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@DBTheStarman @nimlot26 Craziest part is the retention isn’t even low it’s significantly above average even if you use server slam numbers, it’s just not arc raiders levels lol

You explicitly said Marathon’s low retention “says all you need to know about how good it is” without ever claiming to have played it. That’s the issue. You’re using player counts to call the game “bad” while spreading negativity that hasn’t come from actual gameplay or personal understanding. Vast majority of the loud online criticism is from non-players. Stuff like the menus is legitimate criticism that I agree with, but that’s not your argument is it? Did you consider things like that many of the people who bought it did so out of the sheer curiosity due to all the negativity? That’s actually how I bought it. I just miraculously wound up being a good fit. Meanwhile the real target audience (like ARC Raiders players) stayed away because of this kind of unearned negative PR. Who are you to say the game bad - which you did, the qualifier later about wishing it well and not being your cup of tea doesn’t change the fact you asserted it was bad without having played it based on metrics that this very behavior plays a role in impacting. You’re not just “pointing out metrics.” You’re helping create the very retention problem you’re criticizing. Do you not understand this very simple premise? I agree with you about game journalism, those guys are fucking retarded and people should stay away. My comment is very explicitly about asserting that a game’s quality is low when you not only haven’t played it, but those who have are rating it higher than players of the game you’re holding up as a standard in your example of why you don’t trust the professional game reviewers. You chose to go out of your way to imply a game you’ve never played is bad, which many people seem to be doing, and you are the directly contributing to the issues you then cite as evidence.

@amogussy676767 @lfppersonal @JCDenton654 @MathRockSucked “That guys subjective opinion is wrong but mine is correct!!”

@lfppersonal @JCDenton654 @MathRockSucked No, the vast majority of people see 6/10 as complete trash. Also Crimson Desert just isn't a 6/10, it's a 8/10, it's quite decent. IGN is a company which hates gamers while pandering to corpos

No one has said this btw

@spiderfrog48476 @bombsquad67 @SYACVG If you’re actually this against AI i would recommend going to live in a shack in a forest with no electronics

@bombsquad67 @SYACVG If a game wins this many awards it better not have used ai for fucking anything im being serious

They had a dartboard with random words to pick the name and used ChatGPT for everything else.

@IceBreaker920 @PPAREUS @GameRant schizo

@PPAREUS @GameRant SNOW MEXICAN SAYS WHAT?? Sony paid over 4 billion dollars for BUNGIE ....... 25000 ACTIVE PLAYERS AINT GONNA CUT IT..

After almost a month with Marathon, it feels safe to say that Bungie's new Sci-Fi extraction shooter should be considered a new multiplayer great. gamerant.com/marathon-revie…

@Pheonix__ttv @WholesomeRaf @Ziegler_Dev Base health is 140, purple shield is 200, so less than 50% increase

@WholesomeRaf @Ziegler_Dev I mean they basically do have 2 lives. It's 2 full health bars.

BALANCE SHAKE UP! We're looking to make some changes in the next couple of patches to adjust some of the outliers in the combat space that we've both seen in our observations and heard from your feedback across all of the various (and plentiful) channels we watch. Some of these changes will be likely coming in the next patch, the next set will likely be arriving a week after. Here's some of the areas we're focusing on adjusting: - Bubble shields being too easy to get, too powerful to use. - The Knife scaling too easily to god like power levels. - Thermal scopes being too present and dominant - Snipers being too strong in all scenarios. - Giving Vandal and Recon some more oomph to match their counterparts. ALSO we're adding some stuff that can help add texture to the outcomes of fights: - SECRET: A new item to give solos a more common option when downed. - SECRET: A new item to give a more merciful option between crews. There'll be a lot more goodies in the coming patches and more details as the patch notes go live. Thank you all again for keeping the feedback flowing. We've still got a big list of things we're looking into that extends beyond this that will take us more time to figure out and we'll update you as we continue to build on our evolving plans.

@maevesfw @oridjinn yeah i dunno, i play with other level 50ish and its way more blue/purple kitted, i go with like level 20s and i see way more free kits, thats just in my experience tho

@emptyymt @oridjinn im very high level and obviously it doesnt seem to matter, my friends i play with too are 100+ so

bungie needs to add a loadout limit for outpost, tired of these free kit bums running around

@maevesfw @oridjinn translated from Portuguese lol so it doesnt read correctly but you get what theyre trying to say

@maevesfw @oridjinn ?

@maevesfw @oridjinn theres level based matchmaking, so unless youre queing with low level players dunno why that would be the case, usually 1 of the 4 teams is free every game i play, blue shields on the other 2 and im only level 55

@oridjinn wild, i see maybe 3 actual kitted players per 4 games

@Gamefan1992 @DiRRec_Gaming_ @nyc_prophet say what you want about marathon or crimson desert but starfield was a hard 5 or 6 at best

@DiRRec_Gaming_ @nyc_prophet They did the same thing to Starfield, just for clicks.

