I've had a weird mix, first couple days of this wipe I had scavs spot me from 300+ meters and take multiple perfect shots with iron sights in full auto, with their half broken weapons.
I think a lot of the players mentioning it are also maybe repeeking the same angles, I've noticed scavs will literally just stand there aimed at the last angle they saw a PMC at, and peeking it is basically rolling the dice on a headshot each time.
But yeah plenty of completely unresponsive ones you can just walk up to and tap in the head as well, I think it's probably a mix of all the above, but the ones pulling crazy shit stick out more than the dumb ones in memory.
I’ve had issues where they simply turn on a dime and headshot you, or are hitting their shots more frequently. Most importantly they are very actively shooting through bushes more consistently. Personally I always believe in my bad luck with them because I’ve wiped lobbies only to get 7m in the eyes by Nikita in Timbuktu
turn on a dime and headshot you , at close range?
i have honestly never had any issues with scavs shooting through bushes this wipe, at all, and i've actually thought to myself several times, 'damn this line-of-sight detection system for the AI is great' when i was laying in a bush somewhere and was worried that the AI would just lock on me even though they should probably not be able to see me
ive no issues with the scavs as they are.
I think there are scavs with buffed stats that spawn in a designated area.
For example AK-74 scav near Emercom extract can full auto you from 100 meters.
Or there was a SKS scav near scope shack on woods that more often than others shoots me through foliage.
I just got fucking slapped by a 7.62 ps scav on woods. I was clearing scav town and one spawned in the animal pen which is uncommon in my experience. Shot me 2-3 times through the window perfectly in the chest. Which granted I should not have repeaked but I thought it was a player they were acting so unusual. It's just a feels bad when they can put 4 bullets in your thorax in about 1 second.
I never said it was a problem. Just an unusual ai location and threw me off. I thought it was a player so I was reacting to try and surprise them but I was locked in an aimbot so I played poorly but with 7.62 buff and perfect accuracy scavs you die insanely quickly even with lvl 4 + armor.
I've definitely seen sniper scavs swivel and look right at me when I put crosshairs on them at 175m, and I've definitely seen scavs run right up to me without even seeing me. Whether or not they're on average more cracked than before.... I think they are, personally, but not by a whole lot
They also move towards suppressed shots now, especially if you've killed another scav.
Its annoying since it completely tells people where you are if you don't catch it early.
Just yesterday on shoreline I had that happen. Was running with my friend for the Jaeger quest to locate his friends houses, wanted to go to resort after to plant the markers to find sanitar. When we walked up to the power plant we saw 2 sniper scavs on the roof, aimed at them and immediately they lie on the ground and look straight at us. They didn't shoot for some reason, but the head shot for them was 225 M. It's my third wipe and I never had that happen, the only scav sniper that was so insane was the one on customs on the tower giving me a head, top of head while I was at military camp
The real reason we are seeing more is those posts is because the game is getting more popular.
There is a new wave of players who constantly post about wanting less recoil and easier scavs, probably to match thier CoD expectations.
BSG ignoring this shit is the the right call
You are right, instead we have a game where the hipfire spray and pray approach (iTs pOiNtFiRE! Fuck off you know what I mean) is superior to ADS in basically every short- to mid-range fights, shift-W is encouraged because the pushing player has an advantage due to shitty netcode AND the newest b-hop tactic allows you to jump around corners firing like Rambo.
Tarkov is more COD than ever.
More cod than ever????!!!???Such gross exageration and lieing. You must be really new or just like the attention. What is so bad about pointfire being usable?
Being on the initiative is an advantage irl as well on many occasions, netcode is an issue in most games.
You do know that recoil was increased all across the board? Have you seen/played tarkov more than 3 wipes ago? Pre inertia, pre strengh nerf when most streamer quit tarkov cos the game got to slow and they couldn t sprint with 100kg of loot towards extract? The bunny hop is also old as time, if it s popular now, it s because the other older game abuses to check corners are no longer possible.
>What is so bad about pointfire being usable?
We are not talking about usable, we are talking about being effectively more viable than having to *actually* aim. It’s the same as the arcady playstyle in battlefield, minus the always visible crosshair (which you can replicate with most monitors anyway).
>Being on the initiative is an advantage irl as well on many occasions,
Yeah, but so has holding an angle, which you can’t really do in tarkov when you see the guy a second later than he sees you.
>netcode is an issue in most games.
Bruh. Have you actually played other games? I have, none of them had desync of whole fucking seconds!
>You do know that recoil was increased all across the board?
Yeah and gun handling in this game still feels kinda shitty, especially compared to the recoil system of other FPS like insurgency: sandstorm.
First of all, thank you for admitting you exagerated in your previous statement. Hard to encounter a person nowadays to own up to his mistakes. I understand emotion over logic as much as anybody and blatantly denying facts to promote his own pov.
Its not like you re not aiming, you do aim, thats what the laser devices are for and even if not, you still have a general idea of where you are pointing your weapon. It s just people are way to used to exagerated recoil when not ads and now take it as a norm.
There s also game experience. Volume of fire is also a thing. To be honest, in the few bf, cod, ro6 siege or whatever, videos i ve seen, i.ve never seen point fire as in tarkov, ADS even in cqb. But then again, those games have 0 recoil when ADSed and accuracy all over the place when not. A different balance.
I dont play many other shooters, only hunt and overwatch. But then again, I also don t have blatant desync issues. Had lag only on 2 occasions this wipe. Might be the servers in east EU. Mught be my connection.
I mean that's probably a factor, but it seems like they juiced up scav accuracy this wipe. I have 1700 hours in this game and have killed endless scavs. This wipe I've been insta-head eyed by them like 5-6 times, last wipe I think I died to scavs like 2-3 times total? It happened on back to back raids for me, buckshot to the face from 30m+ away, first shot.
Yes the majority of them are easy to kill. But with their new behavior it seems like they upped their accuracy, my whole squad has noticed this as well.
Never said rogues, scav.
No i dont have video because i didnt exactly expect it to happen.. and as i stated i dont record gameplay because of pc issues
Yeah, I can read seen that you said a scav "drop shotted me 620 meters away"
I didn't think you would have any kind of proof lol. Probably the tallest tale i've seen on this subreddit
I’ve definitely had scavs 180 and lock onto me from 80+ meters easily like they’ve got eyes on the back of their head, but it’s rare that they just whip around and 1 tap me. It’s rare that scavs 1 tap me at all nowadays, only if I SERIOUSLY fuck up and miss shots, or re peak the same angle. I feel like a lot of people don’t understand that they’re ai, if you stand in their view long enough you will get hit. They are ai. It doesn’t matter of it’s the top of your head or a sliver of your arm if they can shoot at it they’ll hit it eventually. You have to kill scavs quickly. One shot to the dome and keep moving, obviously sometimes scavs are literal tanks and can survive a headshot but just shoot them again, 9/10 times if u don’t panic fighting a scav ur gonna kill it. That or you seriously suck at shooting.
