🗣marathon-general-chat

[obsidian plover]

✅

Mission: Complete.

[proven kernel]

lol

[obsidian plover]

OK. I moved around too much outside. Now i'm way warm.

[drifting skiff]

I feel like I'm going to implode

[obsidian plover]

Why

[drifting skiff]

Idk

[obsidian plover]

Internal fission.

[drifting skiff]

☢️

[obsidian plover]

Is NuCaloric responsible for shilling activated goods?!

Someone grab me my geiger counter....

I wanna take the rest of the day off

[proven kernel]

I'm just getting off work... now I got to go take care of grandmother. sighs

[rich furnace]

Can you still sign up type shi

[sour cairn]

no

[obsidian plover]

Best luck

[mild quiver]

Following up on a previous "feature suggestion/wish-list" post I made, this time focused on adding a dog-tag equivalent to the game.

Check it out! https://www.reddit.com/r/Marathon/comments/1n1jgox/digital_access_card_ingame_feature_suggestion/

[obsidian plover]

Reddit is blocked by the corporate firewall. I'll catch it later.

[drifting skiff]

We had a recall recently but frankly it was due to an abundance of caution. The likelihood of any actual radioactive materials in any Nu Caloric products is miniscule

[obsidian plover]

Then please explain the increasing number of reports of ARS cross linked with NuCaloric product consumption.

The numbers are off the charts since Batch # 923jt-Rvkwv-23935-Vv3-TeV

[gleaming bough]

Heh...

[obsidian plover]

Shrimp.

[valid light]

[fleet zodiac]

[small garnet]

[valid light]

[drifting skiff]

We are unable to comment on these issues at this time. For any further inquiries on this topic, please reach out to customer support at communication hub ID: Z7329BV_5SFR. Thank you for your time.

[obsidian plover]

THE COUNCIL WILL HEAR OF THIS

[feral garden]

i like the lore and world and concept of this game and would like bungie to not give up and make it to the best of their ability. to hell with any other game. THIS IS YOU VS YOU.

[obsidian plover]

This user

[obsidian plover]

How we doing

[stuck aurora]

botanical

[glass magnet]

generational

[rapid iron]

Damn how far away until they update us? September right?

[plain fractal]

later this fall so between sept 22nd and dec 21st

[obsidian plover]

Grrrrr

[plain fractal]

exeptionally exeptional

[vernal rain]

what if this game

[astral rapids]

How do I play marathon

[stuck aurora]

Available on steam for the low price of 0.00$

[humble fjord]

concord 2.0

[obsidian plover]

You don’t have an original thought in your head, do you?

[gleaming bough]

same saying different variation

[Insert The Wild Hunt]

[crude swan]

Blackbird

Locus

Void

Glitch

[stuck aurora]

together they form the LGBV

[crude swan]

*BLVG

[cursive perch]

CAN I GET INVITE TO THE PLAYTEST ???????

[crude swan]

Pray to the worm

jk

[cursive perch]

I've been feeding off of Closed Alpha leaks for a minute now

I CANNOT WAIT

[gleaming bough]

so much SekGen activity here

I miss Thief

[crude swan]

Sekgen is the goat

[crude swan]

She is doing thief things around probably

Hanging out with Glitch and Blackbird maybe?

[cursive perch]

Thief is in the game rn ?

[gleaming bough]

idk but she's been seen in the cinematic

[cursive perch]

Wait , can someone actually send a Invite a Friend ????

[sour cairn]

no

unless they both have access to alpha, no

its not a deadlock system

[jade crypt]

marathon

[gleaming bough]

[cursive perch]

that's the mistake

[obsidian plover]

[proven kernel]

I need a nap

[obsidian plover]

Same

i want a cheeseburger and a fat coffee

[proven kernel]

You always want a cheeseburger and coffee.

[obsidian plover]

lmao

It's actually gonna be tortellinis tonight

[proven kernel]

Making chili once I get home.. assuming I’m awake.

[cursive perch]

is that ok @ 23:00 ?

[obsidian plover]

It's always OK.

I had worse late last night.

But maaaan those hot dogs really hit the spot

[drifting skiff]

What the fuck dude

[proud glade]

oh god

what did they do this time

[icy rain]

military time in the big 25 😂

[gleaming bough]

[drifting skiff]

Idk sent a vid but was just some weirdass profile behavior

[zinc ridge]

When is Pete Parsons selling one of his yachts? I'm in the market for one.

[cedar jolt]

the game...

Marathon...

[sour cairn]

awawaaaa

[proven kernel]

purrs

[zinc ridge]

Oh he stepped down? LMFAO

[shy flame]

Oh yeah im running it im running it so good oh yeah im gonna Bungie

[sour cairn]

i mean

its a good thing he stepped down but its a corporation

he didnt step down out of any reason besides money

him leaving isnt a loss for him, while its a win for the average employee at bungie

the effects on bungies titles from a player-side of things are gonna be invisible

[icy rain]

me when someone goes down the stairs

[zinc plover]

how i miss you marathon

[stuck aurora]

that's disgusting behaviour

[stuck aurora]

usually when someone high up the chain like pete is offered a deal whether to leave now with his current stocks or risk getting fired publicly later on and lose

not all his stocks but here'd be loss if he refuses to step down

[drifting skiff]

I'll fight you

[stuck aurora]

Wrong you only throw tantrums

Oh how it hurts my head not to consume caffeine

[drifting skiff]

What?

[stuck aurora]

Exactly

[icy rain]

-paws at you-

[stuck aurora]

that is adorable behavior aww 💙

[obsidian plover]

💀

[drifting skiff]

🫃

[obsidian plover]

OhhhhHHhHH Kitten

Dwink fwom the Bwita.

Dwink fwom the Bwita pweeees.

[stuck aurora]

I didn't ask for a visualisation of yourself!!

