7000hrs in the game. I've got kappa the last 7 wipes, can honestly say after this announcement that I will not be coming back for my 8th, I have officially escaped from tarkov

I LOVE that it's called the "unheard edition". It's like a perfect fuck you to community outcry.

Escape from Tarkov: Prepare for Bankruptcy edition

It's actually more rare that I see a white non EOD name in Tarkov than seeing the yellow Crown

The saddest part is they had been having such a great run, the game is in such a good state lately and they were really doing well. As an EOD owner I feel like I got a big boot up the butt today

What sucks as a Standard edition player is that before at least I could catch up to EoD players because I can get to level 4 traders, I can get the Epsilon container, and I can upgrade my stash or buy extra item cases, but now all the gameplay advantages from Unhinged edition are hard-locked behind a paywall. It's so scummy!

“the only thing that can kill tarkov, is tarkov” The irony in that is wild, i swear you just said those words a week ago and here we are.

That “Go fuck yourself. Honestly” hit hard. That is exactly how I felt. I appreciate that you are honest with your opinion on this even tho you always stay objective. This edition is outrageous.

Imagine how happy people would be about this update if they just gave EoD buyers what they were promised. So many great changes

I bought EOD edition just before they removed it purely because I was promised it would grant me additional paid (DLC) content. Boy do i feel like an idiot

I'm South African, and Unheard literally costs more than our minimum wage now. Most of my country is living on less than the cost of this bullshit.

Man, AWM is one of Tarkov's staunch defenders. If even he's pissed you know they dungoofed

All this positive Gray Zone warfare publicity timing out pretty good huh..

I went and got SP tarkov mod and never looked back. No more frustration with cheaters! No more wipes! Just waiting for them to double back on this so I can start on my PvE profile that BSG OWES ME BECAUSE I AM EOD.

They are also retroactively changing the wording of things on the website like removing the "unique secure container"

What a betrayal. This is disgusting.

There may actually be a lawsuit possible here because "all dlc included" in EOD, but pve separate game mode isn't

I always thought it was a meme and joke about the Tarkov killer being Tarkov itself. And then they actually did something that straight up shoots Tarkov… They’ve made Greyzone Warfare seem appealing.

3:30 "how the fuck is this even Tarkov?" Exactly. The distress signal is the dumbest item they've done yet. What's next, calling in airstrikes like in CoD? How tf could the distress signal even work anyway? Suppose you do use the distress signal in-raid and it sends an alert to all your in-game friends, how tf would they even respond to it? Usually, if someone's online, it's because they're likely in a raid, since most in-game time is spent either in-raid or queuing for a raid. Are you supposed to hope that all your friends are sitting in their stash or hideout the minute they receive the alert, so they can join you right when you need them? Which brings me to the next question.... Why would you even want them to come to your aid in the first place?! If you're in the middle of a gunfight with a 3-man (and you're a solo) and you send out the distress signal, you're gonna be LONG dead by the time your friends queue up and enter that raid, so what fuckin use will it be? And let's set all that aside, and say that they DID magically pop up at your side in the middle of the fight, how is that fair to your opponent who you've been fighting? Imagine having a good raid where you're killing PMCs, but then you run across one who pops the distress signal, and all his friends show up at that moment and steamroll your ass.... LMAO like wtf?? How is this even supposed to work? And what about PMC limits on maps.. Say the lobby is full and already has 12 PMCs on the map... You pop your distress signal... Can 3 more fucking PMCs pop up out of nowhere, just for YOU? Just because you paid BSG an extra $100? Lmao! This whole thing sounds like a legit dumpster fire. So many questions... And none of them sound like they're gonna lead to any answers I'm gonna want to hear...

its funny they call this the unheard edition. as an eod owner, i feel pretty unheard.

For us Canadians that's $341.40 btw...… ffs :(

Won’t be coming back . Thanks for all you’ve done airwing

Can't wait for the Unseen Edition in a year for 375$ that will replace Unheard.

can tell you it is 250 euros i live in denmark which is absolutely fucking insane on the bright side i have managed to escape from tarkov thanks nikita

Absolutely amazing that the fixes and updates coming with this patch are actually really good. Shame BSG entirely fucked it with the new 'edition' and DLC.

Downhill started from Arena.. RIP (4 August 2016 - 25 April 2024)

Ya know, if they gave the PvE to everyone and got rid of the blatant Pay to win features we'd all be praising them. Crazy how greed can mess up a community

Cheers, it was fun while it lasted.

