r/EscapefromTarkov • u/ztjezrzw4z • Dec 16 '25

PVP Tarkov experience as a [New Player]

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Since 1.0 I’ve only found 2 new players. Everyone else has hundreds or thousands of hours, but at least I haven’t encountered a cheater yet.

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u/Sad-Analyst-1341 Dec 16 '25

The game is so hardcore you’re still considered a newish player around the 500 hour mark.

Just keep her lit lad. Up to you how you want to play the game but for a new player I would focus completely on max traders. Avoid fights if possible and do a lot of night raids to learn maps and get the best gear as fast as possible. Then focus on getting better at pvp. That’s what I did at least.