Playing ARC Raiders in third person offers numerous advantages over a first-person perspective. One key skill to master is swapping which shoulder you aim from, allowing you to adapt quickly to different combat situations. Fortunately, this is a simple and fast action you’ll often use to gain the upper hand against enemy Raiders.

### How to Swap Which Shoulder You Aim From in ARC Raiders

To swap shoulder aim in ARC Raiders, press **X** on your keyboard or click the **right stick** on your controller. This instantly shifts the camera to look over the opposite shoulder, with no cooldown on the command.

While your reticle and point of fire remain unchanged—so your bullets still come from and go to the same spots—the camera shift gives you approximately 30 degrees of additional vision on the new side, while losing the same amount on the other side.

### How to Use Shoulder Swapping to Win Fights

Corner peeking is a staple of third-person multiplayer shooters. If you’re not doing it, you can bet your enemies are. Always swap shoulders to get the best possible view around corners or cover before you plan your attack or check for threats.

Just because you can’t see an enemy doesn’t mean they aren’t there. In fact, I once won a fight I never should have taken simply because I had my shoulder aimed on the correct side and made smart plays.

### Using Shoulder Swap Against ARCs

Don’t just worry about enemy players—keep an eye on ARCs (Artificial Recruit Combatants) as well. Unless an ARC is tightly attached to you, you can break line of sight behind solid cover to potentially lose its attention.

By swapping your shoulder to see the color of the ARC’s vision cone, you can monitor whether it has latched onto someone else nearby. NPC factions like ARCs add a mild threat to unprepared players and act as a way to locate other human opponents.

Think of the ARCs as a warning system: if you notice one focusing elsewhere, human threats could be close by. Remember that you can also become the target of an ARC’s aggression if you’re not careful—sometimes, you’ll need to destroy them, but that’s a topic for another time.

Mastering shoulder swapping is a small but powerful tool that can drastically improve your gameplay in ARC Raiders. Use it wisely to gain better vision, outsmart your opponents, and survive longer in the heat of battle.
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