Pretty sure Nikita will be weirded out hearing that for the first time people dont say recoil is shit.

With the new recoil, you know whats going to make a comeback? Aesthetic gun users!

Just feels like with this trajectory, we might hear our PMC say "Finally, i can Escape From Tarkov" in the next 2-3 wipes.

6:23 this man casually showing us that he got a red rebel in a box is crazyyy

Another bonus you forgot to mention is the ability to check the profile of players that killed you, it's made it so much easier to catch blatant cheaters since you can check their stats and see they have 100 hours on their profile with a 75 K/D and and 2 deaths out of 60 raids this wipe ( no shit I've already got 4 cheaters this way on woods)

Snow is actually amazing on woods. I get lost looking at the swaying trees and snow cover, truly beatiful. BSG should be proud.

BSG: releases new wipe with winter weather and scenery Tarbank vest: +0.01 to usability

This is my first wipe in about 2 years and (while I’m getting absolutely clapped most raids) I’m having a great time. I’m really loving the recoil change because now I feel like my shots are going where I’m aiming. The snow did cost me introduction cause I couldn’t see the note under it and in the extra time it took me to find it, two guys had ran up and killed me. Overall though, great wipe.

It’s so refreshing to see new life in Tarkov

We really glossing over the fact that this mans found a red rebel in zb green box?

The best part of this wipe, at least for me is the new revised shoreline. The new elevations and cliffs are a godsend, no longer will you break your legs leaving the radio tower moving towards the shore. No longer are you just begging that your jump is high enough to scale the rocks leading to resort. That new farm type area is amazing for dropping barter items, tools like nippers, awl's, everything you'll need can be found there. Resort is still one of the most fun and engaging PVP spots in the entire game and audio aside, they did an amazing job this wipe. I for one and extremely excited to see where we are headed. Amazing takes as always and gentlemen, good luck in your raids!

As a new player, I went into my first raid with just a pistol and the basics without even knowing they used to be terrible. Managed to kill 2 bots before getting lost and going MIA because of the timer. 10/10 would lose all my loot again.

I think we must wait 3-4 months to see if this is really the best wipe because Tarkov has always this cycle when wipes and big patch are released: - for the first days and weeks, we hear "This is the best wipe, great content, novelties...." - After some weeks "There are issues with this update, there are issues still here, there are cheaters...." - After 2 months "Still cheaters, where the hell is going BSG, this is a dead game..."

My experience of ground zero, which was only day 1 of the wipe, actuallt had way more pvp than any other map that I have play this wipe. The combo of high player count ,small map and close spawns means you gotta win a 1v1 in first 10 seconds of spawning to survive

Great video. I also love the estimate of his viewer demographics in the beginning:"Gentlemen! ... And like two Ladies."

I really hope winter is here to stay AND gets tweaked until the end of february atleast. I hope its not just a new years event

It's nice to see you enjoying tarkov again dude. Hopefully they keep up the good work and keep you feeling good about the game.

Recoil's why I used DMRs a lot, in the past. Now, I've been leaning on early SMGs and whatever I find-variety's fun.

Dude I’m so glad someone finally said it! The snow is frickin incredible and it’s changed the game so much for me during the new wipe. Love your content, please don’t stop posting cause I listen to your videos on my long drives

exited to see tarkov like this, might even go back to it. happy new year to you leviticus!

The vaulting is by far my favorite addition. It makes fights so much more dynamic.

the ammo change makes sense. Were fighting in a world for Supplies and things are scarce. Including ammo and Armor!

I bought the game two summers ago and haven't really played it. The recoil, armor, and ammo changes make the game fairer to less-kitted individuals, which is one of my main apprehensions. I think I'll try it out. New year, New Game.

Thanks man. Didn't think when I woke up this morning that I'd want to play more but I'm going to check it out. Good luck in your raids

Great Job BSG. Best wipe ever. Great video. Entertaining as always.

I am so happy with this wipe, I think community should be more vocal about how good it is to make sure BSG keeps moving in this direction. It is not obvious where to move though, recoil just feels right, I am afraid they will ruin it. Snow is awesome! Loved it

I totally agree and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I went from struggling to fight one on one fights to wiping 4 man squads in a single wipe. This recoil is so nice I’m actually able to shoot straight for once lol

Honestly the snow, while awesome, has made me 100% lost on woods.... Again

The recoil and armor changes have already made this my favorite wipe since I first played this game back in 2020.

So happy they finally added snow to EFT. They had it back in contract wars, it looks essentially the same as the current snow, so I hope they improve on it further but its a good start.

