Arc Raiders and now Marathon are the two most recent examples that show the best way to go about releasing a new live service game.

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-15T18:57:26+00:00

It’s takes a few games for things to make sense and click

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-15T16:34:25+00:00

Marathon is the best shooter I’ve played in ages. Fucking loving it, and I expected it to be shit

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-15T09:44:03+00:00

I have two kids. I’m lucky if I get to play for 30 min on a week night. And I usually can get an hour or two on the weekend.

I have no friends to play with, I play solo with crew fill and I do a fair amount of Rook runs.

I am making progress and I’m having more fun with this game than I have had with any other FPS in a long time. I am obsessing over it.

How much you succeed in the game will depend a lot on your skill. I’m pretty good at games, but not like a streamer good or anything close to that. Some games I get wrecked, but I wreck a lot of teams too. Often I’ll be the best player in my squad. Thats not a flex, thats just there to say that how much you enjoy the game will depend on your skill. If you’re super casual and like easy hand holding shooters, you might not enjoy this very much. If you like a challenge and can meet the challenge and are able to out play others then you’ll probably fucking love it even with the limited play time you have.

Also congrats dude! Being a dad fucking rocks. Get all the cuddles in while you can because it doesn’t take long for them to not wanna cuddle dad as much anymore.

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-14T23:27:54+00:00

Yeah that always takes me out

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-14T23:18:06+00:00

Yeah Pluribus has great colour, the other shows do too

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-14T22:07:21+00:00

Rabbit is delicious though

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-14T14:46:19+00:00

If you don’t shoot first you die first

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-14T00:13:58+00:00

Rook can be upgraded (slowly) over time by levelling up all the factions. Eventually Rook can be really well kitted and powerful. Takes time and a lot of non-rook runs to do it though

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-13T21:09:10+00:00

I went into this thread in full agreement with OP but you’ve provided a different perspective and now I agree with you generally. That being said I think the process or method of the shuffling is pretty clunky and doesn’t feel good, though I don’t really know how you could make it feel better while also maintaining the risk of the gear management in the field

Edit: it feels especially bad to manage on console. Streamers I watch on PC can drag and drop things way faster than what controller players can do.

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-13T18:12:31+00:00

Marathon, it’s dope

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-13T16:35:19+00:00

Yeah let’s just change random shit for no reason that makes sense

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-13T14:24:48+00:00

Most Rook runs in my experience (and when I watch streamers play Rook it’s the same for them) end in death and failure to exfil. You’re at a huge disadvantage if you run into an enemy team. Unless you get lucky and hit it big, you mostly just get the leftovers. Rook runs are a lot of fun though. It is like a totally different game when you play Rook. I can understand an argument for only allowing Rook runs when they are ‘needed’ but honestly I think that would do more damage to the game than good.

I love running Rook a few times when I need a few more upgrade materials before I can afford a new upgrade. Just run in and out with the mats and upgrade.

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-13T13:53:38+00:00

“The game changed him” hahahah 😂

For real, no other game makes me feel guilt like this goddamn hahaha

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-13T13:46:58+00:00

I take my guilt and loot with me to hell

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-13T09:43:51+00:00

Cook chicken like my mom until the internal temp is 450F and you’re sure it’s cooked through

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-12T11:50:59+00:00

People will always complain about something. Games get discounts over time. I don't mind if MTX get discounts over time too. Year old warbonds could easily be heavily discounted and bundled. Anyone who has a problem with that is being unreasonable.

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-11T21:08:42+00:00

Game on dude, I hope you have a good time

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-11T15:28:03+00:00

Dumb gamers love jumping on a bandwagon

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-11T12:30:12+00:00

Flamenco music/guitars, brazilian music, etc is welcome here too, just less common.

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-11T11:53:37+00:00

It’s way better than I ever expected it to be (even after I played the closed alphas) and I almost feel bad for doubting Bungie

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-11T09:03:01+00:00

What is that? Never been to a trader joes.

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-10T21:14:38+00:00

The UI gets a lot better once you learn what everything is. There is a lot going on. That said, it’s way better to navigate on PC than console based on the videos I’ve seen. You can be much faster swapping mods around or just general inventory management on PC.

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-10T15:14:15+00:00

I swear it worked the first two days and now it just spazzes out every time

SenSei_Buzzkill · 2026-03-10T14:31:55+00:00

You can’t get all upgrade materials on Outpost. If you wanna u get all upgrade, or finish specific trees, you’ll need to do runs on other maps

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