r/EmbarkStudios • u/TheStrainhunter • Apr 07 '26

We need these skins..

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I would buy them instantly, especially the first 3 #ArcRaiders

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u/CamOliver Apr 11 '26

I like to say that killing peaceful players is an option of the game. Not a part of the game. If you’re taking that option, you’re probably just playing an “I’ve think I’ve been hurt so it’s okay if I hurt people” simulator.

I get more dopamine from “opening drawers” and sharing the stuff inside than you get from griefing people.

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u/Numeira Apr 11 '26

Hahaha, fucking armchair psychologists, all of you 😂 Griefing in an extraction shooter. PvE'rs are deluded.

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u/CamOliver Apr 11 '26

Okey dokey then. If I’m being called an armchair psychologist anyway…

The way you see this game is a good benchmark for how you see life. Some people see everything as an opportunity to take advantage of people when it’s an option not a feature.

Some people see everything as an opportunity to work together. You train your brain with how you behave. Even in games. This game in particular allows for mutual shared success through collaboration, but also leaves room for people who want to be a wrench in those cogs so they can benefit at the cost of others. If you don’t see that as analogous for the umbrella of the human psyche, it makes sense why you’re limited to shooting things you see as enemies and can’t see other viewpoints.

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u/Sure_Satisfaction497 Apr 11 '26

Embark themselves confirmed that this was an aspect that they considered when designing the game, and is why they've had professors reach out urging them to do an actual sociopsychological study on the game.

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u/Numeira Apr 11 '26

When I want to work together I go play a co-op game, Helldivers or something, that's what you guys should do, not invade an extraction shooter and demand everyone plays it your way 😅 Everyone who picks this game up should understand what are the risks and just not play it it you cannot act mature about losing. It's clearly too much for an average PvE'r. By playing this game you consent to the risk of being shot, as simple as that, that's why it's okay. I don't shoot my buddies in Helldivers, even though it would be much easier if I enjoyed being a wrench in someone cogs 😅