Two strangers are intentionally ruining a player’s raid in ARC Raiders. The community is furious and demands strict penalties.
What kind of player is this? On Reddit, the user “Irock_101” shares an experience he had in ARC Raiders. As he shows in an attached video, his two random teammates threw incendiary grenades at him in the extraction shooter, set him on fire, and did not revive him to steal his loot and gear.
In the comments of the post, several players report that they experienced something similar recently. One user writes that two guys called him a “loot sack” and tried to set him on fire. Fortunately, he managed to escape because the two were “really bad players.”
Just a few days ago, there was a similar post on Reddit. Here, random teammates also threw incendiary grenades at a raider and blocked the exit of the room where the post creator was located with their characters.
Even worse game spoilers than extract campers
This is how the community reacts: Players in the ARC Raiders subreddit agree that the game spoilers are even worse than the “rats” waiting for you at the exit. One user comments: “That’s mean, worse than rats. Compared to that, extract campers are still friendly.”
Many players also emphasize that the Reddit user must report the two players in ARC Raiders and that Embark must ban them.
Such behavior is simply griefing and has nothing to do with how the game is supposed to be played. After all, these are the player’s teammates and not possible PvP opponents encountered randomly on the map.
Can Embark really punish the players? Yes, Embark or the publisher Nexon definitely have the grounds to punish players for such behavior. All players have agreed in the terms of use (via Nexon) to adhere to the code of conduct and thereby certain rules.
Behavior that is considered “harmful” and “harassing” is regarded as a violation of the terms of use, and it is at Nexon’s discretion how they assess the behavior and take action accordingly.
Using cheats is also a violation of the terms of use. Just in February, the developers promised to take a stricter approach against such cheaters after renewed criticism from streamers like Shroud. You can read more about this here: Shroud curses on Twitch, calling ARC Raiders “crap” – Just a few days later, the developers show how the player experience should improve
