Escape from Tarkov’s Player Base is Being Split Again

In a post on social media, Nikita Buyanov, the head of the studio at Battlestate Games, confirmed that the player base is about to be split into a third category. Right now, you’ve got a clear separation between PvP and PvE players, but a third angle is about to come in, and it’ll see seasonal PMCs queue differently from ‘permanent’ PMCs.

Fans were quick to question the move, taking a mixed perspective on the revelation. For some, it makes complete sense that it would work this way to prevent ‘overpowered’ permanent players mixing with freshly-wiped PMCs, but for others, it’s spreading the players too thin and encouraging longer queue times.

PvP, PvE, and More PvP

Under a recent post from Nikita Buyanov, a question was asked by an Escape from Tarkov fan:

Nikita, will the seasonal PMCs be in the same queues as permanent server PMCs?

This is in reference to the imminent arrival of PMC characters that never face a wipe. Players are set to have seasonal characters that follow the traditional wipe pattern Escape from Tarkov has faced for many years. But during each season, special events, unlocks, and achievements will surface that you can only get on a seasonal character.

In a way, it aligns things with the PvE platform, which isn’t subjected to regular server-wide wipes. Those who were locked into their PvE characters only had to wipe during the 1.0 transition if they wanted to experience everything the supersized update had to offer.

Otherwise, PvE players just don’t wipe.

To the question above, Nikita simply answered, ‘No.’