Arc Raiders almost had an auction house like Escape From Tarkov, but Embark nixed it because the game became 'just about coins'

Embark is enjoying the organic trading culture that's emerged in Arc Raiders, but when it expands on trading in the future, it won't be in the form of an Escape From Tarkov-style auction house. That's because, according to design lead Virgil Watkins in an interview with GamesRadar+, they tried it during development and found that it made the game less fun.

"We're not building an auction house or anything like that. Currently, I think it's more leaning into the aspect of social facilitation...