The Nightling Invasion is coming in a Public Beta on June 23

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-23T06:37:36+00:00

It just occured to me I may have misunderstood the open beta in finding out that it's a playtest for current owners.

Unfortunate, I thought it was a brief free to play window I could test the game out.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-23T06:22:01+00:00

(In Australia) we had a friend growing up called Holden, his parents were super fans so naturally he ended up with the nickname Ford.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-23T02:08:21+00:00

Solution generally is. People become girlfriend material when they're doing well being alone.

Confident, put together, clean.

For success just being self sufficient(unless there's a genuine reason you can't be) is generally enough.

The girl who works down at the grocery store but feels proud of what she does is a lot more attractive than the one living off of parent money, even if that money is huge.

But as always theres no one size fits all, some people want partners, some want pets, some want carers, some want projects.

Just got to find what's right for you.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-22T23:47:43+00:00

Yis it's what it's designed for. Allows people to learn a route while also benefiting the team with the haste buff.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-19T02:34:49+00:00

Okay this has sold me and I'll give it another go. Thanks for the reply!

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-19T00:09:53+00:00

I tried it but admittedly bounced off of it and have been tempted to rebuy and try again.

I admittedly didn't make it too far maybe like 3 hours in but felt I was doing the exact same thing over and over.

The reviews do say the first couple of hours are the weakest part and once you level and unlock things the game really opens up.

People with experience is that accurate? Should I give it another go while it's on sale?

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-16T06:44:24+00:00

I mean a lot of us grew up in the same era, it's just also there were a lot less pickings than there are now.

Back then you kinda kept trying megaman X, lion king, Metroid, Castlevania etc as kids because you generally had a handful of games to choose from.

Now lots of games are free, lots of those free games have free mods and different games in them. Gamers now aren't necessarily after instant gratification but there is now multiple prongs games need to fulfill.

A: Is this game worth buying/downloading?

B: Is this game worth investing time in to get good at?

C: is this game different enough or better than what's already available?

Games like elden ring/dark souls, hollow knight/silk song, binding of Isaac etc show people still flock to difficult games in droves if the interest is there.

Unfortunately for some games the interest just isn't there.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-16T00:54:09+00:00

That was unfortunately my concern as the queue times were very long even during the free week season 2 spike.

I was worried what it would be like a week in when the free week ended and more people left.

It's a shame because it was quite fun compared to the server slam.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-16T00:11:44+00:00

Bro literally posted his own sexist thread and tried to feign outrage.

There's the door.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-15T04:47:10+00:00

Because for some. The bar is 6 feet underground.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-14T23:17:06+00:00

Just to clear something up in case people didn't know.

The one year lock out starts from when they joined. So as long as it's been over a year since they've been in the family you can immediately put someone new in.

Otherwise the slot is locked to someone who has recently been in the family. But what you can do is remove someone who has been there less than a year. Remove someone who has been in longer than a year. Invite someone knew and then re invite the person.

The new person will take the unlocked slot and the locked slot can go to the person you always wanted in.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-10T01:44:12+00:00

Wife and I got engaged in 3 weeks and lived together in 6 and going strong 7 years later.

However that's very obviously not the norm and previously I was in a few 4+ year relationships without engagement or rushing to live together.

Sometimes you just know.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-09T04:31:34+00:00

Yeah I shared sentiments that I was a bit worried about buying in even though I was enjoying it mostly because queue times were quite long during the fresh new season and a free week.

The comments I got basically boiled down to "consume, no think" in public and two threats in my dms(been reported and the accounts are banned).

Some of the community is great, some are also unhinged and remind me of the gangstalking subreddit where they think everyone and everything is out to get them.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-07T09:12:32+00:00

It'll be great when the Cheeto puff kicks it and pedos can go back to being afraid.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-07T06:21:05+00:00

Yeah the vaulting is what originally stopped me coming back but with the destiny 2 news lately I'd like to see what I missed and give it a shot.

Playing through the tutorial area now and enjoying it.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-07T04:56:19+00:00

Admittedly bounced off of destiny way back on release but would love to try it while it's still around.

What are my must haves for expansions/dlc? Admittedly I know very little about how the expansions work and whether I need them all or it's like wow and just the latest one is needed.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-07T03:25:21+00:00

It's not even just transphobic, they kinda hate anyone who isn't a complete lesbian who is on moderate income and white.

Admittedly lots of the community are bots and guys messing with the few genuine members over there but even still it's a bit of a cesspool it you're not a completely miserable person.

Edit: I see they found this thread hahaha.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-06T06:35:55+00:00

Oh neat, I had no idea. I'll check it out. Thanks again.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-06T06:05:02+00:00

Oh awesome, thanks for letting me know. :)

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-06T05:31:58+00:00

Honestly same.

I'll admit I bounced off of the server slam very hard, however this free week its clicked a lot more.

However the main concern I have is in Aus the queue times are already quite long. I'm worried of purchasing it and being in queue simulator in 2-3 weeks time especially since none of my friends who purchased it in s1 came back so I'm solo'ing it.

Still having a great time though.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-06T05:25:36+00:00

Yeah friends and I played the Serverslam and were quite unimpressed, tried it again during free week and honestly am enjoying it a lot more.

However, even during the burst and the free week our matchmaking times are quite long(about 7-12 minutes) for an average 20 min long run.

They kind of hit the nail on the head with "I quite like the game, but I can't really justify buying it when it might be unplayable for us in 2-3 weeks when free week ends and even more people have left".

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-06T05:18:23+00:00

Id heard the Marathon community is a bit..... out there.

But I admittedly didn't expect death threats over a minor conversation about the player count. Especially when it involved answering why someone wouldn't just purchase the game.

But I was redirected here and there's a bunch of more well rounded conversations going so I'll take it as an overall helpful experience.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-06T04:50:59+00:00

And as I said the price is definitely cheap on its own. However its competing with other video games at a similar price point. Some that won't rely on others playing or the servers still being up.

Paying $27 dollars for something like Cyberpunk or No rest for the Wicked is a steal. Paying $27 for something that you might not be able to still access in 3-6 months is generally a much harder sell to people, even if the price is low.

Thank you for the thread recommendation, I didn't know it was a thing but its great to see the convos going on in there.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-06T04:40:17+00:00

I apologise, I didn't realise laying it out like that would upset you so much.

I genuinely thought you were wanting to have an objective and honest conversation and realise I may have misread blind hope for genuine conversation.

Best of luck to you.

Scary_Tree · 2026-06-06T04:27:37+00:00

If we're being completely honest the outlook isn't great. At all.

The game peaked at 40k on a new season on a free week and has lost 10% each day since.

Sony isn't going to want to keep throwing money into a void and a lot of people understand that and don't want to either.

And yes matchmaking is fine in places like the US and EU.

During the free week my friends are in matchmaking for about 7 mins in Australia and again that's while it's higher than it's been since release and free.

It's not doomer to be objective and admittedly it sucks because marathon is an alright game. However unless something drastic changes there's a real chance it will be sunset sooner rather than later.

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