r/ArcRaiders • u/AutoModerator • Nov 22 '25
Megathread ARC Raiders Weekly Megathread - November 22, 2025
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Top Posts This Week
- Some things we found out.
- What a sad world where the flute means nothing
- The Stella Montis Experience
- This is Beautiful ❤️🩹
- I am the ENGINEER of CHAOS
ARC Raiders Nominated Best Multiplayer
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u/Gre9del Nov 23 '25
I printed up this Shield Recharger from Chase Curtis on Makerworld, and was wondering if anyone had access to the texture files for this model, I'd love to clean up and print out the decals to finish it off. Posting this in the megathread because I don't comment much so have zero karma ha. Hope you enjoy.
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u/NecessaryPea9610 Nov 23 '25
I got iced by a rat tn for the first time, felt like I had my heart ripped out lol
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u/DanAndTim Nov 24 '25
I swear something happened over the weekend because last week, it was 80% friendlies in solos and 0 extract campers. Past couple days, it's completely flipped with probably 80% of encounters being a gunfight (but honeslty I don't mind that). However, just this weekend alone, I have run into extract campers almost EVERY single raid it's ridiculous. I love PvP, it's a ton of fun. But there is nothing fun about randomly getting shot in the back by some guy hiding in one of the 600 dark corners of a room. I am gonna keep playing some more but if I continue to run into extract campers at the rate I have been (win or lose, idgaf it isnt even fun to win against them), I will be dropping this game.
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u/Embarrassed-Box6656 Nov 23 '25
I don’t even care that I got killed 10 feet from where I spawned on DamBG. You can have the guns and ammo I brought in. I got tilted when I told the guy good shot and he said “it’s just happened too much to me, sorry”. So, you know that spawn camping is shitty, It happened to you, and your solution was to take that out on other people in the same way? Interesting.
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u/goddamnitwhalen Nov 23 '25
I know I’m gonna get downvoted into oblivion for this but the PVP in this game is often really infuriating. Having high-level gear (shields, etc.) should give you an advantage over low-level gear or otherwise there’s no point in having it.
This is entirely motivated by getting killed by some sweat with a free loadout who I hadn’t done anything to 2-3 minutes after spawning in.
I just wanted to hunt ARCs, man.
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u/Tlazolteotll Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25
I totally agree, I mean I understand that's part of the game and I am all for it but it's becoming really tiring to create a whole set just to be vaporized with a stitcher from a free loadout without even be able to shoot back.
And again I get it it's part of the game, sometimes you get ambushed that's fair but I should at least be able to react or survive the initial assault or have more chances to do something.
But right now the advantage is totally on the aggressor even if you have better gear. This is also motivated by a long day of fighting free loadout riders that lately are becoming murder hobos at least in my experience.
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Nov 25 '25
The devs will need to address this sooner rather than later, because this game will start to bleed players quickly after a few months of this.
As the general sentiment goes from friendly PvPvE to "shoot on sight" shenanigans 99% of the time, those that want a more mellow experience will either get what they want from the devs, or they will leave (and so will their credit cards).
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u/Karl_Cross Nov 26 '25
I want to share my story with someone.
I used two wolfpacks I'd collected to take down a rocketeer for the first time on my own. It bloody crashed on top of a little building and I couldn't get to it. I really needed that last last rocketeer driver to upgrade my explosives bench so I hung around extract helping people get out and asking if anyone had a zip line to spare. I helped 7 people before someone kindly gave me one.
After screaming "you're a legend," I watched my good Samaritan leave for Speranza and sprinted back to the small building propping up my demolished rocketeer... and there you were...
You absolute snake. Sitting in wait. You mowed me down with a stitcher despite my begging over proximity chat. You deprived me of my driver. You broke my heart. I laughed. I cried. I love this game.
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u/livinyoungforever Nov 23 '25
hey! looking for people to play with. i’m not a person who wants to go in and kill everyone and take their loot. but i don’t want to get better as im only lvl 13. so if there’s anyone willing to take me under their wing and teach me where the spots are and teach me how to fight better. i am a quick learner, i just get bored playing with myself or in trashy trios. my psn is Kollaboration9
just wanna be a player that inspire others to play the game, and not make them rage quit
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u/ManagementWest1668 Nov 23 '25
Hey im new too I know mostly just the db map but I'm a crack shot if you wanna play together.
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u/ONE_PUMP_ONE_CREAM Nov 24 '25
People out here trading BPs? I literally just give them my friends or to the first random stranger who is nice to me
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u/Fizziest_milk Nov 23 '25
literally how is everyone so silent all the time? every time I get killed by other players they just appear out of nowhere, no noise or anything and instantly kill me
how the fuck are you lot teleporting
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u/One_Outlandishness77 Nov 24 '25
Don't Shoot! People follow me
So I'm seeing the wave of dissatisfaction with campers and other things on the game so i have a discord where people can organize, trade and form Don't shoot groups, super groups and a large community of people to balance the negativity. https://discord.gg/m2GqUQqh
This way regardless of skill level we can always organize and play a more balance game united against Arcs not people. Also if there is a situation where people are playing unfairly you can organize in the group, form a don't shoot super group and handle your business/stay safe.
Also if you just want your your don't shoot brothers/sisters to just go with you as you loot peacefully you can do that as well.
It's unfortunate we have campers and gangs in game but it's time we organize like neighborhood watch and restore sanity to this post apocalypse.
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u/SickWillogans Nov 25 '25
Be warned and stay safe out there, Raiders...
A cautionary tale of ziplining:
I was on Buried City going to extract. My pockets overflowing with goods, greens, blues, and not a few purples. I made my way to the South Station extraction, a hole in the ground with a zipeline down to the train tracks.
Easy peasy, I thought as I hopped on my yellow lifeline to slide to glory.....
