To go off of what @d3xt3r.bsky.social said, if you are asking that question then Arch isn't for you.
If you want to try Linux for the first time, I recommend Kubuntu. It is very comfortable coming from Windows, and being based on Ubuntu, there are plenty of tutorials online.
Arch Linux is the equivalent of a stick shift. It is incredible if you want total control or want to learn things on a lower level, but it takes much more time to learn, and one mistake can leave you in the dark.
It also tends to break, as seen with the recent 6.13 kernel update.
As for Linux in general, especially if you do gaming and content creation, you have to jump through hoops, learn a lot of new things, and some things are janky or just plain don't work.
I always recommend dual booting with Windows, which there are plenty of tutorials for.
Arch ranks #3 on the most difficult to install distros, especially if you want to install it manually (which is the preferred way, also known as The Arch Way™). Once it's installed though, the difficulty in making a successful switch depends on your hardware, software and workflow. For instance ...
... if you're a pro photographer & depend heavily on Adobe, then you're not gonna like it. Same for pro audio editors & content creators. Or if you play games with kernel-level anticheat (like Fortnite), which straight up don't work. As for hardware, laptops users tend to have the most issues ...
... with common issues being WiFi, Bluetooth or suspend/resume not working properly. nVidia GPUs in particular can be annoying since their drivers are proprietary and buggy and can break when the kernel gets updated. So hardware compatibility overall can be a hit or miss. The best way to check ...
... would be to try an Arch-based system such as CachyOS on a live USB, without installing. If everything works, then you can consider Arch or Arch-based. Personally I'd recommend all Arch-based users to install Arch manually at least once, it's a rite of passage that'll give u the necessary skills.
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If you want to try Linux for the first time, I recommend Kubuntu. It is very comfortable coming from Windows, and being based on Ubuntu, there are plenty of tutorials online.
It also tends to break, as seen with the recent 6.13 kernel update.
I always recommend dual booting with Windows, which there are plenty of tutorials for.