I clearly remember my first raid, I played the Shoreline map, and I got shot by a scav, I killed him but I was bleeding out quickly. Healing as I remember itĮscape From Tarkov has no tutorial, so I did not expect any hand holding and I knew I had to learn the game by using a combination of forum knowledge and experience. The server rollouts were impressive, and it surely lured lots of new players to the game, and even rekindled relationships with players that had already quit because they had no local servers.

I finally felt as if the battlefield is equal, and success depends on my skill from here on forward. Finally, after three years I could experience the game without 200 ms ping. Servers in 2020Ī lot has changed since 2017, the team over at Battlestate games went on a frenzy to deploy new servers to all corners of the earth, yes even South Africa. Still, I was not discouraged, I kept grinding and learning to play with what I have. With the game already being beyond challenging to new players, I had to deal with some rubber banding and high ping. However, this did not bother me because I had already bought into the idea of a survival game where the stakes are high and the learning curve is quite extreme compared to other games. I bought Escape From Tarkov in 2017, fully knowing that I won’t be playing on lower than 200 ping because of the international latency from South Africa to Europe. What has happened in the past three years that makes Escape From Tarkov worth playing in 2020? To answer this question, I will give you an insight on some of the changes I experienced since 2017. Even in the beta state, Escape From Tarkov has seen lots of well-deserved attention over the past 3 years. It’s debatable whether the game will ever have a full release or forever remain in “Open beta”.

Escape from tarkov beta review