Welcome to Soviet Russia where DLC means "Deposit Loyalty, Comrades!"

just out of curiosity for you folks, in brazil the prices are the following: Upgrade from EOD: 671 BRL Unheard Edition: 1686 BRL Yea, i think thats a fair price

EOD owner here, will pay that kind to money to grey-zone thanks

The single player with progression was all I ever wanted. The fact I spent $150 for the promise of always having access to the full game, the game hasn't officially launched yet, and now they want another $90+ for a game mode??? After I haven't even logged in since Arena... Yeah, unless the single player is included in a future free patch for EOD owners, I don't see myself ever loading the game up again.

Never seen airwing this mad. And I get it. Complete betrayal. Too bad we trust this company over and over again

This is the final straw for me, all the best gentlemen

I, like many, am really mad about how BSG seems to do business. That being said, this is probably the calmest and most rational take on the situation while being realistic - and that doesn’t paint a good picture for BSG if they’re planning to stay as a major industry name

For those of us who already have the game and refuse to play again I have a suggestion for you. Single Player Tarkov or SPT is a mod that basically does everything this edition of the game does except better in nearly every aspect FOR FREE (including mods that add coop) and to top it off BSG DESPISE it. You already gave the devs your money you might as well play the game you enjoy while making them seethe at the same time. Especially because even if you only have the standard edition you can upgrade to EOD and some other added editions as well. On top of all that SPT is ACTUALLY offline whereas the live version is not. On live Tarkov the AI and probably some other things are handled by the server even in singleplayer "offline" mode while in SPT you run a server locally on your PC so no internet connection required. Also I have not verified this but I saw someone talking about how someone had a cheater in their coop game so if you want to buy The Unheard Playerbase EditionTM just to get rid of cheaters you're STILL not safe. While vanilla SPT can be lacking for people who really enjoy the PVP in live Tarkov there are mods that make the AI significantly better and add some things like you can talk smack to the AI PMCs with the voice lines making them seem more real. Of course it will never be like real players but honestly I prefer that. Not being extract camped as well as no cheaters or rats or rmters or if you're like me and you simply do not care enough to get good at Tarkov and want to play casually, it feels so unbelievably good. (Some mods will actually have extract camping/extracting PMCs and you can tune the AI to hacker levels of cheese if you're a masochist) Even if you don't end up enjoying it, unlike SOME developers "mods" it's completely free and as long as you install the game correctly you won't be banned at least as of writing this. Although at this rate I'm not coming back to live Tarkov so ban me it's whatever. Because of the massive influx of popularity for the mod plus now BSG has an actual competing product, even if you don't want to play it now I'd say at least download it. BSG may try to take it down one day and who knows, if this whole catastrophe wasn't enough to throw you off Tarkov, as mentioned in the video, even the EFT haters and trolls thought something like this was simply too unlikely to meme about so who's to say one day they won't do something that makes you finally escape tarkov for good. Get your moneys worth out of this game and protest the literal false advertising this company thinks they can swipe under the rug like a soviet commissar telling you it's impossible for an RBMK reactor to explode. "It's not DLC it's a feature." "It's not a lootbox it's a surprise mechanic." Suffer the consequences of your actions BSG.

As a two-time Kappa holder and Killa tracksuit owner, I want to say thank you to BSG for all the good times. It’s finally time to move on, but I won’t let this betrayal tarnish my memories. Farewell

EOD was an investment into tarkov, after 8 years we got an unfinished game with ass servers and tons of cheaters. Now they want us to shell out basically what we paid again? Hell naw bro. They betrayed us. They also said no boosters or p2w when this is clearly p2w

So 1 million rubles and level 3 skills at start of wipe isn't pay to win?

_expanded PMC pockets_??? bsg, you good? I've complained about the state of the game and its arduous development a fair bit in the past, but this just blows my mind...

We all fell in love with Tark man, Tark was never a forever, sadly, nothing is, you're a great creator and we'd be happy to see what you get up to next.

We have officially Escaped from Tarkov.

The Unhinged Edition

Heartbreaking honestly. I feel for you dude, it's the first time I've seen you explain the changes without enthusiasm. Bsg have no idea what they've really done here.

If they were so out of money, why didn't they do a steam release?

You know its really bad in Tarkov when you have Airwingmarine feeling like this alone, regardless of everything else.

Normally, I dont comment on videos, but this time, I have to. I just wanted to thank you for your this video and that you tell us how you feel about this "Edition".

Gray Zone devs over here watching like… 🤤🤤🤤

I thought EOD was the final version to get! I considered it an investment but man.... this takes the cake, never expected this. BSG either doesn't give a phuk or is completely ingnorant to what the playerbase wants or expects. Not that they have to answer to everything we say, but this is just them shitting the bed

The fact that they are doubling down is what's gonna fuck them lol

Anyone who didn't see this coming since the bronze age is delusional.

