but yeah it's what you end up being most comfortable with
#beginners-assistance
hearty tide
bold kernel
Scaving on reserve is the best
hearty tide
i have not had a ton of luck with scavving on reserve but i have only tried like 5 times
tiny laurel
i personally check the timer when i get into scav reserve
hearty tide
i find a lot of loot but usually get smoked by snipers or thermal dudes
tiny laurel
if its very early i play slow and hunt for weapon drops and ammo boxes to upgrade my gear before checking for the boss
bold kernel
Avoid killing other scavs on reserve
The map is full of scavs and you will most likely die
tiny laurel
if its late i try to hunt for dead bodies of pmcs or bosses, usually follow the gunshots after checking the usual spawns works good
hearty tide
i need to learn the buildings on that map better
bold kernel
I try to find the raiders and watch others die to them :))) then loot if I am still alive
hearty tide
interchange is usually so safe it's almost boring
you can run around 99% of the time without a care in the world
warm cove
Using an MP-133 with 12/70 "Poleva-6u" Slugs; is this typical? I swear there's been times I get a point blank shot and the scav just looks at me like I just gave it the finger or something. Like, these are dudes without armor, yknow?
tiny laurel
great places to check are the pawn barrackments next to the copter, there are boss spawns and tech loot,
The repair garages for boss spawns and military loot, the trainyard for boss spawns , and the train station for paracords and bodies
bold kernel
Aim for the head?
tiny laurel
and if you hunt for good ammo, check out the trench parts behind the repair garages
bold kernel
All buildings are full of loot
hearty tide
shotguns are weird on this game. if you are taking the shotgun in as your loadout i wouldn't use anything but ap-20
flechettes are ok sometimes
bold kernel
Slugs for the headshot or flechette in cqb to melt juggernauts
hearty tide
an mp-153 with ap-20 behaves pretty much like a big rifle
bold kernel
Big recoil
tiny laurel
well
hearty tide
shoots pretty flat out to like 100m
bold kernel
Low rate of fire
hearty tide
i actually had a lot of fun with the suppressed shotgun quest
grew to like that shotgun
warm cove
Frankly I was just hoping to have a gun that could shred someone with no body armor in one shot at a distance of 5 feet but it doesnt really do that. Based my ammo choice on this chart, and how the price was reasonable to me
tiny laurel
even ''meme'' weapons can work if you use them properly
fiery rover
all weapons can work you have to play accordingly
tiny laurel
vs unarmord you want buckshot
hearty tide
here is a clip of headshotting 2 dudes through helmets from 2 story dorm, they were in 3 story.
fiery rover
so who wants to sort through my scavbox for me i can't be bothered to do it
hearty tide
mp-153 with ap-20
bold kernel
Aim for the head always
tiny laurel
thing is even 1 pellet to the face will kill sweaties with no visor, just use any gun you want properly, some are easier to get results with, thats all
bold kernel
Yep
tiny laurel
like
if you have a shotgun
dont try to crouchwalk to someone in a corridor for example...
from experience the most effective way to make shotguns work is to scare people off,
Even sweaties are scared of big booms]
bold kernel
Mostly you scare them
tiny laurel
scared people make dumb choices
hearty tide
the best loot kill i ever got was with a shotgun on customs.
i think the dude just panicked
tiny laurel
me included
hearty tide
i had to hit him like 12 times
he had killa armor
he never even shot back, couldn't figure out where i was for some reason
tiny laurel
lol, i guess depending on his helmet, if you hit the visor, he just didnt see shit through the visor anymore
bold kernel
P90 or vss/val?
fast rivet
yeah i scared the fuck out of some dude with ap-20 saiga
bold kernel
Ammo wise?
fast rivet
he stopped thinking i was going to reload but i had the 20 round drum so i just domed him
tiny laurel
vss is going to be a bit more silent but hboth will work fine, maybe vss allows a bit more mid range tapping , but slightly
fiery rover
ammo vise as val is better but more expensive
bold kernel
Ok ty
tiny laurel
just use the gun you want, they all shoot lethal projectiles you know, who are we to dictate what you should play xD
spark swift
any 1 up for shoreline map, and help me(beginner) to learn loots/places etc :)\
hearty tide
there are metas in the game like all games (and like real life) but i love the choices you get with your loadout
there's something for everyone
tiny laurel
just adapt your style to your gun, or a pick a gun that fits your style and you like
yeah but meta is just optimisation
basically meta means spending double the rubles to get -3 recoil on a gun now
hearty tide
yeah it's just min-maxxing stats but it's not horribly unbalanced
tiny laurel
when the half price gun kills just as well, a tad bit less easily to use tho
hearty tide
to me
marsh socket
Do any traders sell the weapon case for just money
bold kernel
How good is the m1a1? Or the dtmdr
tiny laurel
thats why there is no real answer to ''what gun should i use'' they all do their job, but most often they arent used properly
hearty tide
366 is ass
hearty tide
you can get a lucky shot with anything in the game, hit someone in the face. anything will kill
tiny laurel
yeh but .366 is shooting yourself in the foot before doing anything else
can still get to work. but why tho
tiny laurel
when there is any other caliber to cheaper or equal prices
tiny laurel
trying to hunt killa with a vss those days
old basin
Whats the best way to find your way around a map? I've only played 4 raids in customs but I've got problems when trying to locate myself on the map.
hearty tide
@old basin play some offline raids man
tiny laurel
watch videos and play offline or play in general
tiny laurel
lots of tarkov youtubers mades map guides for beginners
showing loot spots, pvp spots etcs
vox_e, pestily, veritas, pick yours
tiny laurel
unless they have helmets
old basin
Thanks i'll see myself around!
versed scaffold
tiny laurel
.366 is really the only caliber that cant do shit vs armor, any other caliber can with the right ammo type
bold kernel
Headshots indeed
waxen forge
@old basin 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.