[stuck aurora]

what does that even mean

[obsidian plover]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7DUrZJubpEM

[icy rain]

those who drink from the brita

[obsidian plover]

Bwita*

[drifting skiff]

Bwitaaaaa

[obsidian plover]

BwitaaaaaaaAaaAaaAaaAaaA. Bwita. Bwita. Bwita. Bwita. Bwita.

[stuck aurora]

stop throwing tantrums!!

[icy rain]

no more bwita

[obsidian plover]

Dwink fwom da bwita pweese

[stuck aurora]

I see you're having a stroke

[obsidian plover]

Bwita. Bwita. Bwita. Bwita.

[obsidian plover]

No. I'm just pressing 4 bwita button.

[whole widget]

my büty itchy

[icy rain]

ew dude wat the hekl

[drifting skiff]

Bwitaaaaa dwink da bwitaaaaa

[drifting skiff]

They make creams for that ya know

[whole widget]

creams for what

[stuck aurora]

crouch spamming buffoon, hope get cry while float in river

[cursive perch]

guys imma need an invite

for real no cap

I wanna test how's the performance on a 9950X3D/5080FE broooo

[dark jasper]

at least like 4fps

[icy rain]

theres bigger fish to fry fellas

[dark jasper]

i think

[icy rain]

we must kill the white whale

[drifting skiff]

The Nu Caloric whale is a myth spread by SekGen corporate insurgents. Please evacuate Nu Caloric facilities immediately.

[stuck aurora]

Destiny: Rising tomorrow!!

[stuck aurora]

I'm whaling it oh I'm Nu Calorically whaling it!!

[icy rain]

what even is destiny rising

[stuck aurora]

a better destiny

[icy rain]

halo?

[drifting skiff]

God I wanna play odst again

[icy rain]

PLAY HELLDIVERS

[sour cairn]

and i need my wife but u dont see me whining abt it

[icy rain]

you can defend new alexandria as an odst its so peak

[stuck aurora]

Halo has the Traxus™ on its truck

that's all you Traxussians are

a TRUCK trademark

[icy rain]

guys replace the a in aum's name with a b 🤭

[cursive perch]

I want to interview a person that participated in the Closed Playtest

[proven hazel]

WHO CLOWNED THIS MAN !!!!! he is 100% right helldiver is goated I will lay down my life for Bingusswag rn !

[icy rain]

@kindred vigil yo he wants to talk to you

[icy rain]

helldivers as an odst is litterally all ive ever wanted out of the game

[proud glade]

you're disgusting behavior

[stuck aurora]

hop on rainbow 6 siege

[proud glade]

no

[icy rain]

hop on helldivers 2

[sour cairn]

im a lil doggy woof woof

[icy rain]

im a big dawg 💪

[stuck aurora]

nobody wants to play R6 with me -kicks pebble-

[proud glade]

im big shart

[icy rain]

kick rocks pal !

[stuck aurora]

-farts-

[icy rain]

-sharts-

[upper storm]

im on that 🔄 🐍 🔄 🐍 🔄 🐍 shit

[icy rain]

dragon fly is here guys pack it up

[icy rain]

who small shart

[proud glade]

i dont know

[icy rain]

@smallshart wya

[drifting skiff]

I wanna patrol through New Mombasa not play a horde shooter

[icy rain]

boy do i have the game for you!

[drifting skiff]

Odst....

[icy rain]

perchance.... of the halo 3 variety

[drifting skiff]

🎷

[icy rain]

its as peak as you remember

https://open.spotify.com/track/4EGjEgHjpUp3qAEowPGcoM?si=d1c90521e9bc4461

[forest laurel]

sup?

[icy rain]

ugh it doesnt embed ill just run away forever

[stuck aurora]

ew MIDA

[tight ether]

My faith is restored by coming to this chat and seeing a link to ODST soundtrack. I streamed h2 last night, and after I finish that I’ll be streaming halo3 odst. Best best game. 🌧☔️⛈

[icy rain]

halo 3 odst is indeed peam

[drifting skiff]

peamium

[stuck aurora]

odst's overrated

halo 4 better

[grizzled nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/incredible-gassy-benjammins-incredibly-gassy-gassy-gassy-meme-gif-9774490616414102083

[icy rain]

oh shit thanks yeah i made the odst soundtrack so dm me

[obsidian plover]

Can Bingus get the mic a little higher?

[obsidian plover]

#marathon-news

[kindred vigil]

sign my 7 autographs

[icy rain]

what

[kindred vigil]

mb slenderman culture is dead

[icy rain]

i killed slenderman mb

me when slender man

[mellow crater]

this game even being made?

[tawdry olive]

im about dat life

say im not

[vestal path]

yall think its gon be a banger

[obsidian plover]

What life

You yap and eat chips all day

[tawdry olive]

eating pan cooked pizza hut pepperoni, mushroom and sausage pizza right now

washing it all down with a frosty wild cherry pepsi

so good

[wooden fjord]

Why would you openly admit that

We need to bring back having shame

[drifting skiff]

Why would you shame someone for eating food

That's literally why I'm here to undo shame around food

[worn chasm]

You're here to remove shame from food?

lays manufacturing salutes you for your service

[drifting skiff]

Idk people don't eat enough because people make them feel bad for eating. You gotta eat to live and if you look like you eat that's not a bad thing

[worn chasm]

People dont eat enough? In what country?

[drifting skiff]

Eating disorders exist, n00bie

[worn chasm]

In both directions, Nu Caloric

[drifting skiff]

Yeah(?)

[worn chasm]

So why not bring up the other? or why do you support eating food disorders in the other direction, put another way

You think undereating is more of a disorder versus overeating in most first world countries?

would you like to see any medical or scientific study conducted in the past several decades that shows otherwise 🙂

I'll take that as a hard no; if you could please avoid openly supporting eating disorders that would be greatly appreciated

[wooden fjord]

No I was making a joke because Pizza Hut is probably the worst pizza I have ever had in my life

It's not that serious

[languid plume]

im gonna cook something

[cursive perch]

Can someone check if I am whitelisted/blacklisted by any chance?

for the Playtest invitation

[proven kernel]

The pool of people playing is super tiny.

