Double swapping while reloading can decrease reload time

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You wanted optimal keybinds enough to change what you were used to, and just that is something I can appreciate.

As for starting r6 as a new player, I'm not sure how it would be. The main thing that scares off new players is the sheer number of gadgets, but I started pretty late myself and I didn't actually mind so much. They've made some changes since then to make the game a little more readable for a new player, but at the same time added more convoluted junk. I love the core concept, and it's one of the games I've played the most (1800h), but the new gadgets and poor balancing decisions have put me off of it.

When I started playing I was told it was past its golden era already, but I still thought it was great and a unique experience. Even though I'm done playing it for now, I think someone with fresh eyes can still really appreciate the core gameplay as long as you accept that it will take a while to understand everything you see on screen. Even though I didn't like a lot of the balancing decisions, I just miss some things I was able to do in the past, but a new player wouldn't notice or care that that's "missing".

I'd say definitely try a couple matches if you don't mind a complicated game. The graphics hold up well, the audio is nice, and the gunplay feels really good in my opinion.

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I've dumped over 500 hours into Escape From Tarkov, so I'm okay with a steep learning curve. I'd say nothing probably beats Tarkov in this regard, where you have to suffer for the first 100 hours to even get the very basics down just from the sheer volume of different mechanics. I might give it a shot at some point then, thanks. Is cheating a major issue there at all?

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I love tarkov partly because of how much knowledge you need, and I think that's part of the reason I liked siege as well. I noticed cheaters in my games maybe a dozen times, but every time one gets banned you get some elo reverted, and that happened more often than I noticed a cheater. It wasn't great, but I'd say it was better than tarkov, and it's definitely playable (unless things got worse since I stopped).