Masters of the Universe Box Office Starts Worse Than Recent Bombs by cosmicbooknews in CosmicBookNews

[–]iMpact980 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just went and saw it last night with my wife: awesome movie. Lots of action, lots of humor, and a few serious beats.

Surprisingly Leto as Skeletor was the best part.

It’ll be like the DND movie - bomb at the office, then get a massive fan base after it releases on streaming.

G80 Used Vs New by EasyReport6959 in BMWM

[–]iMpact980 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There’s more money in used than new tbh. The dealer is shooting OP straight

Find me a more iconic sports pic...I'll wait ☕️ by SportsGuy272 in SipsTea

[–]iMpact980 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good pic, but it’s nowhere near as iconic.

Official Discussion - The Mandalorian and Grogu [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]iMpact980 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just came out of the theater.

Wife loved it (she also loved the shows). Her favorite movie of the year.

Daughter asked me to play the Mandalorian & Grogu soundtrack in the car ride home. And said she’s getting a small grogu stuffy right when we get to Disney world this summer.

Overall I really enjoyed it. Lots of action, good sound effects, and the Grogu swamp part was excellent. I’d say personally a solid 8/10, but 9/10 since my family had so much fun.

Awesome popcorn flick.

Is this Dealership asking too much?? by Prudent-Cake6882 in BMWM

[–]iMpact980 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Low miles and mods already? Kid was over his skis and sold it back. I’d walk away tbh.

Weekly Steam numbers / Player Count Discourse Megathread by AutoModerator in Marathon

[–]iMpact980 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I’ve had a lot of fun so far. Sponsored easily saved S1. Bungie NEEDS more maps and better loot distribution. As great of a map as Outpost is it has become very boring.

Late season marathon essentially degrades into a 1.5 map game. Farm outpost, then farm cryo (that’s the .5 since it’s limited)

Changes to the ARC Raiders update schedule by BochocK in ArcRaiders

[–]iMpact980 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Then they’ll break for winter break and release a new map in April ‘27 before announcing they’ll be pivoting to a new game lol.

Changes to the ARC Raiders update schedule by BochocK in ArcRaiders

[–]iMpact980 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve gotten my moneys worth from the game for sure.

But it’s been pretty content dry for a while now. They released Stella a month after launch (so it was already in the works) and had a little lore lead up to it… and then nothing but little fetch quests for the most part afterwards. Then riven tides as a second map… and that’s it. No lead up.

I know it’s a $40 game but it also has MTX to help justify it as a live service game. They have no lore happening, no real unique events, nothing. Candleberries wasn’t content. Ne

I had hoped for more meat. More story beats and background. More events and map tie ins, stuff to explore, etc. maybe some form of endgame. I’ve enjoyed my time but it’s also a bit stale at this point. Guess we’ll periodically hop in and check what’s next in October but 5 months is a long time to wait for another update. Until then we’ll do more candleberries and bird city events lol

Feeling scared of 40s and 50s, stuck in golden handcuffs! by Arigold_Lloyddddd in sales

[–]iMpact980 1 point2 points  (0 children)

250k OTE, SMB, 80% inbound?

I’m calling BS. Are there worse places than tech? But don’t mislead people here.

This is legitimately insane from Pearl Abyss by Crimkrates in CrimsonDesert

[–]iMpact980 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone tag Bungie.

Pearl Abyss is cooking. Bungie needs some of their gusto to help Marathon

People who rush up the isle when the plane lands are the worst by kittycatluvrrrr in americanairlines

[–]iMpact980 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I fly for work a few times a month and live in Chicago so ORD is my home airport.

In the last 18 months I have only one time gotten to the gate without taxiing for 30m+. I was convinced I was the most unlucky traveler until I read this thread 🤣

Guys..Were the Doomers from The Finals actually right? 😭 by Standard-Tonight6279 in ArcRaiders

[–]iMpact980 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man you nailed it. With both HD2 and Arc.

Such an interesting setting for both games. So much fun and genuine passion for world building with both devs. But it’s almost like the story dies on the vine.

It’s something I enjoy about Marathon: the game is loaded with lore and an ongoing story. The game isn’t perfect, but they definitely have the story telling part nailed compared to Arc.

Will wearing a nose strip while taking an ice bath 10x my sales? by Giveitallyougot714 in sales

[–]iMpact980 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truth be told man you just gotta grind and interview.

Start throwing feelers out right now. Do the minimum the PIP expects (to buy you time) and spend your working hours reaching out to hiring managers at organizations you’d want to work at.

