r/MarathonGame

Not necessarily something Bungie explained poorly (which is a lot let’s be honest) but rather something you think the community is interpreting in a way that misses the point of the system entirely.

My take is extraction itself. I think some people treat extracting like the boring part after the ‘real game’ is over, when deciding when to leave is basically the core tension the entire game is built around.

Hi all,

I've started playing Destroyer a lot more than the other shells lately. His movement feels amazing and he's got so much utility.

That being said, I'm having a hard time finding good implants to pair with him. Most of the ones I come across don't give heat capacity, which I feel is the best stat to put on him. If they give heat capacity like The First Law does, I don't feel like it's as strong on him though.

I don't know, I don't think Destroyer has much benefit from The First Law aside from Heat Capacity gain, so I wanted to see what implants everyone has been running on him since I'm late to the Destroyer party.

The colors pop so much, the darks are vivid, the light feels like real light. People on HDR_Den were commenting that it was burning their eyes. I strongly disagree. I'm getting used to HDR across monitors and games, and I just really appreciate the difference in Marathon. Thoughts?

Wall hacks are never fun, especially in games where being a bit sneaky is a huge part of the game. Why don’t they just make an emergency fix to the character

Started playing in Season 2. A while back I was hacked through a Discord vulnerability, and I spent a few weeks changing passwords, kicking out remotes, going back to banks to fight fraud, etc. Everything seemed fine until one day I saw a remote login in my steam for Marathon.

I looked it up and every response suggested it was my steam deck, somehow. Whatever! I logged it out. Then logged into Marathon to see my inventory had changed- I had more gold items than before, I was levelled up 10 times, all my shotguns were gone.

I play Marathon to connect with some friends across the country. So I played Marathon with my friends who told me that Reddit was full of people saying weird inventory issues happened, and I didn't sell anything or Cradle anything- I did 2-3 vault breaker PVE runs, then logged out.

I never logged back in because I was banned permanently with no reason given. I had to spend a while searching to even find WHERE to report this and appeal it... why isn't there an in-game button to report issues?

I'm not even sure why I was banned but I have to assume it was for 'sharing' my account or for some action the remote login did overnight.

Anyway, my question:

BUNGIE ARE YOU EVEN THERE YOU DON'T RESPOND TO ANY MF APPEALS OR ANYTHING EVER WHAT IN THE ACTUAL EFF IS THIS?

I’m assuming they’re something to do with Arachne because that’s the only faction I’m haven’t unlocked the final non vip upgrade in yet. Just wondering what they’re used for barter wise. Thanks.

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Just to be clear. If you think I am on either side of the PvP vs PvE discussion, you are wrong. I think both PvP and PvE have a place within this game, even if it skews more to PvP. The PvP in Marathon is one of its biggest selling points, and has been since they started their Launch Rollout. My point with this post is to say that alongside the PvP marketing, we got a LOT of narrative seeds that have not been followed up on at ALL within the game's systems.

The fact that they marketed it in that way is a shame considering that Marathon has a unique opportunity to find an amazing ratio of player-driven PvP-focused storytelling, while still delivering meaningful environment exploration, build-in "rabbit hole" mechanics, and a way to experience a "live" story over the course of a Season. And for the most part, they have failed at doing the second part of that so far.

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Looking back at the marketing material ALL the way when the game was first announced in 2023 up until the launch roll out, there was a clear shift in the development setup. But one element remained…. The mystery behind the colony’s demise and the disappearance of its inhabitants.

The mystery behind Tau Ceti was used again and again as a major marketing device throughout pre-launch. Cinematics, audio logs, devs teasing on social media, but really how much of that have we gotten since Season 1 started? Just some lore entries with great VA work, most of which was already present in the Alpha anyways.

The fact that this game has devolved into the PvP sweat fest that it is right now is simply because there is no other reason to play the game other than to PvP, which isnt a problem in itself, but it's kinda sad considering how much Bungie has to work with when it comes to the Marathon IP.

Bungie, I would love some more mysteries, some rabbit holes to go down, some more unique interactions with the maps, simply more stuff to explore.

The UESC Rocket Drone can't see you if you stop moving. If you aren't able to fully hide from it then just stop moving. You can still look around but the moment you move it will see you and become hostile.

The weapon seems cool, but is it enough? I love the fact that they are experimenting with a lot of stuff. However, they really need to push more meaningful content if they hope to survive in the long run.

I'm starting to see what Bungie is doing here.

With the CARRI system they made a special section in the store for encouraging corporation, finishing contracts, helping others and exfiltrating.

With Vault Breaker they did the same thing. But this time the store have different items you can only use in that mode, and the currency exist to encourage you to progress and get to the end boss.

Now with UESC manifests, you are encouraged to hunt UESC for prestige salvage and special weapons.

I wonder if they have in game mechanic incentives in store for the remaining factions?

I could see them making an alien currency for hunting aliens (if they ever introduce organic enemies) for Nucal, and obviously some currency for killing runners if they do the same for Arrachne.

Each faction would have their own special in game rewards and special store. So maybe one week you need special upgrades, so you have to go hunt commanders, and another week you may need implants or weapons so you go hunt players.

It's pretty smart.

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It's a surprisingly effective mid-range option for burst damage, and the charge time is pretty quick. I've started to really like this thing

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this yet but I feel one of the main reasons marathon is dying is because of the toxicity of the player base. In most games the toxic player base is a small minority of the totality of players but in Marathon it seems that the toxic players are the majority. On top of that nine times out of 10 the toxicity you're experiencing is from your own teammates. I like this game alot & have put alot of hours in it since release but I cant help to find enjoyment in its demise due the amount of FN's in this game.