bold kernel
Offline seems off atm, good for learning the map and spawn points
hearty tide
i just did 2 offline on woods practicing long range sniping. the hit reg seems a little weird sometimes in offline
but i have a blast playing it
bold kernel
Keep at it
old basin
@waxen forge Wow thanks for the help
bold kernel
I've got like 100h and still die like a noob
tiny laurel
everyone does
hearty tide
i'm lvl 45 with 500hrs and i die like a bitch all the time haha
it's fun to learn tho
bold kernel
But at least I can spot them easily now and maybe shoot and kill sometimes
hearty tide
i learn things from the people who kill me
sometimes they just outplay me and i can learn from it
it's cool if you can clip your deaths and rewatch
see where you screwed up
waxen forge
You will learn more from your death than you ever will from a survive
waxen forge
Then you learned nothing
Since you won't think back and say what could I have done differently. 😉
hearty tide
hindsight is always 20/20 on this game
bold kernel
What's the knack to memorising exit locations?
hearty tide
just playing the game man, it will become natural to you
small perch
Play, play a lot 😂
bold kernel
cant play the game without knowing how to exit lol
hearty tide
play offline
waxen forge
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkpwFfAqV8Q @bold kernel
small perch
Do your scav run @bold kernel
bold kernel
Only got 1 screen
small perch
Phone ?
hearty tide
pull it up on your phone brother haha
waxen forge
Phone, print them out at work/school
bold kernel
No smartphone, shit broke months ago
waxen forge
Something
small perch
Hmmm
bold kernel
I could print em out, good idea
hearty tide
well then your best bet is just to go offline
old basin
Whats the general opinion on maps when it comes to learning gameplay rules and getting familiar with the loop ? Veritas says Factory while others say customs.
waxen forge
Never factory
waxen forge
Not for new people
The map design is not representative of any of the other maps and therefore the tacitcs needed to play those maps.
bold kernel
see i memorised factory, and ive had a couple good hatchet runs, more of a beginner moneymaking map than anythng
hearty tide
customs has a bit of everything, i think it's a well-rounded map. but it's also full of sweaty chads trying to flex on level 5s at the moment
bold kernel
^
bold kernel
i killed one of those sweaty chads the other day, got a plate carrier, headset, M4 fully decked out, 5 mags
fiery rover
can everyone pls log off? i need to sort my inventory
waxen forge
Making money is tech/hardware not gear/weapons. The tech and hardware are worth far more per square than weapons gear. Can't get loot on a map that doesn't spawn loot
Yes u got lucky
hearty tide
interchange is my go-to for money
waxen forge
However only loot on Factory is the "loot" people bring in.
waxen forge
Percentage of time it's not brought in therefore there is no loot there.
bold kernel
Rlly? thought safe was pretty decent
waxen forge
To make $ go to a map that spawns loot no matter what people bring in.
tiny laurel
i mean
waxen forge
It's 1 safe
tiny laurel
there's 1 safe on the whole factory
waxen forge
It's just 1
bold kernel
I know
hearty tide
interchange or reserve have like millions of loot on the map i would wager
tiny laurel
like a dozen on shoreline xD
waxen forge
Interchange has a few dozen weapon crates, 4 tech stores, dozen PC's to search
bold kernel
There is a safe on the second level
old basin
Did you mention interchange earlier @waxen forge ?
waxen forge
Shoreline has multiple safe
bold kernel
In the office
hearty tide
factory might have like 200k at best, not including keycards that scavs spawn with
bold kernel
1 ;)
old basin
Ok yeah
hearty tide
and you have to share that with 5 other people haha
waxen forge
Yea @old basin
bold kernel
For a quick 2-3 minute run to chance some loot factory is ok, even if you just need a basic scav loadout, i just take a hatchet and steal an ai's gear
tiny laurel
share ? 👀
bold kernel
tiny profit but stll profit
waxen forge
Reserve and Interchange both spawn tech/hardware
wet spade
is there server like lagggy or smth?
bold kernel
Nope, I won't share my red keycard :)
hearty tide
i have yet to find any keycards other than white. but i don't play reserve or go to resort that much
waxen forge
Red keycard is rare af. Makes you money
old basin
What about duos/squads, are there people in here who team up with noobs to show them around?
bold kernel
Woods spawns keycards and shoreline and scavs :)
waxen forge
Labs is statistically not money maker due to cost to get in and chances of death.
Here and in the sherpa discord @old basin
!sherpadisc
jovial starBOT
We are happy to announce the creation of a Discord dedicated directly to the Sherpa program, this discord aims to make helping new players a more efficient process within the Sherpa program. We invite all beginner players looking for assistance to join . We are collecting information in many of the channels to help new players quick access information as well as quickly ask questions to the Sherpas and the community.
If you've always wanted to become a Sherpa, now is your chance, you can do so by helping beginners in this discord to increase your chances of getting invited to the team.
Join us by joining the server below.
https://discord.gg/RspH4jw
We even have give aways for new players!
hearty tide
i have only played labs once. i did survive but basically broke even with the cost of ammo and keycard
bold kernel
And on bosses
old basin
Thank you!
hearty tide
honestly @old basin what helped me the most was playing offline raids with AI amount set to horde, and running a realistic loadout like i would use in a normal online game
lots of trigger time
and learning the map with no risk of losing gear
orchid locust
I do naked labs runs
tiny laurel
red keycards lootable on resort only ?
old basin
@hearty tide yeah you are right, i've got to leave the urge of playing online cause it'll get me nowhere
waxen forge
Then it's not naked
hearty tide
i almost never wear armor or helmet either, i just run decent weapons
i never pistol run
waxen forge
In a few minutes we plan to install a technical update on all game servers. The game will not stop. On updating servers, the raid time will be reduced to 10 minutes. #eft-announcements
tiny laurel
Hmmm
waxen forge
Helmet are a waste of money
hearty tide
i only wear helmets and armor i find in raid. i don't buy any
waxen forge
Armor yes
waxen forge
Helmets stick to to the ssh68
hearty tide
everyone has their own play style. ssh68 and 6b3tm are great budget options
for helmet and rig
old basin
But armor and helmets increase chances of survivebility dont they? Shouldnt I then buy them?
waxen forge
Armor yes
Helmet not often
The number of times you will die wearing a good/great helmet will far outweigh the number of times that it saves you. YES it can save you but many many more times it won’t be a factor in your death or will have failed to protect you. Therefore I don’t spend much $ on helmets.
