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The Week 17 Trials are live in ARC Raiders, and we have the final set of expeditions for the second season.
The final set of trials has five different tasks to complete. Some of the tasks are easier to complete, while the rest will be harder. Let's look at how you can secure three stars for all five tasks.
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ARC Raiders Week 17 Trials walkthrough
The Week 17 Trials can be broken down into five separate tasks.
Damage Wasps
The first task is pretty easy to complete, and there's no specific map to focus on. Wasps are the weakest flying ARC enemies you can encounter in a raid. You can find them commonly around exfil areas. You'll also find them around bigger ARCs.
To destroy a Wasp, you have to shoot it in its motors. If you're using heavy weapons, the job gets easier. The Hullcracker can one-shot them, but other options include the Tempest and the Renegade. You'll want to destroy them for more counts of damage, which gets them more XP.
Download information inside the bunker
The second task this week requires us to download information from the terminals inside the Hidden Bunker. To do so, you'll need to begin the download and wait for the activity to complete. There are four pylons spread all around the Spaceport map. Once the four pylons are active, the entrance to the Hidden Bunker will open.
There are eight terminals, and you have to interact with one. If you're playing in a party, anyone from your team can download the information and contribute to the points. Do note that some of the terminals will be inactive, so you'll need to find the active ones.
Damage Queens or Matriarchs
If you love hunting the Queen and the Matriarch events, completing this task won't be difficult. The Queen and the Matriarch are the strongest two ARCs to take down. Each of them have their own events that appear as special Map events.
Ideally, you'll want to use either the Jupiter or the Equalizer to do maximum damage. If you don't have these legendaries, an alternative is to use the Anvil. If you're on a higher budget, the Hullcracker is an excellent choice as well. The Launcher ammo does plenty of damage, bringing in the XP in quick time.
The Queen is the easier one to hunt between the two. Unlike the Matriarch, the Queen's location is also shown on the map. Open the map and look for the Harvester icon to find the Queen's location.
Destroy Ticks
Ticks might be the weakest ARCs in the game, but they can be notorious. Typically, they will fling at you from a distance. If you get caught by a swarm, you can die trying to fight all of them off. Once you spot a Tick, you'll want to dodge its jump. If you manage to do so, the Tick will be completely exposed, and you can shoot it.
Destroying Ticks is pretty simple, as every weapon can one-shot them more or less. You can also use your Pickaxe to swing at them. A single hit is good enough to destroy them since they don't have any armor. However, they're smal,l and they move fast.
Open ARC Probes
ARC Probes are of two types in ARC Raiders. You'll find some lying flat on the ground, and some standing. The latter is better to loot as they usually contain valuable resources. Once you find ARC Probes, you'll have to break them open and loot whatever is available.
ARC Probes don't have fixed locations on any map. However, you'll find them commonly on your raids. When opening them up, be careful. ARC Probes emit a loud beacon that typically attracts nearby ARCs. They're also excellent ambush spots for enemy raiders if you're into the PvP side of things.
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