Forget enemy players or ARC machines. The real danger in ARC Raiders seems to be a rolling bush. Across Reddit, players are laughing about how often they have mistaken tumbleweeds for enemies and wasted entire clips before realizing what happened.
The thread has received thousands of upvotes and quickly turned into a mix of panic, laughter, and shared pain. Everyone has been jump-scared by a drifting ball of sticks at least once, usually near extraction points or in dark corners where it looks way too alive.
Confusion, Panic, and Wasted Ammo
If you have tested ARC Raiders during this server slam weekend, chances are high that it happened to you, too: a tumbleweed rolls by, you panic, unload your gun, and then get ambushed because your shots gave away your position. People even shared clips of tumbleweeds clipping through walls or rolling uphill, which somehow makes them feel cursed instead of funny.
The entire community sentiment about this hilarious topic could probably be summed up to this: “I’ve lost more fights to tumbleweeds than to players.”
The Funniest Reactions So Far
Reddit being Reddit, the jokes came fast. Players started asking for a tumbleweed achievement or a hidden boss encounter. Some even suggested naming one and giving it lore since it already terrifies half the player base.
For now, tumbleweeds remain the sneakiest threat in ARC Raiders and the main reason why ammo disappears faster than it should.
Cause for Split Opinions
Not everyone agrees on how bad the “problem” is. A lot of players think the flying debris adds tension and fits the chaotic atmosphere of ARC Raiders. Every bit of movement makes you second-guess what you just saw, which keeps the game intense.
Nevertheless, plenty of others see it as a distraction instead of a feature. Too much debris, broken physics, and poor visibility make it harder to focus during firefights. There are already calls for Embark to tone down how often tumbleweeds appear or fix how they behave.
And it is not just tumbleweeds, though. Players have also noticed that the game looks different compared to earlier tests.
Graphics Look Different This Time
Another recent Reddit thread points out that ARC Raiders looks a bit different in the Server Slam compared to older tests like TT2. The atmosphere feels flatter, with less fog and haze, and lighting does not pop quite as much as before. Shadows and textures also seem a bit less detailed in places, which makes the world feel less alive overall.
You can check out the full discussion here:
A lot of players think the visual changes were made to make fights clearer and keep PvP visibility fair across all settings. However, it might also just be a temporary adjustment to make the test run smoother and lighter to download.
For more updates on ARC Raiders and other games, check out our gaming news hub.
