Escape from Tarkov

Escape from Tarkov Insurance and Gear Fear

Escape from Tarkov gear fear is a raid tax. Players who only run their best kit once a week play worse than players who run a mid kit every night.

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Insure what comes back

Insure armor and guns you will actually wear again. Do not insure junk you will vendor on sight.

If a map is a scav magnet, assume the gun is gone. Price the raid as a loss before you ready up.

A budget kit is a skill kit

Ammo and headphones matter more than a meta gun you are scared to peek with.

Die on purpose with a cheap kit until the hands stop shaking. Then bring the good ammo.

After death, one note

Was it a bad peek, a bad ammo choice, or a late extract? Fix one. Spreadsheets of every death change nothing.

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