Arc Raiders has seemingly entered the "it's so over" chapter of the inescapable live service cycle, with a non-trivial chunk of players recently put off by perhaps the most egregious wave of cheated items in the game's history, even as the game maintains a daily user base most games would kill for.
Coupled with slowing patches amid developer Embark Studios' pivot to major updates released six months apart, the game's been a bit quiet and the community a bit cranky. Facing this, Embark has promised "strict measures" for cheaters and dupe abusers. It's also rolled out a change that many fans have requested since 2025: a ban on free loadouts in certain modes.
