On May 16, 2023, Battlestate Games released a new set of balancing changes to Escape from Tarkov. These changes were made in response to community feedback on the results of Friday's balancing changes.
The most significant change in this update is a proportional reduction in the inertia strength while moving (walking, strafing) for characters with medium and heavy overweight effect. This means that characters with more weight will be more sluggish when moving, while characters with less weight will be unaffected.
The specific reductions are as follows:
- Characters with the heavy overweight effect will have their inertia strength reduced by 15%.
- Characters with the medium overweight effect will have their inertia strength reduced by 7.5%.
- Characters without or with light overweight effect will have their inertia strength unchanged.
These changes are designed to make the game more challenging for players who are carrying a lot of weight. This will encourage players to be more selective about what they bring into raids, and it will also make it more difficult for players to simply run and gun their way through maps.
In addition to the changes to inertia, Battlestate Games also made a number of other minor balancing changes. These changes include:
- Increased the damage dealt by the SV-98 sniper rifle.
- Decreased the recoil of the MP7 submachine gun.
- Increased the price of the M4A1 assault rifle.
- Decreased the price of the Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle.
These changes are designed to make the game more balanced and to give players more options when choosing weapons and equipment.
Overall, the new balancing changes to Escape from Tarkov are a positive step for the game. They make the game more challenging and rewarding, and they give players more options when choosing how to play.
What do you think of the new balancing changes?