Season 11 Wipe: What Changes December 18
Season 11 is a partial reset—preserving progression while refreshing competitive balance. Wipe starts December 18, 2026, 00:00 UTC+0. Matchmaking stops December 17, 23:00 UTC+0. Server 2: 10-hour maintenance. Servers 1, 3, 4: 4-6 hours.
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What Persists vs Resets
Persists:
- Character levels and skill proficiencies
- Hideout upgrades
- Bonds (premium currency)
- Secure container sizes
- Map unlocks
Resets:
- Faction reputation to neutral
- Quest progression
- Player stashes on Server 1 (Server 4 preserved)
- Airport map loot tables, spawn rates, zone configs
Your 300,000-1,500,000+ Koen reserves become worthless unless converted strategically. Faction reputation reset impacts trader access—Trader Level 2 needs 3,000-5,000 rep through 15-25 quests, temporarily locking T4 ammo and armor.
Dust to Gold: New Features
Level 5 armor suffers 50% durability reduction—fundamentally altering cost-benefit for high-tier protection. Repair costs may exceed replacement value faster than previous seasons.
Expected 90-120 day duration. First 72 hours establish wealth hierarchies persisting all season.
Why Pre-Wipe Prep Matters
Bond-to-Koen ratio early Season 11: 1:1000 to 1:1500. So 1,000 Bonds = 1-1.5 million Koens purchasing power. Players entering with 500-1,000 Bonds access meta loadouts while others grind basic gear.
Without Koen reserves, reaching Trader Level 2 takes 3-5 days focused questing. With converted Bonds, buy quest items directly from players, accelerating rep gains and unlocking T4 ammo for decisive combat advantages.
Weapon values peak 5-4 days before wipe, crash 48 hours pre-wipe. Selling 200,000+ Koens weapons at optimal timing vs panic-selling creates 30-40% value differences.
7-Day Pre-Wipe Checklist
Day 7-6: Inventory Audit
Calculate total liquid Koens, weapon values, convertible gear. Conversion targets by playstyle:
- Entry-Level: 300,000-500,000 Koens
- Mid-Tier: 750,000-1,250,000 Koens
- Advanced: 1,500,000+ Koens
For 1,500,000+ Koen reserves, convert 60%+ to Bonds immediately. Remaining 40% funds aggressive final-week gameplay.
Audit hideout for incomplete upgrades. Since hideout persists, complete any requiring only Koens or common materials now. Stockpile advanced components and rare alloys—post-wipe value exceeds current utility.
Day 5-4: Peak Liquidation Window
This 48-hour window = peak selling opportunity. List all weapons worth 200,000+ Koens.
Focus liquidation:
- High-tier weapon builds with expensive attachments
- Specialized ammo stockpiles (except meta calibers)
- Armor above Level 3
- Redundant medical supplies beyond 20-stack reserves
- Standard barter items without quest significance
Don't sell precious metals, advanced components, rare alloys. These maintain value post-wipe because hideout progression persists. Early-season scarcity makes them premium trade commodities.
Day 3-2: Final Stockpiling
Execute Bond conversion. Target 500-1,000 Bond reserves for week-one ops. This budget funds:
- 3-5 meta loadouts for critical early quests
- Emergency gear replacement
- Flea market arbitrage
- Quest item purchases to accelerate trader rep
Stockpile consumables:
- Meta ammo for preferred weapon (100-200 rounds)
- Medical supplies for 10-15 raids (AI-2, bandages, painkillers)
- Grenades for quests and PvP
Day 1: Last-Minute Optimization
Final 24 hours before matchmaking stops: burn remaining Koens on enjoyable raids, finalize mental prep.
Run aggressive loadouts without economic concern. Practice combat skills, refresh spawn knowledge and loot routes for maps you'll farm post-wipe.
Review Day-1 action plan: first three farming routes, backup extractions, quest priorities.
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Sell vs Stockpile: The Profit Matrix
High-Priority Sells (With Timing)
Weapons: Early-season combat favors budget efficiency over premium builds.
