ARC Raiders developer Embark Studios is gearing up for a sweeping crackdown on cheaters after weeks of frustration from players and popular streamers.
In a message posted on the game’s official Discord, community manager Ossen told fans the team is “taking this (cheating) issue very seriously” and is now acting directly on community feedback.
Over the next few weeks, Embark plans to roll out significant changes to its rulesets and deploy new detection tools designed to better identify and remove cheaters from live raids.
The studio says its anti-cheat systems are being updated for stronger detection and more decisive bans, signalling a tougher stance after complaints that penalties so far have been too soft.
The announcement follows a surge of viral clips and social posts showing players getting wiped by suspicious accounts, including fresh Steam profiles with long-range aimbots and out-of-bounds exploits.
The conversation exploded when 100 Thieves founder Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag went public with a rant calling the cheating problem “egregious” and saying his recent time in ARC Raiders “might be worse than peak Call of Duty.” He described raids where it felt impossible to finish a run without running into level‑zero profiles or accounts already stacked with bans.
Embark’s new plan specifically calls out one of the community’s most hated exploits, which is the “out of map” glitch that lets you hide in unreachable positions while farming easy kills.
The studio says client‑side fixes are on the way to shut these spots down, aiming to remove some of the most demoralizing deaths from high-stakes raids.
Embark says new features are coming to help broadcasters reduce stream sniping, a constant complaint from creators who feel targeted the moment they go live. For now, you’ll need to wait and watch how effective these measures turn out once they hit live servers.
But after Nadeshot’s warning shot and growing concern from the wider community, the sign is clear that Embark knows ARC Raiders’ long‑term health depends on winning the fight against cheaters.
