beginners-assistance

[shrewd bobcat]

Sometimes you spawn with good shit, sometimes you don't just allllll luck.

[devout forum]

i legit got only a pistol no bag and only a scav rig

i looted all of what i got and killed 3 scavs

[shrewd bobcat]

Nice man, keep it going. 🙂

[devout forum]

yea

interchange is op for scav runs

[shrewd bobcat]

Focus on quests, if you aren't comfortable PMC'ing request a sherpa, all info can be found in #sherpa-info

[devout forum]

wtf is a sherpa

[split vapor]

Hi

[analog wraith]

So I been playing EFT for 3 days now and my entire stash is completely full. Apparently I have 1.7 million worth of stuff. I have utilized stacking of backpacks and rigs to the best of my ability. Now the problem is I can't sell anything on the flea market (LV4 here) and I can't do scav runs either cuz I can't depo the stuff.. What should I do?

@devout forum a sherpa is someone who volunteers to help new players. Usually they are quite experienced in the game

[devout forum]

ohhhh

ty

[analog wraith]

If you want some pointers, you can request them from the EFT website

They are usually flooded with requests I think, I've been waiting 2 days now for my sherpa XD

[devout forum]

i would rather do stuff myself tbh

[analog wraith]

Doing everything solo is actually the best way to learning the game

[devout forum]

yea i figured

[shrewd bobcat]

@analog wraith I can help you if you wanna hop in a VC?

I'll take a look 🙂

@devout forum I was in the same mindset tbh, my personal sherpa has reallllly helped me, telling me loot spawns, even if I just screenshare and he shows me where to go, teaches me extracts, it's fine looking at a map if that works for you. It's each persons opinion really, my experience with sherpas has been really good. 🙂

[analog wraith]

Sure thing

[shrewd bobcat]

DuoEcho @analog wraith

[molten ermine]

how much time do you have to get out after the time is up

[quartz tangle]

@shrewd bobcat you think you could also help another?

[worldly cargo]

is anyone up for helping a new player on customs?

[bold kernel]

I understand now that many of my deaths are related to using scopes that I don't find comfortable and too much sensitivity when scoped in, I really need to find some images of all the scopes and how they look when ads

[shrewd bobcat]

@quartz tangle Give me 5 my man! 🙂

[quartz tangle]

what region are you

never mind it shouldn matter that much

[wet moss]

!ammo

[tribal robin]

https://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/Ballistics

[wet moss]

whats the good ammo chart

that shit too confusing

[crimson lichen]

whats confusing about it? Look to the right side, it tells you if the ammo is good vs. each armor class 1-6

[wet moss]

theres just a better chart i saw

that showed like 4 ammos

for each gun

and which to use for budget semi budget blah blah

i want it for a friend who wants to try all sorts of diff guns, i use 1 gun

he keeps asking me for ammo

[quartz tangle]

how do you know what level your armour is?

[honest tusk]

It says on the inspect menu

Under armour class

[crimson lichen]

@wet moss he'll be better off in the long-run just learning the games mechanics. Tell him to right click his favorite weapons and click "linked search". it will take him to the flea market and he can select "ammo" on the left. This will show him each specific ammo that is available to that weapon. He can then use the chart to see which of those he should be using, at the very least choose something effective against lvl 3 armor. If he cant be bothered by the above chart or my advice then tell him to just youtube "jdog the wise". He recently did a great video on which ammo is the best overall and which is budget for each weapon, good luck.

[honest tusk]

https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/esz3o6/version_2_of_my_braindead_simple_ammo_chart/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

This is a good ammo chart imo

[split vapor]

Eh eh eh

[hardy nebula]

i dnt hqve anything left on my pmc lol 😦

[bronze ice]

Well you are playing the wrong game after all

[tough elk]

looking to get in a call with someone who can help show me around and what to do

[honest tusk]

Maybe checkout the sherpas

[tough elk]

how do i get in contact with one

[tacit mural]

what maps can you find NATO weapons on?

[slim quest]

depends which nato weapons

I've found adar scavs on shore

!sherpa

[tribal robin]

Hello @slim quest,

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.

[slim quest]

@tough elk

[tough elk]

thx

[slim quest]

np

[tacit mural]

wanna find an HK 416 or really pushing it an TX-15

whoops wrong weapon

[slim quest]

how's your cash looking jurr

[tacit mural]

relatively low

[tough elk]

so i send a request to get help with certain questions or can i get in a call with them

[slim quest]

you can flea market or get from traders but it'll be pricy to constantly run the loadouts

@tough elk on the sherpa page, at the bottom is an option to create a sherpa request. You can create a request, set time frame, set loadout, language, and communication method

then they get in contact with you

loadouts are in the pins

[tough elk]

ok

[slim quest]

on this channel

@tacit mural any reason you want nato guns?

[tough elk]

so you have to get a loadout and make a time to play with one?

[slim quest]

you make time, they send a loadout for the sherpa session

[tough elk]

ok

[split vapor]

Pick assault usec for your style

Only one that has armor

Free avs

[tacit mural]

wanna make a goal to set myself towards, and also im a big fan of most US weapons

[slim quest]

so idk about finding weapons in maps, not sure the spawns

if you are low on funds, I'd start with a cheap easy loadout

for example I run vepr km 136 for cheap runs

[honest tusk]

Vepr is probably the best budget starter gun

[slim quest]

once you get comfortable with it, you can use some of the maps on the wiki that show weapon crates and try to loot those safely

might find them there but you also might find a decent amount of pmc

[tender charm]

where are the raiders on reserve ?

[honest tusk]

Pretty sure they spawn in when hermetic is opened

[tacit mural]

Thanks for the help!

[slim quest]

np, feel free to ask stuff here later if you need more help

[clear stag]

Is there any point in trying to hit 300+ meter shots with an AR or is the accuracy gonna deviate too much?

[sullen kindle]

Which AK is considered good without spending so much on it ?

[slim quest]

@clear stag you can try, but with bullet drop and accuracy I imagine it would be tough

[golden geyser]

What's that circle laser called again? The one that doesn't have a visible laser

[split vapor]

The IR not IR search light

[winter star]

@sullen kindle 74N can be built fairly cheap

however, there's an M4 variant you can also get for pretty cheap, with LL2 mechanic

[sullen kindle]

I'll look them up thanks

I just want an improvement from verp wanted to try some AK

the mechanic sells the Ak-101 one

[quartz tangle]

is the Atar-15 good end game

im really enjoying it for factory runs

[slim quest]

has good ammo selection

pricy ammo but still

885a1 is great for most things and 995 does great if you ignore paying 1300 a bullet

[quartz tangle]

i was going for the cheaper stuff

cause im still noobish just trying to hunt scavs

[shrewd bobcat]

@quartz tangle Can hop in a call w you in a minute

[slim quest]

ok let me fix that

855 is shit, handles class 2 armor and maybe 3

[young void]

Why the fuck do people spawn in so close to one another?

[slim quest]

855a1 will drop class 4 armor which is common for budget

995 drops up to class 6 so it's great

@young void which map

[young void]

I just got cheesed and cheesed people because of the spawn locations

Reserve

[sullen kindle]

Aren't 7.62 bullets cheaper or am I wrong ? Compared to the others

[young void]

I spawned in, ran for 20 seconds. Saw 2 players spawning in and just instantly shot them as they spawned.

