My Arc Raiders 2026 wishlist consists of recent mobs, modes, and map circumstances
We’re 9 days into the New Yr, and as an alternative of specializing in any resolutions which can be probably redundant by now, I’ve set my sights on probably the most widespread video games of 2025, Arc Raiders, and what I feel (and hope) is in retailer for gamers as we progress by means of the 12 months.
Embark Studios hasn’t confirmed a roadmap for Arc Raiders but, however there are some issues we’re very more likely to see, on the very least, earlier than 2027 creeps up on us.
Following on from the previous couple of months, I would wager that raiders will get to expertise new map circumstances, weapons, arc mobs, raider decks, and hopefully even some new group occasions.
In relation to map circumstances, I would not be stunned if we received a desert situation someday in the summertime, just like the Chilly Snap, however in reverse. I would additionally wish to see one thing like a Wacky Raid, the place the arc behaviour is de facto bizarre, the mobs spawn in places you’d normally not discover them in, and the loot makes completely no sense for the place you’d discover it. It sounds enjoyable (and horrifying) discovering a leaper wedged into the hallways of Dam Management Tower, though that is probably a pipe dream.
However what is not? New mobs. From the start, gamers have been pointing and shouting in regards to the large arcs that may be seen on the horizon of the maps. And Embark has even spoken in regards to the existence of the Baron, King, and Emperor arcs, all of that are even greater variations of the Queen and the Matriarch, so the place are they?
Effectively, there are a number of dormant Baron husks you possibly can kind by means of already, however seeing the actual deal alive and strolling will probably take a bit of longer. Earlier than Embark can introduce these large arcs, they should kind out their epic weapons.
In Arc Raiders, you could have regular, uncommon, and epic weapons, however the bizarre factor is that the fundamental weapons are simply nearly as good, if not higher than some epic ones, and they’re cheaper. Nobody actually is aware of why that is, though some suspect that it is as a result of Embark is afraid to buff pink weapons and throw off the steadiness of the sport. However the consequence of that is that there is presently a ceiling on what sort of arcs gamers can truly tackle, and I do not suppose the typical participant proper now may tackle a completely fledged Baron or King with what they’ve of their arsenal, even with all of the gun mods obtainable.
However apart from including extra goliaths to the sport, I would wish to see a bunch of recent little guys additionally. We already received a brand new indoor mob with Stella Montis because the Shredder has rapidly made a reputation for itself, however why cease there?
Mobs like pops and fireballs flip strolling by means of the buildings in Arc Raiders right into a horror recreation. There’s nothing worse than getting swarmed by a bunch of explosive balls, solely so that you can even have a tick soar in your face. It is pure chaos, and I would like extra of that, please.
But when we’re not going to get any new mobs, then I would no less than wish to see a brand new mode or two. A PvE raid mode or perhaps a PvP heist mode may very well be actually cool, particularly towards the backdrops of Arc Raiders’ derelict maps. The raids may very well be like Future, the place it’s important to work collectively to take down an enormous enemy, and the heist mode may simply dump a load of gamers in a small space with restricted loot and time, elevating the stakes and the strain of a recreation.
I would additionally wish to see Embark develop extra on aggression-based matchmaking. In a really perfect world, we might get to know extra about the way it truly works, particularly because the conversations round aggression-based matchmaking are probably removed from over.
In the identical vein, group occasions additionally want a rework. With increasingly more pleasant PvE lobbies, extra gamers are working collectively to finish duties like opening the Bunker or taking down the Matriarch. It is now simpler than ever to finish these occasions, as the sport clearly wasn’t constructed with this mass cooperation in thoughts. In the meantime, in the event you’re a PvP participant, you are at a drawback in finishing these occasions as a result of aggression-based matchmaking.
And final however not least, there must be a rework of expeditions. I have never even considered sending my raider away since PC Gamer’s senior guides author Sean Martin stated it wasn’t value it. There’s simply not sufficient incentive proper now, and inspiring gamers to hoard their stash as an alternative of utilizing all their cool gear earlier than the wipe looks like the mistaken concept.
Arc Raiders devs have stated time and time once more that they thought that they had one thing particular of their palms within the lead-up to the sport’s launch, however I am unsure anybody may’ve predicted simply how widespread it will turn into. I am not saying its reputation is a foul factor, fairly the alternative, however it does imply that Embark now has swathes of followers who all need various things added to the sport, and so they need them now.