U4GM What You Need to Know for ARC Raiders Week 20 Trials

Week 20 Trials in ARC Raiders (March 16–22) don't play like normal missions. They sit right inside the extraction loop, so you can be having the run of your life and still walk away with nothing if you don't evac. If you're tweaking your kit, planning routes, or just trying to stop bleeding gear, it helps to think in terms of value per minute and what you're willing to risk; even checking what's worth carrying from ARC Raiders Items can nudge your decisions before you even drop. The best part of this week's setup is that the score only cares about your single best attempt, so you can mess up early, learn the rhythm, and save the "serious" run for when it clicks.

How the score really behaves

You need 4,000 points for the three-star tier, but chasing points like it's a deathmatch is how people throw perfect runs. The trick is treating your first couple drops like recon. Where do squads tend to rotate? Which lanes are loud, which ones stay quiet? You'll also notice the game rewards clean execution more than hero moments. Take the safe fights. Leave the messy ones. It's one of those weeks where a boring extract beats an exciting wipe, even if your aim's cracked.

Farming Hornets and Bombardiers without wasting time

This rotation leans hard into damage on Hornets and Bombardiers, and wandering around hoping they appear is a trap. Use scanners, triggers, and known hotspots to make spawns happen on your schedule. If you're in a squad, don't freestyle it. Have one player draw attention and keep the target stable while the others just burn it down. Swap roles when armour's low. And don't forget ammo discipline—long fights invite third parties, and you're not in the run to "win the lobby," you're here to leave with a score.

Spaceport walls and the awkward utility stuff

The "damage flying ARCs within the Spaceport walls" task is where a lot of runs get scuffed. You can't just tag something in the distance and call it done—you've got to pull airborne enemies into that exact area, then commit. It takes patience, and it feels wrong because you're choosing positioning over easy shots. Utility objectives can be worse. Hauling carriables turns you into a slow, obvious target, so clear the route first, then grab and move. The lightning objective is pure chaos: during an electromagnetic storm, step into the open, eat the strike, and immediately tuck back in. Don't force it on a calm map, because you'll just end up overexposed for no reason.

Playing like you actually want to extract

The highest scores usually come from players who chain objectives in a sensible loop and know when to stop. Greed kills more runs than Bombardiers do. If you've hit the big damage chunks and your bag's heavy, turn the run into an exit plan, not a victory lap. Keep comms tight, pick routes you can defend, and don't be ashamed to bail early if the lobby feels hot; you can always come back better prepared, especially if you've sorted your loadout around ARC Raiders Items for sale and you're not gambling your last decent gear set on one more fight.