>>534647128
I know that feel anon.

>tfw 1.5k hours in
>started in 2017
>never no-lifed it until this wipe
>magic's completely fucking gone
>finally see it for what it is: a janky scavenger hunt with tacticool LARPing

Tarkov never had a real gameplay loop. It's a glorified fetch quest simulator dressed up in military gear. Game’s been solved a dozen times over. Because of that, there’s zero resistance against streamers, no-lifers, and flea-market welfare queens. They sprint through quests, hoard loot, and turn the game into a PvP griefbox for anyone still playing it “normally.” and by the time every one else catches up to them they start crying out for a new wipe.

The hardcore concept had potential. With out a Flea market every other in game asset matters. And what you could recovered from a raid absolutely mattered. You would plan raids around the gear you had and the future raids you hoped to have. There is a loop here where player actions directly influence the subsequent events and outcomes, creating a dynamic and engaging experience.

But it’s still built on bad fundamentals. At the end of the day, it’s just:

>find item
>extract
>repeat

The penalty for failure is far greater than the rewards are for success. So where does that leave us now?

>streamers cant just stack bodies and rubles so they bitch about the grind
>casuals who struggle to extract aren't able to participate in the game. They cant keep up and log off

Game peaked as an idea. It's crazy to see how half baked this shit is and that it's going to be released this year.

Even crazier that I'm still playing this shit.