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Tarkov’s Map Difficulty Ranks Are Silly
(Intro) Every time you are about to load into a Tarkov raid, you need to make a choice. Which map are you going to load into? And everyone has a reason or at least should have a reason for going onto any given map. Whether that’s to progress the main story or any side quests, look for other players and fights, or hunting for specific loot drops, you make this choice every single time you want to play the game. And for almost Tarkov’s entire life, whenever you select a map, there has been this difficult indicator on the map telling you how challenging the map is. But there isn’t much context after that, however. No explanation, no reason why the map is rated the way it is. It feels very tacked on and arbitrary. So much so that the map difficulties have constantly changed over the course of the game’s life. Which begs a few questions: what are the criteria behind the scenes that dictate the difficulty of any given map? Why did those ratings change so much over the years? And what does the community think the most challenging maps are in this game? Well, with some help from the community in a few recent posts I made not only on my own channel but on the subreddit which I understand isn’t the entire player base speaking on this but I wanted to at least reach out and hear some opinions and reasons why people think what they do, I was able to come to a few conclusions on this topic. So, let’s go over both map difficulty as a concept in this game and also the ratings each map currently has. Because to be honest, it’s a little silly.
By Jirasu5 months ago in Gamers
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
You know, I realized I hadn't done a lot of Star Wars content this year - especially in May...yes, I know, but don't sic the angry mob on me yet! I've been kinda stressed lately and recording stuff for YouTube has been tricky (thanks, OBS). So, how do you de-stress on a videogame? Well, by playing a silly game and what's sillier than LEGO?
By Greg Seebregts5 months ago in Gamers
World of Warcraft “Midnight” Expansion Review Part 3
NOTE: This is part 3 of an ongoing review of “Midnight” Finally, we come to the end of the “Midnight” review. I’ve talked a lot about the story to this point, but really, at the end of the day, what makes a video game a game is… well… the gameplay itself.
By Rease Stoneheart5 months ago in Gamers
Tarkov's Icebreaker Event is Problematic Once Again
(Intro) The long-awaited ice breaker event for Tarkov was released on May 25th and it’s been an interesting one to not only witness but also try and be a part of. I use the word try heavily here. What I originally thought was just going to be another run of the mill event for Tarkov, is something that is way more involved, and what seems like is here to stay. A whole new chapter has been added to the main story associated with this event and the new location you can infill to. And as of writing this, I haven’t finished all the steps necessary to see it with my own eyes. I’ll be honest, I haven’t watched any footage of it because I really want my first time experiencing the map through my own effort. And right now, I’m working through it. But man, is it quite a laundry list of things to do, places to mess up and things to go from bad to worse. So, let’s go over the ice breaker event. What most of the steps required entail, whether or not it’s fun and whether we see more events like this for Tarkov in the future pop up in the same manner. It’s cool, it’s interesting, but I really do wonder how many people by the end of it if there is one, are going to see it all the way through.
By Jirasu5 months ago in Gamers
55 Best Games For PS4 You Need to Play Before Upgrading
I still remember booting up my console for the first time. The ambient menu sounds alone bring back a massive rush of childhood memories. Finding the best games for ps4 feels exactly like digging through an endless gold mine. You just keep hitting incredible finds.
By Aveloria Thessar5 months ago in Gamers
The Best Games for PS5: Top 31 Ranked for 2026
You dropped serious cash on a shiny console setup. Now you need a curated software collection that actually justifies that heavy price tag.
By Aveloria Thessar5 months ago in Gamers
Shadow of the Tomb Raider - The Price of Obsession
Well...here we are; we've reached the conclusion - at least for the moment - of the main Tomb Raider series. Now, this review is going to be very different from the other reviews in the series. I wasn't able to get this one to run properly on my PC, so I'm going to approach this one the way I'd approach a film review...it might seem like a cop-out, but I've got thoughts that I'd like to share.
By Greg Seebregts5 months ago in Gamers
How to Monitor NVIDIA GPU Temperature: Top Tools (2026)
Heavy compute tasks and demanding software applications will expose bad thermal performance almost instantly. The sheer heat radiating off the tempered glass panel easily makes the entire room feel uncomfortably warm during long rendering sessions. Frames drop suddenly. You lose the match because your silicon decided to throttle down to protect itself.
