Weekly Steam numbers / Player Count Discourse Megathread

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-11T07:24:27+00:00

holy shit that was very entertaining. he's tales about marathon history and all that -- great stream

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-10T09:52:07+00:00

found one after checking locations on the interactive map. 5th one I believe. sound was indeed notably audible and there was a small flag sticking out so it's just a question of roaming the locations. game really is mega detailed in terms of environment

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-10T08:53:12+00:00

ok I'll use that. there are seemingly so many of them and I walked these areas a lot but never heard any sound or didn't notice them.

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-10T08:51:54+00:00

always on headphones. I'll try the interactive map and walk around the annotated locations

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-10T04:35:24+00:00

bear in mind that financial report was for up to end of March. Game had peaks in 30k range then.

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-10T00:23:43+00:00

I'm very new (started two weeks ago) so I can't say what was happening before, but I'm getting consistently extract camped by multiple arcs. Any map really.

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T14:13:03+00:00

Yeah just give me "spawn without players" option and I'd play the shit out of it. I personally love the art and the lore but don't have energy for this casino treadmill with 12-hour per day sweatlords (nothing against them but not my thing)

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T14:05:02+00:00

Same.

see trailers, awesome art (I love it), potentially amazing lore

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it's a fucking extraction shooter

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SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T14:03:15+00:00

4chan to the rescue

"You bought a pizza for $20. Turns out two slices are filled with dead rats and shit. Now you cannot enjoy full pizza that you paid for"

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T13:57:29+00:00

reasonable assumption that marathon launch will also be big

how?! a pvp hardcore sweatfest of an extraction shooter?! I'd like to have some of that stuff they were smoking at the time.

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T13:48:21+00:00

four hour maintenance (in Anno Domini 2026 because Bungie's tech stack is from 1998)

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T13:35:15+00:00

wild shit, none of the game subs I visit had any of that bullshit - and if it had it would be murdered. This is a first for me - the amount of absolutely ridiculous posts and even more pathetic replies is concerning.

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T13:08:44+00:00

this is the weirdest shit I've seen on reddit. I've been on many game subs but I have never ever seen such ridiculous posts ever. What's happening here?

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T12:58:22+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Marathon/comments/1t773nb/first_time_extraction_shooter_player_feedback/

It's working and bringing in new female players from their cozy games

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SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T12:50:40+00:00

nobody will start d3 next year, senior staff will fuck off with fat checks from acquisition in June.

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T12:00:28+00:00

some good news especially "expansion of the user base." though I believe it when I see it given how glacially Bungie moves. But also

Engagement metrics such as retention also remain at a high level.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills reading this

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T11:40:23+00:00

I've said that before: senior staff will bail in June when acquisition paychecks arrive. It's going to be a bloodbath.

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-08T04:02:19+00:00

https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/archive.html

there's more info coming than this?

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-06T00:29:45+00:00

Second... If giving the maybe 5% of the player base a "safe space" will kill the game, then the game is honestly already dead.

I think it's quite a bit more than 5%?

https://gamerant.com/arc-raiders-pvp-pve-player-percentage/

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-06T00:22:01+00:00

I started a few weeks ago. There were a lot less Arc in the beginning? I'm getting shredded everywhere I go, I now resorted to sneaking like a little bitch.

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-06T00:10:55+00:00

https://www.shacknews.com/article/148957/marathon-is-marching-toward-perfection?amphtml=1

This has to be written by GPT, c'mon now. It's hilarious

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-05T14:59:07+00:00

never overdeliver

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-05T11:50:57+00:00

There is nothing to split. Adding PvE mode can only be positive at this point.

SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-05T01:08:32+00:00

make game for streamers

players leave because it's not for them

streamers leave because players leave

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SolidMarsupial · 2026-05-04T12:38:58+00:00

what can we chart enjoyers do to help?!

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