Escape from Tarkovis currently riding out a surge of popularity, largely due to the game becoming favored by several popular Twitch streamers. This surge has resulted in a ton of new players coming toEscape from Tarkovfor the first time. It’s also led to some frustrations from many older players. The economy inEscape from Tarkovhas reached a breaking point for many players, leading to a wave of requests for a server reset.Escape from Tarkov’s devs are in no hurry though, it seems.
In a response made onEscape from Tarkov’s official forums,Battlestate Gamesconfirmed that a server reset is planned. It just isn’t planned for anytime soon. “Wipe will not be in the next couple of months,” was Battlestate Games' only word on the matter. It’s possible that player response could drive Battlestate to change their planned reset. For now, however, the reset won’t be happening any time soon.
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Players are already speculating about whenEscape from Tarkov’s next server reset will be, since Battlestate hasn’t provided an official date. Many expect it to be mid-year or later, which would line up withEscape from Tarkov’s next major updateplanned forEscape from Tarkov. Given major updates often shake up the meta significantly, server resets are helpful in evaluating the state of the game regarding balance and economy. That doesn’t mean Battlestate can’t do a reset earlier, of course.
The argument for a reset comes down to an imbalance in the economy in the current game. There are a lot of extremely wealthy, so to speak, players and there are players who have little to nothing. The result is a game state that doesn’t have an appropriate risk and reward balance. ThewealthyEscape from Tarkovplayerscan afford any losses and the poor players just have to focus on taking gear from the wealthy players. The counter-argument is that this is a fun, fast, and simple way to playEscape from Tarkov.
For now, the opposition to a server reset forEscape for Tarkovis more persuasive. While yes, the state ofEscape from Tarkovdoesn’t necessarily fit the idea of how the game should play, that doesn’t matter when so many players are enjoying it.Escape from Tarkovhas a good thing going right now. It would be a mistake to risk that. It makes more sense to test a server reset when it’s alongside something exciting like a major content patch. In the meantime, players can hopefully have some fun with the game.
