ARC Raiders Fair Play Compensation can give you back the gear you lost when another player who knocked you out is confirmed to have cheated. Embark handles the return automatically and sends a Loot Compensation message to your in-game inbox when your items are ready.
Not every death qualifies. If another Raider kills you fairly, an ARC machine finishes you off or you suspect cheating that Embark hasn’t confirmed, your lost loadout isn’t automatically replaced. The system only kicks in after Embark identifies a cheater who knocked you out.
What does ARC Raiders Fair Play Compensation cover?
Embark says the compensation returns all items you were carrying when you were knocked out. For example, if you had a modified weapon, healing supplies and scavenged materials in your inventory, those items are what the system is designed to restore after the qualifying loss.
It’s a return of the items you actually carried, not bonus loot or a cash payout. The scheme won’t replace things you hoped to find later in the raid.
ARC Raiders Fair Play Compensation versus Action Notices
Two different messages can arrive after an investigation. Only one tells you that equipment is ready to collect.
- Action Notice: you reported somebody and Embark later took action after identifying the violation. It tells you about enforcement; it doesn’t promise your own equipment will return.
- Loot Compensation: a confirmed cheater knocked you out and the system has prepared your returned items for collection.
You can receive both messages if you reported the same person who knocked you out. But you can also receive Loot Compensation without reporting anyone at all. The notices are independent, so seeing one doesn’t mean you’re owed the other.
How to claim ARC Raiders Fair Play Compensation
- Open ARC Raiders and check the in-game inbox for a Loot Compensation message.
- Read the notice to confirm that it is about returned items rather than an Action Notice.
- Clear space in your stash before collecting the equipment. Embark says you cannot retrieve items if there isn’t room.
- Claim the items from the message once the stash has enough capacity.
The claim doesn’t come from a third-party site or a code sent by a stranger. If somebody offers to restore your loot by asking for your Embark password, they’re not describing the official compensation process.
Why is ARC Raiders Fair Play Compensation delayed?
Embark has to confirm the cheating first. Only then does its automated system process the return, and even that involves a short delay. There’s no published claim time for an individual case, so it could take longer than the raid itself by quite a margin.
If a raid felt suspicious, reporting it is reasonable, but suspicion alone doesn’t prove that the player qualifies for action. A missed message may mean the investigation isn’t complete or that the defeat wasn’t found to meet the scheme’s requirements.
Embark also says its support team cannot manually issue or accelerate these repayments. You can ask support about other account issues, but they can’t override the automated ARC Raiders Fair Play Compensation process to hand back a loadout.
What if the inbox contains no Loot Compensation?
Check whether you received only an Action Notice, and make sure the message wasn’t simply waiting while your stash was full. If nothing is there, don’t assume a reimbursement is guaranteed. The scheme depends on a confirmed cheater knockout, not a report or a particular quantity of lost loot.
ARC Raiders Fair Play Compensation is only for lost loot tied to confirmed cheating. If you’re looking at an anti-cheat launch error or an account ban instead, the related guides below cover those separate issues.
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Official source: Embark Studios support guide.
