkov denies you the HS

Sometimes happen

[strange mural]

TEXHO - Near Oli by the escalators
Techlight - same location, up the escalators

this is from reddit so

[robust jackal]

Ty

Nice interior map

[strange mural]

thats actually a great map for callouts

[robust jackal]

Yep

[strange mural]

is there a keybind to dropping items?

[robust jackal]

Press DELETE

[errant snow]

Ronald has more patience than me lol

[strange mural]

ah thanks alpa

[marble latch]

I mean, I killed 3

1 was a hatchling, but still

[robust jackal]

By the by how much time exactly you need to stay in a raid so it's not run through?

[split vapor]

That’s based of experience earned not time

So you can stay the entire raid and do nothing and leave and it will be a run through

[robust jackal]

I see

[split vapor]

It’s about 1000 xp or something like to count as survived

[robust jackal]

I had it happen to me once but it was because a guy kept me denying the extraction

Had to sit still and do nothing half the time i was in the raid.

[solid gulch]

it's less to count as a run through, you only need like 200-300xp tbh; a single scav kill will do it

er less to count as not a run through

oh no all my insurances are coming back

[split vapor]

pings

[solid gulch]

and i roll trash guns that nobody wants

[split vapor]

Adar and some 995

[solid gulch]

do i look like i'm made of money

[split vapor]

Maybe

[solid gulch]

more like ADAR + 25rnd M855 and 6 rnd M955

[strange mural]

Is kiba still like worth to run

[split vapor]

Not really

I sold the keys

[solid gulch]

maybe keep a small stack of M955 in my container

[robust jackal]

Adar with M955 can be scary

[split vapor]

Only went twice and nothing

[solid gulch]

i went once and there was a lot

recently

[split vapor]

Rather have the 1.5m from selling the keys

Put that towards more r700s

[strange mural]

Yeah im just looking for some specific way of just grinding moneys

Kinda tired of interchange shelves

[solid gulch]

if EOD goes on sale on black friday i will upgrade, do you hear me nikita

@strange mural i hear reserve is good

[robust jackal]

Yay got 150k from the card

Free money

[strange mural]

I dont know what makes that place actually so good
I know its filled with geared players whenever i visit

Guess i should just get good

[solid gulch]

and/or scav run it

and/or 5-man it

[strange mural]

Imagine having five people who load in at similar times and arent as bad as me

I guess i could try giba running too
Shouldnt make too much loss on the key

[split vapor]

Mil base is labs without the price

Because of the raiders that are free money

[strange mural]

Ah so those are the bank

What tier armor do the raiders run?

[split vapor]

And just the boss and friends alone are a couple million

Typically tactecs m2 rigs

[jovial zealot]

anyone know where I can find NIXXOR lenses and Broken LCDS? Looking to upgrade to security lvl 3

[split vapor]

Ulaach helmets

[solid gulch]

i'm gonna try to take them as a scav!

[split vapor]

Ha

Good luck

If I spawn near the barracks as a scav I go push the lever to open hermetic door to spawn in raiders

I try to kill 1-2 and leave

[strange mural]

i dont know shit about reserves do i

[solid gulch]

scav spawns are BS now there's still 42 minutes left in this reserve raid

[split vapor]

It took me a few trail runs in there to figure it out

[solid gulch]

spicy bois are still busy going full ham

[strange mural]

We had pscavs spawn in on factory before 5mins

I didnt think they should spawn initially?

[split vapor]

Players scavs can spawn in about 5 some minutes after the start

Gotta keep pmcs on their feet

[bold kernel]

On Factory is it even possible to get out of the warehouse?

[robust jackal]

Sold some stuff 750k now

One can save a lot using flea huh?

[split vapor]

Nope

[bold kernel]

You can't?

[robust jackal]

Just bought some really cheap salewa kits and CAR.

[split vapor]

Factory is in closed

[bold kernel]

well how do i identify the extraction point?

Like what does it look like

[split vapor]

Double tap O

[strange mural]

You look at maps

[bold kernel]

kk

[split vapor]

And yeah there’s that also

[robust jackal]

Any place one can farm dat 150k lab keycard?

