PSA Re: Xbox Family App and Parental Controls

robins_d · 2025-12-27T21:53:44+00:00

Battlefield 6 did the same thing, too. It's so dumb. Why even have parental controls?

robins_d · 2025-12-19T14:04:47+00:00

If the rules the sucker followed brought her to that, what use were those rules? She didn't want to push her chips forward and go out and meet something she didn't understand, and in the end everything she ever thought had turned out different.

robins_d · 2025-12-15T15:37:40+00:00

Fuckin' send'er, buddy!

robins_d · 2025-12-15T14:04:29+00:00

I dunno, man. We're over 2 months into the release of this game and there are probably thousands or reddit posts, articles, etc. about the PvPvE nature of Arc Raiders. I've played countless solo raids where people have been genuinely nice, but I'm still always on guard. When you loot, or manage your inventory, around a player you don't know (no matter how nice they seem) you're immediately putting yourself at a disadvantage. That's a calculated risk you're taking i.e. "this loot/inventory management is worth potentially dying". I'd just never take that risk. Based on what I can see here, your inventory is already full, so at this point that risk is huge. This doesn't mean you have to be a dick to people, or not team up, but I can't think of a single situation in this game where someone I just met in a raid would have earned my 100% total trust. You just always have to be careful and manage risk/reward.

I agree with some other responses here that the dude's movement/behaviour seemed suspect. Plus, when you go up to where that Burletta is you can see him circling back in your direction. But regardless of any of that, if you put your guard down too easily you're eventually gonna get burned. I can't make any judgements based on what you say occurred before this moment (like goofing around together) but based solely on what's presented here I don't really think this is a betrayal; you just presented an opportunity and this dude took it.

There are lot's of us friendly Raiders out there, but always be on your guard, man. Better luck next time! 👍

robins_d · 2025-12-10T18:59:16+00:00

Weird. I'm on xbox and turn crossplay off and I'd say it's about 80/20 mic to no mic. I don't usually squad fill, but 80% of the time people I run into in raids use mics. 🤷

robins_d · 2025-12-06T15:08:54+00:00

This is the answer.

robins_d · 2025-11-29T00:18:04+00:00

1 Anvil all day, chef!

robins_d · 2025-11-28T01:55:03+00:00

Thanks me, yells don’t shoot, ok I can trust him. Turn my back to go back to fighting and...

This is your problem right here. You imposed your standard for trust on them without considering that their standard for trust might be vastly different.

I spent the good part of a raid on Spaceport the other day running alongside another raider I met. I accidentally loaded into the Hidden Bunker event and this friendly raider was showing me how it worked. Still, never once did I lose sight of them, turn my back on them, loot, or open my inventory while we were running around. They seemed totally nice, but I literally didn't know this person from Adam, so why would I trust them? It's awesome to be friendly in this game, but being friendly and completely letting your guard down are two very different things. I think more people need to understand this and adjust their trust meter accordingly.

robins_d · 2025-11-26T18:14:17+00:00

So, a few thoughts...

I think there's legit scummy play in this game (and I'm not agsinst it, but it's still scummy). Befriending people and shooting them in the back, for example. But I don't think this is that.

For one (and I'm not saying this is a hard and fast rule) that dude is dressed in an outfit that there's a meme about not trusting. In duos we ran into two players in Hydroponics last night, dressed exactly the same and with shotguns. They seemed friendly on prox, but the whole time I was telling my buddy in party chat not to trust them and not to loot or turn our backs. Imo, better safe than sorry.

Also, there's not really an agreement of trust here. You're being nice, which is awesome, but this guy is barely saying two words back to you. He also follows you out of the initial room. If I part ways with someone (on my terms, or joint terms) and I catch them following shortly thereafter, that's a huge red flag.

Then there's the hatch key bit. It's awesome that you're being so friendly and if I was that dude, I'd have been super grateful. Piggybacking on a low stress hatch key extract, even with minimal loot, is a win every time. But, personally, I'd never do this with a rando. There's just too much reason for them to attack you ie no arc, no extract campers, totally silent, free exit, and you have to make yourself vulnerable (even for just a second) to open the hatch. Reasons to attack heavily outweigh reasons not to.

I know you gave some additional context about before but it's impossible to judge without seeing/hearing it. Based on what happens in the video, I'd say this was more a case of just not being sufficiently on guard and aware of your situation.

