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Congratulations to all the runners who’ve been battling it out in the floating death fridge we call Cryo Archive! We’ve been watching and ingesting all the thoughts and feedback that we’re hearing, aggregating it and taking it down in notes. After this weekend we’ll spend some time looking into feedback and thinking of the next iterations we want to make: Main topics we’ve noted so far: - Scheduling : options for players who can’t play on weekends - Solos : is there any way to play this map without joining a crew? - Subroutines: can subroutines be more guaranteed as a drop from vaults? Any of these may take some time to figure out so I can’t guarantee quick solutions here but we’ll definitely discuss these topics as a team this week. Thanks for sticking with us as we evolve the game, and helping us fight the good fight against the cyborgs, robots, and aliens!

@SentryTheChamp @MarathonDevTeam False. I did fill with 2 random and exfilled successful on my 2nd try of the map

@MarathonDevTeam the game is only playable with premades... and thats not fun

We have seen some reports asking if the final exfil in Cryo Archive is not working because it does not show on the overhead map. Cryo Archive is the most dangerous place in Marathon, escape is not guaranteed. You will need to interact with the ship's systems before the timer runs out to make sure you can get off the ship alive. There is a final exfil but it's only a true last resort, not a reliable way off the ship. It is more elusive than typical final exfils on other less difficult zones, leading to more risk if players choose to take this option. It is hidden from the map and only gives you 60 seconds to find it.

Cryo Archive is available now. Good luck.

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.

@ZoobooMalfoy @Ziegler_Dev What time zone are you in? I find matches in less than 30 seconds

The general philosophy behind our upcoming ranked mode is to test you/your crew's skill at the core loop. To us, this is about making sure that the game is about maximizing the value of your run. With this spirit a lot of the rules are built around testing you to think about what you're ante-ing up, how you're using it to get more out than what you brought in. Additionally, we also want to make sure the outcome of pvp interactions and high value events in this mode can be lucrative against your ante, and provide you with the option to get even more out of the session if you take the risk to do them. In other words: in ranked you're gonna be rewarded for taking risks, but taking risks means you also put yourself in danger of losing something. The further you advance in ranks the more you can risk (and in some ways have to risk to advance) and the more you have to lose if your ambitions don't pan out. We're excited to get your eyes, ears, and hands on this feature. Good luck out there :).

@MadtownMaverick @Ziegler_Dev It's like Trials from D2. You spend the week getting ready for your ante and then slay out on the weekend

@Ziegler_Dev Not a big fan of having it run mainly on the weekend. Whats the reasoning behind that? Could it be expanded for a full week? Just sucks as someone who doesnt have a lot of free time on weekends.

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As we're getting closer and closer to seeing the doors open for the Cryo Deck of the Marathon Ship, please be advised when it does open: surviving will be a challenge for even the most prepared of crews. (Everyone will have something new to learn). But we believe for those of you who are brave enough, it'll be a journey that you'll remember. TL;DR: Cryo Deck is a Pinnacle Challenge in more ways than one.

@ottrTweets This didn't age well lol

@ottrTweets You have to be in someone's face to use it effectively. Bungie loves shotguns. It's the same in D2

Marathon pain points (for me and I love the game) - solo with fill vs stacks - aim assist - bad onboarding - thermals These are already a problem and are likely to become worse down the line

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@SpriggyNeruda @DylanTortosa @Feeh_LacerdaS @MarathonTheGame Hey you said that line already. If you're gonna keep this up at least make it more interesting every time. This is getting boring

@DylanTortosa @Feeh_LacerdaS @bf6ftw @MarathonTheGame Naw, that intern is probably the best asset they have on that team. I've been anti-Bungie long before that.

@SpriggyNeruda @MarathonTheGame You're on copium my guy. The tables have turned

@bf6ftw @MarathonTheGame You really don't understand what the word "peak" means, do you?

@SpriggyNeruda @MarathonTheGame OMG it's almost like the severs went down for the update and that's why it went down 😱

@bf6ftw @MarathonTheGame If you're a Bungie dev's alt account, I'd get that resume out there if you haven't already.

@SpriggyNeruda @MarathonTheGame Also a spreadsheet?? You're taking this loser shit to the next level. Im almost impressed

@SpriggyNeruda @MarathonTheGame Nah man I'm just matching your energy.

@NVIDIAGeForce Stop acting like you are appealing to consumers. You aren't.

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@SpriggyNeruda @MarathonTheGame Sorry bud. As much as you want this game to fail. It's not. Playerbase is very healthy. I would find a new hobby.

@MarathonTheGame Did you fix the player count?