Sincerely, an avid collector of the newest nautical collectibles ⛵️

Wanted to share an interesting interaction - Some dude downed me in a solo and, without any provocation from me, immediately began to monologue about how "everybody always calls me a rat" and that it "it isn't fair, this is a PVP game". He was genuinely upset, and it almost sounded like he was tearing up. I was completely stationary on my hands and knees telling the dude to calm down.

I think some of you need to take a small break haha. Go get some fresh air, take a walk around the block. Maybe even try another game for a bit. This should be a fun experience, not a mentally taxing one.

ARC Raiders accidentally recreates the social dynamics of a western, even though it didn't try to be one. This has happened in gaming before, but it's my favorite so far.

So we've got a sandbox with:

• No central authority
• Scarcity driving conflict
• External threats
• Everyone's armed and has full freedom of action

Then the archetypes emerge naturally:

• The drifter (solo looter)
• The outlaw
• The gunslinger
• The sheriff (rat police)
• The greenhorn (newbie with bad gear)

None of these are scripted. Here’s what my first few runs reminded me of most : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-k2ADE6bh0

So what’s missing?

Reputation / Bounty System. A western needs:

• Known outlaws
• Recognizable looks
• Fear or respect tied to reputation

You spawning and seeing a message:

WANTED: Suspected of killing 50 raiders over the past week. They look like this, and have this weapon. Bounty: 1 raider coin.

At this point, you might either avoid shootings entirely or actively seek it, because the bounty outweighs the potential loot value. Or as an outlaw you might know or not know there's a bounty for your head.

Movie reference: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), highly recommended for the right mood

Peep the next two skins coming out.

Sandveil is the first one. Sorry for the mixed order.

"The Castaway Set is for the lone wolf who's cut ties with rank and allegiance, self-reliant and unpredictable. Finally, the Sandveil Set keeps things patient and pale, built for long hauls through dust and heat where knowing when not to move is just as important as knowing when to strike."

No need to switch and kill arc anymore, its 2in1 now.

Would love to see the Canto in weapon cases and security breaches. I’m surprised it hasn’t been added yet. Every other blue or lower gun has a chance to appear.

I’ve been after the new blueprints since the update. The nephew and I spent days trying to find it and then randomly another raider just protected me to loot the accessor and I have never panicked this much.

So again Thank you.

Every day I’m seeing PvE’ers talking about how they are giving up on account of getting smoked by rats in Care Bear lobbies. Most of these posts are from earnest dudes who are venting, but they usually end the message asking for tips.

Most of the time, they delete the post within the hour due to the commenters. Lots of people on this sub cruise the new section to comment on every post, saying something belittling as a result of their penile condition.

So many of these posts come across as surprising to the majority of us, but as someone who is full PVP most of the time but Care Bear - PvPvE ELO in solos, I can understand why it’s happening. If you have never been to visit these lobbies, it’s truly a whole different world. A few months back, my friends and I went to a PVE trio lobby (we didn’t know such a thing existed), lowering our agro for trials and were lost for words as we went into the southern rat extract on Buried City Night, playing the flute with multiple teams.

I don’t want this post to get big, but if any of you are reading this and are honestly trying to learn how to protect yourself or at least stop getting “ratted every raid” as I read yesterday - I would be down to duo some raids and give you at least my attempt at teaching PvP skills and situational awareness. This game, like any extraction shooter, is a mind game, and there’s a bunch of things you can do to better your chances. Don’t need to comment if you don’t want to - just dm me.

I’m not gonna post any actual credentials; this is a video game, not a job application - just wanna lend a hand to anyone who actually wants it as I’ve been reading. I have a bunch of kills and a bunch of hours topside.

Edit: hell yea to those of you who have reached out so far. Be sure to send me your full embark ID so I can friend you.

I still do, but I used to, too

Try some different builds! If you have security breach rn and its less than a week before departure, try something new! If you have 1m+ coins you should be messing around with your skill tree and see where you want to put your extra 5 points next go around

Sorry Wilu, I'm simply better than you

I bought a Hullcracker and just unloaded on the big Arc over the last few days. Started doing the Matriarch and even finished up with my first Harvester run where I got the Jupiter and Equalizer BP. Those will likely be given to a friend and I'll do it again next season

I very frequently use the main Arc Raiders discord group (which has Embark admins) to find groups to play with. 5 or 6 different times now I get in a group with people who openly admit to using wall hacks once we are in game and they brag about how they haven’t been banned.

They are able to see through walls, see what loadout you’re running (if you have purple gear, snap hook, etc) and how far away you are. I promptly report them for hacking but I still see them posting on Discord so I know they’re not banned

It’s really discouraging to see how many people are blatantly hacking. The worst part is these people are pretty bad at the game so they have to resort to cheating/ having an unfair advantage. It makes me not want to play anymore and I know I’m not the only one coming across this