I haven’t played Tarkov in a few wipes but checked it out for the first time and I’m loving it! I feel what you’re saying about the new recoil system. IRL I know how to shoot guns and am a good shot and it’s been cool for me to be able to ADS with iron sights and actually hit what I’m shooting at.

I hope snow stays as a thing outside of the IRL month of December/January

The recoil allows us to explore other builds and still be viable instead of having to build meta to win fights. I like the change a lot.

This wipe is great came back after stopping in 0.12.3 and Oh boy I love this wipe. Thanks Nikita❤

Best wipe ever. I was addicted to Tarkov before but now I also love it. Playing it actually gives me satisfaction. 10/10

Agree on all fronts! This wipe is absolutely sick. I started two weeks late, which is usually an absolute death-sentence, but this wipe I'm actually having really fun raids! It's a-m-a-z-i-n-g being able to use trader 1 / refurbished scav guns and actually feel like you can aim and have a chance to kill things without relying mostly on luck. I've been using the heck out of the PP-19, Saiga 9, and an STM that I picked up off a player-- lots of rolling around with the civilian bolty and an SMG / PCC. Headshotting people with 9mm (either with the full auto PP / Kedr spray, or semi-auto tapping with the PCCs) has been so satisfying. I also feel like a lot of regular people are playing this wipe-- despite my late start I'm running into mostly lower-level people (almost all under lvl 20, and lots of 5-15) where in previous wipes I felt like being more than a few days late left you up against people rocking stronk kits immediately. There have been so many more good raids where I at least survive and get quests done vs previous wipes where I felt like I was just being mowed down by meta ammo constantly within a week. Also: special shout out for the snow. I LOVE THE SNOW! The new aesthetic / ambiance is amazing, and I love the way it slightly changes the gameplay as well. It's really cool being able to see further on Woods, for example, due to the thinner vegetation. I'm absolutely loving the snow and hope that the rest of the seasons make it into the game soon!

You got me to try Tarkov again. And then I instantly remembered why I don't play Tarkov, as I died in less than half the time it took me to load the game, load the menu, load the map, sit in matchmaking, and load the map again.

Through and through positive wipe🤯🤯🤯

As a veteran player myself, I've never been a pistol fan, found a glock suppressor early on and literally haven't stopped running with it. They feel so good. Stellar update from BSG.

streets at night with snow is just soooo beautiful

They should change the Ground Zero after lvl 20 lock, I think separating below and over lvl20 lobbies so you can still play it after lvl20 but don't ruin for the starters (i think this bc i like that map and it's fun)

Dude, its so good!

This video was a perfectly servicable review of the latest Tarkov patch.

First time I have played Tarkov in over a year. Definitely enjoying it.

I was just waiting for Levi to make this video, didnt dissapoint

I love the snow, it just gives a better aesthetic to the game and looks awesome, I also am going to be cosplaying Simo Hayha with a mosin now.

great breakdown

great value general sam

That icepick out of a box is my dream every wipe

I hadn’t touched this game in about a year and half and this wipe got me almost 200 hrs in already. Love the changes

I love that the good ammo I may need is found mostly in raid. It gives you a better way to access the ammo you need.

I think that the modular armor helps Ceramic armors the most. Previously having the entire armor be one health resource and be penned based on that was a huge crippling thing that made using ceramic armors basically impossible. But now that you can swap the plates this isn't as big of a deal combined with the fact that plates stop all the blunt damage if they stop the round means that repairing ceramic plates will be more viable as well. Ceramic can finally be that cheap throwaway alternative for more protection.

This wipe feels so good so far, the vaulting and new recoil system’s feel good. As a solo player going in and feeling like I could actually out shoot a twosome with skill instead of hope and prayers is very satisfying.

I absolutely LOVE the recoil fix, it literally made me come back to EFT and actually enjoy being in gunfights! Before this recoil fix, I always felt like my guns were fighting me, now they behave how they suppose to. They can still fix the ridiculous ADS sound that can be heard from 15 meters tho. No gun ever makes an audible noise like that, if you shake a drum or box magazine it will make some noise but that's it really.

Wow you finding the red rebel in that crate is wild. Im jealous

Lets just hope next wipe is even better

It’s crazy to think the game didn’t even have working audio just a year ago

This is a god damn love letter. Bravo

Such a spectacular wipe

i been trying to convince my firends to play for years and this wipe finally made them all start playing so thats awsome

"and two ladies" wow got me feelin represented there :P

Very glad that this step was taken by BSG. The original reason I actually started using SPT instead of just playing Tarkov was so I could try to learn the game's maps and mechanics without feeling pressured so Ground Zero's a significant step in the right direction. I don't personally agree with people saying the game's identity is built on it being unfun and being difficult to understand, though I understand their sentiments of not wanting to pander to the wider shooter audience of braindead 12 year olds.

