The Arc Raiders server slam is live now, for all players on all platforms.
We covered this back in September, but an awful lot of people are really looking forward to Arc Raiders and so I reckon it’s worth a reminder: The open-to-all Arc Raiders server slam playtest is now live, giving everyone a chance to dive in for the weekend ahead of its full release on October 30.
Game servers for big, anticipated new releases have a nasty tendency of crumbling under the load of a big launch day, as Dune: Awakening reminded us earlier this year. That’s where a server slam—a stress test with a catchier name—comes in: The goal is to hammer the infrastructure as hard as possible to see how it holds up. It’s not a guarantee of a smooth-sailing launch day (Dune: Awakening also reminded us of that), but it’s at least an attempt, and also a way of rooting out any overlooked issues that might trigger surprise headaches.
