Player feedback (28)

• Reconsider restrictions that encourage passive play and predictable camping around valuable loot.
• Use earlier, more active raids as a reference for improving player interaction.
• Fine-tune balance throughout the season; he sees PvE’s appeal as partly a response to PvP frustration.

Long-term perspective described in the post; exact hours and daily activity unverified.

• Add ongoing seasonal incentives beyond the limited-time task line.
• Introduce rare, high-value loot across item categories and maps, usable for cash or gear barters.
• Give Lightkeeper a trader tab, rotating gear barters and daily tasks.
• Improve server stability; he reports rubber-banding and a perceived high-ping advantage, alongside difficult solo play.

Self-reports around 10 years playing and 6+ years streaming; exact hours and daily activity unverified.

• Reduce aim punch by 80–90% (his proposed amount, not a shared recommendation).
• Address reported EU server desync since the Season 1 update.
• Remove the throat hitbox and slightly increase thorax time-to-kill.

Exact hours, tenure and daily activity not established by the supplied post.

• Keep the established PvP character at the center of the game. Treat wipes as seasons while retaining career statistics and earned achievements.
• Merge achievements between main PvP and Seasonal so the active profile reflects all the time invested. Keep expired event achievements separate from an attainable core list, using Steam’s approach as a reference.
• Avoid splitting the remaining PvP population again after PvE. As players spread more evenly between main PvP and Seasonal later in the season, both modes risk feeling empty.
• Remove the neck hitbox, reduce aim punch and add a 5–10 second adrenaline window after taking fire so players can reach cover. Make the existing Elite adrenaline effect available by default, since stamina loss and fractured legs can leave moving players helpless without painkillers.
• Make point fire viable again. When caught off guard while sprinting, the sprint-to-ADS delay leaves it as the only immediate way to return fire.
• Lower the maximum allowed ping from the 240 ms limit he reports, and address this season’s desync so EU players can get consistent fights on nearby servers.
• Reduce flashlight flare by 80% so players facing a light can still see their opponent. Flashlights should help you see into dark corners, not make you disappear from your opponent’s view.
• Add meaningful dog-tag barters to make seeking PvP worthwhile.
• Use valuable loot to draw players into fights, like the Tarcoin event around Chek 15: players rushed it every raid, and winning PvP brought a big payout.
• Give every map enough loot to be worth playing. Ground Zero and Woods should be viable choices for making rubles, instead of only a couple of maps feeling profitable. Bring Shoreline Resort back to its prime, with valuable rooms and fights worth going there for, beyond quests and transit.
• Give valuables useful gear barters, like the old trade of two Golden Eggs for a Bastion plate, so finding loot means progress toward gear you want to use.
• Add back container spawns in marked rooms, including a very rare THICC case, so every key use has a chance of becoming a memorable raid.
• Rotate boosted loot so logging in means choosing a new place to fight. RB-PKPTS on Reserve could draw players into the bunker one day, then a quieter spot on another map gets the bonus the next day.
• Accelerate skill leveling substantially: target Elite skills in roughly 200 raids within a 120-day season.
• Test 25–50% more raid XP for solo players to offset squad advantages: teammates can recover gear without insurance and combine scav kills for shared task progress, while a solo does every objective alone.
• Make every seasonal achievement obtainable in one character run, even if it takes the entire season. Avoid mandatory prestige resets and extreme money grinds.
• Protect early-wipe fights by limiting top-tier ammunition, including Icebreaker supply, while keeping armor accessible. Class 4 armor against low-penetration ammo should extend fights. Make variable scopes extremely rare early wipe: finding one should mean choosing between using its advantage and selling it for 500,000 rubles to fund hideout upgrades. Keep their performance unchanged and the full Flea Market open at level 15. Apply Icebreaker nerfs only to Seasonal characters.
• Make early-wipe Twitch drops mostly hideout items, with no meta high-penetration ammunition or class 5 or 6 armor plates.
• Expand on M80A1 and Blackout AP crafting with other high-penetration ammunition crafts, unlocked through challenging quests that make the reward feel earned. These quests should unlock above level 50, giving players something to grind for after max traders and Kappa while keeping high-penetration ammo scarce and extending early wipe.
• Make Ref’s unique gear rewards worth the grind again. Having his progression tied to another game is frustrating, so his rewards should at least justify the effort.
• Make attachments at Peacekeeper level 4 considerably better than those at level 2, so higher trader levels unlock worthwhile upgrades.
• Raise carry-weight thresholds using Softcore as a reference so players can take the gear they win and keep moving.
• Unlock the full Flea Market at level 15. Let players choose whether to spend their rubles on expensive gear and hideout items or find them in raids.