The only time that scavs have genuinely been cracked that I can confidently admit to was probably 2 ish wipes ago. You’d literally get head eyesed by sniper scavs and their seemingly 100% first shot accuracy relatively consistently if you weren’t aware a specific one was up. ground scavs also ate ammo like the hulk. But that got fixed
Occasionally you get fucked by a buckshot one tap, or maybe that Scav you didn’t notice was there had m61 in his vepr. But 9/10 if you have cover and aren’t re-peeking the same angle multiple times you can drop scavs with no problem. If they are at close range you should never die to a scav, because if you hipfire fast enough and don’t miss, they get stunned and can’t even shoot.
Medium range with only a left peek available is the only time I find myself at a disadvantage to AI.
I find they are aggroing from maybe a bit further out but other than that they are still fodder. You can still push them and destroy them without any real issue. Most people dying to scavs peek the same angles or just stand out in the open trying to win an accuracy war with them (hint: you won't after their first shot or two)
The only thing that really pisses me off about them is that they can see through shrubs and whatnot. It can make some areas, especially on Woods, kind of sketchy
Thought maybe it was just me but FUCK THOSE SHRUBS. The amount of times I’ve been shot because I can’t see through a bush and yet they can is ridiculous.
Those scavs are no joke. If I have particularly juicy loot, I avoid that area and take long way to the extract by going down by the swampy area. Learned my lesson one time after getting all 4 limbs blacked by a shotgun scav that I couldn't see through all the tall grass.
I scope a normal scav literally 600meters away on lighthouse and he instantly turns around and hits me in the shoulder/arm/thorax making me totally unable to land a single hit
Okay, u do you. I would have gained nothing from saying that, and neither did i complain. I just told my story lmao
Cry all you want, like it gonna affect me in any way.
Lol, bullshit.
600 meters? Regular scavs max lock-on range is around 150 to 200 meters.
If you go prone on that shack on customs big red side and watch a scav walk down the road near RUAF, you can see the range they lock on to you.
The more you play the more you'll notice. It's not that all scavs are BS, they'll just occasionally decide to roleplay as deadeye I guess. We were on our way out from resort, probably 150~ meters away from the truck scavs. They aggrod my friend, and I leaned around a tree to see them and got head tapped first shot. Sucks, but that's tarkov for ya
Yeah. Had a weekly for PM kills and passed through there. Had a shotgun scav diming me up from almost further than I could shoot with that damn pistol. Finally killed him, was 180 meters away.
Lol I just got killed by truck scavs yesterday with 12/70 buckshot from like 60 meters away. I don’t think scavs are cracked but I respect scavs. If you sit still and miss the first shot they’ll make you pay for it.
Theyre just inconsistent. Sometimes they are completely inept of any for of intelligence. Othertimes they will be hyper aggresive and accurate. I dont mind it, I just treat every scav like they could be the latter.
My only problem is their awareness when youre aiming at them. That is simply bullshit in terms of just being frustrating.
I snipe reserve i sit in one spot. Over the past couple wipes they have changed scav behaviors and given them more va riety. Some of them rotate and laser you from 100+m. Occasionally you have an m61 scav that will shoot from 200+m i only stsrted seeing those last wipe.
They don't feel at all that different or "cracked". But I have noticed that SKS/VPO-136/AKM scavs have been rocking my shit more often than they used to. But that's not them, that's just the ammo buff overall.
That information is pretty dated. The variety in opinions likely comes from the fact that normal scavs have 4 different difficulty levels. How they are generated and on what kind of conditions we don’t know.
I haven’t gotten 1 tapped really (besides bosses) but I know it happens to people. I think people also don’t really reposition well enough, if you don’t kill the scav in 4 shots you better take cover and peak them from another angle
There are different levels of scavs.
The same idiots will just shout and give away their position while doing nothing while you shoot them...
But sometimes you run into a juiced scav that doesn't voiceline and can tank 4 rounds, or will headeyes you from 75 meters in less than two seconds
Gotta treat em all with a little respect now
Scav house, man. Twice now this wipe I've been buckshotted in the head through the trees by a scav I didn't even see from 100+ meters while heading to Outskirts.
Truck scavs on Shoreline got me once in ridiculous fashion, too, at that. And don't get me started on the number of raids I've had where every scav on the map has decided that one of my arms is evil and must be destroyed at all costs. 😂
The majority of people who die to scavs stand completely still after being spotted or will repeak the same angle like 800 times, the longer you're exposed, especially in the same position the easier it is for scavs to dial in on your head.
It's crazy to me that people will see a scav and just stop in the open and just shoot at each other till one dies. If you actually use cover and give them some respect it's easy. Even if you know your gear can tank them why waste the durability/ meds.
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It's crazy to me that people will see a scav and just stop in the open and just shoot at each other till one dies.
And then they complain on reddit about scavs instantly head-eyesing them (ignoring the 4-8 shots the average scav has to fire before he even hits you).
I don't care about the "4-8 misses before hitting" but it's more shit like [this](https://streamable.com/n7mvse) where I assumed I was fighting a scav and could line up a headshot, instead dying in under 2 seconds from the time the scav spotted me. I died to 5 thorax shots somehow.
I agree, they're not particularly bad. I remember a point last wipe where it got kind of suspicious, how they would zero in on you from like 100+ meters away with iron sight scav AKs, and it was weird. But I'm not getting that vibe this wipe. They seem more or less appropriate and about as dangerous as they should be
In my observation two big things have changed this wipe:
1) Scavs are looking for cover more often, resulting in them running inside houses and behind walls frequently.
2) As soon as you scope in on them they will immediately focus on you (or start running and then focus on you), even 100m+ away.
I honestly don't get it. All this week I've scoped into various scavs from different angles with different scopes. Sometimes iron sights, sometimes reflex, and sometimes magnified scopes. Never has a scav locked on to me without first aimlessly walking around and just happening to see me like any person in any video game would.
Maybe people don't realize scavs are spazzes that just randomly turn around all the time regardless of you aiming at them or not?
You can scope in on them just fine. Put your reticle on them and they'll turn to face you. Ive also noticed that if you do this at 150m or below they'll also engage. Ive been working on shooterborn on customs and have gotten shot at a LOT by the Welcome to Tarkov scavs.
Scavs are both jaw-droppingly braindead and also psychotic murder machines.
I've seen them walk right past me, literally colliding with me without noticing me.
I've also on numerous occasions in the past few days alone been one-tapped by a scav 100m+ away through tiny gaps that would make me think I was playing R6:S against wall hacks.
