It seems like the following is indeed interesting, yet I’ve never ever experienced Arc Raiders myself! Have you? ^^

But often, players are just talking. A YouTube video called The Humans of Arc Raiders, inspired by the photographer who interviews strangers in New York City, includes conversations with randomly encountered players. They talk about family struggles, work lives, depression, autism and, in one case, a lung collapse. In one conversation, a heavily armed player in green armour named Poopy candidly asks another raider: "What’s it like having kids, dude?”

When I first jumped into Arc Raiders, I found a dichotomy on the topside, where birds sing and plants thrive among the carcasses of downed machines. The more I wandered around this 1970s-style retro-future setting, the more I bumped into other humans, many of whom offered help, such as medical supplies. Mostly we snuck around and battled robots together. It was tense at times, sometimes scary, but often relaxing.

In one session, I encountered another player with a British accent who was also new to the game. "Have you been killed by another person yet?” he asked me, as we explored a burst concrete dam complex. "Because every person I’ve met has been friendly,” he added. “No one kills each other.”

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  • Joanie Parker@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    So I bought arc raiders. Even though I don’t like extraction shooters.

    Hopped on solo, came up on a pair of raiders getting fucked up by the arc. Saved their lives.

    Crouched in a corner to look at my inventory since this was THE VERY FIRST TIME I PLAYED.

    One of the two people I saved, naded me. Just chuked a sticky grenade right at me as I browse my menus.

    Then said I was camping in a corner and was going to kill them. After I JUST FUCKING SAVED THEM!

    the guy tried to argue with me. I deleted and refunded the game.

    Fuck you too guy.

    • I_Jedi@lemmy.today
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      1 hour ago

      A shame. You could’ve seen the people who yell I’M FRIENDLY I’M FRIENDLY before shooting you in the head.

    • GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca
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      3 hours ago

      That’s your choice, and I’ve met a couple people like that, but you could have just blocked them and moved on. I’ve also had a rando save my stupid ass twice in one raid because I kind of suck at extraction shooters.

      In the end, I’ve had about as many meetings where I was ganked as where people just randomly helped me, and a whole lot more where we both said hi and went on our way.