For over a decade, Escape from Tarkov has undergone immense adjustments in earlier wipes, nevertheless it has by no means gotten this loopy. As somebody who has performed Escape from Tarkov for half a decade, “loopy” is an understatement.
The adjustments launched in patch 0.16.8 are substantial, and it seems these adjustments are primarily supposed to check options forward of their anticipated launch in Q2 2025. They’ve mentioned that the upcoming wipe would be the shortest wipe ever, so issues are going to get spicy.
Escape from Tarkov’s 0.16.8 Hardcore Wipe Particulars
Within the pictures above, you’ll see Escape from Tarkov step by step saying the small print of the hardcore wipe. There are over 13 main adjustments to the wipe, and we’ll undergo them intimately right here.
Flea Market Disabled
In patch 0.16.7, they already examined some adjustments the place you can not improve your hideout with gadgets from the flea market, because you want FIR or “Present in Raid” gadgets to improve. The flea market was already fairly restricted final wipe, however because it’ll be absolutely disabled, there are three important adjustments: shopping for quest keys, shopping for barter gadgets, and buying low-cost loadouts.
The change will most certainly widen the hole between informal gamers and those that play 10 hours a day. Nonetheless, the opposite adjustments do make it a bit extra fascinating.
Hideout restrictions
Upgrading your hideout gained’t require FIR gadgets, however the merchandise necessities will improve. Hideouts will even have restricted ammo crafts, which ought to make the hideout much less viable. In actual fact, gamers would possibly skip upgrading their hideouts utterly due to how there’s an elevated merchandise requirement for it, there’s much less loot within the map, and the wipe goes to be quick.
Restricted Areas
The wipe may have restricted location accessibility, which means gamers can solely entry sure maps at particular occasions except they go to the opposite places utilizing transits. Nonetheless, they’ve confirmed that they’ll repeatedly change restrictions all through the wipe, which ought to make issues extra fascinating, as everybody could possibly be queuing into extraordinarily energetic maps.
100% Boss Spawn Charges
With all of the “nerfs” to virtually every thing revolving round getting gadgets, probably the most important change to counteract that’s that bosses may have 100% spawn charges on each map. Because of this their highly effective gear will most certainly be probably the most sought-after loot on the map, making everybody struggle for it.
That may closely hemorrhage everybody’s stash in the event that they preserve failing, however you can not argue with the quantity of motion taking place on a regular basis.
Restricted merchants, decreased merchandise promoting worth, and elevated buy worth
Dealer’s inventory will now have a decreased vary of things obtainable, similar to meds, weapons, ammo, and armor, making it far more difficult to get gear. Promoting gadgets to them can be decreased, which doesn’t make sense because the flea market is disabled. Merchandise costs are additionally elevated, and it’s virtually as if the sport simply desires you to play with nothing and get every thing from a raid.
Lowered spawn of uncommon loot and safe container restrictions
To make issues even more durable, gamers may have decreased probabilities of discovering uncommon loot, and safe containers will prohibit ammo and foreign money, together with some meds. I doubt gamers would ever use good bullets on this wipe, however that could possibly be an excellent factor, the place everyone seems to be broke and smacking one another with bats.
How Ought to You Method Escape from Tarkov’s 0.16.8 Hardcore Wipe?
Most gamers would take a wait-and-see method to how the wipe will do. Because the adjustments are too difficult, it’s virtually unattainable to get wealthy within the sport, and whether it is doable, there’s in all probability no level in having a lot cash.
So, the FOMO of taking that first step ahead within the flea market is gone. As an illustration, spending the subsequent 30 hours to play the sport in two days to promote gadgets like Mild Bulbs for 50,000 Roubles every is gone.
Merchants are additionally not so engaging to stage up due to the restrictions, making everybody forego doing quests utterly.
It’s wanting just like the greatest method to the wipe is simply to go on the market and play to struggle fairly than progress, which makes issues a bit extra thrilling and debilitating on the similar time.
My greatest guess is that there will probably be a “sizzling” map, and everybody will camp or rat close to the bosses to get some straightforward kills. Gamers would strive to not go for the bosses since they could possibly be too onerous to beat with such restricted loadouts.
Gamers with extra data of the sport may doubtlessly discover some good methods utilizing an excellent bullet to farm the bosses. Anybody who spawns close to the boss ought to have a minute or two to handle the boss, loot them, and get the hell out.
The 0.16.8 wipe is actually shifting to a extra action-packed PvP-based sport since it’s a quick wipe and losing time to progress doesn’t make sense as a result of the launch is simply across the nook now.