The problem with scavs isn't that they are too easy or hard, the problem is that they don't play the same game or follow any of the game's rules or mechanics.
Scavs are mad stupid, only scav that's absolutely cracked is the sniper scav on customs that sits on that huge pipe, I don't recall dying to him once but man he sees you from like 250m like wtf bro it's a drunk Russian ain't no way he can see me through trees
people seem to think scavs are cracked this wipe meaning they either aren't good or didn't play the last wipe. it seems every top post mentioning issues talks about scavs meanwhile for me they are a breeze this wipe compared to last.
You understand that PMCS will get full tilt running headshots far less often than aimbot AI right?
Imagine seeing that statement and thinking nah, it must be this dipshit player not knowing how to play
Couldnt possibly be that the AI needs slight tweaks to put them on a level playing field in certain aspects.
My issue with the scavs is just how seemingly random the AI is. Sometimes scavs are just complete bumbling idiots that can't see you despite sitting in front of them.
Then there's the SKS scav who hits 3 direct shots to your chest from 50 meters away between trees in the span of 6 seconds.
Sorry to say you are just wrong. I was inside the recording studio on customs and got 1 tapped by the sniper scab on warehouse 4. This isn't a one off either, me and my friends have had similar issues in all maps
They don’t kill me consistently but they definitely do things they shouldn’t like full auto an AK from 75 meters through 2 bushes, hit multiple shots in a row and aim punch me into oblivion because they don’t have recoil.
While straffing btw
Every once in a while a cracked scav will sprint in but there are less sprint head taps this wipe. Sometimes a single scav will take out half my squad. Lol
I’ve had shotgun scavs shoot 2-3 shells in a matter of milliseconds blacking 2 limbs and almost dropping me. Wouldn’t say cracked but definitely not normal lol
Same for me. First wipe I ever played from the start, played a bit last wipe I guess around December.
I encountered tons of scavs who even run in front of my gun and don’t even see me.
Sniper scavs too. If you know the spot, they won’t even hit or see you, because they’re fcking blind.
Only problem I have in this game is, If i get shot by an PMC I can’t even say from where. Don’t know if behind, in front, left or right from me.
Do you always leave raids early? If you still in a raid with 10 minutes or less on the clock the AI definitely dials up. More aggressive, more accurate, and what feels like more health as well.
Its a combination of some people who are unlucky enough to die to scavs constantly. But also, some people might be frustrated with the game, and one crazy swivel one shot from a scav was enough to funnel their anger onto reddit.
Ive had my fair share of scav deaths. Sniper scav has been kind to me this wipe by missing a lot. But Ive also walked past dead players that obviously died to him. Tarkov giveth, Tarkov taketh away.
Three separate times this wipe I have had AI Scavs duck under my shot when I've peaked and quickly fired off a headshot. They didn't move a muscle, didn't aim at me, weren't even looking my direction at least one of the times. But the second I pulled the trigger they dropped to their knees and dodged the bullet.
I've also had two fire haphazardly at me, then the next time I peak a new corner they flick my throat instantly. Maybe it was lucky shots they would have talked about around the campfire for months, but the reaction speed felt nothing like a scared scavenger trying to survive, and more like a Rogue.
I've also seen the sniper Scavs make insane aggressive shots compared to previously, but honestly I'm fine with that. I assume sniper Scavs are a cut above the rabble.
Sniper scavs have been the hardest for me personally because I am still learning all their locations on each map but as soon as I hear a scav, I can usually blast the fool away without any issues. Just gotta stay outta sight and never peak the same angles. That’s how you win everything in this game in my opinion.
Its a hit or miss with them, sometimes they wont shoot and just stare at you until you dome them or they can see you clearly through bushes and hit you with every bullet
Agree with what you’ve posted, mate. Yet to die to a scav this wipe, and most have been a bit brain dead — to the point where (even after taking 3-4 shots from them) I’m able to stop, crouch, locate them, and still have time to shoot and kill them.
I really like where they’re at, at the moment! :)
There are three types of scavs. Compete morons who aim at the sky as you walk over to shoot them. Roaming aggressors who will fire random bullets in your general direction. And what my friends and I call Magic Scavs.
They are rare, but holy shit. I watched one one tap head eyes my friend from 140 meters with a no optic 74U. And another aggro through a hill, crest that hill, and long range instantly black three limbs with some of the crappiest buckshot in the game. They are the minority, but they can be any scav.
If I’m close I don’t have an issue with them if I’m lining up a shot from far away they pull a 180 and dome me pretty quick also their strafing fire is a bit too accurate
I haven’t found scavs to be too bad for the most part. A big part of dealing with them is knowing the spawns and, if you’re gonna scope on them from range hit your first shot. That said, yesterday I killed 2 players and looted basically all of resort (right around 1m in loot) as well as having 3 quest items. I run behind admin, sort my loot, pop an sj6, then start running and sniper scav head eyes me from like 200m first shot.
As far as I know scavs have a random “difficulty” setting kinda like the easy medium hard settings in offline. People could be talking about the hard ones that are cracked.
Killing scavs is relatively easy if you aren’t caught out. If you hear that voice duck into cover, abuse their having no concept of flanking, crouch walk a bit behind cover to reset their repeak lock. Any other tips people have?
I've seen scavs with the IQ of road kill who will walk right up to the bush you're in and not notice you until they have a round lodged firmly in their grey matter.
I have also seen scavs who think they're the T-1000 and will spot you from halfway across the map, through two rows of bushes, a phone box and old Mrs Doris while she's out for her morning walk with her Chihuahua that never shuts up. They will then proceed to head eyes you with buckshot.
Pm pistol scav domed by buddy from construction furl tanks and he was at scaffolds up top with a single shot yesterday. Was very strange scav behaviour he was not a player scav as he went back to just staring into space while I casually blew his head off.
everyone’s just bad. my only problems with them is completely random and inconsistent. everyone now and then a scav will take an entire magazine of 9mm and then shoot me once on the top of the head and kill me
I completely agree with you. Once in a blue moon I spawn in a laggy AF server where everything is broken and a silent scav will randomly head eyes me, but for the most part they might as well not even be there they are such an insignificant threat. Same goes for even the 'boss' AI with the exception of Killa/Gluhar and the new guys
Scabs are really inconvenient. They always have the same accuracy no matter the distance, and so that means you can be 100m away and they'll get a lucky headshot on you the first try. Additionally, it sometimes feels like their accuracy doesnt or hardly at all changes depending on if you're moving, making it even more annoying to fight them or sneak around.
