I was a sneaky crawly rat for most of my first 2 months playing Tarkov (just started month 3) and I eventually realized that I would die anyway regardless if I was super careful or just kept rushing through the quest objectives. Though finally unlocking loyalty levels did give me access to better gear so I don't shy away from firefights as often.
hey there, just wanted to say your tarkov content is what brought me back to the game. I tried it for the very first time over a year ago, gave it 2 weeks and gave up. the learning curve was "too much" and it was "too hard". I found your movies (which i love btw keep making them) , and i said "eff it, lets run it again" - after 3 days of playing i am PROUD to say that im level 7, and have successfully done more raids in the 3 days than i ever thought possible in that one week. inbetween raids i watch your movies and they keep giving me the motivation to press on, to keep trying... even after a 7 second factory raid :D (IYKYK) - thank you for bringing me back to this lovable/hateable game!!! Im actually in your discord right now and ive met some wonderful people since i got back into it! just thank you! :D
I've been watching your videos for a while and they are really helpful! After a two year break from the game, today I killed 4 geared PMCs in a single raid (3 of them were together). I used every bit of knowledge I received from your videos to get them down. It feels really good to know how to properly fight! Thank you, keep uploading this quality content! :D
Commenting 1 for what your friend was talking about. One can argue that the game loses its charm once you get past the anxiety, but at the same time the anxiety sometimes gets too much. You have to somehow find the perfect balance, but that's easier said than done.
SwampFox - Pro tip with meds binds in the keybind settings; set your quick slot 4 to '4 on press' and slot 5 to '4 on release' and then move the remaining slots down by 1 to 5, 6, 7, 8. When you bind a heavy bleed, press and hold 4, then move the mouse off the icon. Still holding 4, move over your light bleed, release 4 over light bleed med. Now in raid you press 4 and it will cycle heavy bleed/light bleed in order of precedence and your "bleed button" is now 1 instead of spamming 2 keys when you have a bleed, less key reach for the meds binds, and you never used 9 anyway am i right
I've never struggled with my settings. I keep splint on 9 (if it's out of the container) and Hemo on 0. That way I don't fat finger anything when I need the propital on 5. Hasn't steered me wrong yet
Just came across this channel recently as I’m trying to get back into Tarkov before wipe. Makes me feel like I want to do it more, because I’m usually too anxious when playing, but your gameplay is so chill it makes me want to just play the game and not care. Subbed and liked, thanks for giving me motivation
Yoo that's awesome and yes, it helped me a ton when I chilled out on the gameplay and realized the gear fear doesn't make sense; we'll lose it all eventually anyway with the wipe, and getting more via scav runs and budget kits etc.. isn't too difficult overall once you know some looting paths you like
Swamp! I took this entire wipe off and am getting the Tarkov itch again. Excited to start from a fresh wipe and looking forward to seeing new content from ya. Loving my Desk mat btw
"Being excited about the little things" is SO true. Think on those pre-Flea raids when every bit of kit you needed for a hideout upgrade was cause for celebration.
I just found your channel looking for streets footage and am IN LOVE with this editing. Very useful, very tame yet entertaining. It's like a perfect blend of attention span and content.
3:30 its true, it seems to me that tarkov is one of those games you need to take a break from often, for a week maybe a bit less, i havent played in 6 months and found myself having way more fun even when losing
Absolutely love your gameplay, commentary, creativity and also your mate. It's somehow a wholesome Tarkov entertainment you don't get very often. Thank you for that! I really hope to catch a stream of yours soon. I am very new to Tarkov and genuinely enjoy all the little tips and infos you include. One thing I was wondering about (and maybe you or someone else could answer it: I recognised you had some kind of one-slot weapon part in your pouch where you put attachments on to get them out of the raid safely and save space. What kind of weapon part is it - or which one is the best to take with? Are there multiple options? To this day I only knew about the shotgun spruts to story flashlights etc. Thank you for your entertainment! Really looking forward to more. Glad I found this channel!
