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Arc Raiders' biggest Flashpoint change sees players with custom loadouts "more likely to join fresh servers," and everyone couldn't be happier: "F***ing FINALLY"

Embark says this comes "as part of an ongoing look at free loadout usage and how it impacts the game"

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How to complete Outstanding Balance in ARC Raiders – Dodger’s Stash location

Not so hidden.

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Baldur's Gate 3 actor and prominent gen-AI critic Neil Newbon gives Arc Raiders dev "props" for replacing AI voices with humans

"I think hats off to them for doing that, that's a good thing, and that's good to hear"

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Arc Raiders' big Flashpoint update is bad news for raiders as vaporizer drones arrive and shredders escape into the Rust Belt, but 3 high-powered weapons should help even the odds

Crafting is also getting some much-needed improvements

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ARC Raiders gets 2 new weapons, a new enemy type, and more in its most substantial update yet

Is it time to go back Topside?

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Arc Raiders' Flashpoint update finally streamlines crafting—oh, and you can also supercharge Scrappy using food because that just makes sense

A new enemy, a map event, and two guns arrive in the Flashpoint update tomorrow.

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Arc Raiders lead was surprised The Last of Us players really liked the game, "they just didn't like to have PvP all the time"

"We want to provide fun for all the audience"

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ARC Raiders Flashpoint update release countdown: Exact date and time

The day beckons.

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Arc Raiders devs now force themselves to act nice in playtests to better understand friendly players: "One day I'm playing as a Care Bear, the other day I'm very aggressive"

"It's good to understand all of those players"

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ARC Raiders dev says creating new endgame content is a top priority: ‘I want them to have more to do’

Topside will remain populated for the foreseeable future.

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As Arc Raiders gets stale for some, lead dev says players "reaching the end of our content" are a top focus: "We want more for them"

Embark examines the "top three problems, top 10 improvements, and what's good enough"

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Our full chat with Embark: How Arc Raiders was saved mid-development, the balancing process, and the possibility of vehicles

Production designer Caio Braga talks balancing, high-profile game failures, and the passion for PvE in Arc raiders.

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Arc Raiders players aren't happy with the Flashpoint update's direction as Embark drops a teaser showing the Shredder escape from Stella Montis: 'Shredders are the new Arc aren’t they'

Will the Shredder be the new arc threat, or just an added bonus?

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I asked about Arc Raiders' mystery ships and a dev told me the same thing Embark is now teasing online: "I think you'll have to keep an eye on the sky for now"

"Watch the sky," Embark says today, because the sky is shooting lasers

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Arc Raiders is a shining beacon of hope in the darkest times of the RAMpocalypse, proving 8 GB budget graphics cards don't have to miss out on glorious graphics

It can be done.

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Marathon sold just 1.2 million copies with nearly 70% on Steam, analyst estimates: "It hasn't exactly made the splash Sony and Bungie wanted"

"Players understand the Arc Raiders loop within 30 minutes, while Marathon's UI acts as a massive filter"

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Embark knows Arc Raiders fans are questioning "the size of our weekly patches," but they're not meant to be any bigger: "These updates are focused on smaller quality-of-life improvements"

Don't expect massive content updates in Arc Raiders' weekly patches

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Arc Raiders guns totally changed after one "guerilla" dev at Embark said hold my beer, "I think I can do better," and remade the entire reload system "himself"

Another Arc Raiders dev cooked up the Kettle because the game needed a "pressure gun"

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Geoff 'Zag' Keene, design director of Abiotic Factor, has 1,160 hours in PUBG and de-stresses using a Blizzard classic: 'Instead of going to therapy, guys will literally boot up Warcraft 2'

The founder of Deep Field Games talks Arc Raiders, PUBG, and his love of jank in games.

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Arc Raiders devs tortured each other during playtests, at one point juicing Arc into unstoppable Elden Ring bosses: "All of a sudden you're playing a Souls game"

That's not very nice

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Arc Raiders Steam reviews wobble as players bemoan "very frustrating" meta and say it's "become stale" due to cheating and lack of big updates

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Arc Raiders is banning people for using accessibility peripherals, so Embark is "working hard" to resolve the issue "as soon as possible"

A quadriplegic was accidentally perma-banned

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Arc Raiders has a hidden "magic" system: you've never noticed it because you're not supposed to, but it helps Arc do their job

Sometimes Embark lets the Arc cheat a little

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Arc Raiders update nerfs notorious Il Toro shotgun from basically every angle: pellet damage, fire rate, dispersion, reload time, and damage falloff

You're welcome

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Arc Raiders dev Embark Studios confirms co-founder is gone after allegations of misconduct with The Finals streamer: "We found the situation unsustainable and mutually agreed to part ways"

Embark says an external legal investigation "did not substantiate the allegations"

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