<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Tarkov	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
tactical	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Norvinsk	B-Application
region	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
war	O
is	O
taking	O
place	O
between	O
two	O
private	O
military	O
companies	O
(	O
United	O
Security	O
"	O
USEC	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
Battle	O
Encounter	O
Assault	O
Regiment	O
"	O
BEAR	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Tarkov	I-Application
refer	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
realistic	O
and	O
hardcore	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
survival	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
borrows	O
elements	O
from	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
current	O
state	O
,	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Tarkov	I-Application
incorporates	O
three	O
different	O
modes	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
:	O
online	O
PMC	O
raids	O
,	O
Scav	O
(	O
short	O
for	O
"	O
scavenger	O
"	O
)	O
raids	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
temporary	O
offline	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	O
from	O
Tarkovs	B-Application
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
military	O
simulation	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ARMA	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
models	O
realistic	O
ballistics	B-Application
,	O
including	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
ricochets	B-Application
and	O
bullet	O
penetration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Tarkov	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Tarkov	B-Application
,	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
the	O
Norvinsk	B-Application
Special	O
Economic	O
Zone	O
in	O
Northwestern	O
Russia	O
between	O
the	O
years	O
2015	O
and	O
2026	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Political	O
scandals	O
and	O
collapse	O
of	O
corporations	O
have	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
social	O
breakdown	O
of	O
Tarkov	B-Application
and	O
warring	O
factions	O
have	O
turned	O
the	O
city	O
into	O
a	O
shell	O
of	O
itself	O
with	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
being	O
under	O
control	O
of	O
aggressive	O
locals	O
called	O
"	O
scavs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playable	O
area	O
within	O
Tarkov	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
accessible	O
to	O
players	O
through	O
nine	O
unique	O
areas	O
,	O
(	O
Customs	O
,	O
Factory	O
,	O
Interchange	O
,	O
The	O
Lab	O
,	O
Lighthouse	O
,	O
Reserve	O
,	O
Shoreline	O
,	O
Streets	O
of	O
Tarkov	B-Application
,	O
Woods	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
three	O
more	O
under	O
development	O
(	O
Suburbs	O
,	O
Terminal	O
,	O
and	O
Town	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
arena	O
confirmed	O
on	O
an	O
official	O
EFT-run	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
 [ 1 ] 	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
opposing	O
,	O
playable	O
NPC	O
faction	O
is	O
the	O
Scavs	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
aggressive	O
locals	O
of	O
Tarkov	B-Application
that	O
are	O
hostile	O
to	O
both	O
BEAR	O
and	O
USEC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normal	O
Scavs	O
have	O
low	O
tier	O
gear	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
the	O
primary	O
AI	B-Application
opponent	O
and	O
playable	O
on	O
a	O
cooldown	O
timer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cultists	O
,	O
Scav	O
Raiders	O
,	O
and	O
Bosses	O
have	O
better	O
equipment	O
than	O
Normal	O
Scavs	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
a	O
different	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
behavior	O
and	O
each	O
specializing	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
location	O
in	O
Tarkov	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
is	O
known	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
spawn	O
rates	O
and	O
maps	O
on	O
which	O
these	O
factions	O
appear	O
during	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Tarkov	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
lead	O
developer	O
Nikita	O
Buyanov	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
the	O
staff	O
gained	O
their	O
experience	O
through	O
working	O
at	O
Absolutsoft	O
on	O
their	O
previous	O
work	O
Contract	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Tarkov	I-Application
and	O
Contract	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
are	O
set	O
in	O
what	O
the	O
developers	O
refer	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Russia-2028	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
faced	O
issues	O
with	O
cheaters	O
and	O
real	B-Protocol
money	I-Protocol
trading	I-Protocol
–	O
the	O
practice	O
whereby	O
players	O
sell	O
in-game	O
currency	O
for	O
real-world	O
money	O
,	O
violating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
license	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
have	O
stated	O
that	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Tarkov	I-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
traditional	O
full	O
purchase	O
release	O
without	O
any	O
free-to-play	O
or	O
microtransaction	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
sometime	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
release	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Tarkov	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
closed	O
alpha	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
first	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
select	O
users	O
on	O
4	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
then	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
go	O
into	O
its	O
extended	O
alpha	O
stage	O
on	O
28	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
available	O
to	O
select	O
users	O
who	O
preordered	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
have	O
also	O
published	O
a	O
live-action	O
miniseries	O
,	O
titled	O
Raid	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
March	O
2019	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
has	O
been	O
accused	O
of	O
abusing	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
's	O
DMCA	O
system	O
to	O
remove	O
negative	O
videos	O
of	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Tarkov	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
user	O
Eroktic	O
released	O
a	O
video	O
accusing	O
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
of	O
leaking	O
user	O
information	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
issuing	O
DMCAs	O
on	O
47	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
posted	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
removed	O
for	O
allegedly	O
spreading	O
false	O
information	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
for	O
spreading	O
"	O
negative	O
hype	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
initially	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
only	O
used	O
DMCA	O
claims	O
on	O
one	O
user	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
another	O
YouTuber	O
had	O
received	O
claims	O
–	O
both	O
reported	O
losing	O
viewership	O
and	O
income	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
Twitch	O
account	O
was	O
temporarily	O
banned	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
after	O
an	O
employee	O
pointed	O
an	O
empty	O
gun	O
at	O
his	O
head	O
and	O
pulled	O
the	O
trigger	O
while	O
streaming	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
apologising	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
comments	O
,	O
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
clarified	O
their	O
position	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
employee	O
's	O
comments	O
did	O
not	O
reflect	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
position	O
or	O
opinion	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
playable	O
female	O
characters	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
game	O
lore	O
and	O
more	O
importantly	O
,	O
the	O
huge	O
amount	O
of	O
work	O
needed	O
with	O
animations	O
,	O
gear	O
fitting	O
,	O
etc.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Battlestate	B-Application
Games	I-Application
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
employee	O
would	O
be	O
reprimanded	O
for	O
his	O
comments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2018	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
closed	O
beta	O
,	O
Heather	O
Alexandra	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
Tarkov	B-Application
is	O
punishing	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
mastering	O
its	O
complexities	O
and	O
slowly	O
becoming	O
a	O
hardened	O
mercenary.	O
"	O
</s>