Hey thanks :) The weapon part is called an X47 handguard (XRSU is also a fine option). They're both two slots: run a linked search from either one of them and buy the cheapest AK gas block that comes up to mount it onto which makes it take up 1 slot. They both hold 1 large sight, 1 smaller/medium sight, 2 flashlights/lasers and a grip, or a 3rd flashlight/laser in the grip slot. The X47 is technically slightly better because you can also put an NcStar 45 degree mount to hold one more tiny sight (like a PK-06) but 99% of the time, they're basically the same
Personally my style is to stay in the raid until either I’m full of loot or I get something worthwhile, but my friends that also play just rush areas to pvp and then leave after 5 minutes.
I was surprised you didn't see the guy at 20:02 and again at 20:04 where he's clearly decided to bail xD Yeah yeah I know it's an old video ; it's still entertaining!
they definitely changed up scav spawns across maps, they populate the areas that were otherwise empty in the past one example being by the marked room on reserve by train station
1:24 that's true and not for only Woods but for every map. Tarkov's optimization is really weird I researched it about 2 years and still couldn't understand anything but Finest is right. For example in Lighthouse, even with AI Bots disabled, you'll get much worse fps in Water Treatment area especially in Buildings 1-2-3. In Reserve, same thing but in Bunker. Each map has its own optimization problems. But in overall, Tarkov's main optimization problem is AI Bots and other Players. They decrease our fps so much, they consume our CPU. That's why most of the players intend to buy new CPU's instead of new GPU's because you can play Tarkov with GPUs like RTX 2060 or RTX 3050. You need a powerful CPU to run Tarkov smoothly + >16gb rams needed. But GPU is not that important compared to CPU and Ram. I hope they'll fix these problems, they have been around since its start...
Hey thanks. These are my graphics settings: th-cam.com/video/2vPy7QLOEaY/w-d-xo.html I actually don't use postFX, just a small boost to my monitor's digital vibrance and brightness
Killing a scav is a huge achievement for me. Killing a player is like killing a raid boss. But I know that one day they will all be boring to me. And that makes me a bit sad
this was a really enjoyable video, i also love how you guys played it, i need to learn how to play better i either play too aggro or too passive i need that sweet middle spot
I think a lot of it just depends on the individual. I can have a lot of fun playing Tarkov but in general I don’t think “fun” would be an appropriate way to describe it to a noob. Sometimes this game just takes more brain power than I’m willing to commit to and those are the days I go and play something “fun”. That’s not to say Tarkov gets boring…it’s never boring haha.
Has anyone else thought they were getting shot by Star Wars blasters when going against green tracers? I’m a relatively new player so I had to ask my chad friend when it happened to me😭
Yeah that makes sense; Tarkov can sometimes memory leak over 16GB, especially if you have the game on for a long time without a restart. As a result, upgrading to 32 will greatly decrease you chances of stutters
Slowly coming back to tarkov. I currently embrace the loot rat life. Aka loot anything I can get my filthy hands on. Fight only when I have a massive advantage or there is no other option. Else, just run and break contact.
This is my first wipe btw - the lack of excitement for the little things went away when there wasn’t incentive to go beyond. I set the destination at Max Traders/Hideout, and after I hit it, I just felt like the game had no purpose for me. Of course I could go for Kappa, but after 25m cash stack and plenty of space savers, I just didn’t really have any reason to be careful. I’m excited for next wipe to have all the progress to achieve. WML on Kappa, cheers to the little things
Makes sense, and honestly in the 6 years and 16 wipes I've played through, this one was the most stale. This coming wipe with Streets is going to be awesome and will bring a lot of people back to check it out
Love the video swampfox, would love to see more of your 'Tour de Fence'. Gotta ask though the last segment of your video was labled "Goons" figured this would be the new roaming scav bosses but it wasnt, a little dissapointed with the title.
I think tarkov needs more armor choices the armor in tarkov is either super good that no PMC under lvl 20 can make a dent or it's throwaway armor that all class levels can pen through there is no in-between only good and bad
What are you doing with those 25mm rings you take off scav shotguns all the time? I've been playing for a week and i can't figure out what you're doing with it
I'm taking off the sprut (which the 25mm rings are attached to) because it can hold up to three flashlights/lasers on one slot in my inventory if you can fully stack one up, and small weapon attachments in general are usually worth looting just for the sell value vs taking up very little inventory space and weighing very little
@SwampFoxTV Wow I didn't expect such a quick response, thanks so much!! Finished your entire wipe day experience video last night and it was incredible. Amazing production quality
Can you tell I was sick while recording the voiceovers?
