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@JurassicRabbit Funny enough literally no one plays a game on a deadline.

But as someone who's playing this game on a deadline, it feels bad, man.

I was asked what I meant by bullshit, when I said that if you have a high tolerance for bullshit, you'll probably adore Crimson Desert. This is just one example of what I mean:

@RyGilliam @Harrisburgstien So what's your solution to no lifing gear creep?

@Harrisburgstien No. Oh my god. You’re so close. It shouldn’t be designed in a way that excludes people based on schedule. We could have the same number of hours available but because you can on weekends and I can’t means I lose. It sucks just as bad if it was in my favor.

My trio of extremely dedicated players — all with 100 hours in 2 weeks (took PTO) — literally cannot play Friday night, or at all on Sat/Sun most weekends. Gotta reiterate that I’m extremely excited for tomorrow. But this sucks so bad. It has to at least be open Monday night.

@RyGilliam @Hollowtide You know what would make people upset? New players queuing into Perimeter/Dire to do quests, and they match against fully kitted golds that no-life'd Cryo for 100 hours in a week

@Hollowtide I don’t think telling people “one of the coolest things in the game that you get keys for everywhere else is only available on certain days and if you can’t play then oh well” is healthy for the game. VoG saved Destiny. I question if it would’ve done that if it was weekends only

I *think* I know why they are doing this, there’s already so many queues up and idk if the player pop will allow for it to be so stretched. Having a cadence where during the week you gear up and fill vault for weekend activities makes sense in a way. Does it suck for ppl who can’t play weekends? Of course. But is it healthier overall for the game? Maybe. We shall see.

@allsofakehappy @Ziegler_Dev Ranked is in beta though. I can see them going full out once its more finalized.

@Ziegler_Dev Joe I gotta say man I've been in every test of this game but this just isn't it. Restricting Cryo I can understand for loot purposes, but ranked needs to just be available at all times. It literally makes me want to play less during the week to have no aspirational content.

Cryo and Ranked are coming and we're excited to see players battle it out over Tau Ceti and traverse into the big scary moon-like ship in the sky. We've put out a few posts about Cryo, poured through the variety of comments and feedback we've seen so far, and wanted to take some time to explain some of the initial decisions we've made around Cryo and Ranked with regards to weekend scheduling. So without further ado, here's what we have been thinking: We are of course always iterating and are open to looking at other options in the future, but the Ranked/Cryo Archive weekend decision is really built around three points: - Preparing: We acknowledge that players will lose a lot of gear on Cryo and Ranked because it is intended to challenge you to your limits. As a result of that, it's important that Cryo and Ranked feel like an event you can schedule towards, grind gear up to do, etc. The loop of spend time grinding gear to spend it in Cryo or Ranked is reflected in this choice as a weekly cycle. - Economy Talk: We have some great rewards on Cryo that kind of break the bank when it comes to economy and power gain. If we were to look at having it open all the time, we'd probably have to adjust how frequently you can earn these rewards so that we don't flood the game with amazing loot all of a sudden. - Logistics Time: Cryo and Ranked both have entry requirements (gear ante) that are built around the idea of you matching with other players on an equal investment level. They also both have a high level requirement to ensure you've experienced enough of the game to understand the challenges inherent to the game. This inherently makes the amount of people in that queue at any time unpredictable. Both of these experiences also need a consistent flow of players in the queue to make sure matches are full to retain the challenge. To reduce the match times and allow players to find matches quicker, making it a scheduled event means more players will show up during that window and feed the queue pool better. We also acknowledge that there are likely some who cannot participate on the weekend or are excited about the experience and want to no-life it for weeks, and we appreciate that. We'll be looking into what we can do to retain these considerations and potentially accommodate this in the future. Things we may iterate on in the future: - Staggering Ranked and Cryo queues more so they overlap less - Looking at changing the days we do either Cryo or Ranked - Changing the ante values of Cryo or Ranked - Looking at any other conditions (solo experience, crew fill experience, etc.) and iterating on it! Marathon is an evolving game and part of evolving is seeing how this initial launch plays out and adjusting as we go =). Thanks for the feedback, keep it coming and we'll update you when we figure out the next evolution.

@Ziegler_Dev W response. Great devs

@ElimiNate_3 @PaulTassi Ever heard of playing before or after work? I agree that they should probably do Thursday to Sunday to accommodate those people

@OilersHD @PaulTassi Some people work weekends big guy.

wait Ranked AND Cryo are weekend only? That seems...not great

@TeeBJey @PaulTassi Let me guess TeeBJey, you don't even own the game. There is a very consistent hardcore player base already and the devs are responding very quickly to everything, game will be alive for a very long time.