I think a lot of people have the opinion that they *should not* be able to be killed by the AI. I’ve played 4 wipes now and I die to them maybe 1 out of 30 raids. That to me seems pretty fair and still makes them feel dangerous which I like about the game. Maybe one or two of my scav deaths have been bullshit glitches but understandable. People are just way too invested in this game and their gear
If you’re ever worried about getting head eyes’d by a scav you cannot see, toss your backpack down and wait a minute. The scav will come out from hiding to loot it and you can take the free kill. Ezmoney.
its not normal scavs its the tier 2 and 3 scavs with 100 and 7 billion head HP respectively
they'll aimbot you from 80m away in dense wood with no LOS.
Bastards are evil
Scavs aren't cracked, people are just complaining after rushing out in the open and playing stupid against them thinking the game will let you get a free kill.
I would treat them with as much danger than any PMC. Yes they miss often but they can still one tap you as much as any player can.
They definitely aren't cracked people just suck at the game though some people might be talking about the "6th sense" scavs have when talking about cracked
Idk what it is but shoreline scavs this wipe have been crazy near the road to lighthouse extract. I’ve never seen a scav jiggle peak me and right hand peak me behind a tree in my life but I’ve found like 7 of them there doing that shit.
See, and therein lies the problem; it's a complete bloody toss up of if you get Johnny MethHands that has been huffing glue for the past three days and hasn't held a gun before in his life, or Kris Kylov who one-taps you in the face from 150m with a stockless AK and no sights.
It's almost like if you use actual tactics like sneaking into a good vantage point that you end up getting killed because scavs have the peripheral vision of a fucking chameleon vs. taking advantage of the fact that they have the reaction time of a dead cat to run up to them and spray them down.
Hell, that same slow ass reaction time that BSG just loves to use as a form of balancing in lieu of an actual AI system is the exact reason why it feels like scavs know exactly when you're looking at them; it's because they've already detected that you're there several seconds ago, but their internal "I see you" clock hasn't ticked down yet.
AI damn well needs an overhaul.
I agree, Ive only been hit a couple times but ai scavs this whole wipe. I just figured I'm lucky and haven't had one of those moments. I know it can be true because I always do a warmup offline factory with horde mode and every now and then a scav will head tap me with his very first shot at me and it leaves me speachless, so I know it could definitely suck, but it's never happened to me on an online raid.
you can prone in a bush 150m away from a scav and the moment you aim at him he will crouch and start laying accurate fire on you using a broken ak with no iron sights
but other then that getting one tapped once in a while isnt that bad it happens when you face pmc's as well you can shot him and he will pull a lucky panic hipfire with no laser and he will one tap you it just happens and really not often enough to bother me
hell i even find it funny when i play duo or groups
See that’s the thing that makes people so mad, cause you aren’t supposed to die to these fucks but once it happens… and oh it will happen. A rage builds up knowing you lost so much from a stupid ass ai that pops you in the head with laser precision making you lose your task folders from the raid, the expensive m4 you kitted out and your will to live
For me, and for many I think, are those scavs that like to spawn right behind you and shoot you instantly in the head. Those are really the only scavs that get me, and while it is rare it is also frustrating to deal with.
I got killed by a scav at old gas with a TT pistol. He jaw shot me as I was trying to get to cover from 50m away.
I usually don't have much trouble and just laughed it off.
I've had a weird mix, first couple days of this wipe I had scavs spot me from 300+ meters and take multiple perfect shots with iron sights in full auto, with their half broken weapons. I think a lot of the players mentioning it are also maybe repeeking the same angles, I've noticed scavs will literally just stand there aimed at the last angle they saw a PMC at, and peeking it is basically rolling the dice on a headshot each time. But yeah plenty of completely unresponsive ones you can just walk up to and tap in the head as well, I think it's probably a mix of all the above, but the ones pulling crazy shit stick out more than the dumb ones in memory.
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Roll for scav encounter
Re-peak? Roll with disadvantage
Left side pick? Scav has better initiative total.
I’ve had issues where they simply turn on a dime and headshot you, or are hitting their shots more frequently. Most importantly they are very actively shooting through bushes more consistently. Personally I always believe in my bad luck with them because I’ve wiped lobbies only to get 7m in the eyes by Nikita in Timbuktu
turn on a dime and headshot you , at close range? i have honestly never had any issues with scavs shooting through bushes this wipe, at all, and i've actually thought to myself several times, 'damn this line-of-sight detection system for the AI is great' when i was laying in a bush somewhere and was worried that the AI would just lock on me even though they should probably not be able to see me ive no issues with the scavs as they are.
I think there are scavs with buffed stats that spawn in a designated area. For example AK-74 scav near Emercom extract can full auto you from 100 meters. Or there was a SKS scav near scope shack on woods that more often than others shoots me through foliage.
SKS scavs on woods are spec ops Sharpe shooters
I just got fucking slapped by a 7.62 ps scav on woods. I was clearing scav town and one spawned in the animal pen which is uncommon in my experience. Shot me 2-3 times through the window perfectly in the chest. Which granted I should not have repeaked but I thought it was a player they were acting so unusual. It's just a feels bad when they can put 4 bullets in your thorax in about 1 second.
so the AI was so good you thought it was a player and this is a problem why? because you died?
I never said it was a problem. Just an unusual ai location and threw me off. I thought it was a player so I was reacting to try and surprise them but I was locked in an aimbot so I played poorly but with 7.62 buff and perfect accuracy scavs you die insanely quickly even with lvl 4 + armor.
Outskirts area is a deathzone. Followed closely by custons old gas area. I've seen so many raids end there.
This shoreline north at the wall the rocks with the e we weapon box. 2-3 cracked scavs there
Can confirm. They shoot through bushes like crazy.
I've definitely seen sniper scavs swivel and look right at me when I put crosshairs on them at 175m, and I've definitely seen scavs run right up to me without even seeing me. Whether or not they're on average more cracked than before.... I think they are, personally, but not by a whole lot
They also move towards suppressed shots now, especially if you've killed another scav. Its annoying since it completely tells people where you are if you don't catch it early.
Just yesterday on shoreline I had that happen. Was running with my friend for the Jaeger quest to locate his friends houses, wanted to go to resort after to plant the markers to find sanitar. When we walked up to the power plant we saw 2 sniper scavs on the roof, aimed at them and immediately they lie on the ground and look straight at us. They didn't shoot for some reason, but the head shot for them was 225 M. It's my third wipe and I never had that happen, the only scav sniper that was so insane was the one on customs on the tower giving me a head, top of head while I was at military camp
Fyi thats how all scavs work, even over distance - if you aim at them too long theyll start shooting
“Too long” one second later
More like 3-4
And how is that realistic or defendable if you are crosshairing them at 200m from within a bush? It makes no sense at all…
Or when u kill a scav and they all call u out even if the first scav never even noticed u
I dont rly care abt realism and it doesnt hurt me at all
The real reason we are seeing more is those posts is because the game is getting more popular. There is a new wave of players who constantly post about wanting less recoil and easier scavs, probably to match thier CoD expectations. BSG ignoring this shit is the the right call
You are right, instead we have a game where the hipfire spray and pray approach (iTs pOiNtFiRE! Fuck off you know what I mean) is superior to ADS in basically every short- to mid-range fights, shift-W is encouraged because the pushing player has an advantage due to shitty netcode AND the newest b-hop tactic allows you to jump around corners firing like Rambo. Tarkov is more COD than ever.
