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Escape from Tarkov U-turns on decision to lock "exclusive" PvE mode to a special edition following backlash


Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate has u-turned on a decision to lock an "exclusive" PvE mode to its €300 Unheard…

Late yesterday (26th April), Matt reported that Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate had drawn fan ire after unveiling a €250 (€300 after tax) special edition that, alongside special advantages some are calling pay-to-win, contains an exclusive co-op PvE mode that won't be made available to those that bought a previous edition. As we reported at the time, it's this inclusion of an exclusive new co-op PvE mode that's caused the most consternation as Tarkov's previous Edge of Darkness Edition - now discontinued - promised purchasers would get"free access to all subsequent DLCs". Watch on YouTube"Let me clarify the situation in a little more detail regarding owners of the EoD version and access to the cooperative mode, and also other issues," COO Nikita Buyanov wrote on the game's subreddit.

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