Embark Studios
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Embark Studios admitted they cut a huge boss, the "Cylinder of Pain", from ARC Raiders because its procedural puzzle mechanics just pissed players off.
The concept was a mobile silo you strip of armor, trace energy circuits and smash core systems, with mini‑puzzles changing each fight. In practice it annoyed everyone, total WTF, so it stayed a prototype. The team says some ideas could return later, but bipedal machines remain a major challenge.
