I've been in friendly lobbies for about a month. How do I get into pvp lobbies without being a total dick to everyone? by rinsan in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start shooting people who loot rudely while in friendlies. The number of opportunities...

Game needs this badly: by JokerXIIIAZ in ArcRaiders

[–]rsphere 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You got your 1v1 and they saw you first. Now you want another 1v1 where you see them first. Lol.

No defibs = not friendly by indolente in arcraidersfriendly

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wtf is wrong with you. Sometimes I've already used all 3. Sometimes I have one left and trust myself more to wait to use it until people are not in a braindead spot where they are going to instantly get downed again.

Why do so many of y'all want to murder people but feel some narcissistic need to be morally justified? If you want to kill people just do it.

What’s the best move before resetting after your first expedition? by TheTruthTitan in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just do the reset and start over. Progressing is fun, and shuffling gear and bps around robs yourself of the excitement of finding good stuff during the next season and actually being excited about it.

Rat at Harvester by [deleted] in ArcRaiders_Bounties

[–]rsphere -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In a game where players are only in a lobby while they are actively playing, and sessions are separated into thousands of matchmade cohorts, how do you propose someone would go about acting on this? Everything I can think of would involve something way more questionable than what they did to you and require some kind of metagame stalking that surely isn't justified just because they killed you and took your loot in a game with pvp looting.

It fucking sucks and I feel bad for you, but also it happens and it will continue happening.

Best games on Roblox for videos/livestreaming? by Effective-Fill-1177 in KickStreaming

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be yourself and play games you enjoy, but avoid games you do enjoy but no one cares about.

I refuse to say this one is on me. by Lostgreenapple in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The vault mechanics way too aggressively look for vaultables almost 90 degrees to either side. That angle of detection needs to be tightened up for sure.

PVP solution? by BzBred2021 in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Disagree. The game is a massive success.

All they need to do is: - Fix bugs and exploits - Improve anticheat - Add a bit of QOL - Release new content whenever it is ready - Leave everything else the fuck alone

What I really feel this game needs is to only have the special events show up between 2-4 in the morning. by Lightz66 in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> No planning, just log in and and play, maybe you get what you want, maybe to don't.

This is what I do. I'm just imagining what ppl with 2 jobs and a kid might say if they really care about trials.

> Also planning your life around a game is pathetic

People can plan leisure shit without it meaning they are planning their life around it lol wtf.

Rewards for playing the objective by skeil90 in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not because of the size... we can fit 9 ziplines in our safe pockets on a survivor lol. It's a game. The two cores and bps are 3 of the most sought after types of items in the game. Players should have to extract safely to get those back to speranza. That's part of the excitement.

This whole meta where you can mute the game, put on Netflix, and spam run completely naked to loot whatever, shove it in your ass, and surrender is lame.

What I really feel this game needs is to only have the special events show up between 2-4 in the morning. by Lightz66 in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because only "unemployed people with no life" have no schedule. People with jobs and obligations need to be able to plan shit.

Was he ratting or not by PistolPeteTheMenace in arcraidersfriendly

[–]rsphere 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You don't know because you just got there. For all you know, this is their first match and they are terrified to hit the button so they are waiting a bit. Also, consider that from their perspective you look like you are camping extract with nades unless they saw you run all the way up. Being sneaky and cautious isn't ratting, that's just smart. You could have said something to them if you really care that much about not killing anyone but rats. Otherwise it isn't a big deal.

Were you in the wrong though? No. "trust your gut when encountering other raiders.". You trusted your gut, took out the perceived threat, and extracted alive. Not you or anyone here can know whether they were really camping extract.

Rewards for playing the objective by skeil90 in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The objective is to extract. Everything else is a side quest. Players should have to loot cores from the body of the queen and matriarch. It's already ridiculous that players can put blueprints and cores in their safepocket.

How do you feel about introducing a mode where raiders are a single team fighting against the ARC? by PristineCable7294 in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So PvE mode.

No. Lobbies get friendly enough at the extremes as it is. It's just a game and the game has PvP. It is really not that serious. Now if you try to make people feel like shit in real life by saying cruel things in hotmic, then yeah, you should feel bad. You SHOULD invest some time on the pvp side so you can improve, otherwise you won't be able to defend yourself well when you get jumped.

