🚨 BREAKING: ARC RAIDERS PC CONTROLLER AIMBOT UNLEASHED – PS5/XBOX CRYING “CHEAT” as FPS BUG LOCKS ON LIKE A DEMON! 🎮🔥
Nickmercs EXPOSED? Nah – HIGH FPS turns aim assist into SNAP-TO-ROTOR HELL! Consoles? GARBAGE 60FPS WEAKNESS… Crossplay BLOODBATH, Raiders DYING unfair! Devs PANIC PATCH TODAY – or player REVOLT?
Witness the MAGNET before it’s NERFED FOREVER! 👇
The fragile peace of crossplay in ARC Raiders has shattered, with PS5 and Xbox players unleashing a torrent of complaints that PC controller users are wielding an “unfair cheat” via a frame-rate-tied aim assist bug. Viral clips from streamer Nickmercs – accused of hacking for impossibly sticky tracking on ARC drones – have ignited the firestorm, only for defenders to flood Reddit and X with proof: At uncapped PC FPS (144-360+), aim assist morphs into a magnetic nightmare, snapping crosshairs to rotors and enemies with minimal input. Console’s 60 FPS cap renders it feeble by comparison, leaving PS5/Xbox Raiders outgunned in PvP exfils. As Embark Studios rolls out hotfix 1.7.3 today amid Cold Snap’s end, the clock ticks on a balance overhaul – or crossplay opt-outs.
ARC Raiders, Embark’s Stockholm-forged PvPvE extraction smash since October 30, 2025, has sold over 12 million copies on its $40 no-BP model, peaking Steam charts above Battlefield 6. Raiders loot Speranza’s wastes, battling Leapers and Matriarchs while optional PvP “rats” lurk extracts. Unreal Engine 5 delivers fluid TPP movement, but crossplay – blending PC mouse/keyboard (MnK), PC controllers, and console pads – demands fair input bridging. Enter aim assist: A staple slowdown/rotation aid for controllers vs. MnK precision. Yet in ARC Raiders, it’s broken – per-frame application (not delta-time normalized) scales strength with FPS, per Reddit sleuth Razukee’s bombshell post (863+ upvotes).
Razukee’s January 10 YouTube deep-dive (linked in r/ArcRaiders) exposes it: Low vertical sensitivity, linear curve, zero deadzone – hold stick 50-75% up on a firing-range drone. At ~144 FPS (unlimited), aim “rips” off if over-deflected but snaps back like elastic, tracking flawlessly. Drop to 30 FPS? Choppy, weak drag. PvP demo: Locks 100m Hornets through foliage, sticks players mid-strafe (breaks on rolls). “Aimbot levels with hardly any work,” Razukee captions, blaming UE5 pitfalls seen in Marvel Rivals, Battlefield 2042. Gamingbible amplified: “Unfair advantage for higher refresh rates.”
X exploded. Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) posted defense montages: “More people… showing how broken controller aim assist is for ARC Raiders on PC” (17K likes, 3.9M views). ARC Raiders Alerts’ clip (22K likes): Nickmercs vs. Hornets, aim magnetizing rotors – “😭”. Nickmercs fired back live: “Didn’t wait 20 years… to cheat against an ARC robot… the f**king show goes on” (36K likes). Ninja pre-echoed fears: “Don’t wanna run into their aim assist… busted on PC controllers.”
Console rage peaks. PS5/Xbox users: “Non-existent,” “struggle with rotors,” “turn off crossplay.” Xbox Series S at 30 FPS? “Severely impacted.” One X user: “Aim assist on console… borderline non-existent.” Reddit: “P2W… better PCs win.” MnK loyalists scoff: “Controller meta broken,” but admit PvE favors it (sticky ARCs). PC controller vets mixed: “Insane at 360 FPS,” but “wonky inventory,” “locks wrong spots.” Steam forums echo: Nerf calls since launch.
Platform/FPS
Aim Assist Feel
Player Quote
PC (144-360+ FPS)
Aimbot magnet, rotor-snapping
“Sticky… aimbot levels” – Razukee
Console (60 FPS)
Weak drag, inconsistent
“Doesn’t work like that” – Xbox user
Console (30 FPS)
Choppy, negligible
“Severely impacted” – Series S
Settings amplify: Linear curve + low sens/deadzone = max stickiness. High polling mice bleed assist to MnK (negative accel). Third-party mods (Cronus/Striker) worsen, but bug core. Parallels: Apex Legends FPS-caps AA; The Finals delta-times it right.
Embark mum – no Discord/X nod, despite anti-cheat zeal. CM Ossen patched FPP exploits/console in hours (1.7.3 today: Kettle/Trigger nerfs, cheater bans). 30-day temps, hardware permabans roll. Roadmap (late Jan): Self-revives, flying ARCs, Toxic Swamp (post-Cold Snap today: Poison fog, thermal rocks). Crossplay toggle exists; aggression matchmaking segregates pacifists. CEO Söderlund: PvE focus, “not shooting players.” But PvP extracts force clashes – AA tips scales.
Critics split. Pro-fix: “Basic error… cap independent.” Anti-AA: “Disable PC controllers in PvP.” Defenders: “Input choice… MnK still kings (movement/loot).” Sales soar sans fatigue (Concord flop), but cheaters/invis walls plague (Ninja rants). Recent: Mod blocks, stash guides, endgame leaks (Kings/Emperors).
As Swamp poisons Speranza, AA festers. Console exodus? Separate queues? Embark’s patch speed bodes well – FPP gone overnight. Players adapt: Disable crossplay, cap FPS, grind MnK. In raids, fairness extracts – bug or ban.
