Takov's latest escape sparks emotional reactions from fans and developers
Blog Andrew Joseph 11 Jul , 2025 0

Although server wipes have long been the staple food of MMO shooting games Escape from Takov Since its release in 2017, some players have been particularly dissatisfied with the waves of this week.
The latest erase is the latest erase nicknamed “Hardcore Wipe”, which makes major changes to the game, weakening challenges and removing quests and maps. This wipe is especially cruel, as Takov now also has slower progress and more difficult difficulties, which makes it harder for players to return to their former dehydration and inventory.
While the developer battle games have been “closely monitoring player feedback” and are committed to adjusting balance changes if necessary after the July 9 wipe, fans are complaining on social media and evoking a strong reaction from the head of Nikita Buyanov.
When a player pops up in Buyanov's mention explain“You destroyed the game, brother”, the studio's head's response Once was: “Oh, close f**k.” Although he later added his “joking” tweet to another tweet – “Don't close f**k. Every opinion matters”, fans seem to have a disagreement about his reaction and the impact of erasure on the game.
“Unless they quickly tweak something, in 1-3 days, I think most Playerbases will exit this erase.” one. “They went too far and removed Takov…most of the reasons for Takov.” Buyanov disagreed, writing, “I totally disagree with you. It seems you have never played Tarkov.”
exist reddithundreds of players have voted on the thread during an OP's conversation with the screenshot uninstalling the game.
“Eventually, the real 1.0 update escaped from Takov IRL,” explain One, the other additional: “The PC was turned on. Seeing that they were actually only implementing transits, no missions, everything was expensive. I actually turned off the PC and built outdoor furniture for my wife on a 92° hot wife. It was more fun than playing with wiping RN.”
“Loading to customs, wait 30 seconds, transitioning to swap, have to wait and load swap, see Zero Robbery, and then die from silent Kira because of 100% spawning rate. No task. otherswhile X/Twitter comments explain: “Your game loses identity because you try to please everyone. Listen to streaming ruin this game for you.”
To fight for the credibility, Buyanov has It clearly conveyed The task will not be possible “for a period of time” – even though they are Back As of July 10, as of yesterday – assured players that they “Keep working“The problem of breakage.
Other players are also a little cold to wipe. “Some people do nothing but keep complaining.” Being placed One, and the other answer: “Ignore the haters.”
Escape from Tarkov a hardcore MMO mixture of first-person and third-person shooters and role-playing gameplay. Players need to find a way out, starting from the isolated Russian city of Tarkov, surviving deadly hazards and discovering all the mysteries of the city. However, in the game, you will lose everything, including any loot, weapon or equipment you bring.
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