I wasn't late to raid, time was like 44:37 or something

it then happened a second time where I spawn in, run a bit and then get melted by a 3 man spawning in

[sullen kindle]

You will be surprised how many people know spawn locations and just look at it at the beginning just for that purpose

[slim quest]

@sullen kindle depends which gun, I know nato rounds are kinda pricy

[young void]

the big bruh moment

[slim quest]

tbh I don't know much about spawns

usually I play slow and don't rush major things cause I know better players are doing that

[young void]

I didnt even rush anything, I was just running around when I just watched them spawn in

[wet moss]

earlier i got a weapon case from customs and jumped from third story to land on the fence and take the car to evac because of so much action.. we paid for the car and waited and with 1 second left my buddy died and i was gettin shot at

[young void]

like, 5 feet in front of me

[wet moss]

if only they picked the right target

they woulda been 1.2m richer

[slim quest]

I can't find a map of reserve spawns, otherwise I'd say try to recognize where people spawn in and avoid those zones at the start

[quartz tangle]

@wet moss what do you mean pay for car

[slim quest]

late starts happen from what I understand and it's better to not be where they could spawn

[wet moss]

on customs as pmc dorms sometimes has an evac right next to third story

if the car is there, its open and u pay 7k and wait 1 minute and it drives off

[slim quest]

oof 1 min

[wet moss]

ya but

[slim quest]

must feel like forever at dorms

[wet moss]

u can hide near the car

u just gotta get there before it goes off

so u pay and run away and prone

and just spam oo

and watch the time

and then get back to the car with 5 seconds remaining easy peasy

[slim quest]

might have to keep 7k in docs case when I run that

[wet moss]

i keep like

150k

cause

when u insure it takes that money

[slim quest]

I prefer not to cause the cap is 200k in raid

[wet moss]

if u do it from the finding game menu and not ur stash

[next zephyr]

That's why you insure all your kits before you load your docs case

[wet moss]

ya ur not finding 50k

[slim quest]

oh I see what you mean

eh, still, not hard to insure, fill and then leave

[wet moss]

i dont like insuring from menu

err stash

i like doin it click click click insure go

[next zephyr]

I just insure my kits as I buy them up

That way I already spend the money on it

So I factor it into the cost

[slim quest]

^

[wet moss]

too many clicks

[slim quest]

helps when you broke tho

[next zephyr]

If you load the whole kit into a backpack

[wet moss]

right click, insure, choose insurance or stick with prapor, insure.. next item

[next zephyr]

You can just insure the backpack and get all the stuff inside

[slim quest]

not everyone be finding weapon cases all the time lol

[wet moss]

i found 2 today

the first

i couldnt carry

so then i started using a scav bp

[slim quest]

what gun you run

[wet moss]

vep

[next zephyr]

Where'd you find a weapons case? Marked room?

[wet moss]

ya

its nice cause if its a wep case and car is there

[slim quest]

shit, you run vepr 136 and survive dorms?

[next zephyr]

I bought a 50/50 marked key for 40k

Really wanna burn some uses on it

[slim quest]

I'm a scrub

[wet moss]

go out on roof and boom jump down to gate and out u go

[final tendon]

Hey 🙂 I wanted to know if i could play with someone that choosed Bear even if i'm usec :x

[next zephyr]

But sweaty boys are always there

@final tendon You sure can!

[slim quest]

@final tendon yes you can

[final tendon]

Great ! Thank you guys 🙂

Does they have a big difference ingame or not at all ?

[slim quest]

as of this patch, no

[final tendon]

I saw they had skills like Ak spec or AR spec :/

[wet moss]

the trick is

rushing to dorms at spawn

[next zephyr]

The biggest difference is appearance, and the second biggest is your dude's language of choice

[slim quest]

it's planned to have faction skills from what i understand

[wet moss]

gettin in there before others

[next zephyr]

Like, I'm BEAR and my dude always pops off in russian when I taunt

[final tendon]

Okay 🙂

[next zephyr]

Lemon: Anytime I rush dorms I always get beat there, even if I have the close spawn. It's bonkers

The +sprint speed from strength training seems a little OP

[wet moss]

i havent even leveled up my str

and i always beat people

[next zephyr]

Teach me your ways

[final tendon]

One more question : Any tips or things i should do before jumping in my first raid ? i thought about going offline to explore the map , take any quest available ..

[slim quest]

lol must be getting lucky

[vital hill]

LFG brand new to wipe have played in previous wipews but first time back in like a year and a bit

[next zephyr]

Elluth: Playing offline to learn maps is huge

[final tendon]

I also saw one guy examine a lot of stuff in shop but didnt know if it was important or pricey

[slim quest]

@final tendon tips from a noob:
play offline, learn extracts, learn scav spawns
try to extract a few times offline so you know how to navigate

examine is free xp

[final tendon]

Okay 😄

[slim quest]

expect to die tbh

game isn't easy

[next zephyr]

Biggest tips I could have to give would have to be:

1. Practice with a specific gun. Get comfortable with it. That'll be your 'standard carry'. It should be cheap and decent
2. Ammo matters a lot
3. Play offline like you've been doing to learn extracts and don't be afraid to ask people to run with you from here

[slim quest]

but the more you learn, the better it gets

[next zephyr]

70% of tarkov is research and learning stuff. 30% is practice and execution.

[final tendon]

Got it 🙂

[slim quest]

at the start, a mosin with lps is pretty solid if you are okay with bolt action

I can't remember what the starter guns are tbh

[wet moss]

I'd say the first like 30 hours is

[next zephyr]

Vepr KM with PS is okay too. BP is better, but stupid expensive early.

[slim quest]

well

[wet moss]

50 percent research 50 percent reflecting on what u could of done different

[slim quest]

vepr km needs flea market

which is level 5

[shrewd bobcat]

What Leris said should be copy and pasted to every new player 🙂

[next zephyr]

Oh, that's right.

[final tendon]

I dont mind using a mosin or even a shotgun

[next zephyr]

Thanks Jude <3 Just trying to help folks

[final tendon]

Atleast something that i could use if i'm already "decent" at aiming in general

[slim quest]

@final tendon fast track to level 5 is examine all shops and fence, then do a few runs with mosin or what not to get some scav kills

[next zephyr]

Shotguns can shred. You just have to be ready to eat it to people with high tier armor if you run into them

[slim quest]

oh and avoid the fuck out of factory

[next zephyr]

Once you hit level 5 you get access to the flea market, which is this game's trading system

[final tendon]

why not factory ?

[wet moss]

factory is a money sink

[next zephyr]

It's a really small map where people just go to deathmatch

[slim quest]

customs is good if you want to hit missions
interchange is good loot runs if you learn the map
and shore is pretty low traffic if you avoid resort

[shrewd bobcat]

@slim quest I disagree with that statement but you know each to their own.

[wet moss]

its a fun deathmatch mode

[next zephyr]

Actually getting loot OUT of factory is difficult.

[slim quest]

@shrewd bobcat if you mean my factory comment, tbh most new players shouldn't try factory till they get a grip on the game

factory is a really easy place to die

[shrewd bobcat]

I've literally just sherpa'd someone to do their starting quests in factory lol 🙂

[slim quest]

true, but how good are you at it

[final tendon]

How long does a wipe last* btw ?

[slim quest]

wipe is probably 5 months from now

[wet moss]

from what i hear 5 months away

[next zephyr]

Elluth: Depends. Wipes have been a few months in the past, but I think this one's running a bit long, about 5 months from now.

[shrewd bobcat]

DOn't need to be, spawn, run to extract, if we die what do we lose? We're not taking anything in. If we get to extract? Drop items he needs, leave.