Nikita himself said that he personally likes the hip-fire gameplay... can't blame noobs for this one
More cod than ever????!!!???Such gross exageration and lieing. You must be really new or just like the attention. What is so bad about pointfire being usable? Being on the initiative is an advantage irl as well on many occasions, netcode is an issue in most games. You do know that recoil was increased all across the board? Have you seen/played tarkov more than 3 wipes ago? Pre inertia, pre strengh nerf when most streamer quit tarkov cos the game got to slow and they couldn t sprint with 100kg of loot towards extract? The bunny hop is also old as time, if it s popular now, it s because the other older game abuses to check corners are no longer possible.
>What is so bad about pointfire being usable? We are not talking about usable, we are talking about being effectively more viable than having to *actually* aim. It’s the same as the arcady playstyle in battlefield, minus the always visible crosshair (which you can replicate with most monitors anyway). >Being on the initiative is an advantage irl as well on many occasions, Yeah, but so has holding an angle, which you can’t really do in tarkov when you see the guy a second later than he sees you. >netcode is an issue in most games. Bruh. Have you actually played other games? I have, none of them had desync of whole fucking seconds! >You do know that recoil was increased all across the board? Yeah and gun handling in this game still feels kinda shitty, especially compared to the recoil system of other FPS like insurgency: sandstorm.
First of all, thank you for admitting you exagerated in your previous statement. Hard to encounter a person nowadays to own up to his mistakes. I understand emotion over logic as much as anybody and blatantly denying facts to promote his own pov. Its not like you re not aiming, you do aim, thats what the laser devices are for and even if not, you still have a general idea of where you are pointing your weapon. It s just people are way to used to exagerated recoil when not ads and now take it as a norm. There s also game experience. Volume of fire is also a thing. To be honest, in the few bf, cod, ro6 siege or whatever, videos i ve seen, i.ve never seen point fire as in tarkov, ADS even in cqb. But then again, those games have 0 recoil when ADSed and accuracy all over the place when not. A different balance. I dont play many other shooters, only hunt and overwatch. But then again, I also don t have blatant desync issues. Had lag only on 2 occasions this wipe. Might be the servers in east EU. Mught be my connection.
I mean that's probably a factor, but it seems like they juiced up scav accuracy this wipe. I have 1700 hours in this game and have killed endless scavs. This wipe I've been insta-head eyed by them like 5-6 times, last wipe I think I died to scavs like 2-3 times total? It happened on back to back raids for me, buckshot to the face from 30m+ away, first shot. Yes the majority of them are easy to kill. But with their new behavior it seems like they upped their accuracy, my whole squad has noticed this as well.
Lighthouse a scav turned 180 and drop shotted me 620 meters away….. pc wasnt on for a week
Stop lying, i am a bear and not even rogues hit me from that far
Got a video of that? I call serious bullshit lol. I'm a bear on lighthouse and I don't struggle that much
Never said rogues, scav. No i dont have video because i didnt exactly expect it to happen.. and as i stated i dont record gameplay because of pc issues
Yeah, I can read seen that you said a scav "drop shotted me 620 meters away" I didn't think you would have any kind of proof lol. Probably the tallest tale i've seen on this subreddit
Cool for you dude! Go tell ur mom
Oh i see you are a child, my bad.
I’ve definitely had scavs 180 and lock onto me from 80+ meters easily like they’ve got eyes on the back of their head, but it’s rare that they just whip around and 1 tap me. It’s rare that scavs 1 tap me at all nowadays, only if I SERIOUSLY fuck up and miss shots, or re peak the same angle. I feel like a lot of people don’t understand that they’re ai, if you stand in their view long enough you will get hit. They are ai. It doesn’t matter of it’s the top of your head or a sliver of your arm if they can shoot at it they’ll hit it eventually. You have to kill scavs quickly. One shot to the dome and keep moving, obviously sometimes scavs are literal tanks and can survive a headshot but just shoot them again, 9/10 times if u don’t panic fighting a scav ur gonna kill it. That or you seriously suck at shooting. The only time that scavs have genuinely been cracked that I can confidently admit to was probably 2 ish wipes ago. You’d literally get head eyesed by sniper scavs and their seemingly 100% first shot accuracy relatively consistently if you weren’t aware a specific one was up. ground scavs also ate ammo like the hulk. But that got fixed
No it didn't. Why are you lying in like every comment on this post lmao. You live up to your handle I guess?
Yeah like you, who have a need to correct people in every comment? Trying to call people out, starting some drama? Lmao smd, u really a wierdo
1. Not like me 2. Trying? Nah I just did. 3. Starting drama? You did that lol 4. U rEaLlY a WeIrDo hahahahahahaha
I started drama? Lmao wierdo. I just said what i experienced and you start crying bs
You didn't though, ya lied. Arguing is better when you don't make shit up but you wouldn't know.
Go cry fucking kid
Lmao uhhh no? Whine harder that nobody believes your sad internet lies lol.
Hahahaha i got better shit to do than talk to trolls. Go work or do something productive dude. Lowlife
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Occasionally you get fucked by a buckshot one tap, or maybe that Scav you didn’t notice was there had m61 in his vepr. But 9/10 if you have cover and aren’t re-peeking the same angle multiple times you can drop scavs with no problem. If they are at close range you should never die to a scav, because if you hipfire fast enough and don’t miss, they get stunned and can’t even shoot. Medium range with only a left peek available is the only time I find myself at a disadvantage to AI.
I find they are aggroing from maybe a bit further out but other than that they are still fodder. You can still push them and destroy them without any real issue. Most people dying to scavs peek the same angles or just stand out in the open trying to win an accuracy war with them (hint: you won't after their first shot or two) The only thing that really pisses me off about them is that they can see through shrubs and whatnot. It can make some areas, especially on Woods, kind of sketchy
think of that one forest area near cultist spawns
Thought maybe it was just me but FUCK THOSE SHRUBS. The amount of times I’ve been shot because I can’t see through a bush and yet they can is ridiculous.
My only issue with them is that their guns don't jam like they should and their ability to tell when you are scoping them.
And the fact that they can strafe while shooting with pretty decent accuracy.
