Load of quests on it, unless you're ignoring them
#beginners-assistance
atomic jewel
bold kernel
i don't got one mission on shoreline until now
atomic jewel
Most of Peacekeepers are there, plus some from Skier and Prapor (Punisher Series)
And you want to be pushing for the Punisher series if you don't own EoD, to get the Epsilon container.
atomic jewel
edge of darkness, most expensive version of the game, comes with Gamma container
atomic jewel
Yes, you unlock him through Skier:
bold kernel
oh alright
digital sand
i hear you can get a big ass one with missions
atomic jewel
Epsilon you get through Prapor's Punisher quests. You have to complete virtually every quest in the game to get the Kappa (3 × 4)
olive turret
dont go for it
the amount of bullshit quests there are especially from jaeger is high near the end
digital sand
Well at this point im just getting used to the guns
slowly learning about bullets and such
atomic jewel
Which reference for bullets are you using?
digital sand
I honestly play RTS's wait until my scav run is ready and go in
There's references ??
digital sand
wait there's practice runs
atomic jewel
I use this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pp8tKScb0jB66cOCJSAlNn-iKERMXd9FVkSmSq83qn8/edit
olive turret
and yeah you can go as a pmc offline against bots and you wont lose or gain any loot
atomic jewel
You might find this easier: https://i.redd.it/eawzvoj4blc41.png
I think the graph is too information dense. There's about three different shades of green
olive turret
olive turret
^^ that should be a screen before you go into a pmc run just check offline and enable pve and youll be solo in a bot match
digital sand
The first few ones where a nightmare
atomic jewel
whatever way suits you, just making you aware of the options
formal nova
I killed a PMC my very first run in factory and in the whole game. I then sat there for five minutes pressing keys to try and loot him until someone else killed me lol
digital sand
the one thing i have seen youtubers do is blind fire over cover like in gears.
How dose one do this
olive turret
it should be alt+ another key just go to your keybinds and change it to how you like
and unbind v melee that will get you killed
digital sand
cool cool
bold kernel
what exactly is this checkpoint key? was gonna sell it then i notice it is worth 135k if you sell it to parpor, is it opening something special or just expensive for no good reason?
i made eft windowed and the bottom part is cut off so i cant reach settings to put it back
wicked parcel
y is it so hard to find ppl in lfg as a brand new player
atomic jewel
bold kernel
lethal narwhal
it means it got sold out
bold kernel
when it happens just restart flea market, restart it often because things getting sold out quick
kind estuary
anyone encountered an extraction bug on customs RUAF roadblock before?
the extraction timer went down to 0 and nothing happened, walked out and back in to confirm and yielded the same result
had to run to trailer park pmc extraction to get out of the game
bold kernel
so some knows why i have to wait for a scav 20 minutes while i have lvl 1 intelligence center and it should be 15 minutes?
i played couple of times as a scav and nothing changed
edgy hatch
at what price am i supposed to list thicc items case so it sells ? All on the market seem to be there for quite some time
bold kernel
sell it as the prices of the other cases, like it takes time but this is basically the average price of the item case, if you want someone to buy it fast i guess lower it to 16m ( i see 16.7-16.8 dunno what prices you see ) or lower it to 15m
formal nova
Go 16.5 mil then
bold kernel
it is not a regular thing for players to have like 15/16M so thats mostly why it takes so much time
formal nova
Idk bro I sold my red keycard in five minutes lol
solar island
and just cuz you have money dont think you can buy all of the good shit, make sure you know what you're doing before you do that
onyx wraith
They'd instasell for 18m as well, considering all the 16'777'XXX ones are just bugged and can't be bought
onyx wraith
Oh shit guess I should be reading every chat instantly when anyone sends a message /shrug
edgy hatch
i didn't mean to be rude
onyx wraith
I find it rather weird nobody else knew and told you
bold kernel
and is RIP for penetration or legs?
onyx wraith
Legs
bold kernel
Both?
onyx wraith
It has literally 2 penetration, so no, only legs
onyx wraith
Well I mean AP stands for armor penetrating, but it's still really bad against armor
silver hornet
using anything 9mm
onyx wraith
Most SMGs are just not good because of the bad ammo
silver hornet
P90 and the MP7 being the sole exceptions
onyx wraith
I can get down with MP9-N because of the 1200 RoF
ancient falcon
how is the new update?
onyx wraith
People say they get disconnected a lot, but I haven't played yet
ancient falcon
are the "fixes" actually fixed?
solar island
played 1 match so wouldnt know, ask the general chat
ancient falcon
why doesn't it say in the patch notes thatthey removed the ping kick then?
solar island
cuz it was last update im guessing, it just doesnt kick me when i get over 1000 ping xD
it disconnects if its really bad though
raven gazelle
ive disconnected 2 times today does anyone know why and is this happening to anyone else?
btw im not lagging out
solar island
apparently its linked to the new update.
raven gazelle
ok
formal nova
@solar island the ping kick isn’t out
My very first match after update I got ping kicked
Haven’t been kicked since tho
raven gazelle
i dont get ping kicked my game just completely crashes
fast rivet
Make sure you have a 3rd party standby ram cleaner
solar island
bruh 3 guys just fragged me and said bye cuz i let them kill me
strong barn
Trying to do Cold Blooded for Jaegar
got me a broken leg, just curious if Im killed will my broken leg dissappear?