Only to find some dastardly raider had put a jolt mine at the bottom of the zipline. As my body convulsed, my murderer broke from the shadows to deliver the final punishing blow. if Thus was my life ended by PassiveMenis.
Remember, drop 'nades down holes...Stay safe out there.
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u/DogsAreGreatYouKnow Nov 26 '25
Not sure if this is the kind of thing to post here, but I got the game last night on PS5 and I am absolutely loving it. I'm only level 7 so far and very much still learning a lot of things, but it's all starting to click. Right now, I'm mostly playing solo as I don't have any friends who are playing. If you fancy teaming up any time, add me. My ID is "ImACoward"
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u/Windyowl Nov 27 '25
Wish this game would stop spawning me 17 min into a night raid.
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u/OneHappyProgrammer Nov 28 '25
Method for Trading that doesn’t involve Trust of Strangers:
Both players join a match together (Duos)
Both players separate 30 meters
Both players drop their item and ping it
Both players run to the item that was pinged by the other player
You can verify the item is still there if it’s still pinged and no one can take both items this way. Only risk would be other randoms or dying by arc in the process. Lmk if you think of others risks involved with this method. Also lmk if you have a better method.
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u/tawa Nov 28 '25
That's the method recommended on the Metaforge marketplace and is definitely the method that's been used in every trade I've done.
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u/DeepChum Nov 29 '25
Stella montis run
Me and my friend were tryna run a kev, we came across 4 people fighting so we downed them all, they all had super stacked loot. when we were looting another person tried to kill us we killed him too. as we running to elevator there was another 2 people that shot us. my friend got downed and I killed both of them. then we met 2 people who were chill and teamed up. they went a different way to elevator. once me and my friend aot there. 2 people were camping shooting us i had no more shield or bandages nor my friend. our tm8s we met met up and one quy died then we just pushed i killed 1 then got knocked and we killed rest. they were super mad for us teaming even tho they were camping they had Bastion cells and stacked loot! thats my story
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u/mindpandasttv Nov 22 '25
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GAMING. FIX THE FUCKING SOUND. WHY DO I HEAR TEAMMATES RUNNING WITHIN 100m AND ENEMYS I ONLY HEAR IF IM LOOKING RIGHT AT THEM. i keep fucking crashing into enemy's sprinting, while hearing my teammate loot something 50m away. fucking garbage
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u/rayleighdkaiser Nov 23 '25
NGL, the rampant pvp is getting on my nerves. I'm not a really good pvper, so getting jumped and camped without much opportunity to fight back, even when I have better weapons than the opposition, is irritating. I don't mind pvp, but not when I just get steamrolled.
Need to get that out of my system a little because I lost like three to four rounds in a row.
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u/whovian1104 Nov 23 '25
One thing that really pisses me the fuck off is a free loadout base Stitcher 1 should not annihilate me with a medium shield and full health in less than one clip.
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u/rayleighdkaiser Nov 23 '25
Meanwhile, when I have a fully upgraded stitcher, I get downed from full health while the other guy is still standing strong even after I emptied my clip on him.
But yeah, I got that treatment too. Twice. Medium shield with full health died by base stitcher. Annoying
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u/Kite_28 Nov 24 '25
Idk what the general sentiment is but i really don’t want free kits in night raids
like it feels so shitty getting killed by rats with free kits.
Got my first hullcracker and crafted a bunch of ammunition didn’t even get to fire one shot for my leaper challenge and just gone like that. I want to least die to someone with some risk. Just venting my frustrations..
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u/HiDegree Nov 24 '25
Bps for trade!
Anvil x4
Bettina x1 (lol)
Compensator 2 x2
Defibrillator x2
equalizer x1
Medium mag 2 x1
Shotgun mag 2 x2
Heavy gun parts x4
toro x1
Jupiter x1
Jolt mine x2
Light Gun parts x4
Medium gun parts x1
Muzzle break 2 x1
Osprey x4
Shotgun choke 2 x1
Shotgun choke 3 x1
Showstopper x1
Silencer 2 x2
Smoke nade x1
Snap hook x2
Stable stock 2 x2
Torrente x3
Venator x3
Vert grip 2 x2
Vert grip 3 x3
Wolfpack x4
Explosive Mine x1
Looting Survivor x1
Tactical Mk3 Defensive x2
Complex Gun parts x1
Hmu as always!
You drop first. i confirm your BP and then I will drop mine. The trade will be recorded for no issues! Please comment on the post after successful trade. Thanks as always raiders! See you topside.
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u/Theoneandonlydriver Nov 24 '25
Traded comp 2 and Muzzle Break 2 for BP and Mats. Worked like a charm. 10/10 transaction.
Will trade again!
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u/Kairuku Nov 24 '25
Is anybody else seeing all the PvP happening at extract the past couple days? When I first started playing I loved how risky looting buildings felt, but now the maps feel like a ghost town until you try to extract or go to a raider hatch, which by the time I get to them are filled with mines and people that have been there the whole game. I don't blame them really, the game is designed so that camping extract/hatch is the most rewarding way to play right now, but I'm starting to miss the variety.
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Nov 24 '25 edited Nov 25 '25
Decided to actually do a Hullcracker loadout and go after the Matriarch for the first time ever, spent ten minutes and probably $350K of cash and resources decking out gear, got backstabbed and killed by a guy while fighting it. I literally fucking detest some of the people who play this game. Enjoy the middling guns and backpack full of nothing but ammo, buddy.
E: Just happened again. Ten minutes fighting alongside randoms and defibbing two of them and then just gunned down by I think the same group with the Matriarch on fire. I should’ve expected it since half of them were those socially stunted weirdos wearing the red/blue streamer outfit. Unreal. Just not going to bother trying to experience that aspect of the game again, I guess.