[cursive perch]

Are there any leaks ?

It is under NDA, correct ?

[proven kernel]

It is under NDA and you can't discuss or share leaks here.

[cunning crest]

Marathon...

[upper storm]

reason #1: food is cringe

[tawdry olive]

that is this game

[proven kernel]

I like food...

Am I cringe, Dragonfly?

[cunning crest]

What... no....

[upper storm]

tbh I can't be joking about this as the guy who famously unironically drank nutrient paste for a year

[proven kernel]

Soylent greens?

[upper storm]

Huel, but same thing basically

[cursive perch]

but there's one on forbes.com

[tawdry olive]

bug paste

[proven kernel]

That is not here though.

[cursive perch]

So its from Bungie

correct ?

[proven kernel]

No.... It was leaked by a player under NDA to forbes.

[cursive perch]

and Bungie did not remove it ?

report*/flag* or whatever ?

[tawdry olive]

there shall be no chatting for 0.000000000137 nanoseconds

[unborn badger]

what's the point tbf

[proven kernel]

Regardless of if they did report/flag it (I don't know), we can't discuss it here.

[unborn badger]

like it's out there already lol

[cursive perch]

Ok

[cursive perch]

multiple other leaks have been removed from x.com for example

I dont want to discuss

[unborn badger]

it's forbes you said it yourself 💀

[cursive perch]

its like the first/most recent article when you search "Marathon"

[tawdry olive]

lkdjgskdjrfskjdhrfgskjsdhfsgbkjdhfgkbjdhfibgkxjdhfjbkgdjhfbkjfhbkxhjbkcvjxdfvb

[unborn badger]

capitalistic journalism's gonna do its thing when the chance presents itself and why spend the time to fight another org against leaks when they can find the mole in the playtest batch instead

[tawdry olive]

only wizards can decipher the cryptic text

[unborn badger]

tabby stop hurting yourself

[tawdry olive]

u rite 😭

[unborn badger]

[cursive perch]

Bungie's CEO jumping ship before it sinks

I thought Captain leaves last

guess his resume is priority

[unborn badger]

for a man with a job record like his are we supposed to be unhappy lol

[cursive perch]

why whats it like ?

[cursive perch]

but its a sign situation is doom/gloom

[unborn badger]

familiarity does not trump goodwill towards the company and its customers it just boosts exploitation whenever possible

I wanna see what the new CEO does as well but give it time

[cursive perch]

he wouldn't drop if he knew or atleast believe in the huge success of the title

[drifting skiff]

Dog what the fuck are you talking about you're hitting a "so you hate waffles?" Moment

[cursive perch]

drop an invite !

[drifting skiff]

I'll fight you

[drifting skiff]

What??

[unborn badger]

k but I hate waffles...

[drifting skiff]

Influx of people I've never seen before saying shit that makes no sense

[cursive perch]

Playtest invite duhhh

[drifting skiff]

It won't work even if I gave a code

[tawdry olive]

visible forms are not inherent in this world, but are granted through the act of seeing.

Though the world and events do exist outside of the mind, they retain no meaning in themselves.

[worn chasm]

big energy

[unborn badger]

I'm gonna eat you

[drifting skiff]

That's fair I prefer dominos

[cursive perch]

Papa Johns actual worst pizza bottom tier

[drifting skiff]

Nah I said "people have eds in this direction" and you said "so you have no problems with the other direction????" Like no dog that's a completely different sentence

[drifting skiff]

Just one of those disproportionately affects the trans community and the other doesn't so I focus on one more

[drifting skiff]

Idk if I've ever had it

[tawdry olive]

agreed so very much

[tawdry olive]

delet

[cursive perch]

there's this local place they do pizza 24/7 during night hours too and its fucking prime

[summer seal]

petflicnko franches.

[tawdry olive]

tf

[worn chasm]

you very clearly do not have a problem with eds in the opposite direction if you're openly encouraging people when they say things insinuating they're overeating

[drifting skiff]

I miss my local pizza shop in nj

[summer seal]

flamboyentttt__

• is the power cell.

[tawdry olive]

whats eds

[worn chasm]

You also have no idea of the weight or the health of the person on the opposite side of the screen, you're just applying your bias and guessing the opposite

[cursive perch]

do I upload my DAC somewhere to get an invite ? ? ?

[drifting skiff]

Eating pizza is overeating??

[drifting skiff]

So are you wtf lmao

[summer seal]

the wireless internet databass is wide place my friend.. be cautious or _____________ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[worn chasm]

When they post 7 messages in a row about eating, someone says "dont overeat", then you crash out on the person who said "dont overeat"

[drifting skiff]

Literally the message was "eating pan pizza and drinking coke" omg call the fire department

[worn chasm]

How about you just eat a normal amount of food instead? 🙂

[tawdry olive]

no

[summer seal]

im assuming hes referring to eddies the currency used in cyberflunk

[tawdry olive]

real

[drifting skiff]

How bout you mind yourself

[unborn badger]

one of you is an ass and one of you overreacted

[worn chasm]

Likewise

[summer seal]

whats real?

[drifting skiff]

Idk which I am atp

[summer seal]

what if this your a simulation inside of my simulation inside of my head which is a simulation

[unborn badger]

you good

[tawdry olive]

the eternal flame that burns in every one of us

[summer seal]

: O wow.

i kneel.

[tawdry olive]

i kneel further

[summer seal]

i become a knee.

