I've Been Looting Wrong This Whole Time!! || Escape from Tarkov Science

[@22ericmartin]

As a fellow engineer, it gives me a warm feeling to see someone apply the same analytical mindset into a hobby like Tarkov. Any skilled player with video editing skills can make kill highlight reels, but it takes a special kind of thoughtfulness to create the kind of breakdown videos you post. Cheers to you and keep up the good work!

[@popinmo]

Its crazy to see someone improve the way a person plays a game Complete with something like this

[@stixx3911]

Agreed

[@jakek1810]

[@nolan_david1]

Keep the likes at 666

[@schleybailey]

As an engineering student, I think I've picked the right path for me lol.

[@wolfweyr4990]

Watching this in the dark on my phone eating takis. When you dropped that graph on me at 9:18 I felt flash banged

[@benjamintrewin1775]

Was coincidentally watching QuattroAce the other day and blown away by his skill. His aim, moment, looting and tactics are dam impressive.

[@roguevector1268]

You upload his brain into a combat robot and you got a terminator ready to go.

[@zamp7808]

i think his movement is the smoothest i have seen of all tarkov players, Worrun is really good at that as well, but Quattro is just on autodrive on Labs it's insane.

[@OrientAsp]

TL:DW Grab attachments from guns, put them in rigs in backpack. Sell.

[@jhonnymantiss527]

Sell the whole backpack? Or just the right full of stuff? I’m lost

[@Juan_shot]

do you know how does he loot the pockets and the rig at the same time?

[@raivis923]

@@Juan_shot elite skill

[@glazedham682]

@@Juan_shot I think elite rank looting lets you do 2 at once, there used to be a way to do it without that but I believe they patched it.

[@leni1969]

GlazedHam this is late but its looting at level 51 i think

[@HamesAlwaysWins]

I've been watching Quatro ever since he shit on me on labs at the start of wipe. it's difficult to explain why I watch a Russian player when I know 0% of what he's saying. was actually watching him before this video came out and i was trying to figure out why he was gaining a follow per second.

[@QuickDoesGaming]

Hey hames Instead of rust maybe you could do a couple of tarkov vids :D

[@TheClitcomander1]

that Dunduk PLAYER shit on me on factory to hes a really good Russian player too

[@daemon7225]

hames bot

[@completesatire6529]

HamesAlwaysWins woah so You watched him originally :o that makes you..... cool

[@completesatire6529]

@@HamesAlwaysWins haha ik thanks for the laugh though i needed it.

[@Shamanstyle]

I love how analytical, structured and humble Veritas is in his videos. Always open to evolve his gameplay and it's very well presented in the videos with a clear topic. Top notch.

[@realFortyOne]

And he plays USEC 3!

[@aussiemilitant4486]

I dont play Tarkov, so what does playing USEC 3 mean? Is it an advantage or disadvantage?

[@K7L3-93]

@@aussiemilitant4486 It's a voice you can choose for your USEC character, that FortyOne (The man you just replied too) is the voice actor for :)

[@squidontheside5496]

I play USEC 3 too my friend :)

[@getziie]

Why wouldnt anyone play USEC 3? Its the best character voice in the game my dude!

[@xSintex]

Because he's a russian. Finding usecs to kill for quests was a nightmare on russian servers even more than finding bears was on the american servers. Like ten times worse. But same thing applies, everyone there speaks russian , so they can in-game communicate better, just like USEC in NA. TL;DR Reasons :P

[@barnadavid7777777]

checkin on quatroace twitch because i see it in veritas video. he is hosting veritas... wow! ILLUSION 100

[@rafaelslomski2859]

Congratulations Veritas.... there are few people, even more so in an egocentric world like that of the streamers, who are humble and recognize when there are other players better than him. Or, at least, it does different things and as good as.

