The Best Weapons For LL1 Traders! (Patch 0.15)

[@Gigabeef]

**9A-91 GOT CHANGED LITERALLY A FEW HOURS LATER TO 700 RPM, SO IS A BIT MORE USABLE ON FULL AUTO NOW THAN IT WAS BEFORE**

[@MrAnakin2603]

Ammo from lvl 1 traders still blow...

[@user936]

​@@MrAnakin2603 yes, but you'll blow through it 200 rpm slower than you would have now 😁

[@MrHissyfit]

@@MrAnakin2603 Wooden Ammo Boxes are absolutely amazing this wipe. Certain parts of maps have tons, Streets has 5-9 just in the Lexos compound. You can get multiple stacks of top tier ammo it's nuts.

[@JohnnyTightlips290]

Giga, between your videos and the never ending hypotheticals you and Church delve in to on the Scav Talk podcast, you’re like my Tarkov college professor.

[@Gigabeef]

Haha exactly how it should be! Love to hear it XD

[@underdog7122]

stop licking his balls

[@jamessquires7015]

You can get 20 round PMAGs at level 1 for the 7.62x39/.366 cartridges.

[@lordofwar1441]

I was going to commthe same thing

[@Hypersonic_Squid]

Pro tip: buy the AimPoint H2 from PK1 with the riser. It sees over the front sight for the M4/ADAR.

[@randomstranger2216]

pro tip find a hdd so u can just do gunsmith one once u have jager and unlock the low profile gas block

[@gavinpowell4607]

@@randomstranger2216 This is the better way 👆

[@spudmaster1793]

​@@randomstranger2216 You don't need the plastic forestock anymore. You just need a sprut.

[@napkin9138]

"some swear by the kedr" you're talking straight to my soul

[@maricorp.449]

Legit best gun in the game with sp8 rounds

[@Nightcorehardy]

got a 200m headshot on pmc in pvp with a kedr last wipe. its goated.

[@MrGameSecrets]

Kedr and klin are my fucking guys. Such amazing guns. Sr2 is what i graduate to mid wipe

[@unknownlegend6116]

kedr b is amazing. i tried the uzi im not the biggest fan but it is low lvl trader gun.

[@Lumpy_Strohhut]

I love the UZI. The slow fire rate is so much fun. And because it is open bolt and bounces around makes it not to much like a laser. But I love using it for all the Factory quests right now.

[@ladi9403]

Gigabeefs videos are always so good, man is not beating around the bush with like “I’m going to explain what I’m talking about four 7 minutes then I’ll actually get to the info. Man just firehoses us with facts

[@ThatOneFriendlyDude]

Probably of note: I don't know if these started with this wipe, but you can buy AKM slant brakes and AK-74 handguards and stocks from Prapor for a rather low price, which (if you have the tools for it, which I think I found just by looting tech supply crates on GZ) gives you the ability to convert any VPO-136 (incl. scav guns) or weapon parts (craftable from any SKS or VPO-209) into the AKM or AK-74N respectively in hideout, which are both extremely solid options - though the crafting time does necessitate using purchasable guns, it's nice to be able to use the full-sized platforms with all of the benefits they provide

[@MiSt3300]

To be honest, I prefer using the UMP, because it costs just a bit more (40k instead of 35k) but shoots much better ammo (the .45 lasermatch has the same penetration, but much better damage [76 instead of 56]) and has the same size magazines (25). So I usually buy the UMP instead.

[@igorborracini5722]

ump is only barter at lvl1 so theres the niche for the uzi

[@nicholasbreecher9315]

Enjoyable > Meta The UMP doesn’t have that classic drip that the Uzi provides, which is value that metrics nerds will never understand.

[@MiSt3300]

@@nicholasbreecher9315 yeah using it for the novelty is fun, but personally I prefer the look of the UMP

[@MiSt3300]

@@igorborracini5722 effectively you can get the barter items from fence, so it's not really a barter

[@nicholasbreecher9315]

@@MiSt3300 that’s valid, as long as you follow the rule of cool no chuds can truly beat you.

