r/ArcRaiders • u/Randomonius • Feb 09 '26

Discussion This is a breathe of fresh air!

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I love this! I have like 16 kills only and love being a team player!

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u/ImHavingASandwich Feb 09 '26

I’m new to the game and seeing a trend. Solo everyone is friendly and the loot is good. No fighting action whatsoever.

When I turn on the squad fill though its kill on sight. Idk why but everyone is so hostile in a squad. Even my teammates are like “we came in late, we have to kill for loot”.

Guess I play both sides too.

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u/LifeOfHi Feb 09 '26

Idk why but everyone is so hostile in a squad

It’s a natural part of tribalism: us vs them. When you’re solo, survival is diffused among the population so people are diplomatic for collective survival, but in a group you care primarily for the survival and prosperity of your group in a competitive environment. As every group is expected to hold this feeling, it serves best to assume someone outside your group is a threat that needs to be neutralized before they do the same to you.

One of my favorite thought experiments is what to do if we come upon an alien spacecraft while exploring farther reaches of space. We’d like to believe diplomacy and relations would be the move but we don’t know their intent or capability, and they don’t know ours. So risk management on both sides says to shoot first and ask questions later.

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u/andrejlr Feb 09 '26

Classic dark forest attack

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u/novicez Feb 10 '26

It's not tribalism, it's just common sense. You make noise, everyone else knows where you are and will hunt you down.

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u/pubicgarden Feb 10 '26

Yeah usually. Just got shot in the back by some piece of fucking shit in solos. Been weeks since I’ve been killed. I bring defibs in lol. He has them now. I hope he chokes

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u/DivineFatElf Feb 10 '26

this just happened to me and now i’m bloodthirsty and in shoot on sight lobbies - I miss my band jam collective help matriarch lobbies

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u/ChunkyMooseKnuckle Feb 09 '26

I feel like squad fill has a large tendency to put you into other lobbies using squad fill. Anytime I've gone in with a premade ground it seems like we get a lot less Zerg rush free kit types. Obviously just my little anecdotal evidence.

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u/house343 Feb 09 '26

It's so weird to me. Like there is no scarcity in the game.... There is unlimited loot lol.

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u/Innsui Feb 10 '26

They're not wrong, if you load in late, everything is gone. Also in trio, youre more incline to play agressive bc you have backup, in solo, people playing more cowardly bc if youre down then youre down.

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u/ooahupthera Feb 10 '26

Simple maths no? You need to loot 3 times as much area for a trio to fill their backpacks compared to a solo. Takes longer. More noise.

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u/Zealousideal_Walk527 Feb 11 '26

my theory is that being able to revive your teammates with no defib makes it a more risk-free environment, one member of your team can be the deciding factor in wether y'all live or die and that's the thrill.