[@NotxHaIfxBad]

Speaks a bit of english, translates to “WTF!?!” 😂😂

[@mustafayelken487]

I think that was Veritas reacting to QuattroAce :D

[@BeauxGnar]

Nope, that was Quattro. Most people that don't speak English know the saying of "what the fuck"

[@skynliner3434]

A LOT of english words became part of Russian slang nowadays. U can hear "cringe", "cd" (=cooldown), "nevermind", "check'ать" (=to check), "nice", "btw", "also", "sorry", "pls", "more", "stuff", "ofc", "link" (=web link), "full"/"source"=(request of full version). Rarely "incoming", "fine", "encounter", "common"

[@thebobcat2102]

Хорошо

[@thebobcat2102]

@@skynliner3434 and when speaking Russian they don't say "a" or "the" это дом

[@chrits3396]

I play this game like I would a typical game that involves looting. Then I realized that this game is closer to real life guns in both attachments and value. Me being also being a gun hobbyist and knowing the value of real gun parts and accessories, I started looting based on that knowledge. I now prioritize items like expensive sights and meds over guns simply since they take less space and cost more.

[@TheONLYFeli0]

W gun knowledge

[@Rubber_Deccy]

whelp now all my attachments and rigs are gunna get yoinked

[@JMPERager]

Rip, gear fear evolves with us!

[@frighteningspoon]

12:15 did you really just assume my wealth? All I have is a pathetic alpha container

[@AcornFox]

FrighteningSpoon Alpha males unite.

[@kyrax9462]

Actually fucking imagine paying 110€ for a game, jesus christ the insane lucrative lives of a streamer who does fucking nothing all day but people just throw 1000's of $ at for literally nothing. people really need to fucking wake up-

[@lagerregal6561]

@@kyrax9462 You mean people investing thousands of hours to entertain and possibly educate you for FREE? You gotta wake up my friend

[@kyrax9462]

@@lagerregal6561 "entertain" go watch a fucking movie, "educate" go read a fucking book jesus. Also, free? wanna fucking bet if youtube didnt pay people and no one donated to them on twitch, that at the very least 80% of all youtubers/streamers would go away because they need an actual fucking job.

[@itllBuffGaming]

Kyrax It’s free to you 🤦🏻‍♂️ unless you’re paying for ad free or donating. There’s a reason you’re here isn’t there? Seems like the platform works

[@cannedgoose3259]

Veritas: Watches a Russian streamer and learns something new about looting Also Veritas: *STONKS*

[@awoljones4908]

That joke still works I still get legged by scavs not as bad but still 40-50% of time I do

[@nelsonraley]

I recently discovered this myself. Also, this is why I love you Veritas, you’re SUCH a data and optimization nerd, you’re speaking my language. 😆

[@SKEPGFX]

Yeah tell me about it, came up against Quattro in a Labs raid and the guy shredded my life dreams away from me in .1 of a second lol. He’s insane. Gave him a GG on stream chat and he gave one back. Nice guy, and a god tier player

[@Onepeg]

Heyyyyy. It turns out that I’ve mostly been prioritizing it this way. Item value per slot > * but I still end up falling to the “loot gun = better” ideal. Thanks for sharing this homie.

[@deerdear4686]

60x M995 = 24 000 rub 60x M995 + 60 round m4 mag = 22 000 selling 60x M995 And then the mag = STONKS XD

[@bitharne]

I’ve always said guns are terrrible for money...only for fast play. Rigs stuffed with loot has always been better 👌

[@ataberk3539]

Good tip for newbies like me!

[@Hoaxorify]

Awesome to see someone at your level still taking time and thinking about how to become better ! Gratz man !

[@Mystosia]

my friends taught me to loot like this from the moment I started playing, part the guns for it's attachments, grab meds and rare small items even if the big ones might be more valuable at first sight. Can't thank them enough for that advice

[@MrPooBTW]

Holy shit he plays so smoothly

[@TrueScandinavia]

Playing Labs 150 times per day does that to you.

[@Lucas_Jeffrey]

@@TrueScandinavia lol, its honestly kind of sad..

[@jacobe.5626]

@@Lucas_Jeffrey not really, he found an enjoyable job and he doesn't have to do a 9-5.