- Days 5-4: Premium builds (FAL, AR57, specialized LMGs)
- Days 3-2: Mid-tier weapons and attachments
- Final 24 hours: Panic liquidation only (expect 20-30% loss)
Armor: Level 5 armor deserves immediate liquidation. 50% durability reduction changes repair economics. Post-wipe, players prioritize Level 3-4 for superior cost-efficiency.
Specialized ammo: Sell unless matching confirmed Day-1 weapon. Exceptions: T4 M80 (441 pen, 850.5 dmg) for FAL, T3 AP6.3 (424.8 pen, 679.68 dmg) for MPX in 100-200 round quantities.
Critical Stockpiles
Precious metals, advanced components, rare alloys: Serve hideout upgrades persisting across wipe. Demand spikes immediately post-reset.
Quest-specific barter items: Quest progression resets completely. Items for early trader rep quests become premium commodities week one.
Medical supplies: 20-30 uses of AI-2, bandages, painkillers provide self-sufficiency for first 10-15 raids.
Gray Zone Items
Weapon attachments: Suppressors reduce detection below 30m—keep 2-3 for stealth farming. Sell bulk attachments.
Meta ammo: 5.56x45 AP (pen 4) and .44 Cal AP (pen 5) require caliber-specific analysis based on weapon preferences.
Common Mistakes
Keep everything mentality: Players hoarding complete stashes lose 100% weapon/armor value. A 1,500,000 Koen stash at 1:1000 ratio = 1,500 Bonds—enough for 15-20 premium loadouts post-wipe.
Liquidating hideout materials: Advanced components selling for 5,000 Koens pre-wipe often trade for 15,000-20,000 Koens week one.
Timing errors: Waiting until final 48 hours means competing with mass liquidation, driving prices down 30-40%.
Category Breakdown
Weapons & Attachments
Budget-tier weapons (sub-100,000 Koens): liquidate Days 3-2. Premium weapons: Day 5-4 window. The 305,000 Koen AR57 build converts to 305 Bonds—funding multiple budget loadouts post-wipe.
Suppressors: keep 2-3 matching primary weapon class for stealth farming.
Armor & Gear
Sell all Level 5 armor immediately. Keep 2-3 Level 3-4 sets for personal use, sell excess. Post-wipe, these tiers become farmable within 24-48 hours.
Medical Supplies
Stockpile 20-30 uses each: AI-2, bandages, painkillers. Supports 10-15 raids without purchases.
Sell surgical kits and advanced medical items. Basic supplies handle most damage during budget farming.
Barter Items & Quest Materials
Items for early trader rep quests (15-25 quests for Trader Level 2) maintain premium value week one.
Sell generic barter items without quest utility.
Precious metals and rare alloys = highest-value stockpile. Serve hideout upgrades, remain scarce early season, creating 200-300% value appreciation first two weeks.
Ammunition
FAL: T4 M80 (441 pen, 850.5 dmg, 630 RPM, 124m range) for 135,000 Koen FAL build.
MPX: T3 AP6.3 (424.8 pen, 679.68 dmg, 850 RPM, 57m range) costs significantly less than T4 7N31 (566.4 pen, 665.52 dmg, 57-75m range, +15,000 Koens). For budget farming, AP6.3 provides adequate performance.
Day-1 Profit Blueprint
Hour 0-6: Starting Routes
Server instability first 2-3 hours. Prioritize safe routes. South Route = optimal risk-reward: Tool Shed → Admin Building → Substation → Extract. 15-20 min, 75,000-150,000 Koens, 150-250 rep per run.
Avoid Northridge Terminal's TV Station (12 spawn points, Broadcasting trio boss) during peak hours.
Loot priority:
- Precious metals and advanced components (highest Koen-per-slot)
- Quest items for early trader rep
- Weapons/attachments only if high-tier and space permits
Extraction discipline: Three successful 100,000 Koen runs outperform one 250,000 Koen run + two deaths.
