Escape From Tarkov Opens Exclusive TarCoin Store With Hybrid Currency
Escape From Tarkov introduces a dual-currency system where TarCoin bridges in-game grinding and real-money spending, allowing players to buy account upgrades and cosmetics without using the flea market.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Battlestate Games on July 9 opened the Expansions Hub in Escape From Tarkov, a new store using the TarCoin currency. TarCoin can be earned in raids or bought with real money via Steam or the official site. The store offers costumes, stash expansions, PvE mode unlock, and other items, with some content previously only available for real money now purchasable with TarCoin. TarCoin no longer occupies stash space and is auto-converted after raids.
TarCoin, the mysterious item found in marked rooms since April, now has a use. On July 9, Battlestate Games opened the Expansions Hub, a store where the currency buys costumes, stash expansions, and PvE mode access. The hub sells items individually that were previously sold as sets on the official site, and bundles come with a discount for owned portions. TarCoin can be earned in raids or purchased with real money on Steam-500 coins for 800 yen-with bonus amounts up to 35% for larger purchases. A one-time offer grants 2000 coins with a 100% bonus for all accounts. Flea market trading of TarCoin has been disabled, and the currency no longer occupies stash space, converting to an account balance after each raid.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.