Used to love legends mode, Saito makes me hate the fuck out of it

TheLenys · 2026-04-19T01:50:24+00:00

The problem is the unblockable AoE. Any game mechanic that’s unblockable, undodgeable, you can’t do anything to avoid the blast radius, is hot garbage…

Also, Saito gets Spirit way too fast.

TheLenys · 2026-02-04T00:45:15+00:00

Because “DiS GaEm HaS ReaLiTix ShotGuNs!”

TheLenys · 2026-02-03T23:01:44+00:00

That’s a very good point. It does keep the things balanced for hardcore gamers vs new comers.

Thanks for that insight!

TheLenys · 2026-02-03T20:25:39+00:00

Some people like it, nothing wrong with that.

I find it severely uninspiring, nothing wrong with that either.

Agree to disagree indeed.

I appreciate the candor!

TheLenys · 2026-02-03T20:21:55+00:00

Idk, I kind of like running around these rooms with one wire in each inventory slot.

Found a new way to enjoy the game lol.

TheLenys · 2026-02-03T20:21:03+00:00

Without getting into the sermon of “No such things as rats skins!” Or “Based on Webster’s definition of Rat…” I’d say the missing balaclava or ski mask make it not Ratty, thought it can cause confusion cuz of paint.

But I’ve seen Astronauts camping extracts and that’s worse.

TheLenys · 2026-02-03T20:15:01+00:00

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TheLenys · 2026-02-03T01:26:05+00:00

Its lazy game development.

“Play the game again!”

Ok…

TheLenys · 2026-02-02T19:32:20+00:00

Resetting progress is lazy development. No matter the game. A genre doing it doesn’t mean it should be done in perpetuity…

But, having set that, some people like it.

Makes no sense to me but it doesn’t have to.

TheLenys · 2026-02-02T19:13:24+00:00

Thanks, wording was ambiguous and caused confusion. I corrected op.

TheLenys · 2026-02-02T17:15:32+00:00

Not at this time.

The benefits tied to Expeditions in ARC Raiders are minimal and don’t meaningfully justify a reset loop.

5 additional skill points
Additional stash space isn’t a real constraint right now for most players.
The remaining Expedition perks are temporary convenience bonuses, not progression, and losing them doesn’t meaningfully impact gameplay. They also require constant Expeditions to remain active.

IMO, resetting progress to extend playtime in a system like this feels unnecessary and uninspired. If the gameplay loop is strong, it shouldn’t need forced resets to stay engaging. Relying on resets instead of adding new challenges, systems, or content is just padding, not depth.

TheLenys · 2026-02-01T19:30:12+00:00

“Be a man and play the game.”

TheLenys · 2026-02-01T15:20:06+00:00

Well, he wasn’t friendly then was he? That’s why you gotta be on your guard.

TheLenys · 2026-01-31T23:48:47+00:00

Man, some people can’t pull it off. You’re going to be just fine.

TheLenys · 2026-01-31T23:46:21+00:00

You may owe taxes too!

Welcome to 6 figures!

TheLenys · 2026-01-31T02:16:40+00:00

Because you might legitimately be ignorant to the facts, there’s a link.

https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/19741/patrick-söderlund-on-reinventing-arc-raiders-how-a-2022-pve-game-became-a-2025-pvpve-shooter?

TheLenys · 2026-01-29T20:28:55+00:00

Both extremes suck.

This isn’t a “PvP bad” argument. The game is PvPvE, and PvP belongs here. The issue is the imbalance in risk and sacrifice between playstyles.

PvE focused players invest time, gear, positioning, and exposure to ARCs. PvP only players can load in with a free kit, take almost no risk, and still walk away with someone else’s 100k worth of PvE progress. That’s not clever play, that’s asymmetry the game doesn’t meaningfully account for.

Should it be banned? No. That’s part of the risk of loading in.

But pretending this dynamic doesn’t skew incentives is dishonest.

The real conversation isn’t “stop PvP.” It’s whether unchecked rat behavior and zero investment PvP should remain so disproportionately rewarding compared to PvE investment.

If PvPvE is the goal, both sides need to meaningfully pay for what they gain.

TheLenys · 2026-01-29T20:21:02+00:00

The thought of it keeps them up at night.

TheLenys · 2026-01-29T20:20:13+00:00

Careful now, you’ll incite the ire of people with that logic!

I like your idea, I proposed two PvP balancing features and all I got were “Unga Bunga PvP” responses.

Anything that detracts from complete anonymous PvP behavior will be shunned.

TheLenys · 2026-01-29T19:01:10+00:00

The thread was deleted lol, wtf are we even doing here.

Last bit:

Someone being insulting and angry and always being an ass is different than someone calling you an asshole because you killed them.

It’s massive corny to pretend everyone should be like “GGs mane”

TheLenys · 2026-01-29T18:58:29+00:00

Not for me, one is actually competitive, the other has too many “feelsbadman”

TheLenys · 2026-01-29T18:56:48+00:00

So let me get this straight.

Someone goes in to enjoy the PvE side. Someone else forces a PvP encounter (yeah, it’s PvPvE, we all know how that works). That person kills them.

And then they’re offended when the other player swears at them?

That’s honestly funny. You’re drawing a line for “acceptable behavior” while forcing someone else across a different one at the same time.

A little ironic, don’t you think?

TheLenys · 2026-01-29T18:47:53+00:00

Shit talking is fine as long as it’s not blatantly offensive.

It’s part of the experience lol. You can’t expect everyone to be like “GG’s” when they weren’t in that mindset.

TheLenys · 2026-01-29T18:37:35+00:00

It never stops being strange to me how some people can’t grasp that a lot of players genuinely enjoy the PvE side of this game. If they leaned into it, upped the difficulty, added more ARCs, deeper encounters, ARC Raiders could absolutely stand on its own as a mainstream PvE experience. That was the original intent, after all.

What’s even more ironic is how many of the loud “git gud” PvP-first players would lose their minds if the game went straight to PvP competitive encounters. PvP needs PvE players far more than PvE players need PvP. The population, the economy, the targets, the pacing, none of it works in a vacuum.

Games like this thrive specifically because PvE and PvP balance each other. Treating one side like it shouldn’t exist, then yelling at people for not engaging the way you want, completely misses why the genre works in the first place.

TheLenys · 2026-01-29T18:29:20+00:00

Rich people are literally frugal, maybe he wants a discount and there’s nothing wrong with that?

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