It sells so fast for 150k

Seem some ppl selling it at 200k

[split vapor]

You have a chance to get them in filing cabinets in shoreline and labs

Scavs and raiders can have them

And each boss

[desert hull]

@robust jackal sells for 200-210k fast

but so do other items that are easier to find as a PMC

just check all scav pockets and backpacks and they will come

[split vapor]

Always could buy the low ones and sell higher

[desert hull]

@split vapor lower ones get instant sold

[high spindle]

what is going on with the NA scav matchmaking lmao

[desert hull]

probably to bots

@high spindle yeah its horrible

[high spindle]

8+ min

[desert hull]

me and a friend are at 7 minutes

[strange mural]

I got up to 11 on shore

[desert hull]

[strange mural]

Might have been the bug

[split vapor]

Tbh if you match over 5m just try again.

[high spindle]

in other news got 4 flash drives today

matchmaking

[steady pilot]

If you match over 1 min 30 secs you refresh

Loading times shouldn't be a problem anymore

[high spindle]

was there a known issue?

[robust jackal]

Did a scav run in interchange that's what i got

[tawny atlas]

I need that helix for my heater

[frosty crown]

ok so i cant see shit when its dark in game

its not just an issue with the game its an issue with my monitor

[proper cobalt]

yep. thats how darkness works

[frosty crown]

nonono like its with every game where its even a little dark

[proper cobalt]

can you share a screenshot of what it looks like?

[frosty crown]

it looks black

lol

xD

[errant snow]

Alpaca didn't get capped? Damn

[proper cobalt]

do you have an nvidia gpu?

[robust jackal]

Nope

Joined the match

With 28 min left

Most ppl

Were dead

Got a free armour

[frosty crown]

ya i do im messing with my monitor settings rn

maybe thatll help

[robust jackal]

Techlight was untouched

Only heard two guys exchanging gun fire

For like 10 min

Two shotguns i think

[proper cobalt]

@frosty crown check this https://forum.escapefromtarkov.com/topic/78424-graphic-issue-too-dark-but-not-the-normal-complaint/?do=findComment&comment=1210871

[robust jackal]

@tawny atlas pay me

[errant snow]

The later the match the more chance all PMCs are dead?

[robust jackal]

XD

Well

Yeah

Kinda

more time they had to kill themselves

LoL

[errant snow]

Hmm

Good to know thanks

[robust jackal]

I can put one for 17k on the market if you want @tawny atlas

Just gotta grab it fast

[frank beacon]

how quickly can player scavs spawn in

[robust jackal]

Cheapest selling for 19k

[frank beacon]

its like 5-10 minutes right?

[robust jackal]

Sometimes you spawn 20 min into the game imo

[proper cobalt]

5 mins is earliest tho yes

[frank beacon]

ik u can get late ones

oh ok

[proper cobalt]

i prefer late spawns. gas station is already clear 😅 can get free loot

[robust jackal]

^

[high spindle]

offically cannot match a scav run on interchange lol

[robust jackal]

I had a 11 min waiting time early today

[frank beacon]

early scav spawns are lit

[proper cobalt]

scav runs are basically just time I can watch hockey and not have to have my sound turned up lol

[high spindle]

trying another map to see if its just interchange

[bronze oak]

Anyone have tips for spotting enemies? Idk if its my settings but everything is kind of grainy and my fov is at 75. I have trouble seeing ppl

[proper cobalt]

turn off all 4 of the checkboxes on the bottom

[frank beacon]

uncheck everything on the bottom

experiment with sharpness

[bronze oak]

I have that turned off. Ill mess with sharpness

[proper cobalt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxTxhZ_tpSM

[robust jackal]

I have 1.1 sharpness

[proper cobalt]

I used this video helped me a ton

[robust jackal]

Also turn down shadows

[frank beacon]

i have sharpness 0.4

high sharpness gives my eyes aids

[robust jackal]

0.4 all blurry

[frank beacon]

0.4 perfect imo

things look weird af high sharpness

i didnt say that

[proper cobalt]

oh i thought you were the op

[frank beacon]

i guess its all opinion tho

[errant snow]

I'm tempted to interchange scav run but...