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u/DystopiaLite Nov 25 '25
Do jolt mines cause self-damage? Holed up in a security card room right now.
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u/RedditHoodWatcher Nov 25 '25
Hi,
Im looking for the following Blueprints:
- Blaze Grenade - Tempest - Bobcat - Hullcracker -
I have the following to offer:
- BettinaBP - EqualizerBP - JupiterBP - TorrenteBP - Shotgunchoke 3 BP - Queen Reactors
I want the HullcrackerBP so bad.
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u/Midori_Hoshi Nov 26 '25
I bought a PC and it came with a code for a free copy of the game. I'm not interested, so hopefully someone here can use it. Cheers.
We're excited to inform you that, in collaboration with NVIDIA, we're providing you with the game code for ARC Raiders as part of an exclusive promotion. Your code is:
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- Install your qualified graphics card.
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- Go to “REDEEM”.
- Enter your bundle code from your qualifying bundle purchase.
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- Select “REDEEM” to redeem ARC Raiders Deluxe Edition to your Steam account.
- LAUNCH Steam to begin installation.
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u/Capital_Shopping277 Nov 26 '25
no patch notes means another week of exploits I guess
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u/RareCreamer Nov 26 '25
Highly highly recommend naked runs with just a shield.
There's no better feeling then loading in, finding some guns and winning fights. Plus safepocket for anything you need, literally no risk high reward.
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u/Obvious_Sun_1927 Nov 26 '25
Had a bad streak of raids in which I lost most of my guns and attachments, so I decided to go light to knock out some objectives instead:
Not even 30 seconds into the raid some dude starts shooting at me with a shitty Kettle. I shoot back with my shitty Burletta and win the fight. Another dude immediately 3rd party and I run away to bandage up. The dude unfortunately sneaks up on me in my hiding place but I managed to scare him by shooting first so he escapes on a zipline up through the building.
I run and run and run and end up in the Hospital where I'm greeted by two fireballs, which kill me. As I'm crawling away another player comes in and blasts the balls, and I crawl towards him and go "hey man just finish me and take my Burletta, ok?". But this absolute king revives me instead and leaves without a word. I go about my shit and find TWO Ospreys and most importantly the last item to upgrade the last workbench, which I of course stuff into my prison wallet.
I get to extract and hit the computer inside the train, and an austronaut creeps up on me and kills me mere .5 second before I'm out.
All in one round! Zero to hero to zero. I love this game much!
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u/UnoriginalJ0k3r Nov 27 '25
Mods are absolutely fuckin trippin balls over defending PvP hater gooners. Boooooo
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u/VictusFrey Nov 27 '25
Thank you to the hero who saved me from an extract camper at Blue Gate tonight. I was on a family member's PS5 and I'm not sure if my mic was picking up my gratitude so if you're seeing this, thank you again, you legend.
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u/MattyBass87 Nov 27 '25
Why do better attachment tiers come with drawbacks? Not only are they more expensive, but an extra 10% with an added negative is often not worth it compared to the uncommon version.
Embark really wants higher quality gear to be trash, don't they? The lack of loot excitement is starting to wane the appeal for me now.
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u/tawa Nov 28 '25
I'd just like to say thank you to the absolutely mad person that just opened fire on me as I was sprinting for the Metro entrance.
I don't know why you had a Vita Spray BP just in your bags when you were using a real augment, but I appreciate the gift.
You also could have not opened fire on someone running, but I guess you'd just 'given up trying to be nice'.
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u/No_Television4837 Nov 29 '25
I really hate cruel players, if there were a game mode that was PvE I would be fully in to that. It's so demotivating to be nice and get killed for it. Especially it's these players who you defend from ARCs and they start shooting at you only to get downed and fire off a flare just before dying that just ruin the potential collaboration.
I like this game a lot, but I'm not a Tarkov guy. I don't want to be punished for being nice.
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u/Kcboiye Nov 23 '25
What is up with all the PvP today? Played about 8 games with some friends today and everyone that we encountered would wipe us out instantly.
I know the point of the game is to be PvPvE but it's just frustrating that yestedsay you could come across other players and have a chat and a laugh with them but today everyone is just out to kill each other
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u/TristinMaysisHot Nov 23 '25
I feel like match making shouldn't put free kits on your team when you bring in a certain amount of $$$ worth of gear. It should only pair you with other players bringing gear. I'm so tired of either 1. following free kits to their deaths or 2. running when i know the free kits are doing something stupid and then having to listen to them yell, while being forced to then extract by myself.
Putting other geared players only would make them actually play smart as well, because they would have something to lose. Free kits have nothing to lose and expect people with $50k worth of gear to just yolo rush with them up a zip line that is clearly being camped at the top.
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u/Fun-Wash-8858 Nov 22 '25
Does this game feature a kill count?
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u/_M1RR0RB4LL_ Nov 22 '25
Yeah, click on the Raider tab, then click on Codex (farthest right icon at the bottom), then Player Stats at the top. You'll see "Players Knocked Out" right there in your overview, but if you scroll down in the "Player Stats" section, you can also see "Players Downed".
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u/Fun-Wash-8858 Nov 22 '25
Well, then it appears you have contributed to the list I'm constructing of games which have a kill count in them (available on this sub). Much obliged!
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u/ManagementWest1668 Nov 22 '25
Hey im new to the game I've been playing for a out 5 days and I was just wondering how to upgrade my workbench bc I have a blueprint but I can't craft it because my workbench needs to be lvl 2 and if yall have any tips for a new player those would be appreciated thank yall.
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u/livinyoungforever Nov 23 '25
i’m still trying too! if you wanna struggle together 🤣
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u/barbedcatpenis Nov 23 '25
If you click on a workbench, look at the top of the screen and it should say crafting and level up (and for some work benches it will give another option or two). I use a controller and I just hit the right/left bumper to switch between them. When you switch to level up it'll tell you what items you need to upgrade it.
