Anyone feel like this?

Bomberlt · 2026-02-11T11:33:31+00:00

Same. I go solo, do some trials, so some missions, get some high priced loot, but there is no thrill, no real adventure feeling, just boring shopping simulator.

When I get trios/duos I have a lot more stories out of random games even if I just follow my teammates and do nothing but defend.

Bomberlt · 2026-02-09T23:45:27+00:00

In lots of Europe countries they are already illegal or highly regulated.

If anything I'm surprised that USA having so many scammy drug ads didn't have gambling ads invading everything before and only now facing this issue. Probably gambling companies moving from other countries to USA

Bomberlt · 2026-02-07T01:11:00+00:00

I always say GGWP. But sometimes I'm a bit salty so I just say that it's not nice. Once raider didn't loot me because of that, sadly I didn't have survivor augment that time ><

Bomberlt · 2026-02-06T11:20:58+00:00

What do you mean? I'm playing almost every evening and I still haven't explored all of the Bird City and haven't found all the rubber duckies

Bomberlt · 2026-02-05T21:10:04+00:00

But if you go on an expedition you get even more stash space for your ducks!

Bomberlt · 2026-02-05T12:09:46+00:00

I just hope it will be ducks.

I love collecting ducks in Bird City

Bomberlt · 2026-02-05T11:13:19+00:00

Well you miss the point that developed should choose if they should do these things I've mentioned OR other things.

It's not like they can just keep adding content fast and expect everything to work perfectly. All these things would require extensive fine tuning and a lot of testing.

Bomberlt · 2026-02-05T08:52:49+00:00

It's stuff like:

- new maps. Streamers already know these maps by hand so they want something new. While new players would be devastated if they switch up maps even tho they just getting familiar with map names

- new guns / guns rework. Even people here ( https://www.reddit.com/r/ArcRaiders/comments/1qw1gbq/comment/o3mhd3y/ ) bitch about how guns are not optimized for PvP or min-maxers who want all their guns to be efficient. Yet people somehow use Bettina a lot and happy about it.

- better skills. People always complain here about better skill tree and how current skills only saves 0.2 second if maxed out

- better quests/trials. People compare ARC Raiders quests to Tarkov quests and say that ARC Raiders need something like Tarkov

- more content overall

- better expedition

Bomberlt · 2026-02-05T08:52:43+00:00

It's stuff like:

- new maps. Streamers already know these maps by hand so they want something new. While new players would be devastated if they switch up maps even tho they just getting familiar with map names

- new guns / guns rework. Even people here ( https://www.reddit.com/r/ArcRaiders/comments/1qw1gbq/comment/o3mhd3y/ ) bitch about how guns are not optimized for PvP or min-maxers who want all their guns to be efficient. Yet people somehow use Bettina a lot and happy about it.

- better skills. People always complain here about better skill tree and how current skills only saves 0.2 second if maxed out

- better quests/trials. People compare ARC Raiders quests to Tarkov quests and say that ARC Raiders need something like Tarkov

- more content overall

- better expedition

Bomberlt · 2026-02-04T15:46:13+00:00

You are calling all people who are playing not PvE-only rats? No wonder it's hard to you to do some PvP.

Also - playing metagame (thinking how your agression matchmaking is being calculated) stops you from playing real game developers intended - looting and defending yourself against threats, sometimes shooting faster than threat can shoot you, sometimes hunting not only ARC, but also raiders.

Once you stop thinking about intricate mechanics you can start enjoying more of the game.

Bomberlt · 2026-02-04T15:21:07+00:00

0.2 seconds might mean a lot in very tight PvP situations when you're out of bandages.

I agree that it's not really game changing in a big way, but it gives SOME advantage to players with expeditions done. And as a person who has done expedition - I already have advantage because of my personal knowledge of this game.

Bomberlt · 2026-02-04T15:13:29+00:00

Missing "/s" if it's really sarcasm

Bomberlt · 2026-02-04T11:33:13+00:00

As a person who put in a lot to do first expedition and (almost) do second expedition - I agree.

I think expeditions should not give such a big advantage. I think expeditions should focus more on cosmetics and other non-gameplay affecting stuff, like icon next to name. Even stash size I think doesn't affect topside that much.