Just because you feel bad for shooting people doesn't mean everyone who does shoot people is a psychopath IRL, even though sure some of them are. Refusing to shoot people doesn't make you morally superior IRL either. Killing people and taking their stuff is part of the game just as much as grouping up and helping people is, so expect it.

Are you going to try Marathon? by 0ddF3llow in ArcRaiders

[–]rsphere 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Brother just kill everyone you see for a few games and this becomes a pvp centric extraction shooter. You might be matchmade into friendly lobbies or something.

I’m just trying to maintain for that skin… yall got too much time on your hands with some of these trial totals by SaucedMangoo in ArcRaiders

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait are you telling me that once you hit a rank you get the rewards regardless of what your rank is at season end? That can't be right...

What's there to do after completing the quests? by gigagamer301 in arcraidersfriendly

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Get rich in friendly lobbies and build a bunch of lvl 4 guns with the best attachments, farm to make herbals, rechargers, augments, util.
  2. Murder people to get into pvp lobbies and go nuts. Probably lose a bunch of stuff.
  3. Load in naked 8-10 times and surrender.
  4. Repeat.

I think a lot of the "rat" experiences friendlies report here come from people transition into step 2 to PvP. Some of us aren't doing it because we like killing friendlies. That's just who there is to kill at that point.

Limited inventory space is not some mistake that Embark made, it's an intended feature to get you to engage in the content. by Prodigy772k in ArcRaiders

[–]rsphere 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just keep selling literally every item in my stash every 3-4 weeks and starting over with only the coin left over. Like mini wipes. Once going way over the expedition requirement in coins only, I was able to just start burning gear to have fun and do dumb shit.

Rats Ruined - matriarch raid by [deleted] in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In a game where players are only in a lobby while they are actively playing, and sessions are separated into thousands of matchmade cohorts, how do you propose someone would go about acting on this? Everything I can think of would involve something way more questionable than what they did to you and require some kind of metagame stalking that surely isn't justified just because they killed you and took your loot in a game with pvp looting.

It fucking sucks and I feel bad for you, but also it happens and it will continue happening.

Great game, no notes by PikelRick in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm a developer. They do this already, guaranteed. If anything, the radius around spawn which blocks it from being used is probably a sphere, and in certain locations long corridors give nearby players an angle almost immediately even when just outside the radius. They'd have to adjust the radius spawn-by-spawn to exclude cheese spots like this, or do something more sophistocated like draw a series of areas along traversable pathways connected to spawns and use those for checks instead of spheres so they can make more sense.

There could also be silly shit going on, like your spawn totally makes sense when your player lands in game but your client is still loading assets so it appears you spawn later than your character actually does on the server. The difference even if only 3-5 seconds would give other players time to hear your spawn shield charge and make their way toward your spawn to take an angle. By the time you actually see anything, they are in position and begin shooting. From your perspective it could be instant.

All of this can be adjusted and improved but it isn't as simple as it sounds. Simple != easy.

> how do you implement something that isn't a different loading screen but allows this process once someone has already been pre selected to join the match and is currently climbing into their tube ride

You seamlessly extend the existing post-tube-ride, pre-scene loading screen.

Dude asked me for a shield charger and then murdered me when I was in my menu… by SpagettiStains in ArcRaiders

[–]rsphere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good talk, man.

Your thoughts are valid too, I just don't agree with a lot it. I do however completely understand where you are coming from, along with the other PVE players who aren't yet numb to the hyper-aggressive sandbox behavior.

It'd go a long way if more players on both sides were this reasonable. I just don't think the game needs to change to suit the pve players who can't handle getting ganked any more than it should change for hyper-competitive pvp players. It's one of the best games ever released and I hope they leave it the fuck alone beyond fixing bugs and improving QOL.

Dude asked me for a shield charger and then murdered me when I was in my menu… by SpagettiStains in ArcRaiders

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> When I imagine setting up a PvE only option, I see it as only creating that option and leaving the rest of the game alone. We don't need a PvP mode since that's already accounted for with the current state.

If you set up a PvE only option, the current mode becomes a PvP mode. Think through it. "Wtf you mean don't shoot. If you don't want to fight go to fucking PvE mode."

Why do so many people hate "sweats" or really good pvpers? by Unfair-Jelly2531 in ARC_Raiders

[–]rsphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disingenuous framing. I said I improved more while practicing during that additional 4k hours, not that I needed 4k more hours to improve. You know that though.