Or can I die and have a broken leg forever---technically?
solar island
what does jaegar actually trade
strong barn
its for hideout upgrade
solar island
ohhh okay
strong barn
need him level 2 for water collector to upgrade
bold kernel
@kind estuary Yeah I've had the RUAF bug multiple times
fallen hollow
im stuck on awaiting session start
upper iron
Imagine spawning into labs and this shit happens??? Didn't even load in and I died instantly :))))
fast rivet
Reminds me when a LVL 48 decided running down customs road right for me was a good idea, I hit the dirt in front of him and opened up with my akm, he was kitted with a meta HK, m995 and the expensive nvgs, was over the moon how I didn't die @solar island
bold kernel
would anyone be willing to help me with some quests?
solar island
damn thats pretty cool xD
regal raptor
@bold kernel what quests?
fast rivet
Iirc was like, LVL 7 or some shit at the time
solar island
xD
fast rivet
Still have the helmet and goggles in my thicc case
bold kernel
@regal raptor i was just trying to get most of my traders to lvl 2. any of the beginner quests
analog fulcrum
hmm, you cant change PMC faction without resetting your account right?
exotic zodiac
I got an Epsilon Secure Container I can't use... Who wants it
exotic zodiac
well thats dumb... fence pays a whopping 268 roubles
atomic jewel
You could drop it in raid?
exotic zodiac
thats what i was thinking... for a newb
atomic jewel
@analog fulcrum You are correct, you have to reset
fast rivet
They patched that in like 1.11 or something iirc
exotic zodiac
alright.. and its gone!
fallen hollow
why cant you use it?
fast rivet
He probably has a Kappa or something
fallen hollow
why would he have a kappa?
he just got the epsilong
kappa you get from completing every quest int the game
fast rivet
I think he meant he has it sitting around doing nothing
Not he just received it right this instant
dire rock
EOD?
fallen hollow
whats the best stock i can run on a rpk?
shadow walrus
it depends on what the definition of "best" is
silent robin
@fallen hollow for recoil i say HK E1 stock idk of any other stock that takes of as much recoil
modest flower
Where do I find salewa kits?
tepid fossil
Med bags
modest flower
what map are they on most
modest flower
Okay
tepid fossil
You hit the med bags on parking lot and old gas really
cloud tartan
Can smone help me get some of the Tarkov basics? :p still die every raid
modest flower
Thanks
tepid fossil
Can smone help me get some of the Tarkov basics? :p still die every raid
@cloud tartan consider watching guides first
And your first 2 weeks on tarkov will be full of deaths
So uhh
If you feel like you’re having trouble you can always ask a sherpa
river ruin
Is it generally better to use a long barrel over a short barrel?
Or both have a purpose
subtle basin
short barrel is for cqc and long barrel is for ranged engagements
for the most part
modest flower
How much is a labs keycard worth
I spawned with one as a scav should i just extract
formal nova
It’s 170-180k @modest flower
waxen apex
is a higher MOA or a lower MOA better?
modest flower
Why can't I unload my PP-91?
flat cipher
lower @waxen apex
modest flower
When I try to unload it says it cant find a place for this item. I have an empty tac rig
flat cipher
lower just means that you have that area that the bullet will land in, at its effective range
you can just double click the gun, and drag the mag manually
modest flower
ah okay thank you
glacial bluff
not really a beginner but could anyone help me get the most frames because its annoying at this point i get trash fps every raid and idk why
flat cipher
yeah thats just the games optimisation
There isn't really a secret setting config to make you get better frames
glacial bluff
i know but i have a pretty good pc and on my old shitty rig it was alot better so idk if im doing something wrong or its the new resolution but its worse than it used to be
pulsar badger
Hey so how do I get 15 kills on Customs?
flat cipher
1440?
pulsar badger
I am lvl 7
flat cipher
just kill 15 scavs?
naive depot
getting much better at winning firefights and actually hitting enemies, i've won several 1v2s/1v3s over the past few days but now i find myself dying to either a previously unseen enemy when i'm fucked up after a fight or whenever i'm going towards emercom checkpoint on interchange 🤔
final skiff
Find another map, extract campers live on interchange
naive depot
nah interchange is my favorite map
fallen hollow
@naive depot why do you play interchange? also i reccomend reserve
naive depot
interchange is fun
started playing it cuz it's what my roommate plays the most and i ended up really liking it
solemn phoenix
Hi, I'm doing some of my first raids and I just snuck up on these guys, but failed to kill them
Can anyone please confirm why he did not die? I assume I didn't have enough penetration value?
https://youtu.be/VbbRSs9775A
spark hawk
Interchange best map
plucky depot
not enough pen chief
plucky depot
from noob to noob I recommend consulting a ballistics chart, I also learned about penetration the hard way
its better to have a trash gun with good ammo than a good gun with trash ammo :]
glad totem
question should i not care about gear fear and send it or should i just go out with low end kits?
frigid fog
latter if poor, but if you have gear like that just go send it
solemn phoenix
If you have it, why not use it
frigid fog
i spent way too long with gear fear (and still have some) and it only gets alleviated by 1) having lots of roubles or 2) not caring about gear
solemn phoenix
And if you sell it, buy something you'd rather have
glad totem
i still feel a bit uncomfortable with pvp but i feel like if i dont go out with better guns i will stay using shitty guns and not improving in pvp
modest flower
I got all my gear by killing kids so it's not really my gear, so I just say fuck it and use it
frigid fog
everyone says this but its more about ammo
you can slap a red dot on a hunter or sks and you'll have a great waepon
solemn phoenix
I usually have a cheapskate loadout (for solo), and then a gear medium end loadout for actually doing things (by myself or casually), and then I save the high end gear for going in with a squad
frigid fog
ofc you can use a fully kitted gun for the best performance but in the end it doesn't matter. high gaer is a "crutch"
solemn phoenix
Get what saves your ass and buy the rest when you have the freedom to I guess
modest flower
Only reason I have gear fear is bc I have like 3 guns and one body armor
and very little rubles
glad totem
if u low money just money run reserve/shoreline
prob best thing for u is reserve and once u get money buy keys for either reserve or shoreline
modest flower
Okay
glad totem
u can kinda make ur own path for reserve but i recommend watching videos on it
u dont need keys and the best way and safest imo is there is a tunnel connecting one of the main buidlings to dome and bunch of loot down there
i just go nice tact rig and pistol no backpack so u can start from building loot tunnels end up at dome loot one room that has safe then running to manhole
btw u cant extract from the manhole if u have a backpack on
modest flower
Okay. Last run before I got shit on it said I didn't fit in manhole, was that bc of backpack
oh okay lol
glad totem
yeah i thought it was the size of the bp at first but just cant have one
sonic lake
guys I dumped my whole M4 drum mag into this guy and he didn't die
glad totem
been using the tarzan tact rig for money runs and it doesnt cost a lot and has a bit of space
glad totem
ammo maybe didnt pen the armor
sonic lake
?
