ARC Raiders: Players Monetize Blueprint Drops, “Pay to Pick Up” Meets Extraction Risk

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In Embark Studios’ ARC Raiders, blueprints are incredibly important – almost as crucial as the guns you use – and offer a great way to become more powerful, provided you can locate them. The game doesn’t have an official store for trading items, but players have started their own unofficial marketplace to do just that.

GamesRadar noticed a listing on Gameflip for a Burletta Blueprint, which is strangely labeled as a Wolfpack Blueprint. It’s a bit confusing, but the price is even more surprising – $49.99, which is roughly $10 more than the cost of the game itself. To complete the trade, players need to team up, start an expedition, and then the seller will drop the item for the buyer.

It’s then stored in your Safety Pocket to keep it safe if you don’t make it out. As the seller points out, they won’t help you to the extraction point and aren’t liable for anything you lose if you forget to put it in the Safety Pocket before you die.

You can also find some useful items for sale, like a package including the Wolfpack, Equalizer, and Jupiter for $35 – great for defeating tough ARC enemies, including the Queen. An Extended Shotgun Mag Blueprint 3 is available for $24.99, or you can buy ARC Alloy for just $3.50.

This is really unusual and doesn’t seem to be officially approved by the game developers, Embark Studios. It’s unclear if they’ll address it, as they’re currently focused on fixing problems and adding new features.

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2025-11-09 22:11