Arc Raiders is arguably the most popular multiplayer shooter at the moment. Even developer Embark wouldn’t have imagined it could overshadow the player counts of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6. While it’s extremely popular, it is by no means an easy game. Whether it’s thanks to Arcs or other raiders, you’re sure to lose some great loot on some of your runs.
I absolutely love the game, but I can admit that I find it a bit difficult at times. Even when I was having a stellar round in terms of loot, a stray leaper ruined it out of nowhere. While there are those who’ve mastered taking down the mechanical enemies, there are those like me who may struggle with it. It seems that the devs are now considering amping up the difficulty.
Arc Raiders’ Arcs May Get Buffed
In a conversation with GamesRadar+, Arc Raiders design lead Virgil Watkins revealed that the community has become adept at handling Arcs, even Queens and Matriarchs. While the game is in a great place at the moment, he noted that it needs to keep things challenging as a live service game. This includes amping up the difficulty of Arcs.
“I think we are pretty happy with what they are now, but I don’t think we can subsist forever on that,” he said. “I think eventually, if we introduce yet another six-legged giant spidery robot, it’s kind of like, ‘Okay, we got it.’ So yeah, I think it’s looking toward where we take those types of experiences in the future to something else or something additional, seeing how we can escalate the experience for the player on the PvE side.
Arc Raiders Expeditions’ Most Annoying Feature Will Be Reworked, Says Dev
Future expeditions will be different.
Watkins noted that players have figured out how to tackle the current set of Arcs, using a mix of items and tactics to take them down easily. What were once feared hunters are no more than minor inconveniences now; at least for most players. This is where the devs will be looking to grow the game next. However, introducing more Queens and Matriarchs could affect performance.
“That is the challenge,” Watkins added. “We want to go wherever’s practical for us, or wherever feels fun, but then you start running into the practical side of, will this blow up the server? Can it even support these kinds of things? Our ambitions are definitely large, and I’m not going to say that you’re going to meet one anytime soon, but obviously you see the giant walking ones in the background and stuff. That’s what we’re trying to show some contrast with as we go forward.”
- Released
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October 30, 2025
- ESRB
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Teen / Violence, Blood
- Developer(s)
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Embark Studios
- Publisher(s)
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Embark Studios
