SkillBasedPodcasting

A podcast by @solgob_ and @tygames_.

@Ziegler_Dev Cryo during weekends and ranked all the time imo. Still have something for grinders but aren’t flooding the economy all the time

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.

The Doorman and REM place the lore of each Deadlock hero into a tier list. Super objective list that is absolutely 100% correct with zero errors. Enjoy this bonus Deadlock episode! youtu.be/Af1lEBX1Z9k?si…

@kintsugiyama We will be there

We're hosting our first public playtest next week! The Legend of California Alpha will run on Steam from March 26 - 30. Check out the links below for details and how to sign up. Sign up: bit.ly/TLOCSteam Learn more: bit.ly/TLOCAlpha

They already put DLSS 5 into Deadlock? DLSS 5 OFF vs DLSS 5 ON

Watching Marathon haters do a 180 because the game is genuinely good in real time has been a hopeful experience

Ep 41 is up! We ask if a highly successful battle royale will ever release again. We also talk about Call of Duty: Black Ops Royale, Crimson Desert, The Legend of California, Jeff Kaplan and Overwatch, ARC Raiders, a zombie extraction game: NAKWON: LAST PARADISE, and more! youtu.be/vOsdybeylv0?si…

@viaChartz appreciate you bro!

Best podcast out by far

Bonus Episode! We put ARC Raiders and Marathon head to head in our official game comparison. We list 3 things ARC Raiders does better, and 3 things Marathon does better, with some honorable mentions. To include things like maps, items, loot, customization, PVP, accessibility, endgame, missions, and more! youtu.be/Dl1FEHmC_jg?si…

Made Spotify Partner requirements. Being transparent and saying thank you from the bottom of our hearts. This is just the beginning ❤️

Marathon and Steam Player Count 😔

Ep 40 is up! We ask you if you care about Steam chart player counts and if it affects your decision to play a video game. We also talk about the first weekend of Marathon, Call of Duty Black Ops Royale, the Apex Legends Gundam update, the new Xbox: Project Helix and more! youtu.be/JFcUeCL9LIY?si…

@TheRustedGear So sick

Raider built a 3D printed replica of the Stitcher in real life, with attachments such as a Kinetic Converter, Vertical Grip III, and a Compensator III.

@ChadRails Everyone will be on purple shields by within the first week and this TTK point will go out the window. Also… If you have white or green shield, you SHOULD die faster. It’s a gear game, not an arena shooter

@SkillBasedPod Agreed. Felt a lot beefier on blue shield and obv even more so if you were to rock purple. Server slam was just a lot of base gear which feels fast when that’s 99% of what players are using

The TTK in Marathon is perfect imo. Blue shields is actually prob longer TTK than classic Halos. People forget how fast a 3 shot magnum kill is in CE, or 4 shot in H2 and 3. Purple shields is def longer TTK than Halo. When you factor in how Marathon has more movement and ability tech, the TTK is fine. And let’s not forget sniping is always a one headshot kill in Halo.

Our experience with the Marathon Server Slam

@Ninja_with_no_L Y’all cooked

Big shoutout to everyone who participated in the #Marathon Server Slam! I hope the sbx/gunplay lived up to the quality bar Bungie games are known for. A lot of blood/sweat/shells went into making it 💚 - WWL is only a few sleeps away, March 5th 2026

@Citizen_Klonyx Good luck 🤝

@SkillBasedPod Entered 💚

🚨 MARATHON DELUXE EDITION GIVEAWAY 🚨 We’re giving away one copy of Marathon Deluxe Edition. To enter: - Follow @skillbasedpod and retweet this post - Join the discord (discord.gg/q4DbD6BsBp) - Comment in the “Marathon Giveaway” channel what you liked most about the server slam! Winner will be chosen on 3/4/2026. Good luck, runners 🤝

@GG23DD23 Good luck!

@SkillBasedPod DONE

@messi10_fut Got you king, good luck

@SkillBasedPod Done!! Tysm for the opportunity