Is This Tarkov’s Most Powerful Weapon?

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00:00:00 Why the Spear rocks
00:01:08 Spear builds
00:04:23 Raids
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[@Gigabeef]

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[@zaster500]

youre content is way too late ... pretty cringe .. even causal players already played this gun.. i mean, the Wipe is already 3 MONTH"s ! u just need the Barter Trade NO quest and u can get this on Fleh. When u play this gun alot, the Hybrid ammo was also bugged in the first Month and u cant even tell that.. its sad. The Big CONTENT in Tarkov! is the problem "good players get punished" u have to wait for gunsmith, spawn rate boss"s and the easy way to play around cheaters cuz u can see the profile when u search for lobby (there is no way a 200H player played with FLIr and is lvl 52 with 15KDA) . watch more pestily pls

[@Babaganoush44]

@@zaster500 I cant tell if this comment is satire

[@sirdigbychickenceasar2654]

It's locked so far down the lightkeeper questline and vastly over valued on the flea that it's never going to be a balance problem. That means BSG will remove it from the flea and marked rooms so only sweaty no lifers will ever get to use it after this wipe.

[@CallMeBoxes]

I hope it stays in marked rooms even if it gets flea restricted

[@impc8265]

basically a M4 that shoots M62

[@eeeeeeee543]

less damage but more pen

[@Morty13378]

@@eeeeeeee543 more damage

[@eeeeeeee543]

@@Morty13378 m62 has 79 damage vs hybrid with 72

[@Morty13378]

@@eeeeeeee543 yea i meant that. Tho spear dps is higher since its 800 rpm vs 650 mdr and 700 fal

[@ourworldisstrange7301]

@@Morty13378Dps does not matter in this game it just takes 1 bullet to get a kill

[@jacuul6735]

This is basically the conclusion I came too. As I am the only one in the LK questline, my buddies asked me how it was and basically, it would be the absolute meta if not for the cost, as it costs similar to the black MDR and it comes fully modded, not to mention the ammo is incredible for the recoil and cost

[@dogwort]

SO many 140hr standard 'chads' running this gun with all the boss achievements this wipe! I'm glad everyone but me is having a good time.

[@jackiechan1251]

yeah, i've seen quite a bunch on streets, and im sure theres a buttfuck on labs too sadly..

[@KingKuso]

yeah dude I'm still horrible at this game with ~1500 hours, really wish I could learn as fast as them!

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Stop taking the game so serious and being paranoid over anyone that kills you. You will enjoy it.

[@BrownPartBanana]

@@ItIsYouAreNotYouryou must be either hacking or restarted fr by replying like this lmao

[@dogwort]

@@ItIsYouAreNotYour it’s not even the only game I play. But it is the only game that doesn’t value my time. Forgive me for being annoyed at the state of the player base. I’m sorry, master.

[@chriswhite6546]

BSG do this with nearly every new gun - make it OP for the first wipe it appears to generate excitement, then a nerf in the next wipe. SR2MP, SVT/AVT, etc are recent examples.

[@floben3041]

Some are shit since their release. But like in every shooter this is called balancing the META. And hopefully an old design smg and a 19th century rifle should not be overpowered and so easy to shoot. SVT is still too good IMHO

[@programix8432]

SR2 is still good, and svt/avt are exacly what they always were a funny gun thats not exacly good

[@aresoft]

"I already spent a mill so i might as well spend another, and another, and another"

[@coopers1716]

The muzzle velocity makes it such a breeze to hit long shots with. I popped a 350m one tap on woods just using the first mil-dot.

[@stavros6969]

you telling me the sig spear is ok for the flea but not the sr 25 , mutant ,m14 ...

[@McGnarman]

That's my main sight/buttpad/handgrip combo for that run of AR's so good!