[naive atlas]

People factory for the pvp, customs is better since starting quests are there too

[final tendon]

So i should prepare to have my progress erased in a few month ?

[shrewd bobcat]

Customs is where geared players go to to hunt new players.

[next zephyr]

I think for total newbies, customs/interchange are probably the two I'd recommend

Customs because you need quests, and interchange for loot runs

But outside of quests I avoid customs like the plague

Like Jude said, customs is where sweaty boys go to hunt newbros

[slim quest]

customs is rough tbh lol

very linear so odds of seeing someone is high

[next night]

ive been enjoying doing my scav runs on reserve as a new player i feel like i can get loot and not run into alot people if i avoid the hightraffic areas

[shrewd bobcat]

I can send a clip of what you find in customs if you want 🙂

[next zephyr]

I'm still stuck on the stupid 'kill 15 customs scavs' quests on customs because I just...don't play the map

[shrewd bobcat]

But interchange? You can go in with just a shitty BP and come out with 1m EASILY

Well all depends on luck

[slim quest]

^

[next zephyr]

I could go to interchange, suicide run into the back of OLI, take a few scavs with me on the way out...and easily make more than most of my customs runs

[slim quest]

interchange has good loot density and it's not hard to avoid people in the mall

[next night]

ive been doing some interchange also

[shrewd bobcat]

https://streamable.com/2gjlp Skip to like 35 seconds in

This is my customs raids in a nutshell lol

[naive atlas]

Yes interchange is better than customs but everyone has to do customs for the quests

[next zephyr]

Jesus lmao

That clip is about my luck on customs too, Jude

[split vapor]

Nope

Need a railed dust cover or a b13 rail for the dovetail

[shrewd bobcat]

True, but why not make money before going to do those quests? Quests are harder without gear and you're not being forced to level, maybe to 5 which i feel is like the initial hurdle to get Flea but after that? interchange all the way lol

[slim quest]

5 is easy to hit, but levels after matter for saving money

leveling vendors will save on some gun modding

[next zephyr]

I'm trying to hit 15 right now for LV2 traders

Also you need traders up to get hideout stuff

[vague mulch]

I just hit lvl5. Any reccs on what I should focus on doing atm?

[next zephyr]

Therapist 2 for Medstation 2 > Making IFAK kits for yourself

[shrewd bobcat]

^

[next zephyr]

Mechanic 2 into Workbench 2 for...whatever the hell that gets you, I can't remember

[slim quest]

snek what guns you use

[vague mulch]

Sks usually

That or mosins

[slim quest]

don't use sks

[next zephyr]

@vague mulch At level 5, I'd say you should start exploring guns on the flea market.

Find yourself something cheap, find a reliable armor, a nice rig, bag, etc

Build a standardized kit, practice with it.

[vague mulch]

Yeah that's what I've been doing. But I'm not too sure what to use

[slim quest]

mosin is good, another good one is vepr km 136 if you don't want bolt action

[next zephyr]

Try out the Vepr KM

[slim quest]

ps if you are avoiding pmc, and bp if you plan to fight some armor

[vague mulch]

My friend has been shilling me the vepr

[next zephyr]

It's basically a single fire ak-style rifle. Very cheap and can bop nerds

[next night]

adar is pretty cheap

[next zephyr]

ADAR is cheap, but the ammo is bonkers expensive

[slim quest]

adar isn't bad but ammo runs 8-900 for 855a1

[next zephyr]

Also people will loot your ADAR for some reason

[slim quest]

lol

[next zephyr]

But they'll leave VEPRs on the ground

Insurance matters

[slim quest]

some pieces market well on adar

[vague mulch]

Lul

[slim quest]

cause works with m4

[vague mulch]

Vepr is good for onetaps is what I heard

[next zephyr]

Yep

[slim quest]

yep

just gotta aim well

bp can handle class 4 armor too

[vague mulch]

Yeah, maybe I'll get some

[next zephyr]

It's like 15k a gun

You've got nothin' ta lose, friend

[slim quest]

you can do a 20k modded setup too with reflex

[vague mulch]

I also got a pretty kitted out ak and akm from reserve

[next zephyr]

Sell them.

I'm not even joking.

[slim quest]

^

[bold kernel]

@slim quest which wep?

[next zephyr]

Practice and ammo matter so much more than fancy mods.

[slim quest]

vepr km 136 @bold kernel

so for selling the guns

[bold kernel]

I have no clue what weapon that is 😅

[next zephyr]

Fancy modded 'god guns' are just gonna get you killed and fill someone else's pockets.

[vague mulch]

Flea or to mechanic?

[slim quest]

dissasemble

[next zephyr]

Flea.

Check each part

Some of the mods will outsell the whole gun

[slim quest]

^

[vague mulch]

Alright. Thanks for the advice!

[slim quest]

also check skier and mechanic for prices

[vague mulch]

Yeap

[final tendon]

Well again , thank you guys for the help 🙂 I'm going to find a setting guide & go into offline mode when i'm finished researching all that junk in shop :x

[slim quest]

if flea is around same price sell to trader

[vague mulch]

For the vepr all I'll be getting for it is optics. Is that alright?

[next zephyr]

@final tendon If you'd like, we can run together sometime

[slim quest]

@bold kernel are you level 5

[ember prism]

Hi! I had two tetriz selling at the marketplace i removed the order to change the price. but tetriz were not returned to me. i dont have them i dont have the message to recive them, i lose the items if i remove my own offer ?

[bold kernel]

@slim quest Yea

[slim quest]

@vague mulch so I think you can get like a bastion cover and pk-06 or something like that for it

[next zephyr]

@ember prism Try restarting your game. Sometimes the market is screwy. Otherwise just wait a bit. Sometimes it takes 5 mins to actually return it

[final tendon]

@next zephyr With pleasure 🙂

[slim quest]

someone with the game up can better identify a cheap setup

@bold kernel check flea market and search for vepr km

should be the 136 version and runs 15k a gun

[next zephyr]

About 16.9k right now

[bold kernel]

Alright will do! Thanks man!

[naive atlas]

@ember prism you can trade tetriz for bitcoin which is like 139k to therapist

[next zephyr]

But if you sit and refresh a bit it'll come down

[vague mulch]

Sweet. I think I got a bastion cover atm somewhere in my inventory

[ember prism]

@next zephyr restarting!

[slim quest]

ps ammo is okay but you should avoid pmc if you use it, bp ammo helps for armored boys

[ember prism]

@naive atlas oooh lol... gonna do that

[slim quest]

aim for the head ideally and profit from one/two taps

[vague mulch]

What's a good round for the vepr?

[ember prism]

thought bitcoins only worked to buy ns guns

[next zephyr]

@vague mulch either PS and go for scav kills, or BP for PMCs

[naive atlas]

Nah sell them to therapist

[next zephyr]

PS can work on PMCs but it takes a lot more shots

[slim quest]

ps if budget and avoiding pmc fights, but ideally BP ammo is the good choice

[next zephyr]

BP is stupid expensive

[slim quest]

BP runs like 6-800 on flea though

so yeah

[ember prism]

or green tracers with high fire rate to make other people shit them self

[vague mulch]

400 I think last I checked

[slim quest]

oh it lowered?

either that or I'm getting ammo confused

[bold kernel]

isnt bp ammo like 1,3k?

