Last night, Arc Raiders developer, Embark, released a blog post declaring that it has completed its investigation into the duplication bug that has plagued the game. It first started with players duping rubber ducks to make a profit at vendors, but later evolved into players spamming Trigger 'Nades and Ziplines all over the map.
The post stated that the investigation took this long because the developers wanted to validate each report, confirm exploit usage, separate unintended usage, and assess the overall impact. In short, the developers wanted to hand out appropriate punishments to those who abused the bug. However, it appears that one of the game's biggest advocates, TheBurntPeanut, got away with a slap on the wrist despite using and showing off the bug to his many followers.
Some strikers are more equal than others
Embark noted that it will hand out penalties on a case-by-case basis. Warnings for low-level intrusions, coin removals, and “bans for the most severe cases, especially where exploitation of exploits had a significant impact on the in-game economy or the experience of other players.”
In our previous report, we noted that TheBurntPeanut not only used the glitch, but showcased it on his platforms, making the glitch more popular among Arc Raiders players. The streamer is undoubtedly one of the most famous Arc Raiders players, and even organizes a clan war between popular streamers. You'd think popularizing the glitch that turned the game upside down for so many players would warrant more than just a warning. But that's exactly what he got.
A post on X reveals that TheBurntPeanut only received a warning message for his exploits. He apologized for doing it, but something about the way he apologized tells me he didn't really mean it. Meanwhile, the comments are filled with players calling this special treatment unfair, as they received bans or coin removal for doing the same thing.
“He gets a warning, but the rest of us who don't have a bunch of viewers get our money taken from us. I've never been so pissed off at a game developer,” said one comment. Another called out the developers, saying: “So let me get this straight @EmbarkStudios, everyone else I've seen get this message has had a large chunk of their money taken. But Peanut is exempt from the same consequence?”
- Released
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30 October 2025
- ESRB
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Teen/violence, blood
- Developer
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Embark Studios
- Publisher
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Embark Studios
