The “Unheard” Edition of Escape From Tarkov, which will arrive with a price of $250, has generated a recent controversy within its community, which includes significant advantages. The annoyance of players points mainly to its impressive price and also to delivering items that are considered Pay to win.
This edition brings access to a new PvE cooperative mode with persistent progression, a larger storage size, access to all future DLC and other benefits. A larger stash and improved reputation with the Scav (preventing them from shooting you) cause annoyance among players who are not willing to pay that amount.
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Furthermore, the controversy intensifies because the Edge of Darkness Edition, previously available and withdrawn from sale, promised access to future DLC. The new PvE mode is now locked behind the expensive wall of the Unheard Edition. Battlestate Games insists this mode is not DLC, but the community begs to differ.
To further fuel the general annoyance, an alleged excerpt from a leaked interview with lead developer Nikita Buyanov appeared on the Escape From Tarkov subreddit, which a Battlestate Games community manager later confirmed as true, although he clarified that it is not the truth. final and official version. The interview, even without its final form, has angered fans even more.
The interview is quite extensive, but among the things that may be important, is when it was suggested that they do a second reading due to the controversy that the leak generated in the community and somehow admit that what they were doing was a mistake, as which Nikita responded by saying, “Error? This is not a mistake.” To continue “cooling down” the issue he said that “it is time to understand who the true believers are” and that “We are not forcing anyone to buy the controversial Unheard” he added that “we cannot give PVE to everyone, it is too expensive and technically difficult right now. Those who still want to support him will have this option” and that they are being honest with the players.
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Users call Battlestate Games’ strategy “a scam” and an “insult” to those who trusted the promise of access to future DLC with the Edge of Darkness Edition. Some players are even anticipating potential lawsuits over the change in DLC policies.
Escape From Tarkov Developers Say Arena Breakout: Infinite Game Is a Blatant Copy
Amid this community discontent over the $250 Edition, Battlestate Games attempted to attack the upcoming military simulator, Arena Breakout: Infinite, but the move backfired on them, unintentionally generating free publicity for their competitor. Game that already has a version for cell phones and will come to PC via Steam for free.
In the midst of the current controversy, Arena Breakout: Infinite launched a message with an ironic tone towards Escape From Tarkov. Battlestate Games’ response was to call the game https://twitter.com/bstategames/status/1783576150012219457. “Enjoy your 20-minute adventure in the blatant plagiarism game. Get in and get out,” read the post on Battlestate Games’ X (formerly Twitter) account. Unfortunately for them, the response from the fans was not what they expected.
“20 minutes is still 10 times longer than you lasted against cheaters in your game,” Twitch streamer DrLupo responded. Another user took the opportunity to mock Escape From Tarkov’s expensive editions: “For some reason it says I can’t see this tweet unless I pay another $100.”
An episode that demonstrates the delicate moment that the game is experiencing with its community and the importance of the balance that video game companies must maintain with their players.
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