Fireball Burners Guide: What Goes Around Quest ARC Raiders

Best Farming Locations

Dam Battlegrounds (Primary):

• Research & Administration building
• Testing Annex facility
• Control Tower interior sections
• Abandoned structures throughout map

Buried City (Secondary):

• Research facility areas
• Hospital lower levels
• Industrial zones near Parking Garage
• Underground sections of major buildings

Why these maps:

Fireballs favor indoor industrial environments—research stations, abandoned facilities, and underground areas. Dam Battlegrounds and Buried City have the highest concentration of these terrain types.

Terrain Preferences

High-probability zones:

• Interior spaces – Buildings, corridors, rooms
• Research facilities – Labs and testing areas
• Underground sections – Basement levels and tunnels
• Industrial complexes – Manufacturing or storage zones

Low-probability zones:

• Open fields – Rarely spawn in completely open areas
• Village housing – Residential buildings see fewer Fireballs
• Exterior perimeters – Map edges less likely

Strategic implication:

If you’re specifically hunting Fireballs, prioritize interior exploration of research-themed buildings. Avoid wasting time checking open areas or purely residential zones.

Spawn Density Comparison

Dam Battlegrounds Research & Administration:

• Spawn frequency: High
• Multiple Fireballs possible: Yes
• PvP risk: Very high
• Best for: Efficient farming with acceptable risk

Buried City Research Facility:

• Spawn frequency: Medium-high
• Multiple Fireballs possible: Yes
• PvP risk: High
• Best for: Alternative when Dam is too contested

Other locations:

• Spawn frequency: Low to medium
• Best for: Opportunistic farming during other objectives

If you completed Medical Merchandise quest, you already know many of these buildings—Fireballs often share spawn zones with medical facilities.

Loadout Requirements: What to Bring

Unlike casual quests where free loadouts work, hunting Fireballs requires specific gear:

Essential Weapon Types

Heavy ammo weapons (strongly recommended):

• Ferro – Excellent ARC armor penetration
• Anvil – High damage, good against armored enemies
• Other heavy weapons – Any gun using heavy ammo works

Why heavy ammo matters:

Fireballs have protective armor plating. Light ammo weapons take significantly longer to destroy them, wasting time and ammunition. Heavy ammo cuts through armor efficiently.

Alternative weapon options:

If you don’t have heavy weapons:

• Upgraded assault rifles with weapon mods
• DMRs for precision damage
• Shotguns at very close range (risky)

Just understand that non-heavy weapons require more shots and time.

Defensive Gear

Recommended protection:

• Fire-resistant gear if available
• Shield (Ferro minimum)
• Healing items – Mushrooms or medical supplies

Why fire protection matters:

Getting caught by the flamethrower inflicts continuous burning damage. Fire resistance reduces this significantly, but healing items work as backup.

Inventory Management

For What Goes Around quest:

• Safe Pockets – Protect Fireball Burners you collect
• Quick-use slot – Equip Burner for easy throwing
• Backup Burners – Bring 3-4 minimum for quest safety

For general farming:

• Storage space for multiple ARC drops
• Room for incidental loot from buildings
• Stash management preparation

Combat Strategy: How to Defeat Fireballs

Two distinct methods exist for killing Fireball units—each with different risk/reward profiles:

Method 1: Distance Shooting (Safe but Slow)

Basic approach:

1. Spot the Fireball – Look for blue LEDs on sides
2. Maintain distance (~15-20 meters minimum)
3. Start shooting – Target center mass
4. Keep backing up if it advances
5. Continue firing until destroyed

Advantages:

• Minimal fire damage risk
• Forgiving of mistakes
• Works with any weapon type
• Low skill requirement

Disadvantages:

• Uses more ammunition
• Takes longer to kill
• May alert other enemies or players
• Fireball might escape if you lose tracking

When to use:

• You’re low on health/supplies
• Multiple threats present
• Unfamiliar with Fireball behavior
• Running lower-tier weapons

Fire management tip:

If you do get ignited while maintaining distance:

1. Stop shooting temporarily
2. Sprint away from the Fireball
3. Keep moving – Movement extinguishes fire faster
4. Return to engagement once flames are out

The rolling motion helps extinguish flames more quickly than standing still.

