Arc Raiders' Queens and Matriarchs are dying too fast, devs say

Taking on the Matriarch or the Queen in Arc Raiders usually requires a lot of help, but Embark Studios says those bosses weren’t designed for an entire map of players to target them. "They're not intended for the full server to go up against and get equally rewarded," Virgil Watkins, design director on Arc Raiders, says.

"It is meant to be, you know, a couple of dedicated squads, maybe working together while also dealing with other players." Watkins admits the team gave players abilities that let them take down these foes too early — they were tuned more for what he calls mid-game gear.

He also notes the treasure isn't set up to hand out something worthwhile to everyone if an entire round jumps into the fight. "Do we reward the people who might pick their moment well, and go get some scraps from part of the fight and then sneak away?" he asks.

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