From Battlestate Games
Starting December 28, 2018 through January 6, 2019 the large scale New Year Event will take place in Escape from Tarkov again.
As part of the event, groups that have registered on the official website will receive a free access to the game. Some players will receive a 14-day access to the game, and they'll be randomly chosen among the subscribers, with priority given to the players who registered earlier.
Secondly, the game may be purchased with 25% discount, for 10 days, the discount applies to all types of transactions (purchase, package upgrades and gifts).
Finally, the studio has prepared special gifts for all players. Thus, each user who bought the game within 10 days after the start of the event, is guaranteed to receive additional in-game equipment with the opportunity to get it again after each wipe, including those that would be made by himself within six months.
Players who purchased any package of the game after December 28, 2017 (the start day of the event that took place last year) and before the start of the current event will receive:
- Additional in-game equipment
- and 1 key for 14-days access to the game and the ability to share it with friend. This key will be available for activation only during the event.
Players, who joined the testing before December 28, 2017 will also receive:
- Additional in-game equipment
- and 2 keys for 14-days access to the game with the ability to share it with friends. Such keys will be available for activation only during the event.
Players, who purchased any package of the game before the beginning of Beta-Testing (July 27, 2017) Will also receive:
- Promo Code for the Standard edition of the game,
- Additional in-game equipment
- and 2 keys for 14-days access to the game and the ability to share it with friends. Such keys will be available for activation only during the event.
Also, the studio reports that in the upcoming update, which is planned to be released before the end of this year, it will include a new map “TerraGroup Labs” with new mechanics of raid extractions, the map “Interchange” will receive a new Scavboss - Killa, a large amount of new items - weapons, equipment, which will be covered in more detail in the nearest future.
Next year, the game is getting new game mechanics, such as offraid healing, the system of customization of character's clothing, VOIP, further development of weapons and character, new skills, the system of creation and publication of weapon presets, etc. We plan to continue further optimization of graphics and netcode component, fix bugs and issues. In the near future the studio plans to add a Hideout, new locations, weapons and items, to carry out technical modification of the game, aimed at improving the interaction with equipment and weapons, to upgrade to a new version of the game engine and update the graphics.
To learn about the plans on testing the project and to buy the game on the official website of the project visit https://www.escapefromtarkov.com/preorder-page.
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