ARC Raiders is experiencing yet another major server outage, with over 10,000 player reports flooding in over the last 24 hours. The extraction shooter from Embark Studios, which launched to massive success on October 29, continues to struggle with stability issues that have frustrated its growing player base.
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Real-time monitoring data shows connection problems account for 88% of all complaints, with nearly 5,000 reports in the last 15 minutes alone. Despite the turmoil, 272,600 players remain online, down 7% from normal activity. The game hit an all-time peak of 479,500 concurrent players earlier today.
This marks the latest in a troubling pattern. On November 19, servers went dark for approximately seven hours, locking out over 63,000 users. Another incident the following day affected 60,000 more. Players report error messages including "Online services are currently unavailable" and "Login failed! Unable to connect to server."
Community frustration is mounting. "Same for me: in the queue and failed to connect server," wrote one player. Another posted: "Login failed due to a service interruption." The timing is particularly unfortunate, ARC Raiders was recently nominated for Best Multiplayer Game at The Game Awards.
Embark Studios has faced criticism for its limited communication during outages. While community managers have acknowledged issues on Discord, the studio has yet to explain what's causing the recurring problems. Some speculation points to broader infrastructure issues, as Cloudflare and Amazon Web Services experienced disruptions on the same days as previous ARC Raiders outages.
For now, affected players can only wait, and hope Embark Studios finds a permanent fix before the next wave of server troubles hits.