[digital violet]

question on raid structure. are there a fix amount of scavs/player scavs/mpc's? so when a match starts are those all the players until time runs out or are more added throughout?

[errant snow]

I'm a pus---scared

[frank beacon]

personally i like it lower than half

0.4 seems fine IMO

@digital violet theres a limited amount of PMCs on a map. Player scavs can spawn in throughout but pmcs only spawn at very start

[desert hull]

@digital violet scavs respawn

theres a limit on PMCs and PMCs can only enter at the start

player scavs can come in willy nilly until a certain point near the end of the raid

[robust jackal]

@errant snow wanna do it once with me?

[digital violet]

thanks for that! i have seen the player limits for PMCs 6-12, ect when selecting maps. wasnt sure how the rest works.

[errant snow]

Not right now, I'm playing pokemon with a friend ^^

[robust jackal]

Okay

[frank beacon]

there is a possibility of scav running into a raid where u died in

got my own tag today

[robust jackal]

The mall is smaller than u thought

Not that hard to learn the map itself

Hard to communicate for sure

[errant snow]

Now that I think about it, I was in interchange before but at night

And I got shot from one of the shops and RIP

[bold kernel]

F in chat for the fully kitted players I just picked from as a scav lol

[past lodge]

I feel like EOT sassed me.

[robust jackal]

F

[bold kernel]

Forgot something so I ran back to dorms and scav boss was still there

[robust jackal]

Taking too much time to find scav runs on interchange

Think i will go back to customs

[past lodge]

I go in as a scavenger. Kill 3 bots at storage. Grab their stuff and run to passage at the rocks.

And it tells me I was too fast?

[frank beacon]

yeah i mean that probably didnt take very long

[robust jackal]

Good money from that interchange run

Above 100k

[bold kernel]

if you are on scav who cares, doesnt count on your pmc stats

[robust jackal]

130k~

And still making more

Flea market ftw

Where i can get the bronze pocket watch?

And a gas analyzer

[frank beacon]

bronze pocket watch is something u have to get in raid

its at the truck in construction

[strange mural]

The missions tell you.

[frank beacon]

customs

you have to unlock it with the key

[strange mural]

And cough cough the wiki is oo

Once again

Op*

[robust jackal]

Oh okay

[frank beacon]

as for where u get the key to unlock the truck i dont remember

[robust jackal]

I'm not used to opening a wiki for everything

I have to get the key

Actually

[frank beacon]

you can buy the key

[robust jackal]

I think i have it

Let me check

Yep

I do

[bold kernel]

ok i just got 12 kills in a match and i got to the extraction area at the old gas station but couldn't find it... So what does it look like?

[robust jackal]

Interchange is so much money

Holy fuck

[frank beacon]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/521626362251837451/647991237906923530/CustomsMarvelin.png

[robust jackal]

Behind tbe blue fences

Go behind the station

[bold kernel]

thanks

[zinc tartan]

Is there a sherpa here who is up for some handholding?

[errant snow]

So that's the asshole who capped my ass in 2 seconds

[frank beacon]

my first death today was by him

ruined my streak

this is why i never walk into dorms

[bold kernel]

after about a week this game is slowly starting to click but so, so much yet to learn

[spare nymph]

anyone willing to help me out with the customs tasks?

[frank beacon]

yeah its awesome i still dont know a lot like key spawns and such
only information i have a good idea of is how players usually move around the maps and where hotspots are

[bold kernel]

do you not use the loot spawn wiki maps?

