Pre wipes for standard players

[Nickster4150]

Its a little hard to get back into the game after wipes because standard players are at a huge disadvantage, low starting money and the starting gear is petty af. Now play a few matches on shoreline and factory and you get f*#$ked up by the dudes who pay the whole 200$CAD. It kinda feels like a mobile game in the sense that to progress/play the game and have fun you have to pay extra. starting out with 300k roubles not to mention the terrible case, it feels more like managing my finances more than a game. and the new hideout feature is neat but i hate that when you die you still need to repair most of your health, which doesn't make sense logically at all but i get its a game. But seriosly am i expected to buy 25 A-1's to play? great ideas on paper but executed pretty bad or unfairly in the terms of standard players.

[DeadEyeKiwi]

You can literally do a single scav raid or two and make a couple 100k. Obtain better weapons, backpacks and rigs than what higher tier pre orders start off with. Can obtain an antique axe off scavs, which is superior than the EOD hatchet.

Literally not hard, the higher tier package trader rep increase isn't large enough to make a huge impact, it's very minor. The starting money just gives a minor boost. Money is easy to make in EFT, especially now with now common items like screws/bolts and other things having decent value in the player market.

Only thing really noticeable is stash size differences, which can now be upgraded via hideout. 

EFT has always planned to have these features, and always planned to expand on the RPG elements and progression. It was never intended to be an instant gratification game.