Self-reports thousands of hours, 110 achievements and a #9 world achievement ranking on his main PvP character at submission. Ranking, playtime and progression claims have not been independently verified.

• Reward movement and PvP without requiring constant sprinting; give moving players a chance against stationary opponents.
• Remove neck and armpit hitboxes so armor is more effective and time-to-kill is longer.
• Improve servers to reduce desync, hit-registration problems and connection issues.
• Keep prestige difficult enough to feel earned rather than making it too easy to obtain.
• Quest variety and less dependent on collecting and delivering items.
• Make PvP appealing enough to draw players from PvE. He dislikes the three-way split but does not expect Seasonal to be reversed.
• Consider community feedback while maintaining a clear design direction; avoid rapidly weakening new challenges to accommodate casual players.

Says he has not played in a while and plans to return soon. Exact playtime and recent activity are not established. Feedback was supplied by the curator on 9 September 2026.

• Questions the value of Ref level 4 rewards without Altyn helmets or plates.
• Raises the combined impact of those rewards and the Theta and Ref reputation nerfs he describes.
• The post does not specify replacement prices, reputation values or a complete rebalance.

Feedback posted in August 2026. Exact playtime and daily activity are not verified; these posts are not confirmation of the current patch state.

• Rotate boosted loot locations every few hours or daily.
• Show active locations with an icon on the map selection screen.
• Use changing points of interest to encourage new routes across more maps.
• His follow-up says this could extend beyond key rooms.

Feedback posted in August 2026. Exact playtime and daily activity are not verified; these posts are not confirmation of the current patch state.

• Speed up grenade throwing; his related reply explicitly excludes impact grenades.
• Make smoke grenades cheaper and increase their smoke coverage.
• Add more extraction options and incentives to move.
• Keep camping and ambushes available rather than banning the playstyle.

Feedback posted in August 2026. Exact playtime and daily activity are not verified; these posts are not confirmation of the current patch state.

• Improve loot on under-rewarding maps and add late-game goals that keep players engaged in PvP.
• Reduce the slow, punishing feel that encourages players to sit still.
• Lower the ping limit; he estimates it is around 210 ms but is unsure of the exact figure.
• Increase the default seasonal skill-leveling boost to 100%, reaching 170% faster with perks and hideout bonuses.
• Move Elite skills from level 51 to level 31 while preserving their total percentage bonuses, making each level more meaningful.
• Stock more ammunition on traders and increase purchase limits so a few raids do not consume ammo saved across many resets.
• Make all achievements obtainable within one season without requiring character resets.

Feedback supplied by the curator. Playtime and daily activity are not verified; gameplay observations and estimates are self-reported.

• Rebalance recoil: he argues that uncontrolled fire can climb from the thorax into the head before an opponent reacts.
• Make walking point-fire sway more predictable and reduce the recoil disadvantage of moving.
• Buff armor and fix or remove the throat/neck hitbox.
• Reduce stacking movement-speed and turning-speed penalties from gear.
• Shorten sprint-to-fire time and remove the delay before aiming down sights after sprinting.

Self-reports daily play over several years. Exact hours are unverified. Posted in August 2026.

• Make trader ammunition upgrades feel rewarding as reputation and character progression increase.
• Restore meaningful attachment choices: cheap parts should not routinely match or outperform expensive upgrades without a tradeoff.
• Address encounters where stationary players and negative perk effects leave moving players little chance to respond.
• Consider how team-oriented changes compound the disadvantages of solo play.
• Keep tiered missions, faster queues and inventory improvements, which he sees as positive changes.
• Preserve mechanical depth and meaningful difficulty rather than simplifying away the skills players can master.

