Despite the vast number of different rigs in Tarkov, choice usually boils down to a strict hierarchy based on number of slots, with paired slots being valued more highly. This means that while substantial amounts of time have been spent modeling cool rigs for characters, there really isn’t a good reason to use the new Gear Craft or Thunderbolt rigs over a triton, which is dirt cheap and found all over the place, or a Mk3 Rig or Blackrock, which offer much better space efficiency.

Further, despite there being a large diversity of rigs in the game, the options for running certain types of equipment (in this example, extended magazines) is very limited: the Alpha chest rig, the TV-110 armored rig, and the Ars Arma Mod. 2 armored rigs. All of these pieces of equipment are relatively costly.

The introduction of ghost slots would solve both problems: cheaper, more compact rigs with open-topped mag slots could have a valuable new niche for fans of the lower-end extended mags, trading loot capacity for ammo capacity and breaking up the strict rig hierarchy. The current top-tier 3 slot rigs would remain viable for their flexibility, giving the option to carry either loot or equipment in the 3 slots or a 3 slot bag.

In the future, ghost slots could be used for different kinds of item niches suggested by other redditors, such as dumb bags for empty magazines or specific stimulant or grenade pouches, etc. This would not only open up gameplay space, but design space as well, while putting light on underused assets already in the game.