Escape from Tarkov’s Black Division Dogtag Recipe May Not Work in PvE
A player used five tags from Black Division Gear Crates but saw a regular two-hour timer instead of the recipe's 5:55:55 result.
Escape from Tarkov may have a PvE problem involving the Black Division Dogtags found in Black Division Gear Crates. A player placed five tags into the Cultist Circle for the Briefcase with Documents exchange, but received a regular two-hour timer rather than the recipe’s 5:55:55 countdown.
The tags came from five crates obtained while working through the Battlepass. Before attempting the exchange, the player checked the recipe on Cultist Circle, which indicates that five Black Division Dogtags should produce a Briefcase with Documents.
The Cultist Circle attempt was also recorded in a Reddit-hosted video.
[Bug] 'Black Division Dogtags' received from 'Black Division Gear Crates' cannot be used in Cultist Circle to receive 'Briefcase with Documents' (Possibly not meant to work on PVE)
byu/PA7RICK911 inEscapefromTarkov
The final result was not confirmed in the post. The player said the two-hour timer would finish while they were at work, leaving it unclear whether the Circle would award the briefcase at the end of that timer or whether the combination is unavailable in PvE.
No official explanation accompanied the report, so the possibility of a PvE restriction remains unconfirmed. Have you seen the same Cultist Circle result in PvE? Share your thoughts in the comments, and follow along on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
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