Stick to the ssh;68 or 6b47 helmet
Otherwise don't waste $
NEVER wear the fireman or motorcycle helmet
Muffle hearing and won't stop any rounds.
tiny laurel
basically their only use is to help vs badly geared scavs and pistolings
hybrid moth
What is a good map that gives consistent loot for beginners
tiny laurel
interchange
hearty tide
i don't wear any helmet that blocks ears regardless of armor class
i like hearing things too much haha
old basin
What about amor? What are some good choices?
hearty tide
6b3tm
tiny laurel
class 4+
hearty tide
Uley
waxen forge
The uley is good
tardy pond
!wiki uley
broken quailBOT
https://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/6B5-15_Zh_-86_"Uley"_armored_rig
Not the correct result? Use !wiki page uley for a direct link or !wiki search uley for a list of all hits.
waxen forge
Some of the class 4 floral are OK but they repair poorly
The Paca and white armor are really a waste of $
tardy pond
is that the same as 6b3tm?
hearty tide
no but they are similar
fast rivet
tldr avoid anything thats made out of ceramic
hearty tide
the 6b3tm has more pouches
waxen forge
Keep in mind that armor won't save you if you put yourself into terrible tactical situation due to lack of map awareness.
fast rivet
^
old basin
And whats with the having to give items to the traders in order to buy things? Is it always like that?
tiny laurel
basically this one you want to use until you kill someone and then ninsurance fraud it and upgrade your gear
fast rivet
go in th eoptions top right and disable barter trades
waxen forge
Low level some things from traders are barter only
old basin
I thought that was just for the flea market
waxen forge
Just find the ones with the swirl arrow (on flea) and the barter ones at traders
No traders do barter and some people put up barter offers on flea
Never do barter offers on flea. 99% of the time it's terrible idea
Just buy with $
old basin
Ok thanks
languid flare
@waxen forge I buy the Ratnick (6b...whatever) just cause it looks better
Even if it costs more
Its not too much
wet spade
does anyone even run ash-12?
waxen forge
Yea once you are at the point where you know what is good or not and what is overpriced etc then if you want to run something for a personal reason then go for it.
languid flare
@wet spade None in here probably
waxen forge
Some do
hearty tide
i think it's like under 400m/s right
languid flare
Its not for sniping
hearty tide
probably similar drop to the VSS
languid flare
Its like a SMG
tiny laurel
typical ''eficient'' kit i use mainly on interchange, weapon is more fancy than it needs to be
hearty tide
well, your opinion then
tiny laurel
they all shoot either 7.62 nato or 7.62*54R, which are good ammo
i personally prefer 7.62*54R, svd or sv98
but i have a mate than only plays reminbgton m700 as a sniper
hearty tide
i'll try the sv-98, haven't tried that yet for long range
tiny laurel
the only thing that really matters is what ammo you use
tardy pond
sigh, tarkov is literally killing my GPU
hearty tide
i have been bringing in like 4 rifles into woods, with every type of ammo and scope, and just going for 400m+ shots
and feeling them out
tiny laurel
m61 for for guaranteed pen , m80 / 7N1 for onetape on cl4/5
hearty tide
hit reg just seems so wonky
tiny laurel
sometimes when the servers are coughing their lungs out yeh
hearty tide
sometimes shots that feel like a definite miss kill on first shot, other times have to hit them 3 or 4 times
tiny laurel
most of the rest its just a matter of familirizing with the aim
hearty tide
yeah trying to get a feel for the bullet drop
tiny laurel
ultimately
the mosin does a great job for me with 7n1 on reserve
could use a bit more ergo but meh, teach me to manage it
hearty tide
yeah i have used the mosin a lot just not a kitted one trying for long range
bold kernel
Best ammo for mosin?
tiny laurel
i pref 7n1
hearty tide
7n1 for sure
bold kernel
Ty
tiny laurel
even tho, lps gzh is pretty decent for a cheap bullet
hearty tide
yeah i bring a stack of 7n1 in my gamma, and like 10 lps rounds in my pocket if i need to reload in a pinch
but the gun is always filled with 7n1 when i go in
tiny laurel
i consider the sv98 like a modernized mosin that allows a valday.
and pick a svd when i want more rate of fire
hearty tide
man i just don't love the svd
i have not had great luck with it
i finished the SVD quest but it just wasn't killing reliably enough for me
tiny laurel
ive survived like 5 shorelines in a row doing the punisher thing with a trusty stock + silencer svd
it shoots the same stuff as a mosin tho
its as reliable for kills
hearty tide
i know, for some reason it just feels less reliable to me
old basin
What should I invest my starting 300 thousand roubles on?
obsidian orchid
Ok so is there a bug where you dont spawn in different servers even though youre in a party?
obsidian orchid
we all loaded in at the same time
tiny laurel
ive had a game where i could see my mate until a certain point, then i was seeing myself alone on the srver but hearing all the sounds around me, heard an m4 next to me, invisible man, grenaded it, the kill screen showed i got him, his body and my friend werent on my screen tho
waxen forge
I would assume it was a server issue
tiny laurel
yeh i guess a desync
obsidian orchid
ok but its happened like 3 times now
tiny laurel
servers have been going a bit wonky in the last 24 hours i guess
waxen forge
It's not like servers haven't been having issues for more than 1 day
fast rivet
^
bold kernel
Strange cause it's Monday here
fiery rover
wow 1h sorting thorugh my whole scav junkbox 1.5million richer
waxen forge
Ok...1.5 makes way more sense
fiery rover
yeah 😄
fiery rover
yes it does
loud escarp
had the drop on a thick boy i should've just let him go away lolol
loud escarp
i was shooting face for sure but probably went to thorax
i was using an mp5 that i got for freee rip
lapis mauve
Get rip ammo and shoot legs
near python
i just got the game and was wondering as a scav should you shoot other scavs?
