Playing My Favourite Loadout From 5 Years Ago

[@RachtaZ]

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[@ZombieZeen]

MAKE MORE VIDEOS RATCHA YOURE LEGITIMATELY MY FAV KZbinR YOURE THE MAN

[@slowstep3285]

Hunt Today: 60% off Cost 40 Euro Hunt in Beta 5 years ago: Cost 20 Euro 🤣 The Good Old Times! Im happy to get the Beta Skin for Chain Piston 😉

[@marsterchiff117]

Hey Rachta how do you Like that there is No amory in lawson Station any more? Do you would Like it Back or is IT better how it is now

[@RachtaZ]

@@marsterchiff117 Its sad, but there is one at arsenal. All maps have 1 place like that

[@YM-zf8mt]

i remember when FOV zoom when aiming down sight was insane the hunters that had only 100HP and only if they survived you could increase their HP and like tier 2 hunters began with 125 it really felt like your hunter was becoming much more powerful the hellhounds were a menace that could really kill you maybe it's my experience but i don't feel in danger anymore with AI more like nuisance something that hasn't change is the axe and hammer you can find in world i believe, and tomahawk trait

[@onetwomany92]

I got introduced to hunt by a dear friend of mine who sadly is no longer with us, but I still play this game in order to keep those happy late night memories we had.

[@danieljanney4564]

this game has come such a long way, thank you for your dedication to it and major part in my hunt showdown experience.

[@aidanfleming7229]

I like your highlight videos, but I especially like these videos where you commentate while you play. Also, great outhouse trick.

[@ItsOkRelaxMate]

This game was so scary when I started playing. I would just freeze when I heard enemies near. Until they found me and killed me lol

[@gabepatton9851]

When i first started i didn't keep the game installed bc even the tutorial was too spooky. Plus being bad makes the game scarier i think. Only started playing when i convinced my friend to get the game, and it still took a bit to get used to playing solo.

[@ItsOkRelaxMate]

@@gabepatton9851 oh yeh playing solo was so scary and still is so tense.

[@joedartonthefenderbass]

@@gabepatton9851 Glad I'm not the only one that found the tutorial scary at the time

[@HeyKyle]

fighting the spider for the first time was nervewracking

[@mikeypolo729]

The only thing that hasn't changed is how unreliable randoms still are...

[@dylangutierrez7482]

Especially when YOU are that random

[@marcoswole-o8953]

Speak for yourself

[@riccardoserraiotto1395]

The only thing I know for real

[@burgersquinn]

it's just hard mode, it makes you better faster imo

[@ItsOkRelaxMate]

Sometimes ppl will be so nice and normal all game and then a as soon as a shot is fired they are magically at extraction lol.

[@Demoerda]

THanks for the great trip down memory lane :3 You're my favorite Hunt Content Creator! Thanks for all the funny comments, all the clutches and all the tutorials :)

[@Daedelus74]

When the HS range of the silenced nagant was so short you had to be close to a hive to HS it. When tier 1 hunters started with 100hp instead of 150. When you could take two three slots weapons to the game with quartermaster (there was no two slots weapon). When you had to take Packmule and Frontiersman to open the fourth slot for consummables and tools. When there was only one map and two bosses. When you could choose between different contracts (the menu screen still exists for this but has only one choice). When there was no weapon skin, no hunter skin and some of the basic tier 3 skins where judged OP. When there was no book of weapons (and it was good). When the death scream was totally different (we can hear the old one in your first clip). When you could still see through the eyes of your hunter when you were downed. When a part of the community threatened to leave when Crytek announced the introduction of female hunters (sadly they did not :-/ ). When the animation to swap weapons was so much longer, then was reduced to nothing making the quickswap the only meta, then changed again to what we have today. As you said, almost everything changed.

[@Yasuhiro88ch]

I used to use decoys back in the day. I swear they used to make a better footstep sound when they hit the ground compared to today.

[@hornetlul]

6:47 u cheeky guy

[@jeepersitsmeepers]

I was introduced to this game in November, and already have 180 hours! Great experience.

[@cyberpoet8666]

Me also. 330 hrs on PC 190 hrs on console Great game but on console its less fun

[@pcuser8567]

how many do u have now hmmmmmm?

