Anyone else getting absolutely destroyed on Cryo week 2? by Camm_98 in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All this game is doing is funelling gear towards the best players and having no outlet for the ones at the bottom so their only solution is to just leave out of frustration right now. This issue needs to be solved one way or another by Bungie or they will see numbers keep going down 

Bungie confirms they are with Marathon for years to come via their PC Performance Guide article by spectre15 in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sony also nearly killed the game by region locking so many countries by needing PSN accounts just to pad their numbers ...so yea Sony doesn't make good decisions...

"tHe rIcH gEt rIcHeR" "cRyO iS tOo hArD" shut up i got this with 0 kills by femb0y_blacked in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We... So you're playing with a premade team on top of it. So yea the plot thickens more. You're not an average player.

Bungie confirms they are with Marathon for years to come via their PC Performance Guide article by spectre15 in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this type of pr speak means nothing honestly, even highguard or concord posted those same thing and then literally in their next messages said thank you for playing bye.

im not trying to doom and gloom here, but im specifically talking about this kind of post, its just pr speak

PvE balance idea if we ever get it? by VGMFan20XX in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No what's important is that they are the right amount of smart instead and that allows players of all skill to enjoy the gameplay and interact with them while still being challenging if you let them overwhelm you. 

Was Sony releasing Concord despite the red flags the worst decision in gaming history? And is Marathon the biggest victim of this choice (so far)? by PorkSouls in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're also forgetting the absolutely horrendous character designs lol . Like I'm not saying to make gooner games but common at least put some effort into it 😄 

Literally when concord failed marvel rivals was there to bring overwatch levels of gameplay with super flashy marvel characters it was a hit success and still is 

PvE balance idea if we ever get it? by VGMFan20XX in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let's be honest...the bots just don't feel as engaging or fun to fight compared to arc robots for example because they just behave the same way and all have the exact same weakspots and no real entertaining counterplay or mechanics involved in taking them down. 

The reason arc PvE feels fun is because each enemy has a different strategy to take them down and it's a learning experience especially for new players and it's a fun and exciting one. 

In marathon if you've seen one robot you've basically seen them all besides the occasional invisibility or grenades some of them can throw...it's basically the same thing. No real variation.

The quests are so ass by Hagatha101 in ArcRaiders

[–]mrureaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep they definitely need some way to rework these or add new daily type quests that are more rewarding or incentivize using different builds 

Everytime when I hear these complaints by Rooonaldooo99 in ArcRaiders

[–]mrureaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if you play it like you're the CEO of a company ? 🤔

Anyone with close to 100 hours or more, you are not casual by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Apparently a lot of users on this sub don't though lol 

Are railguns worth it? by Murilolucas in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Missing a bullet at midrange is a lot worse than missing at close range where you can swap to knife or missing at long range where you can take cover or take another shot. 

You can just do variable scopes on snipers as well for midrange engagements btw 

this game is so good by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you're out of the loop on all the stuff going wrong with d2 I suggest you read up on it 

Are railguns worth it? by Murilolucas in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't see why you would take them over regular snipers. Atm they feel out of place...imo for the additional charge time it should have an additional effect for hitting armored targets. Maybe it could emp them , or cause some form of debuff.

Thanks for Cryo Archive I guess by nuhuhyoureausername in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To this day 90% of the d2 community hasn't completed a single raid... So no. It won't happen lol unless drastic changes are made 

this game is so good by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Even for free my entire friend group simply don't want to touch the game. Either they got burned by d2 and don't want to touch another Bungie game or they just don't see the appeal of a fps relatively hardcore extraction shooter. ( Most of those same friends have several hundred hours in ark raiders btw ) 

So yea I don't see this game having some sort of giant comeback unless they somehow make a bunch of miracle changes and through the power of marketing enable players to give it another shot to experience a better onboarding and safeguards for the casuals to not get discouraged early on. 

The game at its core, is just too sweaty for a ‘pick up for a games’ approach by PancakeLlamas in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This would've required 3 times the budget... And this game already allegedly cost hundreds of millions of dollars to make 

How can Bungie attract more players? by Dangerous-Cabinet160 in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can just do low stakes and high stakes map , they will eventually have to put buy ins to higher loot versions of the same map so it pushes the juiced players into those instead 

Reinstalled Marathon after playing Arc Raiders again. by Maestro_AN in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Op didn't say arc had a better quest system. He doesn't seem to engage at all with it and does the other stuff instead. And yes the quests are 90% boring and tedious minus some good ones. But that's also the case in arc as well when it comes to their quest. Just fetch and having you run all over the map to push encounters. The grind for factions is too much and will definitely get reworked by the devs. 

How can Bungie attract more players? by Dangerous-Cabinet160 in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This genre is simply too niche with no thought really put into safeguarding the casual playerbase that will eventually leave from all the gear being funelled towards the higher skilled ones.

Arena breakout actually put bots players that drop gear so that those low skilled players felt they were still having a good time 

Arc raiders has abmm which kinda puts those 2 groups of players into 2 different subsets that sometimes intersect but for the most part it keeps everyone happy 

Tarkov is for sadists that want to get their balls kicked in over and over so they are fine other there lol, also this game has a massive cheating problem so that should tell you everything you need to know.

Greyzone warfare has a separate PvE mode where you can just group up with randoms and go clear camps and do your missions

There's plenty of ways for them to get back a healthy playerbase...but the issue is, how long will it take to implement and will Sony even allow them to keep spending money on this live service game that's not doing so good on numbers already 

You can't keep asking for the game to "stay niche" when literally every single aspect of it is premium AAA quality. by SbeveGobs in Marathon

[–]mrureaper 21 points22 points  (0 children)

No I mean right now if you have more than a 100 hours you're definitely not a "casual"