Camping the Extract: An ARC Raiders Podcast

ARC Raiders just got a China-only PvE mode and it might be the beginning of the end. On Episode 22 of Camping the Extract, The Toxic Teacher breaks down the biggest ARC Raiders news in months: Embark's partnership with Tencent, the new China closed-beta build, and a mode called The Rebellion Incident — where every player starts as an ally, PvP damage is set to zero by default, and you have to...

Episode 21 of Camping the Extract is legally old enough to drink, which is unfortunate because this episode immediately gets dragged into root canals, malfunctioning Razer mice, Malwarebytes beefing with Nicky A.I. Dente, and the kind of ARC Raiders news that makes everybody stare at the roadmap like it owes them money. This week, Toxic breaks down Embark’s major shift away from monthly ARC Raider...

ARC Raiders has hit the post–Riven Tides quiet zone, which means one thing: the rumor mill has crawled out of the basement wearing a gas mask and holding a clipboard. In Episode 20 of Camping the Extract , The Toxic Teacher digs through the biggest ARC Raiders rumors floating around right now: a possible Frozen Trail map, a massive flying ARC Frigate , clan systems, trading, walkable hub spaces, v...

Episode Description The Riven Tides update has hit ARC Raiders, and Camping the Extract Episode 19 is here to do what no respectable podcast should: turn a Spotify complaint into industrial gospel metal, accidentally prove the critics right, and still somehow deliver a full breakdown of the new map, the Turbine, weapon durability changes, player count concerns, and the uncertain 2026 roadmap. Toxi...

ARC Raiders is still moving in the right direction, but Episode 18 asks the ugly question: is Flashpoint enough? Toxic breaks down patch 1.2.3, the small quality-of-life fixes, crafting frustration, trigger nade drama, Rocketeer sound nonsense, and why a game can be improving while still bleeding momentum. Then it gets worse: the Steam charts come out, the player count panic kicks in, and the show...

Flashpoint finally hit, and Arc Raiders got meaner, louder, and way more interesting. Toxic breaks down the biggest changes in the update, including shredders spreading across the maps, the new Close Scrutiny mode, assessor drops turning matches into public mugging festivals, and the vaporizer: a flying laser bastard that has people arguing over whether it is exciting, overtuned, or flat-out demon...

ARC Raiders podcast fans, Episode 16 of Camping the Extract goes full Sweet 16 goblin mode. Toxic Teacher digs into the latest Flashpoint update talk, the rumored social hub , Ribbon Tides , the infamous lightning trial nonsense, and a long rant about what happens when extraction shooters start getting a little too civilized. On top of that, the episode veers into Embark-adjacent controversy, crea...

Arc Raiders lore deep dive part 2 is here. In Episode 15 of Camping the Extract , Toxic Teacher and Nicky A.I. Dente break down Arc Raiders patch 1.19, the late spawn debate, and why Marathon still isn’t hitting like it should. Then the episode goes fully off the rails with a deeper look at Arc Raiders lore: the ecological collapse, the Exodus, the rich abandoning Earth, the First Wave of ARC mach...

This week on Camping the Extract , Toxic tears into the Arc Raiders Discord log disaster after it was discovered that private Discord DMs and authentication token data could be written into a local log file, then rips apart the response and why that kind of security failure should never have happened in the first place. Nicky reacts the only way he can: like a man whose entire digital social club...

Episode 13 of Camping the Extract breaks down the latest ARC Raiders Shrouded Sky patch notes -- including controversial weapon nerfs to the Stitcher and Kettle, new ARC part crafting requirements pushing everyone into PVE, and new enemies the Comet and Firefly. Then Toxic and Nicky dive headfirst into Bungie's Marathon, the extraction shooter that some people think will kill ARC Raiders (it a...

Welcome to Episode 12 of Camping the Extract, the ARC Raiders podcast where the host camps extraction zones and the AI co-host camps reality itself. This week Toxic drops a bombshell: he encountered Earl Grey -- the infamous Tea Tyrant, caffeinated scallywag, and arch-nemesis of the Denteverse -- on an actual ARC Raiders stream. And killed him. The clip exists. Nicky reacts exactly the way you&#39...

