As I write this, Arc Raiders’ time to shine is just hours away. Embark Studios’ extraction shooter wowed during its recent Server Slam and is riding a wave of hype, the height of which still pleasantly surprises me. By and large, we know what to expect when the servers go live, but I was offered one final chance to pick Embark’s brain and see if I could extract (pun kinda intended) anything spicy. From feeling “validated” after receiving criticism for transforming Arc Raiders into a premium, PvPvE multiplayer game, to when we might see new Arc machines even tougher than the feared Queen, to what you’ll actually get for completing an expedition and wiping, here’s what I learned from my chat with design director Virgil Watkins.

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