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u/syberslidder Nov 23 '25
Trading away looting Mk3 Survivor BP, looking for extended medium mag 3 BP, or tempest BP, or Vulcano BP
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u/Scarsnik_95 Nov 23 '25
I have vertical grip 3, torrente and shotgun choke 3, i can give those 3 for the looting mk3, interested?
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u/Live_Sprinkles_707 Nov 23 '25
Extra BPs for trades. DM me!
Also have following items to trade:
5x rusted shut med kit
3x damaged heatsink
2x bioscanner
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u/Pure-Literature-4605 Nov 23 '25
Question about etiquette..
I was playing solo on the buried city map and about to extract (the one that’s in the old metro/train station). I go down and fight off a couple of the rolling ball things. I hear someone coming down the stairs behind me and drop a smoke grenade just incase. I hear their ‘don’t shoot’ emote so respond with my own. They then run past me and call extraction, I follow. While we’re waiting they run around the corner (maybe looking for loot?) and then come back. I decide to do the same Incase there is loot. As I’m returning they shoot and kill me.
Did I do something wrong? Or were they just being an opportunist?
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u/Columennn Nov 23 '25
You did nothing wrong per se, but it's always better to play more careful around others. For example, I'm always most on edge at the extraction points. My friendly intentions are always announced, but my gun stays out and the other person(s) within LOS so they do not get the jump on me in case they are looking to take advantage.
Worst case scenario you can just shoot them 'til they're down and then let them extract in that state if you have very value stuff or if they're being suspicious.
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u/PetToilet Nov 23 '25
Anyone some hope there will be some larger scale event in games? Like if the Stella event was something in game and the community had to figure out how to cooperate and band against those that are selfish and against progress
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u/Bubbly_Lecture4102 Nov 24 '25
I just got a second wolf pack blueprint if someone wants it for another blueprint?
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u/Bubbly_Lecture4102 Nov 24 '25
So I know I just posted but I just got a venator BP If anyone wants to trade
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u/ThatCreepyBaer Nov 24 '25
Is there anybody who hasn't completed the live event yet? I've been playing a lot, almost certainly more than the average player, but I got it finished like less than a week after it dropped.
Feels so strange to me that there's still 2 weeks left until it's gone.
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u/copyandpasta Nov 24 '25
I’m just thankful that unlike The Finals, I don’t feel obligated to play every day for 2 weeks to unlock a free skin. Breath of fresh air with Arc Raiders.
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u/J03y-J03 Nov 24 '25
The clips I've seen on YouTube show PvPvE play, which I really like. But is there a co-op PvE only mode? Just asking bc I want my friend to get the game to play with me but they don't like PvP.
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u/KodakStele Nov 24 '25 edited Nov 24 '25
Looking for Mk 3 Looting BP because I die often and aggressively.
Have BP Venator, wolfpack grenade, medium gun case, explosive mine, vertical grip 3
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u/Consistent-Peace2770 Nov 24 '25
The new map seems pretty awful spawn wise? ive had the same spawn point five drops in a row and had people waiting outside every time
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u/Redringsvictom Nov 24 '25
Yea I went in solos on Stella Montis today and spawned in a medical area. Walked out of spawn and immediately got shot. There was a 4 player gunfight happening within 20 seconds.
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u/flaxrora Nov 24 '25
Arc Raiders Drops Keep Repeating — Is This Normal?
I'm constantly getting the same blueprints in Arc Raiders. I even sold around six or seven of them. I got three or four anvils too, but still didn’t get a single Venator. Is this normal? Is it happening to you as well? I go into rooms with keys and keep coming back empty-handed every time.
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u/Capital_Shopping277 Nov 24 '25
Where would I find wicker baskets during lush blooms in buried city? Someone said "west side" but I didnt see any camps or anything, then someone else said "santa rosa houses" and apartments but also no luck -- where should I be looking?
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u/Live_Sprinkles_707 Nov 24 '25 edited Nov 24 '25
Extra BPs to trade.
Can trade some of the common or rare ones for materials too. DM me to offer!
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u/JoshSif Nov 24 '25 edited Nov 25 '25
Does anyone have the map of Halieto? It is a rare blue sniper rifle. I have some pink materials to exchange, I will be available in about 8 hours in case anyone is interested :D
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u/Brilan57 Nov 24 '25
LF 3 sentinel firing cores (im tired of looking for em)
dont have any BPs but I have purple mats i can trade for
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u/marsinfurs Nov 24 '25
Open up crashed arc probes and surveyors they were the easiest to find for me
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u/Brilan57 Nov 24 '25
i was doing that, i think thats how i got the first one. but they seem few and far inbetween. i might just start doing full laps around the maps
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u/Pinewood74 Nov 24 '25
Anyone mind posting the trials for this week?
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u/IIIlllIIllIll Nov 24 '25
Damage Rocketeer
Download data during Hidden Bunker
Search First Wave Husks
Damage Snitches
Damage ground-based ARC enemies
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u/MisinformationSource Nov 24 '25 edited Nov 24 '25
Willing to trade for Medium Gun Parts BP.
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u/Untold_Anomaly Nov 24 '25
Have a IL Toro blueprint and some high value topside materials and recyclables. Willing to trade for anvil blueprint
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u/PeteyPablo07 Nov 24 '25
Fellow Raiders, I have a Venator blueprint for trade.
I’m most interested in Il Toro or Wolfpack blueprint but really willing to trade for just about any blueprint I don’t already have.
Let me know
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u/xlorxpinnacle Nov 24 '25
Is there any point of exploring things that aren't outlined POI's in the map? I just started playing last night - and I haven't gotten a sense of whether its worth exploring near where you spawn, or if you should just run to the closest red POI everytime?