fiery rover
no
near python
secondly, how do differentiate between a scav and player?
fiery rover
you can't
fiery rover
only real optical difference is player tend to have 2 weapons if they alreadly lootet someone
scav don't have that
thorny comet
and as a scav
if u want to shoot other scavs for loot but then all of them will turn hostile
true mesa
yo
near python
also, how do we heal the stomuch
true mesa
who wants to play im new xd
near python
if it gets shot to 0
thorny comet
healing thing
fiery rover
xD
thorny comet
like any
near python
ok
thorny comet
c h e e s e
fiery rover
quick question am i braindead for thinking about buying the game a second time
thorny comet
ur money man
near python
how do fine people to duo with, am new player
near python
thanks
wet spade
says that i will be counted as a survivor
means if i dont extract
i wont lose my gear?
fiery rover
if you don't extract you lose your gear period
fiery rover
i would assume yes
they might reset so you dont lose your gear but i personally wouldn't risk it
chilly plume
whats a good ammo for pumpshotgun named m870
tiny laurel
ap20
tiny laurel
well you dont need that many shells with a shotgun
no like a full auto ar or something
chilly plume
but im not that rich
jovial starBOT
tiny laurel
if not, chose what you want your ammo to be able to do in that list
tiny flint
Anyone willing to help me learn customs a little more? Got some tasks to do and I'm a little baby pmc
fiery rover
flechette is more a meme ammu than really strong
flechette is only in close quarters good
chilly plume
im going factory
tiny laurel
basically for shotguns, any ammo is going to be ok against scavs
fiery rover
then it might be good but i still would not use it tbh
tiny laurel
only ap20 will make your life easier vs pmc s
fiery rover
i used it a few times and wasn't to happy with hit
tiny laurel
but you could shoot buckot at a pmc s face and he ll die
tiny flint
just going off of the stats from that graph flechette and ap20 seem to be the most effective
fiery rover
remember flechette is not slug
tiny flint
^
this is true
im also biased because i adore the concept of a shotgun shell filled with steel darts
chilly plume
but why is the ap 20 ammo soo good?
fiery rover
because it has penetration
tiny flint
because it beats armor i assume
pine rain
Is Salewa crafting recipe efficient?
fiery rover
yes
pine rain
Nice
wet spade
does anyone "prefer" ifak over salewa?
bold kernel
I do because it takes less space
unique willow
is there any more effective way to get a tank shell instead of spawning in as a scav having 0.1% chance of getting one like that?
unique willow
is it a common spawn on reserve?
manic aspen
there's a spawn in key room rb-st but it's not there too often
open jetty
ive gotta say since ive changed my fov to 68 from max my accuracy has skyrocketd
i think theres a bug with fov
bold kernel
Paying 2 weapon cases for anyone who has a SCAV available with a Kotton beanie
open jetty
normally i run max fov with no issues but with tarkov i cant
fiery rover
<.< >.> runs around with 50fov >.<
strong barn
69 masterace
fiery rover
nice
tiny laurel
@bold kernel this?
bold kernel
YES
tiny laurel
the f is your thing with that thing? lul
fiery rover
you need one found in raid for the kappa quest
bold kernel
I NEED that hat
fiery rover
i like despair
bold kernel
I'll dm
fiery rover
loads shotgun with malicious intend
open jetty
lol i love that they can fit in my pockets hahaha
split vapor
tsk tsk
open jetty
besides it only takes 3-4 bullets to kill someone
fiery rover
20 round mag on mp7 lol
open jetty
aim center mass click dead
this is my rat kit
self defense only
super budget
i looted everything inthis kit from either players or found in raid
i think this mp7 came off a raider i cant remember
mightve been marked room
golden mesa
Yo
I just got the rb-ps81 key from my scav
Its 2mil on the market, you think i should sell it?
It opens one of those underground cages on reserve
karmic garden
I rock the mp7 hard on factory but 20 rounders are a big oof
golden mesa
Im gonna do a hatchet run with it, see what i get
karmic garden
Don't tell me you're running low grade ammo in it too
golden mesa
Idk maybe its nice loot
karmic garden
@golden mesa you know about the scav hatchet thing atm right
fiery rover
2 medical supply, 1 ration and 1 technical supply crate
golden mesa
@karmic garden yeah, il try to be as fast as i can
karmic garden
Or don't hatchet run
fiery rover
take a backpack with you
prevents the tagged and cursed status
or a pistol
either way not much if you get killed
golden mesa
Il bring a backpack and a five seven then
karmic garden
Take a cheap gun, a backpack etc if you're broke
fiery rover
or go offline 😄
karmic garden
If you're not broke, take gear
fiery rover
no idea but it would at least give you an overview^^
south dune
I noticed that in offline I can find the same exact loot in the same exact spawn in different raids
karmic garden
It used to be in previous wipes that offline spawned less loot
junior yacht
will there be any compensation for the bad server performance over these few days
karmic garden
@junior yacht doubtful
golden mesa
@junior yacht most likely not, its beta
junior yacht
over the whole night for 7 hours me and my friends only got to play a few matches :/
queue times were insane
golden mesa
Ik its been beta for a long time, but itcan be used as an excuse to not compensate tho
junior yacht
do you think a rollback to right before servers start crashing is possible?
fiery rover
unlikely
waxen forge
They gave "compensation" the past weekend after several weeks of server issues. They have continued to work on servers.
karmic garden
They've never done anything like that (rollback)
waxen forge
Past 2 weekends prior to yesterday was fine
south dune
A beta its not only an excuse, its the status of the game, which obviously have a contract to be able to be launched worldwide
fiery rover
sry what
junior yacht
well i knew i bought an early access game
subtle knot
will a tank battery fit in a duffle ?
