Shroud, former pro brave and counterattack The player turned Twitch Streamer, also known as Michael Grzesiek. ARC Raiders Developer Embark Studios is having a blast with the sheer number of cheaters that currently exist in the extraction shooter. The streamer and content creator was one of: ARC Raiders' has been its biggest defender since its October launch, but is now suggesting that if Embark can't regain control of the game “in the next week or two,” it may be time to move on to something new.
ARC Raiders It was one of the biggest surprises of 2025, becoming one of the biggest hits of the year and taking down a huge following. Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. While two established shooters had fantastic releases in October and November respectively. ARC Raiders Successfully maintained 91% of active player base on Steam. Battlefield 6' fell 85%. That momentum appears to have continued into 2026, with Embark's new title claiming its biggest day ever, with 3.2 million daily active users across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, according to new data from Alinea Analytics. The outlet also reports: ARC Raiders More than 12 million copies were sold in two months.
ARC Raiders players are completely ignoring the game's storage limits, but there's a problem.
Some ARC Raiders players seem to completely ignore the game's inventory limits and stock up on tons of items, but this actually causes them huge problems.
Shroud Blasts Take on ARC Raiders Scam
Unfortunately, it's not all sunshine and roses at Embark. Like most live service titles ARC Raiders There are quite a few cheaters that do a lot of damage in raids. The problem has become so severe that several streamers are calling on the studio to make meaningful changes, and people like Shroud are now blasting Embark for having “no control over the game whatsoever.” “They were on vacation, so I’ll give them some leeway,” Shroud said in a statement during a recent livestream before giving the studio the benefit of the doubt. But he went on to say, “What's the point of playing the game if there's no meaningful change over the next week or two?”
It's not just scammers who ruin the fun for streamers like Shroud. Various large-scale content creators such as TheBurntPeanut, TimTheTatMan and Cloakzy are becoming increasingly frustrated with the number of stream shooters infecting their lobbies every day. For “normal” players, exploits on maps like Stella Montis are also ruining the fun as players find more and more ways to get off the map and unfairly kill others.
Shroud's comments clearly show his frustration with the game, but at their core: ARC Raiders It's a great game. After winning Best Multiplayer Game at the 2025 Game Awards, many are wondering if Embark's extraction shooter will be the next big thing. If Embark can handle cheaters, deliver meaningful content updates at a steady pace, and balance the game correctly, there's a good chance that: ARC Raiders It sticks around for a long time. Despite his frustration, Shroud even believes it. ARC Raiders can be bigger than fortnite. It's a pretty bold claim, but there's no denying the fact that the shooter has tremendous potential.
Fans are also becoming increasingly frustrated with the overpowering items and weapons like Trigger Nade that have become the new meta over the past few weeks. Players were expecting a new update this week with some new balance tweaks and bug fixes, but the community was disappointed as the only thing that arrived was a new store rotation. Thankfully, Embark says it's working on a new update. ARC RaidersNerfs to Stitcher and Trigger Nade are on the way. At the time of writing, there is no release date for the patch yet, but the studio has previously stated that it will release a new update every Tuesday. must This means arrival on January 13th. But again, nothing has been confirmed.
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October 30, 2025
- ESRB
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Youth/Violence, Blood
