Embark Studios wishes to make the experience of Arc Raiders even more intense. After analyzing the results of the last playtest, the studio found that the Hatches’ raids, these alternative outings allowing players to avoid any confrontation, have become far too popular, which harms the very spirit of the game. Major changes are therefore to be expected as of the official release of the title next October.
And ARC Raiders Disappointed the Joueuers by announcing its release for the month of October, the developers work so that this launch is perfect, after the tests have attracted the players. It is in this sense that embark studios communicated on a major change, which should make the experience harder.
Raider hatches too popular for their own good
Initially designed as rare and risky means of extraction, the Hatches raids have finally imposed themselves as the privileged option for almost 40 % of players During the last game sessions. This is in any case what the studio announced on Discord. These underground doors, requiring a special key to be opened, so far offered an immediate outing without timer, completely eliminating the risk of meeting other players or IA enemies. The studio explains:
The Hatches Raider had become too practical, too safe. They went completely against the very heart of an extraction in Arc Raiders: this palpable tension, this frantic race against the clock and the adversaries. Giving yourself quietly in a discreet hatch simply did not correspond to the identity of the game.
Faced with this observation, embark studios intends to rebalance this mechanics in order to restore a real risk -taking, making each extraction a more strategic and less predictable moment.
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An extraction by now more tactical than comfortable
If embark Studios has not yet detailed the precise measures envisaged to make the use of the raid heights more risky, one thing is certain: players will now have to weigh their decision carefully before choosing this extraction method. The objective is clear: oblige raiders to confront more danger And thus restore the tension proper to the experience of the game. We can imagine various solutions to achieve this: increased time required for the opening of the hatch, more frequent presence of nearby enemies, or even introduction of special events attracting the attention of other players at the time of the opening of a hatch.
The message is clear: embark studios wants the raiders to have the ball again in the stomach when extracting.
A modification expected for the official release in October
These changes will come into force as soon as the official release of ARCÂ Raidersscheduled for October 30. Until then, players can expect more information and adjustments from the latest returns from the community, and potentially a beta before the big launch, on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series.
