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Escape from Tarkov

Patch releases, wipe and Season news, and the loot, trader and quest changes that reset every stash.

2 days ago

Patch 1.3.0.0

Changes New Halloween in-game event; Switched the in-game weather season to fall; Changed the colliders of certain items in the Currency and Valuables categories to make them easier to find and pick up during raids; Added high-difficulty PMC bots to PvE Zone. They can spawn on…

16 October

New in-game survey

A new in-game survey is now available, focused on the Leagues system. We'd like to hear your opinion on the current Leagues system, weekly competitions, Ranking up and down, leaderboards, and rewards. Your responses will help us understand which elements of the Leagues system…

8 October

Watch EXFIL Brothers and get Twitch Drops!

What is it like to set foot in Tarkov for the first time with an experienced veteran by your side? From October 9 to 14, starting at 8:00 AM BST / 3:00 AM EDT , watch new players find their footing in Escape from Tarkov alongside streamers in the Norvinsk region, live on Twitch…

6 October

Patch 1.2.0.0

EXFIL Brothers Program Added the EXFIL Brothers Program to the game. As part of the program, experienced players (Operators) can receive bonuses for playing together with friends who have just started their journey in Tarkov (Candidates). Operators and Candidates receive a 5% XP…

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Who is playing Escape from Tarkov

Playing now: 22,100
Average, 7 days: 22,007
Peak: 41,680
Vs the period before: −2.9%

Concurrent players on Steam, sampled hourly by Guild Order. Players on other storefronts are not counted.

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Issue No. 11 · Week of October 5, 2026

Battlestate Games
Patch 1.2.0.0
Patch 1.2.0.0 adds the EXFIL Brothers referral program, which pays experienced players for raiding with new accounts, reworks PMC bot behaviour and faction relations in PvE, and brings a six-level Prestige system to the PvE Zone.
- An Operator needs an account older than 7 days and level 30 in any mode; a Candidate must have registered within the last 7 days. The pair earns a 5% XP bonus in shared raids.
- Candidate rewards include 9.5 million roubles, 10,000 dollars and a set of unique cases; Operators earn up to 1,200 TarCoins and 6 Bitcoins per Candidate.
- PMC bots now spawn at raid start on every map, scale their gear to level and faction, and appear in The Labyrinth. USEC and BEAR bots team up far more often.
- PvE Prestige has six levels, keeps up to 50% of skills and mastery, and lets a player who never reset unlock the release storyline and Icebreaker chapter.
For your guild
If your guild recruits new players, get them onto a member's referral link before their first raid; the 7-day Candidate window closes fast. PvE regulars should expect harder Lab raids and rework routines around the new bot gear.

About this page

The Guild Post gathers the latest Escape from Tarkov news from Battlestate Games and the wider community into one page — patch notes, updates, and announcements as they publish, each linking back to the original source. Patch releases, wipe and Season news, and the loot, trader and quest changes that reset every stash.

Where does Escape from Tarkov news come from?: We aggregate Escape from Tarkov dispatches from Battlestate Games and community sources and link each headline back to its original publisher. We summarize and point out; we don't republish full articles.
How often is this page updated?: Continuously — the Escape from Tarkov feed refreshes as new news is published (cached for about 30 minutes), so the latest dispatches are always near the top.
Can I follow Escape from Tarkov news without checking the site?: Yes. Subscribe to the Escape from Tarkov RSS feed, or get a free weekly digest tailored to every game you play with a Guild Order account.

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