I analyze a raid and talk about my decision making and thought process.
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For sure there are other content creators more familiar with this game, but what’s interesting in this series and why I will follow it is to watch how you improve your skills and mindset in this game
So I hope you would keep it that way
What's that hotkey to check bullets in mag?
Something I like to do when looting is two things.
The first is backpack stacking;
The idea is loading the smaller bag up with loot, and simply placing it inside the bigger bag. You don't have to worry about opening the interior bag because it's full, and you escape with two bags.
The second would be collapsing stored weapons;
As simple as it sounds, some weapons have a collapsible stock option and take up less space when they're collapsed like this. And I prioritize uncolapsable weapons I want (the SKS for example) to my secondary primary spot.
Writing tips as I'm watching:
Why no backpack? always take one even if you ditch it.
Press left Alt when shooting, always.
Lootpool from scav backpacks and pockets is huge, always check a dead scavs pocket and backpack, literally always -can spawn even red keycards (best item in the game).
When you check the scav dont be so nervous, have faith iin yourself, you checked every corner, if someone wants to ambush, he will do it anyways, you did your best.
Factory Exit Key is a must have.
Why enter crackhouse? the door next to the entrance is open, so somebody has been there, maybe even still is, when you wanna get out, dont go to high value loot spots (intelligence spawn upstairs). Yes I know every door on the map, if it starts open or closed, i know this for every map, you should too.
Start running more from cover to cover, dont walk on open fields. the spot behind the container isnt as bad as you make it out to be, sure its open, but if someone comes around the corner he most likely doesnt know you are there, its not siege, people dont have a huge amount of information.
However crouch walking and slow walking towards a mounted machine gun is a bad idea.
Dont be so certain about the hearing capabitlities of others, theres perception skill which makes you hear more and there are rat headphones that make you hear every step on the map (gssh). if it was a good player he definetely would've heard you aim right before he comes through the door, if that was me, you'd probably be dead. Don't burst, shoot till they die.
You just walked past two open doors and did not look in once, check everything always.
All in all very solid raid, just don't be so sure about information in this game. Every position you said where shots where coming from was wrong, you dont know mapflow, the doors or the floors, basically every other player has more information than you. Becoming good in Tarkov is like going to University sometimes, be aware of this.
I hope my Tips can help someone. I've 2300h in the game and I'm still learning new things every day, so skill ceiling is pretty high 🙂
Great vid. One question, what gpu do u use?
Is there any PVP?
Hey been watching for a long time , if you need help let me know , I have about 2800 hrs in tarkov. Been here since the start haha
One thing you could work on for sure is utilizing right-hand peeker's advantage. Always keep in mind that you are at a great disadvantage when taking a left-hand peek in this game, you expose way more of your body than necessary and basically give away any peeker's advantage you could have had. Until they add shoulder switching / handedness to the game, this will be something that silently but greatly affects every engagement where one or more combatants is utilizing cover. Cover is also hugely important in Tarkov, you always want to keep in mind what the nearest pieces of hard cover are and what likely angles of attack they could protect you from. You want to initiate every fight right-hand peeking from hard cover when possible. At the same time, you want to remember that this game does have bullet penetration and a lot of thin materials, sheet metal, chainlink fences with the blue tarps stretched across them, a lot of these things are very wallbangable, although it does depend on the caliber of round that you are shooting (so 7.62×51 is going to penetrate a lot more diverse materials than 9mm for example) so you want to be sure you pick good hard cover when possible, although for PvP concealment can be effective temporarily in a lot of situations. Any time you are dangerously crossing a large open area, you want to know where you are going to run if you are shot from any of the most common sight lines you are exposed to. Everything you said about chasing kills and maintaining informational advantage is totally accurate though. There is a lot of commonality between Siege and Tarkov in the sense that both games revolve around essentially information warfare, where even the smallest sounds, sights, etc can be incredibly significant situationally, and the gameplay loop heavily depends on exploiting informational advantages or counter-play against an opponent with greater knowledge when you are disadvantaged. I also think it's good that you are learning customs, it is probably the best way to get introduced to EFT.
Would gladly help anyone that needs it been a player for almost 3 years now
Nice to see people learning the game, reminds me of the days i had to learn it. It was a pain but the adrenaline of having good gear was insane.
One thing to keep in mind with Tarkov, that I notice is a mistake when you play: when shooting, you either want to single tap or full auto. you should NEVER burst fire. The way the recoil system works, the first few rounds shot when going full auto basically contain all the recoil, then the way they've designed it, your pmc basically starts to control the recoil for you. so when you burst first like you are, you're literally only exposing yourself to the time that the gun has the highest amount of kick. to limit that, like I said, either single fire or just go full auto
you missed the fourth.But well explained 🙂
oh my god you're doing tarkov stuff now hell yea
Nice Video, man!
Ayo, "retrieve and turn in items" quests are limited… meaning theres a limit to how many quests items you can hold in a single raid even though the items are not "physically" taking up inventory space.
Your secure container is called your butt. Part of the culture now.
If you have an empty slot hold left alt and left click. Always upgrade backpacks, rigs, and armor when you find it. Backpacks fit into each other. Weapons depend on ammo, but backups can't hurt. Usually never bring a 2nd gun into raid.
Glad to see you’re enjoying EFT! Been watching your Siege videos for years. Recently I’ve dropped off siege and pretty much moved entirely to EFT. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask.
Here's some tips for new players: avoid bushes when possible (for noise), always listen to what's going on around you and what direction you heard it from, don't always run, use the right slow peak (left peak your always exposed) , with close up battles always trust the hip fire (seriously it works), if you've been shot at by a rock etc always displace and find new cover. Never peak the same spot 2x. Unless you have no choice. Try offline raids to work on aiming etc.
Nice video flanky!