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We're looking at trying out some adjustments to pacing on Dire Marsh that we want to test through the experimental queue. As we've been tracking Dire Marsh over the season, we've felt that at times it can feel a bit crowded, leading to some issues where collisions between players happen too early especially around certain regions in the map. As a result we're going to try something on Sponsored Marsh where we'll be reducing the max crew size by one crew and observing to see how the pacing of the matches play out and how in general it feels to have a little bit more wiggle room for players. DETAILS: - Change is already live as of 4/22 3PM PT. - Maximum crew count for Sponsored Dire Marsh will be reduced by one crew. Thanks everyone, as we roll out this change we'll be looking for continued feedback alongside play observation to help us see how this change plays out, so let us know how it's going out there in the Sponsored Marsh!

On the subject of WSTRs, this guy just launched his site where you can pre-order one and even pick up some great looking sticker packs. Link in the replies👇

UPDATE: WTF WSTRs We're gonna take a shot at bringing the WSTR more in line. Right now it's become a dominant option and is eclipsing a lot of the other short range options that exist in the game. SOOOOOO... as of Tuesday 4/21 (likely 8AM PT) the WSTR will no longer be able to down an enemy player who has blue shields or above with two shots. The ideal is that in a majority of cases this will force a reload in scenarios where the target has a blue shield, allowing for some more counterplay in these scenarios. What Will Change: - Change will go live Tuesday 4/21 in the morning. Likely 8AM PT. - WSTRs can still down a green shielded target with 2 direct shots at short rang - WSTRs will no longer be able to down a blue and above shielded target with 2 shots at short range. We're still keeping an eye on a variety of balance issues. Thanks for all the feedback, keep it coming and we'll keep hammering at it.

UPDATE: WTF WSTRs We're gonna take a shot at bringing the WSTR more in line. Right now it's become a dominant option and is eclipsing a lot of the other short range options that exist in the game. SOOOOOO... as of Tuesday 4/21 (likely 8AM PT) the WSTR will no longer be able to down an enemy player who has blue shields or above with two shots. The ideal is that in a majority of cases this will force a reload in scenarios where the target has a blue shield, allowing for some more counterplay in these scenarios. What Will Change: - Change will go live Tuesday 4/21 in the morning. Likely 8AM PT. - WSTRs can still down a green shielded target with 2 direct shots at short rang - WSTRs will no longer be able to down a blue and above shielded target with 2 shots at short range. We're still keeping an eye on a variety of balance issues. Thanks for all the feedback, keep it coming and we'll keep hammering at it.

dire marsh sponsored has genuinely better pvp than ranked or cryo and im being so dead serious

Hot Take Dissapointed most Marathon streamers feel obligated to play Ranked. It isn’t fun, and you’re exposing yourself to stream snipers & cheaters in one of the worst game genres. Why this sucks as a fan of the game, is that people are constantly exposing their fans & viewers to the worst Marathon has to offer. This isn’t going to convince anyone to stay on the game, let alone buy the game. The vibe from creators shifted from hyping the game & showing off the best of Marathon to an already burnt-out topic, cheaters & stream snipers. This isn’t blaming creators, honestly. It can be taken that way, so my b. I’m a fan of the game and avoiding ranked seems like the best thing I can do as a creator if I want to see Marathon grow. Ultimately, this is on Bungie. Always has & always will be. It’s embarrassing. Big talk about no cheating policy. They succeeded at baiting people with that & being one of the first extraction games with ranked. This is going to backfire badly if they don’t take some form of action. A game convo being surrounded by cheats, an extraction game, is going to do irreperable damage to the game’s image & their player morale. Thanks for reading. :)