[STEAM] ARC Raiders fans are souring on the game again after latest update continues ‘pushing away PvP players’

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Screenshot by Destructoid In today's patch notes, Embark Studios has "removed PvP Feats" entirely, which basically deletes a main source of incentive to fight other players. ARC Raiders players are saying that this is pushing the game further into full-fledged PvE territory, and some are none too pleased.

"PvP feats have been removed, so basically anyone who attacks you now is just doing it for the love of the game,"

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/X. Many of the replies are in disagreement, but the fact is that Feats to rank up things like Raider Decks and unlock cosmetics are a reason to play the game daily. Now, without PvP Feats, it's once again all about peace as humanity unites against evil robots, in theory.

I don't fully buy the notion that ARC Raiders is now a PvE-only game thanks to the removal of Feats. The incentive to fight others is to steal their gear. That's the whole point of extraction shooters. But with inviting a more casual kind of player into ARC Raiders, it seems as though a good amount of the playerbase would rather peacefully PvE, or so says Embark's data.

"Embark are clearly pushing away PvP players as hard as they can," one gamer

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. "Thank god Marathon drops next week."

And therein lies an interesting discussion to be had. While ARC Raiders seems to be moving further away from PvP and leaning into its PvE popularity, Bungie's Marathon is intent on pushing the PvP aspect of it. As both games move forward, I will be keeping my eyes on how they function as one seems more PvE-focused, and the upcoming FPS from the makers of Halo and Destiny wants you to fight it out.

One of the factions in Marathon is a death cult. I don't see that faction's missions encouraging harmony and love when it comes to its missions and unlockable abilities. Will PvP fans head to Marathon while the slower-paced PvE fans stay behind on ARC Raiders?

I think there's room for both games with how popular the genre is becoming, but either way, it will be fun to watch it all shake out over the next few months.

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