Method 2: Hatch Shot (Risky but Efficient)

Advanced technique:

1. Let the Fireball approach – Don’t shoot yet
2. Aim at center mass – Pre-aim where hatch will open
3. Wait for hatch opening – It will stop and deploy weapon
4. Shoot inside the hatch immediately
5. Watch it explode – Instant or near-instant kill

Why this works:

The internal mechanisms exposed when the hatch opens are the Fireball’s critical weak point. Direct shots into this opening bypass armor entirely, causing massive damage.

Advantages:

• Extremely fast kill time
• Minimal ammo consumption
• Satisfying when executed well
• Efficient for farming multiple Fireballs

Disadvantages:

• Requires nerve (letting it approach)
• Timing window is brief
• Miss = you’re in flamethrower range
• Higher skill ceiling

When to use:

• You’re confident in your aim
• Have full health and shields
• Farming efficiency matters
• Comfortable with Fireball patterns

Pro execution tips:

• Pre-aim at head height where hatch will appear
• Use higher fire-rate weapons to land multiple shots in window
• Position near cover you can retreat behind if you miss
• Practice timing – The hatch opens consistently

Method 3: Explosive Approach (Resource-Intensive)

Alternative method:

• Throw grenades at Fireball’s position
• Use explosive weapons if available
• Detonate from safety

Why this works less well:

Fireballs are mobile and relatively small targets. Grenades often miss or deal partial damage. Save your explosives for grouped enemies or more valuable targets.

Situational use only:

• Multiple Fireballs grouped together
• You’re pinned down and need area denial
• Have surplus grenades with no other use

Looting Fireball Burners

After destroying a Fireball:

Loot Collection Process

Step-by-step:

1. Approach the destroyed Fireball – Blue LEDs will be dark
2. Interact with the body – Standard looting prompt
3. Collect Fireball Burner – Primary quest item
4. Grab additional drops – Often includes mechanical components
5. Transfer to Safe Pocket immediately if doing quest

What you’ll typically receive:

• 1x Fireball Burner (guaranteed)
• Mechanical components (common)
• Scrap materials (occasional)
• ARC-related crafting items (varied)

Important timing:

Loot Fireballs immediately after defeat. Other players can steal loot if you delay, and in chaotic situations, you might lose track of which destroyed unit you haven’t looted yet.

Managing Multiple Burners

For What Goes Around quest:

You only need one successful throw to complete the quest, but smart players bring 3-4 Burners as insurance:

• First Burner: Your actual quest attempt
• Backup Burners: In case you miss or kill is stolen
• Extra insurance: Protects against accidental drops or death

Storage strategy:

• Safe Pocket: Quest-critical Burners
• Regular inventory: Excess for future use
• Stash storage: Long-term supply if farming bulk

Review Safe Pocket usage if you’re unclear on protected item mechanics.

What Goes Around Quest: Complete Walkthrough

Now that you understand Fireballs, let’s complete Shani’s quest:

Quest Overview

Quest giver: Shani
Objective: Destroy ARC enemies using Fireball Burners
Difficulty: Easy (once you have Burners)
Required items: 1+ Fireball Burners

Phase 1: Obtaining Fireball Burners

Preparation:

1. Accept quest from Shani
2. Equip heavy ammo weapon (Ferro/Anvil preferred)
3. Bring defensive gear and healing items
4. Plan your route – Dam Battlegrounds or Buried City

Farming execution:

1. Deploy to chosen map – Spawn near research facilities
2. Navigate to high-probability zones – Interior buildings
3. Hunt Fireball units using combat methods above
4. Collect Fireball Burners from defeated enemies
5. Secure 3-4 Burners minimum for safety margin

Time investment:

Experienced players: 10-20 minutes
New players: 30-45 minutes

Spawn RNG affects this significantly. You might find three Fireballs immediately or search for 30 minutes before encountering one.

