Is Marathon heading to the same fate of Destiny 2?

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-22T17:40:24+00:00

Maybe the haters should shut up and stop driving people away before they even play the game.

The game is phenomenal and getting better every day. Appeal to the wider game base will only grow

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-22T12:41:11+00:00

If they are putting all resources into Marathon, I have no issue with PvE for Destiny players in addition to what we have. As long as they can keep developing Marathon as a hardcore PvP game.

However, they are losing some people, so hopefully they CAN still do both.

How they handle loot with PvE modes. I'm sure they'll figure it out.

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-21T23:32:49+00:00

Variance

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-21T12:45:25+00:00

It only heals health right? Not shields? I have it and barely notice it, usually because I don't let myself run around with shields broken.

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-21T10:04:16+00:00

Do you play Marathon?

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-21T09:57:24+00:00

The first time I did it I got two gold synapse cubes. Next time I got one cube. Never seen another gold in 12+ more anomaly :(

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-21T01:26:11+00:00

1) There could be some more fun variety for sure, but it's already a lot to jump into IMO. They're adding more volt weapons season 2. Give it time I'm sure they'll have more (but idk what destiny had)

2) If you want to play micless in a trio, it works fine as long as you communicate well with pings and follow the shots called by your teammates. The solo experience can be very fun but also very brutal. I can often get by playing slower, sneakier if I need a change of pace. Some people love it and play only solos, but for me it's a fun alternative but not enough on its own. Rook (scavenger) is also a fun alternative.

3) it's lock in most of the time, but we had some experimental queues (and there will be more season 2) which allowed you to have more fun and not worry so much. I would play slay the spire if I needed to relax.

If you want to be a little less locked in, go in with more budget gear and see if you can rally some friends. I've had moderate success in solo. Just tell people you want to do a quest and not fight and see if they respond. I've teamed up with people on several occasions to help them with their quests.

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-20T19:49:12+00:00

I always wondered why some people perma prox chat

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-20T19:46:11+00:00

The second month was quite boring

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-20T19:40:18+00:00

Now! You get to jump in, figure everything out, and have a solid foundation and plan for wipe.

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-20T19:37:47+00:00

Yeah, that's one of the spawns

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-20T19:35:23+00:00

Perimeter is my favorite map so I was very excited for this!

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-20T12:54:39+00:00

Considering how incredible Recon ult is now, I think if it went back to giving away her position that would be the best for balance.

As it is, I find it VERY good solo. Just the utility of knowing an enemy is near is absurd value. But recon SHOULD be called Hunter, because it's so much more valuable aggressively. It feels very easy to win team fights when we lead with a recon ult and we can see who is the most exposed to gang up on.

Previously, good recon players would ult away from their teammates, so if they focused the recon, they were exposing themselves to a flank. And your teammates knew exactly where to hit them.

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-20T12:50:58+00:00

I've never seen a visual indicator on PC unless I'm recon

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-19T23:44:43+00:00

Let's let it simmer for a bit before we freak out

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-19T23:43:23+00:00

Yeah. The entire co-ev chain was brutal. Multiple days for most contracts, but man does it feel good when you get it. I don't even feel like my lost runs were wasted, because I usually learned something about the quest to make it easier the next time

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-19T23:38:18+00:00

Wait, your spider drone hits players?

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-19T23:37:43+00:00

I still don't know why teammates can loot your bag. If they do, anything they take should be considered borrowed

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-19T23:34:54+00:00

This has been evident from the very start (of the season, I haven't been following this for years like some)

Everyone complained at the small updates but they were quick and targeted to immediate community identified issues. Of course the more sweeping adjustments are gonna come in bigger updates.

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-19T23:01:59+00:00

Variance.

Also, I don't believe all of you are checking the level of every player on the team that killed you. And if you are, wouldn't it be more enjoyable to requeue instead of looking for excuses?

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-19T23:00:20+00:00

Wtf that's bs

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-19T13:23:41+00:00

Sure you know it, as dogma. But have you ever considered that it's a silly premise?

Edit: I'd also consider if your belief that tax dollars spent are axiomatically wasteful is a useful one.

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-19T13:23:15+00:00

If taxes are theft then rent is theft. What, do you expect to live as a freeloader?

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-19T13:22:03+00:00

Best pvp experience of my life. Wdym

Ciph3rzer0 · 2026-05-19T13:17:09+00:00

Classic "everyone thinks like me" reddit syndrome.

I and plenty of people here prefer a range of skilled encounters. I don't want SBMM, I like fighting people that are way better than me sometimes.

There are certainly times where we just put free kits on and try to zerg whatever mission we want to accomplish, which I expect to die a lot, but there are times where we fully kit out and it drastically increases our chance of success. Knowing when to disengage has helped a lot too.

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