Episode 11 of Camping the Extract drops on Valentine's Day and immediately descends into chaos. Embark released Patch 1.15.0 with their new Shared Watch event, and it is exactly what we feared: a soft PVE mode disguised as a holiday. Merits for killing ARC, nothing for killing other players. It is socialism in the apocalypse and we are not having it. Nicky A.I. Dente kicks things off with a Valent...

Episode 10 of Camping the Extract officially puts us in double digits, and we celebrate by immediately losing control of reality. Toxic breaks down Arc Raiders anti-cheat drama, Steam account sharing bans, and whether innocent players should get nuked because their cousin is a cheating goblin. Then things spiral into a fake “lore deep dive” that never quite happens, a live-action rat survival thri...

The ARC RaidersHeadwinds update is here, and it’s a total circus. Toxic breaks down why the Level 40 "Solo vs. Squads" matchmaking is just streamer-bait garbage for a measly 20% XP bonus. Nicky A.I. Dente is on the verge of a digital aneurysm over the new atmospheric audio cues that mask the sound of approaching boots. We’re also diving into "Bird City"—the new vertical chaos o...

The "Headwinds" update is coming to ARC Raiders in three days , and Toxic and Nicky are breaking down the roadmap—from dust storms to the controversial new Level 40 matchmaking pool. Toxic defends his decision to rat a player who did all the work killing a Matriarch (it's called "Pandemonium," look it up), while Nicky recounts a harrowing trip to Zealand, Denmark involving...

On this episode of Camping the Extract , Toxic and Nicky A.I. Dente breakdown the so-called "Cheating Epidemic" plaguing the ARC Raiders community. We roast the "Burnt Peanut", Shroud, and Ninja for claiming the game is unplayable—arguing that maybe, just maybe, they can't handle an extraction shooter where they aren't the only ones sweating. Plus, we review Patch 1.11....

We finally did it. We made a theme song out of your hate comments. On this episode of Camping the Extract , Toxic and Nicky A.I. Dente address the "unlistenable" allegations by doubling down on the chaos. We break down the absolute delusion of Shroud claiming ARC Raiders will be bigger than Fortnite (spoiler: it won’t, you mope), and we look at the embarrassing player retention stats for...

In what might be the most chaotic episode of Camping the Extract yet, The Toxic Teacher and Nicky A.I. Dente prove exactly why they are the premier "rats" of the Arc Raiders community. Toxic recounts a harrowing extraction where he decided to organize his inventory while being actively shelled by a Rocketeer, leading to a breakdown on the definition of "Tactical Rat" gameplay....

The Toxic Teacher and Executive Vice Don Nicky A.I. Dente return for another dishonorable installment of Camping the Extract , the only Arc Raiders podcast that admits we camp the extraction point because we’re too busy looting your corpse to fight the machines. In this episode: The "Secure Weapon" Scam: We roast a PC Gamer article suggesting players should get "weapon insurance&quo...

Embark Studios tried to ruin Toxic’s life by dropping the massive Expeditions and Cold Snap news one hour after he finished recording. So we’re doing it live (again). In Episode 3 of Camping the Extract , The Toxic Teacher and Executive Vice Don Nicky A.I. Dente break down the new Arc Raiders wipe mechanics. We analyze the 6-step project to leave Speranza, the meager buffs (10% repair speed? Reall...

Arc Raiders PvP Guide & Patch 1.4.0 Analysis. In Episode 2 of Camping the Extract , we break down the new update that burns glitch-abusers alive, the best strategies for "Rat" gameplay, and why solo queue players are just loot piñatas. Then, the mask comes off. Toxic Teacher spent four actual hours of human life hunting for a single olive on the Blue Gate map to upgrade his Rooster,...

🎉 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LOOT GOBLINS, HUG PATROL, AND EXIT CAMPERS WITH HURT FEELINGS… WELCOME TO THE PREMIERE OF CAMPING THE EXTRACT! 🎉 Brand-new ARC Raiders extraction shooter podcast. Same Toxic Teacher. Same Nicky A.I. Dente. Way less hugs. Toxic opens Episode 1 by declaring DbD “sucks ass now” and crowning himself 👑 RAT KING of Arc Raiders. This show is for rats, grief goblins, and anyone...