Everyone feels that December 17 deadline creeping up now, and if you are chasing extra skill points, every stack of ARC Raiders Coins suddenly matters a lot more than flexing some shiny loadout. The mistake most players make is trying to brute‑force their way there with overpriced guns and fat kits that vanish the second a random camper gets lucky. If you strip things back and treat each run like a low‑risk investment, the grind stops feeling impossible and starts to look like a numbers game you can actually win.
The core of the setup is really simple, and it is meant to be disposable, not precious. Run a Kettle 2 as your default, or swap to a Kettle 3 when you feel like a tiny bit more comfort, then slap on an Extended Light Mag so you are not reloading in the middle of a panic spray. It is not some god‑tier gun, but it is enough to delete AI and push off one greedy player if they force a fight. Pair it with a Light Shield so you are not waddling around like a tank, and lock in the Looting Mark I bag, because without that extra carry space the entire strategy falls apart. Fill the rest of your slots with three basic bandages, three shield chargers, and two stacks of light ammo so you do not end up dry when things get messy. The whole kit costs around 6,874 coins, so a bad raid stings a bit but never ruins your night.
This setup really shines on Buried City, which kind of feels like the game's cash machine if you route it right. A lot of players still roam around low‑value spots or chase noise, and that is how they walk out poor. You want quick loops through pharmacies, the Santa Maria houses, and Plaza Rosa, then straight to extraction. Short six‑minute raids where your only job is filling the bag, not clearing the map. If you bump into another player and they are not sitting on the meds or valuables you are aiming for, let them go and keep moving. PvP usually means burning meds, dumping ammo, and trading time for almost no extra profit. Think like a rat, not a hero, and you start seeing 50k to 70k profit as a normal run, not some crazy high roll.
One thing that quietly kills profit is a bad connection. You finally have a full bag, you are sprinting for extract, and then the ping spikes and you rubber‑band into a death screen. A lot of players shrug and blame the game, but cleaning up your routing with tools like Exit Lag, or just sorting your home network, can save more value than any fancy weapon upgrade. Better routing often smooths FPS a bit too, which is nice when you grind for an hour and your aim starts to slip. Once the loop feels natural, you can start adding a Kettle 4, maybe bring Raider Hatch Keys so you skip obvious camper spots, but the budget run is still the safest way to stack coins.
After a while you notice the pattern: fast entries, quick looting in high‑value zones, early extracts, and barely any fights unless someone literally stands between you and the money. That is how you turn a 25‑minute session into something like 200k profit without feeling like you are sweating ranked. The real skill is knowing when to leave; once your bag holds around 50k in value, treat extract as the main objective instead of an optional step. If you want to speed things up even more, some players like to mix this in‑game grind with buying currency from places like RSVSR, which offer game coins and items for people who would rather skip part of the slog, but even if you stay fully legit, playing like a careful rat instead of a wannabe chad makes that 5 million target feel a lot closer.