[tawdry olive]

i am foot

[summer seal]

foot 🤤

[unborn badger]

idk I don't think it's fair to automatically assume every person is normal by default and say they overeat

[unborn badger]

coulda made it clearer that you meant the trans community when you mentioned EDs tho 😭

[tawdry olive]

i only eat 1 meal a day but i make sure its yummy

[drifting skiff]

Idk it's literally my name I was referring to I thought it was clear

[summer seal]

i only eat 1 meal a day but i make sure its yummy

[worn chasm]

Could have not assumed the person who's posted approximately 500 messages in the past half hour is "undereating" would be cool

[unborn badger]

yeah but like say it regardless yk

[worn chasm]

No I dont know, explain?

[drifting skiff]

Aight

[unborn badger]

who addressed you

[worn chasm]

That would be you

[summer seal]

: O? adrian is that..y..you?

[tawdry olive]

is chat arguing, i cannot tell

[drifting skiff]

Idk I've never seen this man before in my life

[unborn badger]

ehe iunno

[worn chasm]

Assuming my gender is cool too

[drifting skiff]

Idk things are happening and the block button rocks

[drifting skiff]

Am I wrong?

[worn chasm]

Pretty bigoted of you but w/e I guess 🙂

[summer seal]

Could have not assumed the person who's posted approximately 500 messages in the past half hour is "undereating" would be cool

[unborn badger]

now I will and guess what normalcy is a privilege

[worn chasm]

Weren't you supposed to ask first?

[worn chasm]

So is living in a first world country with enough free time to waste it on discord

[unborn badger]

relevancy where

[tawdry olive]

i wish wen i block, it just makes them go away forever like to the moon and i nebber has to read their dumb words again forever

[worn chasm]

Same, but your message

[summer seal]

Hi Columbus!

[drifting skiff]

Block button should send people to the sun

[unborn badger]

idk what you're getting at atp except whataboutism lol

[languid plume]

hello @summer seal

[drifting skiff]

Are you trying to gotcha woke me or smth like what are you doing

[summer seal]

Hey! Do you perhaps like columns and taking the bus?

[drifting skiff]

Yeah I'm feeling like we're about to get a "so much for the tolerant left"

[worn chasm]

Nope just highlighting your very, painfully obvious hypocrisy

[unborn badger]

some people really go "k but you're first world countrying" when I'm tryna say don't assume everybody's normal 😭 😭

[worn chasm]

you can go back to blocking me now

[worn chasm]

Likewise, when you assumed I was normal

why would you highlight the point that "normalcy is privilege" when you know nothing about me?

[unborn badger]

nowhere did I say that but have a good night granny

[drifting skiff]

Anyway what's y'all's favorite odst character?

[languid plume]

nope but i do like bussing columns that i dont like to their destination

[unborn badger]

it's bed time people

[worn chasm]

What political party does gender fall under?

[summer seal]

i think im...in love i dare say

[drifting skiff]

Uniting me with the weirdo out here fym gender politics?

[worn chasm]

We're sibilings

[proven kernel]

I’ll be the judge of that

[summer seal]

: o are you guys...fighting? no fight me sad : (

[proven kernel]

Gender is fine to discuss here

[worn chasm]

[unborn badger]

can you tell me what article 196 line 3 of the two-gender proposal specifically states about prohibiting political propaganda about gender

[proven kernel]

Thank you for clarifying

[cursive perch]

what about gender politics ?

[worn chasm]

another victory royale

[unborn badger]

lol bye

[worn chasm]

beta access REVOKED

[summer seal]

um

[languid plume]

👀

[unborn badger]

good riddance thank you butane

[summer seal]

did he get kicked? 💀

[tawdry olive]

butane a hero

[cursive perch]

yes

[unborn badger]

banned

[languid plume]

🫡

[cursive perch]

destroyed

[proven kernel]

Human rights are not politics

[worn chasm]

thank you butane for suppressing that persons opinion

your medal of honor will be mailed to you shortly 🙂

[cursive perch]

pretty sure they are part of politics in some way or form

[unborn badger]

all people like them only victimize themselves when they spew bigoted bs lol eventually they get so sour they can't even bear themselves

[proven kernel]

I am not arguing this

[unborn badger]

as if being hated by everyone with common sense wasn't enough already 💀

[summer seal]

: O aura

[cursive perch]

I dont think politics has place in a video game server

[unborn badger]

everything's political tbf

[cursive perch]

pizza is not

[worn chasm]

I dont think video game talk has place in a Marathon server

[drifting skiff]

Just because queerness has been politicized doesn't mean that queer people are political. Don't pin that shit on us

[unborn badger]

^

[cursive perch]

the only real take

[unborn badger]

pizza was poor people food before it got turned into a global hit that alone says enough lol

[worn chasm]

🤨

[unborn badger]

idk google it

but hey pizza good I love pizza

[worn chasm]

medieval peasants were cooking up hot papa johns?

[worn chasm]

[summer seal]

what sort of toppings? i like tuna sweetcorn and pineapple : 3

/ mushrooms

[unborn badger]

more like poor families in italy were sprinkling everything in their shelves on top of some half decent dough and just throwing it in the oven and calling it a day

[cursive perch]

they be slappin those pepperoni double cheese sourdough NYC style

[unborn badger]

it's like when you stiry fry zucchini and sausages and whatever else you got going on

[cursive perch]

sorry, but dough was miles better back then

[tawdry olive]

for halloween, i want to wear a hockey mask, poop my pants, and barge into halloween parties and talk to people

[worn chasm]

closed beta access REVOKED

[unborn badger]

I recommend cleaning first tabby

[cursive perch]

not fucking dozed in pesticides spray + artificial enhancers

[unborn badger]

tabby that's general behavioral dysfunction

[worn chasm]

[unborn badger]

yeah well people also died by smallpox back in the day

[cursive perch]

we talking dough homie

[unborn badger]

point being don't romanticize the old days when people died of shit we could cure in a heartbeat nowadays 💀

[cursive perch]

romanticize cuz I said dough was better objectively ?

[worn chasm]

if you romanticize a SINGLE thing about ANYTHING prior to the 1980s I will personally put you in a body bag

[cursive perch]

bruh

[tawdry olive]

wait what does bread mold cure again?

