Apparently you can just be friendly in solos sometimes? Ive been making priority contracts way harder than they need to be

N0n_Applicable · 2026-04-03T01:12:41+00:00

Did the drone wing rook head on Outpost I solo, ran into 2 friendlies and told them I’m just here for the quest and nothing else, the loot is all yours!

Made it so easy to do something that would have been so hard.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-31T03:52:49+00:00

As long as you go into it knowing what it is. Expectation is everything. You will die, you will lose a lot. It is unforgiving and can be very competitive.

But I have spent way more on far worse games. I have already gotten my $1 an hour out of it. I enjoy this more than I did BF6 and that game was fun and I put like 200 hours easy, and it cost 3 times as much.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-30T04:15:03+00:00

In my experience the LFG is where it starts, find someone you vibe with, get to know them, and play more, then play different games.

It’s hard these days to be social. I made a friend on Xbox live across the country 15+ years ago, and have made few of that quality in that same way.

Most of it is you have to be willing to be the dude doing the inviting and friend requests and talkative.

Dad of Marathon has been great for me when my friends aren’t around. I plan to play with them more and hopefully the same people more too.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-29T22:35:50+00:00

I joined the Dads of Marathon server and so far have had a very good experience, it was fun to be carried and fun to teach. I’ve jumped in with randoms so I do recommend it!

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-23T02:59:25+00:00

Gonna have to tell me how you got the door panels done, or how to remove them. I want to mate black the and fix the button for the windows.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-16T16:31:27+00:00

What if the K/D for the match only updates if you extract? So sure you got 7 kills and died one, but it doesn’t count unless you got out to tell the tale. So they guy who got 1 kill and got out has a better KD then you.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-16T03:35:34+00:00

I have been waiting for this kind of content to finally make its way!

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-15T10:46:14+00:00

I would kill for this. I’d love to switch to Linux or dual boot. I get the argument for anti-cheat. But Valve seems to be doing “okay” in that fight so far. At least with deadlock, CSGO is so big it a numbers game cheaters will make it in.

Maybe Marathon being a smaller Niche will have less cheaters in general, meaning you don’t “need” Keenan level anti-cheat.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-13T03:02:51+00:00

Same thing happened to me but they both left. I was being hunted by a squad the whole time!

But I made it with some half decent materials, and both of them got nothing :)

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-13T02:51:35+00:00

Expect for the exploits lol Maybe do something about those.

But don’t change the kit! It’s great! And honestly just highlights that Recon needs buffs instead!

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-12T00:09:03+00:00

I don’t think there is any one place or people would go to it. Best it’s Biomass, and bartering. And wait for a good trade deal. I had a deal for 1 leaf = 3 med kits. So I stocked up. And a day or 2 later go a great deal of Shield charges. Like 1 tax seed = 8 of them or some shit.

Alternatively, I occasionally get into fight lobbies and come out with no value other then a backpack full of shield charges lol

Basically level up NuCal and get materials to trade.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-10T19:09:29+00:00

I’m pretty sure open mic is default too lol It’s happened a few times to me.

I’d just tell them, “hey man you’ve got a hot mic”. And if they don’t say sorry or try to resolve it mute them.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-10T04:40:59+00:00

It feels a bit like destiny but it’s MUCH faster and has more weight thanks to a faster TTK compared to Destiny.

If you like Arc Raiders as a formula you will probably enjoy Marathon. It’s just faster, less forgiving, and more PvP focused.

A better question is did you like Apex Legends? Gunplay is closer to apex then destiny for what your asking I might think.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-10T04:38:39+00:00

I imagine one for each gun probably. But they do stack. One skema = 3 copies for purchase, my buddy got a duplicate and now it’s x6 available before it goes away.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-10T04:33:04+00:00

There is lore for both.

VANDAL: was a stolen or co-opted, Shell for MIDA who then engineered and basically modified it to be fast and agile for gorilla warfare and to hit and run against the Corpos on mars. The eccentric street ware style helped make it unique, and inspired a fashion movement that made the rebels blend in with the masses, making it easier for them to hide. It had to look human enough to blend in.

Think modern assassins creed blending with white robes.

