Despite what all the friendly matches would have you believe, Arc Raiders is a PvP-first extraction shooter. The Arc machines are simple, well-designed hazards that are basically just there to encourage PvP altercations or large-scale team-ups for loot that'll eventually trickle down into even more PvP. I'll admit though, having such unique interactions with other players in such a bloodthirsty genre is one of my favourite things about Arc Raiders.
Nevertheless, without that PvP tension, Arc Raiders gets old quickly. Seriously, if you're not shooting other players from time to time, or getting shot at, what are you really doing? Running around the map to collect random junk and gear…that you'll then use to run around the map again collecting even more random bits and bobs?
