Escape From Tarkov isn’t perfect, far from it, in fact, but it is incredibly immersive. For those that have dove in, it should be obvious why streamers like Dr. Disrespect have declared it their new favorite game. That immersion goes much further than Tarkov ‘s main competitors, Day Z and Arma III, and The near-complete lack of a HUD is responsible for most of that immersion, as it forces players to view the world as it would really be seen. To get specific information, players have to dive into the menu – a move that may get a player killed depending on the circumstance. All players can really see are minor details informing them of how much noise they’re making and the speed they’re currently mov

The past decade in gaming has seen this problem arise in many different game development studios, excluding female player characters due to the projected workload it would add, and this isn’t even Battlestate’s first time running into a controversy over it. Comments from the company made in 2016, about Escape From Tarkov ‘s vision of war being too stressful for women and only a place for “hardened men,” are now also getting negative attent

Escape from Tarkov has risen to a fever pitch in popularity seemingly overnight. For those who might be wondering exactly what Escape from Tarkov is , the game is a first person shooter MMO-like game with PVP elements. The game recently became a sensation on live streaming platforms like Twitch and Mixer, causing the game to explode in popularity in a very short amount of t

Escape from Tarkov has recently exploded in popular during the last few weeks, thanks in no small part to live streaming platforms like Twitch and Mixer. While the game is currently in beta and is only available for purchase through the game’s official website, the developers are currently looking into a Steam release for the title. Right now, access to the beta through the standard edition of the game costs $44

Of course, there are also more expensive advanced editions which come with more items and a bigger stash, where players store their in-game loot after completing raids. Some skeptical players have started to question whether or not the pre-order model is itself a “pay to win” mechanic, due to the more expensive editions granting players more items and larger stash sizes. However, most other players agree that the game’s high-stakes perma-loss system does enough to level the playing field for all play

Over Twitter, Battlestate recently responded to queries over whether or not Escape From Tarkov would get female PCs with a definitive no, writing that playable female characters wouldn’t fit the “game lore,” and adding that the “huge amount of work” it would take to add in extra animations and gear fitting eliminates the possibility. The game has been growing in popularity recently due to Twitch streamers broadcasting their gameplay, and the heavier spotlight led to Battlestate’s female character comments from 2016 being uneart

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One may also wonder what the purpose of all this starting equipment is, if it can be lost upon dying in the game. This could be especially concerning for those who may wish to buy more expensive editions of the game with more starting items. Fear not, as the game is not completely zero-sum in this regard, and a player can only potentially lose the items chosen to travel with them on the raid. Players have a stash by which items can be stored in its reserves safely for future use, away from the battlefi

Making a player feel that fear, the constant worry of losing everything they own, is something not many games do well. Even in DayZ , dying can simply be a setback, as it’s possible to reclaim gear after the fact – so long as a player is quick enough. In Escape From Tarkov , dying leads to players being booted from the world, and once a player is booted, they’ve lost any hope they have of rediscovering their b

In Ubisoft’s case, former animator Jonathan Cooper weighed in to disagree, informing fans that adding female animations should really only take a couple of extra days of production; funnily enough, Ubisoft’s next game Assassin’s Creed Syndicate featured the female PC, Evie Frye. Battlestate hasn’t immediately commented on its own decision, but given that the old “too much work” excuse doesn’t seem to work as well these days, perhaps the company will also take a cue from those who have been in their position bef

Whether or not that–along with the company’s reasoning for denying female PCs–is actually true has been called into question, however, given that Escape From Tarkov does actually have women in it. They’re present as NPCs, and given that the game’s main factions are military-based, it would stand to reason that women might be involved in that. Plus, it’s not as though women haven’t been prominent members of the Russian military for decades, and even though the game’s Russia is technically fictional, its “lore” would still reflect that of the real Russia. Then there’s the fact that Battlestate isn’t the first company to say that adding female characters is too much work; Ubisoft famously said the same in 2014 when discussing Assassin’s Creed: Unity ‘s online mode and Far Cry 4 ‘s director said it again later that y