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The game is a great game to cheat on, with many aspects that enable cheaters. Its design masks it well. The economy encourages it too and creates the motivation for RMTers. The standard edition is not a game that devs want or want to play. They want to create a problem and sell the solution.
I think that basically Nikitas gameplay loop is set up to generate a 'state of discomfort'. This state is not fun or exciting, its frustrating and boring. You can reach it by being killed by cheaters, among other ways.
Whenever someone is placed in such a state, they start looking for a way out, naturally. What Nikita wants to do is channel this urge into supporting his ecosystem. He wants you to cheat, thus becoming one of the highest class of whales. He wants you to upgrade your version. He wants you to buy items from RMTers, thus feeding his economy. He wants you to go get mad about cheaters on forums, just another way of feeding the whales while spreading the state of discomfort.
The game is designed this way to make people avoid the uncomfortable feelings that the game creates. If that sounds unhealthy, it is. Its an addiction to a toxic relationship with a fat russian scammer. Welcome to Tarkov.
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