[@ProfShibe]

@@Lucas_Jeffrey how sad that he has a job imagine

[@iambigboygames]

I cant believe it. I've been looting wrong as well 😖 I learned so much just watching this video. Thanks for making this 😁

[@joshuabooher6971]

This bagging and looting technique is also pretty important to understand if you're a player with only a standard account, where every slot in that stash matters. I've got 6 nested Berkuts in each other, with 3 backpacks and rigs in the final one just because I have no other space to store my items aside from my guns and armor. I have to do this in-raid as well, where I often leave with 2-3 backpacks either nested in one another or full with loot, otherwise I'm not gonna be able to keep them in my stash when I return.

[@Keyokah]

another thing to do is keep a cobra dovetail mount in your case to put a 2x1 scope on and it magically turns the scope into a 1x1

[@Juan_shot]

do you know how does he loot the pockets and the rig at the same time?

[@2ndAveScents]

@@Juan_shot they supposedly patched that out, used to be able to search both last patch

[@132predator132]

When you have a certain skill on max you can loot 2 things at the same time (that's what I heard at least)

[@Kaboom1212Gaming]

@@Juan_shot as your loot skill goes up eventually you can loot two at the same time. Only doable on bodies. So make sure you search things like cabinets all the time early wipe since they sare so efficient at gaining search skills. Also theh have UV lamps and gphones in them... useful for easy money in early game.

[@narlydude514]

If you want to take it even a step further @Veritas, since you already know you are going to be looting mostly flashlights and attachments why not bring a few spruts with you in the raid. The sprut will hold 3 flashlights and then each cell could be taken even further to around $30,000 for each cell. Just a friendly thought. Love your content!!! Keep up the great work!

[@Apostolnixx]

couple days ago i said in your chat that mag case worth bringing. You disagreed because "you can gamma wooden clock and make more by doing that". I still stand by my words. Mag case alone help you to make around 200k- 300k average good run

[@Codeman016]

i remember that lol

[@MrBodoking]

ye, especially 60 round mags are worth 20 k a piece alone

[@RobertsBiezais]

@@MrBodoking not to mention the bullets inside

[@danted8724]

Unfortunately though.. not everyone has a gamma..

[@Apostolnixx]

@@danted8724 I agree. You need at least 2 more slots for keys(I don't have cards only office key) and ledx if you lucky enough to find one.

[@notyanggang2157]

Veritas teaches me everyday thanks dad

[@anthonyontv]

This is the most important tarkov video i have ever watched

[@vario7741]

at first when i was watching you looting, i though why doesnt he piece guns appart. then i realised you where a streamer and probably just couldnt be bothered to piece apart gun since you were already rich and your time was more valuable than the loot.

[@stephenkrus]

I know this applies only to #Tarkov but... in a weird way this also applies #InRealLife! I've been reading a book title "Getting Real" ~ 37signals (an entrepreneurial book)... and I'm kinda contemplating about #value too. The paraphrase quote I learn from the book was... "Think hard and determine what’s really essential and what you can do without." #Value #Efficiency 🧐🤔

[@arkangel3249]

ayy my man, thanks for helping to uncover the giant... that is scavs blacking out your legs. if it wasnt for you. scavs ate my legs would still hold true to this day. thanks again for the info and much needed info. stay alive brother!!

[@GraceANDahalf]

Just use a logarithmic scale on that chart at 9:59 like you explained in that Comtacs Science video.

[@Burden82]

that magazine case also made him so much more room to take all the magazines with him. all the time you drop bad magazines because you dont have enough room but having that you can take them all and some of your magazines are also safe in that one.

[@Cocokingable1]

FYI scavs still blow off legs, the just increased the distance a bit that the CoM is computed at so it doesnt happen during every firefight.

[@ulfhenar6143]

You won a subscription. You are a smart person, looking very deep in information, giving tips and freely helping others... Amazing. I'm humbled. Thank you.

[@Tesoro1996]

Why am I even watching this. xD Looting would help me if I was actually good at shooting people, but for now, I cant get used to clunky movement in Tarkov

[@Khswart1]

same, what is it that makes this game feel so clunky compared to AAA games?

