The first thing Arc Raiders' devs did during its extraction pivot was to reduce the speed of everything by 60%: 'All the craft that was in the game was kind of background noise'
Embark Studios significantly altered the core gameplay of Arc Raiders by reducing player movement speed by 60%, shifting from a fast-paced boss-killing focus to a more deliberate experience. This change, inspired by their work on The Finals and previous PvP titles, aimed to make player actions more impactful and less like background noise.
- Entities
- Company: Dice
- Company: EA
- Company: Embark Studios
- Topic: Game Design
- Platform: PC
- Game: Arc Raiders
- Topic: Live Service Games
- Topic: Player Movement
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