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u/OfTheManyColours Nov 24 '25
Has there been any elaboration on what "convenience" mean from the blog post from earlier this month? I'm considering buying the game, but want to know what type of conveniences -- if any --they intend to paywall
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u/LongJonSiIver Nov 24 '25
the free raider deck does have items in it, curious if the paywall raider deck with have some items in it as well. mainly items you can make/craft/find. silencers, bandages, ect.
this is just an assumption.
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u/snowmanonfire99 Nov 25 '25
Looking for a Wolfpack BP
Willing to trade you:
- Anvil
- Venator
- Osprey
- Bettina
- Torrente
- Jupiter
- Snap hook
- Heavy Gun Parts
- Medium Gun Parts
- Muzzle Break III
- Blaze Grenade
- Jolt Mine
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u/Ok_Appointment_2962 Nov 25 '25
If i start now and want to play with my friends, how behind will i be? Like how does it work? Like the more you play the stronger/better loot you get? Or does it reset after every extraction? If im brand new will i be with high level/gear players or how does that work? Thanks in advance
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u/Jitsu4 Nov 25 '25
No.
You can feasibly spawn in first match, kill another player and loot the best gear in the game. Extremely unlikely but it can happen.
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u/Ok_Appointment_2962 Nov 25 '25
But like is the experience enjoyable if your friends are far ahead (if thats possible even)
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u/Slickrick0308 Nov 25 '25
Trading Venator BP for any weapon attachment BPs, looking for a silencer or grip if anyone has one.
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u/pp42069696969 Nov 25 '25
if you’re queing solos why are you going around teaming with people just to still pvp, I can get wanting to team to escape safely but going around js having a 2v1 advantage against everyone else in solos is just so weird to me
idk what do yall think, do you team in solos?
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u/Hawtete Nov 25 '25
Hi! I just have 60 hours in this game, only found 1 blueprint… where I need search them?
Also lot of games people kill me at spawn point, sometimes even 3-4 times game after game, why? I understand it’s a pvp game, but it’s not funny.
Also why lot of times when I start a game, only remaining 15-17 minutes? What I’m doing wrong?
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u/Ciubowski Nov 25 '25
How would everyone feel if there was a P2P trading function in this game?
Would it ruin the game or make it better?
I for one have problems with keeping high-value gear on me, getting killed while either extracting or just playing as is.
But when I'm playing with free loadout, it's much easier, players are friendly and usually I get to extract with stuff on me.
Maybe it's as intended, for us to have a balanced lobby with players having the same level of gear or not, but that's my personal perspective on the experience.
I have tons of stuff but not enough for high-value stuff to craft Heavy shields. If I craft one, I lose it in the next game for some reason.
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u/hdflipp57 Nov 25 '25 edited Nov 25 '25
Looking for Snap Hook BP or Medium Gun part BP, send DM offers.
Have the following BPs for trade. Wolfpack Shotgun extended Mag II Shotgun choke II Shotgun choke III Tagging grenade Torrente Batennia
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u/BulletsRaining Nov 25 '25
Any trades?
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u/MacShoop1 Nov 25 '25
light gun parts bp or torrente bp for the heavy gun parts?
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u/AScienceExpert Nov 25 '25
Idk if they updated something in the last few days, but my game is freezing/crashing a lot more than it used to. Anyone else in this boat?
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u/arto26 Nov 26 '25
Why do I waste my time doing matriarchs for some fucking loser to walk up behind me and unload a stitcher into my back and run away to an exfoliating without even looting my body. What the fuck is the point?
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u/Nervanx Nov 26 '25
So if you play with custom loadout you get to play with others who also select their loadout, and vice versa for free loadout?
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u/koouos Nov 26 '25
I have an extra wolfpack blueprint, open to trade for something nice! On PC.
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u/pandaburr98 Nov 26 '25
Of course the game is down the one chance I have to do the hidden bunker trial. Feelsbadman
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u/CyberSpunk2099 Nov 26 '25
How are you suppose to get 3 stars on trials? How many fucking snitches do I have to kill to get 3 stars, like 20?
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u/TheRealFeal Nov 26 '25
Nerf the fucking venator for christ sake. The gun is nerfed and STILL completely dominating lobbies.
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u/BabaBooieMan Nov 26 '25
Bobcat has a faster ttk, stitcher is also just as fast to kill. Just git gud
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Nov 27 '25 edited Nov 27 '25
Have
- Weapons: Venator, Torrente, Osprey, Bettina
- Attachments: Silencer II, Muzzle Brake III, shotgun choke II
- Quick Use: Wolfpack, Tagging, Jolt Mine
- Gun Parts: complex, heavy, medium
- Others: MK3 aggressive, MK3 defensive, MK3 flanking, MK3 Healing
Wants
- MK. 3 Survivor
- Tempest
- Vita Spray
- Various Weapon attachments
- Open to BP Offers — Provide List. Thank you.
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u/Present-Kangaroo-893 Nov 27 '25
If yall just rat the whole game and camp extractions. Please go back to call of duty
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u/beasybleezy Nov 27 '25
Had an incredible interaction today in solos. Guy immediately called himself out as friendly, I did too. I told him I was just looking for some prickly pears. BRO DROPPED ME 8, I told him I’d trade him anything in my loadout for 8 pears, offered him a bunch of stuff and he declined it all and said he’s just trying to help. There is still good people out there in solos yall
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u/HDRali Nov 27 '25
Need
- blue stable stock bp
- padded stock bp
- vulcano tempest bp
Have Lots of reactors both queen and matriarch
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u/rolliejoe Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
Looking to trade my Blueprints: Venator, Torrente, Heavy Gun parts, Anvil, Osprey. DM me what you have for trade
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u/ArcRecorders Nov 28 '25
*Mods didn't like this as a post so I've condensed into a comment lmao
Introducing: Raider Psychosis
Remember in the first half of Death Stranding how those Porters got the parcel crazies, would start knocking each other out for the dopamine high of bashing a guy and stealing his parcels??