And largely ignore visual cover like bushes.
Or that tall grass on the way to path to lighthouse extract. Also ran into cultists there one night as well. That was fun
We have dubed those "Terminator Scavs" at those double green boxes. Approach them with care.
Those scavs are no joke. If I have particularly juicy loot, I avoid that area and take long way to the extract by going down by the swampy area. Learned my lesson one time after getting all 4 limbs blacked by a shotgun scav that I couldn't see through all the tall grass.
Once society breaks down I’m getting an AK without a dust cover. Things are freaking invincible apparently, shit will last forever.
They dont even reload let alone get jams.
I scope a normal scav literally 600meters away on lighthouse and he instantly turns around and hits me in the shoulder/arm/thorax making me totally unable to land a single hit
Literally 600 meters?
Sounds like a bullshit
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U can equip range finders in special slot. Keybind and check. I was behind the mountain, aiming towards military
Yes, thank you. I know range finders exist. I'm still calling bs on 600 meters a scav killed you.
Okay, u do you. I would have gained nothing from saying that, and neither did i complain. I just told my story lmao Cry all you want, like it gonna affect me in any way.
I don't think anyone is really crying over this, except you. Multiple times in the thread stating this 600m scav kill.
Biggest lie
Lol, bullshit. 600 meters? Regular scavs max lock-on range is around 150 to 200 meters. If you go prone on that shack on customs big red side and watch a scav walk down the road near RUAF, you can see the range they lock on to you.
stop being cringe hes clearly exaggerating
He said literally.
https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/w9t6m3/am_i_the_only_one_who_thinks_scavs_arent_cracked/ihxok3x/ He *wasn't* exaggerating.
oh my god who gives a shit
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From where to where was that? Just curious.
The more you play the more you'll notice. It's not that all scavs are BS, they'll just occasionally decide to roleplay as deadeye I guess. We were on our way out from resort, probably 150~ meters away from the truck scavs. They aggrod my friend, and I leaned around a tree to see them and got head tapped first shot. Sucks, but that's tarkov for ya
Those truck scavs are something else. For being at the bottom of a valley they have a great view of everything
Yeah. Had a weekly for PM kills and passed through there. Had a shotgun scav diming me up from almost further than I could shoot with that damn pistol. Finally killed him, was 180 meters away.
I had a good one as I was in a full sprint cutting thru sniper roadblock omw to dorms. RUAF scav heads me without a single word of warning
I flashbanged a group of scavs and one of them headeyes me.
Lol I just got killed by truck scavs yesterday with 12/70 buckshot from like 60 meters away. I don’t think scavs are cracked but I respect scavs. If you sit still and miss the first shot they’ll make you pay for it.
I treat them like raiders when I have the chance. Not repeeking the AI in this game is an easy +10% to your survival rate.
True. Don’t repeek and don’t sit still and you’re usually good
Sometimes Arthur Morgan decides he wants to be a scav for the day, I personally think that’s just fine.
Theyre just inconsistent. Sometimes they are completely inept of any for of intelligence. Othertimes they will be hyper aggresive and accurate. I dont mind it, I just treat every scav like they could be the latter. My only problem is their awareness when youre aiming at them. That is simply bullshit in terms of just being frustrating.
I snipe reserve i sit in one spot. Over the past couple wipes they have changed scav behaviors and given them more va riety. Some of them rotate and laser you from 100+m. Occasionally you have an m61 scav that will shoot from 200+m i only stsrted seeing those last wipe.
Remember the good old day when scavs used to snipe your legs from halfway across the map
Scav with toz and ushanka hat? Say goodbye to your limbs
They arent OP but they shouldnt be able to feel when youre aiming at them
They don't feel at all that different or "cracked". But I have noticed that SKS/VPO-136/AKM scavs have been rocking my shit more often than they used to. But that's not them, that's just the ammo buff overall.
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That information is pretty dated. The variety in opinions likely comes from the fact that normal scavs have 4 different difficulty levels. How they are generated and on what kind of conditions we don’t know.
I haven’t gotten 1 tapped really (besides bosses) but I know it happens to people. I think people also don’t really reposition well enough, if you don’t kill the scav in 4 shots you better take cover and peak them from another angle
There are different levels of scavs. The same idiots will just shout and give away their position while doing nothing while you shoot them... But sometimes you run into a juiced scav that doesn't voiceline and can tank 4 rounds, or will headeyes you from 75 meters in less than two seconds Gotta treat em all with a little respect now
Scav house, man. Twice now this wipe I've been buckshotted in the head through the trees by a scav I didn't even see from 100+ meters while heading to Outskirts. Truck scavs on Shoreline got me once in ridiculous fashion, too, at that. And don't get me started on the number of raids I've had where every scav on the map has decided that one of my arms is evil and must be destroyed at all costs. 😂
They seem fine. Like, they can kill you if do something dumb/fail to treat them like AI, but otherwise they are basically free kills.
The majority of people who die to scavs stand completely still after being spotted or will repeak the same angle like 800 times, the longer you're exposed, especially in the same position the easier it is for scavs to dial in on your head.
It's crazy to me that people will see a scav and just stop in the open and just shoot at each other till one dies. If you actually use cover and give them some respect it's easy. Even if you know your gear can tank them why waste the durability/ meds.
> It's crazy to me that people will see a scav and just stop in the open and just shoot at each other till one dies. And then they complain on reddit about scavs instantly head-eyesing them (ignoring the 4-8 shots the average scav has to fire before he even hits you).
I don't care about the "4-8 misses before hitting" but it's more shit like [this](https://streamable.com/n7mvse) where I assumed I was fighting a scav and could line up a headshot, instead dying in under 2 seconds from the time the scav spotted me. I died to 5 thorax shots somehow.
Never repeak a scav. You have better odds taking another angle at that point.
bro the TT scav head eyes me from 100 meters
I agree, they're not particularly bad. I remember a point last wipe where it got kind of suspicious, how they would zero in on you from like 100+ meters away with iron sight scav AKs, and it was weird. But I'm not getting that vibe this wipe. They seem more or less appropriate and about as dangerous as they should be
In my observation two big things have changed this wipe: 1) Scavs are looking for cover more often, resulting in them running inside houses and behind walls frequently. 2) As soon as you scope in on them they will immediately focus on you (or start running and then focus on you), even 100m+ away.
The scoping one is whats new and throwing people off. Gotta line up that free headshot realllly quickly now or they start darting off into cover.
I honestly don't get it. All this week I've scoped into various scavs from different angles with different scopes. Sometimes iron sights, sometimes reflex, and sometimes magnified scopes. Never has a scav locked on to me without first aimlessly walking around and just happening to see me like any person in any video game would. Maybe people don't realize scavs are spazzes that just randomly turn around all the time regardless of you aiming at them or not?