Also like if you jumped at 1:29
*CLICK* That kinda spooked me ngl
squeezed my asshole, thinking my boi gonna die to start lol
LOL. Yes.
Scared the shit outta me too haha
Maybe an advantage to wearing all blue is that your partner can easily tell that it is you
Ha, actually that did come in handy a couple times
Lol I love that, and you get to play goose baiting all the fire.
I have a buddy who is notorious for team killing i like wearing kits like this around him
Rhymes like dimes
@@R3TR0J4N I didn’t even mean for it to rhyme
That stump behind the rock around 14:30 always gets me! The amount of times I’ve posted up ready to fight that stump to the death is hilarious.
Yeah, same. There's one on Customs behind two-story dorms near the tent that always gets me too
Taking it slow and caring about the little things, jumping in with a buddy and just having a slow crawl definitely makes Tarkov more fun for me.
I was a sneaky crawly rat for most of my first 2 months playing Tarkov (just started month 3) and I eventually realized that I would die anyway regardless if I was super careful or just kept rushing through the quest objectives.
Though finally unlocking loyalty levels did give me access to better gear so I don't shy away from firefights as often.
>7:00 "I saw blood"
I can't even see what are you shooting at
Yeah me either, that bit of the fight in particular. I can never tell if that little bit of movement over there is a person or a tree
hey there, just wanted to say your tarkov content is what brought me back to the game. I tried it for the very first time over a year ago, gave it 2 weeks and gave up. the learning curve was "too much" and it was "too hard". I found your movies (which i love btw keep making them) , and i said "eff it, lets run it again" - after 3 days of playing i am PROUD to say that im level 7, and have successfully done more raids in the 3 days than i ever thought possible in that one week. inbetween raids i watch your movies and they keep giving me the motivation to press on, to keep trying... even after a 7 second factory raid :D (IYKYK) - thank you for bringing me back to this lovable/hateable game!!! Im actually in your discord right now and ive met some wonderful people since i got back into it!
just thank you! :D
Aayy awesome, glad to hear it!
Definitely have some more movie and longer video ideas planned
I've been watching your videos for a while and they are really helpful! After a two year break from the game, today I killed 4 geared PMCs in a single raid (3 of them were together). I used every bit of knowledge I received from your videos to get them down. It feels really good to know how to properly fight! Thank you, keep uploading this quality content! :D
Niice, glad to hear it and gg
27:50 i like how detailed you explain what youre about to do like your friend wouldnt recognize your completely blue character
"oh no!"
*dives towards his friends dog tag*
Lmao
Never let the enemy get their scummy hands on a fallen brother's tag 😎
It’s always movie time when I watch swampfoxtv
@SwampfoxTV am I being trolled by a hacker or is this really you? And what’s telegram?
i love the way you put in the little explanations for you actions in game, prices etc, really useful and helps me learn more game knowledge
The lack of camouflage perfectly describes the efficacy of any and all UN peacekeeping missions, so the all-blue is natural and slash or expected.
Commenting 1 for what your friend was talking about. One can argue that the game loses its charm once you get past the anxiety, but at the same time the anxiety sometimes gets too much. You have to somehow find the perfect balance, but that's easier said than done.
Defo agree with you!
The Grandma's Boy cut in was amazing.
😁
SwampFox - Pro tip with meds binds in the keybind settings; set your quick slot 4 to '4 on press' and slot 5 to '4 on release' and then move the remaining slots down by 1 to 5, 6, 7, 8. When you bind a heavy bleed, press and hold 4, then move the mouse off the icon. Still holding 4, move over your light bleed, release 4 over light bleed med.
