Perhaps you’ve put in tons of of hours into Arc Raiders because the immensely widespread extraction shooter launched on the finish of October, however I am virtually sure you have not performed the sport’s rarest map occasion. That is as a result of for one hour solely, on Thursday, Nov. 13, the Blue Gate map had an occasion referred to as Locked Gate. That was the one and solely time it was seen.
“A clandestine group has activated the Gate’s emergency shutdown protocol,” reads the in-game taste textual content. “4 key playing cards must be obtained to override it, and uncover no matter they’re hiding.”
It feels like one of many extra fascinating occasions in Arc Raiders, however sadly, there isn’t any method to play it proper now. The occasions we frequently see are issues like Lush Blooms, which enhance the prospect of discovering pure sources equivalent to apricots and lemons; Harvester, which suggests the Queen is out there to battle; and Uncovered Caches, which spawns crates full of drugs all through the map. Not often, if ever, will we see an occasion that has a particular goal, with Hidden Bunker being the one different one in all these within the rotation at present.
Some folks did get to partake, although, and there is footage of it accessible on YouTube. Avid gamers Heroes’ try at it, embedded above, exhibits the 4 key areas unfold out all around the map at Raider’s Refuge, Bolstered Reception, Pilgrim’s Peak, and Historic Fort. After all, with Arc Raiders being a PvP-enabled recreation, accumulating 4 keys from across the map is a difficult process, particularly should you try it solo.
Why was Locked Gate eliminated, and why hasn’t it returned? The previous query has a proof, as per a couple of completely different gamers equivalent to Intivico on Twitter and Whitegold101 on Reddit: the tunnel you open with the 4 keys, purported to be stuffed with loot, was empty. It is protected to imagine that was a bug, so the occasion wanted to be disabled to let the group patch that. The video embedded beneath, from YouTuber KpShamino, exhibits footage of a gaggle of gamers exploring the tunnels however discovering subsequent to nothing.
As to why we have not seen it since, that is an excellent query. Arc Raiders would not obtain updates all that ceaselessly, often a couple of weeks aside. Maybe the repair is taking longer than anticipated, or possibly Embark Studios is hanging onto the map occasion for the subsequent main replace, quite than dropping it in a minor one? We all know the Chilly Snap replace is approaching Thursday Dec. 17, introducing a snowy map situation, so maybe Locked Gate may return alongside it?
I hope it does, however equally, should you have been one of many only a few gamers to efficiently full Locked Gate whereas it was lively solely to obtain no loot on your troubles, you’ve got received a theoretical badge of honor proper there. If there’s any approach for Embark to find out who did handle that, an unique beauty to commemorate them would not go amiss, I reckon.
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