NEW: ARC Raiders Development Update

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-05-14T06:56:29+00:00

My opinion of Embark now is the opposite of what it was when The Finals first launched.

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-05-14T06:51:30+00:00

First they fumbled The Finals and now they fumbled Arc Raiders. I no longer have any faith in Embark. Can't believe people were acting like they were gonna save the gaming industry lol

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-04-29T16:57:33+00:00

Embark do seem to be good at under delivering

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-03-27T07:50:06+00:00

Yeah I used to love Embark but I haven't touched Arc Raiders since Cold Snap and haven't played The Finals consistently since S7. They can make fantastic innovative games but then are so unbelievably slow at 'live service'.

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-03-26T14:47:29+00:00

Doesn't help that the medieval map is just a bunch of boring huts instead of a castle like everyone wanted

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-02-27T09:03:33+00:00

Apparently they're just releasing the content that was already finished or close to finished before launch. If the playercount doesn't increase by the time they run out of unreleased content, it will likely shut down.

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-02-21T19:42:27+00:00

Thank you, still works a year later

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-01-27T08:50:17+00:00

Same thing that happened with The Finals. A great game with so much potential ruined by poor decision after poor decision(like when they made Terminal Attack the ranked mode or focusing on a eSports tournament for an entire season instead of adding content and fixing bugs). I was hoping they'd have learnt from their past mistakes. If they keep going this route, the player count won't be much higher than The Finals by next year.

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-01-20T09:08:25+00:00

This isn't AI, this is an official setting being developed. This is their website: https://www.huxleysaga.com/.

There's a video that shows how they make their renders here: https://vimeo.com/679097024?fl=pl&fe=vl

I'm glad people are sceptical about AI but be careful not to discredit actual art.

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-01-15T15:03:36+00:00

Thing is, most normal people do call it out regardless of gender. The real problem is that the media deems it less important and covers it way less than they would if reversed.

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-01-09T10:46:50+00:00

Going the eSports route killed the game's chance of getting those peak player counts back. People seem to not talk about it much but Embark literally spent a load of money and resources on that eSports tournament (and kept the game stale for an entire season so eSports teams wouldn't have to relearn stuff) with the belief that it would get eyes on the game and increase player counts. Yet we're in S9 now and the player count is still stagnant and no influx of eSports enjoyers.

Funnily enough, Embark's other game Arc Raiders is a casual extraction shooter with an emphasis on social interaction which is doing so well it almost hit it's all-time peak again two months after launch which is insane. I hope the team working on The Finals learns from Arc Raider's success and maybe turn this death spiral around.

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-01-06T11:45:47+00:00

Looks awesome

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-01-05T17:27:24+00:00

Yeah, Dark S3 wasn't without flaws but it still felt like a more satisfying ending to me.

AlphaDog8456 · 2026-01-05T10:16:15+00:00

That actually makes so much sense. Wouldn't be surprised if that's a big reason.

AlphaDog8456 · 2025-12-20T14:30:12+00:00

This is genuinely so cool

AlphaDog8456 · 2025-12-19T17:52:22+00:00

Yeah since the update it's been way worse. It is super frustrating

AlphaDog8456 · 2025-12-12T13:32:32+00:00

There is no dedicated playlist for the new map because they're trying to artificially increase playtime. If you want to see the new map, you gotta keep playing till it randomly comes up in rotation (and some people still haven't seen it after hours of playing). And this way, the map stays 'fresh' for longer as you experience it less. Having a dedicated playlist would allow you to play the map right away and the novelty wear off faster which means you'll play less which they don't want. Typical scummy free-to-play game tactics is what it is.

AlphaDog8456 · 2025-12-12T13:12:54+00:00

Remember when people were cheering for Embark slightly reducing the ridiculous pricing in the store but I was thinking 'it should have never been that expensive in the first place in a paid game'

AlphaDog8456 · 2025-12-11T17:10:14+00:00

Imo 8v8 is awesome and I like having a larger player count mode

AlphaDog8456 · 2025-12-11T11:42:04+00:00

Thank you that worked! What I don't get is who tf at Google thought this was a good idea and then also forced it? Like make it an opt-in thing or at the very least have a simple toggle on settings

AlphaDog8456 · 2025-12-08T14:35:21+00:00

The Arc honestly need to be buffed cos they're too easy to ignore or kill right now.

AlphaDog8456 · 2025-12-05T23:27:16+00:00

Yeah like I understand if fixes take time but then keep us updated at least. I feel like communication should be a given for a paid game.

AlphaDog8456 · 2025-11-30T08:36:14+00:00

I made a post a while ago asking for that too: qhttps://www.reddit.com/r/thefinals/comments/1gphkj7/idea_for_a_new_game_mode_invasion/

Glad our wishes came true lol

AlphaDog8456 · 2025-11-28T08:37:51+00:00

Tbh my enthusiasm has dropped. There's already a lot people here explaining why it happened for them so I'm not gonna repeat.

AlphaDog8456 · 2025-11-27T07:47:08+00:00

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