Have you noticed a sudden difficulty spike while fighting Arcs in Arc Raiders? Multiple players have reported that some Arcs have started behaving differently – adapting to overcome the usual tactics used against them, and even evolving to be able to do things that they previously couldn't. The machines are learning.
While clever (and murderous) AI isn't really new to Arc Raiders, Arcs which most players knew how to dismantle are seemingly changing their tactics. Whether it's flanking, moving in ways they couldn't earlier, or simply being more aggressive, players have noticed that they seem a lot smarter.
Numerous players have reported Arcs acting very differently and becoming harder to kill. For instance, Lost_Cellist_7697 on Reddit narrated an incident whereLeaper curled its body up to squeeze through a door. They couldn't do that earlier, so players used to cheese them by taking potshots and running into buildings.
"As I was doing this, something I’ve never seen before happened, this thing literally curled itself up and squeezed through the door of the building, chasing me throughout the hallways like a horror movie," they said. "I’ve heard that the Arc are learning but I didn’t really think it was true at...