[next zephyr]

Yea

It's the 7.62xx39 stuff

Not the 5.45x39

[slim quest]

got to flea, search 7.62x39 mm, and click bp

idk what the price is rn

[next zephyr]

About 840 rn

[slim quest]

yep

it'll save your life tho

assuming you are a good shot

[ember prism]

gamepedia tarkov page, ballistic sections

you got a graph wityh the best bullets to use

[vague mulch]

In my alpha container I usually take a splint, painkillers and an army bandage and a cheesekit. Should I swap out the cheese for a ifak or both the bandage and the cheese for a salewa

[slim quest]

oof

!ammo

[tribal robin]

https://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/Ballistics

[next zephyr]

I don't usually carry meds in my alpha

(back when I had one anyway)

[slim quest]

so you have two options

[next zephyr]

I usually just risk the meds and get loot to cover it

[ember prism]

Hey other question im fairly new to the game

[slim quest]

carry 1 of each med and swap out as you get loot

[ember prism]

3-4 days actually

[slim quest]

or start with meds out of case

[vague mulch]

Hmm, alright. Tks

[slim quest]

course you could not bring meds but it's not exactly the best way to live

[tender charm]

where's the good loot on reserve ?

[final tendon]

Anything i use in offline is lost or i can freely use my ammo ?

[slim quest]

@ember prism ask away

[vague mulch]

Watch the guides. And do a few offlines

[slim quest]

@final tendon you won't lose or gain anything offline

[vague mulch]

That's how I learnt

[final tendon]

Okay , thanks again 🙂

[slim quest]

np

[ember prism]

im in love with the game, almost 90% of my pmc runs are just a pistol and some magazines. thats it, no armor, no helmet no backpack, i extract 50% of the times, it is a good strat to do it, till i get some good gear or learn the basic mechanics in order to pop in Labs?

[vague mulch]

I'm saving up to get some reserve keys now

[next zephyr]

@ember prism I wouldn't shoot for labs, to be honest.

[slim quest]

@ember prism if pistol runs are working then they are fine

[vague mulch]

Labs is thicc boi zone

[slim quest]

labs is avoid for now

[next zephyr]

Pistol runs are a legit thing, but honestly, labs are...not a good goal in this game.

[slim quest]

get to the point where you are rocking 50m net worth before you really think about labs

[next zephyr]

It costs a LOT to enter, and is basically just full of max geared 5-mans

[slim quest]

cause labs is 200k an entry, and no insurance works

[ember prism]

sv-98 can 1 tap even with the max lvl gear helmet?

[next zephyr]

With the right ammo, yes.

[slim quest]

ammo dependent I think so

what maps you pistol run skillless?

[ember prism]

interchange and customs lmao

factory sometimes

[slim quest]

dang

50% extract rate

shit luckier/better than me

[ember prism]

na i know scav spawns

and i try to be friendly with others pmcs

[slim quest]

lol every time I do interchange I die

you doing better than me

how much money you managed to get?

[next zephyr]

Interchange is...a special place

I love it for loot runs

[ember prism]

loot runs

[next zephyr]

But I HATE how many people ex-camp on it.

[slim quest]

sounds like you have the combat down

[ember prism]

with a pistol

sometimes are maniacs camping my loot place

earth like 150-400k ish per run

[slim quest]

lol shit

you ready to upgrade

[ember prism]

not really

started 4 days ago

[slim quest]

lol

[ember prism]

yestarday tried to buy elite pack

bought a NEW KEY...

[slim quest]

starts 4 days ago, earns more than I've made in 2 weeks

[ember prism]

so reset my old acc(2 days old) and gave it to my cousin

[slim quest]

what I meant by upgrade, is your loadout

[ember prism]

Well ive been watching a lot of tarkov lately

[slim quest]

pistol runs still fine, but you can start making a modded rifle in the 20-40k area

[ember prism]

and no ones using aks over ars

so my goal is to build an AK

[slim quest]

cause worst case you lose a few modded guns

[next zephyr]

I usually run non-modded VEPR KMs

[slim quest]

and you can easy just pistol run interchange and make the money back

[next zephyr]

Costs 2x a pistol run...but can do long distance taps easily

[vague mulch]

Does the veprkm use 366?

[ember prism]

366tkm i think so yeah

[vague mulch]

Erk

[slim quest]

Leris honestly the advice given is different based on player

[vague mulch]

Have bad experiences with that gun

[slim quest]

um what vepr

[vague mulch]

The 366 one

[slim quest]

give me the full name

[vague mulch]

The one that looks like an ak

[slim quest]

from what I understand, there are only 2 acceptable veprs

136 and maybe hunter

[vague mulch]

Actually maybe it's the vpo

[ember prism]

i dunno what acceptable means for each one

[vague mulch]

Beh, too many guns to rmb

[slim quest]

vpo-209 is bad

vpo-136 is good

[vague mulch]

Yeah

[ember prism]

im used to big kicks (recoil wise) so an AK with V.recoil of 80 is pretty 0 recoil to me

[vague mulch]

Prob the 209

[slim quest]

@ember prism tbh I wish I was more knowledgeable on the ak front

[sullen kindle]

Does ak-74 count towards the punisher first quest that requires to kill scav with akm series ?

[slim quest]

as of right now I can't really recommend a specific ak type besides maybe the ak-74s

[vague mulch]

Earth, if u want to pistol run with me on reserve I'm up for it

I wanna loot

[slim quest]

lol you don't wanna run with me

I'm bad

[vague mulch]

Same

[ember prism]

lmao

[vague mulch]

We can die together

[slim quest]

I just know a lot of the stuff from wiki and entry guns

[mighty jasper]

!wiki The Punisher - part 1

[broken quail]

https://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/The_Punisher_-_Part_1

Escape from Tarkov Wiki

The Punisher - Part 1

The Punisher - Part 1 is a Quest in Escape from Tarkov.

[slim quest]

but also it's 2am and I'm working on some code lol

[vague mulch]

Live for the loot. Die for the loot

[slim quest]

I do shore cache runs tbh

[vague mulch]

Haha, hmu anytime. Cooking dinner atm

[slim quest]

less money but safer for me

[vague mulch]

I usually scav on reserve to make money. And pmc on interchange and customs

[mighty jasper]

@sullen kindle AKM, AKMN, AKMS, AKMSN

[slim quest]

unless you sprint like a madman, scav shore is just easy walking

[mighty jasper]

To answer your question, no

[sullen kindle]

Thanks , I never looked up the akm series anything you would recommend let's say for shoreline @mighty jasper ?

[mighty jasper]

Personally I used the classic AKM, with pretty budget mods and level 4 armor

Wouldn't recommend going budget all the way unless you know the map well and can manouver around hotspots with ease

For me Shoreline is a weakspot as the map had a lot of long/close range combat, but it really falls down to you

A guy named Pirannah(I think) has a good video on the questline, check him out for further info

[sullen kindle]

👍

[humble thorn]

On reserve. What's the best way to exit if you have 5 min left in raid? The train doesn't come at that time yea?

[echo cypress]

where do u get the lucky scav junkbox besides flea market?

[ember prism]

hideout

i thinlk

[echo cypress]

nah thats the scav cas ei think

[humble thorn]

LVL 2 therapist

[echo cypress]

how much does she sell it for

[humble thorn]

Sells junkbox. 1.25?

[echo cypress]

damn probably worth tbh

[humble thorn]

1.4m

I'm standard player and I bought it. Its full of shit nownlol

Did the stash upgrade through hideout too

[echo cypress]

same, i have 3.8m rn not sure if i should get it from flea

[humble thorn]

Level 2 therapist is easy to get. Is it cheaper on flea market

Its the same proce

[echo cypress]

1.45-1.5m

[slim quest]

if you can nab it for close to 1.4 off flea, it's basically 50-100k in convenience fees

just depends how bad you need the space

[echo cypress]

i have 9 spaces in my stash lol

[slim quest]

hmm

might be worth it lol

can you not get rid of stuff though?

