You can't wait for next week's update of Arc Raiders' new map, Riven Tides!
A few days ago, players received a scout report. As mentioned above, he found an old first wave refuge along the coast, where now only the remains of buildings and unknown enemies remain.
Just recently, Embark released a trailer that was only ten seconds long. It was very short, but it contained a lot of information.
Although all players are eager to know more information about Riven Tides, all we can see so far are trailers and some fragmentary clues. Maybe we can get more information during the live broadcast on the 23rd.
From the existing clues, we have been able to outline the general situation of Riven Tides. For example, we can roughly divide Riven Tides into three areas: a Hotel, a beachfront resort, and an industrial harbor.
Next, let me take you to uncover the mystery of Riven Tides.
Panorama Azzurro Hotel
At the very beginning of the trailer, we can see a Raider scout approaching a hotel called Panorama Azzurro. In the film, this hotel looks a bit eerie, as if it is telling the story of a tragic battle in the past.
As the first scene in the trailer, we have reason to believe that it will play an important role in the upcoming update of Arc Raiders, Riven Tides.
From the outside, the hotel looks abandoned for so long that it has a lot of tangled tropical plants and weeds growing around it. The hotel's architecture features many vertical window columns and appears to be as high as five stories.
Next, the trailer shows off some of the interior areas of the hotel, which proves that the hotel is accessible. We can see that there are overgrown weeds inside the hotel, again suggesting that the hotel has been abandoned for a long time.
The interior of the hotel is dilapidated, part of the ceiling has collapsed, the steel bars are exposed, and you can see the sky directly outside. This also means the hotel can be entered and exited directly through the collapsed ceiling.
It was also mentioned in another scout report that they were not sure whether the stairs would suddenly collapse, which I think is a hint that "the stairs must collapse suddenly." So, we must be careful when stepping on the stairs.
It is worth noting that in another trailer, we can see a key marked with the number 204 hidden on the in-game clue board, and next to it, there is a key marked with the number 9
It can be guessed that there are two key rooms hidden in Panorama Azzurro Hotel, and there are good things hidden in them. So the question left to the player is: how to find these two keys and two rooms.
By then, these rooms will definitely be filled with players, and the most interesting thing about ARC Raiders is that you don't know whether the players around you are enemies or friends. So, make sure you bring powerful enough ARC Raiders items; you will need this even to explore new maps.
beachfront resort
Although the trailer does not directly show the area outside the hotel, we can make a simple guess based on the existing scout report.
It can be seen from the report that Beachfront Resort not only has a hillside swimming pool with a water slide, a seaside bar, sun loungers, but also a beach tennis court.
In the scout report, Raider scout couldn't help but stay here longer than expected, imagining at the bar and sun loungers how people in the past celebrated something while enjoying the sunset on the coast.
This is very interesting. Even if the people who took refuge here faced threats to their lives, they did not give up entertainment. Does this mean that we who enter Beachfront Resort can also enjoy these entertainments now?
Will these water slides, sun loungers, and tennis courts become a pastime for players after fighting, or will they be another battlefield? Or both? It's hard to imagine that there's room for relaxation in Arc Raiders, which has such a heavy backstory.
Industrial harbor
The scout report also mentioned that there is an Industrial harbor in Riven Tides that was once an Exodus port.
Different from the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere of Beachfront Resort, this place is full of cranes, containers, various equipment, broken steel wires hanging in the air, and building ruins.
However, this place is bound to become your favorite: a lot of vertical buildings, large objects used to cover the body, any shooting game enthusiast will be familiar with this scene.
So, get your ARC Raiders Items ready - like ziplines, grappling hooks, and ranged attack weapons - and enjoy the battle to come.
Dynamic water level condition
This is pure speculation with no basis in fact at this time, but it's very interesting. The scout report once mentioned that regarding Riven Tides, there is a story about "seeping from the cliff and flowing along the dry riverbed into the sea", and the tides continue to bring this story back to people.
Therefore, there is such speculation in the player community: Perhaps Riven Tides is not just a name, but also means that this map will really change like a tide, constantly and regularly, such as it has a dynamic water level condition.
We already know that a new Map Condition will be updated next, and at the same time, new gameplay related to water may appear. Perhaps the new Map Condition will be related to tides.
Of course, this is just a wild guess, and it's very possible that we're just overthinking it. But if there is a dynamic water level condition, collecting supplies may become a time-limited task. Players need to explore the hotel and collect enough supplies before the water rises.
Are you looking forward to this mysterious map that will soon reveal its true face? April 28th is sure to be an exciting day.