[@Tesoro1996]

@@Khswart1 I guess I just prefer less weapon sway when strafing while ADS, and also transition from sprint to walk stops you for a moment which throws me off all the time. Idk how people are good at aiming in this game, I just can't get over how hard the weapon is to control, it feels like my arms are made of gelatine, lol

[@ShinobiYourHomie]

My favorite way of looting is going in with cheap armor and a rig with an attack-2, picking up two Wartech Rigs with the dual helmet slot while also trying to upgrade my current rig with one and upgrading my armor, filling up all of those rigs with as much meds and ULACH helmets as I can, looting as many 60 rounders (pref 5.45 ones since they're worth more on the Flea Market and I can also sell the BT for a nice amount) as I can into my mag case in my gamma. I'll usually come out of a raid with over a million roubles in profit while still playing fairly safe. Of course this is the ideal situation, and I adapt accordingly whether or not if I need armor or guns for raids or if I don't find the ideal items I usually loot.

[@shadeee]

I love how much effot Veritas takes into making his videos. I feel other streamers/tarkov youtubers don't put as much effot as Veritas.

[@dongargon763]

TNS he can’t help it lol it’s just the way his brain works I know people like him they have to analyse,most of us are happy with approximates

[@mustafayelken487]

Man, talk about commitment to what you love doing. Kudoz Veritas!

[@zwykhg364]

This is how i've been looting since 2017. I've always been a mediocre player but i always min-maxed my looting. When i saw you and other youtubers loot i always thought the reason you never min-maxed looting was because you wanted to get out as fast as possible. Things like this is really intuative as fast as you learn how much each item is worth, i'm actually surprised you made this video as if it was a "sudden realization", i always thought it was a matter of playstyle.

[@Teh-Penguin]

If the values are so far apart, do it logarithmically. On a logarithmic scale both the very small and the very large values are easily readable and understandable.

[@highmetal3630]

When I first started playing I tried to put a rig in my gamma pouch to get more slots.

[@balazsfoldes4700]

Hey, if you want to represent data with very small and very high values, I recommend a logarythmic scale.

[@blkbird1051]

man, I've been watching Quattro since he was uploading videos in patch 0.8. When he plays Shoreline he does off, dudes insane.

[@potatoclump]

quattro is a beast, i started watching him recently. def deserves more viewers.

[@MrMarshallMan3]

This is how I felt the first time I watched Pestily doing those crazy ass raids on labs last patch

[@thugTaters]

He's looting with the mindset of "opportunity cost" Its an economist saying that basically means "if I take the full gun, the pros are : I can use it later in raids or sell the whole thing. Cons: takes up WAY more space and my slot value is lowered." If cost out ways benefit then forget about the gun and take the attachments

[@yume5338]

Just started playing, will definitely use this mindset once I'm confident enough to make it out of raids consistently enough.

[@inqufox1750]

A big notice right off the bat to this money chart at 10:47 is the fuel con, therapist will by that at 90+k no matter what i think its like 91K and a bit, no where near 45k thats literally half price, if so many are seeling it on the flea market for that low buy them all and sell them to therapist for twice the profit! You can literally make money doing nothing if they're that cheap on the market...AND SCAVS STILL GO FOR THE LEGS

[@909-k8y]

Pretty new player, but been grinding this game. Constantly trying to make money but always ending up being in the 500K range with my bank. With this it has made me take in consideration how to easily make more money has helped a lot. I thank you so much for this. Because it gives me hope that I can finally start being a better play cause I’m pretty doo doo

[@oxiaventuras]

Man, this guy is amazing, I see him every day for a while to motivate me, because his gameplay is unique, it's good to see that you give him the value he deserves, because you're another great player recognizing a playmate

[@DantezMaritu]

real recognize real right

[@king124kine]

Have not watched yet, but my tip is to run labs, grab nades, ammo/mags, and stuff like morphine or IFAKs as you can sell them all in bulk on the flea market and make profit, plus they dont hold up much inv space. Also stack up back packs as you can go infinite on them. Lastly if you see guns and want them, just yoink the attachments as they take up less space, sell for a ton, and allow you to build up nice guns!

[@king124kine]

Also CTRL and ALT left click to pickup stuff really fast!

[@Kilen_BE]

Great, good infos ! Started EFT a week ago, learned a lot here. Thx for content & tips man 👍

[@khanlee1573]

11:50 hey @Veritas the bronze lion is not worth 20,000 roubles. It's worth more around 200,000 average on the flee market. Minor error haha.