[worn chasm]

especially pizza dough 🙄

[tawdry olive]

persimmons...

[cursive perch]

I can romanticize whatever I want

[tawdry olive]

um

[unborn badger]

romanticize your mom in my bed gottem goodbye

[cursive perch]

thats the whole point

fucking cringe

[summer seal]

whos gottem

[worn chasm]

what kinda math you about

[summer seal]

his name is aum

[tawdry olive]

times tables

[worn chasm]

you big into TILES?

I'm not a big time tables fan myself

I have a book over every possible tile, I have every tile in one book

[tawdry olive]

i enjoy reading about symmetries, transitional ones with 3/4/5 fold symmetries

[worn chasm]

imagine the power I possess with that tile knowledge

I could just open that book to a random page and banish you immediately to the tile realm

[worn chasm]

I dont know anything about symmetries

[tawdry olive]

pls no

[worn chasm]

tiling has alot of overlap with group theory, and symmetry if I had to guess

[unborn badger]

it's ok I don't treat myself serious either cuz upholding a perfect social image is tiring and I don't shame people for imperfections 😹 ✌️

[tawdry olive]

you know how many stellations an icosahedron has, thats technically tiling in 3d polygonal space

[worn chasm]

I'm a v big stellations fan

[tawdry olive]

stellated rhombic icosahedron on tp tbh

[worn chasm]

#1 icosahedron stellation fan worldwide, quite possibly

[unborn badger]

they put crushed ice in my coconut latte bruh I'm killing myself

[tawdry olive]

i drinked it 4 u

[unborn badger]

you ain't having it tabby clean your pants

[summer seal]

can we talk about meth instead

[tawdry olive]

icky drug

[unborn badger]

drugs are bad kids

[summer seal]

yeah but breaking bad shows it making good moniez

[unborn badger]

except maybe weed ts go hard

[tawdry olive]

i cant smoke cuz work wont lemme

[unborn badger]

but ego death funny...

[summer seal]

no

all drug bad stay healthy and vape instead

[worn chasm]

meth good, weed bad mmkay

[summer seal]

@languid plume 😭

[tawdry olive]

payday in 2 days

[unborn badger]

bank robbery in 2 days?

[summer seal]

anyone here played risk of rain

[tawdry olive]

ill get caught and then enjoy prison meat

[unborn badger]

are you THAT starved girl

[worn chasm]

prison spaghettios on top

[tawdry olive]

yes 😭

[unborn badger]

😭 😭

[summer seal]

@languid plume Chris.

Chris do you like the artwork i posted in the community art channel

chris is mine.

[unborn badger]

ykw I'll actually critique on it most of the fanart I see from people have this like textural noise to it that doesn't feel fitting to the aesthetic imo

that or they pack too much into a piece or both

[summer seal]

how the tables have tabled heh

[unborn badger]

how turned have the tables?

[summer seal]

Become the table.

[worn chasm]

time tables...

[summer seal]

math....meth

everything links back to meth

[worn chasm]

yes (adderall) (real, true)

[unborn badger]

honestly a good benchmark for the aesthetic is kinda where realistic AI-asissted surveillance UIs are at

overall really clean and brutalist

[worn chasm]

all fun and games until you close your eyes for 45 minutes but you cant sleep

[summer seal]

thanks, first time doing irl gfx

usually do abstract weird poop no one gets

[unborn badger]

nah we good abstract's awesome 😭

I'll give you my bar I love the banana and the tape

tbf that's more the matter-of-fact kind of performative for being conceptual and ironic but what's art without context

[cursive perch]

so people were crying the game needs a visual update/improvements

aren't they gonna do anything about that ?

[unborn badger]

yeah they addressed that in the announcement

people were crying about the cel shading aesthetic 😭

[cursive perch]

yes exactly. what announcement ?

[unborn badger]

I prefer it looking more flat and clean but oh well

[summer seal]

im not really up to date with this game or server, is it even possible for this game to actually come back after the art stealing scandal

[unborn badger]

#marathon-news bulletin section

[cursive perch]

you can always lower graphics

let us non-sweats common folk enjoy our pretty game

[unborn badger]

nah that's different it doesn't reduce shading to just 5 tones or smth it just crunches texture and shadows 😭 😭

cel shading's VERY different and it feels painterly in some cases like look at genshin

[cursive perch]

no shadows is basically ~cel shading

[unborn badger]

I'm personally kinda tired of realistic shading being the gold standard of "good" graphics but oh well I'm just one guy

[unborn badger]

not really tbh

[cursive perch]

~

[unborn badger]

gang look at botw and the hoyoverse games...

[cursive perch]

no ty

[unborn badger]

yeah but like big difference between solid shadows and soft blends of light

idk ig I just don't enjoy the amount of visual noise that realistic levels of fidelity brings

[cursive perch]

I didnt see them mentioning they are gonna improve on the graphics in the announcement

[unborn badger]

increased visual fidelity

not exactly sure what they mean by it either but big complaint was the shading so maybe some changes to that

doubt they're completely reworking shaders tho since it's so much work

[cursive perch]

there were no cast shadows

indoors

it was bad

[unborn badger]

playtest footage was all in marsh which was gray and foggy tbf

no direct lighting's not exactly a good demo for cel shading

[cursive perch]

there was no ambient occlusion either

in ambient lighting you get strong ambient occlusion shadows

[unborn badger]

conversely really good if you wanna say how realistic your shader is since direct light's a pain point

[cursive perch]

especially in foggy/cloudy overcast

[unborn badger]

yeah but from a cel-shade perspective where most values feel more solid than realistic shading occlusion blurring everything's gonna feel slightly out of place

[cursive perch]

since light is low and not enough for objects to be lit, but indoors is a different scenario, all you have is artificial lights there, but there were none? except those ambient red/green/blue neon rooms, which work great and love

[unborn badger]

can't explain the rooms except for gameplay reasons lol

fighting in almost pitch dark wouldn't be fun for the team entering

[cursive perch]

its part of the level design/style

[unborn badger]

indoor lighting would be super cool tho yeah they did it with the neons

some normal lighting for contrast wouldn't hurt

[cursive perch]

spot lights you mean?