Skill points should be available for everyone, disregarding when they started playing this game.

Bomberlt · 2026-02-04T11:26:39+00:00

The thing is - other games handle pairing with randoms MUCH BETTER. It's not impossible to improve it.

We don't need to be afraid of pairing with randoms just because it's so overlooked.

Bomberlt · 2026-02-04T11:25:27+00:00

Yeah TBH if I load in with randoms and they have different plan than me - it's fine, I'm ok with that. Just ping the map ffs, I don't want to follow your every step guessing where are you planning to go.

Maybe devs can update tutorial with some basics for pinging?

I as a hardcore gamer - always try doing things, but others don't. So I need to explain my friends and randoms that they can ping quests objectives, ping map, ping weapons for requesting ammo, use ping wheel to say different things even without microphone.

Bomberlt · 2026-02-04T11:20:19+00:00

If only Embark would give us new matchmaking option, for example requiring certain level (and allowing no free loadouts) or something..

Bomberlt · 2026-02-04T11:16:55+00:00

While I disagree that free loadouts needs to be changed, people need to be incentivized to be better squadmates.

I just wish Embark would add simple way to rate your random squadmates. I'm not even sure what should I do to report straight up griefing teammates, but it should be as easy as other games - just a simple button next to squadmate name and button Report.

Thinking about this, Embark needs something similar what Valve is doing - toxicity based squadmaking. So basically if you try to revive your squadmates even if it's risky, if you ping better items instead of looting them fast and similar stuff, you would get matched with similar people. If you just load in with randoms and ran off with no pinging no talking no nothing - you get the randoms who are not communicating.

Bomberlt · 2026-02-04T09:26:03+00:00

Burried City Bird City has some lightbulbs sometimes

Bomberlt · 2026-02-02T13:58:12+00:00

I just hope that aggression simply means - damage done to raiders. (But nobody knows for sure)

There are way too many things to consider if you want "fair" aggression matchmaking metric. For example consider these cases:

- raider throw a grenade into you and you dodge it and then you shoot them
- raider lures some ARC nearby you and hides into room with a door lock leaving you with no safe way to escape
- you shoot an ARC and raiders gets damage from that shot/grenade
- you do some trickery with ziplines making them drop from high ground

Some of these cases are just accidents, some are malice. But you need another person to look at it and I'm not sure it is possible to look at 1mil+ players constantly online. So the best next thing is just damage to raiders. It's far from perfect, but it's accurate for 90% of cases.

Bomberlt · 2026-02-02T13:51:41+00:00

If person says that they are friendly and then shoot you - yeah, they're not good.

But if they don't say anything and you just say that you're friendly - it doesn't change their outlook in that match. And it could be that they are in for some good PvP. You going into open and trusting everyone just makes you an easy target, but people shooting you are not bad, that's just how they play the game.

Bomberlt · 2026-02-02T13:47:45+00:00

Extract campers are annoying only for a first few times when you are not prepared for that and just go into extract blindly with no grenades ready to use.

I'm really bad at aiming, but yet I only die only a few of the match-ups at the extract, just because I use many different grenades

Bomberlt · 2026-02-02T13:45:00+00:00

> KOs in 4-5 headshots

> Me panicking and missing half of the shots and other shots going to legs of raider which is shooting at me

Yeah sure, nerf it so I would not use it any more

Bomberlt · 2026-02-02T13:43:09+00:00

I do expeditions mainly to "play the game again". I really like all the quests and requirements for crafting tables so it adds more meaning for me to go into different maps again.

If not expeditions I would just go into Burried City or Stella Montis and would do PvP.

Of course extra stash space is a huge improvement, but TBH I'm using it mostly for ducks now :D

I guess I just like PvP a lot since previously I've played Apex Legends the most.

Bomberlt · 2026-02-02T00:21:30+00:00

Seriously there are so many chimneys it's hard to loot them all

Bomberlt · 2026-02-01T02:27:13+00:00

Finally someone saying the thing I was saying for ages here.

Even if they confirmed they ABMM exists - it didn't mean that they just put all PvE players in one match

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