Arc Raiders [PS5/XBSX/PC]

[Chris Davies]

Publisher: Nexon
Developer: Embark Studios
Website: arcraiders.com
Genre: Third Person Shooter
Player(s): 1 or 3 Per Team, 20-22 Per Map
System(s): PS5, Xbox Series S|X, PC
Release Date: Out Now

Anybody else playing this? One of the most atmospheric games I've played for a long time.

 

[Jay-Jay 10]

Yes I am and loving it. Especially how most of the community in Solo decided to just help each other. Had so many great interactions with proximity chat and kind of wholesome adventures. Nearly makes me believe in humanity again

 

[el niche]

Yes I am and loving it. Especially how most of the community in Solo decided to just help each other. Had so many great interactions with proximity chat and kind of wholesome adventures. Nearly makes me believe in humanity again

I am really interested in this, but I don't know if as a solo player is a sweaty experience. I do not know exactly what is the loop of extraction shooters. Is it like the Division Dark Zone? I really didn't enjoy it as it would suck to just get ganked extracting loot and lose everything.

 

[bsmaff]

Bought it a couple of days ago.
Currently really enjoying it as something pretty different, playing with my mate most of the time.

If playing it during the day and early evening the game is much more enjoyable as people are pretty chill and it is great teaming up with other people to take down the bigger mechs.

But then at night (they mostly come out at night, mostly) the trigger happy Yanks join the game and all of sudden it goes from a PvE, lets help each other out to PvP all out warfare - Exactly what happened with DayZ mod when originally released, went from PvE game to everyone shooting on site.

The game is no doubt at it's absolute best when you bump into people and help each other loot and take down bigger enemies.
It is a different type of game and really enjoyable.

Only issues is that I think I am probably about 5/6 hours into the game and feel that in 5/6 hours time will probably had enough of it due to lack of maps and content.

Also word of advice.
Only ever wear your original, I am Noob clothing anything that isn't original clothing is a label stating 'Please shoot me on site'

 

[bsmaff]

New map was released earlier today.
Has a couple of new enemies, mainly the shredder which are an absolute pain to kill.

Have noticed now more and more people are shooting on site.

It is only seems to be single player servers now which don’t have that policy.

 

[bsmaff]

Here is something for people if you are getting tired of the game which has become PvP in the past few days and sick of exit point campers.
As this is something that started to ruin the game for me, as I am old and prefer to play PvE with mates and take on the bigger ARCs like the Bastions and other ones.

However, in the past 2/3 days the game has now become full of people who spawn and then don't loot themselves and just camp at spawn points, so they can get easy loot.
It has also become a shoot on site game where there is no friendliness between players anymore.

However, I have found really weird, as thought is would be the other way round.
I play on PC and turned off crossplay (really strange), as someone on Reddit done some research and found PC players are actually way more friendly than console gamers. (I need to re-find the screenshots, as the player played 80 matches on each)
But anyway he found that in encountering other players PS5 players shot on site most of the time and people stated don't shoot and then shot you as soon as back was turned was 3 times more likely on PS5 than PC.

 

[Chris Davies]

However, in the past 2/3 days the game has now become full of people who spawn and then don't loot themselves and just camp at spawn points, so they can get easy loot.
It has also become a shoot on site game where there is no friendliness between players anymore.

Was bound to happen as it gets more and more popular.
Especially on console where half the players won't bother with headsets (or even the "emojis" e.g. "don't shoot").

It's not been ruined for me and my friend group so far thankfully. Well, the worst incident happened last night, but it was quite funny at the time:

A friend was caught by one of the Wasps - I tried to save them but didn't realise I only had two bullets left. We got blasted to bits but I managed to run, run, run. Found a building. Ran inside, there was another player - who shut the door so that the Wasp couldn't see us and saved my life. I had about 2% life left.

I shouted "you saved me, thank you" - at which point he shot me in the head and took all of my stuff.

I realised afterwards that I was essentially a Deliveroo order. Direct to his door.

 

[Pagi84]

However, in the past 2/3 days the game has now become full of people who spawn and then don't loot themselves and just camp at spawn points, so they can get easy loot.

That's just called being efficient. Why waste your time and energy looting? Just sit back with a cuppa, wait until you hear the extraction alarm and then pounce. They've done all the hard work and you get the spoils. Perfect.

Joking, I don't agree with it or even have the game, I've just watched streamers play it. I understand why people would wait at extraction though.

