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At Embark Studios, some Arc Raiders developers are so committed to PvP chaos that they now randomize their playstyle during tests, forcing themselves to spend time as the game’s famously peaceful Care Bears.
Embark Studios lets developers experiment off the clock. One unasked-for rework of Arc Raiders' reload system survived multiple reboots and ended up in the game, along with other solo fixes that shaped weapons and monsters.
Embark's Arc Raiders started as a genre mystery but, after playtests and a GDC talk from production director Caio Braga, the team steered it toward exploration and sandbox play rather than a straight shooter.
Blizzard moved Overwatch to 5v5 and paid for it. Game director Aaron Keller told GDC the delayed response to players asking for 6v6 back damaged trust, and the team is now trying to listen and act faster.