Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate has released a second statement after it u-turned on a decision to lock an “exclusive” PvE mode to its €300 Unheard Edition following player feedback, saying it is “very sorry that fans and the game community in general are experiencing these feelings”.
In the statement posted to Reddit, COO Nikita Buyanov said that they “somehow did not foresee the fact of such a reaction” and has now “decided to just open [the controversial PvE mode] for EoD owners for free”.
On Friday (26th April), Matt reported that Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate had drawn fan ire after unveiling a €250 (€300 after tax) special edition that, alongside some controversial special advantages, contains an exclusive co-op PvE mode that won’t be made available to those that bought a previous edition.