[@dealvidit]

I personally really enjoyed this talkative style of video man! I am a fairly new player so getting to know facts about old Hunt from the OG himself was very entertaining! I'd love more videos like this one for sure.

[@mr.piggystine3121]

i forgot how the hunters sounded different back then

[@zepatheticone3369]

I began playing hunt in 2018 but only discovered your channel this year through a friends recommendation I wish I'd have known it earlier you have really been helping me getting back into hunt and having some fun!

[@isaacnicholls128]

rachta has always been my favorite magic tutorial youtuber though out the years

[@lukec3724]

I started playing less than a year ago in april 2022 and its so fun to hear about and see what this game started out as, thanks for sticking with this game so people like me can continue to discover how awesome it is!

[@Multi_Beaver]

I usually don't like shooters by myself (No cs:go or battlefield has ever appealed to me). But when I bought hunt on December 2021,I just fell in love with this game, and now I play it on a regular basis. Hunt introduced me to a lot of good people (discord friends, nice streamers, just game content makers)

[@dafez]

I only play since 2021, but I can see how the game has come a long way ! Very heartwarming to see you evoke your first hunt memories, hope you have loads of fun on this game for a long time !

[@Ciel1820]

I like how the most replayed part of the video is the outhouse trick lmao

[@RazorNLD]

I have played for atleast 4-5 years. I remember idd that the Dolch was OP because it was medium ammo. Easier to grab ammo for and the smaller darker blue for the special ammo. It was always a hassle to find a small ammo box, it was either the wrong color or just not findable.

[@jannikstrube1352]

I started playing in 2018 as well, at a time when Winfield + Machete was almost unstoppable. Nice video, cool to remember!

[@Trikill3R935]

Started playing back in 2021 shortly before Lulu was added through a twitch drop. My favorite change is the one where they made the Spider not run around for 30 sec after you deplete his HP so he can find a place to die like a dog finds a place to sleep

[@magnoguido]

Started playing tower ward end of Light the Shadow event. For a few weeks, I heard a lot about the annoying bugs and stats. I couldn’t really tell the bugs. I’ve seen so much change and improve, more than in some other games, but now I can see the little bugs and issues.

[@sebben13]

I started playing after they released the second map. My favorite change they've done is to the nagant pistols. Before, if you had a dirty pistol, there was dirt on the iron sight, and I hated the recoil, it felt mistimed with the sound. Now they have changed both :D

[@pcuser8567]

YESSSS the dirt on the right side of the sight haha. new prestige was always terrible having to look at that. and remember the cracked scopes

[@Shadaking]

Started playing hunt during closed Beta. Probably one of the more veteran players despite not having as many hours on the game as you (damn real life coming in the way xD). I remember when I first played I didnt know how to go into iron sight, and thought there only was croshair in the game. Im both happy and a bit sad to see the way the game has taken. Like anyone else with a passion for something, certain changes might not be for me. The one change I can think about right now is the changes to darksite vision with the bounty, I miss the old 10 seconds you had with it.

[@HexonNinja14]

Around 17:30 when you threw the frag bomb you threw it into the choke bomb right before it disappeared. That's what disarmed it.

[@blaze3495]

6:46 Rachta, more of this in future videos, pls!

[@MysteriMaan]

I have also played since early access. Remember when they used to update a roadmap on their website? They had promised us a Hunter Outfitter and a Weapons Crafting system. I know by now its probably not in the works anymore, but it could have been such a different game. I preferred the old main menu where you can use middle mouse button to shoot flares in the menu background, the UI felt less cluttered as well. I miss the old quartermaster that allowed me to carry An Avto and a Crown and King at the same time, but I'm glad it was nerfed. Avtomat used to cost 999 Hunt dollars only and you had 15/30 ammo from the get go. It used to shoot only 2 bullets when you tap it and the recoil was far more manageable then now. Most importantly, Trios update really turned the game from just stealth hunting into a full blown "Cowboys Yee Haw gunfights" game, i felt that was really the best update. Used to only have male hunters and no female ones. They changed the death audio because their first changed version sounded like Homer Simpson saying "D'oohh!"