[@DuckySocks]

Ever since I completed Trouble In The Big City this is literally like the only weapon I run, I max buy the ammo and mags every reset to make sure I have enough

[@irishdoper2545]

im runnning that the rest of the wipe myself too

[@rarechase9487]

You can get the spear from farming rogues on lighthouse. I’ve gotten 2 from the past roughly 10 rogue kills. (i only scav LH)

[@keybored-]

great vid :) i am so bummed i missed the Beef wieldin' tha Spear live

[@Gigabeef]

I'll probably run it again in the future, I've ended up with 3 somehow 😅

[@antifasarkeesian1467]

i was waiting for your gun to jam at 9:13 like it did for Sheef

[@deathbringer9893]

the boss can jam your guns when he gets his melee out

[@deathbringer9893]

actually I think if you have his melee you can also jam other people

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

@@deathbringer9893 Think you would see videos of that all the time if it was possible.

[@deathbringer9893]

@@ItIsYouAreNotYour wdym?

[@cripstopheriii3509]

@@deathbringer9893 If it was a feature that PMCs could jam other PMC's guns with the boss melee you'd see a TON of people using it and making videos going around jamming people's guns, but I haven't seen any instances of that happening other than the boss himself doing it

[@Arclightning]

Id probably use primarily FMJ for money runs with a couple mags of hybrid on quieter servers

[@ejhkang4860]

Gun itself can easily cost you 600k+ roubles if you're buying it from the flea market. So realistically we're looking at more than million roubles for a raid kit... might as well just fully pack it with best ammo.

[@Arclightning]

@@ejhkang4860 your point is valid. Theres only one reason why Id use FMJ, and thats to "larp" as a US Army man, SIG FMJ exists as training ammo because its cheaper and less hard on the gun, and Hybrid is for actual combat with its additional capabilities. Everyone else considering using the SPEAR should absolutely just use hybrid

[@dirkshape1017]

i bet Hybrid will next be bannend from traders and Flea

[@SomewhereToShare]

Thank you gigabeef

[@user936]

10:17 okay, so when did that door start being able to open?

[@onpatrolforthejuice]

I found one of those in the marked room on streets that I glitched in as a scav. I sold it though wish I tried it.

[@OmniHeavy21332]

Yet no one talks about how it weighs more than the SA-58 with a drum mag, and costs more than it as well. Base weight for the SPEAR is 4.320 KG, Base weight for the SA-58 and 3.951KG, almost a full pound, which does get in the way of people who haven't been building strength. All in all, SA-58 is more cost effective regardless of its recoil pattern, even if you bring in 3+1 mags of 60 rounders filled with M80.

[@OslaTheWalrus]

Due to the price I might not run this gun the whole wipe! I’d need a big raid to cover just the initial fee, and I’ve got no quests rn to justify using it . Don’t see what it does better than the MDR, especially in price. But then again, if you have absolute highest traders and cash I’d probs run it

[@nwigchert10]

The other sig rifle is also MASSIVELY benefiting from recoil changes. Wiping the goons with .300 whisper is almost too easy.... If u can find them that it. 😅

[@RNagy-ke4se]

The name of the cartridge in general is the .300 blackout. The whisper is basically non existent, AAC won

[@nwigchert10]

@@RNagy-ke4se I meant the in-game round lolz the high flesh DMG with recoil reduction so nice

[@RNagy-ke4se]

@@nwigchert10 yeah, it’s a more obscure round irl. Wasn’t expecting you to want to use a non high pen round

[@Corium1]

Can't wait for it to be nerfed into the ground like the asval

[@libertusprimus]

Opened a marked room with a mate, found a SIG spear. Was gonna sell it but my mate likes high end guns so I gave it to him. He's enjoying it very much heh

[@herminioteles709]

why is the sound better on this video than on the game itself??? shit im seriously i cant identify sounds during raids like when im watching this video, whats your config? cheers ;) nice video gonna sub :D

[@choppachino6968]

Probably the headset? He’s using comtac 4

[@Gigabeef]

Ya i don't have anything crazy set up for audio, headsets make a big difference! Check out omni actual on KZbin, he's got some great audio science done recently

[@shock226]

i always try to stay away from meta, but i think the spear will be an exception. mainly cause its one of my favorite guns irl

[@JustMikeOnYT]

9:28 - My face at the bottom of the chat. Yay!!!