[frank beacon]

i mean yeah

but thats the problem i have to look at the wiki lol

[bold kernel]

true lol

luckily I have small tablet that I keep right next to me with it on the screen

[frank beacon]

at least i dont have to google "where is x extract"

anymore

every raid when i first started

[errant snow]

I gotta use my mobile to lookup extracts since I only know 2 xD

[frank beacon]

id have to do that lmao

and id die

empty stash galore

i am ascending

[robust jackal]

Same i use my phone

I actually died once cuz was looking at the map

Sneaky scav bush vision

It's cheaper to get 3 masks on flea and then trade it for a paca

Instead of just getting the paca though the dealers or the flea

Saved like 3k

[errant snow]

Gonna go into offline mode and learn the extracts that way

[keen granite]

this game is just impossible

[weary condor]

Wrong chat sry

[robust jackal]

Dang died with my kit

Well it was insured so not a huge loss

Some guy firing an ak from a bush

[keen granite]

like if i shoot someone 9 times and i die in 2 when I'm wearing better armor idk what you are supposedto do at this point

[robust jackal]

He broke my leg so i couldn't get to cover

[strange mural]

How do you know you were wearing better armor? How do you know you hit? Where did you hit?

[long shale]

@keen granite are you using good ammo?

[keen granite]

i literally shot at his damn head... it does nothing when i hit them but htey always instant kill me either way

[long shale]

because if they are using BP, and you are using PS, well...

[keen granite]

every gun is so inconsistent from what i've seen, mine either one shot or do nothing no matter what htey are wearing

[strange mural]

There are always a lot of variables

[desert hull]

@keen granite not the case tho

[keen granite]

if a guy is wearing really light armor and im in heavy armor i don't see how in any way i should be doing less damage...

[desert hull]

because ammo matters

and shot placement matters

[strange mural]

We just noted the things

That matter

[desert hull]

level 5 armor is the same thing as level 2 armor if the dude has the ammo to pen

[keen granite]

I'm just never gonna play pmc at this point anyway, no point in being pmc since i lose everything anyway lol

[desert hull]

you'll learn to lose that mindset

in time

the idea is to play to survive

a lot of the time that means not taking fights

and avoiding high traffic areas

if need be

[keen granite]

yep meaning if i see any other lpayer i die anyway, so why be my own character when it's more profitable to be scav

[desert hull]

why do you think you're dying

[keen granite]

bc everyone else is perfect and good at everyting, just like everything else i do

[desert hull]

but really

[sonic lake]

but

[robust jackal]

Going for another interchange run

[sonic lake]

pmc levels

[robust jackal]

Since i lost my kit

[sonic lake]

you never get to run juicy as a scav

dont do too much scav man

[keen granite]

eh doens't matter i wont lose things playing scav

[sonic lake]

do minimal pmc loadouts

[robust jackal]

Hope most of it comes back only using a really basic kit

[keen granite]

or just do knife runs

[desert hull]

you also gain nothing playing as a scav

so whats your point lol

[sonic lake]

its a good tool to learn

[keen granite]

there's just nothing to gain from playing pmc in my case

[sonic lake]

but youll never really experience the real game

[desert hull]

nothin gto gain from playing scav either tho

with that mindset

[sonic lake]

reeeee i had this mindset wtf did i do to lose it

[strange mural]

Experience.

[robust jackal]

You shouldn't be worried at losing things at the first place

It's part of the game

[desert hull]

being a scav doesnt give proper experinece

[robust jackal]

You losing pixels on a screen

[keen granite]

so i should just only do knife runs forever...

[desert hull]

it is good for early gear grinding and doing money raids

[keen granite]

if i'm scav i can at least have a gun

[desert hull]

or just play better dog

its not hard

your focusing on your abilities in fighting

[keen granite]

it is when you are pathetic like me in everything

[desert hull]

instead work on your abilities in surviving

avoid combat as you can

[keen granite]

so just run around and hide in bushes for 20 mins every time?

[strange mural]

If it works

[robust jackal]

You gotta spend to make it buddy

[strange mural]

I recommend

[desert hull]

I mean, yeah?

[strange mural]

Take a little break

[keen granite]

yeah but i wont ever make things playing pmc so no point in plyaing them

it's just lose lose lose then

[desert hull]

with that mindset, nope, you're right

[strange mural]

Take a day off and comeback
Watch some vids

A lot factors into combat

And, survival aswell

[robust jackal]

Usb-a worth anything on market?

