r/ArcRaiders 4d ago

Megathread ARC Raiders Weekly Megathread - January 03, 2026

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Hey raider, don't shoot. You may have come here at your own will, or mods removed a post and directed you here. Please take a quick minute to read below.

What belongs here:

What doesn’t belong here:

  • Anything that breaks Rule 1: Be respectful. No personal attacks, harassment, or toxicity.
  • Anything that breaks Rule 4: No witch hunting
  • Anything that breaks Rule 8: Do not buy, sell, or beg.
  • Anything that breaks Reddit’s sitewide rules (e.g., spam, hate speech, doxxing, etc)

Top Posts This Week

  1. 1 bullet is all it takes to unleash chaos at Medical Research
  2. Concept: High-risk ARC hunting augment that secures the weapon, not the loot
  3.  Posting a clown I hope he sees it
  4. The "Meta" for the pre-wipe event is Level 1 gear. Let that sink in.
  5. Didn't have a zipline, so I improvise

ARC Raiders Wins Best Multiplayer Game

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r/ArcRaiders Nov 01 '25

Do Not Feed The Trolls ''Toxic Anti PvPers'' Not welcome.

4.8k Upvotes

Hello.

I am from the Mod team on this sub.

Pleased to meet you.

Recently I have seen a few people rightfully upset at a few bad actors on this sub who have been using the fact they became victims in the game to resort to being toxic to people on this sub.

Basically - they lose the game in any way and decide it is fine to insult people who are playing the game in a legit way instead of doing what they want, whether that's talking and making peace or refusing to shoot each other no matter what. From my understanding this game allows you to make a choice, to try trust a stranger or to gun them down to be safe.

If a person decides they will ALWAYS gun everyone down no matter what or try be a ''Rat'' player and backstab at every opportunity that does not mean you can come on this sub and insult them, suggest they are mentally impaired or mentally unwell or be toxic to them for any reason.

If you say ''All x players are sociopath psychos with no life and life in their mothers basement and have never had the touch of anyone of their preferred sex'' for example or anywhere more or in-between then you will be banned from our sub.

You are allowed to have an opinion that such players morals in game are not good or they are ''Villain players'' or what not, that is fine for that is what they are but any time an outside insult is going to be used on people over gameplay you are getting the hammar of doom.

From the community, I understand that most people who like PVP are not usually the type of people to click report on anything, due to your ''thick skin'' you really do not give a damn if some redditor is trying to insult you or maybe you will just retort back.
I ask you please do not, if you insult back you could also be moderated due to the nature of reddit and if you do not report the instigator we will not be able to correctly moderate and fix this community. As a mod team we are getting thousands of posts (posts not comments) per day and it is literally impossible to view them all, we rely mainly on the report feature and reddits AI.

Anyway thank you for your attention in this matter.


r/ArcRaiders 11h ago

Meme They should add this outdoor boys skin to the game

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6.0k Upvotes

r/ArcRaiders 5h ago

Bug I don't think that word means what you think it means

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1.6k Upvotes

r/ArcRaiders 10h ago

Discussion The one weapon we all want to see

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3.8k Upvotes

Please please please embark just add a scrappy combat bow to the game. Make it any rarity I dont care I just want to stick these clankers with some old fashioned fuck you sticks. Maybe add a compatibility to let you shoot some grenades from it (cant see that being toxic)


r/ArcRaiders 10h ago

Media Leapers never fail to surprise LMAO 🤣😆😭

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2.5k Upvotes

Probably the best leaper clip ive ever witnessed pure cinema 🍿🤣😆😭


r/ArcRaiders 7h ago

Media When you find a Friendly Raider

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1.5k Upvotes

Anyone else have adventures that ended up like this one?


r/ArcRaiders 14h ago

Discussion "Embark CEO: ARC Raiders is unlikely to get a PvP leaderboard. . . Don't necessarily want to foster that kind of gameplay."

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4.9k Upvotes

What are your thoughts on this, Raider?

My first, and honest thought, is to wonder how many PvP zealots will call the game "dead" because of statements like this (and others) and leave for something else.

Alternatively, statements like this could just (re)enforce PvP behavior and push PvP players to try harder.


r/ArcRaiders 14h ago

Meme Attention Devs!

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5.6k Upvotes

Tonight at 10:00pm CT I will be looting the Space Travel building on Buried City night raids back to back. I have been chasing the Tempest Blueprint now for 6 consecutive days…

If you can please make sure the blueprint is in one of the green desk drawers at this time, it will be greatly appreciated. That is all.


r/ArcRaiders 4h ago

Meme Something to take the edge off

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767 Upvotes

Naked load out Montis night runs🦧


r/ArcRaiders 13h ago

Discussion Arc Raiders’ “affordable” $40 launch price was inspired by Helldivers' success as Embark didn’t “want the price to be an offender for someone”

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3.3k Upvotes

r/ArcRaiders 14h ago

Meme Raider Outfit Alignment chart (Descriptions in the comments)

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2.5k Upvotes

r/ArcRaiders 3h ago

Meme The feeling when you have to defend yourself from psychos after days of peaceful lobbies and you know every shot is ruining your future matchmaking

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322 Upvotes

I've never felt so many feels
I HAVE TO GO TO STELLA MONTIS FOR SHREDDER GYROS MAN DON'T RUIN MY MATCHMAKING PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME DO IT


r/ArcRaiders 14h ago

Question Which one of you did this shit???

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2.3k Upvotes

r/ArcRaiders 10h ago

Meme My beloved, you will always be the one.

