

Now let’s get into how to actually change your server in Escape from Tarkov to take advantage of this trick. You’ll need to open the Battlestate Games launcher to swap server regions. But I wouldn’t rely on this factor for empty servers. Longer times mean fewer people are around to fill servers. Also, you can see the average matching times and try to pick longer ones.

Whether that’s an odd time of night or the middle of a workday. What most people do is pick a timezone when people aren’t likely playing. Or else you may get booted from a raid and miss out on loot. This is why it’s important to not pick regions where your ping spikes above 165. It’s possible this has changed since they posted it on Reddit in mid-2020. Developer Battlestate Games has lowered the limit previously to likely combat this exploit.įor those wondering what the max ping limit is in Escape from Tarkov, the community manager confirmed it’s 165. The main issue you may run into while doing this is hitting the ping limit and getting kicked from a raid. This is where plenty of people take advantage of the server selection to pick quieter regions. With that said, it doesn’t seem to prioritize putting you in a raid with other players. This focuses on getting you into a raid with the least amount of lag possible so you have a fun time. By default, your region is set to automatic server selection where it tries to put you in the lowest ping area. The main trick for getting empty servers without any PMCs has to do with your region. While you can’t quite have a private server in Escape from Tarkov, this is as close as you can get to one.
