We need to talk about loot insurance.
I’m honestly just tired at this point.
I’ve spent the last few days thinking about the PvE toggle and while I appreciate that the devs are finally listening to people who just want to play the game without being subjected to violence, I really think they are only solving half the problem.
Because what happens when I lose my loot to arc? no one even gets it, it just turns back into ones and zeros.
things happen. ARC happen. Sometimes I make a mistake. Sometimes I get distracted. Sometimes I just dont feel like fighting a hoard of a wasp, hornet AND firefly.
And when that happens why should I lose the stuff I spent my time getting?
I didnt buy ARC Raiders to lose loot.
I bought the game because it looked fun and I wanted to explore and collect things. I dont remember agreeing that everything I spend 30 minutes getting can just disappear because I made one mistake.
And honestly I think we need to have a serious conversation about how normalized violence has become in video games.
Why is the answer always just “you died, thats the game”? Why cant we have a game where people can just keep the things they worked for.
I dont think its unreasonable to have some kind of loot insurance. If I die, just give me most of my stuff back. Maybe theres a small fee or something. I’m not asking for free loot, I just dont think losing everything should be the punishment for having a bad 30 seconds.
Some people will say “just dont die” and honestly this is exactly the attitude that has made me feel so unwelcome in this community.
We have been dealing with PvP violence for so long that I think some people have forgotten that there are actual people behind these accounts who just want to enjoy the game.
I dont want to be forced to constantly worry about whether the items I collected are going to survive my session.
The PvE toggle is a good start. I really mean that. But please dont stop there, I think loot insurance is the next logical step. Honestly I would even be ok with getting back 90% of my stuff, I dont think thats asking for much after everything we’ve been through.