modest flower
Just shoot harder
glad totem
best scav run XD
solar island
bruh xD
solar island
lol
glad totem
and went back scav
sonic lake
I was using the highest damage ammo how did he not die
modest flower
Ekaj wanna do a reserve run with me and show me around and what you do
modest flower
yeah
modest flower
2man #7
glad totem
that one full
solar island
FUCK
i hate labs
so many hackers, he knew i was in that exact spot when i didnt make a sound
fuck man
i honestly dont like this
bold kernel
They probably have a good gaming chair
sonic lake
I want good gaming hair
bold kernel
Lmao
charred wolf
zmz?
bold kernel
Yea?
charred wolf
nothin just weird have an irl friend we call zmz
bold kernel
Oh lol
charred wolf
what did you do with him
versed kindle
https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/escapefromtarkov_gamepedia/5/50/RB-VO_lock_location.png?version=dab449bd8e85840a3b238866f9bc1aeb on this map where is the lever for the bunker door extract?
charred wolf
see the blue star
or the white star with blue above it
next to northern apartment
versed kindle
ah ok i thought it was that but didnt know 100% thx 🙂
charred wolf
ye
versed kindle
first time in marked room with my own key and got money case and ammo case too scared to go to the lever so gunna wait for train probs
versed kindle
i just killed a guy in the weapon room
dusk nebula
orchid sparrow
i keep getting this popup then crashing anyone know why this happens?
versed kindle
should i wait for train to leave then go to lever or go to train
im at the house marked room at bottom right of map
sniper outside somewhere
fierce mortar
does any1 know if you can red keycards on your scav?????? xD
versed kindle
train has been here for 3 mins
unkempt anvil
@versed kindle Train can be risky. When it honks twice then it'll leave in one minute. Some wait until they hear that then run to it
austere spindle
so exfil helmet only gets face mask if its black
unkempt anvil
Yeah
versed kindle
ill need to leave at train my hydration and energy is too low
first honk just happened imma go in the mid
uhh
train had no doors
then 2 scavs came in and killed me
unkempt anvil
@versed kindle Train only has doors on the south side
Those scavs were most likely raiders. They go to the train
shy oyster
hello, im stuck in a room on reserve and the door wont open, its not giving me the option to open it
atomic jewel
Did you come in through the window or something? Doors don't relock
shy oyster
no im in the bathroom beside the marked room at the the black pawn i think
glacial burrow
onyx wraith
Roler and golden skull ring
hexed thicket
can i get some help with escaping i haven't been able to escape yet and i don't even really know how
late tangle
extract?
hexed thicket
yeah
late tangle
meh
it just
happens
nah jk
there are points
double tap o to find which ones you have
in raid
hexed thicket
yeah but i don't know where they are
hexed thicket
oh alright i didn't think of that thanks
zinc breach
@hexed thicket
A way that I've used to learn how to escape is to play in offline mode,
What you would want to do is to choose a map then search for a community map on google as well maybe see a vidoe about the map,
once you get that and you have some basic understanding how the map should look like and where the exists are you should go into offline mode
When you spawn look where are your extracts then into the community map and then go from your spawn towards the middle of the map and from there reach the extract point - repeat like 3 times (when your scav waiting this is up) and you should be good
hexed thicket
i'll try that
hexed thicket
if i go into offline mode i won't lose anything if i die right?
late tangle
ya
hexed thicket
alright i'll try that
late tangle
try searching a map on ur phone or something
so you an see it
don't buy them from therapist
zinc breach
What I mostly do is I hop on offline when my scav timer is up and I try to reach from my spawn towards the main extract.
zinc breach
Yeah
hexed thicket
alright
zinc breach
In customs you either spawn east or west
based upon which side you spawn on the extracts will be on the otherside
zinc breach
In terms of spots you should avoid unless you want to PvP are
**Customs (Big Red - Left side) ** | Dorms (North middle) | Gas Station (Rightside north)
Those three places where you can find players,
also think of customs as a map that forces you to pass atleast two chokepoints
You don't keep anything thats true
hexed thicket
alright
and the rooms with only the breach option i have to have a key for right?
or is it just decor
zinc breach
You need a key
There are doors where indeed breaching is the only way to open them (but they got nothing in them apart from doing quests)
Mostly you need keys
For safe raidig in customs I would just try to get into the factory areas and loot the scavs there
hexed thicket
ah alrigh thanks for the help you guys helped out a lot
bold kernel
why would I do that?
@hexed thicket If you want to jump into a raid at somepoint, we can go into a low-geared raid and I can tell you where we spawn in on the map
spare raven
Heya. Can u help me and decide what ammo to keep? U can edit the pic and make crosses on what to sell. Much appreciated. Olso where to sell it?
bold kernel
So, for the most part with Ammo @spare raven you can sell it on the flea market for a relatively good price (that being said, a lot of ammo there is almost worthless). Personally, now that I have a somewhat decent amount of money, I get rid of nearly all my ammo and then keep the ones I buy. So for example, if I find myself having not used a shotgun in a while, I get rid of all the shotgun ammo and then when I get a shotgun next, I buy the ammo I want and make a note of it
spare raven
Thanks for advice :)
hexed thicket
thanks to you guys i have just completed my very first extraction, thanks a lot
zinc breach
Thats great news - was it offline or online?
hexed thicket
online
zinc breach
Thats nice - I'm yet to mangage to hop online on customs with 4gb's of ram 
hexed thicket
with the bosses and the people who are with the bosses, do they give better loot than the random ai?
edgy phoenix
Very much better
The boss gives best, since he uses good ammo
And his friends give you gear and grenades, also weapons but not the best ammo in them
scarlet badger
@spare raven this is just my opinion of your ammo, not necessarily everyone's choice. Green checks are not all necessarily the best, but decent budget ammo. Blue X are ammo you can do without.
this is a decent ammo chart i use frequently when trying to sort between the countless types of ammo and such
edgy phoenix
How is 7n39 any good
Iglonik over pens so much it makes it bad, BS is the way to go. And sp6 is no budget, sp5 is the best money to ratio ammo
scarlet badger
its lower damage, but against a sweaty Chad player with heavy armor, it can cut through better. Again, simply my opinion and not necessarily facts
edgy phoenix
I killed way to many class 6 armour with and no problem
Ik it's your opinion but I am trying to see if I can change it :D
scarlet badger
I'm with you. I run BS because its what i have the most of.
