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Escape from Tarkov has a rich history of controversies and greed during it's development, with the developers consistently butting heads with their community over issues like RMT, Cheating and Greed. With the full release upcoming in 6 days, I feel it's pertinent to remind everyone of the various biggest issues caused by the Development Team, Battlestate Games.
Listed within are the biggest controversies, however there are a significantly larger number of minor controversies I did not mention in the video. Please leave a comment of any issues you are aware of that I missed out, and I may make a follow-up to this video.
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References, Information and Channels Featured:
@SidAlpha
https://www.youtube.com/@SidAlpha
@Pestily
https://www.youtube.com/@Pestily
@g0atmoth
https://www.youtube.com/@g0atmoth
@LVNDMARK
https://www.youtube.com/@LVNDMARK
- 15th October 2017
Customer Service, Bans
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/76gy5g/be_careful_with_escape_from_tarkov_you_can_get/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7JMd7dweIM
17th December 2018
False DMCA claims against content creators
https://www.gamewatcher.com/news/escape-from-tarkov-false-DMCA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP1owS5oSdI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP9AOXmCzOA
https://www.facebook.com/escapefromtarkov/posts/1967191960241781
7th January 2020
Female Characters:
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/escape-from-tarkov-female-characters/
https://x.com/bstategames/status/1214309867122499585
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BGFjJKljCE
26th February 2020
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/escape-from-tarkov-server-issues-long-queue-times-/1100-6474058/
Queue times, server issues
5th July 2020
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/hllpml/more_detailed_translation_of_what_was_said_about/
December 2nd 2022
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/zawwc5/i_killed_an_admin_and_he_banned_me_midgame/
Player banned for killing an admin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5phjvXQdjAo
February 19th 2023
RMT Trading Discourse
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/hko8mn/translation_of_key_points_from_a_03072020_russian/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaJwyv5RCaU
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/1160tfe/heres_a_real_hot_take_i_think_streamers_getting/
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/118dzsq/quattroace_rmt_banned/ 10,000 hours streamed in tarkov, banned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drkOSWgvWzc Pestily RMT
February 25th 2023
The Wiggle that Killed Tarkov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5LfGcDB7Ek
March 2023
Hacked Launcher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqpbWgHE-WM
https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/127sto9/escape_from_tarkovs_game_launcher_was_hacked/
June 23rd 2023
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/14h3y00/statement_from_bsg_regarding_datamining/
https://www.pcgamer.com/escape-from-tarkov-studio-threatens-to-ban-anyone-who-shares-information-gained-from-illegal-datamining/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/14hv8uf/logicalsolutions_banned/
April 25th 2024
Edge of Darkness and PVE Drama, and Unheard Edition
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/1celsxs/the_unheard_edition_patch01460_a_brief_history_of/
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/1cdq8vh/at_any_stage/
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/1ccnana/huh_that_aged_well/
https://www.twitch.tv/lvndmark/clip/SolidSavageGoatOneHand-Qrkk32Xi1jkGZ_Hc
https://x.com/bstategames/status/1783575279815848412
BSG Responds
https://x.com/bstategames/status/1783576150012219457
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/escape-from-tarkov-players-rage-as-developers-lock-co-op-pve-behind-a-new-dollar250-edition-despite-promising-access-to-all-subsequent-dlcs-in-its-old-dollar150-edition/
September 16 2025
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/1niio3b/if_you_already_own_the_game_youll_have_to_buy_it/
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