Any progress, loot, XP and stats you have gained or extracted with will be lost upon raid termination.
You have an option to enable spawning of Scav AI enemies.
You will not encounter other players (both as PMC operators and Player-controlled Scavs).
Core gameplay remains the same as a PMC raid.
This means that you may disconnect from Offline matches with no penalty whatsoever. Any progress, good or bad, will be completely lost upon raid termination. Offline mode offers further tweaking options, allowing you to enable/disable PvE (AI Scavs), Bosses for each map, weather, time, and more. This gameplay mode is to be used for ".exploration and testing of the location, weapon adjustment, character testing." meaning that Offline mode is not the main way of playing the game. When preparing to play as a PMC, you will be shown a screen that allows you to enable Offline mode. Gameplay screen showing an option to toggle and tweak Offline mode.
Experience points you earn in raid will count towards your level progress.
Insurance allows you to retrieve any items that have not been extracted from the raid, after a delay.
Upon death or timeout, you will lose everything you brought into the raid except for your melee weapon, your compass, your armband and the contents in your secure container.
You must extract to keep any items you earn.
You have full control over your loadout, configurable in the stash.
In order to survive the raid and escape with any items you are carrying, you must locate and move into an extraction zone, of which the list is available in-game by double-tapping the O key. As a PMC operator, you may engage and kill other PMC operators or Scavs. You start at the beginning of a raid instance on your selected map, carrying items and gears you have equipped to your character at the stash. In PMC mode, you play as your main character hired by a private military company (either USEC or BEAR).