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View submission: the update regarding EOD edition
Fuck it I'll tank the downvotes.
I'm speculating that the server costs are pretty high for tarkov especially with the nature of the game how there will be lots of players connected at the start of onez which slowly reduces to the point of 1 or even 0 people connected to a running server (waiting on a reconnection of someone who disconnected).
With no subscription model, there won't be anything to cover the ongoing server costs aside from new accounts.
It does make sense to give a taste of the high priority to existing players, whatever that actually means.
What I don't understand is why the high priority queue will be a one off price, because surely they're just going to have the same problem in x amount of time.
I'd be more than happy to pay a server subscription to keep the servers funded, and on a personal level, I play enough tarkov that I'd happily upgrade to new edition to give them some more money - but I am reluctant to support the p2w aspects, and this is holding me back from committing.
Comment by Roubzzzzz at 26/04/2024 at 10:47 UTC
29 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Comestics would cover their server costs. It works in other games so I dont understand why wouldnt it work here. There is shitload of people who would happily pay for cosmetics but they even managed to screw that up by going it in the laziest way possible.
Why do we not have more character customisation or hideout and gun skins yet? Probably they require actual effort unlike just making reskins of clothes lmao
Comment by xdragonx738 at 26/04/2024 at 10:30 UTC
17 upvotes, 1 direct replies
All they need to do is SP EFT let you host a lan server to play with friends problem solved.
Comment by Carquetta at 26/04/2024 at 11:08 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Literally all they need to do is let people host their own servers
Failing that, a month-to-month subscription model to cover costs is the only "viable" option if they're that deep in the hole
Comment by Daniimad2 at 26/04/2024 at 10:52 UTC
5 upvotes, 2 direct replies
This is not how servers works. They are paying for the servers which are currently being used, a server is not running in idle for long times.
Comment by Vennraad at 26/04/2024 at 11:08 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Lets make some monetizing campaign that is supported by community, lets make this fricking game great again together. I would love to see like "vote pools" with ideas how to keep this game alive and what do add. Instead of getting "trash edition" for 100+ USD thrown at us.
Comment by ThouMustGameRGST at 26/04/2024 at 13:44 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
They had a subscription model on accident (The cheaters) honestly if we did the number of sales vs the player base at the height of the cheating scandal it would be absolutely immense! There are so many people who bought this game and let it just sit on their pc also. I just wanted to point that out as-well
Comment by DKirbi at 26/04/2024 at 12:21 UTC
0 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Exactly. No subscription model. Has anyone ever seen a game production studio and their salaries?
How are they going to cover the costs of salaries otherwise?
I personally think that this is their current financial state. They HAVE to finish the game, because they burned through most of the money already.
Admittedly, putting such a price tag on a few of these benefits is absurd. However it's far from pay to win. In Tarkov you gotta have skill to win an encounter with any player mkay. No amount of ingame benefits or pockets will be able to help a player win a battle. Sure, they will have a higher skill level and a lucky scav box, but still a good player will win regardless. Just look at Pestily's hardcore episodes.
I think it was Battlestates last straw, put up a higher price tag, or they have burned through all the money and have to close down the doors from the studio.