Lighthouse in Tarkov: How is it?
Lighthouse has been out for some time now. As the newest map added to Tarkov, how does it fair to the other maps? How does it feel to play as a PMC and a scav? Is it worth playing at all? The design itself is awesome. Especially when you take a look at the map’s layout. It makes so much sense; it feels good to move and navigate around this coastal town with shales, sunken villages, and a water treatment plant that’s not accessible under traditional circumstances. That being said, right out the gate, the spawns are... rough. At least as a PMC. And here I was thinking Interchange was awful. Because the map is longer and closer to the shape of a rectangle, rather than something like a square, spawns are usually on either the east or west sides of the map. Next to each other.... with varying levels of elevation. Yeah, you can kind of see where this is going. It leads to very quick back to stash situations, compounded if you spawn on the coast line. While certainly a very somber and peaceful scene, the shore has points of interest. And the most notable, the actual lighthouse itself, is not currently accessible to us. Which, we knew going into this wipe. When it will become open for us to explore and finally see our first real, in-game trader, we don’t know. I would expect this year, but let’s not be too optimistic, shall we?