I took a trip to the dark side of Arc Raiders, and I don't want to go back

Seconds before loading into Arc Raiders with a friend, he says to me: "Just so you know, my matches are heavy." It took me all of two minutes to feel the weight of that sentence. Aggression-based matchmaking is a way to reduce friction in the multiplayer game by giving players their ideal partners, whether that be friendly, co-operative strangers, or a no-holds-barred battle to the death.