Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate has reversed its decision to lock an “exclusive” PvE mode to its €300 Unheard edition following player feedback, but insists it is not reneging on its promise to give owners of the End of Darkness Edition “all subsequent DLC”. ” because “the PvE game mode is not a DLC”.
Late yesterday (April 26), Matt announced that Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate had angered fans after unveiling a €250 special edition (€300 after tax) which, in addition to the special perks that some call pay to win, contains an exclusive co. -op PvE mode which will not be available to those who purchased a previous edition.
As we reported at the time, it was this inclusion of a new exclusive PvE co-op mode that caused the most consternation since the previous Edge of Darkness edition of Tarkov – now abandoned – had promised buyers that they would get “free access to all subsequent DLC”.
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“Let me clarify the situation a little more in detail regarding owners of the EoD version and access to cooperative mode, as well as other issues,” wrote COO Nikita Buyanov on the game’s subreddit.
“First of all, the PvE game mode is not DLC. In our opinion, DLCs are the major additions to the game, including various features and contents that are released after the official release of the game as thematic DLC pack (Scav Life DLC for example, which will add many new mechanics and content for Scav gameplay and leveling).
“On the other hand, this specific functionality of PvE mode is necessarily located entirely on a separate network infrastructure, because, for the most part, you play on our servers, only in closed mode. At this stage, it is not possible to launch all players who are EoD holders – at present, we simply do not have the resources to do this,” the statement added.
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Therefore, faced with “dissatisfaction” from players, the team said they had “decided that the PvE mode features will be available for free to all owners of the EoD version upon release of the game, when the server infrastructure is improved to the required capacity” – but that’s only when the mode comes out of Early Access, which could be years.
Before this point, any players who do not upgrade to the Unheard Edition but still want to try PvE mode will need to pay for “the opportunity to test PvE mode” in Early Access.
“You now have the opportunity to test this mode by purchasing the Unheard Edition of the game, or by upgrading to this version. We have also decided to give a 50% discount when upgrading to the Unheard version from EoD version,” the team added. .
“We plan to send a free Left Behind Edition key to everyone who has already upgraded to Unheard Edition at the old price from the EoD version.
“For EoD owners, there will be a 70 percent discount on purchasing early access to PvE.”
Unsurprisingly, this update also hasn’t gone down very well with the fanbase, with many fans refuting Battlestate’s claims that the new mode isn’t DLC.
“Last time I checked, a whole new game mode that the game has never had before is a pretty big addition to the game,” one respondent said, while another simply replied: “FALSE , try again tomorrow.”
News Source : www.eurogamer.net
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