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ARC Raiders is a newly released extraction shooter from Embark Studios. The game is available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X.
As you progress through the levels in ARC Raiders, you slowly unlock features like the Trials, which are in-game point-based weekly challenges that are refreshed every week. By earning three stars and points in these challenges, you can climb through the ranks to earn exclusive rewards.
Each week Embark adds a new set of challenges for players to complete and climb up their leaderboards. The Season 2 Week 9 trials are live now, and here's a comprehensive guide on how to earn 3 stars in this week's trials.
What are Trials in ARC Raiders?
Trials is the unofficial rank system in ARC Raiders, which is unlocked at player level 15. Once unlocked, players have to earn points by completing challenges every week and climb up the leaderboards. By earning stars, players can earn exclusive rewards.
The challenges are usually divided into three stages, which are marked by stars. By earning points you can get stars, and each challenge has a limit of 3 stars. For each star, players get a reward, with a total of three rewards for completing a challenge.
By earning points you can earn a position in the leaderboard of 100 players in the same rank. Getting into the top 20 of the leaderboard will earn you a 2x promotion to the next ranks. With 1x promotion allocated for the next 30 positions. The bottom 20 players of the leaderboard are demoted to the previous rank.
How to Get 3 Stars in Season 2 Week 9 Trials in ARC Raiders
Like every week, this week's trials have five challenges players must complete to climb up the leaderboard. These challenges are quite easy, but you have to follow some simple strategies to effectively finish them without wasting your important resources. Here's an in-depth guide on how to get 3 stars in Season 2 Week 9 trials in ARC Raiders:
Damage Wasps
This challenge is quite straightforward, as you'll simply need to damage Wasps flying around on all maps. You can complete this challenge on any map during a 2x trials enabled condition. The best way to complete this challenge is by playing Blue Gate during Night Raid or Electromagnetic Storm. You can also utilise modes like Hidden Bunker and Locked Gate, as both of these game modes take place during the daytime with 2x trials enabled.
Download information inside the bunker
This challenge is probably one of the most annoying ones of this week. To complete this challenge, jump into the Hidden Bunker game mode, then wait or help other players complete the antennas to open the hidden bunker. Once the bunker is open, you'll see some terminals scattered around. Approach one of them and press download data. Now wait for the data to be downloaded; once the download is complete, retrieve the data to complete this challenge. You'll need to retrieve data from four terminals to get 3 stars in this challenge.
Damage Queens or Matriarchs
This might be the hardest challenge for most players to complete this week. The best way to complete this challenge is using very strong armour penetration weapons like the Equalizer, Jupiter, Hullcracker, and Aphelion. Once you load into a Matriarch or Harvester mode, head to these large Arcs, then set up your camp at a safe distance with enough cover. After that, start dealing damage to their weak points near the core and their leg joints to stack up damage points. You only need to deal 4,000 damage to get three stars in this challenge.
Aside from that, you can also deal damage to them by getting up close and personal with deadline mines. Equip a snap hook and use 2-3 deadline mines and place them on the core of the Matriarch or Queen to deal a massive amount of damage in the shortest time possible. However, this strategy is very risky, as Rocketeers and other Arcs protecting these large Arcs will tear you to shreds if you are caught out in the open.
Destroy Ticks
Ticks are available in almost all maps of the game. But the best way to complete this challenge is by playing the Locked Gate event or the Stella Montis Night Raid. In Locked Gate, wait for the gates to open, then head inside; you will find ticks hanging upside down on the walls. Meanwhile, in the Stella Montis night raid, try entering the seed vault to complete this challenge. You will find the most amount of Ticks in this place.
Open ARC Probes
ARC probes are usually rare to see in normal map conditions. To complete this challenge, wait for the Prospecting Probes map condition to go live and then jump in to complete the challenge. You'll need to open around 4 probes to complete this challenge easily. The best mode and map for completing it is electromagnetic storm on Spaceport. During this mode, you'll find crash ARC probes scattered all around the outskirts of the map. If you keep opening them consecutively, you can easily rack up to 10,000 points in this challenge.
Getting 3 stars with decent points in trials will guarantee you a spot in the top 20 of the leaderboard. Remaining in the top 20 will also allow you to jump 2 ranks once the trials are refreshed for next week.
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