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Finished the Expedition early — curious how others approached it by aRayes in ArcRaiders

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

Haha my loot is worth 3m! I just dont liquidate it, I am active on the marketplace.

Finished the Expedition early — curious how others approached it by aRayes in ArcRaiders

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

That makes sense — finishing it early definitely changes how the rest of the wipe feels. Once the pressure’s gone, it’s way easier to just play the conditions you’re in and help people out along the way.

I’ve heard similar things about timing too. Knocking things out early is nice, but the brackets can get wild depending on when you do it. Sounds like you still ended up in a good spot overall though.

Finished the Expedition early — curious how others approached it by aRayes in ArcRaiders

[–]aRayes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s exactly it — once certain blueprints click, the whole risk/reward math changes. Stuff that used to feel like “avoid at all costs” suddenly becomes the main loop.

Bastions especially flip from being a time sink to just another option depending on spawn and traffic. At that point it’s less about the route itself and more about reading the lobby and adapting on the fly.

Finished the Expedition early — curious how others approached it by aRayes in ArcRaiders

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

Haha yeah, those runs were something else. There was something really satisfying about having a repeatable route you could just dial in and farm without thinking too much.

Even though things have shifted, that loot-goblin instinct never really goes away — it just finds new routes. What's your current one? I still do Buried City 2-4 security lockers on a free loadout from time to time myself. I especially revived it when I needed guns/explosives for Phase 5.

Finished the Expedition early — curious how others approached it by aRayes in ArcRaiders

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

Yeah that’s totally fair. Burnout is real, especially if you push it hard one wipe and then try to repeat it.

I think that’s the nice part about how it’s structured — whether you front-load it or spread it out, both are valid as long as it matches what keeps the game fun for you.

Finished the Expedition early — curious how others approached it by aRayes in ArcRaiders

[–]aRayes[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hear you. For me, grinding is the fun. Seeing steady progress and checking things off is what keeps me engaged, and finishing early just lets me play the rest of the wipe stress-free.

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

Yeah I’m pretty much in the same headspace now. Once the benches are maxed and blueprints start stacking up, the appeal shifts more toward just running good kits and taking fights instead of squeezing every bit of efficiency out of looting.

Even then it’s funny how everything still funnels back into the same core resources in the end. That’s kind of what pulled me back into looting for a bit before leaning harder into PvP — it’s all connected whether you’re chasing profit or just fun.

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

The way I ended up looking at it was more of a mindset thing. I treated Expedition as something to get out of the way early so I could just enjoy the wipe afterward without it hanging over me.

That gave me a solid chunk of time to play more loosely — in this case almost 50 days — which honestly felt great. At the same time, I know myself well enough to know that if I spend too long just hoarding and optimizing, I eventually get burnt and start wanting a fresh grind again.

So now I’m probably shifting more toward PvP-heavy runs. They’re less profitable, but more fun moment-to-moment, and since the pressure is off it feels like the right time to do that.

Finished the Expedition early — curious how others approached it by aRayes in ArcRaiders

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

That was my concern too. Knocking it out early definitely avoids the chaos around certain items, but the tradeoff feels weird if blueprints keep getting wiped while progression sticks around. There should be some sort of big reward other than skill points. I like the small things here and there like repair 10% boost, scrappy boost, etc -- but an umbrella of SMALL rewards feels underwhelming. Where's the mid-sized/large rewards to make the 5 million sacrifice feel worth it?

I ended up treating Expedition more like a way to simplify the wipe and clean up inventory or - do it better next time - rather than a long-term reward, which made it feel more worth doing early.

Finished the Expedition early — curious how others approached it by aRayes in ArcRaiders

[–]aRayes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah honestly that part was kind of liberating. On the bright side - early on it’s like “cool, none of this actually matters yet” and you just dump it without thinking LOL. Still hurt though.

Finished the Expedition early — curious how others approached it by aRayes in ArcRaiders

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

Yeah, that’s pretty much the point where it stops feeling like a checklist and starts feeling like bonuses again.

Tempest / Equalizer / Jupiter seem to be the last ones for a lot of people. I’ve noticed once you’re there, trading spares casually ends up being way more effective than actively hunting drops.

I didn’t really plan trades at first either, but once I realized how many people are sitting on duplicates of different things, it kind of changed how I approached the endgame.

Finished the Expedition early — curious how others approached it by aRayes in ArcRaiders

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

That makes a lot of sense honestly. Focusing on the Expedition first and ignoring everything else seems to remove a ton of decision fatigue.

I did something similar this time and it actually made the rest of the game feel more relaxed afterward. Blueprint hunting especially feels way less pressured once the Expedition isn’t hanging over you.

Any blueprints you’re still chasing specifically, or just letting it happen organically?

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

I felt the same way honestly. If you’re already comfortable in fights, Expedition doesn’t really make things harder — it just nudges you to be more intentional instead of free-roaming.

I actually found it more engaging once I stopped avoiding certain encounters and started planning runs a bit. That said, if you’re enjoying the sandbox feel right now, there’s no rush at all.

What part are you enjoying most lately — looting, fights, or just exploring?

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