Arc Raiders Wants You to Play into the PS6 Generation and Beyond

Honestly thought it was quite mediocre from the recent server test.

Not sure how long this one survives on consoles tbh, but best of look to them.

Extraction shooters aren't for me, but I still had fun playing the server slam with a friend. If they get the post-launch support right, I think Embark has something cool here.

There were already hackers during the server slam. It will probably only get worse once the game is released. I'd advise everyone on console to disable cross play. Shame they didn't implement console-only cross play.

The game is solid as a tarkov-lite, but a million miles short of the hype. The biggest problem for this long term is that it has no mandatory wipes so if you pick this game up in a years time you’ll be playing with mostly people that have a years worth of progress.

In the long term I think it will have a small dedicated following, but it’s no Helldivers 2 or anything. More of a Dune: Awakening.

@Rjak I don’t see this being a problem. Once people get caught cheating the account will get permanently banned like most games, but you have to pay $40 for a copy of the game. This will help force people not to cheat.

It's alright, but after trying the playtest for a few rounds with a couple of friends, I didn't really feel like continuing.

I'll be there day one. Really enjoyed the test. Despite the naysayers, this game likely had near 300,000 (near 200k steam alone), concurrent during the server slam. Glad they fixed the arcs seeing through trees, walls, foliage. They still need to fix the folk doing the fortnite garbage and turning settings to low to get rid of foliage though. As cover is crucial in this one.

Aside from that they have a solid framework and future plans for this one.
It's going to be a big launch

The arc raiders beta was only 10% of the release day content. The game is going to have a long long tail

This won't last that long by the looks of it.

I think forever games r bad u end up spending more money for a same old same old experience instead of buying a new game and having a different experience

@Deshalu Cheaters pay quite a bit of money for those cheats. I don't think they care about making a new account and buying Arc Raiders again. Besides, it will probably be a lot cheaper to get it on keys selling websites. That barrier might stop a few, but I don't think it's enough.

@Jacko11 agreed. I didn’t think it was anything special.

I picked this one up. Immediately enjoyed it while playing the server-slam weekend. Love the loop of scavenging for items and crafting. The danger of losing items made each run feellike an old-school EQ dungeon run.

I found it extremely slow and boring. But it's also very good looking and there's clearly a lot of effort in it.

As long as the transactions don't become predatory, I hope it succeeds for the sake of people that like this genre of game.

Hmmm how many games have touted this 10 year journey nonsense and failed? Remember Halo infinite for example and how that was supposed to be like the big thing? Destiny? Idk it's good to plan ahead but at the same time it feels overconfident.... Though it has to be said that I am not the target demographic as I dont like extraction shooters sooo. As long as the game is fun and stable it will gather an audience. Good word of mouth will do the rest.

I have been hearing nothing but good about Arc Raiders for months so while PvP (I know there is an E in there too) isn’t my thing anymore I think it will launch strong.

Ugh, I don’t like the sound of that. Ten years? Empires rise and fall in that timeframe. 😅

In the year 2035 if I’m still playing the same game on PS7 then something has gone wrong in my life. By then I’ll be getting into my flying car and plugging my brain into the network to download memories directly into the cybernetic chip in my head.

I tried the server slam really thinking i was gonna love this game and day1 it. But this just isn't for me. There's hardly any action. Its way too passive compared to like The Division. Half the time I wondered why I needed a weapon at all. I respect those who will love this though. To each his/her own. But for this to keep going 10yrs+, IDK.

@Damage99 I say this out of all due respect, because I'm glad there's many who will love this game and I'm glad for that. Its just way too boring to me and passive. But with all that said, for someone who does like this game, do you honestly think that this gameplay loop has decade long legs like they're saying?

@Th3solution Tell me about it, I feel like a recovered alcoholic after dropping Destiny 2 after completing the Final Shape 🤣the last thing I want is another 10 year game...

@Oram77 Lol, yeah I have avoided getting into one of these live service games. I guess the closest I’ve come is GT7, but despite constant updates I have jumped off of it after I completed the main solo campaign tournaments. Destiny did come to mind though when I read this article, as it’s a game that did seem to go for that long. And ironically, I had some interest to try to get into Destiny sometime in the mid-cycle but it was fairly impenetrable to newcomers. I think successful live service games need to have a low barrier to entry for new players in order to keep the game relevant. Destiny was able to survive based on its dedicated fanbase, but it launched at a time when live service was in its infancy and the competition for players time and attention was much less.

By all accounts Arc Raiders looks good and there’s an excitement for it. But I think it has to bring something new to have a ten year lifespan. It will be interesting to see if there’s enough bandwidth for both Arc Raiders and Marathon to survive.

@StitchJones

That depends on the player I think.

Are you content with a crafting game loop? Finding ingredients, upgrading your personal crafting tables and upgrading your character. Ultimately you have to be happy searching for materials and making your character stronger. Along the way hopefully learning strategies to live longer when out on recon missions.

That said, I am usually content with a game loop for about 3-4 weeks. Beyond that who knows. I'll probably move onto something else looong before any advertised game life.

Put simply if you want to play it you'll find a reason. If not, play something else.

@Damage99 I hear you. All fair points. I ended up going back to Division 2 over most of the summer as my go to online game. It was unexpected and I did it by chance to scratch an itch. But for months I enjoyed every bit of it and they added new stuff and there was a DLC I never played. Im over it now, but that game will be 6yrs old this March. There's so much more action and firefights, main missions, side missions, story, on top of the grinding, crafting and leveling up gear and systems. And that game still got old.

ARC raiders seems to be missing all that action to give you a reason to grind. As a Division player I thought for sure this would be a day1 buy for me. But I have no interest. Kinda bummed by that. But with all that said, with it being such a passive game for a grind fest, IDK how this thing has legs after a year or two.

Unless they do a No man's sky and read all the input from the outside and add new design choices as the game is live to up the action

@StitchJones

Lost my reply /sigh.

I haven't played the Division but from what I've heard comparatively, this one is purposely meant to be much slower-paced. More stealthy scavenging and less out-right frantic fighting.

Maybe this game is a "square peg, round hole" kind of thing for you.

To me this gives me a lot of older MMO exploration and pacing feels. Like Everquest as compared to WoW.

If this one isn't it - I hope you find something that fits for you.