Escape from Tarkov's wipe date may be coming soon, thanks to the reveal of the new Streets map, as well as the various wipe events announced on their official account.
We finally received news about the wipe date thanks to a tweet from the Escape from Tarkov Twitter account.
Today, December 28, at 6:30AM GMT/1:30AM EST we are planning to install patch 0.13.0.0 . The installation will take approximately 6 hours, but may be extended if required. The game will not be accessible during this period. There will be wipe with the patch.#EscapefromTarkov
— Escape from Tarkov (@tarkov) December 28, 2022
As stated in the tweet, the wipe is happening right now, December 27, 2022, 10:30 PM PST. The maintenance period will last for around six hours. This means the wipe and patch 0.13 will go live on December 28, 2022, at around 4:30 AM PST.
We already knew that this wipe and patch was on the way. This is due to the various events currently ongoing right now:
- Increased skill leveling rate
- Increased PMC dog tag prices
- Changed hideout upgrade requirements
- Low fees at the flea market
- Injectors and Stimulants no longer have negative side effects
- All loot concentrated on one point-of-interest
- Scavs have grenade launchers
- Free entrance to Labs
- Stronger melee damage
- New Toz ammunition types
- Santa
- All traders at max level
- All traders sold items at a very low price
- and more
Normally, these events only happen as the wipe approaches. This is to encourage players to bring out their best equipment and play the game a lot before progress gets reset. This isn't something new, as Escape from Tarkov players is used to these wipes happening. As for when the wipe will happen, we had a rough estimate. A lot of players online seem to think that the wipe will happen right before New Year. That is, between December 28 to December 30, 2022. The latest tweet confirmed our speculations.
For those not familiar with Escape from Tarkov's wipes and events, let me explain. Every now and then, Battlestate Games resets the progress of every player in the game. This includes any loot on their person, on their stash, as well as their character's stats. Their relationship with traders, as well as hideout upgrades also get reset. This happens for a variety of reasons. The first is to make sure that the gap between new and old players isn't too wide. New players may not have a fun time playing if veterans always had the best guns and equipment. The second is to implement new features and the like. Battlestate Games usually implements new patches during wipes, and this one is no different as patch 0.13 is just around the corner.
To reiterate, the wipe date for Tarkov is right now, December 27, 2022, at 10:30 PM PST. The servers will go back up on December 28, 2022, at around 4:30 AM PST. For other gaming news, you can check out our gaming news articles.
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