[@apuffball5754]

Thanks for the great content, as always. Having been here since the first event (which would be... the Skinflint), I have nothing but praise for this game. While others may say it's bad progress, I think they're making good progress towards the future.

[@swapertxking]

i remember joining during the opening days of the steam release. shit was so sweaty back then, explosives could perma kill, fire was the zone control, shotguns worked way too well, and the veterli was the weirdest but best rifle in the game. also night maps were so nice and dark. also absolutely forgot they changed the hunter death sound.

[@Ogrecrabs]

Hey man, been playing since early march 2018. I remember the good old days ;) No looting hunters, no darksight, only duos. Hunt has come a long way, and I still love it! Love your content and streams/memes, Rachta. Keep up the good work, and congratulations again on making partner

[@pcuser8567]

do u miss being able to pick your contract for one of the 2 maps like i do. also i cant remember for the life of me, did you always have to hold f to heal at a world medkits or was it just one tap of f? i wana say it was always a hold but i know when they added looting hunters it was just a tap.

[@Ogrecrabs]

@@pcuser8567 I think you had to hold F at medpacks out on the map. I don't really mind being able to choose targets actually, I really like all the maps :)

[@pcuser8567]

@@Ogrecrabs i loved the set map and the random option in pre release but what we have now is alright. i just really like lawson haha

[@Ауа-б3л]

Rahta bro, it`ll be nice if you made a video with your most unlucky moments/games. There is oftens bad games and unluck with me ( and everybody else for sure) and if people can see how even best hunt players like you have bad luck I think many people less feel sad after loosing hunt. Thank you for your vids

[@nunull6427]

Not to advertise but a guy named neenoh has a few of those. He's very good as well and I believe he may have played with rachta before but it's been a minute.

[@Ауа-б3л]

@@nunull6427 oh I know neenoh but for some reason his vids arent recomended to me about a year

[@rednirabkriv5376]

No disrespect but Neenoh is on Psychoghost level. Only people which can be compared to rachta is hornet, fronkie, archie and maybe quinx imo. Especially in terms of aim. When I started the game it was a youtuber named IrregularAce I used to watch which had similar playstyle as neenoh. Then you had a guy named appoh who was headshot machine back then. Good old times

[@snakesyxx4846]

I remember the good old days of hunt. We only had Stillwater and hunters were lucky to spawn with 125 hp at max. The veterli was the true budget meta gun. And the Winfield was the spamfeild

[@clangford1212]

"Magic Trick" lol. I started playing in '21 and so much has changed since then. Congrats on partner btw, you earned it.

[@boogerwood]

Sorry I missed this event. I’ve played since early access but recently took a LONG break (launch of third map). Couldn’t stand hunter mode but came back with gunslinger and played a ton. Took a break and now back into it with my son. Great vids!

[@ev-bot3085]

That shot through the door when they were rushing you with the flachette rounds was insane

[@maxbolonkin2493]

Toilet trick the best! As a new player(about a year+ in game) i hope for the brightest future of Hunt, such a good game!

[@DadsAlwaysHurt]

I remember being able to go into the hidden room in Port Reeker. That duck. I remember going to visit it cause they would add to it.

[@tyranius]

Very motivational video, that clip from 5 years ago Rachta is unrecognizable. It literally looks like footage of one of my 3 star friends playing hahaha. If Rachta started out that way, then you too can get better!

[@whitetiger85_60]

I remember my friend played a lot of Hunt, and I was always interested in it. I bought the game on December 25, 2018. It's crazy how much the game has changed since then, and I remember when Legendary Hunters didn't even exist. I love the game though, definitely the best PVP shooter. I also remember shotguns being extremely powerful at one point.

[@pcuser8567]

remember quick swapping and how slow shotgun velo was haha good times unless you were on the receiving end of a sparks uppercut kill in 0.02 seconds lul

[@khalaenas8208]

I don’t care if your videos started being more talkative Rachta, you have a shockingly soothing voice, dunno if it’s the accent but it tickles something in the back of my head. And for my case, I started playing hunt in the tail end of the very first event in the game, the OG Halloween event, primarily because my elder brother convinced me to play(Which is ironic since he doesn’t play anymore and I have over twice his hours in the game) I still remember those early days though, were I couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn, and I was so scared of the bosses I would genuinely refuse to go into boss lair when solo cause I was scared.

