In many of our lives, the worlds of our games and the real world are separate. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, with the recent events happening in Europe between Russia and Ukraine. These events have begun to find their way into other areas of our lives. In particular, the Battlestate games release Escape From Tarkov.
Within Escape From Tarkov world, multiple real currencies exist with the Russian Rouble, U.S. Dollar, the Euro, and Bitcoin. Like the mirroring of real-world currencies, real-world events are different. Currently, within the game, the Russian Rouble is crashing.
Real-world events affecting the economy of Escape From Tarkov
The Loadout had done initial reporting of the changes within the game, showing that players had forgone using the Rouble in trades. Instead, transactions within Escape of Tarkov are now done in any other currencies available, causing the Rouble to fall.
New players may find it more difficult to purchase anything needed with the Rouble fall. On the other hand, veteran players that have managed to establish Bitcoin farms will reap the benefits of this crash as the value of Bitcoin has gone up.
Battlestate Games and their release Escape From Tarkov are not the only ones to feel the effects of the current conflict unfolding in Ukraine. This War of Mine is donating all of its profits from February 24th to March 3rd to the Ukrainian Red Cross to help those affected by the conflict. In addition, for an unspecified reason, World of Tanks has paused airing any of the ads for their product. Lastly, D.I.C.E is pulling a skin for the Mi-240 Super Hind Russian attack helicopter in Battlefield 2042.
Finally, as the situation in Europe continues to unfold, are we likely to see more changes happen in the different gaming communities that we exist in? Only time will tell if there are more consequences as the world grapples with the current situation.