fiery rover
should yes
waxen forge
They have continued to upgrade servers and as Nikita said during the last podcast part of the problem is the 3rd party server providers not BSG side. Keep in mind it's a 100 person dev team that does not have Dice/Rockstar resources. They are working on it. Population quadrupled. It's growing pains.
south dune
^
It basically escalated way more than he expected and it cant be handled all at once
south dune
8, 4x2
subtle knot
yea ive been leaving them since i just go out manhole on reserve
waxen forge
6 or 8...can't remember
strong barn
any special way to loot someone who dies on the extraction point so i dont extract midway? lol
waxen forge
No
junior yacht
nah 6 slot is car
waxen forge
Exfil campers are cancer
junior yacht
8 slot is tank
strong barn
literally dddead against the truck at emercom in Interchange lmao
subtle knot
2x4 ?
warm cove
Is there things to keep in mind while doing a scav run? I swear I always show up when everything is dead except two players who are each in their own little kill boxes absolutely decimating any scav/player scav that comes by. Hell, had a factory run where dude was camping the scav extract point.
subtle knot
dont scav factory?
waxen forge
Waste of a scav
night oasis
Scav customs
golden mesa
Just scav reserve
subtle knot
^
waxen forge
Maps that actually spawn tech/hardware
loud escarp
how do you spawn the raiders in reserve
tiny laurel
the main point of a scava free opportunity at less risky looting, and maybe finding juicy dead bodies/opportunities
junior yacht
yeah i think 2x4
tiny laurel
ring the alarm
loud escarp
i rang the alarm, checked underground, near black knight, and near armored train no raiders T_T
subtle knot
so a tank battery would fit in a epsilon?
tiny laurel
they hang around, not sure if it is 100% spawn chance
waxen forge
Factory spawns no loot. Only loot is the dead bodies and then it's hit or miss if they even brought good stuff and you have a dozen angles to cover to survive. Gear/weapons is far less value per square than tech/hardware and Factory has practically no tech/hardware spaws so it's a total waste of a scav
golden mesa
Do the containers in the underground cages on reserve spawn any good loot? Just found a key for it and its worth 2mil on the flea market. Tried it outnow and i got nothing special
waxen forge
Not really
chrome swallow
Isnt there technical boxes?
grizzled trail
factory has a number of containers, weapon caches, and a safe, as well as 6 jackets
waxen forge
Can they? Yes. Is it often? No
grizzled trail
so that's just not true
golden mesa
Should i try to sell it then?
waxen forge
@grizzled trail Yea....which is about .10% of the amount that spawns on Interchange and reserve
tiny laurel
and 10 times riskier
grizzled trail
lol you're an idiot
subtle knot
the 2mill one i think is good there two worth mills and the other 2 are 100k
chrome swallow
Factory is horrible for loot
waxen forge
There is no way around it. Factory is a terrible map to make $ on.
golden mesa
@subtle knot this one has a tehnical container, although i just found screws and tp
waxen forge
Small and a safe does not make it a good money making map
subtle knot
ive extracted on reserve in less than a min once
chrome swallow
Its just a dogtag farm, rarely is anything besides somewhat good guns are around. Only seen one geared player but he had m855 in a kitted out m4 with tac tec and airframe BUT HE WAS EXTRACT CAMPING so really there isnt any good loot
subtle knot
@golden mesa any tech loot can spawn then gpus and the military stuff prob look up a vid on it
waxen forge
@grizzled trail Keep the personal comments to yourself. This is an assistance channel to help new people. I said you are wrong which is what many people would also say.
subtle knot
@golden mesa if you spawn by bunkers its worth a check
golden mesa
@subtle knot yeah, il do that. Im gonna try a low budget run on it as well now
spark hawk
The good loot is supposed to be juicy peoples gear
tiny laurel
no
waxen forge
No really if you want to make $
subtle knot
if anything you can sell it for some of the cheaper reserve keys
waxen forge
Nothing wrong with taking gear but it won't make you money as efficiently as tech/hardware.
bold kernel
@grizzled trail I agree that Factory is nice for money (even though people keep telling me that it isnt) but I don't think you should personally insult people
subtle knot
@golden mesa i got some of the other keys if you wanna do a run to see if they are worth
junior yacht
eh interchange is a map worth learning
waxen forge
We'll leave it at this. Can you make some money on factory? Sure. Can you make consistent 300-400K per scav run on Factory and have a decent survival rate compared to Interchange/Reserve? No
junior yacht
fuel motor spawns back of oli just run through that and extract
subtle knot
@factory as scav no factory as pmc maybe
waxen forge
@junior yacht Absolutely
versed oasis
so I bough EoD edition but my game still says left behind edition in the launcher but i got the extra gear and storage space
subtle knot
scav on scav violence is to high
golden mesa
@subtle knot i oughta be going somewhere soon, il prob be online for like 15min. Il see if I can do some runs when i get back tho.
waxen forge
@versed oasis Then I'd not worry about it
bold kernel
consistent 300-400k I dont think so, but consistent and fast 100K I would say yes
strong barn
inb4 marches on the streets of tarkov
Scav on Scav Violence is at an all time high
subtle knot
@golden mesa if anything buy the 2 100k keys then you can hit 3 down there
tiny laurel
100k isnt much for a money run
waxen forge
I'm done trying to explain it.
bold kernel
its not much but its something
waxen forge
To each their own
bold kernel
indeed!
waxen forge
If 100K is good enough for you then go for it
For those who want to make more money more consistently listen to the advice to scav on Interchange/Reserve
subtle knot
most players on reserve hachet run and the juicers get out in the first 15 then its just free loot
bold kernel
🙂 sometimes it is, when its not, I go to interchange or reserve. When I need a dirty 100k in 30 seconds then yes it is
grizzled trail
I agree I don't run scav on factory. I run reserve personally, I was just saying factory isn't a bad map
waxen forge
Factory is pvp.
