Following on its previous update, ARC Raiders continues to make adjustments and changes to its PvP matchmaking system and how the system judges aggression versus a player defending themselves. After the game launched, there were plenty of speculation and rumors surrounding the matchmaking system in ARC Raiders and how players could influence it. Thankfully, much of that mystery has since been revealed, with Embark continuing to make fine-tune adjustments to it.
Players have been experiencing an evolution of ARC Raiders as of late. Earlier this year, Embark announced an end to the monthly content drops for ARC Raiders, instead moving to two massive updates per year. However, even under that new release cadence, a live service team would continue to make smaller tweaks to the game on a more consistent basis. These smaller updates have been arriving frequently, typically fixing smaller issues and making slight tweaks to the game, including the recent updates to matchmaking.
Embark Studios finally adds a highly requested PvE mode to one of its games, though ARC Raiders fans may be disappointed to learn it isn't for them.
In a July 28, 2026, update, Embark Studios announced even more changes to the matchmaking system. This...
