The Goons are the Worst Bosses in Tarkov
(Intro)
The Goons, Knight, Big Pipe, and Birdeye are the worst bosses in Tarkov. Now, that’s kind of a loaded statement, and depending on who you ask, and the context surrounding that initial statement, people’s choice for worst boss might be different. Bosses have always been a touchy subject across the entirety of EFT. People have varying opinions about many aspects regarding how they work, their spawn rates, and levels of aggression. It isn’t something that can be boiled down to a single slider going in one direction or the other. The many facets about all the AI also apply to the harder enemies in the game, namely the bosses across the maps. And while each boss provides different levels of challenge through different means, none even come close to the sheer powerhouses that are The Goons. Added with patch 0.12.12 which happened on June 29th 2022, for a while they were this kind of ominous group that could appear out of nowhere, were insanely aggressive, and in some aspects, broke the rules set in place for the world of EFT. And while the challenge is certainly there, it’s generally unfair if they function correctly. Emphasis on if because we’ll be going over that later. Today, I wanted to look at the Goons as a whole, what makes them so powerful, so frustrating to fight, where they fall short, and if they are really the hardest boss in the game.