By Aveloria Thessar5 months ago in Gamers
Tarkov Made Huge Changes to Prestige and I Don’t Know How to Feel
(Intro) Prestige is a mechanic in videogames that has been around since as far as I can recall, the original Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare. With the idea being that you can sacrifice your progress to start over as if you are a brand-new account, with the added bonus of unlocking new icons for you to climb through, up to ten times. And in pretty much every single game in the franchise since, you have been able to start over and earn new rank icons with that now going up to usually one thousand. Back in the day, when life was so much simpler, so many people had the time, patience and dedication to go through several prestige levels in this franchise. And now, in 2026, more games are taking advantage of this system, including Tarkov. With currently six levels of prestige, each becoming more difficult to unlock as you progress, players have found this system to be engaging for those who are the most passionate and dedicated to this game. An endless grind to work through; starting over as if the game just wiped. To go through the same quests, story missions, unlocking sequences, and more. But recently, the developers took it upon themselves to write up a short diary post about the prestige system and the direction they want to take it. And the main focal point of this blog was talking about how they reduced the requirements for most levels of prestige to a place that feels more obtainable by a larger section of the player base. And as someone who has not and will most likely never engage with this feature, I found it interesting that they would want something that separates the casual and hardcore players for lack of a better word, to become more obtainable by the masses. Maybe they want people to use this feature they added into the game and obtain the special rewards you get for reach new rank, maybe there has been feedback through surveys and general discussion online that players have wanted this system to become easier, I am unsure. But today, let’s go over Tarkov’s prestige system; how the developers feel about it in general. What was made easier about it, and whether or not this will ruin the idea of prestige as a system in Tarkov. It doesn’t really matter at the end of the day, but it’s rare that Tarkov becomes easier in any meaningful regard.
By Jirasu5 months ago in Gamers
Tarkov Seasonal Characters are Coming and It Might Be Nuts
(Intro) So, we already talked about one half of the latest Tarkov livestream, which has changes coming in the future to tackle some of the problem points in the game that could make it easier and more of a streamlined experience. Which if they can nail these without new issues being attached to them, Tarkov will look much more enticing to new players. But what the other half of the stream talked about is something that I haven’t been this excited for in a very long time. Seasonal characters are coming, and with them some insane changes to how we will engage with Tarkov as a whole if everything comes out as specified, which I know is a tall order for battle state, but I can’t help but see what they’re talking about and what they showed off as exciting and an opportunity to revitalize this game with tons of new features and permutations that will have everyone thinking outside the box once again. Because for the longest time, the optimization of Tarkov’s progression and how you work through it has been a huge hurdle; the developers have been unable to crack. Keep the flash drives, keep the fuel conditioners, and keep the pilgrim backpack. All these things that are essentially just a checklist that if you know about them from day one, you can take advantage of this and have your progression be that much smoother. But now, with seasonal characters and what they might be doing to them, this game could be wildly different for the better. Or it could be a huge mess and a complete disaster. Who knows!? That’s the beauty of Tarkov; you never know if a new mechanic or addition will make the game better or just create more problems that the game already had. But let’s go over seasonal characters and what their plan is with this addition. This once again has the potential to be awesome, but we’ll need to see how it’s implemented first.
By Jirasu5 months ago in Gamers
3 Easy-to-Play “League of Legends” Champs for Noobs
The Basics Before I get into the champs, here is a quick rundown of the game. League of Legends is a 5v5 player versus player game. On the Summoner’s Rift map, the standard game, and the only one I’ll be dealing with in this post, there are five positions to play, each with varying responsibilities.
By Juan Alfonso5 months ago in Gamers
Best GPU Upgrade From RTX 3060 Ti: Stop Guessing (2026 Update). AI-Generated.
I bought my RTX 3060 Ti during the absolute worst days of the silicon shortage. Finding one felt like winning the lottery. You probably felt the exact same way.
By Aveloria Thessar5 months ago in Gamers