[echo cypress]

fk it ill buy it

1.4m not hard to make

[slim quest]

lol

[echo cypress]

i just need to find someone good at the game to carry me thru raids to learn from lol

cuz i know the basics, but for whatever reason i cant seem to ever win a gun fight and my map knowledge is not too good

[slim quest]

offline mode

two ways it can help, no ai for just learning your way around the map

and horde ai mode to make you learn fighting

bosses as well if you feel like risking it

just bring guns you would normally use

[shrewd bobcat]

Right lads, I'm wealthy enough to move up from Ratnik helmets, what shall I go for? Have around 8M rn

[slim quest]

no point practicing offline with a decked out m4 and 995 ammo if you can't afford to run that online

[echo cypress]

my go to weapon is a op-sks, modded costs me about 130kish

[slim quest]

idk how those are, what ammo you use

[echo cypress]

PS

[slim quest]

bp gonna be the better round for armor from what I see

[tender charm]

i heard there was a green store on interchange second floor with good stuff inside but i cant find it

[slim quest]

but also you could run some other guns that handle range better

with nicer ammo

[echo cypress]

like what

[vernal cosmos]

what's a cheap but viable gun to run with on loot runs when you'd rather be able to protect yourself

[mint hawk]

@vernal cosmos people swear by the 7.62 vepr

[plain acorn]

mosin is cheap and can 1-2 hit most people

[slim quest]

mosin if you don't mind bolt action, 7n1 ammo I believe
m1a for m80 rounds, won't handle class 6 but ammo isn't super pricy last I checked @echo cypress

[shrewd bobcat]

7N1 is a beautyyyy

[vernal cosmos]

hmm

[slim quest]

m1a unmodded will be like 50k on flea, scope might add a bit

adar honestly might not be bad modded, but ammo is 800-900 a round for 855a1, 995 runs 1300 a round

so cheaper gun but ammo ramps up cost

[vernal cosmos]

woah damn that vepr is cheap didnt know that

interesting

ty

[slim quest]

yeah vepr is go to budget gun for a lot

[light walrus]

vepr is budget strong gun

[woeful cairn]

Do raiders spawn naturally or only from lever/train on reserve?

[plain acorn]

scavs can spawn at any time

[mint hawk]

@woeful cairn only from the latter

[woeful cairn]

Ye thought so.. just got destroyed by raiders but didnt hear lever 🤔

[mint hawk]

@woeful cairn unless boss scav spawned.. Then he's got 4 raiders

[vernal cosmos]

why do ppl get scared when the lever is pulled

[light walrus]

raiders are scary scavs

[fathom osprey]

im level ten and have been playing mostly on customs should i just be selling everything that i come across or keep some stuff is money my ultimate goal right now? i keep finding myself running out of room in my stash from all of the crap i bring back from my scav runs and when i make it out as my pmc

[woeful cairn]

Was at marked room near train station

[rotund sand]

level 8 and I got told VPO-136 with some mods is good for beginners. is this accurate information?

[woeful cairn]

Can you even hear the alarm everywhere on the map?

[light walrus]

vpo horrible gun as far as i know

could be cheap tho

[woeful cairn]

Vpo doesnt go through any armor

[tribal cove]

Do I need to kill 10 scavs as a pms from 50m on jeagers task?

[mint hawk]

@fathom osprey leveling traders is the I ultimate goal.. As well as tasks

[woeful cairn]

Only way to kill is to shoot in the face really.. unless they have visors

[rotund sand]

really? then what would be a good gun? I usually like auto firing guns, but they are not really accurate without expensive modding it seems

[light walrus]

vepr is a good budget gun

that shoots through alot with pretty cheap ammo

[woeful cairn]

Imo semis are the best if going for an unmodded weapon

[fathom osprey]

ive been trying to do tasks but im stuck on prapors find a gilded lighter and skiers kill 5 pmcs with pistols

[woeful cairn]

Sks, hunter, vepr..

[light walrus]

with a vepr you just strap on a reflex and get 3 mags with budget ammo

[rotund sand]

which vepr? hunter?

[light walrus]

ye

[vernal cosmos]

is it worth storing graphics card sinstead of selling them and trying to setup bitcoin farm

[rotund sand]

I feel like whenever I try to use a gun like this, I get sprayed onto death before I can fire two bullets

[vernal cosmos]

vepr shoots pretty fast though

not smg fast but decent

[rotund sand]

I guess I'm misusing it, then

[mint hawk]

@rotund sand then stop engaging close range

[rotund sand]

I'm usually just trying to avoid people, so there is that

[mint hawk]

@rotund sand and then you run into others tryna avoid people... So take the main route and you'll probably see less people

[rotund sand]

haha, well, this probably is a viable strat for me. I'm no FPS player, so any contact avoided is for the better

[waxen forge]

@vernal cosmos You kinda answered your own question. That's the usually option. If you are saving for a task/hideout t hen store them in your Lucky Scav Junk box. If not then sell

[vernal cosmos]

alright

[nocturne plover]

Anyone willing to help a new play? Been playing for about 2 weeks and some pointers would be nice.

[uneven burrow]

anyone down for a few runs ? total noob here just wanting to find a good group to run with and learn a few new things. Currently level 4 and in NA.

[honest tusk]

@waxen forge depends how far along your hideout is

[waxen forge]

No depends on your plans

I started collecting day 1 for both tasks and Hideout as I always do.

Then I had the items.

[honest tusk]

Eh i guess

[waxen forge]

So it depends on his plans

And his finances as that could alter plans

[honest tusk]

I personally wouldnt bother saving stuff like graphics cards until i was further along whereas stuff like bulbs or whatever i would save

But hey

In standard edition so stash space is liquid gold

[waxen forge]

Unless you have 1 or 2 junk boxes.

You aren't wrong and it's personal choice

But ultimately it comes down to what you want to do.

I have always started collecting task items day 1 (and I played on standard for 6 months).

Then I can just hand them in

[grizzled fjord]

Presumably that comes down to experience and knowledge/skill. If you're new you're dying a lot so you need the liquid cash for loadouts more than someone with higher survival rate

[waxen forge]

Stayed with the same plan when Hideouts came out but had to have 2 junk boxes to do it.

[honest tusk]

Yeah if i had junkboxes i would save more

Need to buy one

[waxen forge]

Unless you learn how to make money early...then cash isn't hard

[honest tusk]

Got the cash just haven't got around to it

[waxen forge]

That's why I always try to teach the new guys how to make money. When you can pull in 200-400K per run on interchange it doesn't become such a concern.;

[grizzled fjord]

That's a good point... should probably learn a money run soon lol

[waxen forge]

Biggest tip. Go to a map that actually spawns loot

people who "money run" factory make no sense.

No loot spawns on the map

[honest tusk]

Aside from the odd statue

[waxen forge]

Only loot is what you pull from dead guys and that is based on what they bring in

[honest tusk]

Interchange is great for loot

[waxen forge]

BUT value per slot is not in favor of rigs/armor/weapons when compared to tech/hardware

[rotund sand]

from testing on offline, interchange doesn't seem too easy to find my way in

[waxen forge]

The value per slot is just not there for rigs/armor/weapons.

