Nikita Buyanov recently posted Tarkov’s stats on twitter and PvE accounts for 60% of the playerbase. He’s notoriously a PvE hater, but who better than him would understand that it’s not that you’re taking away from PvP, it’s just a way to gain players and retain players that are tired of the PvP shenanigans.

PvE is almost always a net positive, if handled correctly.