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rugged yacht
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raiders are mostly underground tho

ornate zealot
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shore has 2-3 m4 spawns and labs has like 5-6 raw m4 spawns

rugged yacht
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well d2 raders

rugged yacht
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Snoreline xqcSleeper

ornate zealot
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on top of raiders ofc

ivory ether
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yah i was kinda done with shoreline after signal lul, i m like a pmc magnet on that map

rugged yacht
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I dont do quests litearlly play 2 maps

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reserve and labs

crisp nest
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only 2 shells?

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you gotta spam them

rugged yacht
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eww no

crisp nest
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make people uninstall

ornate zealot
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I found a GL in labs the other day and shot it into a group of 3 raiders

rugged yacht
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i was using SKS on labs

crisp nest
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but fr its so scary when i hear a gl in labs

ornate zealot
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it was very satisfying

rugged yacht
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killed a 2 man

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thats when i found my grene card

crisp nest
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bruh

rugged yacht
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then dide do a raider

crisp nest
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lmao

rugged yacht
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sa58 raider

crisp nest
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ive gotten 1 card so far and it was yellow

rugged yacht
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on green stairs

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i opened the door checked right boom 2 thorax shots m62 dead

ornate zealot
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I've only found a blue so far

eager sphinx
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can someone help me with farming part 3 quest on customs

crisp nest
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is that the one to grab the gpu package @eager sphinx

eager sphinx
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ye @crisp nest

rugged yacht
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i got level 4 traders and havent played a quests since

crisp nest
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try hopping in a random customs lfg vc and checking if they are in a raid yet

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@eager sphinx

rustic plank
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So if I get air filtering is it even worth it

ivory ether
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bruh why do people undersell an item from 25k to 20k i dont get it

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like man, i need that extra 4k so i can by my ammos

rustic plank
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Fuck people who don’t undercut by 1

unreal horizon
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^

rugged yacht
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i sell graphics cards at 650k reguardless of price

ivory ether
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most of the time when i sell under 1, it like never gets sold for a few hours so at most i just do 1k

slender vapor
ivory ether
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also, should i keep or sell roler

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ah ook

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not aiming for kappa but trying to get traders up

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ah

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is factory the best map for friend from the west 1

crisp nest
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are u good at pvp

ivory ether
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uh idk, kinda

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i have like a 1.05 kd

crisp nest
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learn spawn pvp strats

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like how to fight right at the spawn

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or you get shit on

grizzled mountain
ivory ether
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oh right

grizzled mountain
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what map should i go on with this kit?

crisp nest
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what ammo is that

grizzled mountain
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M855

crisp nest
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dont have vaseline in ur pockets

grizzled mountain
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where else do i put it

crisp nest
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switch it with cms

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cms is cheaper

grizzled mountain
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oh ya your right lol

sharp pelican
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LOOKING FOR A LEVEL 10 OR LOWER TO RUN RESERVE

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lfg RESERVE #7

crisp nest
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any map except factory labs reserve id say @grizzled mountain

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your ammo just cant compete with geared players

grizzled mountain
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so i should go customs?

crisp nest
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sure

grizzled mountain
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aight thx

ivory ether
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is m855 even worth using on m4 tho? idk ive always felt like it was the "starting" 556 ammunition

grizzled mountain
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hold on let me check ballistics

unreal horizon
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it's trash tbh

grizzled mountain
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oh god its horrible af im switching that

unreal horizon
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56a1 is the worst i'd recommend

grizzled mountain
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oh god i have to go with m855

unreal horizon
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pick a different gun

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  1. stock m4 is trash 2. 855 is trash
grizzled mountain
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im using m856A1 now

bold kernel
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anybody wanna scav run??

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guys i survived dorms from the start!

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gonna turbo level attention for the memes

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iam pro gamer now B)

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elite attention would lower my loot runs from 6 minutes to like 3

crisp nest
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it lets u search faster?

bold kernel
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faster and instant

crisp nest
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i thought attention makes it easier to spot loose loot

ivory ether
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holy fuck

bold kernel
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SAS Drives and im zooming

ivory ether
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i just killed this super geared dude

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on factory

bold kernel
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thats perception

ivory ether
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and i just blacked both my legs

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the dude had a modded fal, raid bp

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crazy shit

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mightve been my first big kill that i successfully yoinked

bold kernel
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wtf brings a raid bp to factory

ivory ether
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idk

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lol

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this guy apparently

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fast mt and defender was from the player

rugged yacht
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bad stock

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no riser

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no dbal

ivory ether
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ah

rugged yacht
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i give it a 4/10

ivory ether
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lul

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i managed to kill a few player scavs with it

bold kernel
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risers are for pussies

ivory ether
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didnt get to loot the player scavs tho

radiant sable
# ivory ether

What’s the guys name I literally killed someone with that gun yesterday

ivory ether
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cause i just want to gtfo

rugged yacht
bold kernel
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sounds like a sa58 users problem

radiant sable
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Yeah lvl 43

ivory ether
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hes level 55

radiant sable
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Oh

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I killed free pizza ttv or something

ivory ether
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ahh

radiant sable
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Pretty sure lvl 43

ivory ether
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in the raid bp, he just had other players gear inside

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like their rigs, guns

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nothing too crazy, just a glock, 57, and a ks23

radiant sable
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Nice

crisp nest
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has ir laser and all too

radiant sable
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Isn’t ls missing the flashlight

crisp nest
ivory ether
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interesting

crisp nest
ivory ether
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it had m61 in it

radiant sable
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Then that’s why

crisp nest
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to blind ppl

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on and off and shit

ivory ether
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wait this thing is tier 2

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why

crisp nest
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it has high rico

ivory ether
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oh

crisp nest
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full face coverage

ivory ether
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omg

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i dropped my mp5 mags

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nooooo fuck

rose rock
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did they have expensive ammo?

