In Arc Raiders, some players use voice chat. Sometimes outsiders misunderstand the cries for help, thinking that a disaster has happened in reality.
A user under the nickname dreamthorp stated that during a raid in Arc Raiders, he began shouting for help so loudly that a neighbor reacted—he came and started kicking the door down:
My heart almost jumped out of my chest when I saw the door buckle as if an explosion had occurred behind it.
Not everyone believed him and accused him of publishing an AI-generated video, as the recording cuts off abruptly at the moment the strike was supposed to land. In response, dreamthorp showed a photo of the door (which also failed to convince everyone).
Then he updated the post and said that he decided to get some beer for the neighbor:
Bought the guy a beer. He wasn't dressed, so he asked not to take pictures of him. Here are his boots in the frame. He said he works as a firefighter, so he acted on autopilot.
Players' screams in Arc Raiders have already led to similar incidents; for example, the police visited one fan of the extraction game because neighbors heard his cry for help.
A community member under the nickname iwaspaso said that while playing Arc Raiders, he switches to another language so as not to disturb the neighbors with requests for help:
I always use my second language when I ask for help so that the neighbors know it's not serious