[@nicholasgerr88]

6.8 is hard enough for the army to get lol contractors in Eastern Europe shouldn’t be able to buy it in bulk

[@SpikeVike27]

Also Tarkov set in late 2010-s, so shit is also anachronistic. Was added mainly to get on XM7 hypetrain

[@georgelambo5145]

I just hope this isnt the only wipe the spear is available. I think everyone agrees the spear is op but i hardly see anyone use it. I hope this opens the possibility of other guns being available on the flea.

[@vzatos]

the preset costs 800k at the moment...pretty much people are scared to lose it in a raid if they die... If i get one in a raid i would probably save it until i get another one.

[@Annathroy]

It's like the MDR but with better handling

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

And 10x the price!

[@Astrqx]

​@@ItIsYouAreNotYour also mdr comes almost fully modded

[@chenzy2905]

gun is crazy

[@kingawsume]

A shame this is never going below 7 figures again, unless they add back the FiR req for flea.

[@Ithrial420]

Imo it needs 30 rounders

[@michael2026]

I’ve found two in the train yard marked room but never tried them because I’m not gonna make an extra half mil for having so why risk the money

[@samh.6788]

wipes 2/3 man, refuses to elaborate...

[@tmmy2ootuff843]

Spear is a beautiful and sick gun. However, Mr. Beef makes this game look easy with any gun. Which gives me the notion that I can just waltz right thru a map like a stroll on Sunday, and lemme tell you that it does NOT go down like that. LOL. That being said, Thanx, continually, for all the great content!

[@amraa23]

How much roubles counts as "money is no issue". I'm playing this game for the first time

[@impc8265]

idk 500mil?

[@igornikitovitchnosorog874]

more than 5M I guess ?

[@charlieinthetrees]

If you have the capability to keep yourself above 10mil constantly, in my opinion. I'm at 40mil but can drop 5 mil in a single night, but always make that back thru scavs and light loot runs. Basically know what loot sells for a lot in the flea and know your high value loot spots.

[@eeeeeeee543]

tens of millions

[@igornikitovitchnosorog874]

@@charlieinthetrees yeah it's not just a sum, it's knowledge on how to make lots of money easily and without stress

[@defeusers]

1.5m gun with ammo :D

[@OG__GreenCrack]

This gun was made in real life to be better than all other options, not just by its design but it also needed a new round as well. Crazy ass gun and makes sense to be the strongest weapon and I’m sure it won’t go anywhere.

[@floben3041]

Spear fanboy here. It s just a multicaliber heavy ar 18, nothing crazy about it. And i dont think it is good in every situation. For example in cqc. 300. Blackout or 5.56 are the gold standard and special force are still using their 416 or their mcx. Actually it is just a heavier scar-H and like the mk17 before it will never replace intermediate cartridge shooting rifles.

[@OG__GreenCrack]

@@floben3041 it’s better than either, you need to understand the platform of the weapon. Equivalent rpm to an m4 shooting a round that is zipping down range faster with more energy transferred at the point of impact. The spear is straight out better than any platform utilizing 556 or 300 blackout. You need to read on the 6.8x51 which is the military designation for 277 Fury but the difference between the two is like 223 REM compared to M855. The 6.8x51 is capable of 80k psi for the pressure chamber……that’s fucking crazy cause it’s more than 50 bmg which is substantially bigger. When the NGSW program became a thing, the product is the Spear and its new round.

[@floben3041]

@@OG__GreenCrack cool story , you were able to read Sig ads succesfully. but you're talking about a caliber only based on Sig ads. For sure it's a good hybrid cartridge for long range engagement. What about cqc? Urban warfare ?what about overpenetration? What about the noise of such a round. Fullsize cartridge for infantry was already a mistake made in the beginning of the century, it s still one but a very expansive one this time. And in the end, what about the plateform ? The sig spear itself you're loving so much? Because you were talking about the cartridge a lot. High rpm as you said ? No one is going full auto with a 20 round mag with very expansive rounds and furthermore with AR10 like high recoil.