bold kernel
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pepehands

ivory ether
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they had some 7n31 lol

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i bought just a lil

rose rock
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oof

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now you reminded me of the dood i doinked and he had around 140 7n1 ammo

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and i killed him by the fact he was healing up on a door i opened

ivory ether
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damn lol

rose rock
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i felt horrible

horribly rich tho

half garnet
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anyone down to go reserve and help me with some tasks?

ivory ether
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when should i upgrade stash

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i mean, i am able to get it rn but ill be at like 2.5-3 mil

crisp nest
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do it

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i did it and went to 1 mil

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its worth

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intel 2 and scav case

ivory ether
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ah ok

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ah 24 hours to go ig

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that kinda sucks but

reef prairie
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do you need the stash upgrade for anything other than more space?

ivory ether
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what else would i use it for

reef prairie
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i mean is it a requirement for any other upgrade

ivory ether
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ooh

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didnt know that, i just want the extra space so i can place down the raid bp

unreal horizon
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bitcoin

crisp nest
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u need stash 2 for intel 2

reef prairie
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oh, bummer

crisp nest
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well stash 2 for nutrition 3 for intel 2

unreal horizon
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I mean the goal in the hideout for most people is bitcoin, so yeah you need it

reef prairie
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makes sense, otherwise nobody would do the upgrade PrapKEK

neon willow
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just alot of money and farmin to get it but its worth

fading violet
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not anymore

unreal horizon
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tbh I wouldn't say bitcoin is worth rn

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if you're just getting into it

reef prairie
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i upgraded to eod before the hideout was added, never had the pleasure to grind for the stash upgrade BearLaugh

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its expensive i heard

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seems like a good way to get people to upgrade their edition

crisp nest
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if the game goes on sale ill upgrade

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but i just got stash 2 yeesterday

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gonna be sooo mad

ivory ether
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why do ks23's barrel gotta be so thick, cant fit in my stash

reef prairie
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its made out of rejected aircraft gun barrels, makes sense its thick BearLaugh

ivory ether
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oh interesting'

bold kernel
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anyone down for a scav run?

swift imp
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im down

chilly dagger
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How good is paracord?

crisp nest
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40k

chilly dagger
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Eh

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I need to be level 10 so I can get the god damn flea market

swift imp
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Anyone down to play?

jaunty scarab
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i got a scav raid and escaped with a lab managers office and weapons key are they good?

kindred vault
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70k

jaunty scarab
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should i sell or keep

fleet whale
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@jaunty scarab just sell to therapist

kindred vault
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Keys are generally only expensive early wipr

jaunty scarab
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ok

neat nebula
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why can i not finish the upgrade?

tardy socket
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@neat nebula I nhad the same issue, ende3d up re loading the game and that fixed it

bold kernel
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Anyone down to help out a dipshit who needs to get praptors watch?

rocky stone
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I was told i should move to a "dead server" to hunt raiders on labs, are there any suggested servers i should hop to?

radiant sable
rocky stone
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Gotcha, ty

radiant sable
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wait nvm im on Miami servers but orlando prob dead too

rocky stone
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how do i check what servers im on

radiant sable
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in the launcher

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change server

rocky stone
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ahh i see

cerulean spruce
neat nebula
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ok

tardy socket
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Anyone feel like running some tasks with me? New to game and hate playing solo

coral tiger
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im eu and need to do a couple shoreline tasks

neat nebula
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does anyone have some good builds <100k?

unreal horizon
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decend budget is m1a with a holo, with m80 rounds

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won't hurt your wallet too much

fading plover
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run a ks23 with shrap 10

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you will kill anything in a 100m radius

ivory ether
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isnt the ks23 like 100k itself? idk

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also i just found some ap lapua which is nice

small cairn
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43k from vendor

ivory ether
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ah

small cairn
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100k+ from other people

ivory ether
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oh ok yeah forgot it was buyable
from traders

cosmic tinsel
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longer range one taps

cosmic tinsel
ivory ether
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yeah from prapor 3 right

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or was it skier

cosmic tinsel
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prap 2

ivory ether
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ooh

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thats like under 20k

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or something around that

cosmic tinsel
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thats a lot of damage

royal bloom
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how much is that in yards? 🤠

unreal horizon
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At least 3 yards

cosmic tinsel
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yee haw

royal bloom
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that's far enough to kill my wife

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hahahaha

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just joking ya busters

final jewel
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I'm really new and almost completely broke - can someone help a brother out?

small cairn
random hare
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Can anyone help me get money?

brave swallow
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trying to get my reshala TT pistol but keep getting 3rd partied solo 🙂 If anyone wants to run some customs let me know

shut cairn
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what happens if i click deal

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will he pay me to take the pm's off of him?

vital anchor
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nothing

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because you dont have enough stash space

shut cairn
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oh right

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if i did though

vital anchor
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

shut cairn
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oh well

wicked glen
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@worthy briar im tryna fix my mic

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naw

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ur dad

compact ocean
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does someone know what armor can take 900+ damage

wicked glen
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zabralo

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the green one with arms

compact ocean
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okay

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i did like 988 to someones armor they turned and 4 tap me

fading violet
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lots of armor can take 900 damage if you use low pen rounds

vernal canopy
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Can someone help me

cosmic tinsel
cosmic tinsel
vernal canopy
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I have done that

cosmic tinsel
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run as admin?

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change install path? then i think im really out

compact ocean
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im not sure it was a scav with a saiga 12ga

winter plume
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@vernal canopy check task manager as well. The reboot should cut all processes but might be able to goto task manager and kill all processes from EFT

cosmic tinsel
compact ocean
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okay

winter plume
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@vernal canopy ah yeah set installation. Its saying you don't have it installed. Middle text above install.

