This has to be the funniest PR disaster in video game history. “Guy did not forsee players getting mad for locking a gamemode behind a $250 edition, doubles down on it and tells people to chill out”

  • Zess@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The game recently had a big spike in players after selling an overpriced DLC. Seems like his PR stunt paid off.

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        6 months ago

        There is definitely a buzz, the SPT (single player Tarkov mod) servers have been constantly overloaded for days now

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            6 months ago

            I believe it. Multiple friends of mine updated to play and see the streets changes when this press cycle hit, a few even shared footage of suspicious noiseless head/eyes deaths while they were in enclosed spaces. If it has been long enough, just the words escape from tarkov will send some fans back, negative experiences suspended.