OTC Live - An Arc Raiders Podcast

Welcome to the first official episode of OTC Live — the evolution of The Elders Circle Podcast, now opening the doors and bringing the Old Timers Club community directly into the conversation. OTC Live has no permanent panel. Instead, Dan (Arc Raider Old Timer) is joined by a revolving cast of actual OTC members, meaning different voices, different opinions and potentially a completely different panel from one show to the next. It's live, spontaneous, unscripted and occasionally chaotic — exactly how we want it. In this episode we're getting hyped for ARC Raiders: Frozen Trail, just days before launch. We discuss Pendola Pass, the Frigate, new ARC, Outposts, Amplified Weapons, gadgets and what we're most excited to experience when the update arrives. We also tackle one of the biggest discussions within the ARC Raiders community: Should ARC Raiders have a PvE mode? OTC Live is about giving the community a voice. Real OTC members having real conversations about the game we play. OLD TIMERS. REAL OPINIONS. LIVE CONVERSATION.

The Elders Circle Podcast has come to an end, but the conversation definitely hasn’t.

Welcome to OTC Live, the new podcast and live discussion format from the Arc Raider Old Timer's Old Timers Club (OTC).

Rather than a traditional podcast with a fixed cast and schedule, OTC Live is designed to be spontaneous. When there’s something worth talking about, we get together and talk about it.

This first episode is a little different. It’s just me, Dan, dropping a spontaneous solo podcast about the Arc Raiders PVE Announcement, which unknowingly at the time was actually the birth of what will be OTC Live

From the next episode onwards, expect a revolving cast of voices from across the OTC community, jumping in for discussions, reactions, debates and the occasional emergency podcast when big news drops.

No fixed panel. No rigid schedule. Just the Old Timers Club talking games when there’s something worth saying.

Welcome to OTC Live.

Tonight Dan, Wellies and Ray get into the BIG ARC Raiders news — Expeditions are being paused until early 2027 while Embark makes major changes to the system. Is this the right call, what needs fixing, and what does it mean for players who actually enjoy Expeditions? We're also talking about whether ARC Raiders really needs traditional endgame content, Trials temporarily disappearing, Phantom Targets Part 2, ARC Raiders at Gamescom, the new camera feature and, of course, the ARC Raiders x Subway collaboration. Then we head into the wider gaming world with Ray and Wellies giving their thoughts on Once Human, Star Wars: Zero Company and our reactions to GTA VI. Finally, it's GROWN ASS ADULT time. We're all in our 40s or older — do we still have bucket lists? What haven't we done yet, what have we already ticked off, and when does "I'll do it one day" become "I need to actually bloody do it"? Join us in the chat and get involved with the show. See you topside.

Episode 12 of the Elders Circle Podcast is here! Ray, Wellies and I dig into Arc Raiders' latest sales numbers straight from Nexon's Q2 earnings, break down the results of our OTC poll on your most-requested feature for the game (170 of you voted!), and share our honest thoughts on the Frozen Trail update now that the announcement's had a week to breathe. We also run through this week's Trials, catch up on gaming news including a new horror extraction shooter, GTA 6's surprise Netflix debut, and the return of DMZ in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and debut a brand new segment, "Beyond Arc," where we talk about what we're all getting up to when we're not raiding.

Frozen Trail isn't just a new season — it's reshaping what it means to be a Raider. In this episode, the Elders Circle breaks down the deepening progression systems coming with Frozen Trail: The Raider Den is getting an upgrade — meet the Outpost, your new base of operations for taking the fight back to ARC Decorating, researching, and reclaiming the surface after months hiding underground Changes to the Skill Tree giving players more agency over the kind of Raider they become What's next for Raider Decks and making them more engaging and rewarding We talk through what these changes mean for long-term goals, build identity in the Rust Belt, and whether "meaningful choices" really is the throughline Embark keeps coming back to. Frozen Trail launches October 8th — this is your primer before it drops.

Phantom Targets just dropped in Arc Raiders and we couldn't wait until the weekend — this is an emergency Episode 10 of The Elders Circle. We break down the new event, go through every page and reward from Part One, and ask the big question: is this enough content to hold us over until Update 1.42 on August 18, or are we just being kept busy? Plus our usual chat on Arc burnout, THE FINALS crossover, and the new Tick Hunter set. Join us live or catch the replay — and let us know in the comments where you stand on Phantom Targets.

Episode 9 of The Elders Circle is here! Ray, James and Dan sit down to talk all things gaming — starting with a big one: 9 months into Arc Raiders, are we still happy, moving on, or here till the end? We break down our October update predictions, the Phantom Targets mystery on the title screen, the new Defensive PvP matchmaking changes, and the three augments we NEED to see added to the game. Plus — Halo Campaign Evolved, Gears E-Day going Xbox exclusive, and everything you need to know about the Modern Warfare 4 beta (including clearing up the DMZ confusion). And in Grown Up Stuff: do we "old and cranky" gamers still pull late-night gaming sessions like back in the day, or are those days well and truly behind us? Drop your own late-night gaming confessions in the comments — we want to hear them.

The Elders Circle is back after a short break, and Dan, Ray and Wellies are covering a lot tonight. They dig into growing concerns around Arc Raiders' player numbers, wonder where Embark's Roadmap has gone, and talk through whether the separated solo, duo and trio matchmaking is actually working. From there it's onto Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and how it's pulled Dan back into Assassin's Creed Shadows, a proper debate on why the disappearance of physical discs matters more than people think, and to close things out, three older blokes who don't even follow football give their honest, grown-man take on England crashing out of the World Cup.

On this episode of The Elders Circle, Dan, Ray and James break down everything you need to know about Expedition 4. The reward structure has shifted — Skill Points are out, Blueprints and Raider Tokens are in — and we're digging into what that means for veteran Raiders who've been grinding since day one. We cover the full timeline, the damage thresholds, the complete Blueprint pool, the Zenith Outfit unlock, stash space updates, consecutive buffs, and Embark's acknowledgement that new players need a fairer path forward. Is the Mystery Reward system a smart evolution — or are Embark experimenting at the veterans' expense? We share our thoughts and want to hear yours. Expedition window: July 7th – July 21st. Don't forget to sign up.

Tonight we're going deep. First up, we break down the Forgotten Relics event and the Converging Paths project. Then we tackle the big question the community keeps asking — are people actually bored of Arc Raiders, or is something else going on? We're bringing in some real psychology to explain what we think is really happening. We also get into the future of Xbox — the showcase looked incredible, then days later a leaked internal letter painted a very different picture. We break down what it actually means for the platform going forward. And we close out with the Grown Adults section — this week talking about the music that defined different periods of our lives.