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Let's be real for a second: repairing weapons in games is not a fun activity. In fact, the only time I remember ever enjoying upkeeping my shooters was in Red Dead Redemption 2, when I got to lather them with gun oil and make them all nice and shiny. Is repairing weapons in Arc Raiders enjoyable? No, of course not—it's effectively admin.

It's ultimately just a number that goes up and down, but as our very own Evan Lahti argued to me, a necessary part of expending the resources we accumulate in a loot-centric game.

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I can understand some players being a little disappointed with Riven Tides—it is quite a small map, but I think it's really distinctive and I look forward to Embark developing it with extra conditions.…