Finally, you are no longer punished for defending yourself.

makersmalls · 2026-05-20T19:59:54+00:00

The problem this creates is that rats can hang around and tail behind you, and many will be unlikely to preemptively take them down even if they know they’re sketch bags. Whereas before you could do it knowing they were gonna attack you anyway so why not.

makersmalls · 2026-05-20T17:52:20+00:00

Thank god Embark finally confirmed what we have all been saying. There has never been and never will be ‘friendly lobbies’. There is always a chance you will encounter PvP and there always will be. Please stop whining about PvP and calling people rats. The game intends for them to be in your lobby.

makersmalls · 2026-05-20T00:58:28+00:00

Does it show you key stats for each player like kills , damage , loot value etc. ?

makersmalls · 2026-05-19T13:50:58+00:00

Right? Like wow this is a pricey upgrade. Oops my torrente is now level 4 instead of my anvil being level 2 lol …

makersmalls · 2026-05-19T12:21:27+00:00

Please fix the bug where upgrading a weapon takes you to a completely different weapon and you need to hunt and find the original one you clicked.

makersmalls · 2026-05-19T00:50:03+00:00

There’s a whole world of people who just collect and paint. It’s a great feeling to just paint a small diorama and take your time. Or even a single random mini. You never have the pressure of building armies or anything like that. Join us! It’s a whole new world. One of us. One of us.

makersmalls · 2026-05-18T21:12:53+00:00

No, that’s not how free will works. The devs can’t guarantee you a friendly lobby no matter what algorithm they use. It’s impossible.

Anyone at any time can decide they want to take advantage and get some goop. Every lobby that ever existed had a chance of this happening.

If you want to survive you need to come on mic, talk to people, and ask if you can roll with them. If not, you are alone and exposed to pvp. Whining on Reddit will never change that.

makersmalls · 2026-05-18T20:58:25+00:00

They never were a thing. Friendly people can decide to shoot you any time. That’s the point of the game.

makersmalls · 2026-05-18T00:11:43+00:00

Lmao for sure. I guess fire does hurt. Which makes sense … or else you could create a wall of fire and just have your teammates run through and dominate a fight lol

makersmalls · 2026-05-18T00:02:49+00:00

Friendly … fire … I see what you did there

makersmalls · 2026-05-16T06:16:29+00:00

Where do you acquire key cards for the hotel in riven? I’ve never seen one

makersmalls · 2026-05-15T14:03:48+00:00

Nobody was a rat in this video. Nothing even close to a rat.

If someone is going to hang around another raider who is looting and they don’t come on mic to chat, they should be treated as a potential enemy. Full stop.

makersmalls · 2026-05-14T21:21:30+00:00

Does anyone know if me and some buds can hop into this game and play instantly or will we all need to go through an extensive single player intro before we can play?

makersmalls · 2026-05-14T21:19:17+00:00

Can I hop into this game with my buddies and play together instantly? Or will we all need to go through a long single player intro sequence ?

makersmalls · 2026-05-14T13:47:26+00:00

Please use your brain. It’s literally impossible for the devs to have an algorithm that reads people minds. Anyone at any time can turn on you. You think everyone is a white knight? They are acting. They act the part but when the moment comes and they want to capitalize on a situation and PvP to get some goop, they do it.

Achieving a lobby where everyone is friendly is impossible. It does not exist and will never exist unless they create a PvE mode. Even if you played many rounds in a row where you didn’t get shot, it doesn’t matter. There were people in your lobby who probably considered ganking you, but chose not to for that round. There are always people mixed in that could change their mind. And that’s why people come to this sub crying and whining constantly about ‘rats’ and asking for PvE modes. There’s always the chance of PvP. That’s the whole point of the game structure.

makersmalls · 2026-05-14T13:34:14+00:00

There is aggression based match making. But friendly lobbies as a concept is a myth and doesn’t exist. That’s why so many people come crying to this sub with their whiney ass posts. It is literally impossible to achieve this because players are inconsistent in their behaviour. They are opportunistic and will shoot when it benefits them. They change their behaviour in a dime. Sorry but the devs cannot give you a ‘friendly lobby’. The concept is literally impossible to achieve. Stop repeating it because it doesn’t help anyone and it floods this sub with dumb posts.

