For those who may be unaware, the developer of Escape from Tarkov, BattleState Games, hosted an event on Twitch that allowed viewers to receive free drops for watching streams of people who were playing the game and participating in the event. Before the event, the game was doing well on Twitch, but afterward, Escape from Tarkov exploded in popularity both on Twitch and in the actual player base of the game.
However, that incredible boost in the player base might have been a bit too swift for the Escape from Tarkov development team. Over the past few days, the game has experienced some pretty crippling server issues. While the developers were able to remedy the situation eventually, many players expressed their frustrations openly. Now, BattleState Games is giving players 1 million in-game roubles as an apology to those who were affected.
The server issues in question affected many players over the span of this past weekend. Players were reporting crashing and “403” error messages en masse, as many of them were experiencing the server issues while trying to log in. On February 10, BattleState Games sent out a tweet acknowledging the server issues and apologizing for the inconvenience.
Naturally, players were frustrated by this experience. Some players were even affected during the middle of a raid, causing them to lose invaluable gear with no way to get it back. This server issue also comes on the heels of an in-game economy crisis due to the influx of new players playing the game. Many players called for server resets for Tarkov, however, most probably did not foresee this issue.
As an apology, BattleState Games is giving any player who owns Escape from Tarkov 1 million roubles, the game’s primary currency. This applies to any player who owns the game, regardless of if they were affected by the server issues or even played the game during that time period. To collect the currency, players simply need to check their in-game messages on the bottom right of the screen. Upon login the message will stick around for 48 hours for players to claim. This opportunity will last for three days starting on February 10, so players who have not claimed the reward should do so soon.
Unfortunately, this is not the only controversy BattleState Games has seen in recent months. The developers recently came under fire and responded to accusations of sexism. As Escape from Tarkov grows in popularity, these sorts of issues will likely pop up more and more frequently.
Escape from Tarkov is available now on PC.
Source: GameSpot