Looks like we all can finally escape from Tarkov.

Bought EoD edition 5-6 years ago. Stopped playing online 1-2 years ago cause i had limited time and because it became a painful experience thanks to cheaters. I play only SPT now. I was hoping to get a fully fledged pve mode in the future. Now BSG wants me to give them 100$ more just to play offline. 250$ total...Honestly, fuck them! I regret every single penny i gave to these scumbags.

Their website is being altered while keeping the old dates.

Such a bummer. I enjoyed this wipe probably more than any since my first few wipes playing. It seemed like they were actually going in a good direction. I'm in the boat where I dont get to sink tons of time into games and I picked up Helldivers 2 a month ago. The amount of fun I've had and the way the studio (Arrowhead) has been interacting with the community was already a breath of fresh air after years of exclusively playing Tarkov. There couldn't be a more stark contrast in how these two studios engage with their players. I think I know who I'll be investing my time in for the foreseeable future.

Imagine paying half a budget pc for SPTarkov with no mods, they need to take this shit back

im with you bro fuck BSG... i wasnt playing, i wanted to come back, i wont be

Thanks for making this video AWM. I really appreciate your honesty and using your platform to stand against this.

"I feel hurt be treated, and most importantly bamboozled" Red VS Blue quote from Sarge.

I got burnt out and escaped tarkov at level 40 this wipe and now I'm not even interested in next wipe if my EoD is worthless now.

I told them years ago that if they made a real stand alone coop mode I would pay for it and I have. I have played the stand alone mods a bit. Trying to figure out if they just pirated that... The AI players are hyper aggressive and they camp the extracts. I lose scav rep when I kill scavs with my player..... match times are ass. Strange since it is just me spawning in. Cannot run my scav at all it seems.

"Consumer good faith is a resource that is lost in buckets and gained in drops." Nikita kicked his bucket in a fit.

It's just a relief to have seen all of you guys play Grayzone Warfare, at least we all know there is something else out there. It's pretty convenient that BSG pulled this crap immediately after the playtest for Grayzone too lol

Was waiting for you to chime in..

is there a potential for a lawsuit? feels a lot like false advertising

My last wipe. It’s been one hell of a ride. Goodbye Tarkov forever

Gamma used to say "Exclusive case" for EOD as of yesterday, they changed it AFTER they released unheard edition

subscription model, private servers, with moderators to eliminate cheaters

Perhaps in a week's time they might be able to change things around and make it not what it is currently. The things they have to do now to fix what they did is refund everyone who bought the unheard edition, change it so that it's not as pay to win and make sure eod gets what it deserves, then start a gofundme that obviously less people will be donating to now after this whole fiasco but they should still start one anyway, and then they need to keep themselves on a very tight leash and really work on their community and communication

EoD cost me $119 USD.... = 200 New Zealand dollars. This pack = $250 USD....+ 420 NZD.... Total purchase cost 620 NZD for a video game. They wonder why nobody is purchasing it...............................

First of, thank you Airwingmarine, I can see the same sadness in your eyes that I feel about this. It saddens me so, this wipe has been huge, Tarkov never felt better, really felt that they were on their way to something really beautiful. It infuriates me, how BSG gut the people who allowed them to get to where they are today. R.I.P. Tarkov 04.08.2016-25.04.2024

See you in arma/greyzone

I love how genuine you are over this. Thanks for letting us know how you feel about tarkov content. Love your music, will probably love whatever else you end up making. Cheers man.

With so many tarkov clones coming out, bsg sure is doing everything in their power to make sure we all play them lmao

Someone in BSG: But that price is UNHEARD of! Nikita: Good idea, I'm gonna call it that.

if you own the prepare for escape edition, its 140 dollars to improve it for the unheard edition, i know the EOD was also expensive but that offline mode for me is both tempting and disgusting.

Pockets are def P2W because you don’t even need a rig anymore

Also the unheard edition says ****Free access to all subsequent DLCs (Season pass)***

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I really like Tarkov and I play the game very often. After this though I don't think I will be playing again for a while the company has truly made me feel cheated and wronged.

I hope we make it thru this :( This is my second wipe, 450 hours in..I’m Still so in love with this game.. shit :(

More container space, more pockets, more hideout stash space equals to more rubels, rubels buy you equipment and a better gun, scope, nades, armor, nightvision and so on will increase your survival rate, let you win more fights and get even more rubels and equipment in return. New edition as well as edge of darkness are pay to win. People didnt buy it to support bsg out of good will but to get these ingame advantages You can argue how much of a difference they create sure, but it is definitely pay to win.

rip tarkov...