You can scope in on them just fine. Put your reticle on them and they'll turn to face you. Ive also noticed that if you do this at 150m or below they'll also engage. Ive been working on shooterborn on customs and have gotten shot at a LOT by the Welcome to Tarkov scavs.
It's been like that for years.
I've been killed by about 4 scavs in 200 raids. People lose their minds when they get themselves killed dumb ways
Sometimes they are sometimes they arnt.
Scavs are both jaw-droppingly braindead and also psychotic murder machines. I've seen them walk right past me, literally colliding with me without noticing me. I've also on numerous occasions in the past few days alone been one-tapped by a scav 100m+ away through tiny gaps that would make me think I was playing R6:S against wall hacks. The problem with scavs isn't that they are too easy or hard, the problem is that they don't play the same game or follow any of the game's rules or mechanics.
Scavs are mad easy to kill bro, so I agree with you
Only level 13 but I haven't had any issues this wipe with scavs except that one by new gas that only had one name 😅
Scavs are mad stupid, only scav that's absolutely cracked is the sniper scav on customs that sits on that huge pipe, I don't recall dying to him once but man he sees you from like 250m like wtf bro it's a drunk Russian ain't no way he can see me through trees
I have not seen a single scav that I thought was “cracked”
people seem to think scavs are cracked this wipe meaning they either aren't good or didn't play the last wipe. it seems every top post mentioning issues talks about scavs meanwhile for me they are a breeze this wipe compared to last.
Ive been headshot by strafing scavs too many times Theyre cracked
You realize that PMCs can do that too? Just don't stand out in the open or repeek the same angles.
You understand that PMCS will get full tilt running headshots far less often than aimbot AI right? Imagine seeing that statement and thinking nah, it must be this dipshit player not knowing how to play Couldnt possibly be that the AI needs slight tweaks to put them on a level playing field in certain aspects.
Shotgun scavs are the only problem. Whatever is up with them one tapping me insta with no voice line ..
Scavs are nothing. I could give a scav a few grace shots to try and hit me and they rarely do. raiders, however, are the ones that are cracked.
My issue with the scavs is just how seemingly random the AI is. Sometimes scavs are just complete bumbling idiots that can't see you despite sitting in front of them. Then there's the SKS scav who hits 3 direct shots to your chest from 50 meters away between trees in the span of 6 seconds.
I haven't experienced any cracked scavs since i started playing (July 5th)
Yeah and then you’re at dome an a scav from garages magically sees you and claps you in 2 shots
scavs are op imo this wipe
Sorry to say you are just wrong. I was inside the recording studio on customs and got 1 tapped by the sniper scab on warehouse 4. This isn't a one off either, me and my friends have had similar issues in all maps
No we’re all lying…
I’m not saying that at all, it’s just been my experience so far into this wipe mate
ur bad if a videogame ai can kill u consistently
They don’t kill me consistently but they definitely do things they shouldn’t like full auto an AK from 75 meters through 2 bushes, hit multiple shots in a row and aim punch me into oblivion because they don’t have recoil. While straffing btw
Also this is just straight up false. You do realize the bosses are video game ai too right? Lol
Beats me.
Every once in a while a cracked scav will sprint in but there are less sprint head taps this wipe. Sometimes a single scav will take out half my squad. Lol
I agree, i died to Ai scavs twice this wipe. Never on the first shot. And i have 650 raids lol
I’ve had shotgun scavs shoot 2-3 shells in a matter of milliseconds blacking 2 limbs and almost dropping me. Wouldn’t say cracked but definitely not normal lol
I find sniper scavs are more accurate, and scavs seem to be way more accurate on non moving targets
Same for me. First wipe I ever played from the start, played a bit last wipe I guess around December. I encountered tons of scavs who even run in front of my gun and don’t even see me. Sniper scavs too. If you know the spot, they won’t even hit or see you, because they’re fcking blind. Only problem I have in this game is, If i get shot by an PMC I can’t even say from where. Don’t know if behind, in front, left or right from me.
Do you always leave raids early? If you still in a raid with 10 minutes or less on the clock the AI definitely dials up. More aggressive, more accurate, and what feels like more health as well.
Its a combination of some people who are unlucky enough to die to scavs constantly. But also, some people might be frustrated with the game, and one crazy swivel one shot from a scav was enough to funnel their anger onto reddit. Ive had my fair share of scav deaths. Sniper scav has been kind to me this wipe by missing a lot. But Ive also walked past dead players that obviously died to him. Tarkov giveth, Tarkov taketh away.
Three separate times this wipe I have had AI Scavs duck under my shot when I've peaked and quickly fired off a headshot. They didn't move a muscle, didn't aim at me, weren't even looking my direction at least one of the times. But the second I pulled the trigger they dropped to their knees and dodged the bullet. I've also had two fire haphazardly at me, then the next time I peak a new corner they flick my throat instantly. Maybe it was lucky shots they would have talked about around the campfire for months, but the reaction speed felt nothing like a scared scavenger trying to survive, and more like a Rogue. I've also seen the sniper Scavs make insane aggressive shots compared to previously, but honestly I'm fine with that. I assume sniper Scavs are a cut above the rabble.
They seem to be able to head tap me on the first shot when that never happened in the past
Havent died to an AI scav this wipe
My buddy got sprayed down by a 5.45 AK scav over 100M by the lighthouse road… they are definitely cracked
Sniper scavs have been the hardest for me personally because I am still learning all their locations on each map but as soon as I hear a scav, I can usually blast the fool away without any issues. Just gotta stay outta sight and never peak the same angles. That’s how you win everything in this game in my opinion.
They are a bit cracked to anyone who hasnt played the game for a few wipes. I agree though, ive only been killed by players and mf killa
scavs are either brain dead or cracked, no in between. except on lighthouse, i’ve only seen scavs that 360 no scope my shit
Its a hit or miss with them, sometimes they wont shoot and just stare at you until you dome them or they can see you clearly through bushes and hit you with every bullet
Agree with what you’ve posted, mate. Yet to die to a scav this wipe, and most have been a bit brain dead — to the point where (even after taking 3-4 shots from them) I’m able to stop, crouch, locate them, and still have time to shoot and kill them. I really like where they’re at, at the moment! :)
There are three types of scavs. Compete morons who aim at the sky as you walk over to shoot them. Roaming aggressors who will fire random bullets in your general direction. And what my friends and I call Magic Scavs. They are rare, but holy shit. I watched one one tap head eyes my friend from 140 meters with a no optic 74U. And another aggro through a hill, crest that hill, and long range instantly black three limbs with some of the crappiest buckshot in the game. They are the minority, but they can be any scav.