[@PawlysBartys]

when it comes to shotties I found that dickshots with slugs can take down pmcs fast, seeing as there are rarely plates there and you hit stomach hitbox.

[@agamer4891]

fr just using flesh dmg 12 gauge drop pmcs pretty fast

[@dak4465]

The best ammo for shotguns rn is 6.5 express. It has the most pellets and low recoil, making it great for fast headshots

[@Daniel-ie3mt]

The Uzi sounds mean, has a good firerate and is easy to headtap with. S Tier.

[@GetMoreTalismans]

600 firerate for a 9 mil is atrocious lol at least its ergo is high so it feels snappy

[@lowiqcsgo9366]

Just use the pp19, don’t be a hipster. Only reason to use the uzi is if you find the wrench for the suppressed uzi barter

[@DabNaggit]

@@lowiqcsgo9366 Or if you're doing 90's action movie builds lol. M4 with nade launcher, Uzi, Deagle.

[@treysyoder2909]

@@lowiqcsgo9366preference is a thing

[@spudmaster1793]

Mpx is better in every way. The Uzi is only an early wipe gun if you want to run meta. Definitely a welcome addition none the less though.

[@johncox8946]

Good ammo is everywhere on lighthouse, reserve, and woods allowing pretty much every caliber to be viable right now.

[@ganthrithor]

I will always be a fan of the PP-19 and the VPO-215, but I'm glad they are adding more options for lower level players-- it's really nice to have some usable guns and accessories purchasable right out of the gate! As others have pointed out: the 20-round 7.62x39 mags for the AK pattern VPOs are pretty solid for beginner kits too: 20 rounds is fine while using semi-auto, and the AKs are just better than the SKS now for most use cases I feel like (reload is faster, optics mounting is easier, mags are cheaper, etc). Or to put it another way, I might use top-loading SKS for an ultra-minimalist kit (so I don't need a rig), but if you're gonna spend any more than that, the VPOs are just a better option now I think. The Saiga 9 / PP-19 also have a very early access suppressor IMO (can't remember if it's available from day 1, but it's gotta be close), so they're nice guns for questing and PvE.

[@freshdachs6200]

9:37 I can confirm this from first hand experience. i have tried shotguns, both pump and semi, in a couple of raids and they feel severely underperfroming, compared to earlier wipes.

[@TheMxboy199]

I felt the opposite the feel the same if not better than last wipe very easy to use

[@michska53]

Buy m3 benelli for 12 gp coins and just go destroy people with buckshot lmao, never been this easy

[@Jacob-vg2hh]

Holy shit the VSK is now lvl 1 9x39 meta is here early wipe lesgoo

[@edelwei4193]

But no ammo

[@Jacob-vg2hh]

@@edelwei4193 by prapor lvl 2 you have SP-5 which is decent (getting to prapor lvl 2 is easy) Also in the early wipe, 900 rpm from anything that isnt 7.62 tokarev or 9x19 PSO is gonna hurt

[@walkinlast]

what’s a vks

[@AjackLee4]

​@@walkinlastHe meant the VSK94, the DMR variant of the 9A91.

[@Jacob-vg2hh]

@@walkinlast sry, VSK (VKS is an Ash-12 but bigger, fatter and a bolt action and is a sniper) Or the 9A91 whatev, im interested in the sr3m ngl, nobody is talking about it so i assume its a prapor lvl 4

[@MiSt3300]

I wonder what you think about the UMP Gigabeef, because you can easily buy it for 1 Bayonet and 4 gray scav knives (that can be bought from fence easily), and the starting .45 ammo, the Lasermatch has very good damage (76) and mediocre pen, so it behaves just like the starting FMJ ammo for the poor man's val, but is used on the UMP which has good recoil control, modability and magazines. What do you think about this?

