How Citizens of Tarkov Became Scavs | Tarkov Theory Ep. 3 | EUL Gaming 

The original trilogy of books dedicated to the EFT universe perfectly shows how an ordinary IT worker from terragroups turns into a ruthless killer

I always thought Tarkov makes a huge amount of sense when you consider that the developers probably range from their late '20s to early '40s in age and the series of perpetual crises that followed the break up of the Soviet Union, when they'd have been kids. I'm not saying Tarkov is necessarily an explicit commentary on either that moment or the contemporary Russia that emerged from the chaos, but I imagine growing up in that kind of environment of scarcity and uncertainty is pretty formative and you can see it reflected too in both Tarkov and a lot of other Russian and Eastern European games (STALKER, Metro), with the emphasis on resource management and scarcity, physical vulnerability, and environmental danger, as opposed to the power fantasy approach more common in the west. They lived a version of this story.

12:25 I totally did that with a scav the other day. I ran into a fellow scav and I threw down the USD I had on me and he threw down a few gun parts, I gave him the thumbs up and we went on our separate ways. I love this new scav karma. Great video. I love these lore videos. Keep'em coming.

From time to time my buddy and I will create little backstories about our scavs while we wait to match and load in.

Scavs are great for roleplay because you don't have to worry about losing gear. I'll sometimes play as a dug addict that immediately injects any syringes I find.

ive said this multiple times and I will say it again, listening to the music of tarkov it always felt like it followed a man, a man who had to put food on the plate, a man who is moral though had to do things that he didnt want to just for him and his loved ones to live another day. a man who loses his sanity over time, now a man with no purpose or duty as he kills off his own people just over one morsel of food.

Another great video. With the new scav karma, scav runs have felt so much more safe and enjoyable, that I forgot about all the societal collapse that lead to them becoming scavengers. Put me back into perspective of the harsh reality in Tarkov

I might suck at tarkov but I love this game

This is actually amazing. As disheartening as the irl clips that were added in for comparison, it was just as equally bittersweet to think maybe a single person alone could make a difference in the full collapse of their own homeland occurs. I will no doubt find myself in the too stubborn to leave crowd because it's my home and I won't be ran off by a few bandits. Hell, we may all find ourselves sadly forced to make these choices sooner than later

I love the approach you took to making making Tarkov videos. This is some of the best Tarkov content I've seen.

Don't despair, this series will be your cash cow once Tarkov releases/goes mainstream.

Great work mate. Touching video that really puts a realistic history behind every scav run. I would like to see PMCs with high enough scav karma > 10 or > 15, not get engaged by AI scavs. Clean ops is planned.

Just bought 500 rounds of 9 mm! I also plan on buying first aid Essentials and stocking up on water purification tablets an emergency rations. I may live in United States but what I've seen from the world so far, my town can turn into tarkov just as easy as any other! I won't be caught unprepared, I have enough ammo stocked up that I should be well protected when the S hits the fan. All I need now is more money to buy better equipment or else I'll have to become a scavenger, a well-armed scavenger yet still a scavenger LOL

Cool, i love this theory.. Normal people can turn to barbarism in order to survive

Bruhh ur gonna make me feel bad about killing scavs as a PMC now

All the wild life has been hunted but there's always tushonka at Goshan 8)

6:57 it's the most eye opening sentence. Well, this is truth, sometimes extremally brutal and often rejected by many "armchair nobles".

Now you made me feel bad for all the scavs I've killed...

This is part of a huge story. This narrative has been played out through many... less luster games. Tarkov is a deep and fruitful game.

The parallels between this and the situations in the world are wild…. That being said if anyone needs me you can find me at your local mall

Tarkov is like if Chaz took over all of portland

Bro so good. Such relevant content to our world and how we can relate to it in our journey in game. Sometimes I feel like this game is in a way… useful preparation mentally.

