New Arc Raiders update reduces rare blueprint drops – Patch notes | Gaming | Entertainment
Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has released a new update, and not all fans will be happy about it.
While the release of a new update is generally well received – especially when it’s fixing pesky bugs or making weapons more powerful – the latest PlayStation, Xbox and PC update actually reduces the number of rare Blueprint drops.
According to the Arc Raiders update 1.18.0 patch notes, the update reduces the drop rate of rare blueprints in favour of increased drop rates for high tier materials in First Wave Caches on the Hurricane map condition.
Embark explains more: “The main reason for this change is that the First Wave Caches have been handing out a lot of blueprints, especially given how good players have been at tracking them down and looting them.
“To help balance that out, we’re bumping up the drop rates for higher-tier materials inside the caches.
“So while you might see a few fewer blueprints overall, you’ll be getting better materials in return.”
Embark is keen to point out that Caches are still a good way to find blueprints, just not to the extent they have been up until now.
Elsewhere, the latest Arc Raiders update improves the performance, fixes a crashing issue and eliminates an exploit that allowed players to put weapons in a safe pocket without the Safekeeper Augment.
You can check out the full list of patch notes below.
Arc Raiders update 1.18.0 patch notes…
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to put weapons in a safe pocket without the Safekeeper Augment.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to put the Snaphook into a safe pocket while in use.
• Lowered the drop rate of rare blueprints slightly and raised the drop rate for high tier materials in First Wave Caches on the Hurricane map condition.
Added a very hot fix for the Dam Controlled Access Zone.
Fixed an issue where some ARC would occasionally cause performance drops.
Fixed an issue where the final stage of the quest “Worth Your Salt” could not be completed if someone else had already done it in the same raid.
Fixed a rare issue where players would crash when navigating to the Player Proximity menu.