[@gagekellstrom3978]

It’s been top tier early game meta for like a year plus now, not much to say lol

[@FuryLima]

9:30 theres 20 rounders that you can buy on LL1 traders for both the vpo209 and vpo136

[@glovakwyzinski9141]

Imagine they implemented the unconscious state with a reworked blunt damage so shotguns blast you and knock you out and you can finish them would help out lower pen ammos to be effective and new playstyles

[@toddoverholt4556]

I think it would be really cool if you could get stripper clips for the older bolt actions and semi-auto rifles. They would function as a one use magazine, and would either need to be reloaded after each use like a norma mag Or would just be destroyed or dropped after use

[@TwiggehTV]

Stripper clips and revolver speedloaders would be amazing to see in Tarky tbh

[@toddoverholt4556]

@@TwiggehTV especially for military surplus weapons like SKS and Mosins, they're super easy to manufacture and there should be tons lying around

[@TwiggehTV]

And while we're at it, imagine if we could use irons with our dovetail mounts like PSO or PU scopes..

[@reckyourself6948]

​@@TwiggehTV Always hated that I couldn't.

[@Vypyr00]

This. I'd love some strip clips for the mosin

[@FrankieOpz]

I haven't started my 'wipe' yet cause I am leveling up in Arena first, but man, once I do I'll go for the SMG's. They're the best option second to the buffed AKS'.

[@ylyxa]

I'd even say they're better. 9x18 PBM has the same pen as 5.45 PS and more than 3/4 of the damage. Meanwhile the Klin has like 50% more fire rate, which amounts to a good 15% more DPS.

[@GumMonster1]

I asked for MP-40 and Kar-98K in EFT and BSG added UZI and Deagle...😂600 RPM is not slow btw. MP-40 is 500-550 RPM. I suppose the UZI is the closest we will get to the German "Burp Gun" in Tarkov.

[@firefox396]

Hot take I LOVE the mp5k with green top rounds, feels REAL good early as a headshot killer, and green tip reduces recoil, so it's very controllable

[@TheHorzabora]

Shotguns nerfed again. Come on, BSG, it’s a game, not a reality simulator… … and heck, in reality if I shoot someone with a ‘low penetration’ slug against early armour, which is soft armour or thin plates, they will feel it even without penetration! They give the new .50AE utterly absurd stats to make it vaguely useful, of course, they know this is a problem… … but they don’t know how to fix it.

[@alexmesa5393]

as a fellow shotgun enjoyer i feel your pain bro, yesterday it took me like 12 slugs to kill a scav in lvl 4 armor, worst change when they removed blunt damage :(

[@philippedrosi1335]

bro its day 3 of wipe calm down. you need a hobby

[@tavish4699]

Shotguns worked wonderfully without changing their stats when the armor system was realistic Now that they made it primitive again shotguns are shit I hate the whole armor system change it ruined so much

[@lowiqcsgo9366]

@@tavish4699armour hit boxes are fine, I hate people missing the point of armour issues of last wipe. Shotguns are shit right now not because armour is strong. Armour was just as strong before the plate system, but shotguns were very effective. Why? BECAUSE FLECHETTE WAS WAY EASIER TO GET. They need to rework ammo availability on traders

[@HourRomanticist]

If they didn't change the armor again, because people were complaining about it, we wouldn't have this problem.

[@zacharytranvik1197]

The aks-74un is amazing you can put a pso 4 times on it for woods or long range fights and the new railed dust cover for a red dot. You can find boxes of high tier ammo all over reserve

[@CmdrFlemming]

Thanks a TON for this AWESOME LL1 Traders weapon guide

[@HeidiBTW_]

I fidn it funny how armor hitboxes are basically back to scare one

[@justinkedgetor5949]

heyo Gigabeef! i stopped playing EFT years ago (about 3 i think?) but still love your content! i hope you and your family are well. thanks again brother man

[@OTOss8]

All the news that's fit to print.