Love Tarkov lores and you are one of those people who put huge efforts into these kind of content. I love them. Keep up the awesome work my dude

Great video man, and I appreciate your positive outlook as you wrapped up the video. You mentioned Katrina in your video; despite the reports of violence and looting, it was actually more likely for people to come together and assist each other. I don't have any links on hand, but definitely look this up; mutual aid and basic human connection is common in disaster/war/famine stricken areas more so than what the media portrays.

1:03 love the south African footage XD. This shit was happening not even 2 months ago

Impressed how it make sense :) TYVM for this story!

I love that clip of the Free Burma Rangers

Your lore videos are amazing to listen too during work, it would totally work as a podcast aswel

These videos are done so well they get me crying

Love these videos, the lore is very important!

One thing to note is the Russian Federation still uses conscription for maintaining their military readiness. The majority of males in Russia complete a one year hitch between 18-27. I don't believe their military occupational specialty will necessarily just be infantry, but Russia has always been light on the tail and heavy on the tooth. So with that being said a lot will at least have a years military experience possibly in a combat arms role. That doesn't mean that scavs are all former Spetsnaz or VDV but some of them possibly were. I'd bet Glukhar's crew has former VDV or SOBR guys in it if not other former Spetsnaz unit members.

This is probably THE most underrated channel I’ve seen

Bro i never even thought of this this is lit

Great Video loved watching it.

The one downvote is from a IRL scav...

"But i have a new theory with supporting evidence that the Tarkov exclusion zone may grow in the future" This is literally what Russia 2028 will be about when (and if) it'll be released

Fun fact. In regards to human nature, it only takes 10 days for humans to revert back to a more primal, tribal state of mind. Survival often turns you into an animal, and many men never regain their humanity.

God this helps so much for my own little story im making for fun, i love theses kinds of videos

great video!

Another great Video Jeff! Can I ask, Where did these Still paintings come from? They are so awesome!

Top notch once again👍

Good video really entertaining :)

This was as perfect as sad and miserable. Thank you for this video!

also remember that there was also, allegedly, military forces who were deployed after hurricane catrina hit. most people dont know but the city was a lawless landscape, when the bodies were being found, some had gunshot wounds with an ace of spades (or some other playing card) on the body. speculations are navy seals but for sure some special forces team was sent in. hell, even the police shot at people crossing a bridge who had supplies in shopping carts

did i just see a terragroup soldier wearing a kiver smh i aint worried no more

Perfect opportunity to share this. Cordoba city, Argentina, 2013. Wifes of police men start to make protests because of low salary and high extra hours without pay. Some police men , prision police, firefighters and military start to make protest too, i was working as prision police and it was real. Just 2 days of protest and the city start to colapse, people gather to loot and make criminals stuff. Argentinian Federal Distric should to send military because of high level of fear and violence. People was scared and everything close, but some people just defend with they weapons. Everything was only a week. A real damage.

Jaegar ate them all, he just unhinged his jaw and consumned them

4:57 fun fact, the signs on the new gas station in customs say "нет бензина" which means "no gasoline."

Jerked some tears from my eyes with this new perspective on EFT. I hope that more people see this video

i hope they make a game about a open war between usec and bear combined with fsb where people are still in the town, and i hope they make it like battlefield but with the eft gun system. I think that would be a nice addition to the eft universe, so you could see how dramatic the situation was in region

12:42 VOIP is here baby!

Awesome!

jesus man now I feel bad for killing scavs

these scavs must be really messed up if i see bodies of dead children on the new map

Tarkov reminds me of the battles of donetsk airport. If you search that you can see the entire hours long battle shot by soldiers Go Pros etc. Total Tarkov feel to it😅

rip i have to complete the 15 scavs kills on woods quest :( now i feel bad

Is that… Magpul furniture? Also, very interesting video!

Veri Nice

0:50 This is literally my country lol

I think heath ledgers joker described this the best.

what a fucking gripping intro my friend, bravo.

