Embark Removed PvP Feats in ARC Raiders, Pushing Closer to PvE Vibes

Embark Studios has released Shrouded Sky in ARC Raiders, the latest major update to the game’s ecosystem. As the biggest update of 2026 (so far), this introduces two new ARC enemies, the ‘Hurricane’ map condition, new quests, and even a fresh area on Dam Battlegrounds, one of the game’s most popular maps.

However, it’s not all about additions with Shrouded Sky. In the patch notes, Embark Studio revealed that PvP-focused Feats have been removed. These are the Feats that challenge you to do damage to other players with certain ammo types, for instance, but they’ve been stripped from the game, for some reason.

Another Push Towards PvE

In the full patch notes for ARC Raiders’ Shrouded Sky update, we can see a glaring change in the PvP stakes. Embark Studios wrote:

Removed PvP Feats, updated a few existing Feats and added a few new ones.

For the uninitiated, Feats are micro-challenges that players complete to earn credits that they can spend on the in-game ‘Raider Deck’. Think ‘battle pass’, but it’s entirely free to progress through.

Previously, players could accomplish certain feats as ‘Damage Raiders with Light Ammo’ or ‘Search Knocked Out Raiders’, which promoted a PvP-focused vibe. However, the removal of such Feats means that there’s one less reason to chase after other players in ARC Raiders, one of the most electrifying extraction adventure titles we’ve ever seen.

Additionally, Embark made it so that you can re-roll Feats for free, up to three times per day. If you don’t like the Feats you’ve been given, you’re free to switch them and see what else you get.

The PvP change is a pretty big one, as it was one of the boldest arguments in the ‘ARC Raiders is a PvP game’ debate. Many argued that, if ARC Raiders isn’t built for PvP, why are there challenges to damage and take down other players? With the PvP-focused Feats being removed, that’s one less argument for that angle.

Maybe it’s a temporary change, or a test, or some kind of anti-bug effort by Embark Studios. All we know is that they’ve been removed for now.

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