I dont actually use a caliber rifle that uses that ammo most of the time
onyx wraith
Which is extremely poor
edgy phoenix
They both destroy armour quick but that might not be enough time to kill
That's why I stopped using them
scarlet badger
On my M4, I run M855A1 because M955 is crazy expensive lol
hexed thicket
is the ammo that shows on the inspect menu the primed ammo for that gun or is that just generally the one it uses?
edgy phoenix
Have you tried m955 tho?
spare raven
@scarlet badger many thanks
Helps a lot
onyx wraith
Ride or die M995 :V
edgy phoenix
M955 is honestly the Chad ammo. It kills way too quick
scarlet badger
I have tried the M995 and I love it! But I am also broke half the time and cant afford loading 60rnd mags with them lol
edgy phoenix
Like fr, it kills super quick
scarlet badger
If i go to labs, its M995 or bust though lol
onyx wraith
Had a lengthy discussion with someone today claiming M995 was bad and that they had someone survive 11 shots to the thorax in a row without dying, which is mathematically impossible no matter the armor
edgy phoenix
He retarded
onyx wraith
I wanted to say that but my messages get deleted when I use that word
edgy phoenix
Just tell him to go to battle buddy and do the testing
@scarlet badger
I got this stuff in 5 raids, go do some reseve runs
onyx wraith
edgy phoenix
Watch Pestily reserve runs, your life will become better ever after
scarlet badger
Oh i know lol. I just spent a few Mil on some upgrades
edgy phoenix
@onyx wraith That guy doesn't know shit
@scarlet badger Ah very nice, i also spend a couple mils on upgrades recently, that's why i had to do these runs
onyx wraith
I told him he was either hitting the arms holding the gun in front of his thorax or that there was some desync/bad hitreg going on, but he just kept calling the ammo shit
onyx wraith
But yeah, idk why I take on these discussions. I've been using M995 exclusively the past 4 days and I have no issue 3-tapping people in Slicks
edgy phoenix
Nvm, it would take 15 on hand
flat cipher
@edgy phoenix igolnik is only better if it's currently cheaper than bs
the damage difference doesnt make a difference most of the time
edgy phoenix
@flat cipher I would still not take them, too little damage
onyx wraith
Still, he claimed it was straight thorax shots and no misses
flat cipher
3 less dmg 
edgy phoenix
Makes a 1 shot difference
onyx wraith
I personally see BS vs Igolnik like 7N1 vs SNB, and I know well which ones I prefer myself
edgy phoenix
7n1 and no debate
onyx wraith
7N1 and BS for me normally, but yeah. It's kinda the same as M80 vs M61 also, one can oneshot thorax and the other kills everything top-of-the-chain faster
Albeit slightly faster
edgy phoenix
7n1 one shots thorax if pen
flat cipher
yes?
edgy phoenix
Snb doesn't
flat cipher
yes.
edgy phoenix
But I do see your point
flat cipher
thats why you use the one shot bullet in a single shot bolt gun
and the 62 pen bullet in a semi
onyx wraith
Ye, I mostly prefer the ability to spend 1 less bullet on lesser armored guys. Also my helmet plinked off an M995 bullet last raid lmao
edgy phoenix
That's very lucky
onyx wraith
It's insanely lucky, he was running a REAP HK and I was running a normal HK with Bravo
7n1 is still stronger than M80 and can kill Slicks fairly quickly, just not as quickly
onyx wraith
Picked this up, I'd be fucking pissed if I lost that fight after headshotting
flat cipher
m80 is very good
onyx wraith
Yeah, but it is slightly weaker than 7N1 in both damage and pen
flat cipher
you only think otherwise if you have a tiny e-cock
and an ego too big for your own good
onyx wraith
We already know our favorite clown does
scarlet badger
Didn't mean to start an ammo e-war here, guys 🤣
onyx wraith
Not a war, it's literally a civil discussion
onyx wraith
Ye
flat cipher
so I use it over BS when its a good price
onyx wraith
And I sell all my Igolnik for this, it's the way to balance the world
Should just sell this once they get back up to like 800 rblz per bullet
edgy phoenix
Man i hate people for buying m855 and reselling it for crazy
onyx wraith
I assume you mean m855a1
bold kernel
why do u hate them its legit just an investment
onyx wraith
I don't buy it, I just keep what I loot off people because I thought there was a chance I might use it
But now I've gotten to the point of never using anything but 995
untold wagon
is it normal to lose server connection fairly frequently
ive lost conection like 5 times in the last 2 days'
i just rejoin, but i lose time
it probably takes 4 minutes total to get back in
onyx wraith
Sounds weird to me, I haven't had a DC in probably a month or more, no exaggeration
distant idol
anybody needs some help?
gloomy rose
i need some frenchfries
tulip wigeon
frenchfries are good
distant idol
you need some help or some fries?
mellow juniper
flat cipher
what about the headset 
flat cipher
Fold the val, turn it sideways, and you can fit the rigs in the bags too
oh wait nvm
triton sucks i forgot, no helmet slot
bold kernel
I put the glasses into the rig
flat cipher
its literally just 'im rich as fuck so i use this'
sonic lake
kakkoii
hoary walrus
looking for someone to do some runs with me
fast rivet
list region
cinder wren
i've tried to get the gas analyzer in interchange a few times and die every time, does anyone have any tips on how to get it? preferably tips for someone that has little access to good gear/weapons, thanks for any ones help
hasty silo
@cinder wren the 3 tech stores near oli, oli shelves, duffels and scavs backpacks
cinder wren
alright, thank you
wintry birch
Sometimes you can find some in that techstore, too
fast rivet
@cinder wren got mine in caches
cinder wren
never thought of that, does it depend on the map or just anywhere?
fast rivet
caches are located at shoreline, interchange and customs
cinder wren
to make sure i'm thinking of the right thing, they are the silver disk things right?
sterile raptor
Is there any way to know if Sthurman is on saw mill?