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Default install location is C:\Battlestate Games\EFT

unreal horizon
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maybe purge the launcher and all associated files then start from scratch?

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honestly idk

chilly dagger
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4th day playing

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good or nah?

unreal horizon
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I'd say good

chilly dagger
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ayeeeeeee

unreal horizon
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well, average. I've seen a lot worse though you seem to have a good understanding

crisp nest
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i was a lot worse

chilly dagger
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ya ive been watching many vids

unreal horizon
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you're not broke, that's a win

crisp nest
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also trade the djeta for berkut

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djeta worse than nothing

chilly dagger
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ok

unreal horizon
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nice grassy field

chilly dagger
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i cant find berkut

unreal horizon
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lmao where grass bsg

cosmic tinsel
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he means ratnik

fading violet
# chilly dagger

don't wear that helmet, it's garbage and only impairs your hearing

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just wear a ssh68 or ratnik

chilly dagger
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ohhh ok

fading violet
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the face shield on that helmet is decoration too, it doesn't stop anything

cosmic tinsel
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dont be afraid to sell stuff off that you dont wanna use straightaway, neffy

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i probably dont recommend that sv-98, or the saiga 9

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and the sa-58 and svds are both nice guns but kind of pricey to get going

chilly dagger
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i took out the sv-98 and it was really fun

cosmic tinsel
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also - i'd hang on to that ultra 5 suppressor until you hit level 10 if you can afford the space

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yeah! dude absolutely use what you like to use

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my rule for selling is basically "sell anything that you wont use in the next 3 raids"

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because otherwise your inventory will fill up with guns and mags

chilly dagger
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should i be working towards making the workstation

cosmic tinsel
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absolutely

chilly dagger
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ya

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cause

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thats how you get all your attatchments right

cosmic tinsel
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i pretty much threw all of my resources at hideout + questing

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but workstation extra important for the reason you mentioned

chilly dagger
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ya

unreal horizon
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Basically any money you put into upgrading your hideout is well spent

chilly dagger
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cause i was looking through teh dealers for attatchments and stuff and i was confused cause it took so long

cosmic tinsel
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its really hard to start

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i recommend the SKS/OP-SKS to newbies regularly because its dead simple

chilly dagger
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and people always have crazy guns so i need that just for even a better sight

rough scarab
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is the shooting range useful to have

unreal horizon
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not really

cosmic tinsel
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i like to confirm recoil characteristics before i go into raid

unreal horizon
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it's convenient, but if you really wanted to test you could go in offline

cosmic tinsel
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and also make sure i dont have eye relief/ view obstruction issues with mods

unreal horizon
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reserve even has a little shooting range lol

cosmic tinsel
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bahaha

rough scarab
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alright cause I used my nuts and bolts for another upgrade and wasnt sure if I did the right thing

crisp nest
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its a luxury like meevo said though

chilly dagger
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is the wasiest way to get to level 10 jsut to run around and kill scavs?

rough scarab
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do quests

cosmic tinsel
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scavs, quests

chilly dagger
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how do you do quests

cosmic tinsel
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PMCS and scav boss are worth a lot more XP, and surviving raid gives you a 50% bonus

cosmic tinsel
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accept quests in the trader screen, under the tasks tab

chilly dagger
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ya i need 2 mp-133's but i cant ifnd any

rough scarab
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I neglected quests for a bit but then went back to them and they helped boost me into level 10 and getting to level 15 way faster as well

cosmic tinsel
rough scarab
cosmic tinsel
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or just butcher scavs

chilly dagger
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and you can unlock him how?

rough scarab
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I got the 2 mp133s by going into a scav raid and just checking each scav I found

cosmic tinsel
cosmic tinsel
chilly dagger
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gunsmith part 1?

rough scarab
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yea you gotta make sure there arent a lot near by

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also sometimes u get 153s since they look similar

cosmic tinsel
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introduction

chilly dagger
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im looking at it rn

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its on reserve?

cosmic tinsel
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woods

chilly dagger
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cani go in as a scav and do it?

cosmic tinsel
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nope

chilly dagger
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ive never even been on woods

cosmic tinsel
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but you can go in with just a pistol/sks

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which is how i do a number of early quests

chilly dagger
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ok

cosmic tinsel
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this quest is effectively "try woods! learn how to get around a little"

unreal horizon
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Welcome to Woods, we have landmines!

cosmic tinsel
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find a map, work on identifying your landmarks (water and big sniper rock are the best)

near estuary
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Anyone wanna play woods with me? kinda new and looking for some help

cosmic tinsel
near estuary
cosmic tinsel
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as a seasoned player, landmines and sniper boundaries are more fun than a fence, but boy do i hate how punishing they are to new players

unreal horizon
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guaranteed insurance 🤷

near estuary
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Yeah, i wasnt looking and I was trying to get to extract and I exploded lmao

cosmic tinsel
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they'll get you

near estuary
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somehow survived and was able to limp over to scav house and extract tho

cosmic tinsel
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remember to stop walking immediately, turn 180 degrees, heal, and walk out, if you can afford it

near estuary
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so i was lucky

cosmic tinsel
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nice!

near estuary
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there goes ma leg though

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hehe

unreal horizon
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I'm gonna bring 2 grizzly's and see how far out you can go

winter plume
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Lol. That would be a good time

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Wonder if theres a limit you can get past

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"Outside" the map

unreal horizon
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idk, I've been DEEP outside the bottom side of reserve

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I'd assume woods goes far too

winter plume
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We can test the boundaries for the devs haha

compact token
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can I ever use a compass as a scav?

crisp nest
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no

unreal horizon
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you can't

compact token
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neat

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and I just have to hope I get a flashlight?

crisp nest
cosmic tinsel
compact token
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ive been raiding interchange

small cairn
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or if your scav is just built differnet and has a thermal pepesteven

compact token
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and even in day most of it is pitch black

cosmic tinsel
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fair nuff - grach with an x400 is cheap