Loving every miNUTE OF IT JERRY

those saiga shots REALLY made it seem like a real 9mm weapon instead of any other big caliber rifle its a small round fired from a big long barrel gun, it shouldnt have that much recoil guns feel so much more intuitive now, and as people mentioned they really seemed to have made them be supported on our shoulder instead of center mass

this wipe is really amazing

I literally stayed up to 7 AM playing this. AMAZING WIPE. Its crazy how much something as little as vaulting changed the feel as the game. and most of the changed they made are really good.

Dude the starter map is extremely PVP oriented. It's super choke pointy like old customs.

BSG did such a good job this wipe. I’ve been off the game for about a year and a half now after I got kappa. Now it’s got me hooked again.

Haha my first wipe is 'the best'. Kinda sad to hear but still having fun, especially with the new map. Love the videos.

We have known what good gunplay looks like for well over a decade. Why they decided to take control over recoil away from the player in the outset is beyond me. I'm glad they finally came to their senses.

Saiga Nine on Interchange is a beast when sneaking around!

Good video as alwaysss from ya. These are really amazing changes. But i amma have to wait for few more months, the thing bsg cant change really well is the community and the playerbases usage of these new features. I have seen so many video games updates/best changes get praised in the beginning for years. Then it turned out the playerbase is still being "bad" or too try hard for me to enjoy. Then months later, people gonna make rant video how the dev not fixing the core issues aka cheaters/audio etc. Anyway, keep on your awesome work as always Levi!

The biggest change is that plate armor doesn't allow ANY damage through, which makes things like the PRESS armor excellent. I almost expect people to put Lvl 4 plates into it, if there's another armor with the same shape of plates. Probably Killa armor.

Absolutely GIGACHAD wipe. Having so much fun so far.

Well you know what to do now Decent Voiceover Guy. Were gonna need ANOTHER updated gun tier list!

Yeah this wipe is fire and your right about ammo being found on the ground more often i found a few boxes of pp and bp from looking in the ammo spots!

bsg gracing us with the glory of snow

Honestly this might just get me back into the game again.

This feels like the first wipe where I can say I really enjoy Tarkov. It's my 3rd consecutive wipe, so it could also be playtime beginning to add up, but I feel that with the gunplay changes pvp actually feels intuitive.

Gentlemen and like two ladies haha. Awesome video!

100% agree with you totally in all! The game is great! Me and my friend were on woods when the snowfall happened and it was just amazing! We started on standard map and few minutes in, the snow started falling and gradually arose over the map, then the blizzard came in and we could barely hear anything it was awesome!!

As you posted this i was getting stomped by trios 4 times in a row

I genuinely didn't know they were adding snow so when I discovered it for the first time this wipe it was magical

'fired a few rounds at the guy' proceeds to dump thee entire magazine

He’s back with another banger opinion

nice vid bro, thanks!

I like the new recoil system and snow!!!

This is the best wipe since 2020 when the game blew up on twitch. I've been having a hard time so far but I love all the changes. My first raid with the snow I didn't even know it had been added yet so that came as a pleasant surprise.

I definitely agree. Recoil is better than ever, and the fact that good ammo isn’t readily available makes armor so much more valuable and actually useful, instead of as heavy decoration

You're dead on about the pistol thing. I cannot being to describe how I felt when I dropped a scav at 75 meters with a Grach on Ground Zero

Pistols r one of my favorite changes with the recoil it’s like our character a trained pmc actually knows how a pistol works

I completely agree with basically everything you’ve said in this video. I had been disappointed and decided I was pretty much done after the last two wipes but I have the wipe a shot, as always, and have been freakin’ THRILLED. If BSG can keep moving things in this direction we are in a good place! Don’t fuck it up!!

cant wait to enjoy it on SPT in couple months.

Another good thing about the snow is that bsg made bushes less dence, so now you cant hide in them as effectively

Pistols are actually quite good now, majority of my good raids started with me having nothing but a pistol and an extra mag.

i been slackin on playin this wipe since i got extract camped for the first time with a thor on and a decked out Sr-25 on D2 but this video made me want to hop back on i just hate how everyone gets the same starter quest my first wipe i went with the mp5 and was amazed how good the recoil was.

I like the armor changes, it makes actual squad movement tactics more viable. If you can get to someones side theyre much less likely to tank your mag and whip around with a head,eyes shot

Its good to see

This wipe finally gave me a feel of direction for the game, a trajectory without all the complaints and bs. Finally feels like tarkov is going somewhere again.