ARC Raiders’ newest expedition has a tight time window, and players aren’t happy: ‘F you if you can’t play on these days, I guess’

ARC Raiders is getting a third Expedition, again giving players the option to hop on board and leave Speranza for good. It’s the game’s version of a wipe, which, instead of resetting the entire player base, allows particularly dedicated players to do it off their own accord.

While Expeditions have generally been a reward system for dedicated players who want to go back to square one but with extra perks, it seems to have turned into a sort of FOMO system where players have a very tight schedule to follow lest they lose the right to participate in the expedition itself. On top of completing the caravan necessary to participate in the Expedition, players will only have five days to sign up for it and complete relevant challenges between April 28 and May 4.

Failing to do so means missing out on Skill Points at the least since you’ll be “forced” to sign up if you had a completed caravan prior to the departure window without completing challenges and receiving no Skill Points in return. If you had no caravan at the time or declined to wipe for zero gained Skill Points, then you’re completely out of luck.

Locking the game to such a tight schedule a week and a half ahead of the departure window has struck a nerve with ARC Raiders players. Though new Expeditions are always welcome, the tight schedule and late announcement are being poorly received by the community, with some saying they’re unable to participate on those particular days and are being judged based on a brief five-day window instead of two months of play prior to it.

“F you if you can’t play on these days, I guess lol,” one player wrote. “I’ve been hoarding my 3 mil, thinking this is going to be my first expo,” said another, adding that they won’t be able to participate in the departure window and will thus receive no bonus Skill Points.

Others were angrier about the very, very late announcement. “Sure is nice that every time an expedition comes around, they wait until the last possible second to let people know what to expect and what has changed,” said one player. Again, this is announced way too late, feels like how I’ve been playing for the whole season was a bit pointless,” said another.

Of course, having only five days to get the most important reward feels very cheesy since the two-month grind prior to the Expedition’s departure window is rendered null and void. If the damage challenge, which is what the Skill Point reward will be based on, isn’t too high, then perhaps some players will be able to get at least some bonuses from it. Otherwise, they’re more or less not incentivized to reset this time around.

ARC Raiders has been slowly but surely bleeding players over the last few months, with the decline picking up pace over the last 60 days or so. Many reasons can be argued, but it seems an overall lack of new content and things to be excited for is to blame primarily, since there hasn’t been a huge update in quite a while now.

This Expedition had the chance to bring some of the players back, but it seems many of them are going to skip it this time, if, of course, Embark doesn’t address the situation in the upcoming days.

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Tumbaga Ingot is one of those rare materials that you’ll need to find in Windrose, which is required to ascend different equipment. It’s one of the several types of Ingots you can obtain in the game. However, you can’t smelt it, which makes the process more difficult.

Let’s find out how you can get this unique ingot on your pirate adventure.

How to find Tumbaga Ingots in Windrose

So, you can’t smelt and make Tumbaga Ingots. In fact, you can only find it in specific locations. To find Tumbaga Ingots, you’ll have to head inside Ancient Ruins. Ruins are marked on the map, but their locations will be different due to the nature of the game’s map.

When you reach an Ancient Ruins, you’ll find a cellar entrance. Just look around the ruins, and you’ll find the cellar. Take the entrance to reach underground, and look around. Look for chests that are located in the ruins. Be careful, as you’ll find enemies (I found them during my rounds, but this can once again be different in your case).

Open the chests, and you’ll find Tumbaga Ingots. On my save, they’re not guaranteed, but the spawn rate appears to be quite common. However, they only appear to spawn inside the specific chests found in Ancient Ruins. This could change in the future since Windrose is in early access, and there will be updates.

How to use Tumbaga Ingots in Windrose

When you find a Tumbaga Ingot and read its description, it says that it’s required for ascending weapons. Since I am in the mid-game stage, I haven’t actively reached the stage where the weapons can be ascended. It’s tied behind a quest.

While it will take some time before you can ascend weapons, you can upgrade them quite early in the game. If you choose to upgrade them, you can improve their stats and how they function. Ascension, on the other hand, adds new skills for the weapons.

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