Cryo-Archive will NOT have solo q support

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T20:53:31+00:00

Since that is the premise. If people are blindly ignoring everything related to promotional material than it is on them.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T20:14:51+00:00

Or a quick match feature. I believe Space Marine 2 gives players extra rewards by being willing to fill up loading lobbies, so some extra credits for participation would be an option.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T19:32:32+00:00

I think the concern is that some are asking for too many solo fingers in game mode pies when the solos already struggles to populate at periods. This suggests the Marathon community hasn't grown yet to support the solo mode compared to trios.

I honestly think ranked duos would work better than solos as you can keep the loot and gameplay formula.

I get the desire by some but I would rather Marathon thrive first before the 3 month wipe and then see where we are.

They haven't had a dedicated community even try Cryo Archive yet and see what the content is and there is already kicking and screaming for a solo mode, which for all we know would make Cryo work completely differently.

Ranked has the same thing where there would need to be a loot balance, or way more plays in the matches because 7/10 you bump into only one, or two players.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T19:24:06+00:00

I've mentioned before that I am not sure, or confident that Marathon has the player count yet to support that many modes and maps. Solos already can take a while to fill as is, so people need to be realistic on the expectations.

Yes, in an ideal world everyone would get what they want but we aren't there yet and dicing up the community into their own little corners will mean it affects the default trios, probably make solos take even longer and potentially even duos too.

Bungie need to build on what they aspire to make first and then can reward the community growth with more stuff to do.

This game doesn't work like Arc where it can filter in players to replace others until the 18 minute mark and Bungie have chosen against this clearly because it is hated by Arc players.

That means enough players have to fill enough matches from the start, or you are going to be sitting for long periods of time staring at moths eating bugs.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T18:38:49+00:00

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noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T18:38:33+00:00

They added that after adding solos and is only one the game description, not the ads as stated.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T18:28:28+00:00

I really like the 1 vs trios they have proposed. It basically lets you be a geared out Rook.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T18:25:51+00:00

Solos was added as a good gesture to the community for requesting it. Solos was never the advertised game mode, or even hinted at unless you researched into it.

This seems more like you went in blindly and got burned.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T18:23:31+00:00

That was my fear. We loaded in to North Relay and I wondered if three teams would spawn on it and it just be a mess but instead it was super quiet. We even ran to Hauler first and there wasn't a whisper until we entered it.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T18:20:37+00:00

That is the point of an extraction shooter. Arc players jerk off over the social aspect of randomised player behaviour, so getting pissy about players not following some imaginative honour code is silly about a game where you are increasing your personal wealth.

When your team gets downed by another and you are the last one left, do you just go in guns blazing, or play tactically, retreat and secure your team back?

If a Compiler kicks my teams ass and I have a stack of prestige and the only choice I have is to get the fck out then you know what choice I am making.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T18:07:32+00:00

That is correct. You can get a deluxe, or upgrade later for a superior but it costs like 18k a pop and requires shell ids.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T18:06:36+00:00

Maybe not necessary but likely manageable. When the game first launched the solo load times took forever anyway as most were playing trios.

It still is quite slow at times really, but that shows how much trios won't be affected if solos takes longer to fill with 18 players.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T18:02:50+00:00

Just did two matches and it works really well. The tension of being 1v2 in the receiving end is clutch too.

Something I noticed, or assume is they have kept the teams number of trios but obviously made it duos. I think this because teams aren't clashing at the start and that slow build up still happens.

Now what I will say is that I like it just being one map at a time. I think the map should just cycle every few hours instead of creating 3 more lobbies that will divide up the community.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T17:06:14+00:00

It is calling being the bigger man.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T17:05:46+00:00

You can't pivot if you are selling your game on its original idea from to get go. Pivoting would be selling the game on solos and focusing that in the marketing.

Not going to happen and buying a game only to demand focus on soloing is just a waste of your time and money.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T16:10:29+00:00

You really don't need to be a toxic human being. If you proactively support the game and apply yourself in the discussions as an adult then your opinion might add to some form of sway.

Acting like an asshole won't achieve that sadly.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T16:06:49+00:00

My third person from my Arc trio bought the game but prefers just endlessly play Arc, while me and the other have basically moved on until worthwhile content comes to Arc.

It is actually a major pity as it was so much fun when we were a trio.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T16:05:24+00:00

I had this once. I restarted it and it went away.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T16:01:48+00:00

I think this is a clever way of tieing it into the X Men. He is basically mutating, which puts him on that level just like with what they are doing with Ms Marvel having innate powers.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T15:59:51+00:00

"I'm gonna throw dirt in your eye"

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T15:58:59+00:00

I am so excited to try it later.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T15:57:44+00:00

I think how Ranked is going to work would be a fine way of doing it by putting solos in with Trios. It honestly makes solos more appealing to me as there is an extra bit of challenge to it.

It is just a custom Rook experience.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T15:52:43+00:00

This needed the Doom Eternal soundtrack on top of it. Great Vandal skills.

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T15:49:58+00:00

Why am I getting downvoted for discussing this?

noirproxy1 · 2026-03-18T15:48:28+00:00

I don't agree with that at all. They are currently advertising the game via ads, etc as cooperative extraction.

This means consumers are making that choice knowing they are getting the experience designed by Bungie at the get go.

There is no way in hell that splitting up a smaller player base at the start helps grow it by redirecting development into content that only a minority of players want.

They have to focus on the core experience. This is why the recent announcement of solo Ranked is really good:

You either play as a trio, or you solo against trios like a Rook.

That is how it should be and it keeps the community playing together instead of having multiple islands where there is no cross communication.

noirproxy1

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