[@OG__GreenCrack]

@@floben3041 idk why I even tried, you circled around making a valid argument you dipshit. Say you’ve never shot a gun without saying you e never shot a gun. In war over pen is something that isn’t a worry cause it’s war, go listen to podcasts of special forces members and listen to the stories they tell you about nightmare level shit. By the looks of it too I shattered your argument so you went on to sigs website cause you knew nothing about the gun in the first place. Maybe go look up the ballistics of the round, maybe go look up the weight of the spear, maybe when you learn that you compare the weight of the spear to other guns similar in function, maybe before you argue you actually present some real facts. The spear is a platform capable of cqc cause it’s a small platform cause that was one of the requirements. The NGSW was a solution to find a platform that can do it all, except that and go find out some new information yourself

[@maganechikujoin2020]

Its sad i cant play this weapon my fear of all cheaters in lobby honing on my position in mere seconds its just too high.

[@PureDefenders]

Both as PMC and Pscav I ALWAYS kill spear boys with full kits. But as soon as I pick up a spear I end up dying to some Timmy. That gun is absolutely cursed for me. So many times I've wiped 3 mans and then got rolled by some random AI scav one tap thorax or a Timmy lmao

[@placeholder4107]

everyone knows the true most powerful weapon is the TT.

[@igornikitovitchnosorog874]

I won't stay this way, every time there's a new best weapon it gets nerfed at some point when people have used it enough

[@lombloids]

Had a few guys with 6b47 helmets bounce a hybrid, sold all my spears lmao

[@reedoken6143]

ricochet chance is independent of other bullet or gun statistics

[@lombloids]

@@reedoken6143 convinced the gun is bugged, m62 never lets me down

[@spacequack5470]

​@@lombloidsYou clearly need to educate yourself on how ricochets work. Smh

[@lombloids]

@@spacequack5470 ya I clearly don’t bro

[@H-G-bu1vr]

Why were them scavs giving weird voice lines

[@lakecityripper]

They’re boss goons and the boss they have different voice lines

[@StupifiedTrooper]

oh look, another gun i wont get to use haha. Skill issue, but still.

[@maxkostelecky510]

imagine banning all trash ammos but the not the spear... how stupid

[@Kayzizzle]

Honestly, who cares on price anymore. Bitcoins are making the entire game meaningless. With the economy in the way it is, this is already engaged honestly. Don't wait until endgame to use this gun. The only downside of this gun is that cheaters will hard target you for it, you literally are always tagged and cursed.

[@JackJohnson-cm6jk]

With the current amount of cheaters you might as well drop 500k in a raid and leave.

[@idlenavigator4980]

I've played pretty much every day this wipe and there's only been 2 occasions when I've been certain I've died to a cheater. It's felt a lot more legitimate in comparison to earlier wipes.

[@bryan-od3zm]

@@idlenavigator4980most people use radar not accrual cheats

[@JackJohnson-cm6jk]

you are either extremely lucky or extremely blissful. The game is full of them...and since you can see the stats now it's easy to spot them ...i got approx 2 a day.@@idlenavigator4980

[@pasttenseofdraw5791]

​@@idlenavigator4980people just like to yell cheater at any suspicious death or abnormal stats - which can be an inidcator - rather than think about any of the weird occurrences that could've been their death

[@SenorScholls22]

Ive only had 2 occasions as well 1 resulted in a ban. Got killed as soon as i spawned. I heard the wind and sound timer hit zero screen wasnt even done being black and i dropped​@idlenavigator4980

[@quinnbrosseau3217]

It’s OP irl, the culmination of centuries of small-arms weaponry have lead to the Spear. It comes with an optic that gives you irl aimbot, watch garand thumbs vid for more info

[@antoniohagopian213]

Don't put too much faith into pentagon projects that promise and show how it "works" (in a perfect scenario they planned beforehand). Just look at zumwalt, commanche, litoral combat ships... list goes on. It's just "legal" money laundering.