If you fill up a bag with that you are losing $

[honest tusk]

Yeah unless you plan on using them

Not really worth

[waxen forge]

Interchange has 3 main entrances in the front

And 2 in the back...can go in Oli back entrance or Idea back entrance.

[honest tusk]

And can come from parking lot

[ember prism]

can go in oli front entrance as well

Scavs will be at oli registers

[waxen forge]

Then front of mall can go in Oli, Idea, or main entrance

Then there are ways to get inside through parking.

[honest tusk]

Yeah interchange is super confusing to try and learn but honestly after a few runs its simple to navigate especially if you have a run to do

[waxen forge]

It's honestly an easy map once it's click in.

[rotund sand]

from what little offline testing I did

[waxen forge]

It's just a big rectangular mall.

[rotund sand]

reserve seems to be the easiest map

[waxen forge]

@rotund sand reserve has conditional exits though (mostly) while interchange has 2.

[rotund sand]

yeah I was just pertaining to navigation

[waxen forge]

Reserve is not a bad loot map though

Interchange has a bit more

By nature of being a mall

[rotund sand]

my direction telling skills are not that of an average human

[bold kernel]

how do you jump very fast forward with a long distance?

[waxen forge]

@rotund sand Sounds like my wife

High strength skill

[honest tusk]

Reserve is just weird for runs due to the extracts, high intensity of combat, geared players, scav raiders etc

[rotund sand]

I spent 4 hours playing offline with no pve to learn the extracts in reserve

[honest tusk]

Whereas interchange is fairly simple

[bold kernel]

High strength skill
@waxen forge its only that?

[honest tusk]

Yeh

[waxen forge]

I believe that is the key

yea

[honest tusk]

Strength helps jump strength

[rotund sand]

so if I do double the amount, maybe I can learn interchange

[bold kernel]

https://youtu.be/lv-8RyO0Bbo?t=66

i mean like this

1:06 ->

does he just have high str?

[waxen forge]

Just run it offline for awhile. Try to remember it's a mall. Oli (green store) on one end. Idea (blue/yellow) on the other.

They have main halls from them that go to the middle Main Councourse hallway.

[honest tusk]

Are you using a map to learn the layout?

[waxen forge]

Then a back middle store we call Goshan

[rotund sand]

I am, but only in offline runs

[waxen forge]

Rest of it is just other stores along the way to the end stores.

[rotund sand]

because I don't have a second monitor

[bold kernel]

offline mode makes player weak

[waxen forge]

Not true

[bold kernel]

i have never tried offline

[waxen forge]

For totally noobs offline is valuable

[bold kernel]

i learn maps by adrenaline

makes me ninja

[honest tusk]

Its good for practice too though

[waxen forge]

they start thinking scavs will be a joke and there will be an arrow telling them where to go.

Offline lets them learn to fight scavs, find exits, and learn spawn points for scavs and loot.

[grand knoll]

could anyone one teach me the game

[bold kernel]

i learn maps by gripping my sweaty mouse
@clever minnow this

[waxen forge]

@grand knoll First thing to do is RESET EXPECTATIONS. Doesn’t matter how much or how well you do in other shooters. This is a knowledge game. You will die and die due to lack of experience not gear. Experience. It will require persistence and commitment. You need to learn maps, scav behavior, PMC behavior, what is good vs. bad ammo. Practice OFFLINE mode, with scavs on, at Customs. Try to make it from spawn to exit 10 times. IF you can do this 50% of the time then you are ready for online. Meanwhile use your scav at Interchange to get loot and learn the map.

To request a sherpa visit #sherpa-info and click the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkpwFfAqV8Q

[rotund sand]

I don't even enable AI in my offline runs

because that beats the purpose of offline run for me

[grand knoll]

thanks

[honest tusk]

Nah having scavs online is good

Allows you to get practice fighting them

Learn how they work

Also lets you know their spawns

And stuff to avoid

I.e killa

[rotund sand]

yeah but dying and having to reset fast is not teaching anything for a noob

[honest tusk]

Dying is everything in this game

You die you learn

You improve

[cloud glacier]

@rotund sand Teaches you how you died to the SCAV - so at the least it tells you where they spawn

[waxen forge]

I didn't use offline to learn but that was 2 years ago.

[honest tusk]

I personally used scav runs alot

[waxen forge]

Offline is a good resource for new people especially those who come in from watching streams and who assume they will jump right in and do as Shroud does or how they do in COD.

[honest tusk]

So i could loot shoot and learn

[rotund sand]

first I need to overcome my scav fear

[waxen forge]

Offline will teach them that scavs are not jokes especially early on.

[honest tusk]

Scav fear?

[waxen forge]

Offline will allow them to fight scavs and learn the maps without being the people who come here with 1,000 rubles and no gear.

[rotund sand]

yeah

I'm honestly more scared of them due to their Russian mumbling

[honest tusk]

Hehe

[waxen forge]

IF you don't want to do offlilne fine. But don't tell the new people that it will hurt your or is terrible.

[steel prism]

i just have bad luck lol everytime i get 1 shot from nowhere lol. it dosnt help that im half blind

[cloud glacier]

@rotund sand Go offline with some armor into any map with normal scavs - run up to their spawns and then dont shoot them and see how often they hit you - after you see how poor shots most of them are - you are cured ;P

[rotund sand]

my fear is mostly about being seen/detected and not being able to tell where they are

obviously happens with actual players, but they just kill me insta anyways lol

[waxen forge]

That comes with practice

[honest tusk]

Its fairly simple to tell as soon they see you they shout loudly

[waxen forge]

No replacement for practice

[honest tusk]

Also yeh practice makes it much easier

[rotund sand]

I can at least do scav runs without as much fear now

[grizzled fjord]

Are the scav spawn locations the same offline as they are online?

[honest tusk]

Roughly the same i think

[cloud glacier]

@grizzled fjord yes - you check you want SCAVs "as online"

[rotund sand]

this game is really not easy to get into for a person who has never been an FPS gamer

[honest tusk]

Online has a few variations since scavs are usually spread out more since they hunt players

[grizzled fjord]

Gonna try that to learn the other maps then, thanks. So far I've been learning customs scavs by getting clapped lol

"Oh there's a spawn there" and check next raid

[honest tusk]

Tbh you'll get further with knowledge and time than you will with raw fps skill

[cloud glacier]

@grizzled fjord just be aware that SCAVs don't always spawn on each spawn - sometimes you can get an empty spawn (same in normal matches)

[honest tusk]

As plenty streamers have proven

[rotund sand]

ah I meant more along the lines of being accustomed to gunfights in general

[grizzled fjord]

Yea, I'm aware of that tireo but it takes a second to check and 5 minutes to get back into a raid :D

[rotund sand]

someone can fire a round in factory and I'll fire my gun in the underground tunnels in reaction

[grizzled fjord]

Marco

[waxen forge]

The jump scare fades with time

[cloud glacier]

@rotund sand only experience helps with that - basically you need to level up your personal (NOT PMC ;P) stress resistance ;P

[honest tusk]

@rotund sand i would totally recommend watching some YouTube videos by a guy called Krashed. He does a breakdown series on tarkov where he breaks down his own fights and shows what he did right, wrong and how to improve. Invaluable to someone not accustomed to fps games since its not all just aim

[rotund sand]

by the way, I bought the game in 2018 and have a total of like 50 raids, I think

though this wipe is by far the one I played the most

@cloud glacier I'm actually learning a bit to tell that someone is not firing at me just because I'm hearing it p:

@honest tusk will check out his channel, thanks. I usually watch streamers play, though not all for the sake of learning and all

[honest tusk]

Streamers are fun to watch but clearly isnt the best way to learn. Though they can give you some odd tips etc

But the real value is people like pestily

And other "learn" tarkov channels

[waxen forge]

Yea watch the old tarkov streamers

[bold kernel]

hows everyone today.

