1- New matchmaking option (Solo VS Squads)

2- Project ARC Trophy Display

3- New set: The Sandwalker

People whining about "not getting any benefit out" of it other than extra xp are missing the point entirely. Going solo vs squads isn’t meant to be a trade off, it’s meant to be a straight up disadvantage. Being solo and knowing there are squads out there makes the game so much more tense, and the added risk creates a whole different feeling gameplay experience.

I get that for some people it's hard to understand that there are those of us who couldn't care less about xp, or loot, or grinding, but rather we get enjoyment out of the events that unfold during a match regardless of the outcome. And adding a challenging matchmaking mode like this is offers the potential for a whole new variety of experiences to have.

If it doesn't sound fun to you, it's not made for you. Embark isn't "out of touch" with the players, they just have a huge player base comprised of people who enjoy different things. If you don’t want to do it just don’t do it, it’s not mandatory haha.

Edit: This isn't about PvP. Unless you're a streamer looking for clips, almost everyone who's actually been in a 1v3 encounter is fully aware their chances of coming out on top are virtually non-existent. It's about the tension that comes with being solo in a squad lobby. 99% of your encounters will involve hiding and/or running away.

All the buttons located around the Buried City map are for the Guitar room puzzle except for the ones near the entrance of all extracts. There are fifteen buttons in total you have to interact with in a specific order to open the room where the instruments are located. If you hit them out of order then the puzzle needs to be reset. https://metaforge.app/arc-raiders/buried-city-music-puzzle-guide Here is a guild on how to do that.

If you want to do this solo you need about 25-30 stims, 1-3 ziplines, a stack of seeker grenades, health items, and a heavy weapon with around 40 ammo. The most critical thing are the stims and zip line to use from the Grandiose apartments to the highway.

So please for the love of God. Stop hitting the buttons if you're not doing the puzzle!

I strongly believe the keys should be stackable! at least the same ones!

They are taking so much space in the inventory.

So many bigger items are stackable already

Chased us through Assembly hitting crazy headshots from far away, then this.

Limited Time Events

High Rollers = You must have a loadout score of 50k+ from augment/shield slots and your primary and secondary weapon slots.

Survival mode: Players can only have free loadouts only. People would take more time looting basic materials as they would need to be constantly crafting on the go for shields/heals etc…

Gun game = Only a specific gun is used by all players I.e Fero

Lockdown protocol = Arc are heavily guarding high tier loot spaces. Arc are constantly respawning.

Elevator cutoff = Only one Elevator is in play with a 5 minute timer. Once it runs out a new one will open.

Confirmed kill = Each raider has a hatch key which can’t be removed from its slot and cannot be used by them. Once you kill a raider you can take their hatch key and extract. Failure to kill anyone and get a key means you can get out (or one elevator spawns for 5 minutes at the end of the round).

Granted some of these might be ass but I would play them a little then some 3v1 mode that not a single soul asked for.

17 bodies 16 free loadouts only thing worth it was a bobcat.

Actually wasn't too bad. Something had to give and the Ticks/Fireballs/Pops took forever. I hit the perfect spawn to kill a Bastion by the hidden bunker with Trailblazers. Figured I should prioritize harvesting next. Wasps are easy, you'll get them just running around. And then 20 minutes spent doing loops waiting for Tick/Fireball/Pop respawns. Should try to bring 20 Adrenaline Shots, only thing I missed. Otherwise, Renegade and lots of ammo, and some Seekers.

Shot in the back while trying to get the Queen's attention, it still hurts the next morning...

Received this as a gift. Weirdly validating for a girl in her 30s who still refuses to leave the lobby

A ragtag group of raiders coming together to take down a Matriarch.
No raider left behind.

Got this game two days after release. Did the first expedition, completed the second one within 20 days of the new season, maxed out all benches, pretty much have all the blueprints, stash is always full, you get the picture. And the game only gets more and more fun for me. If I find any rare loot/good guns/blueprints/reactors, I drop them to the next player who says 'Hey'. I run around defibbing players. Did the buried city puzzle a couple times, so have a bunch of guitars and I run around playing them. I pvp in squads, I'm usually friendly as a solo. but overall, the experience is still fun. Love interacting with other players, dropping a matriarch reactor to a random and hearing a "wooaaahhh" is still super fun. Occasionally get destroyed by campers and the like, but that frees up my stash for more loot. I look forward to new content, but after 250+ hours topside, I still find the game engaging and wanting to play more.

P.S. This is my opinion, feel free to disagree.