Are ARC Raiders' bonus exploration skill points worth it?

Embark has finally provided concrete numbers on the various bonuses players can earn by sending raiders on expeditions. ARC RaidersAnd while I'm glad I now have a better idea of what I'm getting, the news hasn't all been good. From a recent blog post shared on the official blog: ARC Raiders On the X account, the developer announced that the game's first expedition would be delayed by a few days. That part was already hard enough to hear, as I was waiting for the drop to arrive to see what it would be like to start a new Raider with the buffs and bonuses that can be earned by participating in Expeditions. However, I felt a little demoralized when I read how much my stash had to be worth to get the maximum bonus skill points for my next character.

When a player sends a radar on an expedition ARC RaidersThe total value of the items in your stash plus the coins in your wallet determines how many bonus skill points (up to 5) you can earn for the following characters: Well, until now its value has been a mystery and it would have been nice if it remained that way until exploration occurred. Because, as they say, ignorance is bliss. When I read that my net worth was ARC Raiders You will need 5,000,000 coins to get the maximum bonus skill points. For a while I thought I'd go back into the game and grind until I had enough. But now I wonder if it's really worth the cost.

All the bonuses ARC Raiders' Expedition Wipe has to offer

Exploration alone is already causing some players to think it's not worth the effort at all. Simply because the amount of resources required is enormous. For some people, there are benefits to participating in an expedition. ARC Raiders It's less important than effort, and this seems to be especially true for bonus skill points. Still, there are clear bonuses that may appeal to players looking to play the game long-term.

Below are the official permanent bonuses players earn upon completing their first Expedition: ARC Raiders:

Permanent Unlock:

patchwork raider costume
Shabby Janitor's Hat
expedition sign icon
Skill Points (depending on stash value)
+12 stash space

Temporary Buffs:

10% repair buff
5% experience boost
Scrappy has 6% more ingredients.

Of course, permanent unlocks will apply to each player's account forever. On the other hand, if the player chooses not to depart on a subsequent Expedition, the temporary buff will expire. However, if they end up leaving the expedition after this one, the buff will appear to build up over the next three expeditions and probably end until the player chooses not to leave. As I said, I'm glad all of this information is now out there, but I think it would have been better without any specifics about bonus skill points. It makes me sad.

Here's a breakdown of what players need if they want all five bonus Expedition Points in ARC Raiders.

According to the blog post: ARC Raiders Expeditions cost 1,000,000 coins, and whether that sum comes from your stash or wallet depends on you and what you have. 1,000,000 coins already seems like a steep price, but at the same time it feels almost doable. Some of the more dedicated players are likely swimming in cash at the moment, so for them it may just be pocket money. But when you think about how much effort and time it takes to acquire the value of 1,000,000 coins, let alone 5,000,000, it seems impossible to get away with it without considering the cost.

It contains a lot of valuable items. ARC RaidersBut even the most valuable items can't make a dent in the total of 5,000,000 coins needed to get the maximum bonus skill points in Expedition. Considering my current stash space and the number of rounds I need to play to achieve a huge net worth, the ratio of item values to the values needed to earn bonus skill points in Expeditions is disappointing to say the least.

Here are some of the most valuable items: ARC Raiders:

Snaphook — 14,000
Queen Reactor – 13,000
Matriarch Reactor — 13,000
Lance's Mixtape (5th edition) — 10,000
Kinetic Converter — 7,000
Anvil Splitter — 7,000
Breathtaking Snow Globe — 7,000
Horizontal Grip – 7,000
Suppressor III — 7,000

The only item the player seeks is ARC RaidersIf you want to get the 5,000,000 needed for all five bonus skill points using your most valuable item, the Snap Hook, you'll need a whopping 357 to get there. But getting your hands on one of those isn't something that happens every day or week. So, let's say a player wants to start a breathtaking snow globe collection to cover the costs. You can find them by looting residential areas while you have the chance. ARC RaidersNot only is it a rare loot item, but you'll need 714 of it to reach a total of 5,000,000. Seeing those numbers pop up on my calculator makes me reconsider logging in a while ago to save up some cash before my first expedition departs on December 22nd.

ARC Raiders' bonus exploration skill points may not be worth it (for now)

ARC Raiders player targeting someone else

If it's not clear by now, I guess I can say this. ARC Raiders'The bonus expedition skill points aren't worth it. I could track down one of those, but trying to increase the value of my stash to the next level of 2,000,000 sounds exhausting. However, I would add “for now” to the end of my comment that the bonus skill points aren't worth it. Because I can't imagine Embark sticking with this for too long. The cost of something so small seems so high, especially when storage space is so limited and your most valuable items aren't worth much in comparison.

It's also worth mentioning that the 5% XP boost that Expeditions provide will help alleviate the absence of bonus skill points. It's encouraging to know that you'll be earning a lot more XP per round in the next Raider, since it's already pretty easy anyway. As long as I loot everything and destroy as many machines as I can find. ARC RaidersI think I'll be fine without those extra skill points.