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maybe just pistoling that bad boy

random hare
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Im looking for someone to show me lootruns while protecting me I can shoot people too just pretty bad at it

winter plume
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@compact token try messing with your PostFX / monitor settings. It is pretty dark in there though.. even day time

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scav is just luck of the draw.. for find an AI scav with one and take. Do what @cosmic tinsel said as well. Pretty cheap and easy run.

compact token
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alright I'm loading up a raid with a pistol

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I feel like this is going to go poorly

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but its a total investment of like 50k

cosmic tinsel
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man it shouldnt be

compact token
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should I even bring armor

cosmic tinsel
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no

compact token
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or just carry capacity and a pistol

cosmic tinsel
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you should bring this

compact token
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headset?

winter plume
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Just try to avoid the hotzones (tech stores) and should be good to go. Whats the goal in mind?

crisp nest
compact token
winter plume
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Personally, I would but i'm not super strapped either.

bleak crypt
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where is this in woods?

small cairn
crisp nest
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nortern un roadblock

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@bleak crypt

bleak crypt
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thanks

winter plume
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Have you tried running the outside hidden caches? Typically a decent amount of money and not much PVP

crisp nest
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🤮 stashes

small cairn
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unless you ofc go to scuffed places, then u might need comtacs worrysweat , but usually I fare around the map without running into players, even tho I dont have headset on

bleak crypt
crisp nest
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northern

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un roadblock

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not un roadblock

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the northern one

bleak crypt
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I dont see the northern on the map?

cosmic tinsel
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un at bottom, northern un at top of screenshot

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its covered by icons, but its green and its there

bleak crypt
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ohhhh lmao

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thanks

winter plume
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@compact token blue dots on the map. Fairly easy and quick money but definitely can be boring

cosmic tinsel
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one more gun option, e1337:

crisp nest
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@bleak crypt for woods, if u dont go stashes, use the expanded woods map v5 on reddit

cosmic tinsel
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all 3 options have a flashlight and a cheap gun thats likely to come back in insurance

crisp nest
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like it comes with the dovetail mount

cosmic tinsel
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sure, but you cant assume the dt mount is on every flea gun

gloomy fulcrum
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So any tips for that boos on customs on gas station? I keep getting oneshot by him or naded

crisp nest
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also just use the cobra sight that slaps straight on

compact token
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my first raid my scav had a flashlight shotgun and I got 2 kills with it

gloomy fulcrum
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And he is very far wawy from me

cosmic tinsel
crisp nest
crisp nest
cosmic tinsel
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honestly dont fight him at gas station unless you're doing the quest

brave swallow
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How do i not die from people in woods map?

cosmic tinsel
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or if you're comfortable dying

gloomy fulcrum
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Well i walk past him and he shoots immediatly even as scav

small cairn
crisp nest
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i cant deal with him in dorms

cosmic tinsel
crisp nest
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it was such a shitshow today

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at least 6 pmcs

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and reshala

cosmic tinsel
crisp nest
cosmic tinsel
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at least dorms and fortress have people going thru em immediately

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so they usually get decked or clear the guards there

crisp nest
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talking purely about the boss, i think hes easiest at gas

cosmic tinsel
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i agree! but i dont fuck with him at gas because of player danger

crisp nest
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personally i dont have much pvp at gas

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dorms was so bad today though

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3 guys died on stairs and outside

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my teammate died

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i killed one of the remaining duo

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then i died to the last guy

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then there was more pvp at 2 story

winter plume
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Scavs wet dream right there

crisp nest
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fr

cosmic tinsel
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happens like, 1 in 5 times

winter plume
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Lol right? @cosmic tinsel

crisp nest
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i wouldve won if i wasnt lagging

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i had 5 fps

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or i wouldve pushed the guy with 3 limbs blacked

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couldve wallbanged him but didnt realize i could

compact token
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i got jumped using the unarmored pistol loadout and the guy still managed to get killed by me

crisp nest
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hope the last guy enjoys his meta hk and mp7 with no ammo

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and zeroed tactec and korund

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well he has the loot of 3 geared players, his teammate, and the guys at 2 story

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and reshala

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gg man probably made 3 mil

cosmic tinsel
compact token
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still died to the next guy

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one day i will actually make it out

crisp nest
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this is a tarkov moment

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would be better if all limbs were blacked though

rough scarab
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needs dehyrdration and fatigue

crisp nest
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and overweight

small cairn
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where are your 3 heavy bleeds?

crisp nest
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idk

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also need tremor and contusion

errant jasper
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if I use ammo in the shooting range does it use the ones in my mags? or is just free

alpine nexus
#

I am having a problem with storage does anyone have any tips on managing my storage?

cosmic tinsel
#

sell everything you dont need for quests, or wont use in the next 3 raids

unreal horizon
#

rigs are free space but tougher to organize

crisp nest
#

u have to bring ammo

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but if u leave and reopen range it refills

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so u just need 1 mag to test

errant jasper
#

and it refils for free

crisp nest
#

it doesnt use any

errant jasper
#

oh

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ok

crisp nest
#

just u have to reload or reopen

#

it uses ammo when you're testing from the imaginary mags

#

you have to have mags on you though

errant jasper
#

ohhhh

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ok

#

ty

unreal horizon
#

think of it as offline mode

crisp nest
#

yeah

errant jasper
#

makes sense thanks

alpine nexus
#

How do I get the mp-133 shotguns for the quest with Prapor?

errant jasper
#

kill scavs

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or if you have jaeger

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buy em

oak solar
#

A couple spawn on Customs from time to time

alpine nexus
#

ok thanks, how do I unlock jaeger?

gloomy fulcrum
#

Is this weapon any good?