[unborn badger]

smth like that

[cursive perch]

thats what Im trying to figure out - are they gonna improve on the visuals at all or they consider what was in the Open Playtest good and done ?

[unborn badger]

tbh I feel like Routine would be what people generally want marathon's visuals to be

upcoming space survival horror with a similar aesthetic

if they did explicitly state it in the announcement I think they'll work on it

[cursive perch]

muted colors has been overused to insanity

[unborn badger]

routine or?

[cursive perch]

yeah

50% of what makes Marathon attractive is the unique art style that Bungie re-invented

and the other 50% is Bungie

[unborn badger]

I mean I don't think it's that muted if the visual filter element's blatant

it's like looking at blue through an orange screen it's gonna appear gray

that shot in the trailer when the bot was scanning the red lines didn't feel that muted

[cursive perch]

why do we need to look through an orange screen?

[unborn badger]

just a hypothetical

[cursive perch]

I need a key

[unborn badger]

I'm outta hope I'm not in NA 😭

[winged flume]

yup

think my sign up never went through honestly

[unborn badger]

playtest footage and my own fanart was enough for my thirst lol I still love the aesthetic

[cursive perch]

same

[unborn badger]

pastiche this coherent is crazy hard work

indie guy jam2go and his upcoming exploration horror Gangstalk got me interested in that kinda clean surveillance aesthetic and I'm already a fan of vectorheart and wipeout specifically so seeing an extraction shooter taking both aesthetics and putting them together so extremely clean I'm just so moved lmao

not that the fact that it's an extraction shooter matters but hey I've been wanting to try one anyway

closest I got to extraction gameplay was nfs unbound's lockdown mode 💀 💀

and there's a level of realism to it too I don't think astronauts would bring steel bars to make shelters when they start colonizing a new planet lol

that bubbly nucal rover from the short and all the 3D printed architecture was just so perfect

I'm gushing

[cursive perch]

Open Beta was supposed to be announced already, correct ?

[unborn badger]

initially I think but that's definitely derailed now

would've been non-NDA alpha then open beta like how splitgate did it for a while but we'll take what we got now lol

wishing the devs luck with the semi radio silence

[cursive perch]

they should hire me as a consultant

[carmine thorn]

So i saw the game in the closed alpha or how is it called, i never heard or saw anything new. Whats goingbon now? Is it delayed? Etc?

[unborn badger]

more news anytime now (this fall), playtests under NDA rn, radio silence for people not in the know

#marathon-news for more info

[light ocean]

it will likely release by March 2026, the end of Sony's current fiscal year

[unborn badger]

hinted at a fiscal 2025 launch still so end of march next year at latest if they hit the mark

[cursive perch]

that is pretty far

delaying by half an year is madness

apparently the game was far from ready

[light ocean]

good > fast

[cursive perch]

but we forget the first playtest was supposed to be under NDA

and they lift it due to pressure from community ?

[light ocean]

dropping it was stupid

[cursive perch]

it was a bad move

[unborn badger]

wasn't community pressure I think they did it on their own for hype reasons

[cursive perch]

they showed a minimum-viable product with placeholder assets just to get bashed from the masses

[unborn badger]

or some whiny part of the destiny community unknown to me was getting too loud

[cursive perch]

it was due to massive community request

and they folded

[unborn badger]

might've been

won't be concrete about things I don't know lol

[cursive perch]

they REALLY need to step it up if to be able to make up for the fcuk ups

[unborn badger]

I'd curb some expectations

[cursive perch]

thats why they need +6month past initial release

I hope there's plenty PVP

it looked arcadey, if they double downed on that vibe would be fire

they could win people from Apex/Fortnite

like a battleroyal-lite extraction FPS

that would slap hard

not tactical like tarkov

[empty heart]

I don't want another Fortnite, one is already one too many

I'm not sure what you mean by arcadey

[cursive perch]

it wont be another Fortnite

[empty heart]

They are cooking, we'll have some news relatively soon

They need a trailer that hits hard

[cursive perch]

Lets hope they dont overcook it

trailers dont cut it anymore dude

[empty heart]

None of that shit where the player moves slowly and snipes an enemy that is standing still

[empty heart]

Some of them do

[cursive perch]

all trailers do is bait normies

[empty heart]

The trailer should also give us a tease for the Marathon ship

Right at the end, very subtle

[cursive perch]

if the game lacks a good base/gameplay loop/is empty no trailer will help it

[empty heart]

The trailer will be to get it shared and get people hyped, something the game desperately needs

The gameplay loop is what it will keep the players, but first we need them to try the game

[cursive perch]

in theory

one streamer plays the game and everyone gets hyped

Peak, Mage Arena, all these games that are not supposed to do well

[unborn badger]

just saw a guy stall his suzuki on a slope 💀 💀

[empty heart]

That's why they always sponsor streamers nowadays

But the game still needs to be good

[empty heart]

It's a bit different with social games like Peak, Lethal Company, Among Us. Those are boosted by the content and clips they can make

[cursive perch]

thats why Proximity Chat is a net possitive

[cursive perch]

its semi-fake and obvious when its a top of small unknown streamers that all play the game at the same time

[empty heart]

It's for sure a good thing. I still think people exaggerated on it though, I doubt many people will use it. It's a game where you can't have your enemy know your position or you might lose your gear

People are too hungry for blood nowadays

[cursive perch]

its a staple in every big extraction shooter

have you seen the clips it generates in Tarkov/Hunt Showdown ?

