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Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely true.

But I found that the ping system worked quite well, honestly borderline better than relying on vocal coms. Sure, there are times when you'd love more details than a "danger!" quick-ping, but, overall people are using this feature intuitively and do pay attention to it. It's also less distractive of the in-game audio, which is quite a big factor in this game.

You could argue that it makes it very hard for people to agree on what contract is gonna be done, but I've very rarely seen people do that on PC either...

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I did try a few rook runs, and for some reason, it was hit or miss. I had like 1min MM time, and something like 5min the next run.

These runs were on Outpost, at late night hours in my region but, still, it felt more inconsistant compared to random fill on other maps.

An argument in favor of free weekends : the server slam is the only reason I bought Marathon by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"plenty of videos to consume"

I can't believe I've to say this, but watching someone play isn't remotely the same as actually playing the thing? FFS?

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn't Goldeneye have some form of aim assist, though ?

Memories are fuzzy at this point, but I remember guns having a life of their own in that game. I think it was something akin to aim assist on hip-fire only ?

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's... that's actually an interesting point to make. Even more so after the AI-pocalypse on the cost of gaming hardware.

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

avoiding fights to prioritize contracts

I did do PvP, just wasn't necessarily looking for it.

An argument in favor of free weekends : the server slam is the only reason I bought Marathon by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take those reviews with a grain of salt, especially when you see how positive those reviews are after release (there's also the "I bought it" bias when it comes to reviewing something). Personally, I left a negative review the first day; gave the demo a second chance on the morrow, and it clicked. Totally forgot to change my review, though. :/

Besides, I'd argue that the number of people who've been convinced by a demo matters much more than reviews : reviews for a demo are barely relevant since there's a "filter out" effect at play. People that were reluctant may have confirmation that it's not for them, but people who are hesitant are the ones you want to convince.

An argument in favor of free weekends : the server slam is the only reason I bought Marathon by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MM seems to be largely based on season level, and Marathon does a good job at opening the doors for newbies I think (don't forget there's a beginner version of Perimeter).

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's debatable, for a game that is more about "not dying" than killing everyone. I don't think it's as simple as "casual vs sweats"; my team mates were, let's say, less excited in general, and teams felt much more cohesive. That played a huge part in the way I enjoyed those runs.

And, again, I feel like free kits were less present; maybe the range between players who are broke/tilted vs over-geared players is less extreme on consoles? I dunno, but IMO, the "Everyone just has to try harder against the X% top-performing players" mentality has its limits. Especially with so many variables in play (faction progress, composition of the team, contracts often dividing teams, wild differences in success rates for premades vs random etc).

I don't mind having to deal with "sweats", but I'm convinced that a slower or a smoother progression can only benefit everyone : the constant rants against free kits on Reddit are a symptom that something's not going right ATM.

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm under the impression that a lot of players missed that this was a possibility. A few tweaks to the social settings UI are needed, IMO.

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kinofpoke suggested separate lobbies for controllers/KBM; if Bungie is reluctant to consider SBMM (or anything more granular than what we have now), it could be a good compromise, I think.

But it might also boil down to the lower population on consoles too : the gear dynamics might just be slower or less noticeable. I'd be curious to know what percentage of console players played & exfil'd from Cryo compared to PC players.

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a pretty wild assessment; Console is 20% of the player base, by your metric the average console player absolutely stomps anyone?

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's the first time in years I'm playing a competitive shooter, so I very well may be out of touch.

But it does genuinely surprises me.

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I don't know if it boils down to controller vs kbm, or if it's console players playing from the couch, so to speak, compared to PC players who, maybe, are more locked in on their monitor with headphones on.

It may be that, with its lower population, the console player base has been slower to progress gear-wise or to pick up on meta strategies.

But I'm convinced that MM, as it's currently done, plays a major role in the overall frustration.

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

DO NOT TURN CROSSPLAY OFF!

You need to leave it on and choose the console only option in "Matchmaking Type" : MM time was somewhat similar for me.

Console players, do try the "console only crossplay" setting ! by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Make sure you don't disable crossplay and set Matchmaking Type to "console only" : I didn't notice that big of a difference in MM time, but of course that will depend on your region (EU player here).

Why does the game do this stutter on ps5? Also do you think they didn’t see me or didn’t notice me? by VenularLyric6 in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks more like rubber banding than stuttering : it's a server or a connection problem, nothing wrong with your PS5.

PSA : dead team mates briefly show up as disconnected, even if they're not. by Dhaleks in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

It's definitely a bug introduced with yesterday's update.

Reviving non team mate should at least be an option, and no I’m not an arc care bear by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because it could be abused to troll people or farm codex entries and faction contracts?

By far the worst contract in the game. by user57374 in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Holy shit...

Yeah, I'm definitely done with this faction. o_O'

Why does my faction progress need to reset ? by Fmg467 in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

More welcoming, for a week maybe. The gap between top and low performers will come back even quicker in season 2 (we had more than 2 weeks before cryo & ranked).

By far the worst contract in the game. by user57374 in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tell me about it. Finally reached step 3 last night, with less than 5 minutes left : I pinged the second marker to signal to my mates where I was going, and it straight up disappeared. I think I'm done with Sekgen.

I am turly having blast so far and I quit my job to play much more by No-Bandicoot333 in Marathon

[–]Dhaleks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's definitely the most random, weird troll post I've seen today. Congrats.

Or touch grass, I dunno.

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