oak solar
#

The little shop on the right hand side of the bridge on customs often spawns one under the till

unreal horizon
errant jasper
oak solar
#

Yeah, MDR is okay

unreal horizon
oak solar
#

MDR is a mid-tier rifle

gloomy fulcrum
#

Im a starter and got this from someone dead

unreal horizon
#

the 308 mdr is great but the 556 is meh

oak solar
#

One of the best semi-auto rifles because it's cheap and easy to run

#

556 has value in that you basically don't need to mod it

#

Put a sight on it, maybe a silencer and you're good

errant jasper
#

@alpine nexus want to run a duo?

compact token
#

yeaaaaaaah

oak solar
#

Congrats 🙂

gloomy fulcrum
#

Why dont they fit? Am i missing something?

unreal horizon
#

probably need an adapter, make it in a preset and check

errant jasper
#

anyone around lvl 10 want to run a duo

gloomy fulcrum
#

Idk how to check that

silver hornet
gloomy fulcrum
#

Can you buy that at any of the vendors?

bold kernel
gloomy fulcrum
#

Ah alright might be better yea

#

Thanks alot!

oak solar
#

The game is really lame without flea market

crisp nest
#

debatable

bold kernel
#

True, but also makes the game stupidly easy

crisp nest
#

some people enjoy the grind

#

the difficulty is what makes it fun

oak solar
#

Restricting access until level 10 is really stupid since they slowed leveling

crisp nest
#

slowed leveling?

oak solar
#

Yeah, apparently the first few levels take a little longer than in the past

bold kernel
# crisp nest some people enjoy the grind

yea, but the thing is this game is suppose to be a semi hardcore realistic shooter and I got a game where I can go bare naked to a mall and make 700k roubles shoving a gpu up my ass

unreal horizon
bold kernel
#

nah makes it more fun. imagine the wipe and you can use fleamarked from lvl 5. so many guys would abuse fleamarked after their first game. i mean now they do it after their 5th game but still

crisp nest
#

too easy isnt fun

oak solar
unreal horizon
#

that's fair

bold kernel
oak solar
#

On account of it being frustrating in several ways for no reason other than being frustrating, and how it chooses to be either ultra-realistic or not at all on a whim

crisp nest
#

only on labs they are skilled

unreal horizon
#

labs is just crab land

bold kernel
oak solar
#

Like for example, every item having real word names and codes instead of easy nicknames, but full-auto meta is basically COD

#

Like, it doesn't commit enough to the realism where it matters, and often too much where it doesn't

unreal horizon
#

I mean if you mod out a gun properly you should be rewarded, I don't see a problem

#

If you spend 300k on a gun you'll have better stats then someone you didnt

oak solar
#

Like PACA armour for example

unreal horizon
#

?

oak solar
#

Sounds like it's a slang name by operators because the game leans into that

crisp nest
#

what

oak solar
#

M885 ammo etc, these are all either real world military designations or an approximation

oak solar
#

Yeah but why call it PACA? Why not give it a nickname?

#

Because it's a game for wannabe gunnuts

unreal horizon
#

I don't understand why it would matter

#

everyone knows what a paca is? what's the problem?

oak solar
#

The lack of generic names for things is really unusual for a video game

crisp nest
#

???

unreal horizon
oak solar
#

How many games do you know where things have a real world name instead of videogame shorthand?

unreal horizon
#

imo all the items are pretty recognizable

crisp nest
#

ah yes lets call the ak74m the "assault rifle"

unreal horizon
#

rofl

crisp nest
#

actually no fortnite its just the "scar"

oak solar
#

That's what I'm saying, Tarkov doesn't shy away from making items feel grounded

#

Super realistic design choice because it's actually really rare in video games

unreal horizon
#

whatever, BSG has an idea for what they want the game to be, we're just along for the ride

crisp nest
#

when the gun is based of an irl gun, its near always the same name

oak solar
#

Eh, it's rarer than you'd think

crisp nest
#

in csgo, maybe u could say the ak47 is actually an akm

#

which it is

oak solar
#

Guns are one of the better named items in video games, ignoring the trademark dodging videogames

compact token
#

excuse me what

#

am i just supposed to die to that guy because "better gear lol"

oak solar
#

Yes, most of the time

#

There are ways to take them down, but you have to outsmart and/or outmaneuver them

compact token
#

snuck up on him while he was looting

#

doesnt get much more outsmarted than that

oak solar
#

Try shooting them in the legs

compact token
#

shotgun blast from 3 feet away

#

ok

#

ill try that

oak solar
#

Shotguns quickly lose effectiveness against basic armour without better ammo

compact token
#

are legs better than head?

oak solar
#

Head often has decent helmets and maybe a face shield

compact token
#

legs are impossible to protect?

oak solar
#

If they have no face protection, then yeah you'll instakill with a shotgun

#

Legs are the more vulerable parts

crisp nest
compact token
#

Does it usually take two shots to the legs point blank?

kind widget
#

it takes more

compact token
#

ok so i will still be killed

kind widget
#

first you need to black them and then kill them with the multiplier

compact token
#

i'm a scav

kind widget
#

cuz when you shoot blacked limbs it hurts the rest of the body

crisp nest
#

if u land shots that is

#

itll always be 2

compact token
#

well landing them wouldn't have been an issue

#

he didnt know I was there

#

next time I'll double pump the legs I guess

kind widget
#

or just invest in some better ammo

#

like better buckshot or stay away from geared peaple

compact token
#

that was a scav raid but I'll be sure to bring the good stuff on PMC

cosmic trail
#

Is it recommended to always roam with your absolute best equipment?

radiant sable
light scarab
#

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each shotgun, excluding the price and not speaking about the... fecking 10ga one.

