ARC Raiders' New Battle Pass Just Made an Old Problem Even Harder to Ignore

It goes without saying that live-service games have an interesting relationship with their most dedicated players. On one hand, developers obviously want people to spend as much time as possible playing their game, but at the same time, players shouldn't progress too quickly, especially when the studio struggles to introduce new content fast enough to keep them entertained. Sure, rewarding people for their dedication is definitely the way to go, but sometimes it actually works against the game itself. For example, ARC Raiders recently ran into this issue with its Raider Deck reward system.