I Only Play Arc Raiders As A PvE Game, But PvE Servers Miss The Point

Arc Raiders will soon feature a trial run of Player-versus-Environment (PvE) servers, which would seem to be great news for a player like me, who exclusively plays the game as a PvE experience. In actuality, PvE servers ignore one of the game's best traits. Embark Studios said that PvE-only servers are coming in a limited testing phase for one week beginning on October 13. Whether they come back after that isn't known yet, not even to the studio itself. Embark cited a player survey that found just over half of respondents (51%) would be interested in PvE servers. It took me 120 gameplay hours before I finally even attempted to kill another player in a round of Arc Raiders, and 100 hours later, I've still only killed three more. I just don't want to do it. I refuse even at the expense of my own character's progress, in many instances. But servers that eliminate the possibility of player-versus-player (PvP) interactions don't appeal to me, because that chance of all hell breaking loose is what makes cooperating so incredibly rewarding. In PvE-only servers, I'll be matched with players who can't kill me even if they want to. In the game's standard PvPvE servers, I play with players w…