In the last week of 2019, about three video games were called Escape from Tarkov the quake goes to the top of Twitch. Abuse the previous words League of Legends, Player Battlefields Unknown, again Fortnite to become the most viewed topic in the world's most popular game platform. So what is this game about? Why did it take so long to hold? And why has the development team behind it, a Russian-based group called the War Games, become so controversial?
Hard-hit shooter …
Escape from Tarkov (EFT in short) was introduced to the world via Twitch broadcast in late May 2016. At its core, the game is one of the first hardcore shooters. Engineers are proud of the game's ballistics, mimicking things like ricochets and bullet entry. Injury is defined locally, so leg wounds will slow you down and a stroke in the arm will affect your purpose. Taking the ribs off balance is a good idea, but, because the bigger the blow to your head or center you will die.
It's there EFTThe best gear system comes from the front. Throughout the course of play you will come in all kinds of modern military kits, from load-bearing edges and plate carriers to large face protection helmets. Choosing what you wear to the session changes your tactics greatly, especially when you are in solidarity with other players. That understanding is reflected in the game's weapon modification system, which includes features for swiping just about everything with the gun, the bottom and the action itself.
In this way, EFT gets the kind of Fetishistic gun porn that is usually reserved for games in the Call of Duty franchise or VR archers like Forward
However EFT it goes a step further, adding to the elements of survival games like DayZ and multiplayer online games (MMO) like The World of War. You need to eat food and water to stay healthy, and everything you do in the game will help improve your character stats. You can choose around which gives you an opportunity in the endgame.
… longer in beta
EFT is in beta, even though it has been played for several years. That means that wiping out of a standard server, calculating statistics and inventory so players should start from scratch.
However, more problematic, that means the gameplay experience was a little uneven. The game is known for its infamous netcode, which often tosses a string of high-level moves by causing players to create, teleport, disappear, or otherwise react unwillingly.
By the end of 2019 comes word of a major update for EFT. Known as a .12 pool, it has added a new map, plenty of health features, and a hiding place where players can hang out between sessions. Most importantly, it also moved the entire project into the latest Unity game engine, laying the groundwork for Battlestate games to begin a robust optimization process EFTNetwork and server-side programs.
Surprise sales began in the new year of …
To support the release of the .12 patch, the team at Battlestate continued marketing, the end result of the sudden popularity of Twitch that we saw last week.
The first part of this blitz was a continuation of the exciting live action YouTube action called Attack. The first episode was released in March 2019 and has garnered over 2.3 million views. The latest episode, released this week, is about $ 500,000. Taken together, three episodes of Attack help fill the country's backdrop for an unusual game, focusing on the unit's small representative battle between Western and Russian military contractors. Episode 3 in particular comes close to helping CG original trailer for the game as of 2015.
The second part of that blitz reference was a brief collaboration with Twitch. Uses platform Twitch drops
The warstate itself may have sold a few copies EFT thanks for all the attention. But it is difficult to say how successful the program has been in terms of empowering consumers. The game is available for purchase only directly from the developer. Since it is for sale on Steam or any other digital platform, the public is completely transparent about how many copies are for sale.
… bring attention to behavior unique to the developer
All of this is appreciated Escape from Tarkov brought renewed attention to the mixed behavior of staff at Battlestate Games. Over the years he has used the game from sexual misconduct to U.S. law violations.
In 2018, Battlestate made headlines for deliberately violating the Digital Millenium Copyright Act in order to punish a YouTuber who criticized its game.
"We know what this tool is for," a Battlestate representative told Polygon at the time, referring to a DMCA claim provided by YouTube by copyright owners to reduce the content for official review. “We had to use this tool to stop the power of lying. (…) We don't want to scare anyone, only this person was used in this case. ”
But after a month of investigations, Polygon discovered that Battlestate had used the DMCA system several times with other YouTubers. Two other content creators came to show that dozens of strikes were illegally attached to them, affecting their income and livelihoods. Neither Battlestate nor its affiliate company, AbsoluteSoft, has responded to additional Polygon requests for comment.
Then, on December 30, as the Twitch Drops promotion was complete, a Battlestate team member he pointed a real rifle into his head while on a twitch in the Twitch and pulled out a trunk, as if you were feeling suicidal. Stunt was shut down by the company's station. Polygon reached out to Twitch to see when it would be restored, or else, or.
The latest incident is actually among the oldest. In 2016, Pavel Dyatlov of Battlestate was asked by the website Wccftech if his company it will feature female avatars in the show. Dyatlov said that "women cannot cope with that time of oppression" – referring to war – and concluded that it was "the only place for hardened men" EFT.
After experiencing pressure on social media, Battlestate has gone back on those words this week. In a series of tweets, a representative said the studio honors women's soldiers and their role in historical and modern conflicts. However, just as it seemed to open the door to a more progressive state, the engineer closed it again. Adding female avatars, Battlestate said, would just be a lot of work. The comment reminds us of the controversy surrounding the Assassin & # 39; s Creed frigise way back in 2014.
From where does Tarkov come from?
Without the deterioration of the existing public relations system, it is extremely fast EFT its good speed for improvement. The fans have been asking for better server stability for years, and the amount of attention this game can only add to their frustration. Waiting times to enter the game that was made last week during Twitch's nomination. It is up to Battlestate to make money from this sudden attention, and pour money and time back into production to improve performance.
Besides, only time will tell if the big names in the Twitch broadcast will stay with the game. But a great marketing team seems to be working in the short term. At press time, Escape from Tarkov it ranks as the fourth-most watched game on that platform, behind just a personality-driven TV channel.
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