As you have most likely read, from here, here and generally here Vivendi will be shutting down a bunch of thier servers on the 16th August, the ARC server included.

It looks like ARC's come to the end of another era. A bit of a fuzzy end with no obvious next step but I have no doubt the community will hold together in one form or another. There are still plenty of people who not only hope for a next step but can do something about it. ARC's changed in the past and it'll change in the future. Keep an eye out here as I'll be posting news of any 'clones' right here :).

But that's all weeks away. Until then, lets enjoy the time we have with Vivendi. Who's for beef3?