#

Or are they all just objectively better than the other in a ranked order based on price

kind widget
#

M133 is okay but your only going to get 1 or 2 shots off with it

oak solar
#

M153 is real nice, Saiga 12 is pretty good

kind widget
#

Toz is horrible

light scarab
#

What about the two mosenbergs

#

Or whatever they're called

#

The 570 and 870

#

I think

light scarab
kind widget
#

shotgun scavs are chads

light scarab
#

Honestly.

bold kernel
#

Looking for someone to help me i think im level 6?

#

started the other day

light scarab
#

Well uh, if anyone has a detailed guide on the general behavior of each shotgun; how well they spam fire, reload, all the little things that aren't obvious from the stats, feel free to send me a link or something.

compact token
#

you know your loadout's good when you can insure the whole thing for 8800

oak solar
#

Go look up as many Tarkov weapon tier lists as possible

light scarab
#

I trust y'all more than I trust some random guide

light scarab
compact token
#

well last time i tried that I got 212 damage blocked by armor

cosmic trail
light scarab
#

I did 1159 damage to a dudes armor in factory once and still died.

#

Fuck me for not bringing flechette

compact token
#

Mine was on scav

#

I found some flechette right before I saw the guy actually

light scarab
#

Can't wait til I unlock flechette from Jaeger and I can get rid of literally all my other shells.

oak solar
# light scarab I trust y'all more than I trust some random guide

Several big Tarkov media personalities did tier lists of guns, go look them up. Tier lists for Tarkov equipment generally suck because the rating system is too simple but when you average out several people's opinions you start to see a general picture forming

oak solar
#

For the shotguns, I have found

#

Saiga 12/KS-23 > MP-153 > Mossberg/Remington > MP-133 > TOZ

light scarab
#

Really? Saiga better than KS?

#

I wouldnt know

#

I just know that the flashbang OP

oak solar
#

Saiga 12 is generally the best because ROF, but KS is a killer if you know what ammo to use

light scarab
#

I'm an ape and throw like a girl, if I'm going to use flashbangs it's gonna be with the KS

oak solar
#

MP-153 is generally the better of the rest, though it's long so it can give you away around corners and such

#

TOZ is shit but people claim it's good because otherwise they have to admit they died to one of the worst guns

oak solar
light scarab
#

Maybe TOZ is good because it's so cheap, but makes you place your shots better and be a little more brave because... you have nothing to lose.

oak solar
#

TOZ is only good in that it is a gun, like the Makarov

#

Like, bare minimum, guns still kill people. And like you said, it's basically free

light scarab
#

Now... what would you rather take, a P226 or a TOZ

oak solar
#

Getting a TOZ from a Scav run and throwing it on PMC for a factory run is super fun

light scarab
#

I have two pistol cases full of P226s because I hoard scav knives.

oak solar
#

P226 because it's a handgun slot

#

With a TOZ you fully have to swap your gun and ammo if you want a second looted gun

#

With the P226, you can grab guns way easier

#

P226 is fairly meh though

light scarab
#

It really is.

oak solar
#

Better than berettas/1911s, which feels illegal to say

light scarab
#

I need to research 9×19 rounds because I've just been buying quackmakers

oak solar
#

1911 is a classic but too small a magazine

#

Try a PP19, 9mm SMG

light scarab
#

ewww ;-;

oak solar
#

Probably the best budget SMG

kind widget
#

^

#

PP19 is an insainly good gun

oak solar
#

Better than the MP5 😦

light scarab
#

If Im going to buy an SMG I'm buying an MP7

kind widget
#

isint it 90k on the fleet rn?

#

or is that the vector

light scarab
#

Vector/P90

oak solar
#

MP7 is dope but it's too expensive for what it is

light scarab
#

For what it is? It's a gun that comes ready to use out of the market.

oak solar
#

The ammo is just too rare

light scarab
#

Throw a sight on and you're gucci.

#

I see people kitting out their PP19s... after all is said and done, it costs roughly the same I'd imagine.

ivory ether
#

if you get lucky you can sometiems get ap sx from caches

#

like the hidden ones

oak solar
#

Yeah, customs stash runs are good for it because of the sheer volume of stashes close together

ivory ether
#

i have gotten a little over a stack of ap sx from caches which is nice

compact token
#

why isn't the railway exfil working for me on IC? it's supposed to be always available per the wiki

unreal horizon
#

double tap o

compact token
#

is it one or the other?

ivory ether
#

railway doesnt need power iirc so it should be always open if you have it

#

unless you dont have it or are at the wrong one

#

or bugged idk

compact token
#

I didn't know you had to be assigned to it

#

time to sprint to emercom

ivory ether
#

ah yeah lol

bold kernel
#

@compact token you either start left or right on the map. deppending on which side you spwan you have the other extract

crisp nest
#

^

ivory ether
#

the only extracts that change on interchange as pmc is emercom/railway i think

#

other 2 (3?) are saferoom and power station

#

idk where saferoom is and am not too familiar with it so idk bout that one]

unreal horizon
#

yeah you always have no backpack and saferoom

#

you need a keycard, don't worry about it

ivory ether
#

oh yeah hole in the fence

#

that one

bold kernel
#

saferoom is always a option but only with power and a keycard.

ivory ether
#

ah

bold kernel
#

powerstation is the car extract

compact token
#

using hole in fence for a cache run just seems counterproductive

ivory ether
#

yeah

unreal horizon
#

sometimes

crisp nest
#

hole in fence is for killa farmers

ivory ether
#

90% of the time i just go railway

#

but thats just on my scav

#

i rarely do ic runs as pmc

bold kernel
#

IC best map for pmc ❤️

ivory ether
#

yeah, cant even run ic rn if i wanted to, suspended from raiding as pmc temporarily atm

#

so can only do scavs for the next 24 (20 now) hours or so

unreal horizon
#

why?

