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Arc Raiders is testing a PvE mode because "a large and growing group" refuse to hunt each other

Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios is bowing to the pacifists and trialing a PvE mode in their extraction shooter. If you play between October 13th and 20th, you'll be able to flick a toggle that means you load either into the traditional world of Arc Raiders, where human players vie for the valuable scraps left…

Source: Rock Paper Shotgun••1 month ago•2 sources
Arc Raiders is testing a PvE mode because "a large and growing group" refuse to hunt each other
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  1. Arc Raiders Is Testing a PvE Mode Very SoonIGN
  2. Arc Raiders is finally testing a PvE-only mode: 'We can’t ignore what the data is telling us'PC Gamer

Timeline: ARC Raiders

What’s come out about ARC Raiders so far, newest first.

  1. As Arc Raiders celebrates its first birthday, publisher Nexon reveals the extraction shooter has topped 17 million sales, but revenue is set to declineEurogamer
  2. Adding PvE to Arc Raiders 'isn't a difficult thing to do' but the question still stands how Embark can 'cater to the specific needs of the players'PC Gamer
  3. Arc Raiders devs say that using generative AI voice acting was necessary as actors "would just go crazy if they had to read all of that"Eurogamer
  4. 'There was some really fair criticism': Arc Raiders' devs understand why players were so upset about its AI use but say that it was 'too impractical to record' every voice linePC Gamer
  5. Arc Raiders devs used a music sample 'from a piano in Chernobyl' that someone had discovered in the Forbidden ZonePC Gamer

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