Arc Raiders fans struggle to throw snowballs at the Rocketeers' trial

Fighting Arcs in Arc Raiders is tough enough already, especially Rocketeers who can blast you from a distance. It doesn't matter what weapon you have, these drones are hard to hit and can take you out with one good hit. Despite this, Embark felt it would be fun to have players hit them with snowballs for the latest weekly test.

The game's Winter Snap update has covered the top with snow, giving attackers the chance to gleefully throw snowballs at each other. But the latest weekly challenge tasks you with throwing snowballs at the Rocketeers; not just one or two, but at least 16 snowballs, depending on when you're trying to test. It goes without saying that this has proven difficult for many players, but as always, attackers have found a few tricks.

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If you're having trouble completing this challenge the traditional way, the Arc Raiders community has come up with a few tricks to make it easier. The first, shown off by Vipu2 on Reddit, involves some skill and platforming, essentially requiring you to load up your inventory with snowballs and then use the carabiner to mount a Rocketeer and unload snowballs onto it.

This method may sound easy, but getting this close to a Rocketeer is not as easy as you think. Even using the carabiner to mount it can take a few tries, giving Arc plenty of time to circle you and unleash his arsenal. The second method requires a little more work, but is safer and does not require too much skill. Except maybe a good throwing arm.

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Suggested by nrthlu, this method requires you to load snowballs on Dam Battlegrounds. They suggested doing it at the bottom left of the map, next to the water tower. There is also a hatch nearby, so bring a key for a quick escape. Then proceed to the buried city, along with a handful of Showstoppers, and make your way to the top of the hospital.

The next step is to bait a Rocketeer by shooting at it and then hitting it with showstoppers until it crashes to the ceiling. Then just unload all your snowballs onto the rocket launcher. If you happen to run out, there are three piles of snow on the hospital roof itself. The hard part will be beating the drone with the showstoppers, but the rest is a piece of cake.