Making the entire player base of a game happy is nearly impossible. Even in ARC Raiders, there are players who simply cannot be satisfied with the content, but a large part cannot bear the whining from their own community any longer. They remind who is really to blame for the dissatisfaction.
What frustrates the ARC Raiders community? The ARC Raiders community seems fed up, but for different reasons. While a loud part on Reddit complains about the lack of news and “disinterested devs” with new updates, another part loses patience because of such voices. Forwards_Probe_7550 writes in the mentioned subreddit of ARC Raiders:
I am ready for the downvotes, but someone has to say it… The extent of self-importance in this sub is becoming embarrassing. Every time a thread on patch notes appears, comments like ‘terrible update’, ‘trash’, and ‘the developers don’t care’ flood in. Are we all playing the same game? Because from my perspective, we’ve received more support for a $40 game in five months than most $70 ‘live-service’ titles provide in a year.
For his statement “It’s not the developers who are the problem, it’s your expectations” the player received over 3,300 upvotes and 21 awards, highlighting the community’s agreement. Instead of putting the developers on trial for the aforementioned “disinterest”, the player base emphasizes that a plethora of dissatisfied players are to blame for their anger.
“Stop throwing a tantrum just because a patch doesn’t meet your personal wishes”
What is really the reason for the dissatisfaction of some players? The criticism from some players regarding new updates and “lack of” content stems for many fans from boredom, for which the devs should not be blamed.
The player furmanthegerman and over 670 other users on Reddit believe that the problem lies in the hundreds of hours that people invest in ARC Raiders. It is not the fault of the developers that some players exhaust themselves and enter a kind of “ARC Raiders Burnout”, but a fact that can quickly happen with such grinding. Embark Studios had already struggled with this very problem. Their previous shooter, The Finals, also fell victim to its players’ rapid grind.
“The developers offer a nice, steady stream of tasks, but some should perhaps just take a break and play something else,” he adds. Affectionate-Box-459 comments:
This exhaustion is a major factor in almost every game once you’ve invested a few hundred hours. Unfortunately, this is exacerbated by the current gaming meta, where players rush through all content as fast as possible. Many players don’t take the time to figure things out for themselves, but take the path of least resistance by looking up solutions and then act as if the developers are the problem when they run out of things to do.
What solutions do players offer to the dissatisfied part of the community? To prevent rushing through the content too fast, a few players have found their own methods to avoid the aforementioned exhaustion:
- They avoid guide videos that explain how to reach specific goals as quickly as possible.
- They use the Expeditions in ARC Raiders to get a fresh start with correspondingly new tasks.
- They take breaks and go outside to touch some grass in between.
It is important to mention that criticism is expressed by the community and heard by the developers to create a sustainable, entertaining gaming experience. Criticism is warranted and often leads to positive changes. Some points of criticism in ARC Raiders, which a large part of the player base agrees with, include late spawns, missing feminine cosmetics, and the treatment of cheaters, which continues to frustrate many players. Embark, however, wants to crack down on these unfair players: ARC Raiders punishes greedy cheaters, skips patch, and proves it’s not as “soft” as players think
