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@EXEcutionare You're deranged dood. Get off video games and touch grass you loser.

No Paul, we don't want Marathon and we've made that perfectly clear, so if Bungie isn't going to pivot, then they're going to perish. So be it, let the bodies hit the floor. What you fail to realize is all of you oblivious completely obnoxious assclowns picked this fight with us, the ones who actually spend money, pandering to a bunch of broke ass losers who don't have two nickles to rub together, and I can promise you, that we can be a whole hell of a lot pettier than you because we vote with our wallets, while you degenerate maggots vote with your meaningless virtues. Understand this and understand it perfectly well, Bungie needs us, we don't need Bungie, and If you won't respect gamers, then you'll learn to fear us. Your hatred and contempt for us, doesn't outweigh ours, I can guarantee you that. I don't care if you can't put food on your tables when you continue to ruin this medium with your identity politics. All any of you are to me, are subhuman parasites.

@blintGG @Gladd No reading comprehension

@SaltPuddle @Gladd Its almost like the covid over hiring were years ago and ur stuck in the past? The covid lay off already had happened, what are you talking about? This situation has nothing to do with it, thats for sure lol

Here’s what’s gonna happen: D2 is officially over. Bungie ain’t going nowhere. Sony obviously ain’t either. Marathon isn’t “that” game to carry forward. Another game, maybe D3 or something like, is coming. We will hear an announcement sooner than later. It’s only logical.

"Marathon killed Destiny" or in a much, much longer format: - Content Vault/engine upgrade: Lost story content/favourite activities and weapons gone. Player investment soured. - Sony buying Bungie for $3.6B, at a major peak for Destiny with Witch Queen - The following expansion Lightfall being a major bomb and misstep which was the result of shuffling expansion/story plans - This expansion was what they were banking on being an even further success to finance their other two projects in development at the time. - First Bungie layoffs in Oct 2023, revenue for Destiny fallen by 45%. Destiny Final Shape delayed 6 months, Marathon delayed to 2025 (at the time) - Second round of Bungie layoffs 1 month after Final Shape. Pete Parsons CEO at the time saying they had to make the decision after exhausting all other mitigation options. (What they didn't know yet is he was enjoying that inflated Bungie sale to Sony, buying a whole plethora of classic cars to enjoy while he fired hundreds of devs. but yes, all other options exhausted). - Resulted in unannounced Bungie game transitioning to a new studio under Playstation. - Creative Studios arm of Bungie moved into Playstation to help support other Sony live service. The next big Destiny thing Payback, was cancelled. Big Bungie names laid off. - These two layoffs took Bungie from 1600 employees to about 850. - Sexual harassment accusations against the at the time Marathon game director Christopher Barrett, he is fired. - Oct 2024 Red War plagarism lawsuit, dude says the narrative is lifted from work he wrote on wordpress in 2013/2014. the content is vaulted they can't access it. YouTube footage of the campaign is insiffucient. Nov 2025 they reach an undisclosed settlement. - May 2025 art plagarism with Antireal. Art she created in 2017 were found within the beta of Marathon as art assets. Bungie confirmed a former dev had used the art without permission, promising to work with Antireal to correct it and performed a full evaluation of art in Marathon to verify originality. Antireal was satisfied with the outcome they reached. Marathon delayed indefinitely at this time, with a mention of releasing within that fiscal year. - This was, and still is massively overblown to "every single part of Marathon" being plagarised, and the misinformation surrounding this is staggering and genuinely put a knife in the game's chest. This was a consequence of mass layoffs resulting in a new creative team and this team not knowing where this art came from, and one shitty dev really dealt Bungie yet another shitty hand. - Edge of Fate launches under expectations due to such baggage from these events including company management/morale, questionable decisions like the content vault and not having any onboarding for new players at all essentially only being able to cater to existing players, unable to grow the game's population as there was no fucking cohesive story, as it got vaulted. The new expansion is bad, removes things that worked, added things that didn't, and the new game director is a long term bungie employee but also hermit who just does not speak to the community, even now with it's end of life update. - Pete Parsons leaves Bungie while laughing to the bank. - Doing the Avengers Endgame problem and going right into a new phase when people are not excited about more, they needed to build the excitement again over time. Edge of Fate comes out like a wet fart and the next thing we get after that is the Star Wars crossover, this was not what Destiny needed in order to continue even if it was good. Bungie fucked up a lot, had harbored a lot of ill will and sitting with an overall soured fanbase with a decade's worth of already very demanding fans who at times were rightfully upset and over times completely not, PLUS shit that wasn't within their control to handle so piled on even further and gave the hateful crowd so much ammo that Marathon was plagued the whole time and still is. Bungie also under fire for "abandoning Destiny" but they just simply couldn't right this ship due to so many circumstances and then players leaving in droves therefore of course they will focus on their new game to try ensure a success, as that doesn't have 10+ years of baggage and it is something that needs to keep Bungie going and now we are where we are. It isn't fucking dmg's fault for being a community manager and being excited about the future of Destiny and wanting to see it thrive. WE ALL WANT THAT, BUNGIE INCLUDED! But multiple mistakes, unforeseen challenges and a lot of fucking money get in the way of this "momentum". You can't build momentum when you're one foot in mud, and the crowd supposed to be cheering you on are throwing rocks at you. The absolute batshit takes I've seen from the community is a mixture of shameful, childish and often bordering on straight up psychotic. But yeah, "Marathon killed Destiny."

