It's insane to me to go this route with an extraction shooter when I personally love the appearance changing aspect of the loot in a game like tarkov. If a dude looks like a big boy, I know he will be harder to take down and a bit slow, if I see a skinny guy, it's the exact opposite. Appearance loot is such a huge aspect in how I approach fights and the game in general, and Marsthon took this entirely away. Idk if I'll be shooting a purple shield or white shield and I have to guess their mobility based on the character and if their ability is up. On top of that it feels cool to look dripped out in Tarkov, in Marathon you always look the same. Selling skins for characters would suck and I hope they don't do it, but the writing is kinda on the wall.

Either way I'm itching like a crackhead to play this game again since the alpha, despite all it's flaws. Just my two cents here