Now in raid you press 4 and it will cycle heavy bleed/light bleed in order of precedence and your "bleed button" is now 1 instead of spamming 2 keys when you have a bleed, less key reach for the meds binds, and you never used 9 anyway am i right
I've never struggled with my settings. I keep splint on 9 (if it's out of the container) and Hemo on 0. That way I don't fat finger anything when I need the propital on 5. Hasn't steered me wrong yet
Just came across this channel recently as I’m trying to get back into Tarkov before wipe. Makes me feel like I want to do it more, because I’m usually too anxious when playing, but your gameplay is so chill it makes me want to just play the game and not care. Subbed and liked, thanks for giving me motivation
Yoo that's awesome and yes, it helped me a ton when I chilled out on the gameplay and realized the gear fear doesn't make sense; we'll lose it all eventually anyway with the wipe, and getting more via scav runs and budget kits etc.. isn't too difficult overall once you know some looting paths you like
@@SwampFoxTV Hell yeah brøther. Keep up the good work! I’ll catch you in your next vid. Gotta work on my skills in the meantime.
Swamp! I took this entire wipe off and am getting the Tarkov itch again. Excited to start from a fresh wipe and looking forward to seeing new content from ya. Loving my Desk mat btw
Right on man, I'll be here 👍
"Being excited about the little things" is SO true. Think on those pre-Flea raids when every bit of kit you needed for a hideout upgrade was cause for celebration.
Love your content swamp! You really got me going on Tarkov and I learn so much from you. Thank you!
I just found your channel looking for streets footage and am IN LOVE with this editing. Very useful, very tame yet entertaining. It's like a perfect blend of attention span and content.
Awesome, thank you!
3:30 its true, it seems to me that tarkov is one of those games you need to take a break from often, for a week maybe a bit less, i havent played in 6 months and found myself having way more fun even when losing
I verbally said to myself, "hate that he's not checking these rooms." Absolutely wild that Reshala didn't lay you out haha. Never didn't have it.
Hope you're feeling better now, it's always great to see more of your tarkov content
Getting there, and thank you!
I have a tradition each wipe.
full blue kit. MP5k with the 20 rounders. No survivors, not even myself
I like the idea of "if timer ain't read or you not dear, don't leave yet."
2:37
It is called the "scenic route," my friend.
2:48 you got a stalker watchin heh
Absolutely love your gameplay, commentary, creativity and also your mate. It's somehow a wholesome Tarkov entertainment you don't get very often. Thank you for that! I really hope to catch a stream of yours soon.
I am very new to Tarkov and genuinely enjoy all the little tips and infos you include. One thing I was wondering about (and maybe you or someone else could answer it: I recognised you had some kind of one-slot weapon part in your pouch where you put attachments on to get them out of the raid safely and save space. What kind of weapon part is it - or which one is the best to take with? Are there multiple options? To this day I only knew about the shotgun spruts to story flashlights etc.
Thank you for your entertainment! Really looking forward to more. Glad I found this channel!
Hey thanks :)
The weapon part is called an X47 handguard (XRSU is also a fine option). They're both two slots: run a linked search from either one of them and buy the cheapest AK gas block that comes up to mount it onto which makes it take up 1 slot. They both hold 1 large sight, 1 smaller/medium sight, 2 flashlights/lasers and a grip, or a 3rd flashlight/laser in the grip slot. The X47 is technically slightly better because you can also put an NcStar 45 degree mount to hold one more tiny sight (like a PK-06) but 99% of the time, they're basically the same
@@SwampFoxTV thank you! This is so convenient! I will try that out for storage and looting :)
Great vid, great editing, great commentary.
Aayy thank you
I don't play Tarkov cause I am ass at fps games, but yeah, I like to watch the people who play more slowly and methodically more
Yeah, I'm not great at it by any stretch, but this is a game that also rewards hiring in bushes and taking the route less travelled 😁
1. Ahh, tolerance due to exposure... A tale as old as the human psyche.
"Imagine Arena Tarkov," little did they know!
Your videos are always a damn good time. Great editing, and great gameplay!
Thank you!
Very chill vibes almost like a podcast
I love that u posted yo just made my day
Love this adventure, thank you Swamp!
I love the way you edit your videos. Especially the audio calls. Very clean and enjoyable to watch
Thank you!
splurged a bit of time on dmz and coming back to trarkov makes it feel real relaxing going sniping and looting on woods.