[waxen forge]

Watch Pestily although his style should not be copied right away

Watch DeadlySlob and markstrom

Klean

[thick harness]

bro i almost just killed killa naked with a vepr km

he went into a gltich spot let me shoot him 18 times then bum rushed me and killed me with like 10hp left or something im sure

[rotund sand]

I don't think I watched Pestily as much, though I know of some of his tutorial like videos

[thick harness]

feelsbadma

never killed killa

[fickle kettle]

sks please

[honest tusk]

Sks gang rise up

[thick harness]

if i only had an sks i woulda killed killa... #teamsks

[grizzled fjord]

[honest tusk]

Only with bp :P

[fickle kettle]

pssh

[thick harness]

i had bp in my vepr lol

[fickle kettle]

i killed glukar and killa with T45M

[thick harness]

at first i was like im dead, then i was like shit hes glitched

[fickle kettle]

even reshala

[thick harness]

then i was like yea fuck im dead but i did 400 dmg

[fickle kettle]

but i died to Shurtman when trying to do that meme

[honest tusk]

Shurtman doesnt appreciate that

[rotund sand]

also, should I try pistol runs for customs quests

[waxen forge]

You can

[rotund sand]

I died many times with a pistol trying to do a Skier document quest, then got some armor and went in, but got out without any gunfight

[waxen forge]

But you won't take out any PMC reliably and will struggle with some scavs due to range

[honest tusk]

I am personally against pistol runs because i like to be able to defend myself

But they can work for some quests

[waxen forge]

Take an SKS with a OKP-7 (with dovetail) or a 7.62 vepr

[rotund sand]

I know dorms is crowded and I need to go there for pocket watch and hidden water

[honest tusk]

Pocket watch isnt in dorms

[waxen forge]

You can just buy machinery key for the watch and not need to go to dorms then

[honest tusk]

^

[rotund sand]

oh I can buy that key?

[waxen forge]

However for water you will need to go to 2 story

[rotund sand]

did not know that part

[honest tusk]

Tbh 2 story is usually fairly empty

[waxen forge]

Yea the water can be a quick in and out.

[honest tusk]

Either go there before people get there or after its all been looted

[waxen forge]

Go in the north door (by wall) and get to the water t hen right back out.

[bold kernel]

I need someone like a SHerpa

[rotund sand]

I guess I'll try doing it with the VPO-136 I got now

[waxen forge]

Just as an example of what you can make on Interchange. Just did a scav run. Had an MBSS and a wt rig. Killed 1 scav for his weapon. He was alone. Looted Oli. Came out with 342K

[honest tusk]

Oli and tech stores are bank

[rotund sand]

if I could learn how to move reliably, I'd try this, I guess

[waxen forge]

That's why I preach it every day

[open jetty]

whats a good scope for a vepr hunter with m61 ammo?

[honest tusk]

Okp 7

[open jetty]

i have a hamr on it right now but want something with a bit more zoom

[waxen forge]

OKP-7

For "red" dot

Or a PSO for range

Cheap and effective

[open jetty]

thank you

[waxen forge]

Valday then

[open jetty]

is there a way to put back up sights on as well or just bring my trusty 5-7

[honest tusk]

Save the hamr for something better than a vepr

[waxen forge]

If you already have the rail for the HAMR then the valday is 1-6 zoom

[honest tusk]

Yeh the valday sights are great

[open jetty]

geez the valday is more expensive than the hamr lol

[waxen forge]

Hamr is around 450 US $...Valday is about 50K.

[open jetty]

oh i always buy in rubles that might be my issue lol

[waxen forge]

450x110 is 49,500

In rubles

So it's about the same

[open jetty]

so backup sights or pistol?

[waxen forge]

1x valday for close

[honest tusk]

If running the valday dont really need them

[waxen forge]

6x for range

I never carry a 2nd weapon

[honest tusk]

Me neither

Pistols just arent useful unless you have like a sniper

[open jetty]

ok

[tiny laurel]

Is it worth trying woods nighttime for the range or wld there only be more thermalbois?

For the quest ^

[open jetty]

doing my first slightly kitted solo run been fighting and looting raiders and guards and scav boss solo as scav but havent done it as pmc yet solo

only done it as a team lol so im stoked

[honest tusk]

Hey if you can do it scav you can do it pmc

[tiny laurel]

Use their ai at your advantage

[open jetty]

yeah thats what i do

i kite them to the red brick building and murder them inside

once i did it with a crappy 366 ak so im comfortable now lol

[honest tusk]

Just gotta be more wary of other pmcs when you raid as pmc

Since they will spawn near you

[open jetty]

yeah thats my biggest fear

[honest tusk]

And come for you etc

Cuz when u scav most are gone

[open jetty]

usually when i run pmc solo i go almost naked just a cheap gun and cheap kit and just try and money run

[tender charm]

lel just gave 2 usb drive to skier for quest and he took it but quest didn't count them

[open jetty]

im almost thinking if i hunker down for the first 15-20 and then go for the raiders and scav boss i should be ok

[tender charm]

nice

[tiny laurel]

Log off/on

[open jetty]

jukes try restarting your game

ive had that issue before

[woeful forum]

kill 5 in woods without healing task do i have to extract ?

[rotund sand]

I think I'll try offline Interchange again

last time I did, I ran three laps around the whole map and couldn't extract

[wispy finch]

is there any fix to a weapon window beeing there permanently without beeing able to press x

i just died to it

cause i couldnt get rid of it in raid

and only went away when i restarted

[cloud glacier]

@wispy finch Never had it. I take it pressing ESC did not help? Best to report it via the launcher

[wispy finch]

ye

[rotund sand]

something similar happened to me when I inspected a gun in my inventory and couldn't get rid of the window

[wispy finch]

i had it a bunch of times already

ye

just like that

the window opens twice

[rotund sand]

had to restart myself too

[wispy finch]

and the second window you cant x out

at all

and i just killed roshala

[rotund sand]

must be very unlucky to happen in raid

[wispy finch]

got killed by a shotgun scav cause i couldnt see shit

[cloud glacier]

are you at least able to move it around? maybe you can move it so only small part of it is on the screen ?

[wispy finch]

eitherway

it would block half of the screen

[rotund sand]

in my experience, I couldn't move it either, but that might differ in-raid

[wispy finch]

well i could move it

but where to

doesnt rly matter

left or right

[rotund sand]

I guess hugging walls to an extract and repositioning the window so that its wall-side all the time? honestly don't know if its doable though

[cloud glacier]

I'd assume you just take what you can in your secure container... and assume that everything else is lost as you try to reach the exit

[zealous compass]

do i neet to kill 5 scav using the MP-133?

[cloud glacier]

@zealous compass any scavs

[polar skiff]

3 scavs with any weapon you want

at customs

[zealous compass]

as a PMC?

[polar skiff]

Yes

[zealous compass]

i need to extract to finish the quest

or if kill 3 guys more and die dont count?

[vale arrow]

only kills

[honest tusk]

Dont need to extract i dont think

[cloud glacier]

@zealous compass Don't think you need to extract with this one - just kill them even if you die

[polar skiff]

Nah, kills are kills.

[bold kernel]

What magazines fit in a TT?