tiny laurel
i mean you can make more just with a 2x2 secure container on reserve/interchange lol
grizzled trail
are US servers still broken?
waxen forge
If you want to shoot stuff then it's awesome
bold kernel
for scaving Interchange is my favorite
waxen forge
Depends on goal
strong barn
I got the game yesterday and played exclusive on Interchange, and 1-2 matches on Customs
I am consistently scav and PMC on Interchange and make roughly 120k a run
🤷
Level 7 btw
subtle knot
id rather scav customs for pvp the newbs go there for quest
strong barn
also flea market is win
waxen forge
Don't overuse flea
grizzled trail
I consistently make 700K-1M per scav run on reserve, but I won't tell you my secrets lol
tiny laurel
theres niothing wrong to making little profits at the start, but you ll see soon enough you can make much more without too much effort
strong barn
Just for the lab cards and other highly expensive items @waxen forge
I probably wont use them atm and dont have much inventory space so yeet
waxen forge
Correct
subtle knot
@grizzled trail did you get that weapon case i left in marked room because i dont take a bag?
drifting axle
is there anyone who wanna play with me (i am bad lol)
waxen forge
I hurts my brain to see people sell everything and buy everything on flea
To some extent flea ruined the economy
strong barn
Yea its too much i need my traders to level up ahah
manic aspen
just double check prices vs trader and flea market. if you can make a quick buck go for it
grizzled trail
lol rasaki, no I don't even check marked room on scav
subtle knot
lv your traders first
bold kernel
@waxen forge I agree, I really dislike the market tbh
takes the intensity out of the game
waxen forge
But I've caught streams of people selling literally everything including D batteries and other junk on flea.
subtle knot
can we get ironman accounts where we cant use the market?
waxen forge
That's actually a cool idea
subtle knot
also i want woodcuting in the game
waxen forge
?
bold kernel
lol
waxen forge
Wood cutting?
subtle knot
why have a axe
tiny laurel
mans gonna build his own mosin stocks
grizzled trail
might as well call it rust at that point
bold kernel
neck cutting isnt enough for you?
spark hawk
I’m still waiting for the camping tent.
strong barn
iron man dog tags worth less
but Iron man-ing players who collect dogtags earn more per tag
seems legit
subtle knot
i do want Molotov's tho
manic aspen
d battery only gets you 1600 from tradder or 6k on flea. if you get a scav junkbox and save up 10 and sell on flea you make 44k more
subtle knot
so rats can flee
pastel trail
grenades already do that
pastel trail
oh no
manic aspen
if you're carrying a molotov I want to be able to shoot you and watch you burn
bold kernel
if you're carying a molotov, you would have to take matches or a zibbo with you, with chances of the flame dying out, etc...
subtle knot
i dont think you walk around with it lit all the time
tiny laurel
+1 for the zippo/matches
bold kernel
the range however should be terrible on molotovs
tardy pond
my game has literally broken wtf >.>
bold kernel
yeah the servers are being twitchy today unfortunately
grizzled trail
because nikita is a fat idiot
tardy pond
canceled a matching raid and now the game is like, failing to reconnect and never starts up again
grizzled trail
shit hasn't worked for a full day
bold kernel
@grizzled trail excuse me?
pastel trail
range is dependent on str anyway, besides Molotov's should realistically have a longer range for the same reason stick grenades had longer range
grizzled trail
@bold kernel you're excused
tardy pond
ive never had that problem before though, it was just matching, i backed out and now the game wont start up anymore lol
grizzled trail
yea eternal the servers are just down apparently, everyone is getting the same thing
bold kernel
Remember, you paid for the beta knowing fully well it's a beta :p
moping about the servers being sketch won't help anyone
pastel trail
the problem isn't even that its a beta its the massive influx of players after the twitch event
bold kernel
@grizzled trail why so toxic dude
grizzled trail
moping? who's moping lol. Just being funny, don't get your panties in a wad
bold kernel
well, yeah, doing these kinds of twitch events and 20% off deals might nog be the bést idea if you don't have stable servers :p but money has to keep coming in anyway
grizzled trail
and nobody is being toxic don't @ me with your childish cries lol
lol yep felix, that's all fact
pastel trail
its got 3 times the concurrent player base now, even tripple-a companies can't deal with that immediately
tiny laurel
big hmm
grizzled trail
I don't think anyone is able to get on right now
pastel trail
@bold kernel its a holiday sale, and I don't think they were expecting such a big group to come from twitch
pastel trail
it was getting better before the sale though
tiny flint
i just got into a game with minimal issue
got destroyed by the first thing i saw
but i got in
grizzled trail
'Unable to reconnect to the game'
grizzled trail
i told you that before
grizzled trail
you just learned to read?
pastel trail
yes but that takes time to do you can't just snap your fingers and create new ones, like they said they are adding new ones every day
grizzled trail
holy shit congrats bro
jolly rain
Does the library affect XP gain from tasks?
tardy pond
sigh
grizzled trail
lol @tardy pond
bold kernel
@grizzled trail why you toxic dude?
grizzled trail
nobody is being toxic you peasant
bold kernel
master u mad?
grizzled trail
yes call me master peasant
bold kernel
you like it master?
pastel trail
wow don't you just love when someone on the internet uses the anonymity to be an asshole to hide their own insecurities
bold kernel
master please dont be toxic
tiny flint
If you're using a shotgun with ap20 or flechette, is there any preference on which shotgun to use?
bold kernel
this is friendly chat
grizzled trail
it's literally called joking around, stop being such a crybaby
tardy pond
i mean i agree with mantra, youre literally acting like a child lol
nothing crybaby about it
bold kernel
but jokes have to be funny master, if theyre not funny, then youre just being mean
grizzled trail
how am I acting like a child?
tiny laurel
lol he said bad words, so funny
grizzled trail
I bet you're both no older than 14, but I'm acting like a child?