Did not expect that Grandam’s Boy scene yo
How could he see me? 😂
Personally my style is to stay in the raid until either I’m full of loot or I get something worthwhile, but my friends that also play just rush areas to pvp and then leave after 5 minutes.
I have the same playstyle as you. Username airkevin777. I'm on NA servers
My man is a Global Occult Coalition agent stuck in Tarkov 💀
6 shots "one tapped em" Lolllllll
:D
I’ve noticed the map lag thing too. Also I’ll lag a little bit whenever I’m pointing in the direction of a player
on a side note the only legit call on woods is "he is by the tree" LOL
That and d!ckhead rock lol
@@SwampFoxTV HAHAHA
I was surprised you didn't see the guy at 20:02 and again at 20:04 where he's clearly decided to bail xD
Yeah yeah I know it's an old video ; it's still entertaining!
1, I agree. I play A LOT of a game called Hunt Showdown. But tarkov hits diffy
Dude you left a blue!!!! watercooler.
Love your videos and movies always want to play tarkov again when i see them keep the work up man, already waiting for your next ones!
03:37, Tarkov scares me much, so I don't play it much. This caused me to appreciate every small win, however.
I wanted to do this when my friend had to do that quest. He legit threatened me.
I agree with finest. If you're always a Chad, you'll get burned out. Great video
“Why are you blue” 😂
Good video, had to click it cause i did the quest the same way and thought to myself: "oh a fellow man of culture"
Ha, nice
Awesome video, man! Love to see it
Thank you!
I was waiting for that "quest added" prompt. Great watch, good gameplay, when you see a youtuber die, It makes them human. Great vid!
Quest added: check out my new EFT movie in 2 days 😎
@@SwampFoxTV Will do boss man. Can't go wrong with additional exp.
they definitely changed up scav spawns across maps, they populate the areas that were otherwise empty in the past one example being by the marked room on reserve by train station
what? they don't have different spawns, do they? they just move around more?
"Involved in Peace"
1:24 that's true and not for only Woods but for every map. Tarkov's optimization is really weird I researched it about 2 years and still couldn't understand anything but Finest is right. For example in Lighthouse, even with AI Bots disabled, you'll get much worse fps in Water Treatment area especially in Buildings 1-2-3. In Reserve, same thing but in Bunker. Each map has its own optimization problems.
But in overall, Tarkov's main optimization problem is AI Bots and other Players. They decrease our fps so much, they consume our CPU. That's why most of the players intend to buy new CPU's instead of new GPU's because you can play Tarkov with GPUs like RTX 2060 or RTX 3050. You need a powerful CPU to run Tarkov smoothly + >16gb rams needed. But GPU is not that important compared to CPU and Ram.
I hope they'll fix these problems, they have been around since its start...
I’m suprised that the whole time when you have been in dorms anyone didn’t show up except scavs
Yeah that was super lucky now that you mention it
I'm sure this is said a lot, but your editing is so great.
Thank you!
I want to play with you sometime even though I’m a timmy
Nice vid (as always!) I love the way you've got Woods looking, do you mind posting your gfx and post-process settings?
Hey thanks. These are my graphics settings: th-cam.com/video/2vPy7QLOEaY/w-d-xo.html
I actually don't use postFX, just a small boost to my monitor's digital vibrance and brightness
Awesome thanks!
1. Also I'm glad they've somewhat fixed the cheater problem. It used to be every raid and now its only every 10 or so.
Killing a scav is a huge achievement for me. Killing a player is like killing a raid boss. But I know that one day they will all be boring to me. And that makes me a bit sad
Mom! SwampFoxTV just dropped another certified banger!
I have that therapist issue too, idk why it happens this is my first wipe and I need the healing so bad
love your vids man keep up the good work : )
Thanks, will do!
this was a really enjoyable video, i also love how you guys played it, i need to learn how to play better i either play too aggro or too passive i need that sweet middle spot
Glad you enjoyed!
No exitement in it, other than not dying with chad gear...
