Jan 14, 2026
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Arc Raiders players are furious after Twitch streamer Tfue was not banned by Embark Studios less than 24 hours after being suspended.
Twitch streamer Tfue has been banned from Arc Raiders for less than 24 hours, and players are upset about it.Fans of the extraction shooter accuse Embark Studio of favoring content creators.
Tfue has not been banned on Arc Raiders within 24 hours
On January 12, popular Twitch streamer Tfue revealed that he had been banned from Ark Riders.The content creator posted on X protesting the 30-day suspension.However, the ban did not last long.Tfue said Embark Studios reversed its decision and unlocked his account in less than 24 hours.
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The Twitch streamer's quick ban has sparked backlash from some ArkRaider players, who have claimed that Embark Studios is giving him special treatment.On Reddit, for example, one user wrote, "Today you know that companies need streamers and live under different rules."Another disappointed player commented, "Better not give the streamers a pass for cheating. Nothing would make me quit this game faster, basically."
Some players have even called on Embark Studios to create dedicated servers just for publishers."
It should be noted that Embark Studios does not confirm why individual players were banned, and Tfue himself did not say what his ban was specifically for.However, some players still criticized the fact that the ban initially lasted 30 days and was then shortened.
Why was Tfue banned in Arc Raiders?
As I mentioned above, we have no official reason for Tfue's ban.However, many Arc Raiders players claim that it was the result of an exploit by a streamer.
Tfue doesn't seem to have actually used the exploit in a match.In the VOD of his YouTube stream, the content creator can be seen testing the exploit to make sure it's real.Assuming that's the reason he got banned, it looks like Tfue was removed for testing a lighting issue in an extraction shooter.
Regardless of the reason, many Arc Raiders players criticized Embark Studios for how they handled the suspension.Some users accused the Swedish studio of favoring streamers.
The Arc Raiders ban debate continues after Tfue Unban
Much of the discussion centered around Embark recently banning Arc Raiders cheats.The studio had a backlash after learning that they only issue a 30-day ban to cheaters.
All this to say, Tfue's quick suspension ties into the complaints the community already has about how Embark handles restrictions.But in all fairness to Embark, we still don't know the exact reason for Tfue's suspension.However, that hasn't stopped some Ark Raiders players from being upset about it.
It doesn't matter that millions of fraudsters have revealed new exploits.A few hours after Tfue was banned, users discovered a new console command graphics trick.Of course, this added more fuel to the fire.