[@jeri_v2578]

I love the Uzi, the mechanic lvl1 barter is so damn easy to get, and it's a dream to use

[@dak4465]

Scav reserve 5 or 6 times, collect boxes of 5.45 PS, PP, and BT. Go shredd everything

[@dylanlahman5967]

What're your thoughts on why the MP9 is unpopular, while the UZI seems to be?

[@Gigabeef]

600 RPM on the base model is not too fast, this is the difference I think. It's an early game weapon so won't stand up in the midgame imo

[@andrewculley8524]

Great video, disagree slightly about the shotguns I've been having great success with the Saiga shotty blasting legs.

[@Swarm509]

Shotgun bread and butter!

[@skareltalent174]

i also think the barter on mechanic for this gun is a reference to left for dead.

[@benjyfour]

I want the old armor system back

[@glovakwyzinski9141]

No you dont

[@jakob384]

Then you must be a bad player because the old armor system only helps bad players 😂

[@AtomicNoTwitch]

No you don't, getting shot in the back would damage the entire armor, now it's just the back plate. Also armor stops bullets better now as most lvl 6 vests have lvl 3 soft behind it, slowing and stopping even igolnik sometimes.

[@reckyourself6948]

​@@jakob384In what way?

[@benjyfour]

@@jakob384 i enjoy realism and it was so..

[@tavish4699]

The armor change was not even unneeded but very much unwanted in my eyes Now chads have zero reason to be more cautious anymore They strive for realism and authenticity but still allow high tier loot guys to jump around corners and play like it’s call of duty

[@glovakwyzinski9141]

The armor isn’t even the real problem with this wipe not having any t6 armor and 42 pen on flea this should iron is out a little but there still needs to be a significant buff to blunt damage or even a rework because while a scav grazing you with buckshot and you dying is impractical and unfun a slightly reworked blunt damage system would help a lot with lower pen ammos cause no pmc realistic or not should be taking 50 9 mill shots to a thin lvl 4 armor

[@nukeman360]

"a good portion of this wipe so far" brother it's been like two days. With that being said I am loving the UZI

[@b.s.7693]

0:40 next video: "THAT gun has been massively nerfed"

[@dispatcher22z20]

i love watching your video because every wipe we seem to be the same level everytime you release a video

[@goldenhitmonlee777]

Sks only pretty much early wipe so I can top load in raid and level my assault rifle skill, then swap to 74u so I can take advantage of cheap pso scope/canted red dot combo, with the closer to the face canted red dot on the 74u with the b11 hand guard Pic rail

[@jeevil42]

The 9a91 and other one both say 900 rpm but it’s closer to 700 or so. Same with the new sr3m it’s very obvious compared to the vss/val

[@solarbear9510]

YES!!! 9x39 available early!! Love it, although sadly i leave for college today so im off for this wipe

[@JulianLares]

Be careful with the Uzi, although it's fantastic early wipe, in my experience the slow fire rate, massive inaccuracy (4 moa at 100%), and extremely fast durability deterioration, you could run into raid at 4moa and leave at like, 8. I highly recommend a suppressor cause it's also a flash bang to yourself

[@MARINE9796]

"Open bolt cannot jam." *cries in M249 SAW*

[@CallMeAsty]

Finally someone is talking about this gun! Very fun weapon to use... other than 9mm Also would not recommend the suppressor. It sounds very weird

[@bourbon2605]

Tarkov just needs to add a level 4 tank top with a level 3 Durag then it will perfectly compliment this weapon.

[@crowlizard]

Lmao tank top should be a clothing option for sure

[@kingawsume]

I'm just happy they gave us a useable 9x39 weapon on something before max level traders. Sucks the suppressor is still behind Prapor 4.

