Escape From Tarkov, the realistic first-person shooter developed by Battlestate Games, will get a team-based shooter component named Arena that will convey a completely different message and differ from its core gameplay. Not to a considerable extent, no, but instead will promote tactical team-based activities, where two opposing teams will fight for the remaining goodies on the map. But that is not all. Rather, there will be objectives too. Let’s take a look at the complete list of questions answered by Nikita, BSG’s COO, during the last TarkovTV podcast.
What kind of objectives? Well, think of CS GO or Valorant. Think of Rainbow Six Siege too, where the objective is more important than running around fishing for kills. The objectives are the reason for winning rounds. With Battlestate Games almost always thinking outside of the box, I’m excited to see what kind of Objectives there will be, besides fighting till the last breath.
On Thursday, during TarkovTV’s official broadcast, Nikita, Battlestate Games’ COO revealed some additional information about Escape From Tarkov Arena, and some of its features and plans over the coming course. Well, we’ve taken notice of some of the questions that were being answered regarding Escape From Tarkov Arena, and you can find them below.
Escape From Tarkov Arena – Features, Content, Details
In the text below, you can find all the questions regarding Escape From Tarkov Arena, answered by Nikita, BSG’s COO. Numerous things were revealed, such as server tick rate, PvPvE environment, possibility to gamble, maps, deathcam, and other very compelling information, even the possibility of arriving to Steam.
Will Escape From Tarkov Arena be a separate game for those who bought EOD or will it be integrated in the game’s launcher?
- It will be a separate game but if you have the main game you will have the ability to quickly switch between the two clients.
Will players who bought EOD and players who bought the Arena separately be able to play together?
- Yes, of course.
How many maps will there will be in Arena?
- There will be many maps. With the release of Arena there will be 5 or 6 small Arenas and maybe 1 or 2 medium arenas. But with the start of the testing period there will be 3 or 4 arenas to test on. The quantity will increase afterward.
Will maps be indoors or outdoors?
- There will be both indoor and outdoor locations.
Will there be a spectator mode in Arena (DEATHCAM)?
- Yes, it’s planned.
How many teams will be able to participate in a single match?
- At this moment, two teams, Blue and Red.
Will it be possible to select a specific team or will matchmaking be completely random?
- There will be matchmaking.
What will be the ping limit for Arena?
- I don’t know.
What tick rate will Arena have?
- It will be much bigger than the current EFT servers. I think maybe a 100 or more.
Will there be a quest system for Arena?
- There will be no quest system for Arena but there will be tasks inside the Arena to unlock things, and if you have the main game, you will have the ability to complete quests related to Arena.
Stationary weapons inside Arena?
- Most likely.
Night time maps in Arena?
- Yes.
How will the Arena be structured? Will it be necessary to reach the exit after the beginning or at the end of a timer will the player be moved to the stash?
- You will see it by yourself but it will be pretty simple. It will have a timer, it will have an announcer that will tell you what to do, and if you decide to not to fight, there will be chance that the host will activate the cleaning squad that will hunt you down and all other players that are not participating the match correctly, like try to hide or something.
Will there be a secure container available in the Arena?
- No
Will there be a loot spawn in the Arena?
- Yes. On some POIs there will be medkits, ammo, etc.
Will there be an offline mode?
- No offline mode. There will be non-ranked mode.
Separate release of Arena on Steam?
- I don’t know, maybe. Most likely yes, but I don’t know when exactly.
Will players have an ability to create custom arena matches, for example pistols only?
- There will be an ability to create custom matches, and all of the settings and everything it’s still thing to design right now, so we’re thinking about what to add exactly in this kind of customization of your private matches.
How customizable the arena will be in terms of mechanics? Will players have an ability to make PMC die from single shot or other crazy mechanics?
- No, PURE EFT Realism.
Will there be auto generated gear?
- You will see by yourself. So, if you don’t have the main game, you will have to unlock presets, or cards with different gear. There will be a big amount of different presets and weapons, and you will be able to use them in the Arena. If you have the main version of the game of EFT, you will have the option to use your main character and gear and participate in the Arena.
Will there be a PvE mode where players will fight versus enemies?
- Yes.
Will players be able to gamble and make bets in the Arena?
- Something like this.
