A Massive Thank You: Server Slam and What's Next!
To all the brave Raiders who joined us for the ARC Raiders Server Slam this past weekend: from the entire team, thank you. Your participation was absolutely vital.
We designed the Server Slam to stress-test our systems and collect real-world feedback, and you delivered. We are working around the clock to implement fixes and tune the game for launch.
The Key Takeaways
Your feedback, coupled with our data, gave us crucial insights, and we took immediate action on several fronts:
- Stability: You helped us quickly identify and resolve stability issues across all platforms during the test. We’ve locked in even more solutions leading up to launch day to ensure a smooth launch experience.
- The Flying ARCs: It turns out their awareness was a bit too high, allowing them to essentially see through trees and bushes. This made their vision unintentionally over-powered, but we’ve adjusted what they can see now, so expect a fairer fight at launch.
- The Dam Tower: We watched many of you bravely, and perhaps a little too easily, access the Dam Control Tower on Dam Battlegrounds. It was fun to watch, but a bit too accessible for a key loot location. That’s been fixed to keep the challenge sharp.
- Visual Difference: Some noticed a visual difference between Server Slam and earlier tests on certain hardware. The default settings did change a bit to favor more performance, and we are looking into tuning further to strike the right balance.
Beyond these points, your reports helped us squash a number of bugs and helped identify and address game balance and suggested improvements to the experience. Every piece of data and feedback you provided is helping us to make ARC Raiders a better game. Here is a look at some community stats over the course of the Server Slam test.
We’re spending these final days putting the finishing touches on the game to prepare for our full launch on October 30th.
See you topside again soon!
Aleks & The ARC Raiders Team
