Coming to tarkov from games like arma and dayz and the damage required to kill seams to be much higher than I’d expect from a game that’s otherwise probably the most realistic shooter I’ve played.
On one occasion I shot a scav with a mosin twice in the chest and he just shrugged it off and killed me. I found this surprising as in other games I’ve played (and real life for that matter) a single 7.62x54R round wound defiantly put you on your arse regardless of amour let alone two of them.
Another even more complexing example is when I came face to face with a pmc and he tanked 4 point blank range shotgun blasts. I don’t know what universe a human can tank that much firepower but I guess tarkov is built different lol.
Im not complaining too much after all it works both ways as I also seem to be able to take why more damage than I should but it’s still very odd in a game that in all other areas is as realistic as a game can really get.
In any case loving the game it’s a true gun enthusiast’s wet dream.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/yzosva/damage_is_a_big_weird_in_this_game/