Same for lightbulbs?

[sonic lake]

lightbulbs

like 10k>

usb a idk

i die a shit ton

i cant break past a million

i lose a lot

but when you get that one win

it just feels so nice

[robust jackal]

Almost at 900k

Started yesterday

[sonic lake]

wtf

lmao

how are you better than me alreadyu

[keen granite]

I won one fight against a player and i have no idea how i won it, i think the guy had a brain hemorrhage tho he just sat there and let me shoot him

and somehow that time my weapon one shots then

[sonic lake]

nice

[frigid vortex]

If i get into group of random ppl and then they kill me on beginning is it somehow punishable or its just my bad? D:

[sonic lake]

actually i have over a 1.3mil if all my shit on flea sells

dont do that @frigid vortex

[strange mural]

Dont join randos

[sonic lake]

lmao

[robust jackal]

How much time insurance kicks in?

[solid gulch]

24-48 hrs

[robust jackal]

Ok

[solid gulch]

is Vitalya RHBZ one of the boss scav henchmen?

[frigid vortex]

i ve been in this game for past hours it has been very interesting experience, if i die a lot should i buy meds to heal or just wait till i heal?

[tacit gulch]

hi

anyone willing to team up with a beginner?

[robust jackal]

Do a scav run

[solid gulch]

@frigid vortex up to you, either buy meds or do a scav run while you wait to heal

[robust jackal]

I would wIt till you get flea market

And do quests you will be drowing in meds at that poitn

[frigid vortex]

whats a point being scav?

[lapis mauve]

Free loot

[robust jackal]

Yeo

[tacit gulch]

I guess no one wants to? lol

[robust jackal]

Doesn't cost anything

@tacit gulch i'm in the middle of a run

[strange mural]

!sherpa

[tribal robin]

Hello @strange mural,

In the Escape from Tarkov Official server, you can ask for <@&521614335945080832> to come and give you assistance with Escape from Tarkov.
You can ask for in game help, help on modding you weapons, assistance to do quests... sherpas are here to help.
You can also request sherpas on the main Escape from Tarkov website.

Send a request to a sherpa :

https://www.escapefromtarkov.com/sherpa

Help on how to do your request :

https://forum.escapefromtarkov.com/topic/88265-how-to-ask-for-a-sherpa/ 

On this discord, you can also use :
● #beginners-assistance : To chat with other beginners and meet sherpas.
● Beginners assistance : To talk with sherpas and to be moved in private rooms, to raid with them !

Thank you, and good luck in Escape from Tarkov.

[solemn rampart]

any anyone needs help ill be in foxtrot duo voice chat

[frigid vortex]

if someone can help me, id love to play with someone than dying alone

id go too

but im on european server

[tacit gulch]

oh darn

im on US server

[solemn rampart]

@frigid vortex @tacit gulch u guys can join me if ya want, ill be doing interchange and reserve farming runs

[tacit gulch]

nice I love interchange the most

[frigid vortex]

wait i need to check what ping id have

[solemn rampart]

go to tri hotel voice chat

[frigid vortex]

which server?

[strange mural]

Ping doesnt cause huge problems.

Atleast for me

[solemn rampart]

it honestly dosnt matter, if anything high ping is an advantage as long as you play agressively

[tacit gulch]

tri-hotel chat?

[strange mural]

Other than some desync every now and then

[solemn rampart]

hotel trio chat, make sure you do reactions in the rules and such to unlock the full server

[frigid vortex]

i mean im great in running, that doesnt really require good ping

[robust jackal]

I'm sitting at 940k right now

[solemn rampart]

@robust jackal i only got like 40k on me right now lol

[robust jackal]

LoL

[solemn rampart]

i spent a few mil on keys

[bold kernel]

Can you group up with someone in tarkov and team with them?

