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TLDR: This is probably the most broken wipe for the past 2-3 years

Let's start from the launch day. I can describe it in few words, because i'm pretty sure everyone experienced the "launch day". Can't launch game, can't join maps, servers are down, servers are lagging, game crashing and etc.

But after one week of playing i want to summarize why i will not touch this game until the next big patch (with fixes).
P.S. This is just my opinion, maybe you like aspects listed below:

– Audio is just on another level of trash. Tarkov and COD are dependent from audio, to hear footsteps etc. Both suck ass after 3+ years of "fixing the audio". I can hear Reshala talking to me in Reserve but i can't hear person near me properly. You think: "Fine, i'll try to be more indoors" and now you're invited to attraction of people walking on your head. Who knows where are they… left? right? above? below? are they even indoors with you? is this game audio or you hear people running outside IRL? Those are the questions you will have to find answers by yourself. 1 week and i still can't hear some of the noises in game (bushes, when looting, opening doors etc.). Broken audio for crouch, literally RPing a godzilla when crouching, each step sound like i'm 5 year's old and very angry at something.

– AI. I must say, i haven't seen most of the bosses, but facing Reshala is +/- the same experience. I'm talking about usual scavs, they are the real deal now. 1 tap from 150-200 meters with PS or pistol ammo, through the walls, prefire… Sniper scavs are literally unkillable on low levels before you get any scope more than x1, but prepare your anus for sick 360 longshot straight to your head in a small window somewhere on the edge of the map. Scavs spawning near PMCs – great idea, love it, nothing make game more hardcore as to patching myself in the toilet and hearing shotgun aiming behind me, when the only thing behind me is a toilet (it should be at least)

– Stonks. Quest keys are spawning randomly and to find a proper one you just have to be lucky. When you're playing solo you just have to pray to every god possible to find the proper key (there are some that spawn 100% in dead body or in specific jacket, but overall that's just random). With things like bitcoin price ~100k (it was 600-700 in 1 wipe ago), tetris 70-80k and not been able to barter for bitcoin, you would think that prices would be optimized as well, because it is harder to earn money basically, but nothing has been done here

– Things like search time is still funny, you have so much people playing but still have to wait for 3-5 minutes to have a session with 8-12 people. Dark and Darker experience with his playerbase showed that you can find a match for 15 people in 30 seconds.
– Quests are still boring and not changed. Most of the quests are achievements (12 PMC grenade kills is a great example of stupid quest but somewhat normal achievement). Why can't you add proper quests with some story, and leave grind "quests" as achievements and have it that people can complete them from 1lvl, who knows when i will kill 12 PMCs with grenades, maybe it will take 1-2 months of chill play but i definitely don't want to focus on killing PMCs with only grenades. This goes to all quests like this.
– Game is punching solo players but loyal to duos and trios. Insurance for solo players is not profitable most of the time but very profitable when you play with your friend(s).
– Game still is a grind fest and new changes only added the grind. I see less hardcore, more lazy stupid grind without any enthusiasm, just to fill the blank spaces.
– Cheaters… I don't know, literally no one cares anymore. People are flying, invincible, head-eyes from nowhere. You just deal with it or you don't.

Summary:
This game should be focusing on game problems first (audio, servers, gun recoils etc.) and then add new maps and bosses. But this is all shit until new features are being released broken. Hire some QA who love their job, not one QA would approve the release only with this issue with audio.

To those who will continue play this game, i wish you good luck, i hope you can find fun in this game while it lasts.