I just found out that Embark used genAI to replace recalling it's voice actors. And I am devastated. It was my GOTY and now I'm boycotting it. To the point that I decided to be vocal about it.

I don't want any AI (not talking about machine learning for the way the Arcs move, I'm talking about the voice actors being replaced) in the work of art that I think are the video games I play.

To game developers: Stop using AI in your video games!

Je viens de découvrir que Embark a utilisé de l'IA générative pour remplacer ses acteurs. Et franchement je suis tellement déçu. C'était clairement mon GOTY, et maintenant je me retrouve à boycotter tout ça, au point de carrément en faire des posts pour toucher le plus de monde possible.

Je ne veux aucune IA (et attention, je ne parle pas du machine learning utilisé pour les déplacements des Arcs) dans les oeuvres d'art que je consomme.

Aux développeurs: Arrêtez d'utiliser de l'IA dans les jeux vidéos !

We are rolling out an update right now, make sure to restart your client to download.

Removed a zipline that allowed players to get out of bounds on Stella Montis.

Fixed collision that allowed players to vault and fall through a wall in Blue Gate.

Fixed material issues that caused multiple objects to not block bullet fire or ARC vision.

Fixed a gap in the collision on Spaceport Launch Tower that allowed players to be shot through the wall.

We also want to give you a quick update on the patch cadence in the coming weeks.

Since the release, we have been patching every Thursday to catch the most critical issues while the team was in full swing. Our goal is to continue to investigate and fix critical issues as soon as we can, but it will not be on a weekly cadence.

From now on, our release window and store rotation will shift to Tuesdays, however, as the winter holiday period approaches, the team will be taking a much needed break so that we can come back in January ready to bring more updates. During this time we will continue to monitor and work on critical issues.

In the meantime, we are getting ready for the much larger Cold Snap update coming on Tuesday and it will bring many different fixes we have been working on along with all the new goodies.

We really appreciate all your feedback which helps us continue to improve the game.

From their Steam news page:

"Hello Raiders,

What a wild six weeks.

You have explored every inch of Topside. You’ve climbed, clambered, slid, rolled, fought, collaborated, and boogied across every plain, in every nook, and through every hallway.

At Embark HQ, we’ve had an amazing time watching you do it. Our internal channels are full of your wacky adventures across the Rust Belt - we love seeing you at work, and you inspire us to do more!

Help us improve

Now you’ve become acquainted with the world of ARC Raiders, we want to know what you think of it. We’re proud of the maps we’ve created so far - but we know that YOU, the player, are best placed to offer valuable feedback and suggestions, so we can continue to design immersive worlds you want to be in.

By completing our player feedback survey, you’ll help us do just that. We’ll ask you about the maps, playstyles you are encountering, the pacing of action, and a few more aspects of gameplay.

To participate in the survey:

• You must have played all the maps
• Login with your Embark ID through the link
• You’ll see a link to the survey after login

Complete the survey

Your feedback helps us make the best games we can - thank you for helping us out!

Happy raiding,

The ARC Raiders Team"

Interesting points being raised. If this turns out to be true, I might as well stop my grind to 5 mio.

This was shared on the game's official Discord with the message "16.12.25"

A few dozen solo sessions this weekend. Overwhelmingly friendly; sharing tips, trading BPs, taking down larger ARCs and splitting the loot. I bought the game for my kids and was excited to have them experience what I did.

Sadly, 6 team matches, every single one with a toxic group not even trying to chat - straight to KOS and more often that not, deciding to make some asshole comment pre-knockout.

Play the game how you want, I get it, but if humanity was in this situation, wouldn't we want all humans working together against ARC?

Anyway, that's my rant and why I'll be slowly letting this game get dusty in my Steam library. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

The Expedition hit a minor delay, and the window will now open on 17th December.
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One million Coins worth of value equals one extra skill point for your new Raider.
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+12 Stash space

is a Raider carrying like 20 propane tanks into a run like where the hell are they stored? Embark clarify this

To my surprise, Arc Raiders runs surprisingly well on the steamdeck. The TV is probably not even FullHD, but the reaction time is really good. I expected it to be much worse.

For anyone who isn't aware of this yet Embark has a feedback survey going till Nov 24th. The last page of it has a couple of open ended questions where you can write down your thoughts on how they could improve the game or whatever. Worth a few minutes of your time if you enjoy this game as much as most of us seem to. I'd really hate to see this thing turn into a Tarkov-like, personally. I'm not asking them to turn it into some pure casual fluffy thing but smoothe it out somehow for those of us who play on the lighter side of the spectrum please!

The last couple of nights played roughly 30 solo raids, I've only run into maybe two other people with prox enabled, which was not the vibe in previous weeks. Almost nobody emotes lately either. So many KoS and campers. Tonight 6 out of 10 runs I got melted from behind by someone from far enough away that I couldn't have heard them first if I had tried. And/or exfil campers which are fine once in awhile, but not every damn run. It gets old. I'm going to turn cross-play off next time I go topside and see if that helps a bit.

I'm one of the millions that doesn't play pure shooters (anymore) and bought this game because I saw how friendly and fun the PvE and community were (past-tense intentional). Randos fighting arc and doing fun stuff and occassionally geting into a scrap with each other if shit gets weird. I can handle some PvP but if it becomes the dominant experience of the majority of my raids I'm just not going to play this game anymore. I play games to de-stress and relax and have fun. If I come out of a sesh pissed off, that's the opposite of what I'm looking for. If the vP overtakes the vE completely what's the point.

Lots of talk about a karma/rep system, I think that would be great. Something like the Dishonored series where the environment becomes increasingly hostile toward you as a player if you insist on being that way yourself. It would def help balance things. Also Embark has the data, they could try matching people with others who have similar k2d ratios or something. Not eliminate the PvP altogether from lobbies but weight it different so those folks going in strictly to KOS are with others who enjoy that kind of play. And vice versa. idk. Just venting at this point.

Take care and see you out there.

Cross posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39256755

I know for The Finals they wanted to make sure that it can be played on the Steam Deck (at least for now), but what about ARC Raiders? Can we expect a similar commitment?

I currently play in console but I'm debating getting a second copy to play on my Steamdeck. Has anyone here used the Embark account to play on multiple platforms? I already have an Embark ID.

1. Guns should retain a history of their owners. Would be cool to see how weapons get passed around.
2. Proximity chat only mode. In duos and trios, would make it much more interesting trying to communicate with your team trying to decide what to do about other raiders.

Good god, man. How do I petition the developers for a bounty system? It would help solve the griefer problem.

Link to full size image: https://files.catbox.moe/n5b969.jpeg

Courtesy of user zeetu:

If it’s not on this list, you don’t need it for long term progression.

This is the most concise version of a “what to keep” cheat sheet I could design. Some items like ARC Alloys and Wires are plentiful and not worth tracking.

If you want a more interactive version of this, check out https://arctracker.io/ (no login required)

You can always download the latest pdf version of this on https://arctracker.io/needed-items/cheatsheet

It will be kept up to date with future patches when new content is added.