Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag, head of the esports organization 100 Thieves, has criticized the state of the shooter Arc Raiders, calling its first week of 2026 "hell" due to a cheating epidemic. He believes the scale of the problem has already surpassed the worst times of Call of Duty and Warzone.
Haag reports that almost every raid is disrupted by suspicious players—often with zero-level Steam accounts or active VAC bans. He calls on developers from Embark Studios to take urgent action.
As the only effective solution, the streamer suggests lawsuits against cheat creators and distributors, similar to the policy of Epic Games at the peak of Fortnite's popularity. He argues that in the extraction shooter genre, this problem is critical, as dying at the hands of a cheater deprives a player not just of a round, but of hours spent gathering loot and resources.
The community supports Haag, reporting an abundance of cheaters at high game levels and awaits an official response from Embark Studios.