[empty heart]

I have

It's more prominent in Tarkov I'd say

[cursive perch]

But again, dumb decisions like excluding it in the first place, most certainly from above (Sony), led to negative reception within the community

[empty heart]

But in Tarkov you make allies more often than in Marathon

I think the solo experience being so neglected was much worse

[cursive perch]

Have you played Marathon with Prox Chat?

Please explain how you got to this conclusion

[empty heart]

In Tarkov you have players that the game doesn't want you to engage all the time, in Marathon that's not really a thing

Unless it's right at the end

The Scavs and what not

[cursive perch]

you mean NPCs ?

[empty heart]

Are they NPCs? I haven't played Tarkov

[cursive perch]

Yes

[empty heart]

Don't you have two factions?

Or however they are called

[unborn badger]

heard of tarkov scavs they sound really fun

[cursive perch]

we need AI bots named SQVS in Marathon

[empty heart]

I feel like if too many people team up in Marathon then the matches can turn into a joke

Especially with the infinite revives

[sudden hare]

omg

[obsidian plover]

Headache

[tender patio]

Then why even have opinions on it??

[viscid owl]

Schedule 1 released the cartel update before we got any information on this game 💀 ⚰️ 🪦

That's a long fucking time, fellas. This is starting to look like abandonware already

[weary mantle]

We already know when we're gonna hear more, later in the fall cuz they told us that months ago

Not sure what you mean 🤔

They've been conducting numerous playtests during this time bc they wanna get it right instead of being like "hey guys here's more info that may or may not be true for final release"

[grizzled summit]

But is Bungie still capable of delivering an amazing next gen title?

[weary mantle]

they're certainly capable it's just a matter of listening to the feedback given and acting on it

Which, from what they've said they're working on, is happening

I actually think the only thing that's still up in the air is the amount of content justifying the cost for most ppl, we don't know how deep this game actually is yet and that'll be up to reviews

[cursive perch]

If we gauge by Destiny 2 - No.
They need to outdo themselves this time for sure.

[unborn badger]

yeah why take the time to educate people when we can bash on them instead surely that's gonna help the overall scene

[unborn badger]

your mom's abandonware after I'm done with her

oopsies

think she liked it from a warframe player too judging by your qualities 🤭

[obsidian plover]

Absolutely modified lmao

[unborn badger]

yikes amirite

[obsidian plover]

🤣

I'm just shocked that you would imply that a warframe player would move out of ingame ERP into someones moms inbox.

[unborn badger]

if destiny people can marry so can warframe people ✌️

[obsidian plover]

Nothin like tryna lich farm and geting that /msg nuzzles up to you

[unborn badger]

zeke gotta hop off my dms bro I'm not into it

actually who am I to talk I literally date eleanor still

[obsidian plover]

Eleanor glazing? STILL?

[unborn badger]

kaya is 18 bro I'm not into teens 😭 😭

but proto nova queen slay

I'll be there for eleanor for when the breakups happen to her

y'all flock for them bunga and honkers while I stay for true love

[obtuse wyvern]

tf is going on-

[obsidian plover]

So you ARE one of the /msg nuzzles you players

[unborn badger]

would let amir top me tho

hi we're talking about dating in warframe

[obsidian plover]

Real.

[unborn badger]

surprised they never nerfed nova post rework cuz like fym I can have a 1 spam build reach 1 mil with no forma

[obsidian plover]

Why should they?

[unborn badger]

REAL

[obsidian plover]

If people have an issue with it. It's their problem.

DE already messes with the game too much because people whine.

I'm gonna buy DE and turn the game into 100% dog days only.

[unborn badger]

😭 😭

kela de thames the way she can only run dog days

the joke is river thames goodbye! (I might actually be sick fml)

[obsidian plover]

modified

[tawdry olive]

moderated

[obsidian plover]

modified bigly

yawn

I feel like pizza

nah I'm just gonna eat leftover tortellinis

[stuck aurora]

luv tabbers!!

[kindred vigil]

You know what really grinds my gears

[drifting skiff]

sand?

[nova moss]

oatchi

[lone oyster]

dang no marathon invite this time 🙁

[kindred vigil]

I believe we should remove video games and push it

somewhere else

[proven kernel]

Brilliant idea

[kindred vigil]

Let's port every game on the wiiu ‼️

[proven kernel]

Now you’re talking.

[kindred vigil]

cuz Lowkey I'm not gonna lie I think gamepad gaming died way to soon

Ugh it's always AFTER the product dies the idea becomes more appealing 🙄

[stuck aurora]

Destiny: Rising

[drifting skiff]

Simply put them in The Pit and go do something else

[obsidian plover]

???

DDR needs a comeback

[kindred vigil]

What do you mean question mark read boy

[obsidian plover]

Gamepad gaming died? That’s what I mean

[kindred vigil]

Like wiiu gamepad

Not dance pads

[obsidian plover]

Wiiiiuuuuu

[kindred vigil]

Yes it's annoying to crack ur head to check a map or other things but damn it it's #fun

[obsidian plover]

The Wii U was treated so horribly by Nintendo, but it was truly a masterpiece

And it was really good power the money. A solid middle gen performer.

[kindred vigil]

They made it to early and was high off the ego that having "Wii" in it = massive success

It's like the sony ego of PS3. To high off ps2 and thinks being an all in one would suffice rnough

And also it was horribly marketed like it was an Addon

[obsidian plover]

PS3 was a rip roaring box though that brought high performance blue ray into focus

[kindred vigil]

Meh, not the first time they had a console with considerably high amount of power at the time with solid gen performance and yet lacked the third party support

Poor GameCube, stronger than PS2 and Xbox (original) and yet...✌️

[obsidian plover]

Wii U was just a double down

[obsidian plover]

Game cub was flawed out of the box with their media decisions

599 US dollars for the ps3 with real ps1 and ps2 chips in it was a massive steal, plus brd.

Existing brd players were 999 and SLOOOOOW. Minutes to start a disc from insertion to play.

