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TeamFight Playtest
“TeamFight Playtest” — Escape from Tarkov: Arena event, 7 May 2026. The Capture Point now appears 20–40 seconds after the gates open, depending on the Arena size. The Cleanup Crew spawns 60 seconds after the Capture Point appears. The Poison phase begins 20 seconds after the Cleanup Crew enters the…
7 May 2026
Game changes
- The Capture Point now appears 20–40 seconds after the gates open, depending on the Arena size.
- The Cleanup Crew spawns 60 seconds after the Capture Point appears.
- The Poison phase begins 20 seconds after the Cleanup Crew enters the field.
- Total round duration (from gate opening to Poison activation) has been reduced from 155 seconds to 90 seconds.
- TeamFight no longer has class restrictions within a team.
- Capture time has been reduced to 7 seconds (except on the “Bowl” map).
- Capture speed now scales with the number of players involved, similar to the CheckPoint mode.
- During the event, all TeamFight rewards are increased by 50% (including Arena BattlePass XP).