bold kernel
#

how?^^

ivory ether
#

i need to wait for my stash to finish upgrading so i can put raid bp and other stuff i got from raids into my stash

#

lul

bold kernel
#

no tetris action possible?

ivory ether
#

noo, i just have rigs/bp's in my stash with random shit just stuffed inside them

#

and 2 med cases, 2 ammo boxes and a scav box

bold kernel
#

unlocked the fleamarked?#

ivory ether
#

yeah i just got lvl 20 this morning

bold kernel
#

so just sell some usless stuff

ivory ether
#

idk what to sell cause i think i need to use all i ahve rn

bold kernel
#

hmm

ivory ether
#

i have like an aacp or whatever its called, worth like 400k or smoething but i kinda what to keep it

#

peek at my stash

bold kernel
#

Anyone wanna help some low levels

bleak crypt
#

anyone have any clue how long shroud's ben playing tarkov?

ivory ether
#

not in game rn so thats all i have

bold kernel
#

1 level 6 and 2 9's

unreal horizon
bleak crypt
#

i will get there

bold kernel
#

IMO sell the aacp. you get better armors for the money you get for it. unless you like to run with armored rigs. then keep it

bleak crypt
#

i believe in myself mike ratowski

unreal horizon
#

go for it

bleak crypt
#

lol

#

GOD i love this game

compact token
#

got shot 10m from extract because I stopped to check my health

#

what info was I expecting to find there

bold kernel
chilly dagger
#

so i did the quest and it says i should have the jeager guy unlocked but he isnt

unreal horizon
#

did you press complete?

chilly dagger
#

oh lol

#

im slow

light scarab
# ivory ether peek at my stash

Idk why people have huge rigs for any other reason than a secondary backpack. I always die or make it out before I use my 3rd mag, if I brought one.

ivory ether
#

i just have it so my stash can store more items

unreal horizon
#

and like 8 grenades lol

ivory ether
#

cause i think rigs take up less space than they offer inside

#

i have a belt rig full to the brim with grenades and zaryas

light scarab
#

Yeesh, 8 grenades?

#

It's really not hard to craft a grenade case.

ivory ether
#

yeah, didnt know that was even it thing lol

#

ill have to look into it when i get on

#

hope its not too expensive

unreal horizon
#

i'm not using rigs for storage

light scarab
#

Christ

#

Yeah, you're why factory isn't fun.

unreal horizon
#

lol

#

tbh for 8000 roubles there's no reason not to be using grenades

#

they're so good

light scarab
#

8000 for a single fucking grenade?

unreal horizon
#

that's cheap

ivory ether
#

its not that bad

#

i used to think f1s were like 30k or some shit lul

#

idk if they were

light scarab
#

Thats fucking stupid.

ivory ether
light scarab
#

I guess crutches for meta-zombies must be expensive.

unreal horizon
ivory ether
#

ah maybe

unreal horizon
light scarab
#

100% chance I will die before I remember to use them.

ivory ether
#

i always forget to bring grenades

light scarab
#

So 32k wasted.

ivory ether
#

even when i have like 30 sitting in my stash lul

light scarab
#

Plus I usually run shoreline and avoid resort.

unreal horizon
#

bait grenade lol

#

just toss it up in the air and they peak 100% of the time

heavy bear
#

sooo after wipe we all run around with knives?

sharp hornet
#

anybody want to help me figure this game out lol. i just got it today. and have no idea what im doing. im not that good on keyboard neither

ivory ether
#

oh yeah that brings back memories of that time i threw a grenade in village, the grenade grazed the side of the doorway and bounced back at me and then i died

unreal horizon
#

like the M4s and backpacks and everything else

ivory ether
#

do good players just use their m4's like first raid into the wipe lol

compact token
rose pier
#

Nice

ivory ether
#

what map is that

dawn geyser
#

That's what I do.

#

Anwyays.

compact token
#

oneshot a PMC with the scav slug shotty

compact token
#

from 17m apparently

ivory ether
#

nice, ic is great

unreal horizon
#

stock m4 sucks and the bullets are worse

ivory ether
#

yeah like a quarter of my ammo box is just m855 cause i keep forgetting to sell em to vendors lul

dawn geyser
#

What level are you Mute?

ivory ether
#

just 20 this morning

#

was just cheesing it through gunsmith quests

dawn geyser
#

I would use M856A1 at the very least if you're going to use any 556 weapon

ivory ether
#

ah

dawn geyser
#

855 is just not very good.

heavy bear
#

I'm just starting to know customs map noob for sure but game is hard as $%^$%. IMO

ivory ether
#

yeah i heard

dawn geyser
ivory ether
#

my goal rn is get 6 pmc kils which shouldnt be that hard

dawn geyser
#

Learn where high traffic is

snow tendon
#

LTJ anyplace that has room

ivory ether
#

cause i need for friend from the west, get that and i can start pk questline

unreal horizon
#

everything's easy until a quest needs you to do it lol

dawn geyser
ivory ether
#

especially with delivery quests like golden zibbo or the extortionist, i always prep way too much and then i manage to get it within 5 or less tries

#

golden zibbo on 1st try luckily

compact token
#

do wipes reset skill progress?

ivory ether
#

yes

#

i would assume so since that would be kinda broken

unreal horizon
compact token
#

so are skills even worth paying attention to? it seems like an MMO system designed for super long term progression dropped into a game that nukes everything annually

unreal horizon
#

I mean yeah, strength and endurance are incredibly important

oak solar
#

Strength and Endurance are super high on the chads which is why they outrun and outjump you a lot

ivory ether
#

also related, whats the recommended strength for my level?

