Embark Studios has officially launched the closed beta test for the Chinese version of Arc Raiders, and it comes with some notable changes to the extraction shooter.
According to early reports, the Chinese version of Arc Raiders will bring with it some heavily requested features to the game, including a PvE “Rebellion” mode that will encourage Raiders to team up against the Arc threats.
As per community reports, the Chinese version of Arc Raiders will feature exclusive modes including “Double King” and “Rebellion Incident”. An X user describes the Rebellion event as a “low-difficulty mode,” and confirms that this mode offers a “lot of resources” to the players.
The user further reports that by default, players spawn as “friendly troops” who are unable to harm one another, but can opt into “rebellion,” triggering a map-wide announcement that rebels are present in the server.
The ‘rebels’ in this mode who betray other players will likely be indicated with a red icon on the compass or map.
On the other hand, the “Double King” mode is expected to spawn both the Matriarch and the Queen on the same map at the same time.
Note that this version of Arc Raiders is being developed by Tencent and is only available to players in China. It is a different client from the global version.
Given that this marks the closest Arc Raiders has come to a dedicated PvE experience, it hasn’t taken long for fans to take notice, and many have already started calling on Embark to bring a mode like Rebellion to the global live servers.