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. :)
We need to talk...
The Disinjector is completely out of control and eroding the depth and complexity that makes Marathon PVP feel so great. While the 35% dmg nerf was a step in the right we need something more very soon!
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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.
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The toxicity here is unbearable and MAGA is in shambles with $4.10 gas prices. We’ve done our job.
🚨 CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION CASE JUST EXPLODED — “KILL SHOT” BULLET DOES NOT MATCH TYLER ROBINSON’S RIFLE
Everyone said something felt off.
They were right.
A new court filing claims the ATF couldn’t tie the fatal bullet to the rifle linked to Tyler Robinson.
Read that again.
• The bullet that killed Charlie Kirk… not matched to Tyler Robinson's rifle
• The weapon they said was used… now in question
• DNA on the evidence? Multiple contributors
This was supposed to be airtight.
Now it’s collapsing in real time.
So if Tyler Robinson’s rifle didn’t fire the shot… then who, or what, actually did?
I’ve recently thought that if Marathon dips below 20k, it’s over for the game.
I really don’t like Corpo Games; games with micro-transactions, live services games, and games from legacy devs whose leaders have been modernized.
All of the above feeds the beast that kills gaming, and I’m glad their latest, Marathon, is dying.
Instead, Support Indie Game Devs. Their games are often cheaper, more creative, and have much more respect for you as a gamer.
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.
@Arrrrash Like I mentioned before, focusing on creating a game solely for the top 1% is a bad idea—it’s a terrible business decision. Without casual players, the population will eventually drop to very low levels.
Ignore this if you are just gonna reply dead game lol
But I am curious to discuss with people why yall think Marathon is still losing players. I truly believe it was going to stablize.
Is it too hardcore or are players just bored of the gameplay loop?
If you have fallen off Marathon I want to hear from you!
(update about an update: we have some iterations / big balance changes brewing right now and will talk about it soon)
but... OFF TOPIC: I feel like as a kid of the 90s and a person who's worked on PVP FPS games for over a decade, I may have taken the first two lines of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" too much to heart.
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.
Stephen A. Smith: If I see another one of these administration officials fawning over Donald Trump, I'm going to lose my damn mind.
The kissing of his ass is so nauseating. The chances of us believing you would ever speak against him on behalf of the American people is not something we can trust.
@Ziegler_Dev Add a safe pocket and remove mandatory wipes, at least for faction upgrades, to make the game a bit more casual. As a businessman, you know that without casual appeal, a game will eventually die.