tardy pond
the way youre talking to people is very immature lol
pastel trail
@tiny flint depends on your prefrence I tend to use the siega for its mod-ability and mags over tube based shotguns like the mp-153
grizzled trail
how so?
tiny flint
i kind of figured as much, just wanted to make sure there was no distinct advantage of the tube fed vs the saiga platform
grizzled trail
Don't think there's any damage or pen advantage baloo
recoil, accuracy, mod-ability, etc. are different, but not the damage or pen
tiny flint
now to just get comfortable enough to buy the ammo and take it into a game
tiny laurel
same ammo same results, only th practicality of it change
tiny flint
maybe if i can get through a few games without getting murdered ill give it a shot
pastel trail
its fairly cheep so its a good gun to just screw around with
fallow ore
chill ladies, its just pixels
tiny flint
yeah i havent really geared up and done anything yet
grizzled trail
what if you're just pixels?
fallow ore
dont be like me
tiny flint
still trying to learn maps and what's good to grab and stuff
bold kernel
@fallow ore pixels is love, pixels is life
fallow ore
lose 80k in a helmet, NVGs, and two mounts for the NVGs
unique willow
imagine fearing to lose pixels
pastel trail
you'll get it, game takes time to learn
fallow ore
@tiny flint do what ive done, do offline raids, learn the maps using maps from reddit and such
memorize the scav spawn areas, extracts, stuff like that
you dont lose anything in offline raids
tiny flint
its just more not enjoying the game solo honestly
grizzled trail
just play the game with a pistol to learn.
fallow ore
and you can turn boss spawns on and off so you can try to kill them lol
tiny flint
also do you actually use ammo at the firing range in the hideout?
fallow ore
nope
tiny flint
okay
pastel trail
its a bit expensive though so you may want to hold of on building it
bold kernel
as a beginner you shouldn't really be bothering with pmc runs anyway. Scav is the way to go, get some loot, get a feel for the game and it's mechanics
unique willow
fuel is basically free, people are selling full blue tanks on flea, and also people are buying for the same price since you can craft mag cases out of them @tiny flint
tiny flint
i mean i just didnt know what to look for to buy honestly
im kinda overwhelmed when it comes to this game
theres a lot
uncut spade
Its def intimidating at first
bold kernel
@tiny flint , I suggest you watch Sacriel stream on Twitch.tv and learn from him 🙂 he's actually a very good player with loads of insight into the core mechanics of the game
tiny flint
i might give it a shot
i dont learn well from streams usually so havent really been there
bold kernel
You should, he explains the big things as wel as the the little things
tiny flint
ive watched some videos
i tend to learn things better by doing them live
rather than trying to recreate
bold kernel
@tiny flint quests have been a great teacher to me
well, the most important thing to keep in mind is that you will die, a lot, all the time
old basin
When as a scav you kill another scav, do all scavs of the map become agro or just the ones who saw/heard you?
bold kernel
the ones nearby
old basin
Ok that makes sense
bold kernel
when you kill a scav, don't run out and loot, I can't count the amount of times I got 1 tapped while looting a scav when I just killed ihm
unique willow
not really nearby even, you need to get a fair bit of distance before finding unagroed scavs
old basin
So once you kill one just shoot in sight the next ones works best
unique willow
yea
manic aspen
yeah they are usually always aggro after I kill the first
old basin
Ok
unique willow
also the scavs do not lose agro, if you go 1 kilometer away and come back, they will still have aggro on you
old basin
When stashing loot, its best to go rig then backpack then another backpack right?
Ok nice to know
split dagger
can somebody tell me whats the best map to play for beginner?
manic aspen
customs since it's where all your missions will be
split dagger
aight thx
manic aspen
have you accepted your tasks from prapor and therapist?
split dagger
ye
loud escarp
why do people use SNB ammo with svd?
manic aspen
because it penetrates level 6 with 1 shot
strong barn
i use it in my mosin :3
waxen forge
SNB is 2nd best\
loud escarp
i thought 7n1 was better
waxen forge
I said "2nd Best'
manic aspen
it is but pretty much the same stats
strong barn
one has higher dmg and other higher armor pen or something 🤷
loud escarp
SNB has higher pen but cant 1 tap chest
manic aspen
snb has slightly higher damage with lower pen
loud escarp
7n1 can 1 tap but weaker on lvl 5 +
manic aspen
snb damage - 75
7n37 - 72
strong barn
i think rationale for using snb in svd is rate of fire vs 7n for mosin because it shoots slower
idk i just got the game yesterday and trying to find many resources for this information(s) :)
appreciate you all 🙇♂️
pine rain
Do I need to turn in full durability items for quests or any of them?
waxen forge
!wiki ballistics
broken quailBOT
waxen forge
No any @pine rain
pine rain
Nice
waxen forge
Unless it specified a durability like the Fort and Gzhl tasks
old basin
Which is the normal spawning time on customs as a pmc?
manic aspen
also any item not highlighted in green can be purchased to complete tasks. green needs to be found in raid
https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/escapefromtarkov_gamepedia/1/19/QuestItemRequirements.png
pine rain
Thank
waxen forge
Load in time is based on SSD vs. HDD and RAM amount. Then server issues will be final factory
*factor
manic aspen
sounds about right, they did lower match times recently
waxen forge
I believe that is the time now. They adjusted raid times a few weeks ago
Due to server issues
waxen forge
Have been slowly increasing them to "normal" time but not sure where that stands now.
