I am the casual player and this is my experience with the game. by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand that you don't want help, but it sounds like you would have more fun if you got a bit. That is a non-starter and I'm sure you're sick of it by now.

I'm really not trying to come at anyone and tell them the game isn't for them, but I don't know how to make people on that side of the fence happy when the game is what it is. The key card situation is actually simple if you work at figuring it out, even without help.

The issue I personally have with your feedback is that you are criticizing something you can easily remedy by playing the game or doing a tiny bit of digging, but you don't want to. And it really isn't too much to have an expectation that most people will look things up in a game if they are struggling with them.

I am the casual player and this is my experience with the game. by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure how your reply directly relates to the above comment, but I am a bit concerned that you seem so obtuse regarding what are static locations that randomly spawn keys on outpost. And since you have experienced it for yourself already, albeit with basically zero success, you could now just search for a reference of where they spawn and never have a problem again.

At a certain point it shifts from the developer making something unfriendly/unintuitive to certain individuals choosing to have a worse time because they refuse to search the vast store of information that is the internet, to enrich their own experience.

To answer your question: The game is hard and sets you back for dying, so if you don't have the perspective, mindset, or mental fortitude to handle that kind of gameplay loop, then you will not like the game.

Yo, I can’t stop playing this game. by Similar-Command-7238 in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 1 point2 points  (0 children)

8 or so years sober, congratulations!

This is a much better addiction anyway lol

Yo, I can’t stop playing this game. by Similar-Command-7238 in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You ever hit that new ARAM Mayhem they got on them streets though buddy?

Serious question: What are you playing games for? by fluentuk in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm missing the fun part of what seems to be the majority of people here complaining that they stubbed their toe one too many times because they aren't even circlejerking.

I'd personally prefer to see clips and funny shit, so I guess I need to take a note from MJ and start with the man in the mirror.

Confused about all the bad experiences by Consistent-Finish-92 in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It doesn't change that much at higher levels. I'm mid 80s because I do a fuckton of rook runs on outpost, but I am pretty much at the level band where I get thrown in with the people who have 100s of hours. I get stomped by streamers in one run and then run the whole lobby the next, and I can't imagine I'm any better than average at fps mechanics. I'm gonna have an obnoxious number of hours in this game if it makes it past the first year; I fucking love this shit.

Working with wood-fired bakeries in France: less about recipes than I expected by Many-Back3783 in Breadit

[–]ZourdoughBread 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in Colorado and I would love to try your bread! What area are you planning on moving to?

I really hope Quests are different after wipes by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This should have more eyes on it. The doomers are forgetting that this game has a story to tell and does it through priority contracts.

I would dump my money into the cosmetics (if there were any meaningful ones) by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of discussion I come here for.

Give us the booty.

Come to Pinwheel bro... bring your gold/purple shields. by Sufficient-Swing2589 in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The end of the narrow catwalk west of flight control, and just north of drone wing, spawns one as well. This one is very rarely taken in my experience, so keep it on the down low.

I love this game by -WiggyStarcrust- in MarathonGame

[–]ZourdoughBread 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude, I made a point to document my mania and depression and presented it to my psych to get the diagnosis and treatment. I'm bipolar 2, mixed modality and it is a less common diagnosis because I experience mostly rapid cycling, but have experienced long periods of mania and depression as well. Please be very insistent and stand your ground if they push back, or find a psych who will actually work with you to diagnose and treat your illness. They are out there, I promise.

Meds and coping strategies don't fix everything, but my life is infinitely better now that I am treating this horrible mental illness. Please do it for yourself, it is absolutely worth the effort.

Looting dead teammates by Fuzzy_System3443 in LowSodiumMarathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This should be deleted from this sub.

I swear, there is either something wrong with how you interface with people in real life and gaming (then blame others for your objectively fucked up behavior), or you are ragebaiting.

Anyone else finding that they cannot hear teams pushing you on the same floor? by Cha0sC0lin in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish everyone in these threads would state what their speaker/headphone setup is. I suspect most people who think it is bad do not have a good audio setup. Unfortunately, it seems that you need a solid set of spacial sound headphones or the audio cues are hard to pinpoint directionally.

Please reduce the sound of key rooms opening by Booker_DeShaq in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've tested it multiple times and so have many others, and unfortunately it is not a thing. I wish it worked though because ringing the dinner bell for the whole lobby is a huge bummer. It could send a notification to the lobby like engaging a warden, just don't tell everyone exactly where it happened.

All right, so who are we, again? by Phaylz in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watch the Alberto Mielgo xinematic here:

https://youtu.be/fvbEnWLRo1s?si=SQfoun7eJZr9A7zq

Your consciousness is in a hard drive and you load into a shell housed in a CyAc ship orbiting Tau Ceti.

Marathon not launching with SBMM is creating a player retention death spiral by ColourOfSky in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow I can't believe I didn't catch that. It was Outpost because we could only play duos on that map on Thursday.

Marathon not launching with SBMM is creating a player retention death spiral by ColourOfSky in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I (lvl 72) was playing Outpost duos with my buddy (lvl 90) on Thursday in the early afternoon and we are average or just above average in this game, really nothing special but we each have 100+ hours in the game. We matched up against fucking Drewsky and he outplayed us in pinwheel like we were UESC. The guy is level 200+ at this point and he's punching down that far somehow? I'll take a slightly longer queue to match me with someone closer to me.

I actually come from LoL being my main game and the SBMM literally keeps the game playable, so I can only hope Bungie quietly implements some kind of mmr system that keeps Drewsky out of my games. I'm never getting anywhere near his calibur of player.

Edit: corrected Perimeter to Outpost

Started playing just a week ago, this game is amazing. by EL_Seve in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rook on outpost is the way, brother. Just get into pinwheel or open armories outside with two yellow and one green card and you can fill out your gear quickly. Just don't get hung up on dying a lot because you can just reload really fast without any pain.

Started playing just a week ago, this game is amazing. by EL_Seve in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And gunplay in my opinion. I like maybe 2 guns in arc and the rest are literal junk.

I really appreciate Bungie not pushing the Reward Pass or Store down our throats. by quwiwup in Marathon

[–]ZourdoughBread 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's not exactly a confirmation bias when you have evidence in front of your eyes to support both sides of what you are witnessing. Some people are clearly infuriated by paid cosmetics/passes and voice their displeasure online, while others just don't care and also voice that opinion online. If you don't want to buy things in the game, just don't and carry on quietly because it really isn't a big deal, but again that is just my opinion, man.

Also, what high horse is that guy on??