ARC Raiders ‘Frozen Trail’ update to bring reworked skill tree, new map and more

ARC Raiders has had a bit of a tumultuous journey so far. Launching last year to waves of praise and millions of copies sold, Embark Studios have struggled somewhat to keep fans engaged across its seasons. After promising to overhaul its live-service strategy, the team have now unveiled the next major update for ARC Raiders: Frozen Trail.

Taking to their blog to make the announcement, the team at Embark Studios officially detailed the next major update coming to ARC Raiders. Launching on the 8th of October, the Frozen Trail is described as “our biggest update since launch” and has supposedly “been designed to address some of the broader questions that the community has been asking.”

While we did not get a full breakdown of everything coming with the update, some of the most notable include:

• New Map (Shani)
  • Greater focus on verticality, exploration, and “opportunities for discovery”
• “Enourmous” new ARC Operation
  • Described as “one of the most intense experiences ARC Raiders has offered to date”
• 2 new ARC enemies
• New Raider Outpost base
• Reworked skill tree for deeper progression
• New weapons (plus weapon personalisation)

As of now, Embark are holding back on further specifics, promising to share “more details with you in September.”

That said, what has been revealed so far does appear to be quite promising. Hopefully this slower, more deliberate rollout of bigger updates proves to be fruitful in the long term.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the Frozen Trail update? Is it a step up compared to previous patches? What do you hope to see from the new ‘outpost’? Let us know down below.

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