ARC Raiders Venator Nerf Analysis: Balancing Meta Weapon Blueprints
The Venator semi-automatic pistol in ARC Raiders has received a series of substantial balance adjustments from Embark Studios to rein in its absolute dominance in PvP lobbies. Because the weapon was originally capable of outgunning entire squads at almost any distance, developers targeted its fire rate upgrades, base damage, headshot multiplier, and weight across multiple patches to encourage a more deliberate, rhythmic firing cadence rather than effortless magazine dumping.