fast rivet
barrels or boxes hidden under the ground
sonic lake
@sterile raptor if you get shot by him, only 100% way
lapis mauve
unsuppressed svd shots in rapid succession on more than one occasion coming from lumber mill is also a good clue
lapis raft
LOL
hexed thicket
what does the unkown key do?
hexed thicket
alright
agile magnet
can someone experienced call me ? need explaination
sonic lake
@agile magnet what you need
agile magnet
amo
sonic lake
ah
my brain is too small to be able to explain ammo
game is too complex for my smooth brain
have any specific questions
other than just ammo
agile magnet
and I want to hop into a call with someone who can explain that shit to me cause im to small brain aswell and im to lazy to type
no
sonic lake
lmao
agile magnet
and I need to do screen share aswell
agile magnet
so chatting isnt rly an option here
flat cipher
idfk
agile magnet
can someone experienced call me ? need explaination ( amo)
sonic lake
general rule is - more pen means better, but it varies from gun to gun
armor damage and rate of fire on gun also matters a lot
which is why SP5 out of a VSS is viable even though it has low pen.
armor damage eats up armor
wet whale
@agile magnet check out the veritas ultimate ammo guide. It’s very well thought out and explained
Even so called ‘garbage’ ammo isn’t so bad. Imo peaking is the ultimate advantage. Try rounding the corners on your enemies quickly and use the server delay to your advantage
austere elbow
is there anything like the sherpa program for raid reviews? I want to film a couple of my raids and have a second opinion on them
wet whale
is there anything like the sherpa program for raid reviews? I want to film a couple of my raids and have a second opinion on them
@austere elbow id be willing to review your raids if you’d like
ancient falcon
is the UI a bit blurry and less sharp now?
or is it just me?
e.g. the texts and items
digital sand
So Yesterday someone told me about this
"Practice mode" if i go in it with my loot do i loose it and consume ammo
digital sand
yaya that one
digital sand
I got a MPX i looted off a chad so im gonna practice with it
bold kernel
there is a way to refill the blue fuel tanks? i have one empty
chrome nova
blue (expeditionary) fuel tanks cast the same empty of full on the market
just sell yours and carefully buy a new one full
maybe you will buy it for a couple thousand more, just not rush and check if it's indeed full you buy
ancient falcon
You can craft a full one with 6 zippo and 6 lighters in hideout
also they are very easy to find
I never need to buy them
bold kernel
yeah i just hate interchange and don't know the inside of the mall, i almost don't even know what shop to find fuel ( im getting confused by IDEA and the green one )
chrome nova
why interchange? there is a lot of fuel in Reserve
bold kernel
oh really?
thought you can find the blue fuel tanks only on interchange
like i played reserve recently ( now customs for missions and factory for kills ) and didn't really found any fuel to wherever i got to
like i was mainly on the ground not the underground tunnels etc
fierce horizon
hey so i know I'm new(ish) but is there any kind of reporting system for hackers? yea sure, i know i know, everybody that kills you is a hacker, but my buddy and i just died 7 seconds into labs from a guy named fatmanflex? anybody have a similar experience? i mean, we moved all of about 10m and we both got one tapped.
fast rivet
labs is hacker central, best to just avoid it
fierce horizon
yea fair enough. i ran about 5 raids today, all seemed just fine but the one time i go in nice and looted, i get one-tapped by a ghost. welcome to tarkov
*5 labs raids
ancient falcon
anyone sort of strain their eyes always on the lookout in this game for loot and people?
more than any other game
its a bad habit
bold kernel
okay im kinda stupid just bought an empty fuel tank for 78k, oof
oof i placed it again for the same price and someone bought it, feels bad
chrome nova
as I said - full and epty cost the same
be carefull, you might want to buy not the cheapest just to have time to check if its indeed full you buy
they are used in craft for aamunition boxes
bold kernel
yeah i checked now, almost all of them are empty, i will wait some time before i buy one i guess
and what places the fuel is supposed to be in reserve other than random crates
chrome nova
I usually starting to buy cheapest ones and after I buy like 10 of them I check if any of them full. Empty I sell again for same price or more
oh, where to start? there are some places in train arrival house
sometimes they spawn undergroung
a lot of places, check loot guide for Reserve on youtube, there is a lit of them
naive atlas
@bold kernel you can also craft them
i dont think its cheaper but i always have 1 crafting
bold kernel
where i even craft them? what place in the hideout, i remember looking at wiki but i forgot where it is but i just remember it is lvl 2 or 3, and only my door is lvl 2, so i probably can't make it yet
chrome nova
toilet or something like that )
yeah, you need to upgrade you hideout, if you into that
whether you rat or chad, you choose )
bold kernel
i dunno what i am lol, but for now i wanna save money and buy cases or find them, so my storage has more space in it, afterwards i will probably save for storage upgrade and start buying staff for the hideout
naive atlas
@bold kernel both, most people are both the "rat" "chad" designation is 
bold kernel
lol, i dunno sometimes i just wanna go to shots i hear just for the fight lol sometimes i just flying to the extract if i have something special on me, so yeah im probably both lol
dire rock
considering what my lucks been recently i just wanna not die
every fight im dead in the first 3 shots to some AS VAL
fast rivet
i rat when i want to make money
then sometimes i just want to see people suffer, i'd say chad but my pvp is still complete ass
bold kernel
like my biggest fear in the game and in any other survival or survival like game is just losing my best staff lmao, so thats why im doing scav runs mostly for loot and sometimes just going into factory with one gun trying to kill as many players or scavs as i can
so im probably more rat than chad
fast rivet
once you figure out how much money you make is almost double what you're going to spend, your gear fear will go away quite quickly
if i make 500k, i'm not gonna cry over losing 190k nvgs
bold kernel
the problem is i don't waste money, all of my guns and things in my inventory are from looting or killing players/scavs, the only things i bought is kedr, those longer mags for it, the 30 round kedr mags, TT pistol, and this vest you can get from ragman at lvl 1 ( forgot the name )