[@niker815]

You can buy 9a91/vsk sup on lvl 2

[@blackwoodknight4913]

You can usually get 30 round keter mag from fence if you want to run keter, he usually has a bunch just FYI for everyone

[@goman115]

I didnt even know the uzi was moddable, I wrote it off in my first raid where I died to someone because I couldnt see them through the giant ring around the iron sights lol

[@gabrielperry7285]

I thought there was a 20 round 7.62x39 mag on skier LL1 that you could get? Granted it's been a while since I've played, so it's very possible I'm wrong. And beside that you do have to wonder if it's worth it.

[@17MrLeon]

Wait they removed the gaps? why that actually made sense

[@rdmqwerty]

i always see people using the mp5 with 20 round mags instead of 30. any idea why they do that?

[@redi2438]

Such a nice video wish i saw the potential in the uzi much earlier beeing level 23 already and having more options makes this combo for me not as worth

[@boring82125]

You can get 30 rounds mag AK55 on Prapor lv 1 for trading Pliers

[@dylancortez6840]

Uzi is my current go to, just as controllable as real life

[@rumenstoynev3888]

Fence has a virtually endless supply of keder 30 rounder mags . More pricy but considering its a level one availability... Nobody is hating on it.

[@ItsSteeny]

The best level 1 weapons are whatever I can get my hands on 😅

[@zaahatchetmangaming]

I left the game at " we will make armor more realistic" now its " fuck that shit we are going back to sponge armor"

[@lambsauce5312]

Yeah, streamers and sweats complaining and ruining any immersion or fun that can be had for anyone but the upper echelon of sweats

[@bodeanabernathy5459]

The Uzi is barely cheaper than the MP5 which has 200 MORE rpm. If the uzi was way cheaper I’d say it’s much more viable but it’s not that great for the (roughly) 50 USD difference.

[@THeChickmagnet0031]

didn't touch on Ref level 1? He's got some good options and GP coins are so easy to get in arena dailies

[@BlinchixOfRivia]

They shadownerfed the vss/val/9a91, now they shoot at 700 rpm

[@danse5843]

i think the mp5 is worth much more due to its less recoil and higher firerate

[@newks3083]

Love the content

[@665Jan83]

The UZI is at the moment my favorite.

[@killerbas40]

If anyone minds answering this: Does the flashlight and IR laser also still improve hipfire? Just started again after a year and im not sure if they have changed that in the meantime

[@AndyAtar]

Yes, but not all of them. Gigabeef has a video.

[@killerbas40]

@@AndyAtar thanks ill look it up

[@greylandrum9164]

Every time I use the uzi, I say to myself this can't be a good gun. Then it performs extremely well.

[@soap6264]

I love the uzi its such a satisfying gun

[@antonybecirspahic6801]

I was so excited for the armour plate changes and instead of fixing the character health pools they just reverted it when people started moaning 😢

[@Hmsdeacon]

the UZI is great

[@gateausalaire1872]

Oh i know this one, its the mod from spt AKI

[@sleuthman864]

"Using this for a good portion of this wipe". It's been 2 days. I have managed to play 2 matches so far lol.

[@BuisnessNinja]

wait so they made a huge deal of finally releasing the armor changes and then just reverted it all the next patch lmao

[@Lacedaem0n]

Is there a bug with the workbench? Seems to only be showing attachments I have in my stash, not all possible combinations.

[@soap6264]

Are u on modding or edit preset setting?

[@Lacedaem0n]

@@soap6264 lol I think I was on modding. Totally forgot it's edit preset.

[@phantomtr1]

The armor changes decimated the game for me. It went from a different, very fun shoot out loot out game to another copy paste head tap clone out of the 50000 other ones.

