PvPvE shooting games, especially those that revolve around the predatory atmosphere of "entering, finding quality loot, evacuation" as the core, did not penetrate the game culture like Battle Royale and Hero Shooter.But for developer Embark, which is currently developing the upcoming PvPvE shooter Arc Raiders, the team has added other players as potential opponents to its predatory shooter game, is the key to avoiding the boredom of the game.
In an interview with Edge magazine, developer Embark (who had developed The Finals) revealed that although the early version of Arc Raiders was just a PvE game, it brought some fun, but the team ultimately had to admit that "the game is not fun."And once the team joins other players, the situation will get better.
In a recent trailer for "Arc Raiders", there is a clip that I think happens to show what Embark may value when joining other players.At about 2 minutes and 53 seconds, there is a plot: the player encounters another player who may pose a threat.The two tried to negotiate, and one of the players was then shot dead by another player hiding in the map.
This plot naturally has some traces of script design, but I think it conveys the core intention well.If you have played the "Dark Zone" mode of "Lockdown" or the "DMZ" mode of "Call of Duty", you are most likely not unfamiliar with this kind of scene.It brings a certain degree of unpredictability to the game and injects nervous social interaction elements - this will undoubtedly add a lot of vitality to a game where you only need to kill robot enemies and move around to find high-quality materials.And the probability of repeating the same scene is also very low, so every game is more likely to give people a sense of freshness than when you only face enemies that follow predictable AI behavior patterns.
The technical test of "Arc Raiders" PvPvE gameplay received good responses earlier this year, and the game is currently ranked fifth on the Steam platform wishlist.Perhaps, Arc Raiders will eventually find a breakthrough to prove to players why PvPvE predatory shooting games are so interesting.