9:43 am I one of the few who notices that there are several scattered bodies, and a large pile of bodies just laying on the ground. That little girl must’ve been literally hiding in the bodies of what is likely her family :/

funny, i laughed at the initial footage cause im from South Africa

Damn, the IRL footage in this video is heartbreaking to watch. Great video, though.

I’m living life like tarkov is a 2025 simulator. Got that tuna if u need it.

0:52... Well I'm from Minnesota

There are going to be some who will eventually walk out, and pretend it never happened, whether their conscience is clear or not

6 20 in the video I have seen that location before

this just got waaay more relevant ahhaahha

Scav should spawn with 20 energy and 20 hydration, the camera fades if he goes 0 energy for 1 min, after that it fades, (buff) not sure bout the details but the idea makes them go for food first not gear at least

Here on Mexico ,some parts of the country are really ,REALLY delicate or marked as dangerous, from sismic zones to the vulnerable to huricanes , i lived my first 10 years in one of this zones, i've seen my parents fighting for food cause a huricane left anything but a insuficient help provided by the goberment, our house destroyed cause the water of an inundation rised until 2.10 mt(6.8 ft i think)and people going into others house´s searching something to eat,drink or even wear. i lived trough 3 huricanes but only 1 whas this destructive,but the rest of the country never really knowed what is to live in a desaster place with people waiting that you fell asleep to enter,kidnapp your children or take the food or that only blanket that´s protecting your wife from the cold weather. Its not a warzone,but it feels like you are in the middle of one, and only a bit of chaos is needed to drive someone crazy.

What about the resident evil in citizen of raccoon city?

"It would be like the first three months of covid"

Nah bro I’d be a scav the second shit went down especially like tarkov man like fuck I’ve read all the books it’s some deep Shit only thing that keeps me around for the buggy mess (I still love the game) is the lore been following it since CW

Are those videos at the beginning from South Africa?

I know this is a 2 year old video, but on the wildlife note. Having spent the last 2 years in Ukraine, it's rare there. Birds are plentiful, a squirrel here or there maybe, foxes, cats and dogs. I've only ever heard stories of people seeing a deer over there

Also, people withholding the law have also joined the gangs. Can't forget them

And then you have player Slavs in game and you see each other and wiggle and jump around XD

I cant go to Ikea with my Gf widout thinking on tarkov.

Seeing the riots in the beginning which took place in my country (South Africa) kinda sucked ngl

Why would people rush to hospitals?

Tarkov Gameplay Vs Tarkov Lore

joker will always be right.

9 months later we starting to see police flee. Buy kits and train kids

Most people forget that Americans lived through a real life tarkov during the summer of 2020

I don't care how thirsty I am. I will not drink Aquafina. That water tastes like shit. Same with Ice Mountain.

Read Ordinary Men. We would all become this, given the conditions

If it were me I'd set up a sick meth lab and trade a day of bliss for someone's last meal, ez pz. Who tf is gonna loot chemicals from the hardware store during a societal collapse?

I obviously don't want it to happen, but if a societal collapse were to hit NA, I'd be a little too prepared. Between my cadet experience, military gear collection, and love of the outdoors, I think I'd pack in with a few friends and make something happen. I often think about how I'd act in a situation like that, definitely terrifying, but I think I'd manage well.

PESTILY JUST USED YOUR FOOTAGE Video - The Cheating Pandemic

And with the situation in Ukraine, we can already see some of the thing’s outlined in this Video.

Love your videos. Didn’t love this one. I would stay away from the PC optimism about society stuff and stick to the lore.

I like how there is a 14 minute video on something that can be explained in 30 seconds. 👍

Lore of Tarkov (almost) == history of Russia after collapse of USSR

please mix your audio when it comes to your sssssss my ears get destroyed its hard to listen but great content.

i have a way to survive tarkov, some might say it is not honorable but i say the darkness will welcome you *rat noises*

We see it with blm

0:50 hadn't up until the BLM riots but nah that animalistic nature can found in America too sadly...

Whats the name of the soundtrack in the end? Hauntingly beautiful!

I live in a Democratic state so I have seen it here and there.