Arc Raiders fan screamed for help so loudly that a neighbor started breaking down his door

5 Jan at 03:01 Comment Views: 58

Reinforcements finally arrived, though they weren’t exactly the kind of allies the player was expecting.

Voice chat is a core feature for many in Arc Raiders, but intense communication can sometimes lead to startling real-world misunderstandings. Occasionally, bystanders mistake frantic in-game pleas for help as signs of a genuine emergency unfolding in reality.

A player using the handle “dreamthorp” shared a harrowing experience where his desperate shouts during a raid were so loud they prompted his neighbor to rush over and attempt to kick his door down:

“My heart nearly jumped out of my chest when I saw the door buckle, looking as if an explosion had just gone off behind it.”

In a follow-up, dreamthorp explained that he smoothed things over by offering his neighbor a gesture of peace and gratitude:

“I bought the guy some beer. He was half-dressed at the time, so he asked me not to take a picture of him—only his boots are in the frame. He mentioned he’s a firefighter, so he was essentially acting on muscle memory.”

A photo showing the boots of the neighbor who attempted to help

Source: iXBT.games

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