[@higoroliveira2595]

Shotguns used to deal bleeding damage, winfield had infinite headshot range... graphic settings were only presets like low, medium, high and also motion blur on/off... shoot, Rachta I feel old :x

[@amauriherrera6022]

Rachta: I don't think I can use my Decoys to bait a peek Decoys are insanely good since their patch, throw them on wood walls next to your peek you want to bait it will sound like footsteps to the player. I can't recall if they work on muds as well (normal dirt is a no go) Inside compounds or any place that has stone or wood Decoys are extremely powerful, especially when you expect the shotguns holding angle. Regular Decoys are better than Blank Decoys ( Blank Decoys are good for silent instant barrel explosions) Okay, they are useful, but you need more setup with Chaos Bombs but they are very obvious and I recommend Chaos Bolt if you really want to run Blank Decoys. Solo Blank Decoys requires a lot of battle flow sense, so its not obvious to enemies.

[@pehpunkthahpunkt4179]

I like this kind of talking video. Would be fun to have a little nostalgic series where you talk about the 'good old times'. I play Hunt for 2 years now and never heard about the dolch beeing medium ammo. Also... looking at the old UI screenshot is like: 🥰

[@atompery477]

Funfact: Even health bars got changed( am I wrong or did high tier hunters even have more HP than low tier hunters?) But I am pretty sure back then it was possible to have 2 mega big bars and that was it for some hunters.

[@124horst]

dude the quality of this video is insane!

[@grimarchangel9454]

Been playing since early access all those years ago as well. Moved over to console because of more friends to play with. Still my favorite game.

[@4runasable]

Old death sound was gold. Wish it would have never changed. Made me laugh everytime someone unexpectedly died around me😂.

[@easy3dsmax]

7:00 nice trick. I tried and it worked just fine!

[@greiratthrall3478]

If I remember correctly the sparks silencer was pretty bad. Like it had really low damage. Also the hunters voices were different. Didn’t play around that time but I remember hearing some stuff. I started playing on the console release.

[@p.s.3204]

Please tell how optimization changed over the years. I have participated in beta prior to release, I had intel i7 3770 + GTX1080 + 16GB RAM + SSD. It was a beefy system, but I remember that the loading took like 5 minutes, the performance was terrible on anything above the lowest settings. You just stood there in the start of the match while the world loaded around you. The gunplay was terrible too as it was impossible to see anyone on low graphics in those dense bushes. I fell in love with the game but I felt It was above my hardware's league. I just started playing it in 2022. It's awesome with the event and Grounded Pact.

[@brainfart1982]

I would like to hear your thoughts on the control schemes. I got the achievement "Debut - Kill your first enemy Hunter" in October 2019, so I guess I got the game in late summer that year. I remember that I bought it because of getting tired with PUBG, Apex, Warzone or whatever Battle Royale was most popular back then and I totally fell in love with the graphics and the overall atmosphere of Hunt Showdown. I tried really hard, but one thing that I really could not wrap my head around was the control scheme back then. To look through the sights of your rifle, you had to both hold the right mouse button (to basically raise the gun to hipfire level) and then the SHIFT key to actually aim down sights. I had the feeling like this was a decision made by the (leading) game designers they simply would not want to let go of because they thought of it as a unique selling point or something. So I abandoned the game for months and randomly gave it another try way later to find out they added the Gunslinger control scheme... Been playing the game almost every evening since then. What do you think, would the community be bigger by now if they had added Gunslinger earlier? I can imagine that it felt too hardcore and made a lot of people leave soon after trying out the game instead of sticking around. All the best and keep making these entertaining videos!

[@RachtaZ]

yeah lack of gunslinger was a shame, it definetly helped many many people

[@brainfart1982]

@@RachtaZ That being said - do you have any statistics on the percentile distribution? As in how many people use gunslinger, how many use hunter control scheme?

