Escape From Tarkov – Crazy hard FPS suddenly became the most streamed game in the world

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Escape From Tarkov currently the third biggest name on Twitch, with over ninety thousand viewers. This offbeat shooter hosted an event on Twitch to celebrate its recent successes.

Escape From Tarkov, the military shooter is currently in the stage open beta, with more and more interesting content. This is the type of game that requires the player to calculate the number of bullets, check the magazine before reloading, and protect the loot against other players. The game is a combination of Arma and Borderlands. At the time of Escape From Tarkov’s release in January 2018, one reviewer wrote: “Participating in the looting and obtaining the necessary equipment before entering the fierce gunfight will be a thrilling experience. Tarkov can be harsh, but it’s also a lot of fun from getting used to the game’s intricacies and gradually becoming a professional mercenary.”
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Who would have thought that Escape From Tarkov would become a hit on Twitch, especially at a time after two years of beta release. But over the weekend, a series of streamers flocked to play this game, partly because of the following promotional gimmick: from December 30 to January 5, Tarkov players can earn gifts when watching streaming sessions. Twitch Metrics – the viewer-tracking service on Twitch – reports that Tarkov’s viewership has grown from an average of about forty thousand on December 29 to more than one hundred and twenty thousand on December 30, triple the number of viewers. before. The game became even more popular during the event period. On Saturday, January 4, viewership peaked at over two hundred thousand. Another simple reason for the sudden success of Escape From Tarkov is: funny gameplay.
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The serious atmosphere of the game facilitates the comedy element. There’s nothing funnier than watching a person, in a life-and-death situation, completely ruin his or her chances of survival, like when viewers laughed hysterically at the scene where Road Runner tricked Coyote into falling off a cliff (in animated films Wile Coyote and Road Runner). Similar to PUBGEscape From Tarkov is a great “show”, although it’s possible the popularity will drop after the Twitch event ends.​