Best tarkov youtuber!!! can you make some more Budget tarkov next wipe
Thank you!
planned
I dont understand how you guys fight long range... any tips?
i aint gonna lie, i jumped when Reshala popped out of that room
Me too lol
1, sometimes the tolerance breaks take 2 months
I think a lot of it just depends on the individual. I can have a lot of fun playing Tarkov but in general I don’t think “fun” would be an appropriate way to describe it to a noob. Sometimes this game just takes more brain power than I’m willing to commit to and those are the days I go and play something “fun”. That’s not to say Tarkov gets boring…it’s never boring haha.
I had that same therapist bug last wipe! Supposedly they patched it, but it must've come back.
I usually like you playing solo but that duo partners was really cool, would like to see more with him
Thanks for the feedback!
Aaaaaaahahhhhhh my wait is over for a wonderful adventure with the legend!
Woods is my bread and butter..
Has anyone else thought they were getting shot by Star Wars blasters when going against green tracers? I’m a relatively new player so I had to ask my chad friend when it happened to me😭
Great video, woods delivers as always.
All my friends hate on the 2x but I swear by it
1:05 used to happen to me until I upgraded from 16 gb to 32 gb of ram.
Yeah that makes sense; Tarkov can sometimes memory leak over 16GB, especially if you have the game on for a long time without a restart. As a result, upgrading to 32 will greatly decrease you chances of stutters
@@SwampFoxTV I love you 🤟
You should use the acog on woods that 4x woulda been critical in the first fight
i found out that i prefer the game with newer players and showing them the ropes then with chads, makes it a lot fresher
Let's gooo! New Swampfox content 🤘🤘
Slowly coming back to tarkov. I currently embrace the loot rat life.
Aka loot anything I can get my filthy hands on. Fight only when I have a massive advantage or there is no other option. Else, just run and break contact.
This is my first wipe btw - the lack of excitement for the little things went away when there wasn’t incentive to go beyond. I set the destination at Max Traders/Hideout, and after I hit it, I just felt like the game had no purpose for me. Of course I could go for Kappa, but after 25m cash stack and plenty of space savers, I just didn’t really have any reason to be careful. I’m excited for next wipe to have all the progress to achieve.
WML on Kappa, cheers to the little things
Makes sense, and honestly in the 6 years and 16 wipes I've played through, this one was the most stale. This coming wipe with Streets is going to be awesome and will bring a lot of people back to check it out
If you are gonna be shooting it on semi auto only anyway why not use the 20 rounders and fit 50% more ammo in mags in your rig + extra ergo.
I’m new to Tarkov so just getting out is exciting
Fair enough haha
20:01 He was having a good peak at you, wonder why he didn't take the shot?
I'd be excited if I could just extract. I get murdered so fast. And I go so slow.
Love the vids and streams!
I go all blue too last wipe xDD
Love the video swampfox, would love to see more of your 'Tour de Fence'. Gotta ask though the last segment of your video was labled "Goons" figured this would be the new roaming scav bosses but it wasnt, a little dissapointed with the title.
Ah, maybe I'll change the title - thanks for the feedback.
People often call Reshala's boys his 'goons' but I forgot about the new goon bosses
@@SwampFoxTV Dont mind me, you are the super awesome SwampFox content creator XD
I think tarkov needs more armor choices the armor in tarkov is either super good that no PMC under lvl 20 can make a dent or it's throwaway armor that all class levels can pen through there is no in-between only good and bad
I'm the complete opposite actually, i'm fine with getting sub-100k raids as long as i survive!...which isn't a lot
Lol I was just thinking when you gonna post a new video. Keep up the good work!!
Haha I used to do this just randomly
Love the vids my dude. sometimes the best camo is none at all
What are you doing with those 25mm rings you take off scav shotguns all the time? I've been playing for a week and i can't figure out what you're doing with it
I'm taking off the sprut (which the 25mm rings are attached to) because it can hold up to three flashlights/lasers on one slot in my inventory if you can fully stack one up, and small weapon attachments in general are usually worth looting just for the sell value vs taking up very little inventory space and weighing very little
@SwampFoxTV Wow I didn't expect such a quick response, thanks so much!!
Finished your entire wipe day experience video last night and it was incredible. Amazing production quality