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Morgan Park

Escape From Tarkov blindsides players with immediately controversial 'Hardcore Wipe' that removes quests and disables most maps

Escape from tarkov hardcore wipe.

Escape From Tarkov got a new wipe today, and it's not going down too well.

The community is in open revolt in reaction to today's Hardcore Wipe, a sweeping patch that upends the extraction shooter's economy, format, and progression in a bid to slow things down. At least, that's how players are reading the decision to disable all maps but two, limit ammo crafting, and make core features like insurance wildly expensive.

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