Self-reports roughly 4,600 hours over several years, earning Kappa, completing prestiges and escaping. Feedback supplied by the curator; playtime and gameplay claims are not independently verified.

• Reduce aim punch and remove ADS delay.
• Increase general loot and key-room rewards.
• Reduce footstep hearing range and increase carrying capacity.
• Remove diminishing returns from skill leveling so developed skills can be enjoyed before the wipe ends.
• Review dependent skill progression; he reports problems leveling Health after related skills are maxed.
• Keep the quest rework’s more attainable Kappa progression.

Posted on 9 September 2026. Exact playtime is unverified; skill-system behavior and implementation effort are the author’s claims.

• Fix raids where the PMC sounds out of stamina and has excessive head bob throughout.
• He describes this as a recurring issue over several years; the post does not identify a trigger or technical cause.

Posted on 19 August 2026. Exact playtime is unverified; this report does not establish whether later patches fixed the issue.

• Prefers the shared experience of a single game mode.
• Does not propose removing a specific mode or explain a migration plan.

Twitch, YouTube and Kick partner according to his profile. Posted on 5 September 2026; exact playtime is unverified.

• Increase stamina, movement speed and jump height.
• Increase time to kill and reconsider the neck hitbox.
• Reduce aim punch so moving players have a chance to respond.

Twitch and YouTube creator linked from his X profile. Exact hours are unverified. Posted in reply to Nikita’s camping discussion on 17 August 2026.

• Reduce desync and teleporting as much as possible.
• Make aim punch predictable, or reduce it by at least 80%, so it does not reward waiting for a moving player.
• If neck and throat hitboxes remain, let heavier armor protect them and improve soft armor so protection justifies the movement penalties.
• Restore valuable loot across maps, including memorable rare finds that give players a reason to move.
• Improve the seasonal endgame, armor supply and gear recovery; he sees armor shortages and no insurance as reasons to avoid fights.
• Increase Black Division spawn rates at set locations as one way to make armor farming and moving through raids worthwhile.
• Make gunfire more predictable. He proposes very low recoil, using patch 0.14 as a reference, and wants more viable weapons.
• Make attachment upgrades meaningful so a fully modified weapon offers a worthwhile benefit over a stock version.
• Restore full Flea Market access at level 15. He also suggests a possible two-week opening lock, followed by broad access so returning players are not left behind.
• Allow one optional prestige per season so players have another goal without being forced to reset.
• In his earlier X post, he also called for stronger movement, reconsideration of Elite Strength nerfs, better key-room loot and hitbox changes.

Creator profile and earlier X reply reviewed on 9 September 2026. This expanded feedback was supplied by Mozula on 10 September 2026. Exact playtime is unverified.

• Buff movement.
• Change hitboxes; the post does not identify particular hitboxes or numerical adjustments.

Creator profile and original reply reviewed on 9 September 2026. Exact playtime is unverified. Feedback posted on 17 August 2026.

• Preserve the challenge and sense of accomplishment that made progression rewarding.
• Improve loot so players have reasons to move and seek fights.
• Level skills faster early in the wipe so carrying earned loot does not make movement excessively slow.
• Bring back the old jump height.
• Add or rework quests with worthwhile rewards and goals for players who already have Kappa or most achievements.

Feedback supplied by the curator on 9 September 2026. Exact playtime is unverified.

• Improve desync, while recognizing that the underlying work may take time.
• Reduce aim punch so a player caught off guard can turn and fight back.
• Restore the previous Elite Strength benefits and test 25–40% higher thresholds for becoming overweight and heavily overweight.
• Remove throat and armpit hitboxes and the delay before aiming down sights after sprinting.
• Improve loot on more maps, including Reserve and Ground Zero, and give players reasons to contest hotspots early in a raid.
• Link achievement progress properly and explain the requirements clearly.
• Make PvP appealing enough to bring players back from PvE.
• Remove the option to switch off the lights on PvP Labs.