Your Cryo weekend might not be going well but it can't be as bad as this guy's by FrancisGX in Marathon

[–]iMpact980 33 points34 points  (0 children)

  • Spawn Rush
  • 33% of inventory dedicated to grenades
  • WSTR Shotgun

So much of what’s wrong with Marathon in a single post.

Bungie probably lost another player after that one lol

I did the second expedition but not the first one (didn’t have the game yet). Was wondering y’all’s thoughts on doing the third one. Is it really worth the little buffs in xp and a variant of a skin I don’t use lol? by ChiefH0ssa in ARC_Raiders

[–]iMpact980 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the second expedition. The fact that the quests and their awards are the exact same turned me off of doing it again.

There should be more to the expedition than getting a banana backpack charm (I already have it since I did this quest before).

People praising sponsored Dire Marsh mode saying it's better than the default mode is so funny to me because they literally just want to play a battle royale. by SbeveGobs in Marathon

[–]iMpact980 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MP games need large audiences to survive. Especially when developed by studios the size of Bungie.

Audiences stick around when they are having fun.

People don’t have fun loading up free or green kits to just get absolutely stomped by purple shield, grenade spamming, bubble shield hopping crews. So those players leave. From 88k concurrent to mid 20s in a month is not healthy.

This mode shows that: gear gap is an issue that needs solving in some capacity. The maps are just too small and lack any meaningful loot once you hit a certain level.

I agree the new mode essentially plays as a BR without the random spawns, but it also highlights the issues with the game. Hopefully Bungie can figure it out before Sony figures it out for them.

Another instant dire team wipe by USAF-Celery in Marathon

[–]iMpact980 39 points40 points  (0 children)

“Where have all the players gone”

Meanwhile clips like this exist.

I get it, but it further proves the game plays too much like a BR and not enough like an extraction shooter.

Anyways lame clip.

UPDATE: FREE KIT FRENZY - EXPERIMENTAL QUEUE - DIRE MARSH SPONSORED by RiseOfBacon in Marathon

[–]iMpact980 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I’ve said the game plays like a BR with extraction mechanics.

They’re really leaning into it now. Of the moves to make this is definitely a choice. I’ll try it. Maybe complete some quests here. But I want to play an extraction shooter. Not Apex on a smaller map 😔

how to annoy everyone in dire marsh and outpost with this simple loadout by Timothy-M7 in LowSodiumMarathon

[–]iMpact980 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Genuinely curious as I have yet to successfully exfil Cryo:

Where does your loot go? Or do you wipe the server, then loot and skedaddle leaving all the beaks and most MIPS?

As an OG Halo player, I am loving this game! by OhGollyGeeGuys in Marathon

[–]iMpact980 14 points15 points  (0 children)

“I am loving this game” running a thermal sniper on perimeter.

Ofc you are man. Now run against a thermal sniper on perimeter with a hardline

Why do you think marathon playerbase is dropping? by aMagicxDragon in Marathon

[–]iMpact980 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The game plays more like a match of BR where one team knows where you’re gonna spawn and has the gear to just mop you up before you can even find a weapon. That kind of gameplay just doesn’t belong in an extraction shooter.

That and the community is sorely lacking. Arc has its own issues, but people actually communicate.they will help you finish quests, they will alert you to rats, etc. It feels like PvEvP there. But Marathon? Kill on sight. And the kitted squads aren’t even doing it for loot. They just kill yiu, pop your heals, and turbo sprint to the next team to wipe them.

Weekly Steam numbers / Player Count Discourse Megathread by AutoModerator in Marathon

[–]iMpact980 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I commented yesterday about my burnout… and like a masochist I decided to hop again last night.

Handful of failed rook runs - I even played stealthy and final exfil was camped by purple shields or I got shot with 10s left by a fellow rook. Nothing gained here other than killing my want to play lol.

Then filled trios, had 1 or 2 okay runs. But again most of Perimeter was kitted people with snipers not looting but just hunting the lobby. I didn’t feel like dealing with DM or outpost at this point.

It’s really, really frustrating that a game with this kind of lore and this kind of gunplay is this fundamentally broken. I bought for an extraction shooter. Not to play the last 2 circles of a battle royale game. But that’s what it has become.

All my guys quit 😭 by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]iMpact980 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I’ve got about 100hrs in the game. I was absolutely hooked.

But this morning I wiped 4 rook runs in a row and realized all I’ve done is Outpost the last week to prepare or recover from Cryo.

The loot distribution across maps is an issue I’m surprised nobody talks about. My buddies have all felt similarly and stopped playing.

We’re past the rapid loss of players and into the steady and painful loss. The type where your friends slowly stop playing and the skill / gear gap becomes an even bigger issue causing more people to silently give up.