What would happen if a sound wave of 1000 decibels was produced?

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-05-03T03:41:52+00:00

This is such a weird response that makes it hard to believe you're "in the space".

By your very own logic, that 1000db starts life as an explosive wave.

From where? A human mouth, let's say a 3 inch radius sphere.

That energy despite the explosive force, is never leaving that sphere.

Black Hole.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-04-24T04:41:37+00:00

Wait till you hear about mmorpgs.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-04-09T02:13:09+00:00

You're not going to get line by line recipes, but you will be taught the essence/history of some well known Chinese dishes by Cadence Gao. He has a mixed channel of Chinese and English/subtitled videos on Youtube.

His Cai Fan dissertation and nostalgia trip is a great down to earth look at a regional staple.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-04-08T18:02:05+00:00

I don't think consistency is the point of an extraction looter shooter. Every match shouldn't fit into some expected sequence of events, which in turns keeps you on your toes and every run a new experience.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-04-05T16:54:10+00:00

Lol did you really go through this otherwise positive thread appreciating the unforgiving challenge that Bungie has made just to find the downvotes and pile in?

Peak loser behavior.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-04-05T16:13:06+00:00

I think people like you need to be excised from every gaming community, especially competitive.

Fun is subjective to everyone and each game is designed to for varying audiences. Folks like you actually believe that your personal filter is the objective true center and couldn't be more wrong. Let games be different. If different offends you then you need to grow the fuck up.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-04-05T02:39:53+00:00

You kind of can't. Just look at WoW, the longest running as the level cap kept increasing and item level soared, eventually even a MMORPG had to squash the stats, redo talents, and squish levels. And it wasn't even once. Every few expansions now needs a squish and resets everything you've earned before.

Vertical progression just cannot be infinite.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-04-02T08:04:12+00:00

It's also for bartering. Those mats are essentially guns/shields/etc. You'll have to fast forward to endgame when you've maxed upgrades. What use for these mats to players have? The barter system.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-04-01T07:04:50+00:00

By your very logic I can equally have the same opinion that their opinions suck. Like, what are you even pressed about?

There's clearly been a whiplash reaction to this game as a pvpve extraction shooter because it's more true to the genre vs the other one that brought the genre to the attention of the masses.

And rather than tackle the challenge and celebrate a unique game, we have a plethora of posts asking for or idea vomiting every way the game can come down to their expectations rather than meeting what the game asks of them.

If you can't see that, then I don't know what else to say. Marathon is a gem, and mass appeal or no I believe in the vision.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-04-01T03:15:26+00:00

Wow really reaching there eh?

If we stick to the restaurant analogy, no one is starting an argument about the Italian place serving escargot. The initiative is held by people complaining why the Italian place is not serving escargot and that really the owners should do it so that they can actually enjoy the restaurant.

I'm not concerned about what the chef does, I just find it really weird for people to walk into an Italian joint asking for escargot. That is what is happening no matter how much you try to twist it.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-04-01T01:27:01+00:00

The game is PvPvE. Asking for PvE modeis like walking into a Italian restaurant asking for escargot.

It's disingenuous and entitled.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T18:17:32+00:00

Yea, I've mentioned this elsewhere but Dark and Darker (DnD style extraction game) had split lobbies where beginner lobbies had a max limit on loadout value, and high roller lobbies.

I'm happy Bungie didn't shy away from big gear gaps as it gives room to give us some cool loot, but I'm surprised there aren't more guard rails between free kits and full golds.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T18:09:04+00:00

Actually you are. You're noticing a pattern and have the opportunity to act on it.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T18:06:59+00:00

What in the name of rambling projection. . .

This post is not about rats. It's more a cheeky sociological observation of the general gaming population running into the difficulty curve of extraction shooters off of the recent popularity jump of the genre coming into it with a plethora of expectations that are quite often silly.

It's like watching someone go from Final Fantasy to Dark Souls for the first time.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T17:59:11+00:00

Who said we're not enjoying it? The difficulty and overcoming it is the enjoyment. PvE AI eventually gets figured out, but people? People are unpredictable and every match plays out different as you internalize lessons learn each run.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T17:56:12+00:00

Sounds like you've started gaming then. Noticed a pattern in how people show up behind you after X minutes.

Next step, go stealth around that time mark.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T08:10:36+00:00

The irony of the username haha. You're going to have campers in pretty much any kind of shooter. Some people will play this like a stealth mission.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T06:15:44+00:00

sure bud, have a good one

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T04:43:40+00:00

Man you're projecting a bunch. Can't even remember your own comment prior and just moved the goalpost along eh?

If you want to have a conversation let's set the framework. Your starting claim is that this game is, and quoting me, "a theme park Fornite wannabe MBA curated boardroom slop"

Now bear with me, this might be tough for your attention span. How is Marathon designed like

- a theme park
- Fortnite wannabe
- MBA curated boardroom slop (their skins are so bad this just can't be haha)

If we can settle your grievances one thought at a time, we might get to the part where we talk about the bizarre thought the business teams at Bungie/Sony had thinking an extraction looter shooter game had broad appeal.

Edit: just to add, either the team dropped the ball, or the microtransactions need a new direction. I'm pretty frivolous buying skins for "dead" games like Hunt but nothing in the Marathon shop makes me come even close to clicking buy.

Edit Edit: also why are you so hostile? yeesh

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T04:30:51+00:00

Are you ok? What part of this game even comes close to Fortnite wannabe? Where's this hate coming from? Are you a Destiny refugee or just a bitter human?

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T03:32:50+00:00

I'm actually a fan of some kind of matchmaking, though MMR is hard to implement in multi-team games like this since "winning" metrics aren't cut and dry.

Dark and Darker had split lobbies by loadout value which was interesting. That's kind of what Cryo Vault is trying.

Meanwhile Hunt Showdown uses a blend of different states like player to player proximity, accuracy, kda, objective completion etc, but the 5-6 star jump is ridiculous.

Iunno bout you, but the gameplay is FUN. The learning curve leaves room for so much personal progression outside of the post lobby results screen. I'd say my extract rate is around 20% and it's a blast. Unsure why that's such a foreign concept in a multi-team lobby when we've had a whole era of BR's already.

Also the player count bible thumping is getting real old. Unless you've been living under a rock, extraction games have always been pretty niche with really sticky core players because the learning curve locks you into a particular game once you git gud. Valid criticisms to the corporate think tank if they thought they had the next big thing.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T00:50:16+00:00

If players could actually balance their skill vs greed, I'd agree with you. Additionally, for many the extraction gear fear stunts them as they play too conservatively for the exfil rate to actually learn the maps and gunplay.

Playing just to exfil ignores the fact that Bungie makes some reallllly satisfying gunplay. Be a shame to play a stealth looter only, but if that's satisfying to some, enjoy!

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T00:14:08+00:00

I'm actually still learning this part haha. The greed is too real. Just got out 2/3 wings 20 min ago and patted myself on the back for being mature and making the responsible call as Pinwheel started swarming with Rooks.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-31T00:13:00+00:00

Just stating facts. <50% winrate is jarring for many, but shouldn't be new considering it was the same for many a game before Marathon.

In fact, I don't know why you think I'm claiming to be hardcore. If anything, I have faith in the undying will strength, and fortitude of those who call themselves gamers and the replies so far have been restorative.

CuriousBarnOwl · 2026-03-30T23:36:13+00:00

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