“My experience with ARC Raiders has been hell”: Devs finally lay out anti-cheating plan after continued complaints

After multiple streamers threatened to quit ARC Raiders, developers have finally responded to the game’s ongoing cheating epidemic.

It’s not really news at this point to say that a live service shooter has an abundance of cheaters. Call of Duty, Apex Legends, and Fortnite are constantly being called out on social media for having cheaters, and it doesn’t seem like any anti-cheat measures truly make an impact. So, ARC Raiders having cheaters? Meh. Sucks but deal with it, I guess.

Then, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Michael “shroud” Grzesiek (the game’s biggest supporter) started complaining about the cheating. They may even quit!

“This might be my last day playing for a really long time. Maybe even a couple of weeks until they figure this out. This is really, really bad,” shroud said. “It’s pointless. It’s actually pointless. It’s ran by those fucking guys. Embark has zero control over their game right now.

shroud added that the team was likely off for the holidays, so he’d “give them some slack.” But holidays are over, boys, and you only have a few weeks ot fix the game or shroud is leaving!

Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag has been another vocal streamer that can no longer stand the cheating. He called the experience “hell” due to the “egregious amount of cheating.” It may be even worse than Call of Duty!

“I promise I’m not trying to be self-righteous by telling Embark what to do next, but I think the only option they have to protect the success of this game is similar to how Epic handled Fortnite in the past — legitimate legal action against providers and individuals who are actively supplying and using cheating software,” Nadeshot wrote in his rant.

Embark Studios, do something!

Embark Studios responds to ongoing cheater complaints in ARC Raiders

On January 8th, Embark Studios announced its plan to address cheaters in ARC Raiders. The studio agreed that the cheating issue is something that they need to take “very seriously.” The game’s ruleset will be changed in the coming weeks and new tools will be implemented.

“The team was on vacation,” one community manager stated. “The holidays delayed things a bit, but the dev team wants you to know they are looking into balance issues.

“Rest assured, we hear you and are working to deliver a good gaming experience. Things just aren’t immediate.”

The “significant changes” include a new detection mechanism that will identify and remove cheaters. The anti-cheat system will also be improved. Developers are also working on deploying a tool for streamers that will combat stream snipers.

No specific timeline has been given, but gamers should expect changes to roll out within a few weeks.