 

[bsmaff]

Finished Expedition now, so be interesting to see what you get out of it.
As the amount of resources you need to get is ridiculous so better be good.

The game seems to have gotten more friendlier again now, or least this is my experience.
The only seems to be campers who just sit in places waiting for you to come past, but this is now mainly on Solos which used to be 90% PvE.

 

[PESV]

Finished Expedition now, so be interesting to see what you get out of it.
As the amount of resources you need to get is ridiculous so better be good.

The game seems to have gotten more friendlier again now, or least this is my experience.
The only seems to be campers who just sit in places waiting for you to come past, but this is now mainly on Solos which used to be 90% PvE.

It could be a coincidence but I just had a session in the middle of the day and it was all shooting and no talking whereas my evening sessions where mostly very chill, especially after disabling crossplay.

I don't blame people for doing PvP btw but I am just not that good, which makes it kinda stressful for me to have all those "sweaty" players around. Well, I am the one sweating the most probably 😅

Loving the game though.

 

[bsmaff]

It could be a coincidence but I just had a session in the middle of the day and it was all shooting and no talking whereas my evening sessions where mostly very chill, especially after disabling crossplay.

I don't blame people for doing PvP btw but I am just not that good, which makes it kinda stressful for me to have all those "sweaty" players around. Well, I am the one sweating the most probably 😅

Loving the game though.

I have pretty much stopped playing it now.
It was a great fun game when it was released but has now just turned into full shoot on site PvP.

It won’t go back to the way it was now and will remain full PvP.

I go in and kill a few people and then get killed myself, it is just rinse and repeat.

 

[Chris Davies]

I have pretty much stopped playing it now.
It was a great fun game when it was released but has now just turned into full shoot on site PvP.

It won’t go back to the way it was now and will remain full PvP.

I go in and kill a few people and then get killed myself, it is just rinse and repeat.

Played for three hours yesterday and only had two sessions where my teammates and I were killed by human players - Xbox players both times (which surprised me a little). Still a great game in our experience!

The maps you play on dictate the experience a lot - Stellar Montis is hell for example (even though it's a really cool design), with the higher rank players out to kill each other.

 

[bsmaff]

Played for three hours yesterday and only had two sessions where my teammates and I were killed by human players - Xbox players both times (which surprised me a little). Still a great game in our experience!

The maps you play on dictate the experience a lot - Stellar Montis is hell for example (even though it's a really cool design), with the higher rank players out to kill each other.

Space Port and Dam are probably the best maps.
Stella Montis we do if we actually just want to get into fights.

Buried City is just for loot.
The other one Blue something is mass PvP too and has a lot of Arc, so don’t do that one too often, as only need to go there to upgrade scrappy.

But personally we normally rage quit after an hour, as you get loads of loot and new guns then you die lose what you got that night and give up.

We don’t play on cross play as auto aim on console is incredibly overpowered you only get body shots but only have to pull the trigger and it locks and hits the body.

 

[Paul-v]

But personally we normally rage quit after an hour, as you get loads of loot and new guns then you die lose what you got that night and give up.

The game is an extraction shooter thats emulating the Escape from Tarkov model in a different setting. This is the game loop if you take away quests/tasks and something to do with the loot.

I played alpha and the two betas of Arc. I liked the game but I could tell it would fall off a cliff quite quick in terms of replayability, so I cancelled my preorder.

 

[bsmaff]

A bit controversial but the game is having a PvE mode which starts on Tuesday, in an attempt to bring back some of the players.
I am personally looking forward to it, as not played since April due to all the PvP and players hiding at extract and dark corners.
The game turned into having no PvE at all and whichever lobbies you joined with someone it was full PvP.

The PvP elements were for me not what made Arc Raiders great it was the ARC and also probably due to the PvP in Arc Raiders not actually being that great as whoever shoots first wins.

I am really looking forward to the PvE event as it now means that I won't get shot for taking high tier weapons into the game to take out the larger ARC.

 

[Chris Davies]

A bit controversial but the game is having a PvE mode which starts on Tuesday, in an attempt to bring back some of the players.
I am personally looking forward to it, as not played since April due to all the PvP and players hiding at extract and dark corners.
The game turned into having no PvE at all and whichever lobbies you joined with someone it was full PvP.

The PvP elements were for me not what made Arc Raiders great it was the ARC and also probably due to the PvP in Arc Raiders not actually being that great as whoever shoots first wins.

I am really looking forward to the PvE event as it now means that I won't get shot for taking high tier weapons into the game to take out the larger ARC.