[robust jackal]

Guy just wasted 4 grenades to kill a scav(me) with fucking nothing

[cerulean cape]

comtac or gssh

[robust jackal]

Also a flash and bullets

Heh

Almost killed him

@cerulean cape that's preference

[bold kernel]

Can you group up with someone in tarkov and team with them?

[cerulean cape]

im asking what people prefer

[robust jackal]

@bold kernel yep

There is a group system

[bold kernel]

ok

[robust jackal]

You can even buy armbands

[bold kernel]

U wanna do one with me?

[robust jackal]

Sure

[bold kernel]

kk

[robust jackal]

Not that good either

[bold kernel]

Same

[robust jackal]

Good at making money though

[bold kernel]

Lol

Im not

I sent you a friend request

[robust jackal]

wich server you on?

[bold kernel]

on discord

[robust jackal]

i play miami

[bold kernel]

Duo Aplpha

[robust jackal]

ok

[bold kernel]

how many levels does recoil control have?

[cerulean cape]

51

49 too many

[thick mist]

All skills have 51

[bold kernel]

u sure?

[steady pilot]

recoil control is only for horizontal recoil

[bold kernel]

35-40% recoil control is a bit op but ok

vertical

[steady pilot]

horizontal

[bold kernel]

no it doesnt

[steady pilot]

the dmr, sniper, assault rifle skill does vertial recoil

thanks for coming to my ted talk

[bold kernel]

bruh?

[steady pilot]

glad you know what you are talking about

kthx

[bold kernel]

are u serious

damn

[glass scaffold]

need help with dropping docs off in factory 2nd floor. can anyone help?

[frank beacon]

https://youtu.be/H4yijLIrYxM

This is a pretty nice vid

[bitter abyss]

is there a guide on how to use reshade in 2019 for tarkov or nah? i heard there were some versions that were bad to use and im not sure what to do about it

trying to make it easier to see people in the dark

[cerulean cape]

just git gud

nvgs

[bitter abyss]

what about interchange day time lol

[waxen forge]

Reshade = Hax

[rare fable]

anyone wanna team up?

[frank beacon]

if you absolutely have to make ur game brighter you can just do that with nvidia lol

[brave pike]

Nah, they disabled Nvidia Freestyle after the last patch

[frank beacon]

what patch

still works for me

[brave pike]

Unity engine is fun

[spice pendant]

lol just killed a guy fully armored that had an m4 and i killed him with a saiga lol and got the jackpot

i didnt even had armor at the time

btw im level 6

and im very proud of my self

[errant snow]

F

Scav run into Interchange

Got blasted the moment I got up the escalator

[craggy plover]

anybody need some help

[zinc tartan]

Yo

[craggy plover]

yo

[zinc tartan]

Havent made it out of a raid in days. Could use someone to hold my hand.

[brisk mortar]

@split vapor

Do sherpa things.

[errant snow]

I just spent my last 20k on a sks

I have around 2k left xD

[cerulean cape]

sks bad

rip u

[thick mist]

I would recommend the VPO-136 over the SKS

[cerulean cape]

shoulda spent 17k on vepr

[errant snow]

I don't know what guns are good or not

[thick mist]

Fires the same exact caliber but is cheaper, has less recoil, and is a lot more moddable

[errant snow]

I just bought what I could afford

[cerulean cape]

vepr good

[craggy plover]

@zinc tartan bet

[cerulean cape]

everything else bad

except svd

svd and vepr and u good

[errant snow]

Welp

I'll scav run until I actually live I guess lol

But tomorrow...I died 13 times in a row today and I'm burned out

[keen granite]

me in a nutshell

[thick mist]

Are you insuring everything?

Tomorrow you'll have 13 kits to go out with :D

[cerulean cape]

also what map are you playing

[errant snow]

I insured my AK I had but I never got it back

[cerulean cape]

it takes 24-36hrs

[keen granite]

i just about never get anything i insure back

[errant snow]

Oh I misread it as 14

[brisk mortar]

It's likely cause someone looted it, or you RNG'd a longer insurince time.

