How to get Merits in ARC Raiders Shared Watch

Merits is a brand new currency you can earn in ARC Raiders Shared Watch, and you’ll acquire different rewards for free.

There are different ways to earn Merits in ARC Raiders. This currency is exclusively supposed to be used within the Shared Watch event. Let’s find out how the full system works in the game.

How to earn Merits in ARC Raiders

Merits are obtained by getting XP. Every 100 XP will be automatically converted to 1 Merit. This XP is different from the standard one that you get by completing any in-game activity.

• You get XP from damaging ARCs. XP is obtained from each separate damage you inflict.
• Get a one-time chunk of XP when the ARC is destroyed. This applies to all ARC enemies, with the bigger ones granting you more XP.
• You’ll also gain XP by helping others to destroy an ARC.

To earn all the available rewards in the Shared Watch event, you’ll need to earn plenty of Merits, which directly translates into more XP. Incidentally, the Shared Watch event isn’t a PvE-exclusive mode. You can still hunt, and get hunted, by other players. However, taking down a player won’t earn you any Merit or event XP.

If you solely want to focus on earning Merits to finish the event, your aim should be hunting down as many ARCs as possible.

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How to earn Merits fast in ARC Raiders

The core method of earning Merits is pretty simple. However, there are a few things you can do to increase the rate in your favour.

• Complete the Queen and Matriarch events as much as possible. Finishing them is difficult as you’ll face the strongest ARCs. However, you get to damage them more and gain plenty of XP, which is not possible with smaller ARCs.
• Use weapons that are good against ARCs. Not every weapon is a PvE weapon. If you have the necessary resources, my recommendations will be the Hullcracker and the Equalizer. The Renegade is a great, cheap alternative, especially when you’ve upgraded it.

Ideally, stay away from PvP for now, as you won’t want to get killed while trying to farm XP for unlocking all the rewards.