[@user-qv1vl8bn2m]

That's not how real life works, it's good but irl isn't a video game where you win by paper stats alone

[@SomewhereToShare]

Stingray

[@quinnbrosseau3217]

@@user-qv1vl8bn2m tell me a better weapon then you coward

[@brydro1505]

you carry less ammo with it, its heavy, higher recoil impulse than an ar-15 pattern rifle, it doesn't do its job on punching through lv 4 plates at range, and the vortex optic system can be used with any rifle with rails. there is nothing special about the spear, the army looped back around to battle rifles that will be dropped again for intermediate cartridges as soon as the next forever war takes place if they ever mass adopt the rifle. please explain how its the culmination of small arms development in your own words, its literally just an ar-18 system in a necked down 308. hardly ground breaking

[@AndreasMnck]

Pretty sure this gun is bugged and very often doesn't register your shots. Basically this gun will get the empty mag glitch way more often than other guns. This gun is severely overrated because of these bugs.

[@lombloids]

That’s what I’ve been saying. I stocked up on over 1000 hybrid ammo to use it and it sucked. Sold all the ammo lol. .308 still on top

[@krupzug5359]

Is it just me or is this thing so freaking ugly? Looks like they slapped on all the rails they could find.

[@kalvincalvert]

3rd comment

[@j0hnicide]

no life gun

[@danielrose933]

Meh.... Sig

[@ninebread]

Basically its a waste of money and time kinda like kappa

[@spacequack5470]

Said nobody with functioning brain cells

[@ripkobe5142]

God you can’t event kill Kolontay? With a META SPEAR? Holyyyyy you are 🗑️ 🗑️ 🗑️

[@antoniohagopian213]

Why they implement a gun that barely exists before others. M16, SVD, SVU, RPG-7 and many others should have been put much earlier then this unicorn. But they decided to please the yankee audience.

[@ichijouTATSUMI]

You're damn right it pleases me

[@static_actual]

do you think the yankee audience doesn't want the M16?

[@breakingchevelle182]

well first off the RPG-7 is a terrible idea

[@flappy3635]

SVD is already in game I literally have on in my stash

[@epicfortnitekid8536]

Dude we already have a gajillion AR parts, why so caught up on the m16 in particular? SVD is already in game. They also added other guns like the 9A and RPD, so this complaint is just weird.

[@user-bb4gu4qs8r]

Hello I am a broke 17 year old and really want this game I have been interested in it for a while now I would appreciate it if someone could buy it for me but thank you for your time anyways.

[@thepjup4507]

I WILL I JUST NEED YOUR SSN TO VERIFY YOU ARE BEING LEGITAMAT EES

[@NoNo-uy2bq]

Get a job

[@danse5843]

No it is not, thank me later.

[@scott7892]

whats with the low graphics the game looks bad like this

[@trxntroll843]

I have 5 I’ll probably never use and wipe with.

[@VidandRico]

Wow, good job, it only took you 3 months to figure it out

[@KingLundh]

He makes videos for information. He made a video day one basically about the strength of this gun. Pipe down little man.

[@FartInYourFace234]

Let’s address the elephant in the room The game is genuinely overall not good

[@AfkaSound]

Imagine wasting your life commenting on KZbin about computer games you dont like. Waste man.

[@FartInYourFace234]

@@AfkaSound imagine wasting your life commenting on KZbin comments that hurt your feelings. Even _bigger_ waste, man Deep breaths, you’ll be ok

[@Strekki]

Other than the cheater problem how's the game not good

[@SenorScholls22]

Idk I started late last wipe and this game has me hooked. Outside of my normal grand strategy genre this is the best game I've ever played. Yea it has issues but damn has it got something that keeps me coming back and my heart racing

[@FartInYourFace234]

@@Strekki you must have gotten the bug-free version