This one’s basically proof in the pudding: Arc Raiders really does have “soft lobbies,” and this compilation is the highlight reel of what that looks like when aggression-based matchmaking (ABMM) gets set. I’m not doing anything fancy with edits—just chopped down to the good moments: hard kills, the occasional stinky player trying to get buck with me, and a whole lot of people being weirdly chill. You’ll see players dropping blueprints for each other, reviving with defibs, and straight up running into each other with their guns away like they don’t even have a headset on. It’s a completely different vibe compared to the lobbies where everyone’s shooting on sight and booby-trapping extracts. The whole reason I was grinding was simple: I needed 5 million space tokens before the voluntary player reset for Expedition Project, and passive runs make stacking space credits/resources way easier for hideout upgrades and maxing skill points. I also talk about how the first few matches of the day can feel different—run a free kit for the first 3–5 raids, play aggressive or passive, and then ABMM starts to lock in. After that, you can start bringing your own gear and just farm in peace… until a shredder, bastion, rollers, or that one “naughty” guy reminds you it’s still Arc Raiders.