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So this on the Escape from Tarkov subreddit made me realise that joining a public lobby in Sim racing is like playing Tarkov. Hear me out.
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In Tarkov, the primary goal is to enter a raid and extract on the other side alive. In Sim racing, the primary goal is to enter a race and finish it alive.
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In Tarkov, kill on sight is not always the best and safest strategy to survive, cooperation is (as demonstrated by the thread I linked). In Sim racing, sometimes it's not worth it to attack/defend but cooperating by racing along for a while to rejoin the pack or leave the pack behind is the better strategy.
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Following point 2, in Tarkov you never really know how an encounter will go before as well as during. Your friendly scav/PMC might just headshot you any moment to take your loot. In Sim racing, you also never know how long your new found team mate will stab you in the back.
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In Tarkov, being a "rat" means you wait out 2 players shooting each other out so that you can then kill whoever is left. In Sim racing, 2 drivers battling it out is often a good passing opportunity for the patient driver "rat".
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In Tarkov, a "Chad" is a fully decked out PMC who destroys everyone by their superior skills. In Sim racing, a Chad is someone with a fully decked out Sim rig destroying everyone with their superior skills.
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In Tarkov, some rich but poorly skilled players Resort to real market trade to buy gear with real money in order to compete. In Sim racing, more often than not, poorly skilled drivers think that acquiring better Sim racing equipment will make them faster (it's tongue in cheek, please don't downvote me lol. I'm the first with horrible gear acquisition syndrome).
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In Tarkov, even if you're a Chad, sometimes you get taken out by an exit camper "rat" Scav just before extracting after having dominated the whole raid. In Sim racing, sometimes you dominate the lobby, lap the bottom of the grid only to be taken out on the last turn of the last lap by a blue flagged driver who dive bombed you in the chicane.
Anything else I'm missing?