Extraction camping in ARC Raiders is considered absolutely taboo by many players. Nevertheless, a raider finds this “regular” camping far too boring and creates a completely unique method.
What has the player created? The raider SilveR_- presented in a clip on the ArcRaiders subreddit that he is not a fan of extraction camping in the game. Based on the content of his clip, it wouldn’t be because of the nasty nature of ruining a player’s fun just before securing, but rather that he finds it “too boring”.
Instead, he goes a step further. With a bit of patience and a lot of barricades, the raider builds his own fortress around an extraction point, which only has one entrance that he monitors.
In the clip, you can already see how another player wants nothing to do with this motivated architect and leaves. However, another shares his impression through the voice channel: “Are you building the whole thing in? Jesus.”
The reactions on Reddit, too, range from disbelief to a form of respect. Some even have more ideas on how to turn this concept into a real strategy.
“And we thought this godforsaken place couldn’t get any worse”
What idea does the community have for the player’s construction project? The reactions to the player’s fortress criticize him less for the action. Rather, players have further ideas to make the fenced extraction point even meaner. For this, they create a “new” form of camping.
Instead of simply shooting other players at the extraction point, there could be a “more civilized” way, which is no less mean: campers could build their own customs station through the barricades:
“You could make it roleplay and make people pay taxes, like a weapon blueprint, to secure extraction :D” (WollsockenVonOma on Reddit).
Could this be a safe method for campers? A player wants to highlight that the clip of the player now gives many extraction campers an “excellent idea” to annoy other players, but another Reddit user reassures him: “Nah, that’s almost advertising for someone waiting. Campers try to get in front of people instead of saying: Hey, get in the van!” (rW0HgFyxoJhYka on Reddit).
What the player ultimately did with his fortress is not shown in the clip. Therefore, it doesn’t have to be that he used his barricade project for nasty intentions. Maybe he just built this fortress to allow other raiders a relaxed extraction. We grant SilveR_- (naive) optimism and naturally assume only good intentions… absolutely.
Another player showed what cheeky things can be done with barricades in ARC Raiders. For this, he started an experiment that, according to his own statement, was absolutely worth all the effort, despite its explosive end: Player in ARC Raiders conducts a risky experiment and proves that just barricades can drive your enemies to despair