Achievement hunter. Feedback supplied by the curator on 9 September 2026; exact playtime is unverified.

• Keep Tarkov demanding while removing restrictions that add frustration without meaningful progression.
• Apply consistent flea-market rules based on equipment strength and availability.
• Review trader purchase limits and require a clear gameplay reason for restricting particular items.
• Improve movement responsiveness while retaining weight and inertia.
• Prioritize weapon sway, exhausted breathing at full stamina and severe reticle displacement after arm damage.
• Make achievements reward character investment without requiring resets.
• Increase valuable loot in raids.

Playing since 2019 with 7,000+ hours, self-reported. Written feedback supplied by the curator on 9 September 2026.

• Keep Scav runs as a recovery option, but reduce how easily short runs can generate very large profits.
• Buff movement so peeking and pushing are more viable against stationary players.
• Remove the option to switch off the lights on PvP Labs.
• Give Labs players stronger reasons to move and contest its valuable loot.
• Consider a minimum kit value or higher Labs entry cost, including the idea of a one-million-ruble access card.
• Consider a penalty for prolonged inactivity. These entry and inactivity ideas are his individual proposals.

Reports reaching Kappa and full Lightkeeper access every wipe, then regularly playing Labs. Exact hours are unverified. Discord feedback supplied by the curator on 9 September 2026.

• Give attachments meaningful stat differences and make difficult unlocks worthwhile compared with cheaper, earlier alternatives.
• Make more weapons viable by reviewing their actual recoil and handling, including differences that displayed stats do not explain.
• Restore valuable loot across maps and give locations distinct reasons to visit, such as Interchange tech stores and Labs keycard rooms.
• Make rare keys, keycards and container finds exciting again, with locked-room rewards that justify using the key.
• Review inventory limits that prevent players from extracting additional copies of items they found in the raid.
• Review flea restrictions on storage cases and other valuable items.
• Make taking a defeated player’s gear worthwhile compared with collecting ordinary barter items.
• Reduce the weight and movement penalties that make carrying a successful raid’s loot feel like a punishment.
• Address armor gaps and handling penalties that leave active players with little chance to survive an ambush.
• Share achievements between main and seasonal PvP characters, keeping PvE separate, and reconsider the split PvP population.
• Improve desync. They also propose regional matchmaking with an exception for cross-region groups as a temporary measure.
• Keep difficult quests and major milestones rewarding for dedicated players.

Written by Average (IGN: PatrickJane_) in collaboration with dbal_demon (IGN: dbal_demon). Describes regular PvP play; exact hours are unverified.

• Keep the freedom to use varied builds and complete kills outside narrowly defined areas, while making Kappa and max traders feel earned.
• Improve movement and peeking, using Arena’s responsiveness as a reference.
• Reduce aim punch, aim blur and aim shake so players can identify an attacker and return fire.
• Reduce how strongly hearing footsteps rewards stopping and waiting for the approaching player.
• Reduce blinding flashlight flare, especially in daytime.
• Improve loot across all maps and create valuable, risky hotspots that encourage players to move and fight.
• Allow players to turn the lights back on in Labs.
• Show achievements earned on the main PvP character on the seasonal character without requiring them again.
• Expand individual cosmetic choices for shoes, gloves, beards, tattoos and other appearance details; consider cosmetic rewards in a paid battle pass.
• Run events monthly and keep wipes or seasons shorter than six months.

Feedback supplied by the curator on 9 September 2026. Exact playtime is unverified.

• Rebalance quest rewards against PvP rewards: reduce the relative value of quests and increase the value of recovered player gear.
• Make winning fights more profitable than collecting ordinary barter items, with rewards that recognize skilled play.
• Reduce the availability of high-penetration ammunition so good armor matters and fights offer more chance to respond.
• Keep early-season rewards and enemy gear from skipping the early-wipe phase; he points to Twitch drops and Black Division loot.
• Remove throat and armpit hitboxes so armor offers more reliable protection.
• Restore meaningful Strength, Endurance and skilled movement options, including jumps lost to previous nerfs.
• Make recoil control and attachment knowledge matter again; he feels many stock weapons are already too forgiving.
• Address desync and hit registration; he offers no specific technical fix.
• Restore extremely valuable rare finds, including items worth 50 million rubles or more, to make marked rooms worth contesting.
• Bring back loot inside spawned rigs and containers, such as a keycard holder containing a red keycard.

