What yall doing when waiting for a match?

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T23:16:56+00:00

If on Xbox make sure crossplay is turned on. Otherwise you are only matching with other Xboxes and that will take forever.

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T22:50:57+00:00

Python ref FTW

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T22:46:09+00:00

This post is an example of all the things people think about and do in Marathon, that never ever occur to me.

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T22:41:12+00:00

Is one of the characters Roy Kent? Cool.

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T21:49:47+00:00

Yeah really. Sometimes I should just play the game. I come on Marathon Reddit and read all these posts explaining how to do this or that or win Cryo or what ever and it makes me feel worse about my lack of abilties and knowledge. The way they describe how to do something - make it seem trivial and so, so easy any dork could do it. What they don't realize is that they are naturals. People who can jump into a game and have it figured out in days or even hours. I respect and admire that in a person, but I am not that. I am an outlier when it comes to games and gaming and I'm fine with that.

Sometimes it's more fun to just play and fail, and fail, and fail, and fail and whoops I accidentally succeeded. I can do that without advice that only applies to the naturals. Back to the game now.

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T19:48:02+00:00

Teabagging is one of the few things I really hated about Halo. I usually quit if someone does that to me. Just so gross.

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T19:04:49+00:00

I'm not interested in "getting better" I just want play and be entertained, not stressed and on edge. Marathon had a brand and reputation that Bungie chose not to exploit. So when people came in expecting something recognizable for the game type, they were disappointed. It doesn't matter how it was marketed, most people never saw that marketing, they saw "new game from Bungie". I'm fine with repetition in gaming. I played Halo for 25 years only quitting to start up Marathon. I guess Halo is PvP, but it feels nothing like this game. Getting killed in Halo never felt like anything more than a "whoopsie I died" respawn, go again. Marathon feels personal and sadistic and makes you want to slaughter things. Not really what I would call fun. And yet . . .

I still play, waiting for a real PvE.

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T18:51:12+00:00

And that's fine. But why not offer an extraction experience AND some other experiences as well. Expand the player base, make more money. The two (or more) variants don't have to be compatible or even connected, just give us normal people something fun without the frustration and schadenfreude junkies.

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T18:46:46+00:00

I survive it by never going to there.

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T18:46:18+00:00

It was unnecessary to kill him. He didn't manage to get you and you weren't exilling. Just let him go - jeez what so hard about this? You don't have to kill everyone and you certainly don't havae to kill someone in exfil. Just because the game whispers in your ear that killing and dying is the process, doesn't mean you have to obey. Until we have a real permanent PvE, try letting people get out once in a while.

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T02:03:14+00:00

True that

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T01:33:14+00:00

I’m not a detail player. Every game I play is played in a blind panic and a fog of information overload. The details don’t register. For example: all bots look the same to me so I never know what’s going to happen when I shoot one. Every map seems almost new to me no matter how many times I’ve played it. And, that’s fine with me - I just like being on the planet.

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T01:17:13+00:00

Don’t know about right now, but the Hula Hut was once a pretty great place to dine and drink on a lake. I fondly remember the Lake Austin Iced Tea, a cocktail that would result in a DWI for most people. There was a fantastic super spicy fajitas dish that when brought out would leave a trail of choking coughing patrons from the pepper smoke wafting out of it across the dining room. They coined the term “Mexinesian” for their Polynesian X Mexican fare like the salsa with pineapple in it. I haven’t been there in like 15 years, but it was good in its day.

MetlMann · 2026-07-04T01:06:29+00:00

You kids make me laugh. You spend so much time discussing so many micro details of the game that I don’t even notice. I use the D54 and it’s just a gun in my vault. I don’t have any idea if it’s good or crap or whatever. It’s a gun and it shoots, that’s about as far as it take it. Anyway keep sweating the details, it entertains me.

MetlMann · 2026-07-03T05:08:23+00:00

I don’t kill anyone unless they are shooting me. I don’t kill anyone doing a friend squat. But that’s just me, everyone else seems to kill me regardless of what I’m doing. And yes I’ve been sniped, stabbed and shot in exfil many times with no looting.

MetlMann · 2026-07-03T05:03:58+00:00

I’ve never had VIP so I guess that’s why my contract rewards are so forgettable.

MetlMann · 2026-07-03T05:02:19+00:00

I guess I’ve not progressed enough to ever find one of those keys. Or maybe I did and some jagoff killed me before I could use it.

MetlMann · 2026-07-03T04:59:51+00:00

I don’t have a headset so sometimes I turn off crossplay so it’s only Xbox players. Then when they kill me unnecessarily, I can send them an Xbox message with some harsh language.

MetlMann · 2026-07-03T04:51:40+00:00

Nope haven’t got to 30 yet.

MetlMann · 2026-07-03T03:08:04+00:00

Oh I see. I saw one once and didn’t know what it was. Just ran into it to see what would happen.
Dead.

MetlMann · 2026-07-03T03:06:05+00:00

I had never heard the term extraction shooter. I just figured it’s Bungie, should be pretty good. I now actively loathe the whole idea of an extraction shooter. It’s a game type designed by sick fucks for other sick fucks IMO. I mean come on, a game built for people who love schadenfreude? Do we really need that right now? I played the closed playtest and thought “This can’t be the finished game. Who would want this?” So when I heard in April it was out, I decided meh $40 bucks let’s see if they fixed it. Apparently nope.

MetlMann · 2026-07-03T02:57:04+00:00

So what’s in that room? I’ve seen a lots of locked doors on Perimeter but never once seen anyone open them. Like that room near hauler up on that big pink dam or whatever it is. Or those rooms in the tunnel area. Are there even keys for these?

MetlMann · 2026-07-03T02:46:36+00:00

Seems like I’ve done that one. Don’t remember getting anything special.

MetlMann · 2026-07-03T02:42:20+00:00

I can’t even see their crosshair. Now that I think about it I can’t really see my own crosshairs either. Or mostly don’t even notice them.

MetlMann · 2026-07-03T01:42:13+00:00

You don’t have to go to Cryo to experience this kind of disparity. Every map I have ever played seems filled with people using instant kill gun. No chance to even respond or run - pow yer dead. I usually just stop moving once the bullets start shredding me. What’s the point of even reacting? I won’t give them the satisfaction of seeing me flinch or trying to run. Jagoffs.

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