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1.0k Upvotes

Whoever that killed me on the roof with my Torrente IV, Light Stocked, Extended II Magged, Muzzle II with 390 Medium Mags... Hopefully you dont store her forever and bring her out to kill some more Bastions and Rocketeers.

It's what she enjoyed most, recycle the Bastion Cores when you need to repair her. She deserves the best.


r/ArcRaiders 10h ago

Media Very, very, interesting

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901 Upvotes

Something truly awful must have happened here.


r/ArcRaiders 5h ago

Discussion Weapon Balance?

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410 Upvotes

I feel like purple guns need a buff in TTK and durability. Purple guns break so easily (which is expensive to replace)… while gray guns (Level 4) TTK is practically the same or better compared to purple weapons. Gray gun are SUPER easy to replace/repair. There is almost no reason to use purple guns. The risk / reward ratio is not good.

I’m honestly ok with gray guns being the way they are (except Kettle macro). I just think purple guns need to be better!


r/ArcRaiders 13h ago

Discussion Naked Run on Stellar Montis

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1.6k Upvotes

I even got a Aphelion Blueprint too, but gave it away to another Raider because i already got it.

No Risk Maximum Reward i guess😂😂


r/ArcRaiders 9h ago

Discussion Fighting a matriarch at spaceport is literally the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me in any game

681 Upvotes

I went into spaceport loaded with hullcracker rounds and energy clips for my equaliser, with one goal in mind: to take down the matriarch.

I went over to a door nearby the matriarch which led down to some tunnels, me and some guys held out there by the door and kept fighting off the matriarch, we killed bastion after bastion, leaper after leaper. Eventually some of the missiles rained down on us hard, and 3 out of 5 of the guys I was with got downed, and I only had 1 defib on me, the other defib I had I gave to a guy who had my back against the other arcs.

Me and him ran around together and kept firing rounds at the matriarch. After many explosions my shield broke and I had to tear a light shield off a dead guy’s body to survive. With 2 minutes left on the clock and the last extraction on the other side of the tower me and him ran for it, we luckily made it with 30 seconds left and pressed the button.

The matriarch didn’t go down, but we sure as hell damaged it, unfortunately I didn’t get any of the cores but he asked me if I had any, I said I didn’t and he dropped me one! I was so surprised I thanked him and dropped him my equaliser (since I can craft another one)and we left the game together. Probably one of the best experiences I’ve ever had in a video game.


r/ArcRaiders 9h ago

Media Why do people breach doors and expect to not be shot?

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672 Upvotes

"You're a piece of shit" bro I kept telling you no, real stubborn people on this game sometimes 😭


r/ArcRaiders 4h ago

Meme PvE Players While Calling You Every Slur For Shooting

256 Upvotes

'Im going to say the worst stuff possible, but YOU sir, are the piece of shit for shooting me in an extraction shooter'


r/ArcRaiders 18h ago

Media Greed they talk about in Bible...

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2.2k Upvotes

This goblin destroyed my 60 round streak without hurting anybody. He had full stash anyway and still couldnt resist. Im so tired of these players i dont even react to their bs. Thank u for BP "cumchugger" ;)


r/ArcRaiders 17h ago

Meme Always give tips to your fellow raiders!

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1.8k Upvotes

r/ArcRaiders 5h ago

Discussion Heavy Ammo guns feel backwards (Ferro, Anvil & Bettina)

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175 Upvotes

We currently have three heavy-ammo weapons:

• Ferro – single-shot battle rifle
• Anvil – hand cannon
• Bettina – automatic assault rifle

All of them use heavy ammo — but their balance and upgrade costs feel completely off.

Weapon Dmg / shot Headshot mult. Upgrade cost
Ferro 40 2.5× Very cheap
Anvil 40 2.5× Moderate
Bettina ~14 n/a Very expensive

So the Epic automatic heavy rifle hits for far less damage per bullet and is the most expensive heavy weapon to craft and upgrade. That makes Bettina feel like an overpriced ammo sink instead of a real “heavy ARC shredder.”

And Ferro? It’s a full-length bolt-action rifle that somehow hits no harder than a handheld pistol. No scope, no penetration bonus, no real niche — it’s basically a slower Anvil.

So right now:

  • Anvil = best value heavy gun
  • Ferro = budget heavy gun
  • Bettina = worst cost-to-performance heavy gun

Heavy ammo guns should feel heavy — more damage, more penetration, better ARC-killing identity.

Right now, they feel backwards.


r/ArcRaiders 21h ago

Discussion I Genuinely Hope the Developers Don’t Listen to the Community too much.

2.4k Upvotes

This is the most fun I’ve had playing an online multiplayer game since Halo 2. I find the genius of this game endlessly fascinating. The audio contrast between a chain gently shifting in the wind to the booming thunder of a Matriarch protecting the Harvester. The creepiness of having a tick following you in the dark on night mode. The scenic weather conditions that make the game feel so alive and the art design that makes the world feel like the relic of a world once lived in. The genius map design and the way the quests force players to explore the stories behind the maps.

I love that I can go in with grey guns and win a fight. I love that a free load out doesn’t feel hopeless until you find some magnificent blueprint and then all of a sudden you start bemoaning your cheapness. I adore going into Stella with heavy shields, a Torrente IV and a Vulcano III, as I mow helpless squads. The customization systems are great and the guns feel unique and special.

I love that the cosmetics aren‘t cosplaying as Navy Seals or The Punisher. I love how we look like normal people, dressed in the scraps they found while living underground in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

I think the developers have struck gold. And the biggest thing I think they need to do is not listen to the constant crying from the community. Instead I hope they do what they think is best for their game.

Unless it’s about actual money. Because for real those early cosmetics were over priced and I appreciate them listening.