0:00 - ScavTalk announcement
0:47 - Welcome guest ArxMessor!
4:12 - How did ArxMessor get into EFT?
9:56 - What lead Arx to start writing articles on EFT's game design and developement? And why did he start hatchet running?
14:37 - How game design directly influence player behavior. And why some players are choosing to hatchet run.
17:19 - What inspired Arx started writing articles in the first place?
17:55 - Arx responds to Giga point of game design directly influences player behavior.
19:03 - Arx answers why he started writing articles
21:37 - Comments about how reddit functions in regards to how post get pushed to the top or burred at the bottom.
25:32 - How often does Arx play Tarkov as of recently?
26:06 - Arx shares his personal growth from his experience on reddit.
28:43 - Arx answers Giga's question of playtime
34:17 - Giga puts server performance variation between users into question.
38:22 - Giga ask Church what his experience has been with server performance
40:12 - Arx clarifies his reasoning for not playing Tarkov as much because of server performance
42:29 - Church ask Arx to give his definition of a hardcore player and what hardcore means in the context of EFT's game description.
46:23 - Church challenges Arx on the question of... If call yourself a hardcore gamer, then why are you hatching running? 49:37 - Arx explains how secure contains are Anti-hardcore by visual aid.
56:14 - Church comments on his own experiences hatchet running and how it open his eyes to the issue of tarkov's true hardcore nature.
57:45 - Arx clarifies that the fundamental issue is not the hatchet runner.
59:17 - Giga responds to chat about FIR's impact on the container.
01:01:57 - Giga expresses that restricting the container, in raid, to only be able to take items out, solves the issue. 01:05:42 - Giga comments on how BSG has chosen to monetize the game and the importance of the container.
01:07:25 - Arx responds to Giga and shares visual aid to help express his thoughts on the container changing to only able to remove items in raid.
01:11:21 - Church ask Arx to show how containers function currently vs how they could work within the visual aid.
01:13:58 - Church comments on how the containers work currently benefit veterans more than new players.
01:14:47 - Arx clarifies that he cares about new players and how a hardcore game's goal is not to exclude groups of players.
01:15:42 - Church interrupts Arx (sorry) and share's an analogy of hardcore and gatekeeping.
01:16:42 - Arx responds to church and emphasizes that playing by the rules of the experience or game is totally acceptable.
1:17:44 - Giga comments on a players or group of players can play a game a particular way and still maintain the experience indented by the game dev.
1:18:29 - Giga argues on a common push back of restricting the container and ask Arx his thoughts.
1:19:57 - Arx states that Tarkov is failing if the goal of the game is to be a hardcore game.
1:25:14 - Giga responds to Arx statement and acknowledges that it's very hard to see all the effects of a container change. 1:27:16 - Giga responds to chat and acknowledges that the after effects of a container will have on player behavior will not be completely apparent until it is tested.
1:28:52 - Arx challenges Giga on his statement of, "this is the way the game should be".
1:30:35 - Arx shares quotes from BSG's official podcast to showcase Nikika's understanding of the containers issue. 1:35:48 - Arx shows Nikita's understanding of the importance of taking care of new players.
1:39:45 - Arx states it is possible to both take care of new players and keep the game true to its goal of a hardcore game. 1:42:25 - Arx states that changing the container would require other changes that would ultimately preserve the hardcore nature of tarkov.
1:45:03 - Giga shares his thoughts on Pestily's tweet about a private server hardcore Tarkov tournament on this.
1:49:43 - Arx messor responds to Giga's previous thoughts and states, "grind does not equal hardcore".
1:52:17 - Church ask Arx to clarify his use of the phrase, "reward for failure".
1:53:35 - Church comments on Arx's issue of the rulesets on of the event.
1:54:15 - Arx further clarifies that his fundamental issue with the tournament is that the goal is the long grind to kappa. 1:55:55 - Arx is worried that private servers and custom rules will kill EFT, for better or for worst.
1:57:47 - Giga thinks BSG need to be more radical to testing.
1:58:38 - Church thinks this event is ultimately a net positive for the game becoming its true hardcore nature.
1:59:09 - Church would rather the game be casual or hardcore rather than have this "identity crises".
1:59:58 - Church encourages people to check out Arx's articles.
2:02:22 - Closing thoughts, thank yous, and goodbyes.
2:03:25 - Church is a Pepega!
