Arc Raiders Players are Disappointed in the New Expedition Changes

Developer Embark Studios has once again announced tweaks to the Arc Raiders Expedition window, and players who have spent months saving millions of credits are feeling left behind.

The developer behind the ongoing extraction shooter published a long list of adjustments for its prestige feature, which allows players to start over with bonuses depending on their performance, in a blog post on its website today.

Instead of requiring the last-season switch of 3 million credits worth of stash value for the maximum amount of bonus skill points, Embark is removing the credit stipulation for the third Expedition and will now reward points based on damage dealt.

The studio said it made these changes because "grinding for monetary value isn’t the most exciting experience," a point many fans seem to agree with.

The catch is that players now have a five-day window from April 28 to May 4 at midnight to participate in and complete the challenge if they want to earn all five available skill points.

While those using the catch-up mechanic to earn skill points from previous Expeditions will still earn them through stash value, those on the third window who have spent their time gathering resources since the last Expedition ended March 1 may have done all of the collecting for nothing.

"Above all, we want expeditions to be fun and not an endless grind," Embark continued.

"We believe these changes create a fair and engaging challenge that keeps everyone active across the full 5 days."
It’s the fact that such a major change has arrived without warning that has most players fired up.

Adding insult to injury is the lack of clarity on how much damage will be required to meet the five-skill-point mark, leaving players left to wonder if they'll be able to get all five – or any at all – in time.

This just about sums it up
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u/actualcobra in
ArcRaiders

This idea sounds like it can be solid but changing part of the expedition right before it starts just doesn’t make sense?

It’s also very strange not knowing how much damage you need to dish out.

Will that be announced right before the expedition closes?

Good idea, bad execution https://t.co/MS41HUobfm
— EmbarkBulletin (@EmbarkBulletin) April 17, 2026

Embark, please work on it!
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u/Tai_Jason in
ArcRaiders

Recent updates have added new enemies and map conditions, as well as balance changes for some of the most powerful weapons taking over the PvP scene.

For more, you can keep up with the BAFTA Game Awards 2026, where Embark managed to win for Multiplayer.

You can also check out our interview with CEO Patrick Söderlund.

Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN.

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