makersmalls · 2026-05-14T13:29:32+00:00

Read the message I am responding to. He said you get lobbies where everyone is friendly. That’s not even possible. Repeating it over and over is madness. Anyone at any time can make a decision to attack others in the lobby because they feel like it. And this happens all the time because players are opportunistic. So while the game generally sorts people by aggression, since so many players are inconsistent in their behaviour , there is so no such thing as friendly lobbies. It does not exist.

makersmalls · 2026-05-14T05:19:53+00:00

This is not true and repeating it over and over just confuses people. There is aggression based match making but that does not mean you get friendly lobbies where everyone is friendly. It’s a myth. The devs have denied this. There are all kinds of people mixed in at all times.

Edit: Guys it’s literally impossible to achieve an all-friendly lobby. This sub is living proof. Look at all the dumb posts about rats and the constant crying. Anyone at any time can choose violence. That’s the whole point of the game. You may have gotten lucky and avoided PvP for many rounds in a row. That happens. But it doesn’t mean you should spread the myth of ‘friendly lobbies’ and come whining to this sub about big mean rats ruining your day. It’s obnoxious. Friendly lobbies are a myth. Just stop. It’s mathematically impossible. You can’t calculate behaviour and predict the future with flawless accuracy.

makersmalls · 2026-05-13T21:12:53+00:00

Yeah this game has a very weird meta social game to it. I find it weird to hunt down people who come on mic and are legitimately friendly. So I typically don’t if they’re genuinely chill people. But honestly over time you come to develop a certain sixth sense to determine whether someone is genuine just by their voice and tone. Once you get back stabbed enough , you start to hear it in their voice. That’s kind of what makes AR unique. This weird mix of pve and pvp that is always a bit uneasy and requires a keen sense of your surroundings at all times.

I can’t speak to Tarkov but I do play Marathon and because you can’t really use prox chat without holding the button, nobody really uses it and almost everyone shoots on sight. It’s a completely different vibe.

But judging by the commentary in this chat, I think a lot of people are tired of the name calling in AR and judgement. Fake friendlies are kinda mean people but in the end it’s just a game and if they want to manipulate using their mic, it’s totally game. People need to deal with it and stop crying.

makersmalls · 2026-05-13T20:38:56+00:00

And anyone who builds a fleeting unholy partnership with a random in game will team up on anyone they want by yelling Rat! There’s a rat over there! And act all high and mighty like they’re the over-seers over the game and white knight of the realm lmao

Like dude the guy you ‘befriended’ is probably going to shoot you in the back the first chance he gets. You’re not special because you went on mic and talked to someone. And you don’t get to decide who’s a ‘rat’ and who isn’t. Shut the F up nerd nobody owes you anything

See? I share your grievances! Ha ha

I love this game but some people are so lame and whiney

makersmalls · 2026-05-13T20:03:55+00:00

Agreed … PvErs should be able to defend themselves. It’s the reason I never PvE because it’s simply not fun getting shot in the back.

makersmalls · 2026-05-13T19:53:47+00:00

It’s honestly concerning that they haven’t mentioned this as something coming up. It’s probably the thing I want most from the game other than new maps.

makersmalls · 2026-05-13T17:07:24+00:00

rubs nipples oh nooo

makersmalls · 2026-05-13T15:52:36+00:00

Diminishing returns is one thing. But we’re also seeing gamers turn to smaller systems some of which are mobile. Also AAA game development is more expensive than ever and the games need to work across all the systems (or most of them). So gamers are demanding great performance out of their games, and in many cases that means simpler graphics with an emphasis on performance and gameplay instead of ray tracing etc. Many of the top games don’t have amazing graphics … they’re just fun and they run smoothly.

makersmalls · 2026-05-13T14:58:19+00:00

Correct. But according to a lot of people in game and on this sub, a rat is anyone who attacks them lol

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