this is the only things i bought in my 16 lvls of playing
fast rivet
agreed
bold kernel
okay not exactly, if you consider cases from flea so added mag box, meds case, dog tag poach, and docs case
and mags case
fast rivet
still have way to many guns, plus 98% of my good ammo i find in raid, barely buy any
but yeah, bought a thicc case and went from 4mil to about 27 mil in about a week
bold kernel
yeah but the problem is i have for example M4, im afraid to take it to a raid because i don't have any armor so it is almost certain death if im not killing one scav and getting the heck out through an extract
fast rivet
so money isn't too hard to make in tarkov XD
digital sand
I've make around 1mil in 3 days
fast rivet
i'm averaging about 400k a raid, just doing cache runs
digital sand
but im still learning and do mostly scav runs
fast rivet
ez cash
silver hornet
Money is piss-easy to make in this game, you just have to know what you're doing
bold kernel
i have the AK-105 from the package BSG sent everyone, like it isn't even from my own package it is from someone i killed, i have a really good Vepr KM full of attachments ( like seriously every slot has something ) that i would probably never use them in raid because i don't wanna lose them, and i don't wanna sell them because if i will sometime want to take them to raid i won't have them, thats my biggest weapon problem basically
fast rivet
gear fear is a hell of a drug
i think i've played too many roguelikes
losing shit isn't an issue really, learn from your fuck ups
silver hornet
you will never get better at this game if you don't learn from your mistakes
or you can substitute being good by running a thermal M1A with a small amount of gamesense and map knowledge like I do
bold kernel
like i dunno, but always what im doing is just taking one of my less valuable guns ( mostly from scav runs or just people i killed ) and just going with one mag and the gun itself into factory for some kills
bold kernel
i have a full meds box, didn't even looted more medical staff, when i bought the meds case i just filled it up with medical staff i had in my inventory already, same for mag case, ammo case is almost out of space just from ammo im saving cause i don't really know what to use, what to sell etc, and i have two docs case for keys i find
silver hornet
metal, if you're talking about me, then no, I haven't played Tarkov at all today
digital sand
ah okay
silver hornet
tbh I'm just burnt out on the game, even though I have two more quests until I get Collector
silver hornet
Collector is the last quest in the game, you get it from Fence once you complete every quest* in the game (some quests not required).
You need to collect every streamer item* (excluding the new ones like Pestily's mask) in raid, and give it to him
Your reward is the Kappa container, a 3x4 container, which is 3 slots bigger than Gamma
bold kernel
oh wow didn't knew fence giving you quest, just yesterday ( atleast in my timezone ) i discovered that you can get quests from peacekeeper
silver hornet
yeah PK gives you quest after "friend from the west" is completed
strong barn
how do I repair the bullet holes in my Altyn face shield?
Its at 85/87.2 and I cannot 'repair' it any further. Inraid and hideout there is still bullet holes.
Do I need a new face shield as I have heard of a way to get the bulletholes out the face shield.
Question is:
How?
digital sand
go into the item you can repair the shield individually
strong barn
🤯
digital sand
Like a attachment on a gun
silver hornet
I have to do his last quest before I can get Collector, plus one Jaeger quest
@strong barn you can't, if Mechanic can't repair the faceshield, you have to get a new one.
strong barn
@digital sand 👍
silver hornet
@bold kernel yeah, that's Fence's only quest in the game
bold kernel
oh
flat cipher
@strong barn if it cant repair well enough then you wont be able to repair
like if its missing 2 but the best repair takes 10, it wont let you
ancient falcon
anyone else have trouble hearing where shots are coming from?
I even have in game headphones on
flat cipher
yeah thats just the audio system being awful
ancient falcon
I was going up oli and was getting shot by 2 guys for at least 10 seconds and couldn't tell at all until I saw them in the parking lot
bold kernel
someone knows why my scav taking 20 minutes to reset ( basically load another scav ) and not 15 minutes? i have the lvl 1 intelligence place in my hideout and before the update it worked okay only after the update it changed
ancient falcon
I even have my volume at 40%. That's pretty loud
elder edge
Best ammo for M1A? first time buying one... Any advice?
Aim low? Aim high? Scope it? Irons? Map?
^_^
Resell cos it's terrible?
tribal quest
@ancient falcon you can try turning your head wiht MMB pressed down
cobalt nimbus
tribal quest
helps wiht directional sounds
silver hornet
yes
elder edge
Keycard is
tribal quest
keycard always nice
silver hornet
Keycard and 218 is good
@elder edge what's your playstyle + how much money do you have?
tribal quest
m62 is basically m61 just with tracer right?
flat cipher
worse pen but yes
silver hornet
Does the worse pen really matter?
silver hornet
ah
silver hornet
M80 is what I run in my M1A
flat cipher
m62 in fal if im planning on cqb
tribal quest
just issues with beefy boys then
flat cipher
but otherwise its always m80
i mean
it shreds armour pretty quickly
assuming you can use your fingers properly and click
tribal quest
ah ye then it diesnt matter if its non cqb
silver hornet
Or just click on the head
flat cipher
im not about to waste my money on m61 for full auto
and m62 are fine 99% of the time anyway
elder edge
@silver hornet I now have 137k after buying the m1a
And I have a no scope - No ammo M1A
flat cipher
m80 it is then
stone surge
Not like the normal SKS
elder edge
I dunno someone might drop an m4a1 with ful mods
stone surge
normal SKS has integral magazine, so you load bullets in manually.
elder edge
worth more than m1a
stone surge
m1a reloads with mags
elder edge
ok
stone surge
and just take a stack in your safe container
bold kernel
if anyone wanna help me a bit in the shaking a teller mission just to take the quest item from dorms and maybe go to the marked room ( i have the key ) and actually manage to extract, everytime im trying im dying from a player or a scav/reshala and his goons, im at beginners assistance VC
stone surge
@bold kernel I dont have time rn unfortunately
a tip i can give you is to wait quite some time before you enter dorms.
or you rush it.
when I started out, I always waited till last 5min before doing quests really
or I rushed them if I had confidence.
