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Great game when it 1st came out, but gets stale very quickly. You repeat the same quests/missions over and over again. And my friends and I want a player vs environment mode, we don't like fighting other players. If we wanted to fight other players we would have played COD etc.
ARC Raiders is a looter shooter that shines in short bursts, especially at $22, with the Steam PC code confirmed working and cross play or cross save support making the platform choice flexible. The game loop can be a lot of fun for weeks, and the price is being called a steal for anyone into the genre. The main knocks are repetitive quests, a weak endgame, and a grind that leans heavily on scavenging and inventory management. PvP also dominates many lobbies, while cheating and slow content updates are recurring concerns, so it fits best if that loop is what you want.
Looter-shooter fans who like short-session extraction runs, because the game stays entertaining for weeks before the endgame turns into a grind.
The game is heavily PvP-leaning, especially in duo and trio lobbies, while solo lobbies are usually calmer. It can feel repetitive if you want pure PvE, and the PvE loop is described as getting stale quickly.
At $22, it is considered a strong buy for looter-shooter fans and a steal compared with higher launch prices. It can keep you busy for weeks, but the endgame is light and eventually turns into a grind.
Xbox supports cross-saves between console and PC for Play Anywhere titles, so that setup can carry progress across both platforms. Steam is still the safer choice if you want your save tied to PC storefront ownership.
Yes. The PC (WW) option is a Steam code and it activated successfully at $21.89. That makes it the PC/Steam version rather than a separate launcher key.
You can play Helldivers2 if you want pure pve. The devs chose to add the pvp aspects because they though the game was boring, and they are right. Pve gets stale very quickly.
I played HD 2 with friends before AR. That game for boring for us pretty quickly too unfortunately.
Got through a little over an hour of play. Zero story. I can grind in a million other games and also get a story/point along with it. I just don't understand the point of grind for the sake of grind which is all ARC Raiders is. I got it for free but its not even worth the storage space it takes up.
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ARC Raiders is a looter shooter that shines in short bursts, especially at $22, with the Steam PC code confirmed working and cross play or cross save support making the platform choice flexible. The game loop can be a lot of fun for weeks, and the price is being called a steal for anyone into the genre. The main knocks are repetitive quests, a weak endgame, and a grind that leans heavily on scavenging and inventory management. PvP also dominates many lobbies, while cheating and slow content updates are recurring concerns, so it fits best if that loop is what you want.
The game can be played across console and PC, which supports flexible platform choice.
The $22 price point is viewed as worthwhile for looter-shooter fans despite endgame limits.
The PC (WW) option provides a Steam code that worked after purchase.
The gameplay loop can keep players busy for weeks before endgame becomes grindy.
The PvE experience can get stale quickly due to repeating quests and missions.
Content updates have arrived slowly, so expeditions and wipe cycles may be the main repeat activity.
Non-PvP lobbies can still involve negative player behavior like backstabbing when rare items are carried.
The game may offer limited story and can feel like aimless grinding that is not worth storage space.
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