Arc Raiders karma doesn't get any sweeter than this: extract camper gets a spoonful of justice from bots, accidentally saves his would-be victim, and misses his own extraction

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One player learned being sneaky isn't always worth it

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Sometimes karma does all the work for you. In an incredible round-closing encounter, an Arc Raiders player who was camping by an extraction point has their plans foiled by a roving drone, turning their arrogance into hubris in short order.

In the clip, you can see one player setting up an extraction to leave the map with all the treasure they've acquired, when suddenly they start getting shot from behind. See, another raider was waiting for someone to arrive and start the extraction process, letting them swoop in for what seems like an easy kill and some loot.

They wind up locked out of extraction. The original raider, now downed and crawling around, manages to get back to Speranza safe and sound. With any self-awareness, the camper learned a lesson about such maneuvers and will now play using less underhanded strategies. Of course, you'd nearly hope they don't either, because moments like this are just too exciting. They help make extraction shooters compelling.

Most responses to the clip, reposted by Arc Raiders Now on Twitter from a player known as RedRiser, summarize the same feelings. "Instant karma never looked better," says one person. "Poetry in motion," another adds.

It is truly a glorious clip, and the kind of thing that makes you want to jump into Arc Raiders. I wouldn't recommend camping if you do, though - just setting yourself up to be comic relief, really.

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Anthony McGlynn
Anthony McGlynn
Contributing Writer

Anthony is an Irish entertainment and games journalist, now based in Glasgow. He previously served as Senior Anime Writer at Dexerto and News Editor at The Digital Fix, on top of providing work for Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PC Gamer, and many more. Besides Studio Ghibli, horror movies, and The Muppets, he enjoys action-RPGs, heavy metal, and pro-wrestling. He interviewed Animal once, not that he won’t stop going on about it or anything.

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