The Story of a Casual Trying to Escape From Tarkov

Until about ten months ago, I specialized in single-player games; my repertoire stretching from Assassin’s Creed to Animal Crossing. Most of my multiplayer experience was offline, playing with my sister on our 360 a decade ago. Halo and Rockband were the two we played the most, and only ever against each other. I played the first Call of Duty: Black Ops offline, and only for the plot.

Ten months ago, while hanging out with a friend from high school on Discord, I was introduced to Escape From Tarkov. If you’ve heard of the mystical land of…