bold kernel
im just rushing into the room of the quest item, opening it with the key taking the item and trying to get to extract but everytime im trying im dying
stone surge
Just dont go in naked, take a gun and you stand a chance vs any enemy you find really
bold kernel
like dorms isn't the problem really it is just the way to extract im always getting killed, or before im getting to dorms really
stone surge
reflex sight
bold kernel
i had a gun, vest, armor and a sling backpack, a geared player from ( i assume by from where i heard the shots ) he shot me from down the mountain i walked on ( there is a small mountain or whatever with a radio tower on it, this one i mean ), he had a silencer so i assume he was geared, couldn't see him either even that i looked down a bit before he shot me, veyx
stone surge
yeh it happens, it's hard to give advice on how to play through text in a game like tarkov.
the game is mostly learnt through own experience and playing.
bold kernel
yeah i understand that, thats alright lol
stone surge
I have to say, Customs is an awful map though
for beginners.
it's easy to learn (very straight forward)
but it's a meatgrinder around dorms
to go from A to B with very little options how to pass
bold kernel
i actually loved it and it was the first map i learned
elder edge
dorms is all about running around
stone surge
everyone loves customs first, because thats the map they know
elder edge
And then you go into the court yard and instantly get one tapped
or you try to run out the back of any building, and get one tapped.
bold kernel
and not getting rekt by reshala and his 1M goons
elder edge
Grenades.
Buy like 3 f1 grenades and everyone will be one tap even if you shoot them in the stomach
cos their armors totally fucked
And now they got tremors
Bring 1 flash and they'll shoot each other for you if you dont mind xp loss
Cos the AI stunned logic is to spray
& pray
Flash, run to room opposite the stairs, hear about 3 dead moans and pop the last guy
silver hornet
@bold kernel have you thought about bringing cash for the vehicle extract?
grenades ignore armor, and I've always seen flashed AI stand still and not do anything
bold kernel
where even is this extract
elder edge
Yeah once they see you move they kinda just shoot and ignore crossfire
silver hornet
I've never seen, or heard the AI spraying each other down when flashed
elder edge
To the north of Dorms
stone surge
@bold kernel right next to dorms at the wall
silver hornet
It's right behind the three story dorm along the wall
bold kernel
how much it costs?
tough seal
7000
elder edge
7k rouble
silver hornet
7k
bold kernel
i can bring money i have more than i need for now
stone surge
you can even put it in your safe container
bold kernel
yeah i will do it, you think i won't lol
silver hornet
Make sure it doesn't get eaten up by insurance
tough seal
be carful the might be player scavs /pmc camping it though
elder edge
Yeah also find like 3 k lying around in dorms but take the whole 7 and just grab the extra moniezs
I camp it as a scav tbh
I am that guy.
I know you just went marked room and now you wanna bail
But I want ur shit ofc
Every time I get a wep container I do die tho
silver hornet
Camping VEX
bold kernel
when your big brain thinks about taking one of your docs cases to store the 3 keys that taking up 3 slots in your alpha container, lol
elder edge
I just use the keytool 😉
bold kernel
from my alpha case
ancient falcon
i kill one of a duo and his friend takes 10 whole minutes to push me. wtf is this game
bold kernel
and now i just tucked them into the docs case
bold kernel
williy nilly afraid to lose his geary ( like me )
tough seal
how the hell did you guys to delivery from the past? I have the docs case but I know if I go into factory Ill die instantly when planting it
elder edge
I havent
;D I just got caught in a breach animation and died horribly
Love this game
bold kernel
just sweat like you never sweat before, hope that the geared player at office hallway won't come down to you and it will work, by my experience lol
silver hornet
@tough seal get a bunch of other people to cover you in a squad
that's how I did it
elder edge
Get a pistol game too, that helps
ancient falcon
can you not look away from a stun?
elder edge
There is a quest for pistol pmc kills and I swear everyone goes to Factory to do it knowing its a cluster fuck
so you just bring a real gun
ancient falcon
so stupid. The stun is behind me and I still get blacked out screen
silver hornet
Bring a 5/7 lol
elder edge
Last time someone brought a 5-7 I claimed a 5-7
Too afraid to use it tho
maybe when I do my 1st labs run
I fucked his shit uuuuuuup
silver hornet
5-7 is the best handgun in the game
Top three is probably the Five-Seven, SR1MP, and the Glock 18
tough seal
I am thinking of using of the vss that I used for scav kills on interchange
ancient falcon
57 pistol?
fast rivet
^
elder edge
5-7 is pr0
upper iron
Just don't be poor then you don't need to use pistols 
digital sand
??
elder edge
tactical glasses or tactical goggles? Any difference or all gonna be the same level of eye protection?
flat cipher
there is no eye protection its all aesthetic
fast rivet
the only use for goggles is limiting raindrops on your eyes
flat cipher
which isnt very intrusive in the first place
fast rivet
why do i feel like harrys the type of person to look up at the shower head with their eyes open when shampooing their hair
flat cipher
no i stand there without moving and wait for it to wash out
fast rivet
ah fuck he is a chad
lime glen
looking for 1 or 2 to hit shoreline and customs/newer people are welcome/im level 40/dm me/18+ years or older for invite
hidden mortar
Any guys here willing to help a guy get into 3 story dorms? Got a couple of tasks in there but I can't seem to make it out 😦
bold kernel
anybody knows how i can hold my breath in the game? i looked at the control options in settings and didn't found/notice a key bind for holding your breath
hoary walrus
looking for someone to play with new to the game but consider my self decent
whats the easiest way to get to lvl 10?
devout violet
Finally got him XD
elder edge
Not headshot @devout violet ?
devout violet
He rushed me, and I panicked since 2 of his sniper buddies were targetting me as well
hoary walrus
@elder edge so not going into bot runs and just getting kills
elder edge
No, that is the safe way, not the easiest way.
Man fuck this game! I just spawned and died in 21 seconds on fucking interchange
devout violet
And I hope that I'll get my stuff back, insurance fraud has helped a lot
bold kernel
wait shuturman is basically scav boss of woods?, i thought shuturman is like raiders in reserve
elder edge
I'd get it if it was fucking Factory
hoary walrus
is a fuel tank also the only thing in the game used for generator fuel
devout violet
@hoary walrus Expedetional fuel tank works as well
elder edge
Would help if I wasnt eating.
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Nah Shturman is the raider in woods who has assualt rifle and scav snipers spawn with him
so they hold you down and so you need to get into cover whilst he tries to rush you
bold kernel
never seen him
elder edge
Anything is better than Killa
Killa is nightmare fuel
Killas like, you see this wall here?
