Arc Raiders players predictably tried to rig matchmaking by lying in post-match surveys, but Embark says those don't do a darn thing: "We get really weird graphs that don't match up with what we're seeing"

Arc Raiders screenshot of a helmet lying in sand.

Embark Studios design director Virgil Watkins says the end of match survey in Arc Raiders won't affect future matchmaking like some players think.

Matchmaking is always a contentious thing in any online game, especially within the shooter community. And as such, there's always a section of players who want to figure out the fine details and optimize who they get paired with in their favor. This led to a rumor emerging that how you react in the post-game survey could effect the type of players you get paired up with in the future, but from the sounds of things it seems to be more a case of confirmation bias for anyone who did see a difference.