IGN knows how to bring the laughter in these gaming streets.

@AntiBSGaming @LUCKYY10P why would you as a non marathon gamer care about the numbers? If i had to guess youre a salty depressed miserable destiny 2 fan lol

@LUCKYY10P Shouldn't Marathon players be concerned about the numbers too? If you love the game so much, you want it to continue, right? If the numbers keep dipping as it is, it's gonna die.

Aztecross weighs in on people tracking Marathon’s Steam player count.

@nzkaio @Ziegler_Dev they should definitely do some pve stuff, as long as its entirely seperated from the pvp economy

@Ziegler_Dev Come on, sweetie, add a PvE-ONLY mode to any map with faction-specific quests for that mode, purple/gold bots, and events where teams help each other out! Keep your casual player base ALIVE!

DUOS UPDATE: A CANDLE LIT DINNER ON OUTPOST We're learning a lot as we go through our duos experiment and so we're moving on to outpost to see how runner pairs do when getting drenched by molten rain! Starting this Wednesday (4/1) at 10am PT, we're going to disable duo queue on Dire Marsh and enable Outpost for Duos. Details below: - On Wednesday 4/1 at 10am PT we will disable "Dire Marsh - Duos" and enable "Outpost - Duos" Queue. - Players in pre-made duos will be able to queue into Outpost - Duos. Matchmaking into a duo pair will not be available. - This experiment will run for 1 week, ending on Wednesday 4/8 at 10 am PT. What we will be watching / listening for: - How pvp and pve encounters play out - How puzzle mechanics work on the map work in duos - Any technical issues that occur Thanks to everyone who has been participating in the duos experiment so far. It's been valuable to observe the data and hear the feedback. We'll continue to beat it up, iterate, and update you as we evolve it.

@INemean @sausagef33t @NRSC its pointing out the hypocrisy, republicans are all gay pretending to be straight and enacting laws because theyre ashamed

@sausagef33t @NRSC For people who supposedly hate trans/ gay people they sure do love using makeup and cross dressing 🤣🤣🤣

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@C2UXN3T @WholesomeRaf @MarathonDevTeam arc has never wiped what are you even saying

@emptyymt @WholesomeRaf @MarathonDevTeam Arc is the only game I'm aware of to wipe that often and it's babies first extraction shooter so that makes sense. Marathon it makes a little less sense to make it 12 weeks per cycle as most extraction shooters give it six months to upwards of a year.

We have seen reports about unexpectedly loud footstep and landing sounds when players are trying to move quietly. We’ve tracked down the cause and have a fix coming in our mid-season update that should make sneaking and soft landings sound as expected. We’ll be keeping an ear to the ground once the update goes live, so please continue sending in clips and reports if anything still feels, or sounds, off.

@WholesomeRaf @MarathonDevTeam never played it, but that game doesnt really have loot right? like theres no vault management type thing lol

@emptyymt @MarathonDevTeam I liked Hunt the most Hunt didn’t do that

@WholesomeRaf @MarathonDevTeam pretty much every extraction shooter does this lol, its just part of the genre, pretty sure even arc is starting to do it

@MarathonDevTeam I’m really unsure about progress reset I haven’t been to Cryo, VIP first faction - not looking forward to playing another 90hrs to get some vault space and a bag for rook back :/ Sweats are going to max out in a week and I’ll spend 2/3 of a season trying to catch up Nope

@2beep2boop @nucalrunner woke is when they draw inspiration from reality in a sci-fi game

@nucalrunner Not to mention the relationship between the phor and the s'pht and all the parallels to slavery and colonialism. Reproductive rights of the people on board the marathon. Police state by the UESC... the list goes on. Definitely not woke.

Woke-free when you play as a digitized human consciousness, effectively immortal, but forced into illegal gig work with no rights for system-wide megacorporations, terrorist groups, and religious cults through a body and gender you choose. All to pay off an impossible debt

@FullGoinSend @salmon_flak3s @StegoSoup @IGN why are you even playing these 40$ shit games that cant even break 1m concurrent when roblox and fortnite are free and have 100+ million? At least be consistent

@emptyymt @salmon_flak3s @StegoSoup @IGN Okay so back to your... awful analogy. My favorite artist you can get front row/meet and greet for like... $170 Taylor swift youre probably looking at 10 grand. Do i think she's better? No. But she clearly is if she's 100,000x more popular and charges 100x for tickets 🤣

Marathon is worth every ounce of hell it puts you through. Our review: bit.ly/4ce2kPe

@Jimborgen @BeeLilyCake @adelheidx333 how often do you interact with women?

@BeeLilyCake @adelheidx333 Averse to abrasion.

Do you know how unlikeable you have to be for someone to message you this LOL

@FullGoinSend @salmon_flak3s @StegoSoup @IGN no i think that its possible for something to be less popular and also good. if you cant thats really sad lol

@emptyymt @salmon_flak3s @StegoSoup @IGN This guy thinks because he likes something it makes it better than what everyone else likes 😭😭