LABS - released too early (map mechanics)

[xsaintone]

Its only me or this map was released too soon? I mean its good that we have a new map. But map mechanics now broke the game imo. There is a big hype and less players on other maps, there is almost no reason play on other maps - except to shoot scavs, when you spend on map 40mins and just meet 1 PMC. Access to LABS should be restricted - maybe 1-2 raids per day (before we get access cards). For now there is realy no reason to play this game. LABS map just make this game a joke fest. I can easly earn ~3-5mln roubles /h on this map just by rushing for ledx so its easy money. 

Maybe just make a time restriction for now 1-2 raids on LABS / day. 

[SkyCloud]

We are able to play Labs whenever we want because we are testing the map now.

As far as i know The Labs won't be a map that you can go in whenever you want. It will be like a dungeon run. Probably you need to get to the enterance of it while in a normal raid. Then unlock the door with a limited use item like "keycard" then you will load the labs. Then you extract from the labs with all the loot(probably with black limbs or damages you received from raiders will persist) into a fresh raid in the same map you begin with.

[northofnowhere]

Fine the way it is.  I see plenty of other PMC's on other maps.  Labs seems to work mechanically pretty good, yet alone for the first month of testing it with us beta testers.  Seems great, no need for a change.

[Hamm]

the only reason i like labs is because its letting low level players get good gear and bring it into another map. meanwhile you still got level 40+ just doing hatchet/mosin/shotgun runs like huge pu..ies.

[tobiassolem]

5 hours ago, xsaintone said:

released too soon?

How can something be released "too soon" in a beta test? The very purpose of what we are doing pre-release is to evaluate and give feedback on unfinished content to help further development.

[xsaintone]

1 hour ago, tobiassolem said:

How can something be released "too soon" in a beta test? The very purpose of what we are doing pre-release is to evaluate and give feedback on unfinished content to help further development.

Too soon means that we should test the map in a completed way. With keycards required to enter.

1 hour ago, Hamm said:

the only reason i like labs is because its letting low level players get good gear and bring it into another map. meanwhile you still got level 40+ just doing hatchet/mosin/shotgun runs like huge pu..ies.

Iam 48 with almost all quest done. I do hatchet runs on lab. I do earn shitload of money from it, and yes i do a 1mln roubles runs also just to loose this gear. And yes now is a freakin easy to get money. Thats why labs should not be in a form that they are now.

[tobiassolem]

5 hours ago, xsaintone said:

test the map in a completed way

We've been able to give the devs tons of feedback on raiders and raider AI, raider loot, loot locations, glitches on the map, and important feedback the developers NEED to improve the map. 

Had they released the map later, this feedback would've come later, which means further delays in development.

Iteration is a very common thing in game development, heck development in general. 

[DieHard_JAck]

23 hours ago, xsaintone said:

Too soon means that we should test the map in a completed way. With keycards required to enter.

Iam 48 with almost all quest done. I do hatchet runs on lab. I do earn shitload of money from it, and yes i do a 1mln roubles runs also just to loose this gear. And yes now is a freakin easy to get money. Thats why labs should not be in a form that they are now.

Hey

The problem isn't Labs, it is that other maps have been nerfed completely  (Shoreline for example).

For the moment (Because unfortunately it will surely change) Labs is really appreciated because of the loots and the amount of players present on, so you can actually MEET someone on ...

 

So it is most than likely sure that people will go on Labs instead of other maps.

 

And you're lvl 48 so from your perspective it might be abnormal, but players like me that are just discovering it still it is of course different.

 

Cya

[AdhesiveTeflon]

I don't mind it right now.  It's a good "break from tarkov while being in tarkov" if you get my gist.  You've got the 'hardcore' aspect of tarkov but with the AI being somewhat of a menace.  It definitely gives EFT a vibe that's different than the other maps right now.