I didn't, I just walked through it.
bold kernel
i only killed a scav sniper once on wood, he was just on a cliff near the paracord extract
devout violet
Yeah, fuck Killa.
elder edge
And I have the fastest SMG ever in existance
devout violet
But I mean, that was my first encounter with Shturman and his crew, I was just farming scavs xD
Still, I made around 400k on that raid, worth it
devout violet
Sounds like MP7
elder edge
9x19 ammo? Whats best?
I'm gonna go for Killa assuming I don't get into the same interchange game as I did last time
Cos that was some bullshit
devout violet
Lugers and RIP work best for the leg meta I guess
elder edge
Any reason I'm seeing a lot less people on Factory games?
upper iron
wow tima if you'd headshot you'd have survived more than 21 seconds, because it isn't the safe way
elder edge
I just did my scav run on the old factory to warm up and I swear its so quiet when I spawn I'm confused.
Well I was running full pelt up the ramp behind oli
and then I hear pew
and i zig zag
and I hear the other pew, and dead
cloud tartan
@elder edge i cant see much people on factory too
elder edge
I always hear the token dude in Office Corridor
But thats like nothing new. Other than that it feels like theres half as many scavs as there usually is
Is this how they fixed "the lag"
devout violet
Okaaay, I just died without a gunshot sound
hidden mortar
Could be supressed from far away
hidden mortar
Probably desync then. What map?
devout violet
Woods
hidden mortar
Hmmm. Then it could be desync. Or it really was just supressed headshots. SVDS fires fast enough to quick tap you and has the range... And it's woods
devout violet
I mean, I would not be surprised if it was a scav, but it was a player, so that makes it weird
hidden mortar
It happens. We all get Tarkov'd from time to time
devout violet
Yeaaah, I still say I am on top from the previous one, but I gotta say that Tarkov is a synonym to karma
It's also a bitch.
flat cipher
likely desync if you heard nothing at all
if it was suppressed shots you'd hear the whistle as it flies near you
edgy hatch
are there any items to resell to jaeger with low money loss ? I am trying to increase my amount spent
flat cipher
I did it with pk06
i bought like 50 at a time, then listed them all on the flea and they sold within a minute
edgy hatch
thank you
hidden mortar
Harder still... How do you spend and hardly lose anything at all with Peacekeeper? xD
minor tinsel
what s the cheapest silenced gun, for punisher part 2?
onyx wraith
Cheapest? Like, a silenced TT or something, but I wouldn't consider that very fun nor effective
minor tinsel
well i mean it s basically a scav killing run, run around naked with a silenced pistol, kill scavs and dip
onyx wraith
Idk, I just personally prefer to always have a chance to kill anything that comes up to me
hoary walrus
what do i do with keys and key cards? im like not lvl 10 yet should i sell them? or keep them?
zenith compass
I suggest keeping them for now, find their selling prices online or ask someone here
Keys help with quests and make bank for their value
hoary walrus
okay i have gas station cabinet key, dorm room 204, TerraGroup Labs access Keycard
anyone know the prices?
upper iron
180k+ for terra
hoary walrus
ty
tribal quest
@minor tinsel I recommend either a cheap AKU (Silencer is 20k) or a APS automatic Pistol
if you wanna cheap out
minor tinsel
thx
hidden mortar
You need 300 xp to get survived
edgy hatch
i know
elder edge
Yeah, or explore the entire map
solar island
i did a 4xp run last night
elder edge
Factory is easy, as long as you keep walking around, dont have to go to office corridor, but 100 xp for looking at tunnels and etc etc
solar island
got insta killed by a pmc
tribal quest
factory can be very hit or miss
solar island
sometimes there are gods, sometimes there are literally trash piles
tribal quest
but usually gettin out isn tto obad
solar island
it happened again xD
tribal quest
well tehy cant camp both exits
solar island
0xp
tribal quest
and the pmc spawns are right next to each other
elder edge
Best factory run is like 6 minutes in you get called in as a player scav cos someone does the quest which pulls more scavs into the game, they bail out and you get to loot all the Scavs they didnt want.
tribal quest
2 at least
elder edge
and get a few kills, if you want.
minor tinsel
how can you find emptier servers to do easier runs?
silver hornet
hop onto different server regions
languid basin
bold kernel
anyone down to do some beginner quests with me?
edgy hatch
i just handed in a rig with my documents case and keys to a trader
am i
really fucked
spark hawk
I thought traders didn’t buy rigs with items in them.
edgy hatch
it's for a quest
spark hawk
Oh gotcha. Sorry to hear man hopefully they weren’t expensive keys
spark hawk
Ouch
bold kernel
there is an update now or a patch? i have the maintenance message
oh just saw now through the launcher that BSG tweeted that there is an issue
scav loot?
bold kernel
yeah same for me before, i did a M700 scav run, found a dead guy with AKM ( i think it was AKM ) and ammo box on him, and piligrim backpack i think, looted it all extracted and got the error
oh lmao i just entered the game
arctic zenith
wondering if any1 could help me with flea market trading to get some money please pn me if u can
solar island
BRUH
just got checkpoint key in a coat
184222 roubles
from the therapist, holy shit
fiery anvil
Damn I didn’t know they were worth that much
solar island
neither
onyx wraith
Same price as flea, just so you know
solar island
ah nice, i dont have it unlocked yet
fiery anvil
I didn’t protect it when I had it last game duck
My key tool was full
I just died with it in my backpack
😂
solar island
XD
fiery anvil
Damn that sucks oh well
I think. The best key runs In game are villlage shoreline
Like 20 jackets
solar island
guys should i sell most of the items i get, apart from guns i use or should i keep them and sell them in bulk?
fiery anvil
Sell In bulk later if you have space
solar island
roger, cheers
bold kernel
might save time farming money and buying keys... can mak millions on reserve with intel..
arctic zenith
what map @solar island
solar island
found a gp coin xD
bold kernel
would anyone be down to help nme with some beginner quests?
bold kernel
red?
solar island
yah
solar island
shit xD
bold kernel
gp is 25k