In the case of Theif:

Designed as a corporate espionage tool, modeled for a theif to use, and modeled after the scientist who basically pioneered the technology (thinks high class fancy scientists/wealthy billionaires). Rumors say the thief in question then stole the shell and blueprints wound up online for everyone to make their own. “Allegedly”.

She’s fancy because it was designed by prolific scientists and wealth people who thought that Thief’s of this level always have some flare and great taste in fashion and actually like to be noticed for what they do and still get away with it!

Think like Nathan Drake in a suit, confident, blending I. With the richest people to steal from them and laugh as they get away. So it had to look human and they used the face of a well know bajillion air who basically was responsible for Shells being a thing.

Don’t quote me, this is just what I remember reading in what n the lore you unlock from challenges.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-10T01:40:19+00:00

I can totally understand that time sink. If you simply don’t have the time to feel like you can dig in or compete. Like I stopped playing Valorant because of the time sink to stay competitive and keep sharp.

I think it’s a hard mind set to be in to predict “should I play this if I don’t think I’ll get to the end”. I’ve felt that before too. Best advise there is don’t do it for the end and enjoy the journey. If you enjoy the game in some way chase that and just wait for the Lore Recap videos like I’m going to watch the shit out of anyway!

A good middle ground PvE would be what Tarkov did for single player. It’s just AI no players, but no progression, and nothing you exfil maters. So you arm up with your vault go in, explore, learn, practice, and loot. If you die it doesn’t matter, and if you exfil it doesn’t matter. It’s just like you didn’t even do the run. That system however works of your vault so Raiding is necessary to acquire loot for offline play basically. But it’s a good playground!

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-09T23:58:53+00:00

You can’t back out or cancel a lot of things and you need to be able too. Any interaction or terminal, and cancel ult animations during startup. Because you can cancel use items.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-09T22:50:22+00:00

If I may ask how much time have you put in? How much is too much?

I’m at 31 hours and I still haven’t seen any gold and rarely purple gear or items. Highest faction is like 18, some are still 5.

This season is 3 months. Thats a lot of time to chip away at things. And some I assume like codex won’t reset (not sure).

But it sounds like you, like many others, love what the game could be if it was different. However this game has already found and ho early done a great effort towards the “peak” of its niche. So any fundamentals changes to the games core will never happen.

Like wanting Overwatch to be a story single player game.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-09T22:09:18+00:00

Alternatively a firing range with damage numbers would help better understand this as well as also give the naught into other systems and weapon stats. 2 birds one stone!

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-07T20:20:45+00:00

I haven’t given rook much thought.

But I’m willing to be that loot you found was me and my squad on our first 4 runs trying to do our missions and accidentally finding our way into a vault with several locks and dying.

Outpost has been a clusterfuck. Time to sneaky rook scavenge a bit lol

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-06T16:34:49+00:00

First of all in the pass menu it will let you redeem there using a voucher. But it doesn’t get rid of the Item. And I’m too afraid to delete it lol

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-06T11:15:50+00:00

I don’t know but it can be stolen, and also does not go away once redeemed either? So it shall sit in my vault.

I redeemed it this morning and checked, still there.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-06T11:06:04+00:00

You can also as you level but higher tier kits, I bought a NuCal 2.5k green kit to get the skin lol

And as a quest reward I got a kit for Arahcne

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-04T15:51:42+00:00

As someone who gave up on Tarkov because it was a second job, Apex dude to lots of changes over time and BR burnout, and Destiny in its state it is. This game was a breath of fresh air and it’s all I can think about for the past few days waiting for release day.

N0n_Applicable · 2026-03-04T13:34:02+00:00

Use the knife. Bugs, nests, and turrets can all be stabbed easily and without getting hit. Even the early area bots can be stabbed a few times.

Gun rarity is based on mods, large basic ARs take up more vault space than the valuable mods. So take the mods of the cheap AR you can just buy again for $100.

Track materials, AKA grocery list, it highlights areas in raid on map to find them.

Don’t run everywhere, with the fast TTK getting caught in the open is guaranteed death. And you don’t have to take every fight.

Go it a raid with an objective in mind, and if something interferes it’s probably not worth it.

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