--- title: Arc Raiders exec says success resulted in burnout description: Arc Raiders executive producer Aleksander Grøndal describes how the game's massive success, with over 16 million players, pushed Embark Studios' team into... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/arc-raiders-exec-says-success-resulted-in-burnout-6gdrxejsc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Arc Raiders exec says success resulted in burnout | daily.dev og:description: Arc Raiders executive producer Aleksander Grøndal describes how the game's massive success, with over 16 million players, pushed Embark Studios' team into... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/arc-raiders-exec-says-success-resulted-in-burnout-6gdrxejsc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6GDrXEJsc.png og:image:alt: Arc Raiders exec says success resulted in burnout og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Arc Raiders exec says success resulted in burnout **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Arc Raiders executive producer Aleksander Grøndal describes how the game's massive success, with over 16 million players, pushed Embark Studios' team into burnout as they struggled to keep pace with live-service content demands. He explains the studio underestimated how hard the transition from launch development to ongoing live service would be, leading to overshooting capacity, unhappy staff, and player complaints about inconsistent updates. This prompted Embark to abandon monthly updates in favor of a slower, more iterative approach. Grøndal also shares his own history of burnout from his 15 years at Electronic Arts, including a five-month sick leave after shipping a Battlefield title, and stresses the importance of protecting employees' well-being to retain talent long-term. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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