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PaperclipPerfector  15d ago (text post)   2888 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for March 14, 2025

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You should be able to have a decent chance of killing anyone in the game, rather than the game saying "too bad, you brought in level 3 bullets but you needed level 6, also you've got level 5 gear and he's level 60". SPT fixes that a bit.

In case you missed the one wipe where they had the realistic hitboxes, this was the case. Sadly it isn't any more.

If you aimed at places like the armpit or got lucky and had shots land in the gaps between plates, you could easily pierce soft armor with non-AP rounds and kill someone decked out in Class 6.

The maps of Tarkov are one of the biggest selling points for me. So huge, so very detailed, so war-torn. It made me realize one of the reasons I love Left 4 Dead and Duke Nukem 3D were for the maps portraying real places

Seconded. BSG does environmental design like no one else. Streets is a masterpiece, but runs like an asthmatic donkey. Now, it's still not enough to keep me keen after like 8 or 9 wipes of play, but there's no wonder new players get totally lost even with online maps handy.

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