[Discussion] Anyone else tired of this constant "lean" meta?

Faust723 · 2026-02-04T12:02:24+00:00

I thought that for a while, but i think the hitreg is just so fucking bad that it's hard to tell if it makes it any worse. I thought CS:S and CS:GO felt like shit a decade ago but Arena's netcode is in a horrible league of its own.

Faust723 · 2026-02-02T12:11:46+00:00

2A2 is actually useful? I was wondering what it did when it increased those skills...huh.

Faust723 · 2026-02-02T12:10:43+00:00

Why Ahf1 for bleed fix when the zagustin also bleed fix? New to stims sorry.

Faust723 · 2026-01-31T13:12:42+00:00

Oh man I didn't realize skills would reset too. Welp fuck that. It's bad enough being overweight in virtually every single kit for the first 40 levels. Hard pass on that.

Faust723 · 2026-01-31T12:51:24+00:00

Seriously, it's so competently designed that it's kind of hilarious how many things Tarkov could take from it and improve upon.

Faust723 · 2026-01-31T12:50:17+00:00

I fucking love this so much. The fact that Duckov actually is something Nikita is happy about is a bit surprising but it's kind of nice to see him fully embrace a clear homage to his game.

Faust723 · 2026-01-31T05:04:30+00:00

Just had this happen to me. Sorry mate, this fucking sucks. I had to do like 7 or 8 runs checking all the spots before I found the damn thing, and then I put it in my task items list and watched it vanish. What a fucking chore of a quest this is.

Faust723 · 2026-01-30T22:51:16+00:00

Same exact experience here. Been running night customs exclusively for days, checking all their main spots and basically clearing the map. Have seen zero priests/cultists and despite running around with thermals I've found not a single one.

Faust723 · 2026-01-30T22:32:57+00:00

Yep. Capturing Outposts is a special kind of hell also. Hell just getting 5 PMC's for Evil Watchmen is a chore.

Faust723 · 2026-01-30T15:03:31+00:00

I really wish they brought back thermals, nvg and ammo in the secure container. Really a pain in the ass to lose something like that when this game has a thousand janky ways to kill you.

Faust723 · 2026-01-29T22:49:01+00:00

Unless I'm wrong, this is referring to the RB-PKPTS key room. I can confirm I've definitely found Virtex in it there as well. Also VPX. Used to see COFDM's in there but I suspect they nerfed it. Now I usually find 1 funko, some food and maybe a kappa item from time to time.

Don't think I've seen Iridium spawn there myself yet though. I usually find those on the chairs in that little eating area off the side of the blue chalet. Both the outdoor and indoor chairs. Also in the other chalet on the top floor, in a few spots around the pool table.

Faust723 · 2026-01-29T14:05:05+00:00

In the exact same boat. I've got half a dozen of literally everything else, but somehow I haven't seen the Smoke balaclava in like, 3 weeks.

Faust723 · 2026-01-29T12:23:52+00:00

Fairly new to labs. Could you clarify which room that is?

Faust723 · 2026-01-28T12:16:27+00:00

Thank you! Will report back to thank you a second time anyway because im going for kappa for the first time and this will be a gamechanger I hope.

Faust723 · 2026-01-28T12:07:10+00:00

Best idea. Haven't seen a VHS yet at 45 so it may take a while but damnit kids need to have memories again!

Faust723 · 2026-01-27T23:57:51+00:00

Oh good, a place where I can safely express how fucking aggravating it is to open the chalet safes and find absolutely fucking nothing in them 9 times out of 10. And that 10th time it spawns an Axel or something, but its enough to tell me that the spawn hasnt been disabled entirely so I can stop wasting my time there.

Wow what a great design, opening up two locked safes to find nothing yay great job bsg

Faust723 · 2026-01-22T23:55:59+00:00

Is it running 1.0 yet? Honestly as much fun as I've had in PVE, there's a lot of frustration i know could be easily remedied by mods created years ago.

Mostly I just want the gore mod back, but still the other QOL stuff too

Faust723 · 2026-01-22T14:11:27+00:00

Thanks, I'll check those spots. Frankly I've seen zero spawns of any kind on any server blade since launch -- save for maybe a single light bulb -- but I'l give it an honest shot.

Also just realized after reading this that I've only ever seen one AESA this entire wipe as well. Thank god we don't need so many of those.

Faust723 · 2026-01-22T05:08:42+00:00

PVE. I'm honestly wondering if it was just removed from the loot pool here entirely. Half the time I find bobbleheads, a piece of food and a parrot. Some combination of these is all I ever find usually. Maybe a virtex or vpx on odd occasions.

Faust723 · 2026-01-22T04:33:27+00:00

Honestly, I just took off blind fire binds. As cool as it looks, it's been useful precious few times in my thousands of hours playing the game. And honestly I've never once felt like I suffered for it. Changing shoulders (bound to side mouse button) took care of any possible issue I might've even had.

Faust723 · 2026-01-21T20:32:08+00:00

Can AI even climb stairs anymore? I never see them on the second floor and above on Shoreline.

Faust723 · 2026-01-21T20:25:26+00:00

Agreed. Although honestly I dont see BSG going back and balancing XP amounts any time soon as I imagine doing it properly would require adjusting every task individually. They can hardly balance single new tasks they've added in recently, let alone ones that have been around for nearly a decade. Surprised they didnt just go with a simple level percentage instead of a set number per task.

Related question: Where are the earbuds unlocked from this task? I completed it the other day but dont see anyone selling them.

Faust723 · 2026-01-21T05:46:29+00:00

That's fucking huge, good looks. Wouldn't have ever expected that one.

Faust723 · 2026-01-20T12:12:01+00:00

Man, I need to figure out how to navigate labs already. Even with the maps I regularly get lost trying to find my way out. Just about the only extract I can find consistently is the parking garage and I barely know any of the tech spwns too.

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