The makers of ARC Raiders hate cheaters, too, and they’ve rolled out a way to blunt their impact: if the system detects you were matched against someone using hacks, it will automatically restore the items you lost.

It’s the never-ending fight in multiplayer games, and ARC Raiders isn’t exempt. Cheaters have already crept into Embark Studios’ extraction shooter, souring the experience for people who play by the rules. The developers are working to detect and ban offenders, but everyone knows these players never fully disappear from online spaces. So the team has devised a compensation system for fans who get burned by hacks.

Embark didn’t trumpet the idea with a big announcement – they didn’t even publish a formal post. Players noticed because messages started popping up flagging that they’d been matched with cheaters. “Your items were lost due to unfair play, but we’ve managed to recover them for you!” reads the notification (via Jfourmes on Reddit).

The message continues: “Now, they’re available for you to claim and take with you on your next trip to the surface.” It adds: “We’re committed to building an environment where gameplay is based on skill, teamwork, and fun – not unfair advantages.” The note also lists exactly which items will be returned under this cheat-detection and make-good system for legitimate players.

ARC Raiders Has Pushed Its Steam Concurrency Higher

It’s no shock that ARC Raiders has drawn cheaters’ attention. Embark’s new extraction shooter had a blistering debut: last weekend it peaked at 354,836 concurrent users on Steam alone (per SteamDB). It’s already among the most-played games in Valve’s store, underscoring how quickly it has taken off in just a few days.

Source: 3DJuegos