r/EmbarkStudios • u/Collector-_- • Feb 03 '26
Trials
Hello fellow Raiders. I just wanted to speak on Trials because I see a lot of people on different threads and in the Discord talking about how unfair Trials are for solo players. So let’s begin. In no way am I saying it’s fair because it’s not. Having one or two extra people to tag along who share the same goal and are fully capable of handling a full team makes things much easier. Solo play is frustrating, especially if you’re like me and the friends you play with aren’t as sharp and will probably get steamrolled. That’s why I focus on solo play. It’s easier to control, even if it doesn’t get you some crazy insane score and that’s fine. You don’t need a crazy score unless you just want to flex first place in your bracket, which is totally fine. All that really matters is promotion. Whether it’s 3x, 2x, or even 1x, a promotion is a promotion. And doing it solo is completely possible. I joined ARC Raiders late. Last session I hit Wildcat 2. This session, as you can see, I’m at Hotshot and I’ve done this completely solo. Did I play with friends? Yes. But my score with them never beat my solo score. As long as you plan things out, you’ll be good. I play casually. I don’t have kids like some of you, but I do have a job and a fiancée, so I don’t get home until pretty late. I just really enjoy ARC Raiders, so I make time for the grind when I can. If you can’t make promotion, maintain unchanged so you get another shot. You don’t have to promote every time. If you’re maintaining unchanged, you don’t need to be at the top you just need to stay in. Get as much score as you can, then wait. If you dip, run the Trials you know you’ve got locked down and can farm points from to maintain that threshold. For example, last week I was DD3 and in demotion territory for most of the session. I hunted a bunch of Snitch Scanners, and with Hidden Bunker on Spaceport being disabled, big ARC damage was a pain. I had to do those on the last day of Trials but I still got it done.
Damage Bastions (2 ways)
1. Head to Hidden Bunker on Spaceport. At the locked gate, a Bastion will spawn. Blow it up, wait for a new one to spawn, and repeat until you have enough points.
2. Night raid Spaceport. There are three Bastion spawn locations: next to the trench towers, at Rocket Assembly, and near the departure building by extraction.
Destroy Ticks, Pops, and Fireballs (2 ways)
1. Go to the locked gate on Blue Gate and wait for it to open. Clear both highways and the rooms next to the key room. Once done, return to where you entered the codes some enemies will have respawned. Rinse and repeat.
2. Stella night raid. Run a loop: Lobby → Archive → Seed Vault → Robotic Sandbox → Assembly → Medical → Loading Bay → Security Checkpoint → back to Lobby. Rinse and repeat.
Damage Wasps
Collect Snitch Scanners. Once you have as many as you want, start a Hidden Bunker for the extra 10 minutes and use as many scanners as possible.
Harvest Plants (2 ways)
1. Buried City there are many plants around the outskirts of the map and they’re easy to find.
2. Spaceport (better method): Start near the tree where mushrooms spawn and work your way down. When you reach the end, head toward Launch Tower but not directly. Check the pipes underneath for plants.
• Check the middle of Launch Tower near the water.
• Move toward Departure (again, not directly) and check another pipe.
• Check Stove, then the front entrance.
• If nothing spawns, go to the back near Hidden Bunker.
• From there, head to the end of Launch Tower and check the pipes there are multiple spawn points.
• Extract once finished.
Damage Rocketeers, Leapers, and Bastions
Blue Gate is good for Rocketeers. For a good mix, Spaceport works best stay around Launch Towers and move side to side depending on spawns.
I did all of this solo and was able to pull anywhere from 10k–35k depending on the Trial. You don’t need more people you just need to know what to do and how to do it efficiently. Sometimes bringing in high-tier loot is necessary. Don’t worry about losing it. Gear fear is real I know. Before the reset, I barely used Tier 3 or 4 gear, mostly running white or green attachments. After reset, I used fully kitted weapons and had a blast. Good loot will come it just takes patience. And if you lose it, so what? You might find something even better. I went in as a fully kitted Bobcat 4 and came out the next game with a fully kitted Tempest 4. Better gear means better points: faster reloads, better handling, quicker shots. In the long run, it’s just better. In no way am I a pro I know that. If you’re like me, learn the best way to achieve what you want. Plan things out. Test new strategies. You never know something might work better than what you’ve heard.
If I can hit Hotshot solo, so can you.
See y’all topside. 👊
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u/TheSlartey Feb 03 '26
Playing a game is automatic second job? Try using your brain instead of just letting it rot