Loot is a big part of what makes ARC Raiders fun. Players take their gear into raids, search for valuable items, and try to make it out safely without losing everything.
To keep things fair, Embark Studios is taking action against players who use item duplication exploits. The team has improved cheat detection, expanded anti-cheat measures, and added better updates for players who report suspicious activity.
Live Update 1.33.0 makes item duplication a clear enforcement issue. Embark says it is detecting incidents, acting against players involved, and adding precautions to stop the same problems from coming back.
The studio has not listed every possible penalty in the latest notes. The main message is still clear: duplicated gear is not being ignored, and players who used the exploit can face action on their accounts.
This is because duplicated items hurt more than one match. They can affect the economy, reduce the value of rare gear, and make honest players feel like the game is not protecting their time.
Embark is also rolling out Denuvo Anti-Cheat to more players. The studio says early progress has been positive and expects better results as the rollout reaches a larger part of the game.
Anti-cheat will not fix player trust overnight. ARC Raiders has had months of complaints around cheating, suspicious raids, and exploit abuse, so players will judge the update by what changes in actual matches. Players need to see copied items removed, repeat exploit users punished, and normal raids feel less affected by people breaking the rules.
Update 1.33.0 also adds Action Notice messages. These inbox messages can tell players when someone they reported has been banned, which gives reports a clearer result.
Loot Compensation is the most useful change for anyone who lost gear unfairly. If Embark detects that a cheater caused a player to lose loot, the game can return that loot through an inbox message, even if the player did not file a report.
That is a simple but important fix for an extraction shooter. Losing gear to another player is part of the game, but losing it to a cheater makes the whole raid feel wasted.
The enforcement update arrives alongside new live content. Forgotten Relics lets players earn Merits by collecting relics and extracting them, with rewards that include the Saltwalker Outfit.
Converging Paths also runs from June 16 to July 27. It asks players to gather supplies, recover relics, and work through project stages for rewards such as the Red-Black Saltwalker variant, a Sextant backpack charm, and Raider Tokens.
Embark is also testing a no free loadout rule for Night Raid and Close Scrutiny for three weeks. Players can still enter those activities, but they need to bring their own gear, which makes high-reward raids carry more risk.
Embark is making the right kind of changes for the problem it is facing. Item duplication hurts loot value, cheating hurts trust, and players need clearer proof that reports lead to action.
The new inbox messages and loot returns should help players feel less ignored when something goes wrong. The bigger test is whether stricter enforcement keeps copied gear and repeatedly exploits users out of the game.
ARC Raiders need to improve how raids work for players. If Embark applies the rules clearly and keeps the economy balanced, players will feel more confident using their best gear.
