ARC Raiders' servers appear to be down, with players reporting being stuck in a queue when attempting to load the game. Embark's Community Manager for ARC Raiders has posted in the game's official Discord that the developer is aware of the problem and is working to solve it.
The new extraction shooter has been making waves within the genre as an accessible entry for both newcomers and veterans of the genre. It's unclear if the sheer number of players attempting to access the servers is the cause of the issues or if it is an unfortunate coincidence. ARC Raiders held a successful server slam prior to launch, and the first few days of the game's life following its October 30 release were relatively free of connection problems.
As reported by ARCRaidersNews on X, the latest update from Embark notes that the game is experiencing issues with servers, voice chat, and the party system. These issues appear to have started around 10am PST, with players reporting being kicked out of matches they were in and being stuck in loading queues when trying to load back into the game. Players who are able to make it into a match report that they...
