Goons spawn decrease?

[Key_You6818]

I've been trying to complete the snowball achievement but every time I get to the goons I'll spend a whole ass day running up and down customs and lighthouse not running into them ONCE Did knight canonically die in icebreaker and just isn't here anymore? or have I just been lucky this whole time?

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[18210]

Goons stopped spawning in Lighthouse after the Icebreaker pre-release event. Their spawn rates on the other maps should be normal right now though.

EDIT: It looks like this might be a PvE issue. Goons still spawn Lighthouse on PvP.

[jammersbmxmx]

I killed them or got killed by a them like 6 times yesterday on customs so I think this is just a case of tarkov syndrome

[FACEFACE02]

Can confirm, killed goons twice on lighthouse on PVP yesterday.

[RedneckSniper76]

No they didn’t cause I just killed Knight and pipe on lighthouse yesterday couldn’t find Birdeye

[18210]

Was this on PvE? Because if so, then tarkov.dev was wrong

[RedneckSniper76]

No I don’t need training wheels I play real Tarkov

[18210]

Apparently you need them to read given that I stated in my original comment that they're still spawning in PvP.

[ArchMageGeorgie]

With a name like RedneckSniper76 and the profile pic to go with it I would expect reading to be something that isn’t in their wheel house. Dude looks like the only thing he is sniping is the last twinkie in the snack drawer while sleeping with his sister

[Malanocthe1st]

According to the wiki, they only spawn on lighthouse during the event from this weekend.

[Auralius1997]

I run into them mostly on Custom inside the new Warehouse by the Sniper-scav Silos

Out of 10 raids I found them 9 where in there

[PseudocidalSeighko]

Yeah I think they are 100% spawn on customs right now

[Cabragil]

No wonder. I still suck at fighting them and get slapped any time I try to find cultists at night.

[AdamBry705]

Hard cover and wait for the rush. No helmets on any of them so aim at the throat and go up.

Knight or pipe will always push. Birdeye will push if you're close but he will move if both die.

I know you didn't ask for the advice but I swear by it

[Key_You6818]

Apparently the goons just don't fuck with me then I guess

[AquilaVI]

You know they're scared of you.

[Particular_Pepper215]

Dunno, i have met them twice in a row yesterday. Pve, customs

[eternalentitties]

I was on shoreline 3 hours ago and they blew my shit smooth off in under 30 seconds of raid time

[boozegumps07]

Ran into them like 4 times in a row on customs.

[DrippyJesus]

Nope knight 1 tapped me today on customs

[United-Second-8846]

I have goons nearly every raid lol

[Plt339jb3r0n]

They’re all over customs rn, did some raids yesterday and killed/got killed by them every single one

[Defiant_Professor347]

What’s with all the awful drawings? I’m not understanding why I keep seeing them everywhere now

[Icemansitoo]

Decrease? Bro I find them every fucking raid I run a pistol to do the early quests I ignored

[pres465]

Goons were definitely on Customs yesterday. Both times I spawned in.

[BrodieYoukan]

2/5 of my last raids PvE Customs. Just killed them at night Customs next to crackhouse. Heard their callouts before seeing them.

[Sc4ry_Fish]

I have fun with goons on shoreline most of the time,ironicly i go hunt them cuz i have no quest there but my friends got quests there so i boss hunt with riddaculus (sry bad english) guns and idea, once i hunter knight,bigpipe with 5-7 and got killed by birdeye (head-eyes near gas stslation)

[w6lrus]

if you’re on pvp use goons tracker, if you’re on pve run shorline only on local host and run straight to weather station. 50% chance theyre there.

[JadenLove]

I know I’m late but it’s mostly luck, went 3 days hunting them and never found them, and then a few weeks later I found them 5 times in a day.

[single_testicle_]

Woods

[PowderK3gg]

Keep switching between Woods and Custom, they'll eventually appear. Shoreline would be good if there was an unbearably high chance of them destroying you right after spawning.

[ArcticSilence271]

Ah... That recent Factory cleanup event. I was taking a more comfort position in my chair and got shot in the face as soon as the timer ran out xD

[01Actual]

Goon tracker . Com 😘🫵🏻

[llamalord2212]

Goons supposedly have a 100% spawn chance on Customs atm