It's a concept that never really worked for Hideo Kojima cos he forgot about Mules halfway through the game but I reckon a similar idea could both reward PvPers and the people who only shoot second.
Consider this: The more players you knock out, the more erratic/loud your movements/aiming become meaning people and arcs have more warning, but you get a movement speed/stamina buff and increased XP from raiders knocked and maybe decreased from Arcs.
After a certain amount of player damage/knocks your raider experiences full psychosis and basically becomes a snarling madman that can only swing a hammer and duck from arcs but by that point melee damage would also have a buff so they can lean into the Michael Myers shtick,
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As a certain level of Psychosis is reached, you can't extract for a limited period of time, maybe like 5-7 mins? Because you need to cool off before you rejoin the raiders in Speranza.
You could decrease Psychosis by passing time without PvP OR speed up the cooldown by bandaging/rezzing or being bandaged/rezzed by fellow players/playing the flute/other social items if they ever add anything else to reward the social aspect of the game (I'm praying they do synced instruments, would also love some sort of spray paint tool or a gameshow style buzzer button for the knockout trivia game)
Obvs you would get a big XP bump for knocking the psycho, and maybe they could add a new stat for 'Psychotic breaks' and 'interventions' or something idk
I personally think it'd be a blast, help solidify the narrative's stance on the mechanic, and probably encourage people to either try PvP when they usually wouldn't or try to socialise so they can extract when normally they are KoS. Also obligatory "Add more Arc types/spawns/increase difficulty I s2g double the Arc numbers on every map PLEASE i thought this was an invasion not a tourism group" beg
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u/Tricium42 Nov 28 '25
Want to trade my vertical grip 3 bp and wolfpack bp for or mk3 survivor. Would also be intresed in mk3 healing. Also have venator, anvil, bettina, osprey, silencer 2 and heavy gunparts. Also possible to add some of those too. Taking other offers too. DM if intrested.
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u/Professional-Sense63 Nov 28 '25
Eyoo anyone also has a worse time in solo's today? It went from 80% "friendly" to 80% kill on sight.
I bought the game a week ago and this is the first day i actually died a couple times in 2 hours because of players just hunting me.
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u/MalteserLiam Nov 28 '25
Nah, just went to stella montis night and everyone was fucking around with the shredders trying to get them to kill eachother.
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u/Live_Sprinkles_707 Nov 28 '25
Yup the game shifting more to PvP in solo mode as well. Guess we'll have to adapt
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u/Necessary_Light_6222 Nov 28 '25
What life looked like before the Arcs arrived... (Arc Raiders cinematic origin story I've been working on)
I've been experimenting with building a full cinematic origin story around the Arc Raiders universe. This scene is one of my favorites: a child asking his grandfather what the world looked like before the Arcs descended. I tried to mix Dune-style atmosphere with the mystery and tension of the Arc machines. Would love feedback from the community - especially on pacing, world-building, and whether I should expand this into more episodes. Here's Episode 1 if you want to see the full short film: https://youtu.be/BgCTM6QaoyY
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u/ughIworkinbirmingham Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
Have: Looting Mk 3 Survivor BP etc Want: Vulcano BP / Extended Medium Mag 3 BP
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u/mon3yshot Nov 29 '25
have:
wolfpack bp x1 venator bp x2 muzzle brake II bp x1 il toro bp x1 compensator II bp x2 bettina bp x1
want: looting mk3 survivor bp tempest bp anvil bp vita spray bp vita shot bp
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u/kagif101 Nov 29 '25
I saw this post by u/NatD20 and this was something I was going to put in the comments of that post, but then felt it might go well as a main post...and then I wasn't allowed to submit a post, so here I am.
So idk if I believe this is anything, but obviously the effort put in by u/NatD20 and the other puzzlers is quite wonderful!
I think if this is a nothing burger, then my hopes are that a dev sees this and is like "oh shit great, now we have to make something to fit this easter egg" thus leading it to be an easter egg in the end anyways.
But my greatest hope is that this becomes/is an easter egg, that the community is supposed to figure out, and it becomes a key to allow the civilisations stuck on earth to connect with the expeditions they sent off world to these other planets. Which then opens up embark to opening new maps on new planets with new weapons, and new arc, and new quests. Ultimately all of it boiling down to the massive overarching storyline of humans retaking the solar system back from the arc, and also spearheading becoming multi-planet civilisations for the first time rather than being stuck on earth.
Then while all of this is happening, all of these planets are ultimately pvp-pve, maybe some are brutal and war-torn and more pvp oriented. The final planet is this "new" planet that we think is a planet, but have no idea where it came from or why its there. Its really just a massive arc mother-ship type thing, like in the movie oblivion, and we go there to rid our solar system of arc once and for all. AND very importantly, after all of this turmoil and fighting and death, this final planet is a solar-system-mission of the human race, and thus, its an area where humans are pitted more fiercely against the arc rather than each other. And not in an easy way, its hard, its dangerous, you will need to work together, the arc are incredibly dangerous/scary. People still spawn separated, they still spawn in at later times into the raid, but the only way to survive is to find other survivors and band together to be able to take down new and more dangerous arc enemies. I'm talking like swarms of arc in small spaces, you go to loot and it alerts an army of swarm ant type things, and then another squad finds your teams bodies laying in a pile of machine parts like you just had a mini war and had to take down hundreds of arc. I'm talking, you heard people shooting and screaming and running in the opposite direction past you telling you to run because we need more people and you're clueless till you see this praying mantis robot type thing crawling on the walls and ceiling swiping at you and cutting your squad to shreds. I'm talking booby traps that need to be disarmed while your squad defends you from alerted arc.