[@alecubudulecu]

I’m a newb to tarkov. Just started. Level 4 after one night playing. Very quickly I realized it’s pointless for me to take a whole gun. I won’t be able to use it. I’m too green to do anything with an AK or anything higher end. So I started immediately stripping them down. And when I saw I can put them in my protected container . 3x3.... I started making nice change even when dying.

[@groffyy7208]

Nice tip for labs, don't wear armour witch covers your arms, scavs tend to shoot your arms more than your chest, therefore resulting less scuffed armour and less deaths overall.

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

This is why I dont run the MP5 as a budget gun. Ever. Ive just got anecdotal evidence, but a pimped PP-19 comes back WAY more often in insurance, even compared to budget MP5(SD) that may be less valuable. You noted that it's a scarcity fallacy. That's what it is. The MP5 isn't seen nearly as much, whereas PP-19 is fairly common on scavs. Behavioral economics plays out in Tarkov. It's very advantageous to play like an accountant *IF* you view the economy in terms of cashflows. Not everyone can enjoy or appreciate that style, so I get it. Money becomes immaterial at a certain point. This thinking is most helpful in the early game, imo.

[@usmellikescavs2416]

i have been looting smartly all this while.. its just that livestreamers placed too much emphasize on the action n gameplay but never the looting.. they just loot some high value items and if time or their environment permits.. they then try and loot with more value in mind. Once a player knows what he needs vs what he wants to sell and understand the values of most items.. this is a no brainer!!

[@hurrdurrimaburr]

Swung by the Virtex pedestal yesterday. Found four fuel cond on the table and a Virtex. Felt good.

[@d4rt3r47]

JUST TAKE AN ICASE INTO EVERY LABS RAID. Or so my friend would say

[@nerk1807]

i knew quattroace will be slightly more famous later or sooner, it almost had like a timer on him, i personally think he is really good and talented for this game.

[@elskythetaffer]

Stand back, Veritas is doing SCIENCE

[@poppajay4968]

When I'm feeling kinda cocky I like to take an attack 2 with 2 rigs inside it onto shoreline at night and loot all the high value rooms in the resort. This is how I make most of my money in game

[@TMirwansah]

Bring at least one four-rail attachment on your container also helps more extra space

[@chadcuzbad7009]

Bruh this dude Quattro plays exactly how I do for looting that’s EXACTLY what I do but I’ll fit expensive guns into my bag like an hk

[@420-e1p]

same

[@DataTVs]

Putting in that work to help out the community, thanks Veritas!

[@averagemechanenjoyer]

He plays tarkov like it's csgo. What a guy

[@UniteUplift]

time flies remember watching this 3 years ago lul

[@alkadzn2584]

great video, im really happy u let this goodass player be seen more. Met u in his chat before this vid also :)

[@Gameblitz1]

QuattroAce = Tetris god

[@dominicpaver]

There is an argument that you had it right and QuattroAce has it wrong. Because, firstly, it's simply more fun leaving with sexy guns and, secondly, this game is actually more exciting when you have LESS money, because every raid is relatively bigger gamble to you and therefore delivers more exhilaration. For me, value in Tarkov is not measured by Roubles alone.

[@motakai3898]

You earned my sub with this vid, You've got some real skill here Veritas!

[@Bobbiesgonewild]

My nigga taking notes.....THIS THE GUY YOU FOLLOW FOR TARKOV VIDEOS. Subbed ez

[@DrLanky]

Holy shit, I just play this game for shooting and looting like Rust. Really opened up my eyes, great video!

[@primlagamer]

with the whole loose meds thing ik when my group does a labs raid one of us normally carries a medcase and just grabs EVERYTHING medical and as the meds case fits perfectly in ur gamma its banked loot defibs LEDX'es and otho scopes also fit in the case but even without those if u just grab meds ur looking at about 500k + per run in just loose meds sold to therapist especily if u have a partner running with the keys to get you into labs 2 and such

[@utubeisCensorred]

Hmm. Smoke and Worrun have always looted this way too. Silencers, scopes, 60 rounders ect. Guns aren't that efficient to loot. Rigs, Helmets, meds and gun components end up costing the most. I assumed this was common sense. I think the most important consideration for most players is what they can afford vs what they can buy in their progression. If you like a certain scope but you can't buy it yet (Some people don't power level) you grab that scope first. But.. this is how I've always looted. I'm just not mechanically amazing at the game haha.