#

lvl 20

unreal horizon
#

I'd expect it to be under 10

#

5 or so maybe? maybe less

ivory ether
#

ah ok, im at 2 atm since i rarely go above 30 kilos

unreal horizon
#

that's fair

#

strength is hard to level without endurance, don't worry about it for now

ivory ether
#

its only been leveled cause i forgot to take my storage backpacks off me when i go into raid

#

and from when i got that car battery

#

only times i remember being yellow weight

fading violet
#

I usually bring empty metal fuel tanks to strength train

#

and they come back 100% from insurance

ivory ether
#

oh didnt know fuel tanks could be insured

#

thats pretty neat to know

compact token
#

of the std edition starting stash, what shouldn't I immediately sell?

unreal horizon
#

I'd keep fuel, the SMGs, and all the wearables (backpacks armor whatever)

compact token
#

all the ammo is probably garbage?

unreal horizon
#

if you have pst gzh keep that, but all the rifle ammo sucks

compact token
#

how do I evaluate ammo types without looking them up on the wiki

unreal horizon
#

can't really, you just learn them over time

silver hornet
#

^

#

consulting the wiki helps you learn them faster tho lol

unreal horizon
#

generally keep anything with "7n" or "ap" in the name

#

that's a good start

silver hornet
#

really wish Tarkov would use the proper 5.45 ammo types

compact token
#

I've picked up small piles of so many types from cache runs

silver hornet
#

Like 7N6 for PS

unreal horizon
#

and as you could guess, if it has a black tip, keep

compact token
#

yes

#

got that part

#

do you start each wipe with your edition bonus or is that just to get you introduced

silver hornet
#

edition bonus

compact token
#

Pretty sure I'll be upgrading to EOD within a month

#

even if I want to tell myself I wont

rough scarab
#

waiting for the next sale to possibly upgrade

#

whats the max amount that you should repair press armor?

crisp nest
#

broooooo i just lost my quest items and 500k to scavs spawning on me

#

and headjaws me

unreal horizon
unreal horizon
crisp nest
#

i couldnt take bridge because game decides to take money from my docs

#

so im going to mill

#

and 2 phase into existence next to sniper rock

jovial glen
#

just go to your normal extract lmao

oak solar
unreal horizon
#

eh that's tarkov, whatever

crisp nest
unreal horizon
#

they have bigger problems lol

crisp nest
#

which is past mill

scenic kiln
#

Just bought the game any real tips you guys can give

oak solar
unreal horizon
crisp nest
#

then as i pass sniper rock the scavs spawn on me

oak solar
scenic kiln
#

What is the PMC is that different from scav?

naive depot
crisp nest
#

lmao rippp

scenic kiln
#

and yeah i wont i bought it bc i got bored as shit from other games

oak solar
#

THE number 1 rule to avoid getting miserable playing

unreal horizon
naive depot
#

killed a guy with a flir and got out with it heh

crisp nest
scenic kiln
#

ok so when i get my shit rocked learn from it

#

easy enough

oak solar
naive depot
#

moonshine and a bitcoin in friend's saferoom rip

oak solar
#

Use SCAV as a free learning/looting run ever 20mins to reduce losses

unreal horizon
#

but it's literally 0 risk max reward

scenic kiln
#

u think i should start as scav to like learn the map?

oak solar
#

Yeah

naive depot
#

that and offline raids

unreal horizon
#

probably, scav and offline with guides

compact token
oak solar
#

Scav is brilliant for learning maps because it drops you all over the place and there's 0 risk

oak solar
#

Hidden caches are little hidden containers in bushes and odd corners of the map, they are a real gamble as to the contents but you can get some really good stuff

compact token
#

on the wiki, there are maps for every location that show all of them. they're static chest spawns that can drop some really nice loot for how easy they are to collect without having to kill anyone

scenic kiln
#

ah okay sweet

#

and as a scav the loot i find i keep right?

#

if i make it out

#

alive

naive depot
#

yep

#

but not offline

oak solar
scenic kiln
#

ok ty

compact token
#

you can even keep the stuff your scav spawned with

#

its not great but the guns usually sell well

oak solar
#

That'll give you an idea of what is in certain areas

scenic kiln
#

ah okay cool

#

I appreciate the help guys 😄

oak solar
#

No problem, most of the community is pretty toxic but the beginners assistance is an island of calm

unreal horizon
#

basically scav is a free loot run, grab like 300k and get out

scenic kiln
#

Tbh I thought you guys where gonna like say useless tips but I do appreciate the help a ton

oak solar
#

Yeah, the discord in general is an island of surprisingly friendly people

unreal horizon
oak solar
#

Stay away from the subreddit

oak solar
#

I don't go there

crisp nest
#

kinda yes

unreal horizon
crisp nest
#

^

scenic kiln
#

Scary

oak solar
unreal horizon
#

8 or so months

#

yeah

crisp nest
#

depends

#

its been getting longer

somber quail
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Newb looking for help. Been playing a bit but can never successfully find extracts. Been doing Customs map because I have a task there. but have only played as Scav or offline because I feel like until I figure out extracts on those I shouldn't even try as PMC online. Looking for some help on learning that is a little more successful. Thanks.

unreal horizon
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well yeah it's not public knowledge

oak solar
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It really does depend on whether they need to reroll some things

crisp nest
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^^ nikita said " i dont know" then wiped the next day

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or so ive heard

oak solar
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Any unity updates result in a wipe

unreal horizon
oak solar
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The problem with letting people know about the wipes is that people stop playing in wait of it, or play recklessly and get disappointed if the goalpost moves

somber quail
# crisp nest are you NA

I don't know what NA is...I''m a super newb. Havn't played fps's since the first half-life...lol

oak solar
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North America

crisp nest
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the sound in this game is so bad holy shit i hear walking when im in synchronizing for players

somber quail
unreal horizon
crisp nest
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@somber quail i can help you tommorow

ashen crypt
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dont wanna interrupt a conversation but how do i make my pmc stop moaning for like hours after he gets a fresh wound