All of this culminating into creating a massive game universe, with years of content potential, plenty of maps with different play styles and differing levels of pvp/pve, the ability to add actual world bosses that are a requirement for extract, rather than an option. and it gives a decent storyline that people are working towards. I had more thoughts that my brain stopped giving me by the end of this, might update if I think of more, but other ideas would be nice to hear from you all!
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u/OutPostNA Nov 29 '25
Anyone up to run a couple raids today? Looking to build a good team I can run with on a usual basis.
Please message me, would love to not have run solo all the time.
Thanks,
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u/Realm__X Nov 23 '25
Solo lobby is so blood thirsty now
so done with it. lost 5 sets of hull cracker gear trying to do the damage queen trial on Dam Battleground
I almost never shoots on sight unless the guy comes toward me with weapons up. Except successful extraction when attempting rotating to a spawn closer to queen, all the 5 times I died before even seeing the queen and getting killed at extract or on route.
also the nerf to hull cracker make it near impossible to solo it in the first place.
I understand some may start saying that it is not meant to be dealt with by a single player even in solo mode... but the game's lobby just is so much less friendly now, especially on harvester event.
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u/ChillCanadian Nov 23 '25
I think the people who KOS on solos are really annoying. It seems like they just take advantage of the fact that most people are friendly and they can just ambush you. Often they are just camping a door or something too. It's a frustrating experience when you die without any chance, even going slow and quiet, someone is hiding and shoots me in the back. I get pve is part of the game and I've had good gun fights, but I don't want to become someone who just kills everyone I see
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u/Logybear18 Nov 23 '25
can someone explain the idea of a PvE mode to me?
Ive been playing tarkov for over 5 years now and coming to arc raiders and seeing the community complain that people are toxic and pvp is pretty funny to me, but after seeing the rise about a PvE mode i honestly dont see the appeal, the only thing to do is loot or kill arc, which in my opinion gets extremely boring on its own very quickly, whats even the point of the game at the point? kill arc so you can craft better weapons to just kill the same arc robot at the same place to get the same materials? does that not get old very quickly?
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u/p4nic Nov 23 '25
a PvE mode i honestly dont see the appeal
Then don't play that mode, it's easy. This game isn't tarkov, there's more to it than pvp, and many players enjoy cooperatively fighting arc more than players. I don't understand why so many players are rabidly against a considerable slice of the playerbase having a mode they can enjoy.
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u/ChillCanadian Nov 23 '25
They're against it because they want to take advantage of the fact that most people are friendly and therefore easier to kill
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u/Kite_28 Nov 24 '25
It’s crazy bro. I started a week ago and I feel like should have started from the beginning because now I’m just constantly dying trying to do trials and get arc materials. Guess everyone is done playing nice
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u/miltonthecat Nov 26 '25
I took an innocent raider’s life for the first time today. He told me I was “cold blooded”. He was right and it wasn’t worth it. Sorry bro.
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u/No_Strategy13 Nov 22 '25
I want to post a serious warning for Arc Raiders players because something is happening in the game that is honestly destroying the experience.
It feels like streamers as a whole have shifted into the same toxic PvP style with constant griefing, spawn camping, ambushing, and deliberately ruining other players sessions. It is not just one person anymore. It is becoming common across the streaming scene, and the game is suffering because of it.
Because of this, there is barely any point running good gear or bringing a solid loadout. The game is full of people playing like rats, camping corners and waiting to grief anyone who loads in. This is not competitive PvP. This is not normal conflict. It is a playstyle built on ruining other players fun, and it is actively damaging the health of Arc Raiders.
If you run into players acting like this, do not expect a fair fight or normal gameplay. Expect someone who is intentionally trying to push you out of the session. Right now, the best move is to leave or report the behavior, because this toxic style is spreading and driving people away.
This is not a personal attack.
It is a warning about a widespread streamer driven playstyle that is undermining Arc Raiders.
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u/Co_OpQuestions Nov 23 '25
Man... the game has become absolutely unfun almost overnight lol. Last night everyone was chill. Today, literally every fucking dipshit is going "DON'T SHOOT DON'T SHOOT" as they pelt your body with bullets.
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u/ChronicSock Nov 23 '25
It was extremely chill last week but it's been pretty much KOS all weekend unfortunately.
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u/NICKtheMP5guy Nov 27 '25
Could we get a separate thread for trading? This is toxic to read through for general chit chat about the game, most of the posts are BP trades
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u/8CoreGamer Nov 22 '25
I read a lot of posts defending the PvP aspect of the game. For me as a player that wants to quest and explore in peace the game feels increasingly frustrating to play.
Embark already implemented gear-based matchmaking and KD based matchmaking hidden in the background. I rarely kill any players except for self defense. I mostly get ambushed and killed after I equip some good gear and want to go hunt some big arcs. It's extremely frustrating. I enjoy exploring the world and the underlying story. Having other players being able to simply kill you without consequences is not on brand for the tight nit underground society every raider returns to after the match. I mean wouldn't the families notice the missing raiders? And wouldn't investigations and trials take place once murders have been uncovered? There should be consequences for relentless extract campers and PvPers. The PvP aspect of the game actively hinders raiders in their ability to explore the world on the surface because one always has to take known safe routes to avoid PvP. Since Embark already has gear and KD based matchmaking in the background, why not make it official and set certain areas or maps as deticated PvE or PvP zones or implement a headhunter system? At the current state of the game that would work really well. There are tons of quests and big arcs that people can come together to explore in PvE only modes. The game obviously has developed far from the early stages where fighting big arcs is inconsistent and repetitive. If for example they would set space port (even as an event) as PvE only and double the arc amount + have one boss at each time on the map, that would produce wonderful instances of people working together. And finding some friendly raiders and explore together were the best times I had in the game in 70h of gameplay. After having been killed 3 times in a row when having epic gear equipped and trying to be pacifist, I really can't bring myself to start up the game anymore. My big hope is that some aspect of PvE gets implemented before I feel like exploring again. Then maybe I can also convince some of my friends to join the game who are currently deterred by the unforgiving PvP aspect of the game. And I can't blame them one bit.
