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Arc Raiders

Jumped back into this after stopping early this year. Having fun again, will try pve only mode later as that's how I tend to play solo. If on with mates its pvp.

Anyone else getting audio issue on pendola when walking in the snow, like someone else is behind/beside you? But its just your own footsteps doing mad ****.
 
ED209 said:
anyone given the PVE only a try yet?
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First time playing in so long, done three raids in pve mode.
First run was mostly remembering keybinds etc.
Managed to die to on arc on second run as i got way too careless.
3rd run was very enjoyable, got some quests done and fought eventually killing some big arc.

I really enjoy fighting arc but i feel they need to add more arc to the maps to make it feel more dangerous.
Im playing a lot of Active Matter lately and its pve AI are a real challenge at times mainly down to numbers and different mobs fighting eachother and grouping up together once you get involved.
If they could do similar with the Arc here and maybe added more progression and quests etc it could be a fantastic PVE experience, as it is its fun to fight arc but we need more to increase the danger and the frequency of combat.
Overall im very happy to jump in and play 100% PVE arc raiders.
 
Tried PvE only this afternoon, managed to get a few raids in. After first round I took in defibs as it was surprising how many raider flares were going off.

Mainly people getting jumped on by multiple wasps/hornets/fireflies. Certainly more aggressive and numbers increased.

Was taking on a rocketeer and a raider crept up behind me, usually that would've been the end, he said "rocketeer??" and joined in killing it.

Bit weird trying to get used to not being 3rd partied at the mo, but enjoyable experience so far.

Just the lack of loot is a pain, especially as I'm levelling from the last expedition and the looting containers really helps the levelling up.
 
I did the Emperor yesterday, I opened up with my key, made good progress though, only one raider passed me when I fell on one of the climbs.
Got to the loot room with around 20:00 minutes left - bone dry. I guess some had done the Showstopper/Hornet driver glitch, so a bit of a let down - they claim to have patched that now, but I'm not wasting another key till it's confirmed.

Not a problem for me right now, I took a low speed tumble on the scooter today, and earned a couple of radial fractures to my wrist :rolleyes:
Would have liked to try the PVE mode, but I suspect there are going to be a rather large number of rude looters helping themselves to your hard earned ARC swag when there are no consequences. Does the tether gun work in PVE only? Would at least let you drag a raider off your prize.
I was going to say "pull a radier off", but I know how childish you all are :D

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I've played a few games of PVE and found the arc are in much great numbers. I did manage to crawl out of Stella Mintu's with the level 3 looting - survivor I think - when I was sure I was dead. Being able to open the map is a literal life saver!!

I got some weird graphical corruption on the floor of the seed room though on my 9070xt
 
Yes I did a round on Riven Tides, normally hang out at the beach side elevator. I ran down and got absolutely mobbed by arc. Bombardier, 3 spotters, and a fleet of wasps, hornets, fireflys, vaporizers and rocketeers!

I swear someone must've lobbed about 10 snitch scanners down there, had absolutely no chance.
Haven't lost any gear in ages, so that was a bit annoying.
 
Nullzzz said:
I did the Emperor yesterday, I opened up with my key, made good progress though, only one raider passed me when I fell on one of the climbs.
Got to the loot room with around 20:00 minutes left - bone dry. I guess some had done the Showstopper/Hornet driver glitch, so a bit of a let down - they claim to have patched that now, but I'm not wasting another key till it's confirmed.

Not a problem for me right now, I took a low speed tumble on the scooter today, and earned a couple of radial fractures to my wrist :rolleyes:
Would have liked to try the PVE mode, but I suspect there are going to be a rather large number of rude looters helping themselves to your hard earned ARC swag when there are no consequences. Does the tether gun work in PVE only? Would at least let you drag a raider off your prize.
I was going to say "pull a radier off", but I know how childish you all are :D

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I played a few rounds yesterday. Seen a couple of folk destroy a bully and then roughly 15 guys turned up looting it :p

Way worse than before, too easy when there's no threat of being killed. I have no idea how you balance that. I could easily to into matriarch maps naked and just steal loot with 0 consequences.
 
Went down to a shredder in PVE. He wouldn't de agro after so I couldn't escape him even with a survivor.

Edit: the 1st few PVE games in the afternoon were fine. By the evening I went to the emperor on the new map and there is 4 guys hanging around the entrance with no mics. Clearly waiting for someone with a key to"nick" the loot. Later I killed a bastion from a distance on Buried. 5 players ran to it after I killed it before me. I didn't even bother looting it!


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rp2000 said:
Went down to a shredder in PVE. He wouldn't de agro after so I couldn't escape him even with a survivor.

Edit: the 1st few PVE games in the afternoon were fine. By the evening I went to the emperor on the new map and there is 4 guys hanging around the entrance with no mics. Clearly waiting for someone with a key to"nick" the loot. Later I killed a bastion from a distance on Buried. 5 players ran to it after I killed it before me. I didn't even bother looting it!


rp2000
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Yeah I caught two guys on solo doing this, so I just hung around them letting everyone know. They got verbally mad, probably the most fun I've had in a while. They literally hid in the building corner peaking waiting it out. Shouting at me to hide too.

