Some Arc Raiders players have been conducting a social experiment and the results, indeed, may shock you.
The meticulous study (spotted by PC Gamer) sought to settle a cross-play lobby issue with the blade of hard science: the friendliness of PC players when compared to console players. And, challenging everything you know about middle schoolers farting into their gamer headsets while shooting people online, Reddit user Monstras-Patrick seems to have determined PC users are the kindest.
That said, their methodology isn't exactly flawless. Monstras-Patrick and their brother based their findings on PS5 lobbies and PC lobbies over the course of just one week – so, their population excludes Xbox players. Then, their sample size is small; they played a total of 84 rounds on PS5, discovering a total of seven players they deemed "nice," and they played only 51 rounds on PC, reaping 17 "nice" players. In any case, Monstras-Patrick declares, "I am never playing the game on cross-play against console players ever again."
In the seven days of their experiment, Monstras-Patrick and their brother played solo, with the plan of eventually lowering their Arc Raiders weapons and revealing to other players that they wouldn't attack, they were just innocent travelers looking to "relax, maybe even team up."
But the fierce guardians of the PS5 weren't having it. Monstras-Patrick's brother found that the Arc Raiders players there do "a lot less talking, and a whole lot more shooting on sight." Ultimately, the two decided "PC players seem to be way more relaxed, helpful, and friendlier than those on PS5."
Look inward, Arc Raiders players on PS5. Look inward.
