Escape from Tarkov Hints at Hardcore Wipe Set for July

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So, hey, here we go with something that caught my eye recently — Nikita Buyanov from Battlestate Games is hinting at some kind of “hardcore” wipe for Escape from Tarkov. It’s like, wait, haven’t they wiped this thing a bunch of times before? Yet, this “hardcore” thing has got folks buzzing. July can’t come fast enough for these fans, right?

Escape from Tarkov — if you’re unfamiliar, it’s this wild first-person shooter where you kinda pluck yourself out of crazy situations. It’s been around since 2017. Crazy to think, right? It was an early access back then, and the game’s morphed bazillions of times, thanks to the chatter from players. ActivePlayer.io, or whatever, says like over a million folks were playing in the last 30 days. Seriously, that many people!

Fast forward, and here’s Buyanov throwing out a tease — yep, confusion and excitement doing a tango in the fanbase. They’re using “hardcore” to mean like stripping away features. Imagine playing without the Flea Market! Just thinking about it makes my brain hurt. Anyway — no, hold on — Battlestate dropped a roadmap saying this wipe hits in July, bundled with the next update.

So, now we’re in this territory with Battlestate’s roadmap déjà vu from April. Only twist? That “Hardcore Wipe” sticking to the 0.16.8.0 patch. Plus, some new Prestige levels, more ways to pretty up your PMC. After that, patch 0.16.9.0 rolls out in August with a new event. And hey, big news — Tarkov’s eyeing a 1.0.0 debut in 2025. Could this be the final curtain call for wipes before that? Who knows.

June cooked up an update that ushered the game into summer mode, but there was a bunch of stuff in there too. Tweaks, fixing sound issues maybe—uh, I mean, they got the quality-of-life stuff done.

And oh man, people are crossing their fingers for the 1.0.0 release sooner rather than later, preferably before I grow old. Might even get that mythical Steam version. I remember way back — 2020? — when the devs promised it. Seems like we’ve been waiting forever. A Steam version would probably shoot the game’s popularity up. Just my two cents, anyway.

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