I really don't know how I feel about it. Part of the reason I loved the game was that you didn't know whether you were safe or not, and playing the AI only on any game is crap. Beating the AI just can't compare to beating another person.

But then, getting on the train out only to find someone hiding around the corner to murder you, completely wasting your last 30 minutes, is boring.

I feel like some halfway-house has to be found. If they add a permanent switch, then that first experience is lost forever. PvP will be aggressive only, PvE will be boring.

How about, keep it as it is, but add a forced, coloured indicator in players' backpacks that shows you their tendency to kill others. Green for "doesn't usually", yellow for "fights back" and red for "twat".

 

[bsmaff]

I really don't know how I feel about it. Part of the reason I loved the game was that you didn't know whether you were safe or not, and playing the AI only on any game is crap. Beating the AI just can't compare to beating another person.

But then, getting on the train out only to find someone hiding around the corner to murder you, completely wasting your last 30 minutes, is boring.

I feel like some halfway-house has to be found. If they add a permanent switch, then that first experience is lost forever. PvP will be aggressive only, PvE will be boring.

How about, keep it as it is, but add a forced, coloured indicator in players' backpacks that shows you their tendency to kill others. Green for "doesn't usually", yellow for "fights back" and red for "twat".

The main reason I stopped playing is because of the amount the game changed.
In the beginning it was great fun, most teams worked together and it was more of a social game taken down the ARC and I enjoyed it.
The best games I had was everyone working together or trying to do trials and stuff together.

Then when everyone had completed most of the missions and there was nothing else to do the game starting turning into the will they won't they shoot on site and it added another dimension to the game which made you on edge and it was fun.
There was nothing more scary than using an Epic key on a duo or trio game and then hoping you get out alive.

Unfortunately then probably after Christmas and about a month after the winter addon with the Candleberries, came the full on PvP and the camping at certain spots on the map.
This is what completely killed the game for me and my mates, it just became a PvP, free load out kill fest.
The actual PvP element didn't really bother me, it was the ratting.
ARC Raiders also suffered as the PvP isn't even that great as even going in with a heavy shield if people are camping behind a door with a Torrente you are dead, even a free sticher will easily kill someone - Shields should be more powerful so PvP becomes more of a good fight than he who shoots first wins.
For me it was a shame this happened as loved the game and put in a couple of hundred hours in to the game, until this became the norm.

I will enjoy the PvE mode as will mean can take some heavy guns in without the fear of someone shooting me in the back because they went free load out against a queen.

The flag indicator or something on your backpack should be indicated so you know how to deal with someone.

 

[bsmaff]

@Chris Davies

You were right.
ARC Raiders isn't the same game when it is PvE.

There is no jeopardy and this time it is full of free load out players waiting for people like me to go in full kit and wait for you to take down the ARC and then as soon as you kill it they run to it from the corners and loot all the good shit and you can't even retaliate and say that is my shit.
The game in PvE at the moment sucks.

 

[Chris Davies]

@Chris Davies

You were right.
ARC Raiders isn't the same game when it is PvE.

There is no jeopardy and this time it is full of free load out players waiting for people like me to go in full kit and wait for you to take down the ARC and then as soon as you kill it they run to it from the corners and loot all the good shit and you can't even retaliate and say that is my shit.
The game in PvE at the moment sucks.

The devs have always been against it too. But when tens of thousands of messages say "give us PvE" and your game is starting to lose popularity, I guess you have to do something.

I only had time to play a couple of games last night (without PvE enabled) and amazingly, the balance didn't seem different. I was shot at once but after shouting "friendly" they stopped and we evacuated in the same lift.

I'd also forgotten just how much I love the game. The atmosphere it creates and how vulnerable it makes you feel, really makes you feel joy when you escape with some goodies. It really makes other games feel boring.

 

[Pagi84]

I played it for 1st time on free weekend thing. I had very positive experiences, most didn't shoot and 1 guy even revived me. I believe you go into servers with good guys way more if you don't generally shoot.

 

[bsmaff]

I played it for 1st time on free weekend thing. I had very positive experiences, most didn't shoot and 1 guy even revived me. I believe you go into servers with good guys way more if you don't generally shoot.

Depends on how you play the game.
Solo lobbies are 99% always friendly, so if you played these then everyone normally just helps each other, I always take defibs on Solo runs.
Duos are very mixed on whether they are PvP or not.
Trios are full scale warfare normally as most people use this mode to PvP, as less chance of dying - If you get downed your mates probably won't.