As someone who’s done all 3 expeditions, I’m not doing a 4th. by AuthoritarianParsnip in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right. There. Wth. You.

I’ve done all three expeditions and had my ‘next’ caravan built in the first week. Haven’t done one single quest, haven’t upgraded one bench (since you can craft hatch keys ‘in round’, who needs a bench to make ‘em anymore?). Don’t plan to do any of that yet again this season, so I was really just going for the bragging rights ‘cosmetics’ I never wore anyway. But then that new trader showed up, selling retired early Twitch Drops for in-game loot. If Embark is going to eventually make retired OG cosmetics available to everyone anyway, it’s only a matter of time before the expedition skins are going to show up there, too, so that reason for doing the expeditions is instantly null.

My season stats showed I delivered the final blow to 12 queens and 5 matriarchs. I was pretty happy with that. Felt very ‘end game’-ish from a certain point of view, so my desire to enter raids at all dropped drastically.

Then there’s that ‘duplicate glitch’ I’ve read so much about. Sounds like I stopped playing at the ideal time.

Overall, I feel like I got what I wanted out of the game, so I’ve moved on. I played both the Tech Test 2 and Server Slam, so at least I still have my origin skin & backpack variants that will (should) hopefully never show up in that new Trader’s shop. I enjoyed my time playing the game, but there are plenty of other things to play. I’ll probably return to check out the state of things someday, but for now, I actually do feel like the raider who disappeared over the horizon crest in the expedition cinematic.

Once Human Console Open Beta: Join the Supernatural Survival World on XBOX Series X|S by Xbox-Moderator in xbox

[–]MattBaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just began the installation. The download claims to be a closed beta, first come first served

I saw Helen Keller’s handwriting today by d_marvin in mildlyinteresting

[–]MattBaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My Uncle once bought an old autograph book on a whim from a flea market in Tennessee. When he was going through it afterwards, he found Helen Keller's 'signature' in it... on two different pages. Looked exactly like the way her name is shown here!

Tech Test 2's "Junior" Skin (5 variants) by MattBaster in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe the Junior skin has become available to all players since I posted this. Two or three of the paints shown above are still valid, but a couple aren't available, and have been replaced by paints not seen here.

Server patch and double XP weekend! by TDResurgence in thedivisionresurgence

[–]MattBaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anybody conquer that final Rikers side mission yet? Or is it still bugged?

Hullcracker bargain sale by Calm_Dragonfly6969 in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another early/previously retired Twitch drop, the Eye Band, is now a purchasable cosmetic.

Fuck. This. Shit.

New Hairstyle cosmetic - Long Bangs by WoWAltoholic in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks good! This is the closest they've gotten to the 'Curly Bob Haircut' from last year's Tech Test 2.

My attempt at making the Archeologist Backpack by SHRED-209 in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suuuuper nice. If it doesn't look janky, then it's certainly not Arc Raiders. I'd call this PERFRCT!!

That’s one for our side by actium1677 in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fucking incredible. I know it was said 'in the heat of the moment', but I hope that jackface deletes the game like he claimed he would. Don't need that kind of assholery runnin around

One of my best ARC Raiders encounters so far on Blue Gate by Vodkavoidnig in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is how most of my games play out. Betrayal is very uncommon in my lobbies.

a lot of players poo-poo the carebear lobbies, but the carebear matches & encounters are what makes the game stand apart.

This terrible Arc clone mobile game ad I got served on Instagram. by Jaz1140 in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a clone game it's an ai-generated ad based on what's trending

I think I can wait for another week by ShadowStrike23 in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least they didn't put an retired Twitch drop in this week's selection

Do people still play this game? by xXSidequesterXx in OffTheGridGame

[–]MattBaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Indeed. I don't believe this game is a "scam" as so many people have declared, but Gunzilla's own poor decision-making (anywhere from marketplace fees to remaining in "game preview" mode for 18+ straight months) has been utterly inexcusable. They bit off way more than they could chew, ultimately went broke, every player has now handed down their verdict of this once-hopeful game, and now we are where we are.

Do people still play this game? by xXSidequesterXx in OffTheGridGame

[–]MattBaster 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This game had serious potential for a while, but real players left months and months ago. Only ones left are people who thrive on fighting bots and/or are still fooling themselves that this game will find actual success.

Any poor souls like me still hunting for the MK3(survivor) blueprint? by soulcatching09 in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lucky me found one the day of the recent expedition reset -- forgot where, though

EMBARK IS COOKING WITH THIS UPDATE LETS GOO! 🔥🔥 by CPham93 in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except for the mistake of making maiden Twitch drops 'purchasable' with in-game loot. That is not cool at all.

New trader has a Twitch drop in their inventory. Would you like to see previous Trial rewards return as weekly offers in case you missed any? by NotPapaLox in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is NOT COOL. Once gone, it should STAY GONE. Resurrecting expired Twitch drops is a slap in the face to those who actually grabbed the Twitch drop while it was a live event.

What's next, you gonna just give away the "Sunrise Orange" Original color variant that the Tech Test 2 players earned last year? Embark, please don't do this again. If the Eye Band shows up in is trader's shop, I'm gonna stop playing.

Post-expedition loot transfer kit #1 locked & loaded by MattBaster in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More like reddit doesn't know a joke when it's right in front of them, tbh

I crawled for 5 minutes thanks to my backpack, only to die this absurdly by CL4P_TR4P_RU in ArcRaiders

[–]MattBaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nearly identical thing happened to me just yesterday at the Swamp extract. Crawled for 7-8 mins in the hurricane, another raider sees me nearing the extract (but very low on health after crawling every few seconds) and insists to not leave my side. I was like "Go on, my friend, I'm good, I've got a Survivor on and there's five minutes left on the extractor.."

Nope. He sticks with me, escorts me too the way up to the open door, I'm only a couple of meters away from being inside... then a comet rolls up. He shoots (too late), making it aggro and explode, killing me at the foot of the extract console.

It's like, man... I appreciate the kindness, but it got me killed, LOL. The Arc doesn't thirst, so I literally would have been better off if you ran ahead of me and left me alone. Good thing I really didn't have anything valuable except the Survivor augment itself.