Should You Choose BEAR or USEC In Escape From Tarkov?

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[radiomanned]

Considering lore, Black Division wouldn't be friendly to BEAR, and likely not to USEC.

[Steve-hvbg]

I'm going bear so I can actually complete that quest on Lighthouse to kill 20 opposite faction..
Also it'll be easier to get tags for hall of fame

[dibly]

BEAR voicelines > literally everything else

[nrares]

They should also add/revamp the faction selection menu, to show you hey "you get this this this with Bear, but this this this with USEC"
Just a small bullet point list, maybe color coded, like spark notes.
And also a button for "Preview initial Stash contents", where it gives you a menu just like your stash but you cant move stuff around, just interact, open containers, open weapons etc.
That would be a good redesign of the faction selection menu, give the people the information they need to make the choice..

[zacharytranvik]

Finding 5.45 ammo in game early wipe is way easier then any other ammo so it makes sense to use those guns early wipe

[Skratzy]

Josh mains being a USEC staple, where bear has bear lines.

[nrares]

The best thing to happen is that players go 50% BEAR and 50% USEC, that way we have an equal distribution, so people can find plenty of players to kill without getting punished by karma....
They should probably add a system where it says how many players are bear and how many usec, and give something like a % xp boost the first 10 levels or sth, or bonus gear or bonus money, for the side that has little players, that way they can influnece and control the balance of the factions.

[deepspacewanderer]

10:42 note: it's not broken english, the voicelines seem to be just regular USEC voicelines, but with a russian accent.

[grimmig]

go to Tarkov Wiki, look up clothing options, pick faction whose camo you prefer more. everything else is irrelevant - *you will* lose your starting gear, *you will* have to use low tier guns and ammo from traders, *you will* aggro a Rogue and end up having to fight them

[peanutexe]

ive been picking bear because usec clothes are possibly the worst thing I have seen

[zevo]

me having almost 800 hours in tarkov... "why am i watching this?"

[slavabtomat]

BEAR has the drip, for sure. And it's easier to find AK food than AR food in raid. But mostly I go USEC because the wounded breathing sounds of the BEAR make me want to rip my headset off and stomp on it like a toddler throwing a hissy fit.

[n.s.]

7:43 he said B.E.A.R in mind.
So bear is better

[metroidcrime]

Bear voice line to scavs is *chef’s kiss*

[Ssaint.Rodd.]

Bear got the drip and that’s enough for me

[BMXBuster]

The main difference between usec and bear imo is how based u are. Bear players are by far more based but that may just be me

[deathnz]

Im also suspecting BEAR is going to be a lot easier to farm PMC karma.
Assuming killing same faction lowers it, There are a lot more usec.
Killing other faction raises it, a lot less bears to kill.

I dont think people are going to be able to tell each other apart to stop killing each other ever.

[rnt__]

This is my first time going as BEAR. I know that Lighthouse quest might be difficult but you die there as USEC anyways so it's the same,

[DropinNukes]

BEAR 4 lyfe. BEAR TIGR top and zaslon pants goes CRAZY

[adamstilber]

The english Bear voice lines are so funny to me. Also, real chads pick BEAR for the drip.