Nah bros. Lure grenades a bully on top of them.

Allegedly there's a glitch if the door opens they can just go around and loot the main area
 
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Begbie said:
Allegedly there's a glitch if the door opens they can just go around and loot the main area
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That glitch was fixed with yesterdays update.

Someone said you can "grief" players by placing the skulker canon (not sure what its called) in PVE. I didn't try it yet as that cannon can also shoot the person who placed it!

There is a bully always near the emperor entrance, so maybe that will eventually scare off the freeloaders!

On a side note, I really need the Frigate Inductor, if anyone has one spare. I can trade it for the Emperor Modulator or any other items that can be used for amplifying weapons (I have loads) I've upgraded all the other new stuff, but I can't start researching the high level amplifications without my research bench reaching level 4. I have all the items needed apart from the Inductor.

On another side note: Despite similar rewards, I don't think Frigate can be done solo, whereas Emperor Dungeons can be (I think you only encounter 5 Hydra's in all the rooms and they are quite easy with a hullcracker).


rp2000
 
rp2000 said:
That glitch was fixed with yesterdays update.

Someone said you can "grief" players by placing the skulker canon (not sure what its called) in PVE. I didn't try it yet as that cannon can also shoot the person who placed it!

There is a bully always near the emperor entrance, so maybe that will eventually scare off the freeloaders!

On a side note, I really need the Frigate Inductor, if anyone has one spare. I can trade it for the Emperor Modulator or any other items that can be used for amplifying weapons (I have loads) I've upgraded all the other new stuff, but I can't start researching the high level amplifications without my research bench reaching level 4. I have all the items needed apart from the Inductor.

On another side note: Despite similar rewards, I don't think Frigate can be done solo, whereas Emperor Dungeons can be (I think you only encounter 5 Hydra's in all the rooms and they are quite easy with a hullcracker).


rp2000
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Frigate is impossible solo, you literally need three people to do it.

Not found a key to even attempt the dungeon yet.
 
Begbie said:
Frigate is impossible solo, you literally need three people to do it.

Not found a key to even attempt the dungeon yet.
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I have 4 or 5. If you really struggle I can give you one. (I'm on PS5, but I can turn on crossplay, add you, drop the item etc). I done it before with PS5 players.


rp2000
 
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Begbie said:
Damn where you finding them?
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You have to craft them!

In the redirection event you can find the blueprint and also the 3 parts you need to craft it, once learnt Arc plated coupler, arc inductive coupler and 1 other I forget. The parts can be found on other maps as well, but the new map drops more. Apparently the blueprint is rare, but I found 3 already and gave 2 away. By the time I found the blueprint I already had enough parts to craft 7 keys!


rp2000
 
PvE mode is wild, it's just people hovering at the edges for others to use keys/kill the bigger Arcs and then jump in to steal all the loot.

I've also seen more people die to the cold weather in the PvE mode than I think I ever saw before on the regular mode.

I don't mind the PvE mode, I think they should make the Arcs more lethal than they are currently in the PVE mode - but it's definitely showing that a lot of the crowd that wanted the 'PVE only' mode were only there to steal loot and have zero risk in doing so. They don't even fight the ARC, they just want the gear!
 
I think the wasp/hornet/firefly density is higher on PVE maps. But the big arc seems to follow the normal spawn cycles. I would be in favour of them doubling the amount of Bastion/Bomba/Shredder/Rocketeer and Vaporisers on each PVE map. I think at the moment I only get 1 Bastion and Bomba, until there are killed and 1-2 Rocketeers/Vaporisers when you load a fresh raid, and it's not enough tbh.

In fact, replace pops and fireballs with Comets as well on PVE.


rp2000
 
t2na said:
I don't mind the PvE mode, I think they should make the Arcs more lethal than they are currently in the PVE mode - but it's definitely showing that a lot of the crowd that wanted the 'PVE only' mode were only there to steal loot and have zero risk in doing so. They don't even fight the ARC, they just want the gear!
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Maybe people who didn't upgrade their benches since the last expedition? If so once they get their fill of bastion/Bomba/Rocketeer/leaper cells they'll stop!


rp2000
 
So much anger from pvp players, on reddit, steam forums,platforms like X, facebook you name it the pvp crowd are crying hard.
All because they are giving us a different way to play.

PVE is gaining traction in so many games.
Look at Arc Raiders, Marathon all adding PVE modes.
Also newer games like Active Matter and Grayzone Warfare, with pve and pvpve modes and Incursion red River with just PVE.
Then take into account , Space Marine 2 , Darktide,Deep Rock Galactic, Helldivers 2 PVE all doing great.
Even Tarkov has more playing PVE mode than the standard pvp mode.
The pvp only guys need to learn PVE is here to stay in many games.
 
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