Escape from Tarkov u-turns on decision to lock "exclusive" PvE mode to a special edition following blacklash

Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate has u-turned on a decision to lock an “exclusive” PvE mode to its €300 Unheard Edition following player feedback, but insists it is not reneging on its promise to give End of Darkness edition owners “all subsequent DLCs” because “PvE gamemode is not DLC”.

Late yesterday (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 special advantages some are calling pay-to-win, contains an exclusive co-op PvE mode that won’t be made available to those that bought a previous edition.

As we reported at the time, it’s this inclusion of an exclusive new co-op PvE mode that’s caused the most consternation as Tarkov’s previous Edge of Darkness Edition – now discontinued – promised purchasers would get “free access to all subsequent DLCs”.