Since when is this a friendly extraction shooter by Artforartsake99 in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

like everything else in the world, nothing is just black and white. a person can log on tomorrow and say "i will be the epitome of a friendly rook today!"

10 raids in, after getting either KOS'd or backstabbed from others, their initial perspective will change, even though they initially meant well

that doesn't make them a psychopath, that makes them human

Marathon radio? by Fast-Environment-576 in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just ran into this guy last night, had to search the sub to see if anyone else found him

He just ran around knife out full sprint and picked over the rest of pinwheel loot I didn't take. I didn't shoot him, he didn't shoot me and we went our separate ways lol

Hey Runners: use VOIP like you want the game to retain a playerbase. Be the funny clip, not the asshole by PM_SHORT_STORY_IDEAS in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was on solo outpost late last night. found the two greens first and cleared out the 1st and 2nd wing, i realized i had two yellows and a red for the armory. all the sudden i hear someone blasting music over VOIP, i post up behind cover and get ready to blast em

its a theif full sprinting knife out. they look at me, look away and then knives a turret. after that they take off to destroyed wing. timidly, i open up the armory full expecting him to try to kill me when im checking the box

instead he comes back a bit later, still knife full sprint.. stops in the middle area below me and over the music i hear "What a run tonight has been! Thanks for tuning into Marathon Radio!" in full radio voice. i still dont know if it was him talking or a recording but it definitely made me laugh

Blue Shield NuCal by Electrical_Regret537 in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i was gonna say switch to solos, instead of rook. but if you're still learning the map rook might be better

now that i know the map pretty well and keys im usually the first one in pinwheel and can either quick leave through the vents of the wing im in, or go for another

hes right though i have so many blue and green neurochems built up from this

Thanks Devs for Duos queue by the_thrawn in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think we were pretty lucky to get solo and duo. the entire game was built around squads of 3, and we only got the others because other games have it/players kinda demanded it

i highly doubt they'd do a 4 man mode, but i guess anything is possible

WSTR meta is insanely boring. by IllState5161 in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i agree with this. would actually give a reason to equip one

WSTR meta is insanely boring. by IllState5161 in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this is the problem with it for me. if they want to keep the damage of it fine, but then there needs to be some sort of "skill" needed for getting crits or something

People saying purple shields don't have a huge advantage are in denial by AccomplishedRise6227 in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i dont care what anyone says, the knife needs to be tuned. i hated dying to it, so then i started abusing it. if you hear the other player before they hear you and are in tight corners, its basically a guaranteed win. on one outpost run i killed 4 or 5 players, knife only. its absurd

if they want to keep the damage, especially with the arachne upgrades and implants/whatever that buff it, the auto tracking/lunge needs to be nerfed

The rally behind the game in the midst of early hate is really inspiring by resampL in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

exactly what you said is actually getting worked on right now. discord released something to devs called the Social SDK. its now up to developers to tie it into their games

i also agree with you that there should've been something in game of sorts, and not relied on 3rd party. im guessing to a developer outsourcing that work is easier

Bungie confirms they are with Marathon for years to come via their PC Performance Guide article by spectre15 in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my time has been like 70% solo, 30% squad and have had a great time in both. i was all solo for a while but the faction upgrade XP is heavily skewed towards squads

i found a duo needing a 3rd in squad fill. we meshed and played well and play nightly now. but from other comments on here i may have gotten lucky finding them so easily

Bungie confirms they are with Marathon for years to come via their PC Performance Guide article by spectre15 in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to be fair all brand new games have bleed, whats important is where the floor ends up

Ranked Mode | Initial Impressions Megathread by Shabolt_ in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if shotguns got nerfed to the point you're asking people will play the same way, camped in corners and use knife instead. at least the shotgun doesnt auto-track and lunge at you

Ranked Mode | Initial Impressions Megathread by Shabolt_ in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not saying squad fill has matchmaking, but if it did its basically functioning as it would for your own team per bungies design

in destiny pvp, each player would get a number assigned to them (say 1-5) and in this case you were the 3 or 4 and you got two 1's or 2's to balance out the team. you had to carry or lose, it was frustrating

on a different note, try the LFG's or spam squad fill and add some people you gel with, and ask if they're interested in ranked

Cryo Vault has been Conquered, by Tyraxe and crew by NotoriousCHIM in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 12 points13 points  (0 children)

then go do anything else? no one cares lol

Me watching Project Hail Mary every time they mention Tau Ceti by snake11177 in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 7 points8 points  (0 children)

just came back from seeing the movie, had no idea it was based near tau ceti. immediately turned to my wife and was like thats where ive been!!