[rotund sand]

I had to be level 5 and buy the shotguns from flea market to complete this quest, was painful

[fickle kettle]

or just kill scav

[rotund sand]

I remember doing it in a previous wipe and felt easier to find them

asked my friend and he said its because scavs can spawn with various guns now

[vale arrow]

@bold kernel right click linked search

[rotund sand]

I guess I got "better" at not losing myself over running into a scav, but I still seem to take so much damage from them. probably need to kill them faster to begin with

[sullen sky]

Why is my friend request not going trhu is anyone else having the same problem???

[vale arrow]

@rotund sand try to keep ur distance, the closer u are the more likely they are to hit their first shot

also don't sprint around, so they don't hear u

[fickle kettle]

@rotund sand are you a viet ?

[vale arrow]

Other than that if u know where they are cuz they are really loud, prefire around corners

[rotund sand]

@vale arrow if they spot me, should I stay after finding a cover and wait for them to move instead, then?

@fickle kettle a viet? what does it mean?

[fickle kettle]

vietnamese

[rotund sand]

oh

no I'm not

[fickle kettle]

huh 🤔

[vale arrow]

Yeah u can wait for them to push u or change position but never repeek the same angle

[plain acorn]

ive had no problem repeaking but mind you i peak again and they die

[rotund sand]

right, that should help with some scav issues I have

[vale arrow]

but prepare to be blasted across the map every now and then it's just how it is sometimes

[rotund sand]

thanks a lot

[past lodge]

what are the differences between headphones again?

[fickle kettle]

just read

[vale arrow]

different sound profiles

try them and find the one u like the most

[fickle kettle]

@past lodge just inspect the headphone and read

[rotund sand]

Veritas has a video on them, I just know because I searched it up myself

[fickle kettle]

they will tell you

and that too

[rotund sand]

interesting video, so I'd recommend, a rather scientific approach

[bold kernel]

https://gyazo.com/666724d208f06357e996c6dcea67ed91

what exactly did i do wrong here

or what could i have done to improve my chances of survival/killing him

[fickle kettle]

4 sec ?

[waxen forge]

It was fast. He saw you first it seemed

[fickle kettle]

ummm

[waxen forge]

By the time you even tried to fire he was firing

Kinda hard to judge without seeing what you did in the moments before. Listen more maybe.

[rotund sand]

is this interchange?

[fickle kettle]

give 4 sec of video

and ask what did you do wrong

how2help

[waxen forge]

If you came up the escalator then you made noise and he heard you. Could have stopped at the top and waited and listened to see if you heard footsteps or an ADS.

Otherwise need more info.

[bold kernel]

hm.. honestly couldnt hear him, i guess i have an issue of hesitating before shooting

cause i couldve gotten first shots

[waxen forge]

He was shooting almost as soon as your turned to see him

[bold kernel]

he hesitated.

but i did more

[fickle kettle]

are you PMC ?

[waxen forge]

I'm guessing he heard you and you didn't hear him

[bold kernel]

i mean, i saw him for 1-2 secs before he opened fire.

yeah pmc

[vale arrow]

hesitation gets u killed

only ever wait when u are 100% sure that he has no idea

[bold kernel]

also im using a surround sound option on my logitech software, wondering if its worth keeping on or not.

[fickle kettle]

den why you hesitated

[bold kernel]

idek honestly.. ik i shouldnt but i just do i get stressed for some reason

[fickle kettle]

lel

just call it a day

stop playing

[vale arrow]

that'll go away after a while

[bold kernel]

i just got on avi..

[agile raft]

lol hilarious how this always comes back with insurance

i guess people odnt want the 40k sight?

[final tendon]

just to be sure : we dont loose the alpha container if we die , right ?

[rotund sand]

if it was me, it'd be because I'd second guess myself if I could land my shots

[bold kernel]

no @final tendon

we dont

[final tendon]

Okay , great 😄

[bold kernel]

whatever is in it doesnt go away either.

[waxen forge]

@final tendon Also don't lose melee weapon.

[bold kernel]

imagine it as if ur swallowing whatever it is thats in ur alpha and when u go back to main menu u let it out..

[waxen forge]

Based on your question please accept my rookie advice @final tendon First thing to do is RESET EXPECTATIONS. Doesn’t matter how much or how well you do in other shooters. This is a knowledge game. You will die and die due to lack of experience not gear. Experience. It will require persistence and commitment. You need to learn maps, scav behavior, PMC behavior, what is good vs. bad ammo. Practice OFFLINE mode, with scavs on, at Customs. Try to make it from spawn to exit 10 times. IF you can do this 50% of the time then you are ready for online. Meanwhile use your scav at Interchange to get loot and learn the map.

To request a sherpa visit #sherpa-info and click the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkpwFfAqV8Q

[vale arrow]

ew

[bold kernel]

hey its the best way i found to explain it

sorry

[final tendon]

and i'ts working , don't worry 😄

@waxen forge Thanks mate , and don't worry : My body is ready for anything coming to me 🙂

[rotund sand]

saw the Interchange advice so many times in a row now I feel I need that offline run

[dusty yew]

One question... if I play Offile agaisnt PVE, I don't get experience in my PMC soldier?

[waxen forge]

NO

[rotund sand]

no, you don't

[waxen forge]

Offline is NO gain.. NO loss

[dusty yew]

So, the only way of leveling up in my PMC soldier is playing with my soldier ?

[waxen forge]

yes

[dusty yew]

Then I'm fucked.... because I played with PMC and always die

😂

[bold kernel]

Is it a bad idea to go with a decked out val, killa armor and ssh?

[waxen forge]

@dusty yew First thing to do is RESET EXPECTATIONS. Doesn’t matter how much or how well you do in other shooters. This is a knowledge game. You will die and die due to lack of experience not gear. Experience. It will require persistence and commitment. You need to learn maps, scav behavior, PMC behavior, what is good vs. bad ammo. Practice OFFLINE mode, with scavs on, at Customs. Try to make it from spawn to exit 10 times. IF you can do this 50% of the time then you are ready for online. Meanwhile use your scav at Interchange to get loot and learn the map. To request a sherpa visit #sherpa-info and click the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkpwFfAqV8Q

[vernal cosmos]

thats a

[waxen forge]

@bold kernel Your call

[vernal cosmos]

pretty heavy loadout

[dusty yew]

I just play as Scav, but no experience 😕

[waxen forge]

Killa armor is good.

[bold kernel]

But a weak helmet?

[vernal cosmos]

weak? 👀

[bold kernel]

Isn't ssh queite weak?

[waxen forge]

It's fine

[bold kernel]

Kk

[vernal cosmos]

oh

[celest condor]

class 4 with high ricochet. Believe class 4 anyways

[rotund sand]

if I go in with a VPO-136 or Hunter, what would be the armor to choose

[bold kernel]

Class 3

[rotund sand]

so that it is balanced

[celest condor]

I prefer the 6b47 for a cheaper helmet for the ear coverage.

[waxen forge]

Yea 6b47 is fine

[bold kernel]

I wouldn't bring armor for a vpo tbh, .366 sucks

[celest condor]

three different VPO rifles.. VPO-136 is actually decent in 7.62x39

[bold kernel]

Oh ok

[waxen forge]

The 136 is a 7.62 weapon

[vernal cosmos]

when agun recoils does it still hit where the iron sights show?

[bold kernel]

Ah i was thinking bout the vpo 215

[rotund sand]

yeah I have got a 136 and somewhat modded based on a recommendation

so I thought I'd take some moderate armor as well