[@horus5173]

love that talkative style

[@trispeak]

Do you remember if it was somehow possible to throw a fuse in the menu screen so that it would light up the background? My friend keeps saying he saw a very old clip once but never found it.

[@RachtaZ]

it was possible by right clicking in the menu yees

[@ese5102]

Wow, loved the trip back to years past. Question: What has been your favorite change to Hunt

[@PPeggythePirate]

Started bounty hunting in the bayou December 2021. Just hit 1000 hours. I hope they keep refreshing the events!

[@CarniFexi]

In alpha i remember hunters started whit 100 hp and you needed buy healt to 150 sparks was so good and shotguns to 1 tap to body because many hunters got only 100 hp and if they din't went down you know they have more perks to play whit

[@Daedelus74]

Decoys were to destroy chickens/dogs lanterns.

[@ReKLaWu]

4:35 your missing health on the bar has that look similar to when it gets burned off... I thought they changed that a while ago to just be straight black. This footage was recently I'm assuming?

[@Cynical_Finch]

Question: Back when the match making was based on bloodline tier, how did the game handle matchmaking for teams with players of different tiers? Was it based on highest tier of player in the team? Regardless, tiered matchmaking seems like it would be more fun. I don't see why they couldn't still have that in addition to MMR, other than _maybe_ potentially splitting the player base up between too many servers, causing a higher chance of having empty servers for a team / player. But still, I don't think it would be _too bad._

[@azavape900]

The scarriest thing 2018 was the 6 Packs of Killer Dogs.... they where a REAL challenge back then

[@RachtaZ]

And they used to do 75dmg per hit hah

[@dr.johnson2231]

You should do more vids like this. Just taking and stories. With how many hours in game you have I bet there are a few stories that you could share.

[@kataratak33]

thanks for all the tips since i started playing. seems like making a video showing sneaky spots in each compound would be a fun video for you

[@macmatt72]

Also started playin in alpha. I remember the old days when fanning used to be so OP and same with sparks/uppercut Quick swap double tap

[@TacoCrisma]

when night was PITCH black and sparks was a OHK.

[@keith8147]

u could ve done that with probably any gun) Nice vid, loved the talk, crazy games, gg

[@TwoWayOrbitalStation]

I wish I could have played the game on release so I could compare, its seems so vastly different. Unfortunately only heard of the game recently. Have a couple videos on my channel showing my experience as a noob, but that's all I have with the game.

[@msfrazzy94]

I laughed way to hard at the "oh a new game"-teleport 😄

[@Hazelthenerd]

Loved this video, felt like hanging out with your friend going down memory lane :)

[@PsychCow]

I was trying to remember the changes that ghoul went through. I remember a time before it healing you from killing grunts, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was.

[@smol.TomatenSuppe]

i guess what also didnt change is that you spawn. you find boss with clues, kill, banish and extract. thats prolly still the same. (maybe just some balancing tweaks?)

[@angrypancake4358]

I started playing day1 of early access, but my PC couldnt really handle it very well. The one thing, that was much better back then were the menus. The current menus we have are absolute trash.

[@lockofmetal8894]

Need a Podcast with Rachta Z & some more veterans talking about old Hunt. With some background gameplay from really old footage. Huuge could be one of the guests.

[@mattiasdavidsson7423]

Been playing Hunt since the beta. I remember playing alot of Winfield + Machete as a solid budget loadout :)

[@Mosca_Tube]

Rachta remember when you could only have 3 tools and 3 consumables and packmule and frontiersman gave 1 extra slots 😂

[@meowcatz5153]

Hunt showdown is definitely one of the games other than maybe tarkov that has significantly changed since it’s inception. New mechanics, tools and weapons, bosses, etc. both games depending on how new or old you are just have a different feel compared to how they used to be. Been playing both games since 2018-2019 ish.

[@pcuser8567]

you all can correct me but i don't believe single stick dynamite arc changed, i know blast radius did and dmg but i think the distance and travel path stayed the same but even if it didn't that's not really anything to talk about. idk that's all i can think of lol and im not even sure

[@bogdanlupas3929]

I started playing in 2019 and i wish i would have played earlier! My fav weapon was and still is the centennial. I remember how bad it was lol. I also remember the different winfield recoil and the thing with the sparks when reloading. Rachta did you know that the sparks rifle reload animation was changed because it was unrealistic?

