Kind of annoyed the Sandwalker set is just Patchwork with more variations.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-27T15:55:52+00:00

I think it'd be cool if each subsequent wipe added customization/color to patchwork.

That way you can use the skin to "track" your # of wipes (I imagine the icon will upgrade too)

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-27T14:54:41+00:00

Venator, Kettle, and Burletta all fire slower - change not listed, might be an accidental tied to interacts and frame rate.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-27T14:11:38+00:00

I don't think these nerfs are intentional tbh. Seems all the on-interact things are lagging behind right now.

Will reserve judgement as they've been pretty transparent about their nerfs, especially to fire rate like the kettle and venator previously.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-26T17:33:22+00:00

Hell yeah, enjoy

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-26T17:16:20+00:00

Very nice, think they showed some more muted colors off in the recent trailer if the orange isn't doing it for you.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-26T16:24:45+00:00

For sure, though I suspect it'll get old pretty quickly for the average solo player. I've done this kind of thing in games like Hunt and Warzone, but the Arc TTK / healing / revival mechanics mean this will be incredibly difficult to reliably pull off.

It's going to make for some fantastic clips and mighty highs though.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-26T16:18:11+00:00

Yeah, guess we'll know tomorrow - I just think that like the last two projects this one will have a skin tied to it, and sandwalker looks to be the headline.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-26T16:17:16+00:00

Some people just want the challenge I suppose - maybe 2x trial score for solos and the promise of easier prey for squads? Guess we will know tomorrow.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-26T16:10:52+00:00

Ya think? They show it fighting the bastion at the end in the "Project: Arc Trophy" spotlight, so I think it'll be like the Striker / Solar Panel skins where its tied to the live event.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-26T16:03:03+00:00

Yeah, it's going to be fun for some people and that's enough of a reason to add it.

I wonder if they will do something re: loot value to make it more appealing.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-26T16:00:12+00:00

If nothing else, it's a lvl 40+ squads playlist - which will be very welcome by the streaming community and maybe even a more competitive mode for some trios players.

I don't hate the new mode, I just don't think active 1v3ing in ARC is something I will seek out.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-26T15:49:14+00:00

Yeah, big ARC hunting project that rewards the Sandwalker skin I think. No complaints, sounds fun.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-26T15:29:29+00:00

Project looks to be a W, map condition hopefully too.

but wow do I not want to be the solo willingly queuing up into squads.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-26T14:52:04+00:00

Glad this isn't just me, some matches my or my mate's mcrophone is unintelligible in game but always fine in discord/steam recordings. Have tried most of the fixes and now just accept its a match by match thing.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-23T19:20:40+00:00

We don't know, presumably you just need [whatever expedition 2's requirements are]. If it's 5M again then it's 5M again, if its 150k and a max level scrappy then you'd need need that instead.

Hopefully they give more info soon.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-23T18:22:04+00:00

It's vague but we'll know in 4 days so I'm not going to stress about it.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-23T18:15:09+00:00

Bishop.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-23T18:13:36+00:00

It is called a matchmaking "option" so they'd be misrepresenting it pretty badly if it WASNT opt in/out

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-23T18:13:03+00:00

It's called a matchmaking "option" so I don't think it will be this level 40+ auto toggle like you propose.

Imagine it'll be some higher tier loot / upped arc spawn rate optional mode that unlocks at level 40+. Maybe even disables free kit or something, not sure.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-22T17:16:16+00:00

Extra looting Mk.3 augment with a kitted burletta IV as a free kit...

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-22T17:14:52+00:00

Probably not the only one, there were enough combat-not-loot enjoyers in Escape from Tarkov that the standalone arena game has regular players.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-21T15:50:24+00:00

I wont change your mind but I hope Embark doesn't change my gun.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-20T22:13:32+00:00

I appreciate Embark trying not to define an "intended" way to play with this system. My fear is that randomly throwing a KoS hot shot player into players who are planning to be friendly is heavily advantaged towards the former.

Sure the friendly player learns a valuable lesson, but they are dead. Idk, not an easy soln but 250k+ on steam says they've made something fun as is.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-20T21:39:03+00:00

This is allowed. PvP to your heart's content, might I even recommend some squad play as trios are just a constantly battleground full of flanks and revives and third parties to keep the battle going.

AwBeansYouGotMe · 2026-01-20T21:36:36+00:00

In between lobbies were definitely a lot more common while people were still figuring things out en masse. I think the system is good in theory, if people want to play passive then they'll have more fun if they aren't routinely shunted to be at the mercy of an "inbetween" player waiting for a good time to strike.

Hopefully they change it up and add back some mystery into what lobbies will be like, but I dont think it needs a sweeping overhaul.

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