[@krelekari]

I loved the armor hitboxes, then suddenly people were complaining about dying to the side because they were broadsiding themselves to get more visual info running back and forth and dying for it. Imo git gud and stop sprinting with your weakpoints out and it'll be better but now we have a comically large armor hitbox that is essentially the old armor system but with slightly more server performance impact. I still think old armor was abysmal and now we're basically back to it, and as a consequence once again the non-pen ammo (half the ammo in the game) is considered useless and a waste if you use their new ammo loading preset because whats the point

[@grimsurgent]

​good riddance, only bad players complain about armor being fixed

[@phantomtr1]

​​Facts. We just went to the old outdated system but with more unnecessary checks. People were treating it like COD and wondering how a scavs rifle bullet were killing them, thinking their torso diaper protection made them immune from a 7.62. ​@@krelekari Edit: overall, I think the devs are losing sight of their mission in favor of appealing to the masses. But what drew me to eft in 2016 was how different it was. If I wanted COD, I would a played COD or the hundred other copycat games. the strength of eft was a non western developer and non western conglomerate based gameplay. Similar to stalker.

[@reckyourself6948]

​@@grimsurgent The ones who needed OP armor to survive a raid are probably the worse players.

[@blackwoodknight4913]

Gunsmith this wipe is easy due to no longer requiring the choke this time around

[@kain3690]

where are good spots to find ammo?

[@ladi9403]

Reserve is really good for ammo especially in that trench near the tents as well as the white and black pawn buildings interchange garage runs also are also pretty safe and offer like 20 weapon boxes

[@gagekellstrom3978]

Woods scope shack has like 12 ammo spawns near/in the green boxes Usec camp tables have like 10 spawns too

[@DKMathiasen]

Found 50 m993 & 120 545pp in my first raid

[@stickemup1275]

3 hours too damn late Gigabeef, I just hit 15

[@Whitedeath24]

Uzi melts faces for now shame you cant put scopes on it outside of the "pistol" variant

[@ееова]

Bought it, got 5pmc kills

[@AevisPrime]

Call me crazy but I much preferred the smaller plates.

[@ZigaZagu]

Let me guess, you can't buy 32 rounders at lvl 1

[@JordanHarris]

Imagine not having level 1 traders from arena.

[@Splinnee]

wait has the game wiped

[@andynorth1776]

Great video as always Beef. Too bad that I skipped to level 2 traders across the board by getting to level 22 in arena. However, anyone watching this who needs level 1 trader info, this video is golden.

[@maricorp.449]

It's not a real uzi if it doesn't jam constantly

[@jaker259]

UMP 2 Electric Boogaloo

[@skoomatroll]

God the front posts in this game piss me off, you're going out to fight for your life, not a range day, you should be able to sand them down, break them or take off if they interrupt the sight

[@subliminalfreedom]

Intriguing 🎉

[@aspartus_]

Cool gun, but in IRL is realy bad in modern warfare if enemy have armor like soliders with soft armor. If enemy have slick u can destroy him or on head, but KEDR is cheaper and ammo is everywhere or u can Stalker and use AKS74u and every where on ground are PS or PP+

[@szopixon3152]

vityaz still is best gun lvl 1

[@porkrollontoast8870]

Don’t use the kedr the new model is messed up it shoots a foot high

[@underdog7122]

just bring back the real armor system ffs

[@p8gaming669]

Like if you died because you thought you had one round in the chamber(the uzi has no chamber)

[@stormchaxer1965]

I have to disagree, I tried to bring this in a raid and it was the first of my disconnections, it must be cursed.

[@INFJ-ThaneTr]

People still play this game

[@SnoW-pk9zo]

People still play this game?

[@TimmyInTarky]

The small armor hitbox was the one unique thing about Tarkov that allowed higher chances for newbies to beat sweats. And could even be called a "hardcore feature". But Nikitka pissed his pants in fear from the competition and returned the change.

[@alexmesa5393]

Man i love shotguns and it seems bsg just hate them. They delete blunt damage first, then they change the hitboxes of plates, so any pellet-based ammo is pretty much useless in a gun fights, then they nerf to the oblivion shotgun RIP ammo with +50 recoil. AP ammo is the literally only viable option and they still managed to make it 50-50 in terms of oneshot capability when shooting mid-tier armor 😪

[@allyvi5767]

this new update just broke my game.