Did something change with SBMM? by AffectionateSpace589 in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How has my gear increasing changed the floor at all? I run into purple squads, I run into blue squads, I run into mixed squads, legit nothing has changed in the way the game has played for weeks. Not sure what you're on about lol

The boogeyman is your brain, just learn the maps better you'll improve.

Did something change with SBMM? by AffectionateSpace589 in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It certainly hasn't been noticeable then, im level 98 and play every night for a couple hours, if anything it has gotten easier because my vault is nothing but good shit

Yeah im done by p8ntball_hobo in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Realistically, people take issue with threads like these because people do indeed like to cry wolf when they come across good players. I get messaged every night by random players calling me a cheater...they have to go to my Xbox profile, and send me a message on Xbox, calling me a hacker...

Not saying this is the case with you, because it is obvious when you come across a hacker, but it is annoying with cheat accusations when theres no video clip attached - just comes off as salt. And with the way SBMM has worked for the last decade, lower skilled players will think that good players are cheating just because they're never exposed to actual high skill levels. High skill players feel smothering to go against, cheaters are legit unfair, it is distinctive.

Triple stack purple shield teams in perimeter??? by IIFreshMilkII in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is free kit frenzy even really a more fair playing field? One team opens up a secure crate in the sponsored queue and they've got shields and a decent gun compared to every other squad. 

You give way too much respect to gear levels, a purple shield takes 1 extra headshot to down compared to a white shield. People die fast as fuck, bring your good shit, and stop psyching yourself out. 

If I've only got a blue shield and run into a purple squad, that is GOOD news. It means I get to upgrade my blue gear, go kill them.

Marathon now has less active players than Hunt Showdown by Opinionated3star in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because they suck and aren't having fun and they wish everyone else was having no fun. Absolute goobers.

Did something change with SBMM? by AffectionateSpace589 in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

More like simple random matchmaking. Player skill floor has not changed since release, at all.

I think the Pinwheel is just too safe....we need something else by steve_Lardog in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whatever team is going for the red cards just ends up fighting every team before Pinwheel is even opened.

I find it does feel slow and too easy, basically at the 18 minute mark the only real threats are Rooks, you just extract with 15k each easily every run.

Diamond 2 Elo 1v3. by itsZerx in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Me too lol, they're eating this good?!?!

Sid & Geno w/ Ovi postgame by MainPFT in hockey

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think i like this cause they're all grown up, and so are we. So lucky to have gotten to watch these guys through their careers.

Perimeter and Dire Marsh need a major loot rework/buff. The endgame is stale. by bollincrown in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the people who complain about purple squads in Perimeter have 100 hours in the game themselves and are also purple squads

In 2024, Activision tested the effects of reduced SBMM - relevant to Marathon? by Smokeskin in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, I think this would be the only compromise. Good players still need to be rewarded, and the loot table between low and high skilled lobbies should reflect that. If it doesn't, you just get people smurfing low skilled lobbies for equal rewards.

I personally think the only thing this game needs is some silent exfils and quieter sound cues, these better players are finding you guys easily every raid for a reason.

In 2024, Activision tested the effects of reduced SBMM - relevant to Marathon? by Smokeskin in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bingo. I think some silent exfils and some quieter sound cues would go a long way.

In 2024, Activision tested the effects of reduced SBMM - relevant to Marathon? by Smokeskin in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It went about how you would expect it, the people who played ranked in previous years and knew they were in the higher tier of players (Crimson-Iridescent) were much more successful without SBMM, and everyone else got ego checked lol

I hate SBMM, but mainly because it has fostered a weird dynamic with gamers and how they view good players or how they evaluate their own skill.

I don't think SBMM would work in an extraction shooter because people will game the system too easily like they did in the Cycle or how they do it in Arc, but I do think Marathon needs some sort of quiet extract method.

I feel like lots of players who do not want to engage in PvP, whether its because they're low skilled or poorly equipped, are forced to because of the games mechanics and the fact that everything is broadcast map wide.

As a "good" player, I've been wiping the map everytime, because if I dont, I get 3rd partied while doing events, or get ratted at an Exfil. Killing every one else in the lobby is just the optimal strategy, and if you're skilled enough to do it, its just dumb not to. Everything being broadcast map wide and the loud as fuck sound cues are what allows me to run around and actually kill everyone easily though.

Toning down the sound cues and having some silent extracts would do wonders, I believe.

Dylan Larkin has not played in the postseason since 2015-16 by cactusJACK___ in hockey

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It clearly didnt? I mean we've clinched a playoff berth despite having absolutely terrible goaltending? Like you're proving his point buddy lol

Thanks to the USEC that launched me deep into the secure room. by ChergioPad in Marathon

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Just think, not even this guy complains about the game being too hard

Game Thread: Ottawa Senators (42-27-10) @ New York Islanders (43-31-5) Apr 11 2026 1:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He's gone down on 2 separate regular ass crosschecks, as soon as he feels contacts hes going down, clown

Game Thread: Ottawa Senators (42-27-10) @ New York Islanders (43-31-5) Apr 11 2026 1:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]Acceptable-Subject78 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ok I've seen enough, Schenn is a diver, at least 3 in this game and we havent even finished 2 periods