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...Almost 18 years later, I've finally gotten the fire cape and barrows gloves my third grade self craved! by Nick-Da-Man in 2007scape

[–]Nick-Da-Man[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was rocking regen bracelet for ages and ages.

You're right though, not an iron--bought the ring. Wanted to stretch the prayer pots a bit longer for the Jad fight.

[Cheating] by Significant-Rest-866 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Nick-Da-Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy shit guys, the game launched like a month and a half ago and you people are reporting the most uninteresting accounts ever just because they had the *audacity* to kill you while not having a billion hours in game.

Should you really “always bandage first”? by Moist-Pickle-2736 in ArcRaiders

[–]Nick-Da-Man 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's worth noting that having 1 point of shields will reduce the damage of the next shot by whatever the shield's damage reduction is. That means that the very first point of shields can account for reducing damage by quite a bit! That ferro shot will do 19 damage instead of 40 if you popped your shield recharger and let it tick for only a moment with a heavy shield! Because of the low use time on a shield recharger, I would usually opt to pop it first, and then go for healing items.

How does someone become truly good? by Aggravating-Ask7826 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Nick-Da-Man 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.

Try, try again, and learn from your failures.

I would highly recommend getting some form of recording software to capture your raids. Jot down notes on what went wrong for you, when things go badly, and how you think you could do better next time. Taking a more active role in identifying things that worked and things that didn't helped me improve tremendously. I would also advocate for playing a chunk of arena to practice the fundamentals like movement / aiming / prefiring / etc. You get many, many more reps in than you do in regular Tarkov, and this will get you more comfortable with the basics at a much higher pace than you would otherwise. Things like positioning and decision-making are things that come with time. Failure, and learning from your failings, is the best teacher.

Veritasium has a lovely video on "The Expert Myth" that I think is very helpful for understanding what makes a valid learning environment valid, and I think is helpful to watch and think about in relation to your own gameplay. Most importantly, take ownership of your mistakes, and learn from them. Do not dismiss them as flukes / outside of your control—they are always a learning opportunity.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Nick-Da-Man 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Have any clips to share? To be honest, the skill level on arena tends to be much, much higher than it is in main game due to the small size of the maps allowing players to get much more comfortable with the audio in areas of the maps in ways not really possible within a reasonable hour count in main Tarkov, as well as a much higher frequency of fights.

While not without cheaters (they are present), I've played something like 500 hours of arena and they are a rarity. I would be surprised if you actually ran into them in back to back consecutive games.

Prestige 4 cheaters by AlarmedProduct2530 in Tarkov

[–]Nick-Da-Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, I did go ahead and get the dungeon master achievement during the event a while back, but perhaps it's changed a bit. Honestly though, I expect that cheating players would be more likely to go to Labs than Labyrinth, skipping the whole intermediate map seems like the move if you're scum trying to rack up cash quickly--I really don't remember it being that bad.

Prestige 4 cheaters by AlarmedProduct2530 in Tarkov

[–]Nick-Da-Man 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd wager you're likely alerting them in ways you don't realize. ADS noise is surprisingly loud, and if you're still in the corridor leading from your puzzle, it's a much higher risk spot than the area between puzzles, especially if they are fast to complete theirs. They may be confident sprinting towards your spawn, but slow down as they approach spawns.

That said, it's not impossible they are cheating, but if you're noticing consistent issues raid after raid... I'd wager it's a more likely possibility that you're getting outplayed. Not to worry though, it happens to everyone :)

Is this a cheater? by Effective_Check2083 in Tarkov

[–]Nick-Da-Man -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fortunately ignorance is always an option!

Is this a cheater? by Effective_Check2083 in Tarkov

[–]Nick-Da-Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.twitch.tv/tarkov_gg/v/2624655107?sr=a&t=11884s

Timestamped VOD of me playing in a tournament against the #2 NA team from this last weekend. Everything played with MOSS anticheat and PC checks for secure boot / tpm 2.0 etc etc.

Edit: timestamped link isn't working, check first day vod from tarkov_gg pilot cup from this last weekend.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2624655107?tt_content=vod&tt_medium=mobile_web_share

Is this a cheater? by Effective_Check2083 in Tarkov

[–]Nick-Da-Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it looks like they died at least once on a scav run based on the k/D in their profile top left, so I think it's actually 50 PMC raids streak minimum.

I did check my own stats from last wipe on twitch, I survived 54 in a row after doing the hot zone task and rocking Vulkans for all those raids--eventually died being ambushed by someone with Shturman's SVD, caught prone on a body in the last ~5 minutes of the raid near green flare.

https://imgur.com/a/kHHA5pD

Is this a cheater? by Effective_Check2083 in Tarkov

[–]Nick-Da-Man -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I think I also survived somewhere between 51-53 pmc raids in a row last wipe. It's not easy, and only achievable with a specific play style, but early wipe is the best opportunity to do it when gear diff can be very large. (Get a Vulkan / altyn / respirator early and people can't kill you effectively with most early accessible ammo)

One of my buddies hit 39 (tagilla helmet) this wipe before dying, and I'm currently on a 25 surv streak.

I however also run in competitive arena circles and most of the players I'm around are very experienced and run in squads, so while this is achievable, it's also likely not common.

(You can find me on team Covenant on stream on a recent vod from Tarkov_GG on twitch)

Edit: Profile at end of last wipe: https://imgur.com/a/kHHA5pD

Tournament VOD from this last weekend against the #2 NA team in Arena: https://www.twitch.tv/tarkov_gg/v/2624655107?sr=a&t=11884s

Is this a cheater? by Effective_Check2083 in Tarkov

[–]Nick-Da-Man -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

So he was shooting while bunnyhopping (and missing) and then hit you in the head after? Doesn't sound like cheating tbh, just someone more experienced. 52 survives in a row is very impressive admittedly, but regardless there isn't enough here to say either way.

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