Arc Raiders' Headwinds update introduced a bunch of new things to the game, including a solo vs. squads mode, a trophy display project, new augments, and a lot of rubber ducks. However, as with every video game update, some things didn't go according to plan. Players reported a drastic increase in loot reveal time, even though they had the Looter's Luck skill.
Some players even thought that Embark secretly made the nerf, without including it in the patch notes. The devs have now revealed that the loot reveal time was accidentally increased and was not part of the original plan. An Embark dev wrote on the game's discord channel that the team is aware of it, and it was unintentional.
If you happened to go topside just after the Arc Raiders' Headwinds update went live, you may have noticed that loot icons were taking longer than usual to show up. Unlike other games, Arc Raiders reveals its loot one at a time to build tension and simulate searching. It seems this nerf was not part of the plan (thanks GamesRadar), as Community manager Birdie wrote, "The team is aware of this, as it's not intended."
This means that we'll probably...