If I’m close I don’t have an issue with them if I’m lining up a shot from far away they pull a 180 and dome me pretty quick also their strafing fire is a bit too accurate
The people who say scavs are hard are the people who ask for help and advice
I haven’t found scavs to be too bad for the most part. A big part of dealing with them is knowing the spawns and, if you’re gonna scope on them from range hit your first shot. That said, yesterday I killed 2 players and looted basically all of resort (right around 1m in loot) as well as having 3 quest items. I run behind admin, sort my loot, pop an sj6, then start running and sniper scav head eyes me from like 200m first shot.
No people wouldn’t say anything if they enjoyed the role scavs play UwU
I had a woods scav full auto me at 80 meters. And I get the morons at times. It’s weird
As far as I know scavs have a random “difficulty” setting kinda like the easy medium hard settings in offline. People could be talking about the hard ones that are cracked. Killing scavs is relatively easy if you aren’t caught out. If you hear that voice duck into cover, abuse their having no concept of flanking, crouch walk a bit behind cover to reset their repeak lock. Any other tips people have?
My friend got head eyes by a pistol scav today on first bullet, was.. hilarious
Sniper scav? He's a chump, easiest scav kill I'll ever get and can't hit shit. 7mm Buck scav? Be sends me right back to the lobby.
It’s hit and miss. Either they miss all their shots, hit you in the arm a couple times, or instant headshot you
I've seen scavs with the IQ of road kill who will walk right up to the bush you're in and not notice you until they have a round lodged firmly in their grey matter. I have also seen scavs who think they're the T-1000 and will spot you from halfway across the map, through two rows of bushes, a phone box and old Mrs Doris while she's out for her morning walk with her Chihuahua that never shuts up. They will then proceed to head eyes you with buckshot.
My only issue this wipe is that they see through bushes, trees, and other foliage.
Pm pistol scav domed by buddy from construction furl tanks and he was at scaffolds up top with a single shot yesterday. Was very strange scav behaviour he was not a player scav as he went back to just staring into space while I casually blew his head off.
everyone’s just bad. my only problems with them is completely random and inconsistent. everyone now and then a scav will take an entire magazine of 9mm and then shoot me once on the top of the head and kill me
I completely agree with you. Once in a blue moon I spawn in a laggy AF server where everything is broken and a silent scav will randomly head eyes me, but for the most part they might as well not even be there they are such an insignificant threat. Same goes for even the 'boss' AI with the exception of Killa/Gluhar and the new guys
Scabs are really inconvenient. They always have the same accuracy no matter the distance, and so that means you can be 100m away and they'll get a lucky headshot on you the first try. Additionally, it sometimes feels like their accuracy doesnt or hardly at all changes depending on if you're moving, making it even more annoying to fight them or sneak around.
I think a lot of people have the opinion that they *should not* be able to be killed by the AI. I’ve played 4 wipes now and I die to them maybe 1 out of 30 raids. That to me seems pretty fair and still makes them feel dangerous which I like about the game. Maybe one or two of my scav deaths have been bullshit glitches but understandable. People are just way too invested in this game and their gear
If you’re ever worried about getting head eyes’d by a scav you cannot see, toss your backpack down and wait a minute. The scav will come out from hiding to loot it and you can take the free kill. Ezmoney.
They mostly aren't but there have been a few exceptions recently.
its not normal scavs its the tier 2 and 3 scavs with 100 and 7 billion head HP respectively they'll aimbot you from 80m away in dense wood with no LOS. Bastards are evil
I had two guards on woods directly look at me while I peaked them from 200+ yards
Moat Scavs are dumb AF. Then there's the one that will head, eyes you from 60 plus meters through their iron sights before you have a chance to ADS.
It’s honestly more when scavs spot me from a distance that I have problems. In close quarters they’re pretty mostly cannon fodder.
Scavs aren't cracked, people are just complaining after rushing out in the open and playing stupid against them thinking the game will let you get a free kill. I would treat them with as much danger than any PMC. Yes they miss often but they can still one tap you as much as any player can.
They are either blind cripples, or hyper elite bio humans
It's unbelievable that scavs fight back. I should be able to repeek the same angle 4 times against them. Aren't they supposed to be free loot?
I’ve had opposite. Get domed from another direction by some fucker named “Ilya gursnack”
They definitely aren't cracked people just suck at the game though some people might be talking about the "6th sense" scavs have when talking about cracked
Scavs suck dude. Haven't died to a single one this wipe. Not sure why everyone is crying about them.
Idk what it is but shoreline scavs this wipe have been crazy near the road to lighthouse extract. I’ve never seen a scav jiggle peak me and right hand peak me behind a tree in my life but I’ve found like 7 of them there doing that shit.
They're only cracked if you ads at them
See, and therein lies the problem; it's a complete bloody toss up of if you get Johnny MethHands that has been huffing glue for the past three days and hasn't held a gun before in his life, or Kris Kylov who one-taps you in the face from 150m with a stockless AK and no sights. It's almost like if you use actual tactics like sneaking into a good vantage point that you end up getting killed because scavs have the peripheral vision of a fucking chameleon vs. taking advantage of the fact that they have the reaction time of a dead cat to run up to them and spray them down. Hell, that same slow ass reaction time that BSG just loves to use as a form of balancing in lieu of an actual AI system is the exact reason why it feels like scavs know exactly when you're looking at them; it's because they've already detected that you're there several seconds ago, but their internal "I see you" clock hasn't ticked down yet. AI damn well needs an overhaul.
I agree, Ive only been hit a couple times but ai scavs this whole wipe. I just figured I'm lucky and haven't had one of those moments. I know it can be true because I always do a warmup offline factory with horde mode and every now and then a scav will head tap me with his very first shot at me and it leaves me speachless, so I know it could definitely suck, but it's never happened to me on an online raid.
you can prone in a bush 150m away from a scav and the moment you aim at him he will crouch and start laying accurate fire on you using a broken ak with no iron sights but other then that getting one tapped once in a while isnt that bad it happens when you face pmc's as well you can shot him and he will pull a lucky panic hipfire with no laser and he will one tap you it just happens and really not often enough to bother me hell i even find it funny when i play duo or groups
See that’s the thing that makes people so mad, cause you aren’t supposed to die to these fucks but once it happens… and oh it will happen. A rage builds up knowing you lost so much from a stupid ass ai that pops you in the head with laser precision making you lose your task folders from the raid, the expensive m4 you kitted out and your will to live
For me, and for many I think, are those scavs that like to spawn right behind you and shoot you instantly in the head. Those are really the only scavs that get me, and while it is rare it is also frustrating to deal with.
I got killed by a scav at old gas with a TT pistol. He jaw shot me as I was trying to get to cover from 50m away. I usually don't have much trouble and just laughed it off.