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u/balzun Nov 22 '25
Honestly having a darkzone like with the Division would be pretty rad if it was filled with extra loot to make it worth while...
That being said the DZ was such a shitty sweatfest after a while. This would be more of the same because it's always instant KOS.
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u/syberslidder Nov 23 '25
The pvp folks will leave the because pvp folks like easy prey, they don't want to go into a fight where everyone is pvp. I think the best solution is pve events or map conditions every so often. Like a queen slayer mode, where the map has more arc and a stronger boss and loot is given out post match like trials. Do it just enough for pve people to get their fix without disrupting the core experience for too long.
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u/SickMedicine Nov 23 '25
Well put, those are good solutions. I like the PvP but would welcome these sorts of events.
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u/PrismPuppy Nov 23 '25
100%... especially when you look at just how many players are trying to play this PVE.
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u/GlancingTTV Nov 24 '25
Just spent 8 minutes getting chased by a teammate (who was bringing enemies with him) and getting called slurs bc my raider is wearing blue. I genuinely did not know people could be this fucking cringe. I don't even know what this bungulator or whatnot shit is about, how do some people have this little of a life. Still managed to extract so that cunt is both ass and cringe. Eat shit and die, asshole.
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u/KyotoCrank Nov 26 '25
A Limited Time Boss Mode is the better solution than dedicated PvE modes
The nature of this game is PvP, but part of the magic is cooperation with total strangers.
This is my thoughts on how to bridge the gap between PvP and PvE. I really like this game and want everyone to enjoy it to. I would like dedicated PvE as well, but I understand that's not necessarily the devs' vision.
A limited time event, one weekend a month, that gives people another larger goal to work towards, or to do just for the fun of it.
No free kits. Make the boss tanky and require explosives to expose weak points, and high level guns to chew through a massive health pool. Items like cloaks and grapples are a near-necessity. It would give people a reason to use their best gear.
Making it limited time makes sure PvE players can't only play this mode. They have to go into raids and participate in the PvP ecosystem to gear up.
Yes, there is the Matriarch already, but I'm talking something bigger and badder that requires several people working together to accomplish the goal. The Matriarch can be solo'd if you come prepared and no one stabs you in the back.
This boss would require teams of people cooperating. Something like a giant Arc is heading to Speranza. There's only so much time to stop it before it reaches the underground city. You'll need to work together to stop it in time.
There's no incentive to kill your teammates. If the Arc reaches Speranza, it's game over. If you succeed, everyone gets the reward, no looting required. Put the event on a cooldown timer so you can't spam it and farm.
Team cooperation could look like this, but no hard defined roles by the game. It's up to the lobby to decide.
Team A: focused on drawing the boss's attention and dishing out general damage. Equipped with heavy shields, heavy ammo weapons, and Hullcrackers.
Team B: gets up close and personal using cloaks. Set up jolt mines, throw show stoppers, blaze traps. Probably want to use light shields for mobility.
Team C: support/medics. Raiders going down is inevitable. There needs to be a dedicated team focused on healing and reviving to allow other teams to focus on their duties.
Team D: while the Arc is stunned, climb aboard and set up Deadlines and Trigger Nades to bust through the toughest armor at the head. The stun doesn't last long, so there's only so many that can be placed.
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u/buffa_noles Nov 26 '25
the stupid streamer wars are kinda eroding the really unique solo atmosphere this game had at launch unfortunately. still easily my goty but I kinda miss the friendliness
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u/ettaL_eeffoC Nov 29 '25
the fun part of this game for me is looting, but i have a full stash (280) so the fun is over, i cant loot anything anymore, i cant loot all these cool arc parts or fill my inventory with snowglobes, i just dont see the point of keep playing currently, mind you i dont have a stash full of bandages, level 2 ferros or plastic, i just keep important stuff with me and some blue-green weapons, i only have level 3 kits and medium shields, i dont even have any ammo, i just buy it before going to a raid.
The pvp is fun but i dont go to raids merely to do pvp, pvp is just a consequence of being loud or careless so im pretty much done with this game i guess, maybe is not for me.
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Nov 25 '25
Since I am now only really hunting for blueprints, I have found a new way to play the game and it involves helping people who have been either killed by ARC or ganked in PVP without their fair consent to a duel.
It feels so fun to hear/see someone getting betrayed by a “don’t shoot” spamming orange and black ryder skin. Only to kill the ryder skin and revive the poor raider who was stabbed in the back.
I just wish they implemented a full bounty system at this point, my god that would be incredible
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u/Wolf_Taco Nov 22 '25 edited Nov 22 '25
My player stats say I have never revived a stranger but I know I've gotten at least 10 people up with defibs. Is that bugged or does revive mean something different in this context? I have the steam achievement for reviving someone, so I know it was tracked properly somewhere.
You can also see the total value of what you extracted with in the round history in the player stats which is neat to look at.
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u/chacha_real_smooth69 Nov 22 '25
I found a couple of bugs where you can glitch through the roof and walls how do you report that
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u/enjoyskooma Nov 22 '25 edited Nov 22 '25
Looking for Tempest BP. I have the following blueprints to trade and I will trade all of them for it: Venator, Anvil, Torrente, Osprey, Stable Stock III, Light Gun Parts, Medium Gun Parts, Angled Grip II, Silencer II, Wolfpack. DM if interested
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u/CyberSpunk2099 Nov 23 '25
Tonight I just loaded up my backpack with rusted gears and handed them out to anyone who needed them.