[@piercefinnerty6269]

ty veritas this is a really cool standpoint to see. I will use this great vid

[@Hammerfell6942]

Very informational and the joke at the end 😂😂😂 Do it faster than leg meta.. Oh wait.. I fixed that.. Shit

[@flowerfallen]

Thanks x100. This vid Legit solved my questiom that i always had. I was looking for a vid that actually compares both looting style, cuz i couldnt believe latter(quatro style?) makes more money than former. Thanks!

[@predatorpinktv7852]

Also love your videos and dedication to the game

[@manuelmayr477]

"Don't come back a year from now and think this is going to be accurate!" - Me on 01/07/21 in front of my PC trying to learn this game "Dammit!" Still so much value in this Vid tho

[@JackpotPigeon]

60 round aka mag full igolnik - 44k That's 60k in bullets alone right now. Man I love how much the tarkov economy changes, no doubt it'll end up cheaper then 44k by the end of this season with all the new players.

[@ShaneyPo0]

Haha, nice touch at the end. ;)

[@Dan-ko3sc]

That's the secret why I always got more roubles than my teammates. 37 people hit dislike because they don't wanna teammates know this.

[@Janeichen]

Part of the reason why I'm sitting on 28 million vodkadollars now with lvl 28.... and my mates struggling to make any profit at all. And not dying so often also helps. lol

[@andreasiven21]

pussymove? why dont just tell em? typical human

[@XenoDeki]

If you already have a high level of skill in looting (speed looting & management) then this Russian dude is taking it to the next level by getting the most value by taking the attachments that cost a lot while stuffing them inside rigs to free up space in the inventory instead of like just taking the easy to get items from the dead person and bailing out. Only do this if you're really good at fast looting & fast item management on the fly during a raid since slow looting WILL get you killed most of the time.

[@cyliemyrus]

All this is great advice, my only problem is I have neverrrrrrr encounter any of those loots I seen in this video. I come across nuts and wires. Where do I get these loots?

[@ajo6442]

He made an Excel file. . .an Excel file. I'm impressed!

[@jarvy251]

10:31 "The prices fluctuate so much you can't come back a year from now and expect the numbers to be accurate" I've come from 2021 to tell you that bronze lions have gone from 20k in this video to 300k, so case in point.

[@sharky2038]

That joke doesn't work anymore because scavs one tap your head.

[@sleepvertigo]

@Veritas turns a game in to a boring job so that we can all enjoy the fruits of his labour. Cheers mate.

[@Hairyloft]

Great vid and thanks for tips, and damn Quattroace Plays in God mode like you!

[@christopherbrown2161]

I'm not sure why you didnt go into labs with a mags case in your gamma to store the excess 60 rounders with good ammo, thus allowing you more rig space for higher value per slot loot items,

[@intothekey]

Even as a newer player this helps a lot.

[@BleezyD]

Very detailed, great vid. appreciate your work

[@milesrost6674]

Hey Bro - I'm glad to see the steady growth of your branding. Perhaps an update of your logo overlay (bottom right corner) is in order ;). Cheers!!

[@GoujonBoy]

I'm a simple man I see video, I like

[@jeffrickerson2671]

this made me think of a new idea, buy a bunch of pp-19, buy a bunch of "CAA foregrips" delete all other attachments from the gun including pistol grip. bring this into the raid for around 24,000-26,000 roubles and have the capacity to store 2 lights, 2 small scopes and a foregrip worth around 60,000 roubles giving you an extra 20,000ish roubles per slot when fully filled. if anyone is rich and bored enough to try this, let me know.

[@CadeHXH]

Coming back to this 4 years later, I still don't know how the majority didn't find out about this sooner. Per slot value seems to be a relatively simple concept, 4 years ago when I started playing tarkov and understanding selling and looting, this just seemed like the obvious choice.