Phase 2: Using Fireball Burners

Setup:

1. Equip Fireball Burner in quick-use slot (important!)
2. Choose appropriate map – Any map works
3. Deploy for second raid
4. Locate suitable ARC targets

Valid targets for quest:

• Ticks – Small spider-like ARCs (easiest)
• Pops – Common spherical enemies
• Other Fireballs – Maximum irony
• Most other ARC types – Generally work

Invalid targets:

• Human players (obviously)
• Environmental objects
• Non-ARC enemies

Phase 3: The Actual Throw

Execution:

1. Find your target ARC – Ticks or Pops recommended
2. Get within throwing range (~10-15 meters)
3. Aim at the target – Lead moving enemies slightly
4. Throw Fireball Burner using quick-use key
5. Watch enemy burn – Fire damage over time
6. Confirm destruction – Enemy must die from fire

Critical detail:

The enemy must be destroyed by the fire damage, not by you shooting it afterward. Let the flames do the work. If you shoot and kill it while it’s burning, the quest might not register.

If you miss:

• Use backup Burner
• That’s why you brought 3-4
• No penalty for failed throws beyond wasted Burner

Phase 4: Completion

Final steps:

1. Wait for quest update – Should show as completed
2. Extract safely – Standard extraction protocol
3. Return to Shani at vendor menu
4. Collect rewards

Quest rewards:

(Include actual rewards here if known—the original article didn’t specify)

Common Quest Issues

Problem: Quest didn’t register

Possible causes:

• Enemy died from bullets, not fire
• Wrong enemy type targeted
• Server lag delayed registration
• Quest wasn’t active when you threw

Solution: Try again with another Burner on a different target.

Problem: Ran out of Burners

Solution: Extract, farm more Fireballs, return to complete quest.

Problem: Died before extracting after completing objective

Solution: If quest shows completed in log, you should be fine. Verify with Shani.

Efficient Farming Routes

For players needing multiple Burners:

Route 1: Dam Battlegrounds Research Focus

Optimized path:

1. Spawn near Research & Administration
2. Enter building via safest access point
3. Systematically clear floors hunting Fireballs
4. Move to Testing Annex if needed
5. Extract with Burners

Time: 15-25 minutes per run
Expected yield: 1-3 Fireball Burners

Route 2: Buried City Research Circuit

Alternative route:

1. Spawn Buried City near Research facility
2. Check Research thoroughly
3. Move to Hospital lower levels if empty
4. Hit Industrial zones as backup
5. Extract

Time: 20-30 minutes per run
Expected yield: 1-2 Fireball Burners

Route 3: Mixed Objective Efficiency

For multi-tasking players:

Combine Fireball hunting with other objectives:

• Cracked Bioscanner farming – Same medical buildings
• Blueprint collection – Research facilities often have these
• Supply Drops – Check while traveling

Efficient raiders always stack objectives per raid.

Advanced Combat Techniques

For experienced players seeking optimization:

Technique 1: Chain Engagement

When multiple Fireballs present:

1. Identify all Fireballs in area
2. Engage furthest first – Prevents flanking
3. Use hatch-shot method for speed
4. Loot quickly between kills
5. Clear all before looting completely

Why this works:

Fighting multiple Fireballs sequentially is safer than getting surrounded. Kill order matters.

Technique 2: Environmental Exploitation

Use terrain advantages:

• Doorways – Fireballs must approach single-file
• Elevation – Shoot down at them from platforms
• Corners – Break line-of-sight to control engagement
• Explosive barrels – Shoot them near Fireballs for bonus damage

Technique 3: Solo vs. Squad Tactics

Solo optimization:

• Stealth and surprise
• Hit-and-run on single targets
• Conservative resource management
• Quick extractions

Squad optimization:

• Coordinated fire – Multiple players focus one Fireball
• Designated looter – One person collects while others cover
• Overwatch positioning – Someone watches for PvP threats
• Resource sharing – Distribute Burners among team

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Mistake #1: Underestimating Flamethrower Range

The error: Getting too close thinking you’re safe

The fix: Flamethrowers have surprising reach. Maintain at least 10 meters unless executing hatch-shot method.

