Escape from Tarkov gamers have loads to be disgruntled about proper now, however it appears that evidently they’re discovering solace in a brand new Early Entry shooter launched yesterday, judging by its spectacular participant depend.
Grey Zone Warfare launched on PC by way of Steam yesterday, and it is already managed to choose up round 10,000 person critiques, in addition to hitting a 24-hour participant depend peak of round 67,000, in keeping with SteamDB.
For the reason that sport bears some similarities in gameplay loop and magnificence to Escape from Tarkov, it ought to come as no shock that a lot of Grey Zone Warfare‘s gamers are ex-Tarkov vets, and judging by the critiques, that definitely appears to be the case.
One Steam reviewer, as an illustration, factors out that “not less than [Gray Zone Warfare] does not price $250″, in a jab geared toward Escape from Tarkov‘s controversial Unheard Version.
One other reviewer pithily sums up their opinion as “Tarkov however much less scummy”, and a 3rd (albeit in a detrimental overview) extensively compares Grey Zone Warfare to Escape from Tarkov as effectively.
Regardless of what appears to be an exodus from Tarkov to Grey Zone Warfare, gamers aren’t fully proud of the latter.
Grey Zone Warfare gamers are complaining of issues like crashes, bugs, and a scarcity of content material, though many optimistic critiques recommend that the sport’s Early Entry label not less than partly justifies these points.
Final week, Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate Video games introduced the sport’s Unheard Version, which included entry to a PvE sport mode homeowners of different editions would not be entitled to play.
The neighborhood rapidly reacted with hostility to this announcement, significantly homeowners of the sport’s Fringe of Darkness Version, which purported to incorporate entry to all future DLC.
Regardless of making an attempt to argue that the PvE mode in query constitutes a “function” of the Unheard Version and never distinct DLC, Battlestate climbed down and pledged to supply the PvE mode to Fringe of Darkness Version homeowners as soon as Escape from Tarkov absolutely launched.
Since no launch date is in sight, nevertheless, this determination did not pacify followers, and Battlestate ultimately relented, promising to present EoD homeowners entry to the PvE mode as effectively, albeit in waves to permit the developer to arrange for the required server adjustments.
We’ll have to attend and see whether or not Grey Zone Warfare can maintain this momentum; indignant followers are one factor, however constructing a long-lasting neighborhood is kind of one other. Keep tuned for extra.