ARC Raiders stream sniping complaints finally force a dev response

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ARC Raiders developers have pledged to improve anti-cheat measures and offer better protections for streamers, responding to concerns from content creators who say stream sniping is ruining their gameplay experience.

In early January 2026, frustration began to grow as players reported cheating and unfair advantages online. The situation worsened when popular streamer Shroud publicly wondered if it was worth continuing to play if the issues weren’t addressed.

Shortly after, Ninja publicly questioned the developers on X (formerly Twitter), asking for their attention. This followed a difficult December where he had consistently reported what he described as blatant stream sniping.

But the only official response from Embark was that patches would be coming “soon”, until now.

Embark responds with concrete changes

Embark Studios reached out to players on Discord to acknowledge concerns about cheating in ARC Raiders. They began their message by saying, “Hey Raiders! We’ve been following the conversation about cheaters.”

Embark has acknowledged the concerns about stream sniping and stated they are actively addressing the issue based on player feedback. They’re rolling out new tools to help streamers combat it, along with improvements to cheat detection and updated rules to remove cheaters faster. These changes are planned for the next few weeks.

The studio announced it’s improving its cheat detection and banning processes. They’re also fixing a popular glitch that lets players go outside the game’s boundaries.

Embark hasn’t detailed the specifics of its new streamer tools yet, but says they’re being created in response to concerns from creators about ‘stream sniping’ – when viewers try to gain an unfair advantage by watching a live broadcast to learn what’s happening in-game. Many creators have recently highlighted this issue, with some even collecting examples.

Embark admitted they were slow to respond to the criticism, explaining that some team members were on vacation when complaints were at their highest. They assured everyone that they are now actively working on solutions and plan to make major improvements in the coming weeks.

Now that Embark has specifically addressed stream sniping, the key question is whether their upcoming tools will actually help reduce harassment of players during live streams.

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2026-01-08 23:18