Okay, see you in two weeks.

Jesus, 250 usd is 2800 Norwegian kroner. Yeah im not moving from my EOD, and this is nuts. When I bought it in 2018 or 19 it said that I was getting all future dlcs...

Players: can you work on cheaters BSG: give me more money nerd

As an EOD holder, I would be willing to pay for a coop pve mode. At the right price, I'd even be happy to pay it. But not $140CAD. And if the new "gadgets" are not PvE coop only, then the game is dead.

I wasn't able to buy EOD so I went ahead and bought this edition. These are my thoughts: 1. Make PvE coop available to EOD. 2. Lock the scav radio and distress signal behind tasks only achievable at 6.00 rep with Fence and after level 50 or something. EOD and Unheard editions get reputation boosts so people who bought it still get an advantage. All the other stuff helps but ultimately doesn't give that much of an advantage.

The best thing about the pve mode, is that we already have that with spt aki and has been worked on and throughly ironed out. The install is automatic and adding mods is the simplest thing if you even want mods. And it’s free. And they have the audacity to ask 100$ in the promise it will come eventually.

I love how a FAQ response dated as written in 2022 has a mentioning of the Unheard Edition of which we first heard just this week........ Edit: it's not in this video, but it's now on the site.....

Things like stash space and gamma or even if you could buy cappa or whatever. I don't see it as ptw, I see it as pay for convenience, just like bdo's paid for stuff. I do feel betrayed for being charged almost again the whole of the game. I paid 150 something for eod. I know they need to make money to keep going. A one time purchase will not keep a company going. I would like to see purchasable weapon camos, helmet camos, more outfits, maybe helmet stickers, maybe medals you can wear on your gear, maybe even like avatars and flags. All kinds of things they can add to make money. This is a dlc, Dlc stands for downloadable content. This is downloadable content. Anyhow, thank you for the content and the honest outlook.

"Pay for convenience" is the gamer version of "He's not beating me. I deserve it, anyways."

I've owned EOD for years and the sinking feeling in my heart when I read the new update was actually enough to kill the rest of this wipe for me, I don't know if i'll play the next one or any wipe after that but for now I'm done playing.

When I purchased EFT. It was just the basic edition. I never upgraded to the pay to win "upgrades." Yes, the stash space and increased seccure space. At the time, it included all "added content". I get a few hours a week to play. I purchased the "pve" witch listes for all versions. If the PVE is not avalible for me. I will stop playing. This is how a solo, casual, slow player can advance. Ithink y bet ever was level 26. I just made 10 this week. If the cheaters were not bad enough. PTW will kill it. Yes it's getting bad. The go fund me. That would have been money in the bank. $200.00 usd to upgrade. "I'm dead! Get my kit!" Whole new meaning. An un-ending wave of players pounding on you, or un ending re-supplying ammo, weapons, armor, meds, and defibrillators (Yes they are going to revive a felled team mate eventualy with 1 hp in all slots.) to the enemy. Say you get hit, call in a friend or 3, then you die then their friend calls the same back in. New kit, New meds, ammo, weapon, and everything to talke you out. Not just once. A 2 man is now a 4 man, a 3 is now 9. Expenential growth saying each can call 1 time a map. A 5 man witch would be 15625. If played to the perfect run. Each in turn calling as the last survivor. Might as well play COD team deathmatch with unlimited spawns. Against a 1 life solo. It will be just the PVE. I think the greed got them. I may have to swap to Grey zone. I think this might be the straw that broke the tarkov back. The tombstone will read. "Here lies Tarkov. Never left Beta. Unheard death stroke. Brought to an end." I am sorry. The PVE would be (should be) included with the game. Supposedly for $10.00 more. You get the PVE instantly. Well if not in 24 hours. I will request a refund for the add on and the game itself. I would rather have cheaters bought and banned than the upgrades.

ever since the update dropped i've been getting crazy fps drops to the point where i can't move at all and this server connection bullshit

I ended up getting it mainly just for the PVE mode and it is fun but definitely should have been in EOD I agree 100%

Hey man, just wanted to say thanks for your video today, I'm similarly gutted. Just wanted to say thanks, and say I've been a fan of yours since I started with Tarkov and I'll be following you wherever you go next whether Tarkov or elsewhere.

I could feel this coming from the start. The "no refunds" policy was a big red flag for me...7 days to die has been in alpha/beta for 12 years... and its been the best game I've ever bought!

For those that really want to play Tarkov offline co-op, there is something available that costs nothing as long as you own the base game.

I remember purchasing the standard edition in Alpha for $15... how times have changed.