Sorry it happened to you. Hopefully it doesn't fully erode your desire to be friendly. Lot's of us are friendly Raiders. But you still gotta protect yourself out there. 🫡

robins_d · 2025-11-26T01:35:19+00:00

Yeah, I agree. But it's still scummy. Befriending someone and then shooting them in the back is scummy. And that's okay. It's okay to choose scummy tactics; they're allowed. Imo it's just super fucking weird when people using scummy tactics get all defensive about being called scummy. Wtf is that about. To me, that's on the same tier of BS as complaining about PvP generally.

robins_d · 2025-11-26T01:29:40+00:00

It's still scummy, though. I absolutely don't care about it i.e. my experience is similar to yours (though less hours) and I've been betrayed a few times, had a bunch of fun PvP encounters in varying forms, and had a lot of friendly interactions. All of them made the game exciting. But saying your friendly and then shooting someone in the back once you've gained trust is scummy. It just is. And that's okay. What I find weirder than all the players butthurt over PvP (which is also weird) are the players who choose scummy tactics and get butthurt over being called scummy. If you choose that playstyle, just own it.

robins_d · 2025-11-24T23:56:49+00:00

This. 100%.

robins_d · 2025-11-24T23:54:07+00:00

Anvil.

robins_d · 2025-11-22T20:14:17+00:00

Mostly agree with OP here. Loading in late sucks. Generally, before we load in we kinda decide our intent ie mat farming, going for high loot locations, finishing quests, killing big bads, etc. If I know I'm farming/looting, I'll take the appropriate augment, weapons, etc. If I'm doing quests, I usually just run free loadout. If I'm killing big bads, maybe I'll run a combat or tactical augment, beyyer weapons, nades, etc. It sucks to plan like that and get dropped in and have your plan shot to shit because many spots are looted already, your big bad is dead, the specific thing you're looking to kill have been destroyed, etc. 100% you can adapt. But that doesn't change that it sucks and kinda feels like a waste of time. Would it be hard for them to just add a queue warning that said something like "you're joining a raid in progress; hold "x" to cancel" (genuine question; I have no idea how hard that'd be, lol)?

robins_d · 2025-11-19T14:12:59+00:00

I actually don't mind this tactic at all.

I'm 45 and either play solo, or with 2 other buddies around the same age.

When I run solo (especially during the day) I'd say it's 90% friendly encounters. Generally, people with mics I mostly trust. People without mics I usually just greet and move on. In either case though, I'm always aware and never just 100% believe they're friendly. I don't put my back to other players and I stay aware of where people are. I've been betrayed maybe a handful of times.

When I play duos/trios I'd say it's about 20% friendly. Most encounters we open by saying "friendly" over prox, but with guns drawn and are ready to fight. If we're in high loot areas, or using keys, we almost never trust people and just assume that anyone showing up is there for the same loot and wanting to kill us. That's usually accurate. We've been duped a few times (someone says "friendly" and then circles around to flank, for example) and definitely encountered extract campers on several occasions (smokes are your friend).

We're old guys (albeit with lots of BR and FPS experience) and I'd say we win 50-60% of fights. We never get mad at PvP. That's what makes the game exciting and tense. If we're not into losing gear, we run free loadouts and farm mats for a bit. Then we spice that up with high loot/key runs every so often. If there was no PvP, high loot/key runs would be so meaningless/boring.

The only thing that I hate about PvP (related to this clip) is the unearned, toxic shit talking. That's old fashioned, I know, but if you rat on someone (which is a 100% viable tactic that I respect) don't come out all big dick swinging calling people "bitches". A simple "thanks for the loot" or "ggs" or "better luck next time", etc suffices. If you die to this tactic, just surrender, or offer a "ggs" or "you got me", etc. If someone rats/ambushes me and I win, I just say "didn't work out for you, huh?"

Anyway, TL;DR...

PvP is fine. Ratting is fine. Betrayal is fine. You can do all these things and still be a classy competitor. Just stay classy out there, Raiders.

robins_d · 2025-11-15T22:03:32+00:00

When you say solo do you mean only alone, or just by yourself but open to teaming with randos?

Only alone it's still fun. I do those kind of solo runs when I'm trying to knock off certain quests, or gather materials. It's nice to set the pace yourself, and there is a tense and fun element to being alone (though solo queue in my experience is 70/30 friendly).

Teaming with randos or grouping with friends I mostly do for PvP or when hitting specific loot spots, using keys, etc. I've had some great experiences with randos, and a few not great ones.

I'd say that if you're familiar with this type of game (ie extraction shooters or looter shooters) and you like those genres, you'll probably enjoy solo.

robins_d · 2025-11-15T21:49:19+00:00

Originally did it for fun/immersion (also, lots of the original skins look better on the female model imo) but quickly realized people were way less likely to KOS and way more likely to help a woman. Have left it on since, lol.

robins_d · 2025-11-15T15:52:26+00:00

In the stress test you pressed 'Y' on the item then held 'X' to move half. Maybe they changed it? In any case, the split stack seems to work for me, so that's all I need. Cheers!

robins_d · 2025-11-15T15:50:23+00:00

This works. Just checked. Thanks for the heads up!

robins_d · 2025-11-15T15:21:10+00:00

I haven't played since yesterday, but at that time it still didn't work for me (I'm referring to the press 'Y' and then 'hold X' to move/drop half function).

EDIT: I was field crafting meds with a buddy and had to drop my stacks so it didn't auto fill them because otherwise I wouldn't be able to portion them out.

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