Arc Raiders Devs Just Dealt With Cheaters Using the Ultimate In-Game Trap
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
Embark Studios has updated Arc Raiders to deal with door glitchers by filling locked rooms with incendiary traps, turning exploiters to ash in a hilarious move covered by Polygon.
Dealing with exploiters is usually a tedious chore for developers, but Embark Studios just set a new standard for handling rule-breakers. According to reporting by Polygon, the latest update for Arc Raiders introduces a hilariously brutal fix for players who use items like the Barricade Kit to clip through locked doors and swipe high-tier loot without earning it. Instead of just patching the geometry or dropping a ban hammer, the development team rigged those restricted rooms with a cascade of incendiary traps.
Players attempting to glitch their way inside are now instantly met with a wall of fire that turns them into ash. Reddit has already flooded with clips of the trap in action, and the community is loving the poetic justice of walking up to a legitimately unlocked door only to find a pile of singed loot ready for the taking. The patch notes even cheekily dubbed the update a very hot fix, leaning into the joke.
Beyond the fiery surprises for door glitchers, update 1.4.0 also addresses other community pain points.
It squashes the double pump mechanic that let players bypass weapon cooldowns through quick-swapping, stops players from boosting over obstacles by jumping on each other, and seals off the exterior access point to the Control Tower room on the Spaceport map. These kinds of clever, player-facing solutions do more than just fix bugs. They turn a frustrating multiplayer problem into an entertaining moment that brings the community together on social feeds and streaming platforms.
Tags: Arc Raiders, Embark Studios, PC Gaming, Gaming News, Multiplayer
Original article: Polygon