80k at launch is somewhere between EoF and Renegades. I’m worried.

Just play the game if you like it and are having fun. Player count is Bungie and Sony’s problem, not yours. I’d try not think about it actually.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Marathon/comments/1rls6ca/this_need_to_stop/

TL;DR

Cosmetics cost 1120, you buy currency in packs of 1100.

They're changing the pack to be worth 1120.

Bungie took heavy inspiration from Escape from Tarkov, which doesn't have any direct team-count matchmaking either, so the design choice may have just been carry-over. There is some intrigue and tension in not knowing how many players you're facing in a squad... but I think I prefer direct solos-duos-trios playlists.

The ambiguity of two or three cuts both ways. Raga, Blacktiger, and I were caught out by a team who were camping around a supply drop. They killed all three of us, but never at the same time. We managed to extract at the end but at first there was a lot of tension around whether or not or when that team would begin to assume there were only two of us.

I'm not the best extraction shooter player because I'm not a great PVP player (I'm working on it), but one thing I love about them is how they lend themselves to creating little stories that you remember.

The tech reviewer Marques Brownlee once said that you should buy tech based on what the product is TODAY, not what the company says it will be later.

Definitely agreed.

Bungie has asked review outlets to not review the game as it is today. Not the game that you will play for a month, but the game that will exist at the end of March. The request was sent out to not publish reviews until the Marathon cryo archive map drops.

Was this an embargo or a request, because those are two totally different situations.

This seems like a vault of glass situation all over again, no? Why would you not want people to know what the game is like TODAY? The only reason I can think of is because they believe it is weak. Sure, I’ll bet Cryo Archive is a cool map, but everything leading up to it should be cool too.

Asking people not to review the game that is in people’s hands right now is not a good sign.

Dude, I think you're being a little harsh. I believe this is your first experience with extraction shooters, yes? It's par for the course -- Labs in Tarkov, Stella Montis in Arc Raiders, etc. You allow the community to warm up with the gameplay systems and mechanics, build hype, and then unleash the 'more difficult' map now that players feel a little more comfortable.

What you played in the server slam was essentially the full experience; love it or hate it.

Yes, I bought this specifically for this joke.

See you on Terminal my dude!!!!

Ah, man! Loved that map.

I should not have to use the cursor to see which friends are playing. I also should be able to see who is in a game party unless that is made private.

Okay, maybe that's three.

Bungie has asked review outlets to not review the game as it is today. Not the game that you will play for a month, but the game that will exist at the end of March. The request was sent out to not publish reviews until the Marathon cryo archive map drops.

This seems like a vault of glass situation all over again, no? Why would you not want people to know what the game is like TODAY? The only reason I can think of is because they believe it is weak. Sure, I’ll bet Cryo Archive is a cool map, but everything leading up to it should be cool too.

Asking people not to review the game that is in people’s hands right now is not a good sign.

If anyone from DBO is online this afternoon and wants to run, hit me up at Bonehelm#7641.

Anyone can fee free to add me as well. EffortlessFury#5736

TL;DR

Cosmetics cost 1120, you buy currency in packs of 1100.

Yes, I bought this specifically for this joke.

See you on Terminal my dude!!!!

I don’t think that’s what he is referring to by crafting. In Arc Raiders you can buy gear with currency from vendors, or you can use all the materials you pick up to craft gear at your benches, but you need to find blueprints to be able to craft all the gear. That doesn’t exist in Marathon, as far as I know.

You can 'barter' items on the black market, which is functionally the same thing as crafting. You take an item or items, and they become a new item.

If anyone from DBO is online this afternoon and wants to run, hit me up at Bonehelm#7641.

I'll be on shortly.

Kermit#3781

Yes, I bought this specifically for this joke.