Arc Raiders‘ first main replace, North Line, launches tomorrow, November 13.
Live from 1.30am PT (4.30am ET / 9.30am GMT / 10.30am CET), the brand new replace introduces a complete new area north of the Rust Belt referred to as Stella Montis, described as “chilly, pristine, and stuffed with the remnants of humanity’s misplaced ambitions.” Ouch.
“Raiders who full its challenges will get well uncommon assets, new gameplay objects, and potential weapon blueprints hidden within the ruins, revealing the following step within the battle to reclaim the floor,” developer Embark Studios teased. “Entry to Stella Montis should first be earned — the tunnels resulting in the brand new area will solely open as soon as the worldwide neighborhood completes Breaking New Floor.
Speaking of which, Breaking New Floor is a brand new neighborhood unlock occasion the place gamers should work collectively to revive the tunnels to Stella Montis, incomes new occasion foreign money, Deserves, as they go. It goes stay concurrently the brand new content material unlocks, full with new challenges because the neighborhood works in the direction of revealing the following frontier and triggering the Staking Our Declare Part II. Do not hold round, although — this new monitor will solely be obtainable till December.
That is not all, both. Embark has confirmed we’ll additionally get to satisfy two new enemies, “every bringing distinct challenges to the floor.” The Matriarch — described as a “hulking ARC that makes the Queen look pleasant by comparability”— will seem beneath particular map circumstances and will likely be obtainable from the beginning of Breaking New Floor.
The Shredder, nonetheless, will likely be unique to Stella Montis and can solely emerge as soon as the brand new area opens, “forcing Raiders to remain sharp in close-quarters encounters.” To take them on, gamers could make use of the brand new Vitality Burst Battle Rifle, a set of recent Mines — Impulse, Timed, and Gasoline Leap — in addition to contemporary Playstyles Lone Wolf and Trailblazer, and all-new Questlines themed round Stella Montis.
Arc Raiders North Line Content material Overview:
- New Map: Stella Montis
- Group Unlock Occasion:
- Breaking New Floor
- Begins Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m. CET
- Multi-phase neighborhood occasion resulting in Stella Montis unlock
- New ARC:
- New Weapon and Gameplay Objects:
- Vitality Burst Battle Rifle
- Impulse Mine, Timed Mine, Gasoline Leap Mine
- New Play Types: Lone Wolf and Trailblazer
- New Stella Montis Quests
Following all that, Arc Raiders’ subsequent replace, Chilly Snap, launches in December. “The North Line is only the start of Arc Raiders’ post-launch roadmap,” Embark concluded. “The subsequent replace, Chilly Snap, arrives this December – introducing the Flickering Flames occasion, new snowfall Map Situation, the awaited Expedition Challenge Raider reset, and extra.”
The North Line replace goes stay alongside revised beauty costs, that are lowered following a participant backlash. Duo matchmaking silently went stay earlier this week, Embark confirmed.
“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 a superb time with Arc Raiders, 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 business success. Nexon additionally revealed that the extraction shooter had reached an enormous concurrent rely of 700,000 gamers throughout all platforms.
If this has tempted you into leaping into Arc Raiders, take a look at our information to the greatest settings, discover out what expertise we advocate unlocking first, and see find out how to earn loot by delivering discipline depot crates.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and advisor 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.