Arc Raiders Has No Wipes... Is It A Huge Problem??

Arc Raiders, the highly anticipated extraction shooter from Embark Studios, is making a bold move: NO WIPES. For many, this is a welcome change, making the game more accessible. But for the extraction genre, it presents a massive challenge. How do you solve the inevitable endgame problems that wipes were designed to fix?

In this deep dive, we break down the two critical issues that arise without a server reset:
Gear Inflation: When everyone has the best gear, the core tension and risk of the extraction loop vanishes.

The "Murder Hobo" Problem: What happens when hardcore players finish all the quests? They get bored and hunt other players, which can crush the new player experience.

While many games use wipes as a crutch, there is another way. We explore a potential solution that could revolutionize the genre: a deep, seasonal Clan system called "Warlords." Discover how this system could create dedicated high-stakes PvP, siphon gear out of the economy, and give the most dedicated players meaningful endgame content without ever resetting the progress of the average player.

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00:00 Intro
01:30 Problems without Wipes
03:57 Wipes need to change
06:57 Clans are the Way
08:57 Warlords

In a dev interview with Klean Embark have stated we do not currently intend to mandatory wipes. The Dev references : "previously stated publicly" which is to say this has been put out officially now multiple times.
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