[@ExhaleDJ]

The feeling after a good hunt did not change 🔥

[@obideniz]

Rachta telling nostalgic stories about Hunt from 5 years ago Casually wipes 2 duos Continues telling stories True gamer energy right there

[@JesusWasAPunk31]

This match show exactly why I dont play duos. Most of the time, everybody becomes a bush as soon as they ear a single footstep. Noone comit. The first that moves dies. It's super boring.

[@nwoizaakgoldmann4519]

Nice videos mate. I would like to know what was the best change and what was the worst over the years?

[@Schmibdo]

great match, been playing since augst 2018, still my favorite multiplayer game

[@TADMG]

Are you sure she used Dauntless on that Frag? She choke bombed her teammate in that area, so it seemed like it might have been choked out. I guess its possible either way. I don't even know, can you hear when someone uses dauntless by a certain sound (other than the explosive not exploding lol). I couldn't tell from game audio or not if that choke had ended. Or maybe he only threw the one to block the stairs. Either way, if it was a Dauntless, great job on his part.

[@RachtaZ]

Possibly

[@AllroundStar7]

1:03 that old dying sound :D :D :D

[@al0ry957]

Hey man! Nice video as always. I think you should do a series on youtube were you break down different compounds with angels and rotations etc. Thanks!

[@pan6991]

How do I stop being worried about losing guys? I know that there are always more but the risk tends to make me stick only to the quickplay mode.

[@lebozo869]

At 8:10, RachtaZ accent made it sound like "balance" was actually "bellends," and that gave me a little chuckle. The bellends in Hunt Showdown certainly have not changed. :^)

[@ImChurro]

I started playing Hunt a month before Scrapbeak’s event. I’ve heard that old Tier 1’s had 100 HP, what was that like? 🧐

[@RachtaZ]

Getting one shotted by sparks was fun indeed

[@Mammutmango]

So I started playing Hunt in 2018 on the Early Access release. I got up to like 250 hours, then my Steam account got hacked for 100€ worth of cs:go skins. I have not played Hunt again until I rebought it on a new Steam account in January '22. Now, as of February '23, I have a solid 2k hours. I love it. I always loved it. I will always. Anyway there's two major things I'm really sad about. Number one being that I would probably have a good 6-7k hours if my Steam Acc didn't get hacked. and Number 2 being that I really miss taking two 3-slot Weapons almost every single game.

[@TahaaG.]

What was the best and the worst thing and what do you miss most about the old Hunt? What is the feature/mechanic you like and hate currently? and whats the name of your outro music man its so good lol

[@RachtaZ]

1. worst - bugs. best - feeling new to the game 2. long ammo being meta in 6 star - SBMM 3. Rabbit in the mine

[@TahaaG.]

Thanks for your answer.

[@Luis-vg4dh]

I play the game since 3-4 weeks and I love it. I wish I could´ve expierenced the old times.

[@micy9308]

im new to hunt and didnt realize for a while that there was even different maps. i wish they actually made them look different instead of using the same assets and just moving stuff around.

[@DrNameless99]

Could you make a tier list of what you think the best weapons are in hunt, I think that would be very cool, love your stuff as always :)

[@jayleeschmidt]

I play this game since closed beta or alpha, not quite sure. I totally forgot how much i miss the old sounds somehow. The crows and hunters... it's wierdly nostalgic.

[@Sovreign071]

Man, those old death noises bring back memories!

[@mlbb_mvp4203]

I can tell you one Thing that never change And thats the fun Hunt is love❤

[@OwariDa1540]

Thanks for awesome content RachtaZ

[@CriticalBrian]

Great video! I'd love to know: if there was one change you could reverse, what would it be?

[@kingkiller_1001]

Day one my favorite loadout was full size Mosin and full size Spector... There wasn't quartermaster back then

[@MiraSC]

I started playing back in beta or alpha, I forget which at this point. You want to know what hasn't changed since day one? The spyglass, still the same thing and still no idea why it is in the game. :P