Escape From Tarkov's final mission just got more difficult for your squad

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A recent update was made Escape from Tarkov's ending is even more punishing for those playing in full squads of five. Escape from Tarkov's final mission was the subject of much criticism during the holiday season, as it prevented certain squad members from successfully evacuating the titular city after the final mission's final cinematic. Developer Battlestate Games responded by giving fans the exact opposite of what they wanted.

It's been a busy few months for the extraction shooter juggernaut. Escape from Tarkov. It's been almost 10 years since we first entered closed alpha testing. Escape from Tarkov It finally delivered the 1.0 update in November 2025. With new tutorials, refined UI, and various audio and visual optimizations. Escape from Tarkov 1.0 finally added an official ending to the game. After completing the campaign, players will gain access to a new PvE map called ‘Terminal’. In this mission, players will have to fight their way through enemy forces to reach a boat and finally escape the war-torn region.

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The ending of Escape From Tarkov becomes more difficult in large squads.

After surviving the Terminal's merciless forces, players will reach one of the following: Escape from TarkovThe four possible endings are determined by specific choices the player makes in previous campaign missions. Regardless of which ending the player gets, if they find allies during a mission and are currently playing as part of a squad, there is no guarantee that everyone on the team will survive even after their hard work. When you arrive at the last ship Escape from TarkovIn Terminal missions, the number of seats available to players is limited. In groups of 2 or 3 players, only one seat is provided. A group of 4 occupies 2 seats. And a group of five players only has three seats between them. This discrepancy was pointed out by streamer Velion, who expressed his disappointment with the game's ending in an X post on January 3rd. Escape from TarkovDirected by Nikita Buyanov.

“It’s already changed,” Buyanov responded to Velion’s X post just a few hours later. Fans rushed to see the changes Buyanov mentioned, but were met with a disappointing reality. Instead of providing more boat seats for the entire squad to escape together, as many players wanted, Escape from Tarkov's developers further restricted access, limiting the number of seats available on the boat to just one, regardless of squad size.

Although the game director's statement was technically true, the context in which it was made led many fans to believe that Battlestate Games had listened to fan feedback and acted on it. Many fans are clearly a little upset now after realizing that they were essentially trolled and received the opposite of what they asked for. For example, content creator Nalyo Gaming expressed disappointment in his response to Velion's X post, saying he “doesn't understand these types of decisions.”

What's next for Escape From Tarkov?

while Escape from Tarkov's 1.0 release was a big deal for the extraction shooter, but the franchise is far from over. Two new venues 'Icebreaker' and 'End of the Line' are both headed next. Escape from Tarkov In 2026, so will a deeper weapon customization system and a more interactive environment. In addition to seasonal content pouring out throughout the year, in late 2026 Escape from Tarkov's first post-1.0 expansion, its official name is 'Scav Life'. Escape from TarkovThe console port of , thought to be dead, is also officially alive and in the works at Battlestate Games.