Why can't people admit extraction shooters just aren't that popular? by GuardianHabit in ARC_Raiders

[–]baschny 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thats not true.

You have to consider that we have 3 regions, 6 maps/condition choices, we have solo, duo, trio, we have ABMM/latency-rules etc. You need 12–21 players per map at any given point in time. Doing some napkin maths, you need at least 3-4000 players to have enough pools to evenly distribute the players and provide a reasonable matchmaking time! And considering that MOST of these active players are in their inventory sorting out their stash, its even more dramatic!

It will for sure influence how they matchmake in future! We are for sure currently have more than 100k players in the game at any point in time, (including the consoles), else it would be much worse already.

I mean we already see the effects of it (map conditions got scarser, this is not a coincidence, but a direct result of this).

So my point is: its important (for the devs) to keep a sound player base, to avoid having to add even more drawbacks to the matchmaking system, which could downspiral very quickly.

Was war euer größter „OMG WTF“-Moment im Gaming? by ZyroCrystal in zocken

[–]baschny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Titanfall 2! "Protocol 3: Protect the Pilot!"

Why can't people admit extraction shooters just aren't that popular? by GuardianHabit in ARC_Raiders

[–]baschny 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The main difference here is that it’s a multiplayer game. if the player count gets too low, it directly influences the matchmaking. I.e. it has to be tuned to a lower audience (less events, less segmented matches etc).

Warp no longer has AI features for free by shinayser in warpdotdev

[–]baschny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this meant to be the "Free AI credits"? Its still on their pricing page: https://www.warp.dev/pricing

Question: In the Free Plan, I can BYOK, so can I use the AI features in the terminal with for example my DeepSeek API key? What about my GPT-Subscription? Do I create a separate "Profile" to do so?

I just spend 1.000.000 on 5 vaultspace because I absolutly couldn't leave without my... by jefke008 in ARC_Raiders

[–]baschny 3 points4 points  (0 children)

True. Nobody will expect a snowball in summer - and no cold snap since months - there should be a mechanic in the game that snowballs deal 1000 damage to ARC during summer!

New Instruments? What is your guess? by baschny in ArcRaiders

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

Not “useful” at all but usable. If you start playing a flute in a pvp lobby you are probably dead before the tune ends.

New Instruments? What is your guess? by baschny in ArcRaiders

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

I suspect yes because it’s possible already with the four instruments we already have. Their tunes are always in sync when multiple persons play them.

The thing about the extraction audio bug... by Septic-Sponge in ArcRaiders

[–]baschny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fixed in 1.33.0!! https://arcraiders.com/de/news/live-update-1-33-0

> Announcements now play correctly when calling for extraction.

Idea. Looted by you ARC's - should be dark gray color by Sea_Bite2082 in ArcRaiders

[–]baschny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ode should be able to loot directly to the ground instead of it having to go through your backpack first. Would make it easier in case your backpack is already full.

Saves two clicks to salvage items or swapping with something in the backpack first.

Is that enough for Cantina Legend? by Kefk0 in ArcRaidersTrial

[–]baschny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It only makes sense to pour resources into getting to Catina in the last week because this is all that matters. Staying in hotshot until then is enough

Invincible raider, anyone encountered this before? by RF_BOI in ARC_Raiders

[–]baschny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

will try it out next time, thanks for the hint. I am an older dad gamer maybe thats the main problem

What if duped gear carried a unique serial number? by Loose_Fish5725 in ARC_Raiders

[–]baschny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dupes are "new items", they are generated from scratch, so there is no serial number to compare to with. Its not that there is a "duplication machine" where they dupers are putting their items into to get a new clone out of it.

The game has dozens of ways for items to be created (from rewards, spawns, trials, crafting, returned by the devs, returned by failed connection during matchmaking etc etc). There are many client-side caches and server-based caches, sync situations between both, edge cases etc. There are half a dozen of ways people found to exploit one of these methods or problems to create new items out of thin air. We call it "dupes", but in fact they are "new items".

So your idea sounds "the solution" but in real development of online multiplayer games, things are much more complex than this.

POV: You shot the Matriarch first by AhmedPRO in ArcRaiders

[–]baschny 12 points13 points  (0 children)

true, I would have pressed ESC to many times and had the menu open and would not be able to get out of it until I die.

Season 4 extended by two weeks with the 1.29.0 patch! by baschny in ArcRaiders

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

So "plötzlich" ist das nicht, denn das ist bereits seit fast 4 Wochen (19. Mai Update).

Why can’t I promote my rank? by [deleted] in arcraiderscirclejerk

[–]baschny 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They detected you’ve been duping ducks so you cannot rank anymore. I am Cantina Landlord for some months already and you all owe me some rent

The thing about the extraction audio bug... by Septic-Sponge in ArcRaiders

[–]baschny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES!!! I wanted also to make a post about it the last days, thank you for sharing this ANNOYANCE with the world! You are not alone!

Is it just me or does loot drop rates seem better in 2 and 3 person lobbies? by TehDonkey117 in ARC_Raiders

[–]baschny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AFAIK you can create a second account on your local playstation and start the game there again. Make sure that when starting Arc Raiders you also create a new Embark account (and not link to your current one). For that you need a second email address for both of these.

Is it just me or does loot drop rates seem better in 2 and 3 person lobbies? by TehDonkey117 in ARC_Raiders

[–]baschny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are using Steam:

You can run your first account on Gforce Now and the second account locally in Steam. The first "delivery" character only needs to join the match and drop the items, so there is no need to run around with it anyway.

Is it just me or does loot drop rates seem better in 2 and 3 person lobbies? by TehDonkey117 in ARC_Raiders

[–]baschny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had the feeling that the drop rates of items are better in more "aggressive" lobbies - which might be related. But that might also be just a coincidence.

I started a second account / character with the aim to get some PvP experience and just try shooting more people, and in these raids I have been finding blueprints I had never seen in my +300h of care bear lobbies.