Hour 6-12: Flea Market Arbitrage
Monitor precious metals and rare alloys. Players sell at suppressed prices to fund weapons. Buy at 40-60% below week-two values, resell at 200-300% profit or use for hideout.
Quest item flipping: Items for 15-25 quests to Trader Level 2 command premium prices. Sell 30-40% of stockpiled reserves during peak demand (hours 12-24).
Hour 12-24: Scaling Advantage
Goal: reach 300,000-500,000 liquid Koens by hour 24.
Introduce higher-risk routes with capital cushion. Northridge Terminal: 450,000 Koen per-raid cap. TV Station's 12 spawn points and Broadcasting trio boss create competition, but successful extractions = 2-3x South Route returns.
Beach Villa: middle-ground risk-reward. 2 safes, 10 weapon crates, 10-15 min, 100,000-175,000 Koen potential.
Extraction Discipline
Mandatory extraction:
- Inventory value exceeds 150,000 Koens
- Health below 50% without adequate meds
- Multiple nearby firefights
- Approaching 75% raid time limit
Optional push:
- Inventory below 75,000 Koens with clear path to high-value loot
- Full health, adequate ammo, favorable positioning
- Specific quest item needed and spawn accessible
Helipad extraction's 2-dogtag requirement: pursue PvP only when current inventory low and gear advantage exists.
Advanced Strategies
Liquidity Reserve Strategy
Maintain 30-40% Bond reserves as flexible capital. Allows rapid meta adaptation if early-season balance changes emerge.
Early-season prices fluctuate wildly. Liquid reserves let you capitalize on undervalued options.
Implementation: Convert 60% Koens to Bonds pre-wipe, allocate 60% of Bonds to confirmed loadouts, reserve 40% for opportunistic investments first 72 hours.
Pre-Learning Map Changes
Airport map loot tables, spawn rates, zone configs reset completely. Study changes December 11-17.
Focus learning:
- High-value loot spawns and respawn timers
- Optimal routing between loot concentrations
- Extraction points and requirements
- Cover positions for PvP areas
Motel: 3 safes, multiple weapon boxes, 10-15 min, 100,000-175,000 Koens. Memorizing safe locations = 30-40% faster extraction.
Central Control: 3 safes. Port: 1 safe, 7 weapon boxes, 1 grenade box.
Squad Coordination
Coordinated squads outperform solo by 200-300% early-season.
Optimal composition:
- Primary looter (highest inventory efficiency)
- Security specialist (best PvP, protects looter)
- Scout (map knowledge, identifies routes/threats)
Mining Port: alloy farming demands team coordination, generates premium materials maintaining value all season.
Psychological Prep
Expectation management: Accept 30-40% early raids end in death. Focus on overall profitability across 10-raid samples.
Loss aversion control: Treat Day-1 deaths as learning investments. Each provides spawn knowledge, player behavior patterns, meta insights.
Sustainable pacing: Structured 3-4 hour blocks outperform 12-hour grinds ending in fatigue mistakes.
Economy Predictions
High-Demand Items
Level 5 armor durability nerf shifts demand toward Level 3-4 armor. Farm and sell week one before supply stabilizes.
T4 ammo access needs Trader Level 2 (3,000-5,000 rep, 15-25 quests), creating 3-5 day scarcity. T4 M80's 441 pen and 850.5 dmg = premium commodity. Players with Bonds purchase and resell at 30-50% markups.
Precious metals and advanced components maintain premium pricing week one.
Price Curves
- Days 1-3: Extreme volatility, prices 200-300% above week-two averages
- Days 4-7: Stabilization, prices drop 40-60%
- Days 8-14: New equilibrium, prices stabilize
Trading windows: Sell stockpiled quest items Days 1-3. Buy weapons/gear Days 4-7. Hold precious metals until Days 8-14.
Bond-to-Koen ratio: early 1:1000 to 1:1500. By week two, compresses to 1:800 to 1:1000. Early Bond conversion optimal.