Mistake #2: Forgetting Fire Extinguishing Mechanics

The error: Standing still while burning, taking full damage

The fix: Sprint and roll immediately when ignited. Movement dramatically speeds up fire extinguishing.

Mistake #3: Using Wrong Weapons

The error: Bringing light ammo weapons exclusively

The fix: Heavy ammo or upgraded weapons make Fireball fights far more manageable.

Mistake #4: Not Securing Quest Items

The error: Collecting Burners without Safe Pocket protection

The fix: Always use Safe Pockets for quest-critical items.

Mistake #5: Completing Quest Without Extraction

The error: Burning an ARC with Burner, then dying before extracting

The fix: Quest only counts after successful extraction. Prioritize getting out alive.

Alternative Uses for Fireball Burners

Beyond What Goes Around quest:

Combat Applications

Tactical uses:

• ARC crowd control – Fire damages multiple enemies
• Denial tool – Creates burning zones enemies avoid
• Panic weapon – Effective against player ambushes
• Harvester engagements – Fire damage is universally effective

Crafting Integration

Workshop applications:

• Upgrade materials for certain modifications
• Component in advanced recipes
• Trade value if trading systems expand

Long-term Value

Don’t just farm the minimum needed for What Goes Around. Fireball Burners remain useful throughout your progression journey. Stock extras in your stash for future needs.

Integration with Other Quests

Fireball farming combines well with several other objectives:

Compatible quests:

• Medical Merchandise – Same Research buildings
• Cracked Bioscanner hunting – Medical facilities overlap
• Blueprint farming – Research areas have both
• General resource farming – Interior buildings have diverse loot

Resource synergy:

While hunting Fireballs, collect:

• Mechanical components
• Rusted gears and tools
• ARC Motion Cores from defeated enemies
• Medical supplies from facility containers

Never make single-objective raids when you can accomplish multiple goals.

Progression Context: Why This Quest Matters

What Goes Around sits in the mid-tier of Shani’s quest progression:

What it teaches:

• Enemy-specific hunting – Targeting particular ARC types
• Resource utilization – Using enemy drops as weapons
• Risk assessment – Close-combat scenarios against dangerous enemies
• Preparation importance – Bringing right gear makes dramatic difference

How it fits progression:

This quest bridges simple collection missions and more complex combat challenges. It requires:

• Moderate combat skill
• Specific gear loadout
• Multi-phase planning (farm, then use)
• Understanding of ARC enemy behavior

Successfully completing What Goes Around demonstrates you’re ready for harder content that combines farming, combat, and strategic thinking.

Final Thoughts on Fireball Burners

Fireball hunting feels more dangerous than it actually is once you understand the combat patterns. These enemies look intimidating with their flamethrowers, but they follow predictable behaviors that skilled players can exploit.

Key takeaways:

• Use heavy ammo weapons (Ferro/Anvil) for efficient kills
• Master hatch-shot technique for speed farming
• Bring 3-4 Burners minimum for What Goes Around
• Let fire damage complete kills during quest
• Extract immediately after quest completion

The What Goes Around quest teaches an important lesson: in ARC Raiders, enemies drop resources that become weapons against themselves. This philosophy extends to many ARC types—understanding how to repurpose enemy drops into tactical advantages accelerates your progression significantly.

Pro tip: After completing the quest, keep farming Fireballs occasionally. Having 5-10 Burners in your stash provides tactical flexibility for future raids. They’re particularly useful when you need reliable ARC damage without using expensive ammunition.

Ready to turn the tables on these flamethrower-wielding spheres? Download ARC Raiders on PlayStation or Xbox and start your pyromaniac robot hunting today.

Good luck with your Fireball farming, and remember—if you catch fire, roll away!