I wanted to understand extraction shooter communities. So I made this!

Hey folks!

I've been very involved in the Marathon community for a while now, and before that, the Tarkov community. I see plenty of arc raiders and other community suggestions online as well. Even the hate, low sodium, and niche versions of these communities for the different games. I check them all out at least once in a while.

These extraction shooter communities can feel pretty similar. The same worries about player count, the same PVE vs PVP discussions, hardcore-ness, new player experience. And the same wildly differing opinions on the direction for the game.

I wanted to figure out how people playing the same games could have such opposite opinions on these things. So I spent a lot of time thinking about it, checking out these communities, and chatting with some folks in the industry. The result is this video. You may recognize one of the top posts from this community as its centerpiece!

P.S.

I bought a buddy a copy of Marathon recently and did an interview with him on his first 10 hours with the game. He said he had ZERO negative experiences with entirely crew fill squads. Instead, people dropping him gear, teaching him the game, and asking to group up. Going to release a refined version of the whole thing later this week. But the whole experiment made me really proud to be part of this awesome community!