[errant snow]

Oh

I did factory a few times, got told that was a basically a pleb move so I started doing interchange, I did customs once and got fucked by the boss lmao

[brisk mortar]

Insurance isn't 100% guareteed, if someone loots it it goes bye-bye, and if you had a death-by-boss someone likely came along, killed him, and took your stuff along with his.

[errant snow]

RIP

[thick mist]

That's what I love about Vepr's

Nobody ever picks them up

[solid gulch]

like an absolutely stock vepr no

although maybe--the 7.62 one i might, the .366 one is a hard no

i'm sorry to the bear i killed, he spawned in late right next to where i was going and i started shooting him and he started to run away

[steady pilot]

a veprkm with some blk furniture 👌

[solid gulch]

we were both in night customs and probably just trying to do a quest

couldn't take a chance because i had to get in and out of dorms

he dropped a nice MP-153 with the 8-round holder and AP-20 rounds though

[errant snow]

Maybe tomorrow, I'll get some good luck

[fickle sun]

I took my starter gift M1A out for a run on Saturday, and got killed as usual. I lasted 10 mins though this time, it’s slowly getting better. Shockingly, I got it back from Prapor last night. I can’t believe it wasn’t looted.

[errant snow]

Nice ;o

I'm hoping my AK comes back tomorrow

Starter AK but at least it killed things lol

[solid gulch]

i have taken this 153 shotgun and added a sight and a silencer on it lol

with the AP-20 rounds i think i got a shot against thicc bois

[gloomy elk]

Where do we bug report?

[solid gulch]

the launcher i think

i was looking for AP-20 info but i accidentally found the website that makes AP-20 rounds. they are impressive irl

[robust jackal]

Any good optics to use on the sks?

Not that expensive either

@bold kernel my power died for a sec

[errant snow]

I have no money to mod it

[robust jackal]

LoL

[errant snow]

I'm broke

[fathom narwhal]

ayyy

im with u

[bold kernel]

K

K

[errant snow]

I gotta scav run and get lucky

[robust jackal]

[bold kernel]

IS IT BACK UP?

[fathom narwhal]

i usually just run straight for extract if im poor as a scav

[bold kernel]

Sorry caps

[robust jackal]

Yeah

[bold kernel]

kk

did your tarkov crash?

[robust jackal]

Nah my power died for my pc turned off

[errant snow]

I need To learn the extracts

[bold kernel]

kk

[robust jackal]

After a few matches its easy @errant snow

[bold kernel]

so i should stop matching?

[robust jackal]

Unless you wanna play alone

Just look at the maps

[bold kernel]

just tell me when ur powers back up

ill play with u

[high cradle]

anyone wanna help a new guy out this game is pretty overwhelming

[bold kernel]

Watch Grimmmz on twitch

Just watch him

[thick mist]

@high cradle what do you need help with?

[errant snow]

I don't like grimmz

I watch pestily

[bold kernel]

Y

Why do you not like him?

[high cradle]

everything i want to get into the game which I am trying to but theres so much to learn (map, extracts, loot, etc).

[bold kernel]

Yeah

To learn you just have to dive right into the game

[errant snow]

Just don't like him

[bold kernel]

i mean you can watch youtube

[high cradle]

plus I wanna try and just get better at the game if anyone wants to carry me in raids as well lol

[bold kernel]

@errant snow I dont like you anymore

[high cradle]

oh i do a ton

all the time

[robust jackal]

Do offline raids

[errant snow]

Cool

[robust jackal]

With AI on

And a map

You will learn it in no time

[thick mist]

https://www.docdroid.net/LLBOqtp/rainlytes-1ed-beginners-guide-to-eft.pdf

Read that

[high cradle]

well do sir

will

[thick mist]

Read it when I first started and greatly helped a ton

[bold kernel]

@robust jackal Is ur computer back on?

[errant snow]

Thanks Naz

[thick mist]

Oh huh

You're welcome I guess

It was directed at 6 big ones but helpful for everyone :)

[robust jackal]

Yep

[bold kernel]

kk hop back in the Duo Alpha

[robust jackal]

Okay

[bold kernel]

k

u going to?

Join the voice?

