Game Theory Question (Non-KSP)... Tarkov

[Stewcumber]

When I played a fair bit or Tarkov I generally didn't like being a scav because I was rubbish at working out whether a PMC was pretending to be a Scav or it was a scav, and if they're pretending and you have to stop and think, then you're dead already!

I liked the PMC runs as I knew the risks - yes, the risks are obviously far higher, but you know your gun and you spawn with you squad and you know everyone will want to kill you.

So personally I was an aggressive scav (unless I spawned with a flash drive or something).

But then I stopped playing because it just wasn't fun enough. Too much tension and stress when I could be playing some instant gratification game. Tarkov is too far in the other direction for me.

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

51 minutes ago, Stewcumber said:

then I stopped playing because it just wasn't fun enough. Too much tension and stress

I definitely had one of those moments the day before yesterday.  Fantastic run going, and all of a sudden it all went sideways... Using a PMC I couldn't land any shots on AI Scavs.  They were tearing me up.   Kept trying, then ran out of ammo. Just about lost my mind, but I recovered, ran away... Found a gun. Snuck across the map with fabulous loot... Only to have it go sideways again! at the extract.  Dumped a full mag into... 

Nope. 

Died to a Scav. 

 

I literally just turned off the PC and went to watch a movie 

Edited May 21, 2021 by JoeSchmuckatelli