@OilersHD @PaulTassi Oh yeah instead of the others where people play when they can. Well I didn't get to play this week so I guess I can't play ranked. Another weekend missed, hopefully the game doesn't also get wiped in a couple months. Oh wait

@DigitizedSeeker @PaulTassi As someone who has played both, CoD DMZ doesnt hold a candle to Marathon. DMZ is like the Hyundai of extraction shooters meanwhile Marathon is like Lamborghini lol

@PaulTassi @OilersHD So this game is quite literally CoDs DMZ, for those who played it, and as I've said before; in a more fleshed out manner versus a random CoD side mode. With the Cryo Archive being the equivalent of Building 21. And people really want to pass off Marathon as the second coming lol

@positiveriley @PaulTassi So the no-jobs dont infinitely farm it for gold loot and then absolutely gear swamp the rest of the maps. I agree maybe Thurs-Sun would be better to accomodate those who work on weekends, but can always play after work too

@OilersHD @PaulTassi I can only play during the week. Why make this game weekend only?

@GuessIWasRight @PaulTassi Ranked is in beta, I am fine with that being all the time, once its fully out. But I think Cryo should be time gated or else it will be infinitely farmed by the jobless. Maybe Thurs-Sun to accommodate those who work on weekend.

@OilersHD @PaulTassi Yea man people totally don’t have different schedules or work weekends or have family stuff/chores. Having ranked on a weekend is bad 👍🏽

@PaulTassi Yeah I could see that after it exits beta

@OilersHD yeah, then maybe make Ranked all the time? Both seems weird

@VoidGoblinTV @Onepeg How on earth is it a slap in the face? It's appointment gaming. Give you all week to prep for weekend runs with your crew. I love it.

@Onepeg Yeah, I've been practically shilling this game but the weekend only cryo is a slap in the face

Cryo opens tomorrow. However: I had said in a prior tweet that it looked to be only on weekends. Not a fan of this idea.

@AdoptedPuppy26 @TauCetiGG Bruh cant be serious

@TauCetiGG the wknd part really sucks like everyone be working the wknds unless ur in high school

‼️NEW: Cryo Archive Overview - Cryo Archive unlocks tomorrow, March 20, at 10 AM PT - It's Marathon's first end-game zone, a high intensity, raid-style PvPvE activity built around security systems, Vault chases, and contested exfils. - You will need Runner Level 25, all six factions unlocked, and a 5,000 credit loadout to queue up. - Security Clearance, Vault Keys, and Cryo contracts are your main avenues for exceptional loot once you're inside. - Cryo Archive is open on the weekends starting this Friday, March 20.

Access granted. You have found your way to the Marathon. The ice around Cryo Archive cracks and groans. It seems nothing can stop you from getting in. It will be interesting to see if you can get out. 10 AM PT, March 20, 2026

@TheTacoTim Bro, turn it off. The control is literally there.

We need protections as players. Bungie please let us Mute/Report people in Marathon for some of the horrific things they are saying I get that Prox chat wasn't initially intended for release, but there needs to be repercussions for those who are hateful, racist, homophobic, or in some cases, sexually harassing and stream sniping other players #marathon

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@CrusaderTwitch Its pretty funny in my experience. If you use it I find other teams will use it too. Ive had some funny moments.

Still can't get over how so many people were BEGGING for Prox Chat in Marathon and it's barely utilized

@AstralThought @Arrrrash Yeah it's totally separate. You have to hold down a hot key for prox chat for the enemy to hear you

@OilersHD @Arrrrash You are 100% correct. It would and we've thought about it. Maybe we'll give it a shot the next couple days. I think my biggest issue is I don't like that the enemy players could here us conspiring. Unless that's separate? Idk enough about the in game voice chat.

Marathon duos is like solos, but without any of the intensity of solos. Just feels like a bunch of squads of 2 ratting around. Def prefer trios or even just playing solos, but I am glad they tried it out. What do you guys think so far?

@AstralThought @Arrrrash Why not just comm in game? Would probably help your third play with you

@Arrrrash My duo and me have had the opposite luck. Plus we coordinate well in coms, we're usually in party chat. So we don't have a random 3rd who can't hear us running off to a completely different poi. Idk, each game mode has its ups and downs. I think they could all stick around.