No
Was never that long
manic aspen
i think around 45 minutes was normal before
manic aspen
I like the new times, forces people to move around more. sucks as a scav when you get in late though
bold kernel
you're a scavenger, you're there to clean up the remaining trash
old basin
Gotta say i've been able to extract 5 times since you @waxen forge gave me tips this morning, thanks for all the help!
pine rain
Is this an acceptable budget loadout?
waxen forge
Yes
old basin
Practicing in offline mode, looking for and learning the landmarks, spawns and extracts, and doing scav runs here and there, along with other helpful tips
waxen forge
Take an extra stack of ammo
strong barn
@waxen forge gets a kudo's from me too for confirming some stuff I mentioned and helping me adjust as I should
pine rain
Alright
strong barn
🤜
old basin
👍
waxen forge
Put bandage in pocket and put 60 stack of ammo in alpha so you can reload mags
manic aspen
@pine rain get a headset
manic aspen
gssh to start
strong barn
Not turtlebeach, pls
manic aspen
I would put all meds in pockets and rig and then hotkey them for battle use
pine rain
Welp, ten thousand more
strong barn
Any new players wanna do a scav raid together? (im new as of yesterday too)
manic aspen
@pine rain also 5k more for a bigger scav bp backpack will end up making you a lot more money
strong barn
come to VC LFG edit make it interchange lmao @old basin
pine rain
someone bought out all cheaper gssh
manic aspen
I dont like 9x19 guns because you have to spray people down with expensive ammo
obsidian orchid
Can you filter keys with full uses (like 50/50 factory key) on the flea market?
manic aspen
condition?
obsidian orchid
doesnt work
vital ledge
cost me 6mil to do parts 1-6 of the punisher im poor now 😦
bold kernel
but now you have an epsilon so you can print money
versed oasis
lol what's a run through status
i did interchange and stayed for 30m and saw no one
manic aspen
theres one at 144,500 full use
waxen forge
Or kill a scav
versed oasis
not even a scav
obsidian orchid
By the time ive searched for a 50/50 use key, its already sold.
versed oasis
i spent 20 minutes just trying to figure out where i was lol
waxen forge
However a run through means nothing really. You just get less XP.
manic aspen
the cheapest 3 keys are 50/50 right now
just double click on them to check and then purchase fast
click purchase and 'y' at same time
obsidian orchid
Thats what im saying isnt working. Its always sold.
Stupid that you cant filter out keys that doesnt have full uses.
waxen forge
Just scroll down to the ones that are more expensive (more uses) and start inspecting. Same thing people have to do with fuel cans.
manic aspen
you can overpay 7k and get one lower down
obsidian orchid
yeah, assholes selling keys with 1 use left for 147k.
Luckily i managed to sell that one off to some other poor sucker.
brittle gate
how are they assholes if there's demand for them
bold kernel
its not demand
manic aspen
deception
bold kernel
its people not knowing
obsidian orchid
1 usage keys for 147k, full prince?
There is no demand for that.
waxen forge
Which is kinda what the flea is all about in a way
bold kernel
same with the fuel cans as budracin mentioned
brittle gate
well eventually it'll sort itself out
obsidian orchid
yeah
waxen forge
Taking advantage of people who can't buy the same stuff from traders
manic aspen
^ammo in a nutshell
brittle gate
if people are too dumb/new/careless to inspect the key before buying, well they've just learned a valuable 150k lesson
waxen forge
Some items are limited with traders (like ammo) and require you to go to flea but overall Do tasks, level traders....just buy it from trader and it's full durability.
Or read on flea to make sure you know what you are buying
manic aspen
i think we've all done it and just resell the key... the cycle continues
obsidian orchid
Apparently "condition" doesnt apply to keys and fuel
waxen forge
Scroll down to more expensive and start inspecting
Blue fuel full starts around 87K (which varies day to day)
Not really a big deal tbh
manic aspen
I just dont get why theres like 20 pages of empty fuel, I could understand just a few
bold kernel
@waxen forge about find in raid, you dont need to actually extract it for it to be counted to your task total right?
manic aspen
yes you do
waxen forge
At least for the blue I can see it as people buying to craft mag boxes. The silver ones though?
brittle gate
why do you not understand that? it's because people find the full ones and buy them
manic aspen
I dont think ive ever seen an empty blue, they must get bought immediately
waxen forge
Find in raid means it spawned in the world. Wasn't brought in by you, a friend, or another PMC
bold kernel
@manic aspen are you sure? with cigarettes yesterday it completed my find in raid, but I died and it was still full. So I bought one of market and gave it in
manic aspen
yeah I dont think it does
waxen forge
May have been something bugged out with the server issues
bold kernel
there was two tasks, one find in raid, and the other one hand in
so im thinking as long as you find it, the hand in part is a different thing
manic aspen
I've found a few items before and died and my 'found in raid' counter never moved
bold kernel
hmm, then I either made a mistake or there was some kind of bug
but thanks for confirmnign
waxen forge
Find in raid tasks have 2 parts. Find it and hand it in. They in a way go together. You have to find it and get it to stash and hand it in. Maybe the "find' part will check off if you find it and die...but the one you hand in has always required it to be found in raid, brought to stash, and turned in.
bold kernel
I still have more to do so I will keep a much closer eye and report back when its clear
manic aspen
i thought if you accidentally sold the found in raid items but had completed the 'find' part you could just buy them
bold kernel
i will find but not extract, for science
waxen forge
Interesting to know. Honestly never tried to kinda exploit (not negative just best word) that technicality.
bold kernel
because why would they split them
waxen forge
May work
waxen forge
I would assume if it works then it's a loophole they never considered. I believe they mean it to require you to find it...bring it to stash...hand it in with no option to buy.
bold kernel
Any tips for Delivery from the Past? (The part where you run to Customs office then to Factory?)
Bc I'm typically either dead before I get to Big Red or Dead when I Get there. And factory itself is a hellhole
waxen forge
Get there first (big red) or get there after the initial push into big red occurs.
bold kernel
@bold kernel I speed run it with a pistol and then IMMEDIATELY run to smuggler boat
See I tried the whole speedrun thing
and then someone wearing what I presume was zabrallo just tore me a new one
how many times did you do it so far?
I've given it 8 tries
trys'
fuck
I think I got it in about 5
each one results in me dead by the time I get the door
Its just kinda annoying really.
And now I gotta go to the exact same place for Mechanic too to pick up his Graphics card package
tiny laurel
oh ffs