It seems like the following is indeed interesting, yet I’ve never ever experienced Arc Raiders myself! Have you? ^^

But often, players are just talking. A YouTube video called The Humans of Arc Raiders, inspired by the photographer who interviews strangers in New York City, includes conversations with randomly encountered players. They talk about family struggles, work lives, depression, autism and, in one case, a lung collapse. In one conversation, a heavily armed player in green armour named Poopy candidly asks another raider: "What’s it like having kids, dude?”

When I first jumped into Arc Raiders, I found a dichotomy on the topside, where birds sing and plants thrive among the carcasses of downed machines. The more I wandered around this 1970s-style retro-future setting, the more I bumped into other humans, many of whom offered help, such as medical supplies. Mostly we snuck around and battled robots together. It was tense at times, sometimes scary, but often relaxing.

In one session, I encountered another player with a British accent who was also new to the game. "Have you been killed by another person yet?” he asked me, as we explored a burst concrete dam complex. "Because every person I’ve met has been friendly,” he added. “No one kills each other.”

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  • tyrant
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    2 hours ago

    Most of my experience has been good and friendly but there are certain maps that murderers tend to frequent. Stella mons has been where I’ve found most player killers. Overall though, people chat and team up successfully all the time

    • pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 hours ago

      Sure, but it has never been as kumbaya cooperative as described in this article. People can and do meet up cooperatively but it is not the norm.