Escape From Tarkov ARENA is a paid indie PvP game that focuses entirely on the combat gameplay of Escape From Tarkov.
EFT ARENA will be a paid standalone product that pits players against each other (and against AI bots) in an arena.
Battlestate Games has been talking for quite some time now about taking the next big step in further development of its flagship title, Escape From Tarkov. This big step has finally been made with the announcement of a standalone version of the game that will focus specifically on combat.
The newly revealed Escape From Tarkov ARENA will offer an experience that resembles a regular PvP multiplayer game, but retains almost all of the features of Escape From Tarkov, such as weapon customization.
Specifically, Escape From Tarkov ARENA will be a paid standalone product that pits players against each other (and against AI bots) in an arena, and the game will be freely available to owners of Escape From Tarkov Edge of Darkness is worth $140. It’s been described as a multiplayer FPS game that has all of the “loved hardcore mechanics” of Escape From Tarkov, but cuts out many of the battle royale and survival mechanics of the base game. In fact, Escape From Tarkov ARENA has the potential to be one of the hardest competitive multiplayer games on the market.
While the majority of Escape From Tarkov’s PvP instructions are also applicable to Escape From Tarkov ARENA as soon as it launches, Battlestate Games has explained that the game will have its own progression system separate from Escape From itself. Tarkov. That could mean you won’t be able to use items in Escape From Tarkov, though it was also announced that you’ll also have the option to use your Escape From Tarkov character in Escape From Tarkov ARENA if you want.
The developers say that the majority of item stats will transfer from Escape From Tarkov to Escape From Tarkov ARENA when it launches, meaning knowing how to choose the right armor in Escape From Tarkov will still be crucial for with the player. So while Escape From Tarkov may attract an ever-larger amount of gamers with this new indie multiplayer experience, fighting against old Escape From Tarkov players could It will be quite difficult at first.
Battlestate Games is expected to release more details about Escape From Tarkov ARENA in the near future. The specific price of the game has yet to be announced, but it will likely be $44.99 cheaper than the base game.
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