Embark Studios just clutched up big time for ARC Raiders grinders raging over vanished skill points. After the third Expedition wrapped on May 11, players hit Reddit and X hard, reporting up to five missing bonus points earned in the final two-week window – that's the permanent edge you're chasing in raids.

Patch 1.28.0 dropped today, slamming the door on the bug while promising those IOU points hit affected accounts in the next few days. Devs owned it straight: 'We have managed to solve the issue, we are still tracking down the remaining accounts affected and will be granting skill points in the following days.' Bonus: new Castaway Set in store rotation and final Patchwork outfit upgrade for Caravan departers. No more excuses for that skill tree gap.

Raiders subreddit lit up like a failed extraction – threads screaming 'only 11 points after three Expeditions?' and 'grinding endgame for nothing?' X accounts like @ARCRaidersMedia amplified the salt with 90+ likes on the initial bug alert. With SteamDB showing 38k concurrent right now and a 110k 24-hour peak, this fix keeps the lobbies stacked and leaderboards competitive.

Expeditions demand that grind commitment, resetting progress for those clutch permanent buffs. Embark's quick turnaround dodges a bigger PR raid – now eyes on smooth raids ahead. Get restarting, squads; the Rust Belt waits.