@reesalasyt @MarathonGG_ Bro if you really played destiny 2 you'd know it wasnt the issue. 🫣 embarrassing dawg.

@MarathonGG_ Marathon played a large part in the decay of destiny 2, bungie deserves to be absorbed by sony dev teams and forced to shill out single player slop journalist games.

Which Marathon does not deserve in the slightest.

@blintGG @Gladd Its almost like you dont know covid happened and that whole industry over hired then laid everyone off after everyone went back to work? Hindsight 20/20 tho!

@Gladd For this to be happen they should have done a massive hiring and not layoff beforhand. Incubation time for new games takes a fk tom of time. So it wont happen in the next 10-15 years. Thats for sure…

@Vara_Dark Please explain the clip where you're playing like the cup head journalist please. What was that?

People like this bitch about “grifters” but then make up lies about creators to make a few bucks online, doing EXACTLY what they claim to hate. I’ve given more 8+ scores than I have 3 and under on my channel. Every year I CONSISTENTLY play more games I love than I hate. 2026 Positives: Replaying Arkham Origins Arkham Asylum Arkham City Arkham Knight Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions Oneechanbara Origin Nioh 3 Code Vein 2 Reanimal RE Requiem Pokopia Fatal Frame 2 Crimson Desert Replaced Pragmata Mouse PI For Hire Deadpool 2026 Negatives: Relooted 1348 Ex Voto Marathon Saros Mixtape Directive 8020 There’s a pattern here. These games promoted by journos literally just fucking suck bro LMAO “You’re a grifter if you don’t play these games!” “You’re a grifter if you play these games!” “I can’t be a grifter, only you!” At least I play games unlike you. 🫵🤡

@MallowTheQueen Try 2 first.

ok do I buy Diablo VI? I have never played Diablo before

@vesseloftauceti Not if you prefer it. But idk if you might agree that the games engine is too old to reinvent 2...that a 3 could bring a game engine that could allow for more diverse game content. Which is why I used the ball in hole analogy. Alot of seasons were throwing light ball in machine.

@SaltPuddle Are you trying to ask me if I’d prefer a Destiny 3 over continuing to play Destiny 2?

I keep forgetting that there are people that look to my opinion or that I’m under heavy scrutiny now given that despite having a small platform, it is indeed a platform. Anyways, I’m patiently waiting for Marathon S2 news and whatever is coming next for Destiny 2

@PaulTassi @Forbes They wont leave multimillion dollar IP behind. They will make destiny 3. I was a destiny careerist but at some point I stopped. Theres only so many times I could put ball in hole. Destiny 2 is too dated. Marathon can co exist. That is my explanation.

It Seems ‘Destiny 2’ And ‘Marathon’ Cannot Properly Co-Exist At Bungie via @forbes I tried to put a lot of thought into this so please don't knee-jerk react to the headline forbes.com/sites/paultass…

@TrappyBun @patrician_tv I would say the people who are saying its very cool and fun are being honest. Im being honest. I love that game. And I hope you are doing well :)

@SaltPuddle @patrician_tv Some people are far more delusional than you could even fathom as a possibility

After playing Marathon I can say I understand why the game isn't clicking with average gamers

@cannab1senjoyer @patrician_tv Maybe they didn't care to? It might be fair to say they just make what they want to? Its almost like historically bungie shits the bed then makes gold somehow...whether it was halo 1, halo 2, destiny 1 to the taken king, Activision and the forsaken release, etc.

@patrician_tv Extraction shooters in general are extremely niche. Which makes it confusing why they thought it would appeal to the casual gamer.

@betty_egg @patrician_tv Real talk.

@patrician_tv Its too hard and it's hurting their fee-fee's so they scapegoat it by calling it 'LGBTQ'

@crumbloads @patrician_tv No. Its very pure in what it wants to be. Thats why certain people who do put in the work love it.

@patrician_tv i think its very confused about what it wants to be

@dallydoodles @patrician_tv I dont know you and maybe you dont care, but im proud you are doing the work.

@patrician_tv I don’t. It’s so addictive. And I’m very casual

@TrappyBun @patrician_tv Idk about bungie loyalists cuz even they be unhappy... and as a marathon enjoyer... this doesn't upset me. This is just a fair take.

@patrician_tv Whoaaa can't say that, you might upset the bungie loyalists

@TheGreatPewdini @patrician_tv Im gonna go with "what is a casual?"

@patrician_tv What is an "average gamer" vs. a Marathon enjoyer? 🤔

@vesseloftauceti Dang dood. Just get in there.

is key based matchmaking a conspiracy or is it real cause I have a gold darsh key and I’d like to use it successfully 😭

@nioEX3 @IGN Both :)

ICYMI: It looks like Marathon won’t be left behind anytime soon, as Bungie has confirmed it has plans to evolve its story over at least "the next few years." bit.ly/4tgmgX1

@ToxicScorpion22 @Iwa7aru @shezabubadino Then you obviously aren't an artist. Not to mention saying these things without the context of a setting that is made to feel like everything is 3d printed because it essentially, even down to the player character, is.

@Iwa7aru @shezabubadino Slop is not art looks like the textures were made in Microsoft power point not a single pen to the screen just copy past basic shapes and fail at matching colours. Any real artist can tell this is slop not art. Low effort trash. They even stole art at some point.

Marathon is such a good game, I wish more people would give it a chance.