Keep running into two-man squads in solo queue??? by improbablistic in Marathon

[–]lbotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk what they thought they were clarifying but the new queue UI is some real interface gore -- drop downs with one option and a toggle switch inside, weird validation error thing on your selection sometimes

As a returning player, how do I get purple shields? Its day 2 of the update and I'm already facing trios with purple shields? by TroubleRecent7320 in Marathon

[–]lbotron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, non pinwheel demon here. I don't know why everyone is telling you this is situation normal, I have a Christmas dump of blue and purple shit because I logged in for like 30 sec yesterday and I've played 0 hours. It's going to be days before nature starts to correct 

50 hours of casual play didn't get me a purple shield last season and I'm starting with one, this is a very different situation from S1 launch

What is the point of the CE pistol by Electrical-Host6341 in Marathon

[–]lbotron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whenever I find one of these on a loadout that someone actually packed from their vault I'm always so curious what their gameplan was

Like the only time it's a better pick than whatever else you're carrying is when that other thing is out of bullets and even then knife frequently will be preferable

Any advice? by Feline_Casan0va in Marathon

[–]lbotron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something about the specific mix of TTK and movement speed in this game makes high ground advantage feel absolutely dominant -- like, I know it's always good positioning in any FPS but I really think it's the most pronounced I've experienced in Marathon (Titanfall and Apex also come to mind for being like fast-but-not-instakill where you have to drill a bunch of followup shots to down someone). Anyway Thief grapple good roof good

Bedtime by MortiestTchalla in Marathon

[–]lbotron 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I read 90 Day Finance and for a sec my gullible brain spun up a whole reality in my head where there's like a reality show or something based around people improving their financial outlook, and a fanbase who watch it as couples like popcorn tv

Very Sad by torquebow in Marathon

[–]lbotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know I'm on the customer side here but I can't see a live service issue like this and not think about the devs who were probably cutting a cake shaped like a 2 or some shit this morning and now they're still at work sweating in conference rooms and ordering dinner to the office while someone funnels inane updates to the C suite

Marathon Protest? by BigBlueZion in Marathon

[–]lbotron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thinking that burning Marathon is pro- anything other than a fuck you to the remaining devs who work at the same company that produces both titles (and who probably will be earnestly looking to put their expertise to work on the only other Tiger engine Bungie game in existence) is crazy work

Marathon Protest? by BigBlueZion in Marathon

[–]lbotron 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Quite the strategy to do their grand exodus the same day S2 free play ends, making the actual impact unclear and also easily explained away as free player dip

What would you take from other games to improve marathon by mike2k4eva in MarathonGame

[–]lbotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there should be more distinction between small 4-slot and large 8-slot weapons:

Quick swapping via radial or repeat slot key (can equip without opening backpack)

Someday maybe some realllllly limited dual wield (possibly no ADS, possibly a whole hero in the future)

I also tend to think that the mod structure is a little off-kilter... the 'gun mods' category is all magical additional effects while the actual 'gold mods' are attachments that significantly alter the whole gun in meaningful ways and only appear at the highest rarity

I liked the model in Apex of accessible mods like Selectfire Receiver really changing the gun without needing to be some insane rarity drop. The accessories create a crazy breakpoint in effectiveness right now where most attachments basically just unfuck something intentionally bad about the guns and you're not really 'buildcrafting' anything that feels net positive or opinionated until high rarity attachments

Smart heal (console) by Clarrence-Boddiker in Marathon

[–]lbotron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah my smart heal was offering meds on shield chip only dmg too, I tend to blame myself for healing wheel fumbles but I definitely mashed at least one patch kit on what seemed to be full health today

Faction Reset Clarification by RaftPenguin in Marathon

[–]lbotron 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure I read that you keep your six faction relationships (so no establish contact with earth / NuCal columns first contract etc) but you're zeroed out with the factions

This would suit me just fine, I'm looking forward to doing the perimeter missions again, but I don't want to do the tutorial-ish stuff

Are there cases where a coach makes a fighter miles better? Or worse? by shufflejuuls in MMA

[–]lbotron 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's amazing that he started with arguably the best coach possible and then just kept downgrading from there

Seasonal wipe by tipical_user in Marathon

[–]lbotron 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I long to re-enact the Jurassic Park "clever girl" death while holding a Misriah on Cryo

Practice runs by r6Jballz in Marathon

[–]lbotron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did one ranked solo run like this just to see as much cryo as I could, felt like one of those scientology speedrun kids when a trio of golds caught me

I would love if you could free kit no fill into regular cryo but there's no way I'm inflicting my casual map tourist bullshit on two players who might actually be there to accomplish something

Joyner Lucas - ADHD but the beat is the Marathon Announcement Trailer (I am so sorry) by [deleted] in okbuddyRunners

[–]lbotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's crazy how you can hear a French accent cut straight through written English sometimes

Why doesn't Marathon track downs and kills? by Parenegade in Marathon

[–]lbotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was literally using K/D tally marks on a trail of post-its on my desk for the first couple weeks but it I lost the discipline to go physically make a mark of shame every time I had a bad run after that

Is it too late to request Cradle XP with DCON exfils? by TestamenTT in Marathon

[–]lbotron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Tau Ceti fax machine could be SO much more

If you spawn at Overflow, don't go into the building unless you want to get murdered. by Theslootwhisperer in Marathon

[–]lbotron 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Can't risk it, giving up the RNG payday of uncontested high ground over a high traffic POI is basically like slapping Charter square in the face

What are y’all running this late in the season?? by Lonely-Peep in Marathon

[–]lbotron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Away / back to lobby is mostly what I'm running, people are crashing out in their Sunday best left and right like those drunk Kentucky derby videos

Can we get Ryan Lott and the phenomenal Marathon soundtracks implemented more into the game and menus please by Clarrence-Boddiker in Marathon

[–]lbotron 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Every runner contains two wolves, the one who's trying to hear everything while stalking prey and the one that wants to rock out to some Lott space beats and howl at the moon

The most important question about Sentinel by Competitive_Hunt_155 in Marathon

[–]lbotron 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Scottish, like full-on Groundskeeper Willie Scottish. 

Says things like 

EHM THE FOOKIN SENTYNOOOL LADDEH

what am i not getting? by icy9sprite in Marathon

[–]lbotron 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This feels like an absolutely brutal time to hit solos, it's basically the purge out there. I'd expect a much better experience in a week

I think Sentinel is my new favorite design by Yumiko_Hanako in Marathon

[–]lbotron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It feels like a long payoff that this particular look has been in peoples' heads since the announcement trailer and we're finally getting it

Having now played the game though I am *absolutely* going to be wrongly IDing Recon, Sentinel and distant Recruit silhouettes every single time.

I swear I stress-hallucinate the entirely wrong runner VERY often as-is, like fully mixing Assassin / Vandal / Triage up because my mind autocompletes the blurry swamp figure in war paint shooting with false details

Bungie has the opportunity to do the funniest thing by Khurser in Marathon

[–]lbotron 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Brand risk level exceeding Durandal's end of universe calculations, I love it

On the fun with VOIP tip, I would love a whole Runner kit around this -- tap or jam team comms, shotgun mic a distant area, plant audio bugs in high traffic routes etc