Arc Raiders Will Only Get Two Updates a Year Going Forward and Fans Aren't Happy
- On Wednesday, Embark Studios announced Arc Raiders will move from monthly patches to "major updates twice a year," focusing on larger-scale, more impactful releases.
- Pressures of the previous monthly cycle limited content impact, the developer stated; this change allows Embark to invest more deeply in progression, economy balancing, and anti-cheat efforts.
- While major content drops will occur bi-annually, a dedicated live service team continues day-to-day operations including balance fixes and player events. Community players praised the move, saying "This is MASSIVE and exactly what so many of us have been asking for."
- Starting next week, players unlock a new Trader at level 25, allowing trades of high-value items for unique rewards and extra Stash space; users can carry up to five items across the Expedition.
- Arriving in October, the Frozen Trail update promises the largest content release yet, introducing a sprawling new landscape in the Rust Belt and new ARC enemies designed to challenge players in the expanding universe.
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Arc Raiders Will Only Get Two Updates a Year Going Forward and Fans Aren't Happy
Arc Raiders has announced that it will only have two big content updates every year, much to the dismay of players. In a new blog post, Embark Studios revealed that it will release the next big Arc Raiders update, Frozen Trail, in October. This will not only add new locations to explore, but also new enemies, new expansions to the story and lore, and updates to the game's progression systems. It's clear that Embark's ambition is to deliver somet…
Arc Raiders' next major update radically changes what players can expect going forward
Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios is making a major change to how it updates its sci-fi extraction shooter. The studio announced Wednesday that it no longer plans to issue monthly updates to Arc Raiders, because doing so "isn't sustainable, or compatible with the bigger ambitions we have for this game."
ARC Raiders is ditching monthly updates for two major releases a year, and it is easy to see why
Embark Studios announced it is changing how it updates ARC Raiders going forward. The usual monthly major updates are going away. Instead, ARC Raiders will move to two major updates per year, with a dedicated live service team continuing to handle day-to-day stuff like balance fixes, bug fixes, store updates, and player events in between. The idea is that the pressure of monthly cycles was capping how impactful each update could actually be, an…
Embark Studios slows down ARC Raiders content as it focuses on its "biggest update yet"
Embark Studios, the developer behind the hit extraction shooter ARC Raiders, has informed players that it's going to be changing how it works on updates going forward. The studio is giving players a longer wait between content drops, so that they can be more substantial. The first example of this is the upcoming Frozen Trail update, which lands in October. That gives us five months to wait before the next update, however Embark revealed in a ne…
Embark Studios, the developer behind the successful ARC Raiders extraction shooter, has informed players that it will change their way of working on updates from now on. The studio is giving players a longer wait between content updates, to make them more substantial. The first example of this is the upcoming Frozen Trail update, which will arrive in October. That gives us five months of waiting until the next update, however Embark has revealed…
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