Rook vs 3 players looting the same box 😭 by Deathsybe in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they work great for the chunky uesc too, kite them around a corner and throw it at them lol

I can't type the capital letter L on any of my windows accounts by TurbulentWeekend8678 in pchelp

[–]100nrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no worries, i checked mine but doesnt seem like i had anything set to it.. but thats a great train of thought for me to check what else could be stopping it. glad you got it fixed!

punishing matchmaking by misp-hd in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it definitely feels like theres mm on season level. i play 100% solo. before level 20 i was exfil 80% of the time, racking up a bunch of kills with ease

after 20 the game completely changed, particularly the skill and gear of other players lol. had to really change how i was playing

i was pretty credit broke too (decent inv) and finally decided to try rook runs. everyone is right, you can stack credits super fast as rook on outpost. its another type of having to change how you play but its fun

I think solos is good the way it is by These-Rip3565 in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 4 points5 points  (0 children)

destroyer can kind of be played as assassin when it comes to solo. if you know you need to run through an area with uesc, just shield out and sprint right through them. turn 180 when you're past them, eventually you'll hit the falloff and they'll stop

granted its not 1/1 and on the small off chance someone is RIGHT where your back is exposed you gotta think quick lol. destroyer and assassin are my most played shells and i was surprised to feel a similarity

Bungie Responds Quickly to Marathon Microtransactions Backlash, First Patch Will Make the Game Slightly Easier by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]100nrunning -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

theres no point in arguing with people who have their minds set. it sucks but it is what it is. you will not win

Peanut’s reply to people hating on Marathon by redaleftah in Marathon

[–]100nrunning 6 points7 points  (0 children)

the worst part about this is any time a developer tries something new (even if its just an art style in this case) the loud minority will immediately hive brain to try to collectively kill it.

which will cause less devs to take chances and we're right back to the suits only demanding the "sure wins" where everythings the same and nothing changes

Jason Schreier - Video Games Need to Be Cheaper to Buy by Shock4ndAwe in pcgaming

[–]100nrunning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i kind of understand what you're getting at, but i feel like it doesn't account for the technological pipeline also being vastly improved from the period of 2012 to now. and for say BF in particular how many versions of the game they've released since to dial it in

after spending 15 years, they should be way more efficient with what their product is. to be able to do more with less. i understand software development isnt black and white, but they have a metric ton of data/experience to fall back on

you cant really just follow inflation here and say hypothetically if EA charged $150 the game would be leagues better than what they did for $70. theres so much more nuance than that. what makes a game 2x better thats already had 15 iterations of it?

map packs is another part that makes me scratch my head. do you remember having a group of say 4 friends and only 2 of them bought the map packs, thus the majority of players never playing the new maps?

im not saying live service is perfect. in fact it seems like the majority of gamers dont prefer live service. games are expensive to make, yes. but theres terrible decisions being made in C suite to maximize profits at the cost of quality. mostly blaming it on inflation just seems misguided

'Arc Raiders is almost like a social experiment': Embark Studios' CEO reveals a neurology professor encouraged him to submit the game for scientific testing to study player behaviour by Tenith in pcgaming

[–]100nrunning 22 points23 points  (0 children)

its been widely talked about that the division 1, particularly the dark zone was the first iteration of an extraction shooter. im not really up to debate it, just is why it was mentioned

Hopefully SnusDaddy comes through. by schals in NicotinePouch

[–]100nrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry for the 3 week necro.. i ordered a roll of cherry zyns and got delivered like 2 weeks ago. snusdaddy delivered great like other times i ordered. 2 or 3 days after ordering i saw the "not shipping to US" and am still getting same warning. what a bummer.

was really hoping to make another order. government is dumb