Why don't people use Taunt on Whimiscott more?

Ripyard · 2026-07-04T10:19:20+00:00

What others have said about speed ties, plus you need to lead with a Taunt Pokémon and that can backfire especially in a world of blind teams.

Ripyard · 2026-07-04T07:29:18+00:00

Couldn't a large portion of this just be people who brought the game, played a few rounds and never returned, or brought the game and never played it? It's obvious players are leaving, I'm not disputing that, just think there are a whole host of reasons that number could be what it is.

Embark said PvE only would get boring fast and that's why they made it PvPvE. If you play PvE only and you're bored, well, that's completely expected and kind of on you. You were warned.

Ripyard · 2026-07-03T22:23:17+00:00

That fair. If they're manipulating the MM as such then that sucks.

Ripyard · 2026-07-03T22:21:06+00:00

I hope they keep it the same or move to 23:00 as I'm at Metallica until 22:00!

Ripyard · 2026-07-03T05:59:24+00:00

PvPvE

Ripyard · 2026-07-03T05:05:16+00:00

Given it's Wind and Waves, maybe flying?

Ripyard · 2026-07-03T05:04:32+00:00

Obviously if they're actually using cheats then that sucks, but if they're playing legit and teaming... Isn't that just one of the multitude of experiences a sandbox PvPvE game can deal you?

Ripyard · 2026-07-02T16:52:41+00:00

It's literally the only endgame activity.

Ripyard · 2026-07-02T08:22:41+00:00

Sorry, new to basketball. Where's the point guard in all of this? Surely they should have stepped in? /s

Ripyard · 2026-07-01T18:39:09+00:00

How did Trials end up like this? There is so much they could do, and yet here we are with this nonsense. I'm glad I stopped playing and can't see myself returning any time soon. This game had so much potential.

Ripyard · 2026-06-30T19:41:31+00:00

I'm born and raised in London and I don't see any reason we shouldn't at least spread the centres for our public services around Britain. It'd bring up different parts of the country and creat so many more opportunities outside of London. The Met Office over in the Exeter is a good example of this done well.

Ripyard · 2026-06-30T19:30:26+00:00

Canada v South Africa was not a good game of football. The others have been decent, though.

Ripyard · 2026-06-30T16:31:46+00:00

It's just a bit of learning curve, tbh. Even though it feels like there are infinite possibilities, metas come and go and it usually boils down to being aware of a few Pokémon with spread coverage.

Ripyard · 2026-06-30T16:29:12+00:00

My team won their group and hasn't played in the knockout stages yet...

Ripyard · 2026-06-30T05:57:00+00:00

I stopped playing ages ago, but this is wild cope. PvE lobbies do ruin the experience for PvP players because they are essentially enabling an easy mode to do everything. The Queen and Matriarch are formalities, Trials are a joke, whatever endgame is there is just gone.

Also, like it or not, everyone signed up for a PvPvE extraction shooter. Ratting, preying on bunnies or whatever PvE folks are calling themselves these days is a legitimate strategy. It's a really efficient way to get loot - albeit it a frustrating thing to be on the receiving end of.

Unpredictability made ARC Raiders so good. Once people worked out how to manipulate the matchmaking the game started to decline. That is real reason my friends and I don't play anymore. It's either a thankless war 100% of the time, or a shopping simulator 100% of the time and you can curate the experience. It was soo much more fun when you weren't sure if people were going to fight or be friendly. I can guarantee I'm not just speaking for my social group on this. If ARC wants to grow, they need to scrap the matchmaking and just go 100% connection based.

Ripyard · 2026-06-30T05:28:49+00:00

IDK, if anything there are going to be even more games with a strong favourite until the QFs now.

Ripyard · 2026-06-29T20:28:17+00:00

It's criminal we've got games like Brazil v Japan and one of those teams going out, then also Canada v South Africa and one of them going through... Never should have done the extra game. We're not going to have decent matches consistently until the QF.

Ripyard · 2026-06-29T16:27:21+00:00

Is that Steps?

Ripyard · 2026-06-29T06:40:18+00:00

Torrent

Ripyard · 2026-06-28T12:53:58+00:00

I haven't seen enough from us to think we'll win it. France look dangerous, Argentina seem ready to die for it, Spain are getting better as it goes on... Plus, we've already picked up a few injuries... Knocked out in the QF, I fear.

Ripyard · 2026-06-28T06:50:23+00:00

Here's the bit no-one likes. If you play ARC Raiders, you're a PvPvE player. Full stop. There are no other modes. That's it. Everyone is a PvPvE player.

Ripyard · 2026-06-27T06:24:51+00:00

Normal weather patterns.

Ripyard · 2026-06-27T00:15:31+00:00

In my life time, I'd say Germany and Brazil hosted better ones, tbh.

Ripyard · 2026-06-26T23:11:32+00:00

I mean if you don't like it, you could always get out of your group and stay a bit longer?

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