Shock! Arc Raiders is chopping the costs of its retailer cosmetics, and will refund anybody who snapped them up earlier than the brand new value goes into impact tomorrow, November 13.
In an replace on the official Arc Raiders website, developer Embark Studios stated it has “heard [player] suggestions,” writing: “We’ve reviewed our costs and made changes to decrease costs the place relevant.” Revised costs go stay tomorrow, November 13, at 1.30am PT / 4.30am ET / 9.30am GMT).
“For any Raider who has already made a purchase order on the outdated pricing, we’ll compensate you for the distinction. These Raider Tokens shall be refunded again into your account routinely within the coming week.”
The staff stopped in need of revealing the brand new costs, or how huge the reductions shall be. Nonetheless, it must be excellent news for gamers, some of whom have been unhappy at the costs, complaining that the premium skins price “half [the] value of the sport” itself.
That is not the one huge information we have had right now, both. Embark additionally confirmed it has been “silently testing” duo matchmaking and has certainly enabled it earlier this week.
“We’ve silently examined and enabled duo prioritized matchmaking, starting earlier this week,” the staff defined. “Duo matchmaking will work like this: first, we prioritize Solos and Squads to play individually. After that, we prioritize Duos to play with different Duos, and for Trios to play with Trios. Please notice that this isn’t a 100% assured system, so it’s possible you’ll at occasions run into differing constellations of gamers aside from your personal.”
Lastly, whereas there’s presently one free Raider Deck accessible for all, sooner or later gamers will see each free and premium decks. Because the staff defined, gameplay Gadgets are solely in free Raider Decks, however to “aid you alongside the way in which as a brand new Raider, now we have included some gameplay Gadgets within the free Raider Deck, which could be unlocked through development.”
There are additionally “no pay-to-win gadgets within the premium Raider Decks,” Embark insisted, saying the “focus” for premium Decks is predicated on “cosmetics and comfort.”
Do not forget that Arc Raiders’ first main replace, North Line, launches tomorrow, November 13. The brand new replace introduces a complete new area north of the Rust Belt known as Stella Montis, described as “chilly, pristine, and full of the remnants of humanity’s misplaced ambitions.” It’ll introduce a complete new area, new group unlock occasion, two new ARCs — Matriarch and Shredder – in addition to new weapons, playstyles, and quests. The subsequent replace, Chilly Snap, arrives this December.
“Arc Raiders raises the bar for extraction shooters just about throughout the board, with an extremely gripping development grind, tense fights towards NPCs and different gamers that make for memorable matches, and loot that feels fully price all of the work and stress it takes to acquire it,” we wrote in IGN’s Arc Raiders overview, which returned an ‘Superb’ 9/10.
We’re not the one ones who’re having time with it, regardless of the controversy round its use of AI. Arc Raiders has now bought over 4 million copies worldwide lower than two weeks since its launch date, cementing its industrial success. Nexon additionally revealed that the extraction shooter had reached an enormous concurrent depend of 700,000 gamers throughout all platforms.
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Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and guide with 15+ years expertise working with a number of the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.