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The Old-Fashioned Way

Event quest: not offered by the trader now. “The Old-Fashioned Way” is a Ref task in Escape from Tarkov. Reward: 14,000 XP. Objectives: Eliminate 30 opponents with headshots in CheckChamber mode. Walkthrough, map and requirements.

Arena event: CheckChamber · 31 July 2026

Ref — briefing

Let's make the show even more spectacular. The rules are simple: one head, one round. Put them together and you've got yourself a bloody firework. The Arena crowd never gets tired of clean headshots. So let's keep it classic—and make every shot count. Get to work, operator.

Objectives

• Eliminate 30 opponents with headshots in CheckChamber mode

Tactical notes

• An Arena task: done in Escape from Tarkov: Arena matches, no raid needed.
• A task from the Arena event “CheckChamber” (31 July 2026); the event is over and the task is no longer given out.

Data

• Trader: Ref
• EXP: +14,000
• Objectives: 1
• Kappa: No

Quest chain

• Previous task: No Man Is an Island (Ref)
• Next task: Magazines Are for the Weak (Ref)

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Rewards

• +14,000 EXP
• 450,000 Roubles
• 40 GP coins
• 1× Valuables crate (Rare)
• 2 Battle Points