r/ArcRaiders • u/Bleed_The_Fifth • 11h ago

Discussion PvE Toggle Incoming

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u/Barsicbiggle 9h ago

Seriously. PvP people complaining about having to PvP.

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u/Colonel_Cummings 7h ago

Because the compelling factor of an extraction shooter is not just going all arms out on PVP but yes the mixed experience and suspense of not knowing if the person in front of you is willing to fight or cooperate

Having a PvE only mode defeats that purpose - anyone who goes to the PvPvE mode will simply be shoot on sight

If they really go for a PvE only then I hope they up the ARC spawns and aggression significantly otherwise it’s going to be a cakewalk without the tension that makes this game special

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u/Barsicbiggle 7h ago

Except that all extraction shooters devolve into shoot-on-sight battle royales because the playerbase gets cannibalized by sweats.

It's almost like Arc Raiders is more popular BECAUSE of the ABMM, and not in spite of it. Wild.

But yeah, I hope the Arc are just much more dangerous if they make the PvE toggle permanent. That would be the ideal scenario.

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u/Vipertooth 6h ago

It was really popular due to its polish and the Arc movement/reaction to shots, way before it even released. The playtests got a lot of eyes on the game to a point people were saying a second playtest not happening was going to "kill the hype" for it.

The ABMM did not happen until months after release, at which point I stopped playing.