As in new batch of npcs which make you freeze, and spawn in your surroundings hindering your escape. I know there's npc spawning on start of match, but if you enter the match fully geared and know the exact spawn locations, you can wreck newer players. How often do you do that rush in, loot and out? It shouldn't be very viable imo or others would do the same.
Obviously players are more dangerous than npcs, but if one carries heavy weaponry/armor they'll have a hard time fighting back.
I still have no idea what the point you're trying to make is. Yes, you can wreck newer players if they don't know what they're doing... so? NPCs don't stop this at all. Why shouldn't killing other players be viable...?
I really don't mind the static spawns, at least you know what your options are when you spawn and it isn't random
Yeah every spawn is very "winnable" and almost all of them have alternative routes you can take to avoid a fight in the beginning. Flashing red lights in factory is the exception if somebody peeks out from ramp: that's a fight you'll have to take and win. It was a very frustrating spawn when starting out though, since you can literally die two seconds after spawning if you don't know where that ramp spawn is.
Also I keep forgetting to re-equip armor at start to avoid armor bug. That bug is still present in the game right?
Yes, though I don't always bother doing that because it happens so rarely. Just take the armor off in your stash and put it back on again every time after you repair it, that should fix it a lot of the time by itself.
I also want to add that I like that AI is somewhat of a threat, at least for my lowly geared self.
Additional question: the noise that you make when you go through bushes, do other people hear it as well?
Yeah the AI is really unpredictable, sometimes they can't hit the broad side of a barn, sometimes you get a John Wick scav that fucks you up instantly. Armor helps against that of course but they love shooting your legs. Sometimes they don't respect soft cover at all, so hearing their muttering through a bush can be scary.
Yes, other people hear it. So if you suspect someone's close, better sneak through. You also make that sound if you turn too fast in a bush. I love it -- static camping like a pussy is really hard in Tarkov because every action you take can be heard, especially if someone's wearing ComTacs, so you just literally have to look at one direction and not do anything at all if you want to be a successful static camper.
Also, big content patch coming in 1-2 weeks with a new map and guns etc. And the new map looks dope as fuck.
SKS is great and sometimes I go to Customs with nothing but a scav vest and a SKS + PSO, like this run I got two fort armors:
