Escape From Tarkov Deletes Player Progress, Wipe Has Started?

Recently, precisely on August 7, the players FPS games Escape From Tarkov is in a frenzy because their storage items and traders are disappearing.

The main suspicion for the disappearance of various important items is the start of Wipe which usually occurs every 6 months.

Wipe itself is a term to refer to resetting the player's progress back to the beginning of the game. Players will start progress from selecting the PMC faction and character customization.

All game progress and items that players have obtained in the game will be deleted except for their Achievements.

Has the Wipe process actually started without the player realizing it? Let's see the answer in the following article!

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Causes of Lost Progress and Player Items in Escape From Tarkov

This sudden loss of progress and items is apparently not an official Wipe from the game development team. The main cause is apparently a bugs.

Some players reported that the items in their storage reverted back to the base items as when the Wipe process occurred.

In addition to removing items and player progress, this bug also causes some people to get an error notification in the form of "Profile is Null" which causes them to be unable to access the game.

Oddly enough, even though everything is back to the initial settings, the players' mission progress continues as usual.

Due to this surprise attack, many people then asked for clarification from the game developer on various social media including X.

This is because the game reset process is scheduled to occur the next day, namely August 8, 2024.

Escape From Tarkov Game Developer Speaks Out

Responding to the “commotion” that occurred among players, the game developer then spoke up via their official X account at @tarkov.

In his tweet, the game developer explained that there had been a technical error that ultimately resulted in the deletion of players' progress.

Unfortunately, it seems that this technical error cannot be fixed in a short time so the game developers will offer compensation.

The compensation will be provided by Battlestate Games in-game to players whose accounts were affected by this issue.

They also confirmed that this bug does not remove any statistics and achievements that players have earned in the game.

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When Does Escape From Tarkov Official Wipe Start?

Wipe usually occurs every 5-6 months and the last one occurred on December 23, 2023. So, the next Wipe prediction will most likely start in August 2024.

According to a statement from Escape From Tarkov game director Nikita Buyanov on a Twitch stream, Wipe will occur in early August.

So far this week, Escape From Tarkov has released two events that include some of the latest changes to the game.

The changes are the price change of Hideout which has become much cheaper and the deactivation of Flea Market.

Looking at this, we can predict that the latest Wipe will likely occur in the next few days.

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