Identified by Mozula as #1 in the world for achievements at submission. Ranking has not been independently verified; exact playtime is unverified.

• Review neck and other hitboxes so investing in strong armor gives more reliable protection; he also raises removing the plate system as an alternative.
• Restore less disruptive aim punch and investigate whether bugs cause excessive screen shake and aim displacement.
• Improve desync and responsiveness. His proposed tick-rate increase is a suggestion, not an established diagnosis.
• Keep inertia and weight meaningful, but make combat feel usable before reaching max skills.
• Give fighting human players worthwhile rewards, including gear, ammunition, money and cases, and run events built around PvP.
• Review how Icebreaker and Black Division farming supply top-tier equipment without comparable PvP risk.
• Make dog tags more profitable as an additional PvP reward.
• Reduce player Scav pressure in Seasonal. His alternatives are a few Scav raids per day, fewer player Scavs per map, or removing player Scavs from Seasonal.

Self-reports nearly 3,000 hours, playing since 2018, PvP-only play and rare Scav runs. Exact playtime has not been independently verified.

• Remove the neck hitbox or add a separate neck protector that can be worn with any armor, using the neck coverage on the new Black Division rig as a reference.
• Give every map except Factory a valuable loot hotspot, with particular attention to Shoreline and Interchange.
• Make loot worth selling, including rare items and marked-room rewards, available across maps rather than concentrating profitable raids on Streets, Labyrinth and Labs.
• Automatically credit achievements available in both PvP modes on both characters when earned in either mode.
• Keep event achievements separate from the overall completion list so players can reach 100%.
• Match trader ammunition availability to the armor tiers traders sell, across calibers.
• Unlock direct Labyrinth entry from the menu after its storyline is complete.
• Allow direct Terminal entry at a fixed night time after transiting there once in the current playthrough.
• Remove the Icebreaker transit from Shoreline so it is a destination rather than a route through to another map.
• Make early-wipe Scav runs less easy and consider two opposing Scav factions, rewarding kills of the other faction while retaining penalties for killing your own.
• Remove pack selling from the Flea Market.
• Reduce impact-grenade damage.

Introduced by Mozula as Nedim97er, the Prince of Shoreline. Feedback supplied on 10 September 2026. Exact playtime is unverified.

• Make seasonal goals achievable without repeatedly resetting the character.
• Reconsider extreme money-grind achievements; he cites a 900-million-ruble target.
• Give players meaningful goals they can pursue throughout the season while keeping their progress.

Feedback supplied by Mozula on 10 September 2026. Mozula identified his Tarkov name as ShadowOfTagilla; the linked PMC Index profile provides a dated playtime snapshot.

• Make Escape close the active pop-up instead of closing the whole weapon-building screen.
• Include available flashlights and lasers when buying all items for a weapon build.
• Allow bulk quest-item hand-ins with a selection window and an optional automatic selection.
• Fix flickering items and crashes when using automatic stash selling.
• Add direct Labyrinth access from the menu to make the map easier to play.
• Cap squads at three players to make Seasonal less punishing for solos.
• Consider making PvE a tutorial or demo ending around level 30 with a limited set of quests.
• Allow death in the tutorial and restart it automatically after a death.
• Require completion of each tutorial task before opening the next area, including weapon jams and healing after landmines.
• Make Scavs physically loot and roam, and make rogues, raiders and bosses patrol when there is no threat.
• Make AI spread out and use cover when threatened, with more movement options such as jumping and vaulting.
• If PvE remains a full mode, let AI PMCs open locked rooms, roam alone or in groups, and fight other groups around more active hotspots.

Feedback supplied by Mozula on 10 September 2026. Exact playtime is unverified.