Trap Investments
Weapon attachments beyond suppressors depreciate rapidly. Trader access and farming flood markets.
Standard ammo (non-AP, non-meta) oversupply crashes prices by Day 4-5.
Consumables beyond medical supplies maintain stable, low prices—minimal profit potential.
Debunking Myths
Keep Everything vs Reality
Complete retention assumes all items maintain value. Reality: weapons, armor, ammo lose 100% value when stashes reset (Server 1) or become obsolete when faction rep resets.
Player keeping 1,500,000 Koens weapons enters Season 11 with zero purchasing power. Player converting to 1,500 Bonds enters with 1.5-2.25 million Koens equivalent (at 1:1000-1:1500), funding 15-20 premium loadouts or 30-40 budget builds.
Strategic conversion outperforms retention by 1000%+.
Wipe Day Too Chaotic vs Proven Strategies
South Route's 75,000-150,000 Koens in 15-20 min provides reliable income despite high populations. Three successful runs first six hours = 225,000-450,000 Koens—exceeding most players' week-one totals.
Chaos creates opportunity. Unprepared competitors make mistakes (overextending, poor extraction timing, inefficient looting).
Only Hardcore Players Succeed vs Accessibility
Structured prep and efficient routes let 10-15 hour weekly players achieve 70-80% of hardcore results.
Key differentiator: efficiency, not time. Casual player running optimized South Routes 2 hours daily outperforms hardcore player running inefficient routes 6 hours daily.
Bond reserves equalize playing field. Casual player with 500-1,000 Bonds accesses equivalent gear to hardcore players.
Success Metrics
Pre-Wipe Conversion Rates
- 300,000-500,000 Koens: Convert 70-80% to Bonds (210-400 Bonds)
- 750,000-1,250,000 Koens: Convert 65-75% to Bonds (488-938 Bonds)
- 1,500,000+ Koens: Convert 60-70% to Bonds (900-1,050+ Bonds)
Day-1 Net Worth Targets
- Conservative (South Route): 300,000-500,000 Koens
- Balanced (Mixed routes): 500,000-750,000 Koens
- Aggressive (Northridge, contested): 750,000-1,000,000+ Koens
Week-1 Milestones
- Day 3: Trader Level 2 (3,000-5,000 rep, 15-25 quests)
- Day 5: 1,000,000+ Koen liquid reserves
- Day 7: Established farming routine generating 200,000-300,000 Koens daily
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FAQ
When does Season 11 wipe occur?
December 18, 2025, 00:00 UTC+0. Matchmaking stops December 17, 23:00 UTC+0. Server 2: 10-hour maintenance. Servers 1, 3, 4: 4-6 hours. Prep window starts December 11, 2025.
What persists across wipe?
Character levels, skills, hideout upgrades, Bonds, secure containers, map unlocks persist. Faction rep, quests, stashes (Server 1) reset.
Convert all Koens to Bonds?
Convert 60-80% depending on wealth tier, keep 20-40% for pre-wipe raids. 1,500,000+ Koens: convert 60%+, target 500-1,000 Bonds for week-one ops. 1:1000 to 1:1500 ratio makes conversion highly favorable.
Best Day-1 farming routes?
South Route (Tool Shed → Admin → Substation → Extract): 15-20 min, 75,000-150,000 Koens, 150-250 rep. Beach Villa: 2 safes, 10 weapon crates, 10-15 min. Avoid Northridge Terminal peak hours despite 450,000 Koen cap.
How does Level 5 armor nerf affect strategy?
50% durability reduction makes Level 5 economically inefficient. Sell all pre-wipe, focus Level 3-4 for superior cost-efficiency. Creates demand for mid-tier armor week one.
How fast to reach Trader Level 2?
Needs 3,000-5,000 rep and 15-25 quests, achievable in 3-5 days focused effort. Bond reserves accelerate by purchasing quest items directly, unlocking T4 ammo/armor for decisive combat advantages first week.