[robust jackal]

Sooo...

[bold kernel]

wat

[robust jackal]

I'm on my phone now it seems like power died again, so until it stops doing that i won't play

[bold kernel]

kk

[robust jackal]

Cuz i don't want it to fry my pc

[bold kernel]

yeah completely understand

[robust jackal]

Gl with the scav run

[bold kernel]

kk thx bro

[errant snow]

Oh wait

I mixed up grimmz with shroud

Nvm lol

[robust jackal]

WUT

[errant snow]

I'm tired lol

[robust jackal]

Pog

[queen trellis]

newbie here, anyone else one wanna team up, die together? XD

[finite kettle]

im down for group, got the game yesterday and pretty sure im blowing it lol

[outer olive]

how big is a group? I'm also new only started an hour ago or so

[finite kettle]

i think you can do groups of 4

[solid gulch]

for scav is 4

pmc is 5

omg i bought a wcase and freed up so much room

[crisp wadi]

LF help with the extorsion-will provide discord server! lvl 9

[storm folio]

Anyone want to help me get level 3 strength?

[spiral jay]

I’m basically out of everything what do I do

Keep dying don’t have a scav run atm?

[storm folio]

hatchet runs

😄

[spiral jay]

What’s that

[errant snow]

What is that

[storm folio]

Run in with nothing and just loot and try to escape to make money

[spiral jay]

Uhhhhh ok

[storm folio]

or just take pistols

[spiral jay]

I’m out

[storm folio]

gotta make money

[spiral jay]

Yes

[zinc tartan]

Yea, money. My 3545 rouble hatchet run really gets me back in the running.

[solid gulch]

prapor level threeeeee

[storm folio]

youre doing it wrong

[errant snow]

I should try a hatchet run

[solid gulch]

i pistol run usually, as long as i run into a scav first, i shoot him in the face and use whatever gear i get for the remainder

[fathom narwhal]

what pistol do you use?

[solid gulch]

TT, makarov, 443, doesn't matter much to me

i just need that first lone scav to headshot

[cerulean cape]

m9a3

[storm folio]

https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/dtk3ev/customs_hidden_stashes_map_version_3/

[spare juniper]

The dumbest thing I do is always go straight to looting right after I get a kill then someone pops up and kills me I know it’s wrong but I still keep doing it

[storm folio]

yeah I use to do that but now I defend my kills lol. Makes it a little more fun

[next ruin]

Leave the loot as bait.

Dead guys filled with gear are great fish hooks.

[bold kernel]

@robust jackal U down for some more matches?

[solemn rampart]

Anyone else get kill remorse? Like ive been doing scav runs to customs and theres just soo many high geared low lvl players and im just like "i feel for u as your just doing your quests, but god damn that gear looks mighty tasty"

[bold kernel]

Lol your telling me

[finite kettle]

finally got a good run in, killed a geared player with scav and gtfo

[solemn rampart]

Like i just killed/looted 3 pmcs below lvl 11 and i got a alpha rig, scav backpack, fully moded adar, a wierdly fully moded mosin, class 5 armor. I kinda feel sory but they ganna learn one way or another

[finite kettle]

should we not take our pmc's into raid with gear at low lvl ?

[reef spoke]

I feel bad mid kill sometimes, I'll wing someone instead of getting a clean kill and you can just watch the panic mouse fling

[solemn rampart]

But, why soo much. Im over here lvl 32 with more than half of all quests done and im just rolling in with a sks or pistol. Yea the gear would help, but i dont see the use in it yet. Still kinda early. But hey thats just me. I do take decent loadouts to reserve tho like a akm with a valday and grip, tri zip, m3 tac rig, nvg

[finite kettle]

just askin bc i literally just bought the game... ill start traveling light then

[solemn rampart]

@reef spoke one time on shoreline i panicked and hit the console button instead of tab to stop looting and died cus of it

[reef spoke]

oooof

[solemn rampart]

@finite kettle like i said, thats just me, i have like over 300 hours and i still die a decent bit, thats just how i roll. Everyones different