Tarkov's language gap is still about servers, not culture
All-time Steam totals re-queried 2026-09-13: Simplified Chinese sits at 23.3% against English's 62.4%. Seven languages pool near 28%, the rest near 60%.
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Tarkov's summer: an in-game store, then a seasons system
Every official Tarkov announcement from June to August 2026, dated, and what the review corpus says about the in-game store that arrived mid-way.
Tarkov reviews: 200 hours is still the dip, sample or not
1,000 recent Steam reviews, re-queried 2026-09-13, plus the original 1,200-review bucket set. The median review is 33 characters; the 200-hour dip holds.
Tarkov ammo vs armour class: the 1.1.0 cost matrix
PASS, RACE or FAIL for 34 rounds against class 3 to 6, plus the cost-per-penetration arithmetic that 1.1.0 changed underneath every older ammo chart.
Tarkov: items a task and your hideout both want
A conflict matrix of items claimed by both a task and a hideout module in Season 1, with total counts, Found-in-Raid pressure, and the gates that hide demand.
Escape from Tarkov 1.1.0: what each trader loyalty level unlocks
Patch 1.1.0 replaced task chains with loyalty-level batches, so every chain guide went stale at once. A trader by LL dataset of gates, batches and unlocks.
Tarkov early wipe: what to prioritise first
There is no universal Tarkov early-wipe opening order — a matrix of four goals against insurance, PvP and trader advice that genuinely disagrees row to row.
Escape from Tarkov first raids: kit, budget and death review
What to bring into your first raids, how much kit to risk, and the five questions to ask after every death — one routine for prep, movement and review.
Tarkov insurance: what comes back and what never does
Insurance is not a refund, it is a chance of return on items nobody took. A matrix of what survives death by slot, and how to price a kit before you queue.
Tarkov seasonal character: is there still time?
Too late to start a seasonal run is a time budget question. Price your remaining quests in raids and check them against the weeks you actually have.
Tarkov seasonal modifiers: keep, adapt or reset?
A modifier that ruins one player's season is free for another. Score your roll against the way you actually play instead of asking a thread whether it is bad.