[kindred vigil]

yeah that too idk why they went with non blue ray, 1.46gb vs DVD roms of PS2 which had 4-8gb..just silly

[kindred vigil]

Yes while it's a "steal" it was still overpriced even at the time, I mean it's main focus IS a gaming console, while also being an media box

PS2 did well cause it was affordable and being a movie player so u can have reasons for ur parents buying it

[obsidian plover]

It was not overpriced for its share though. Full misconception.

[kindred vigil]

600$ is still crazy to me sorry

[obsidian plover]

Its compute power also exceeded the specs of many desktops for years at that point. Gotta take the quantitative standpoint.

[kindred vigil]

Your plastic box is made to be an all-in-one device sure but it's main focus and marketing is GAMING, while sure I get the importance of movie and it's unique cell processor blah blah

it just wasn't a good decision at the time

[obsidian plover]

Big folly there for sure. I was flabbergasted. All the potential but here we are with The UrbZ

[obsidian plover]

It was a smart centric computer with tons of power. Not really much to complain about from a release perspective. Shedding bwc shaved a good bit of a money. It’s like they did the pro console strategy but in reverse at that time lol.

[kindred vigil]

If pro consoles existed at the time rather than slimming it down for decreased costs I'm sure that model wouldn't have lasted I don't think

[obsidian plover]

Dunno.

It only ran for a small number of years anyway.

[kindred vigil]

but although I have one thing to say

[obsidian plover]

The cecha01s are now holy grail and go for stupid money. Which is amusing in its own way.

[kindred vigil]

shame on all of you old heads for abandoning the Dreamcast ✌️💔

[obsidian plover]

Sashay Shante?

[obsidian plover]

It lived on through Naomi for years.

[kindred vigil]

nobody cares for arcade games besides holy fighting geeks

And people with MegaMan nes pfps

[obsidian plover]

Soul crushing bruh

My pfp isn’t megaman 🙁

[kindred vigil]

would you pay neogeo 1k for a console

[obsidian plover]

Sega was the master problem though. It’s a bit like
Microsoft today.

[obsidian plover]

I would. I have. I also have a multi cart mvs.

[kindred vigil]

Why tf was neogeo so expensive back the. Like holy 1k is nuts

And yes I know it gives high quality arcade experiences but

[obsidian plover]

They were very expensive to produce and had incredible capabilities at the time.

[kindred vigil]

Why not

....get a SNES or a Saturn and play the also good ports of arcade games ¿

[obsidian plover]

Unfortunately it’s all quarter stick, but that’s mostly because of the barrier of entry

[kindred vigil]

and TurboGrafx man they're irrelevant I don't think most people even know em

[obsidian plover]

Lololol i don’t touch mine

But I buy games still

[kindred vigil]

Consumerism but retro

[obsidian plover]

I’m one of those console acquisitions losers

[kindred vigil]

Can I scalp you for. 500$ melee smash ???

[obsidian plover]

Bruh i pay low low

Imagine

I bought a handful of clayfighter 63 and a 3rd sculptors cut carts for n64 from a closing video game store

$3.00 EACH

THREE dollars

[kindred vigil]

u not a real collector geek fr if you not paying...

500k for gamma attack Atari...?

[obsidian plover]

You can acquire without being a collector

I buy to play, not shelf queen

[kindred vigil]

Hell is a clay fighter

[obsidian plover]

Collectors pay stupid money

[kindred vigil]

Oh so the 1% of every collector

I truly don't get the point of collecting just to not play it like....?????

ur paying 1k for a shelf piece.

ATP just buy empty cases ??

[obsidian plover]

Clay fighter started eons ago. Claymation based fighting game

63 and 1/3 was released for the n64

The sculptors cut was a blockbuster rental drop

[obsidian plover]

Realest of the real. Now like 3do and tbg16, ataris get less play

[kindred vigil]

man n64 games are fucking weird I wish the DD had its potential unleashed

[obsidian plover]

Love the dd
It held a lot of promise

Much like the floppy for the original nes though

It was cumbersome to get into hands

[kindred vigil]

nevertheless old games are nice to have, legitimately, as much emu is awesome it can't compare to the real thing

fortunately I can talk like this cuz my first console was a Genesis and my first game was sonic 1 on an actual CRT TV so I had the full experience

[obsidian plover]

Unfortunately it’s true. Timing v graphics v audio are just not on point in emulations

Sorry but it’s true

[plain dirge]

Any idea how I can get into the new playtest? Was in the first one, but haven't heard anything since

[kindred vigil]

Every time I played sonic 1, It always felt off and I thought I was misremembering graphics but then I remember I played on an real crt so the pixels aren't raw and the graphics look better because they're made for the screen

[obsidian plover]

#marathon-news

[obsidian plover]

Yes

Pixels were painted pixels then, by electron guns

They are now full scenes drawn frame by frame

[kindred vigil]

I understand people who collect...pre PS1 era games, I do, they don't feel the same on a emulation

anything higher though, emulation feels better in my opinion

[plain dirge]

#NoAccess

[kindred vigil]

It's a chance to get an invite if you didn't get one, you didn't get in

[wooden fjord]

Are you buying a Thor

[obsidian plover]

True. PS3 has a border line on it, but it’s a rather level field forward

[kindred vigil]

#whatsthat

[obsidian plover]

The hardware is just common and the displays aren’t special anymore

[wooden fjord]

#fakefanposer

[kindred vigil]

like the game collector YouTuber named Thor or..

[obsidian plover]

Picture quality vs pixels

[wooden fjord]

It's an emulation handheld console

Basically a modern Nintendo DS

[kindred vigil]

Oh the $3ds looking thing

listen I'm gonna be honest

[obsidian plover]

How well does it do with wario ware

[wooden fjord]

Thank you for your honesty

[kindred vigil]

I think handheld...emulation devices....are a bit... redundant

If does get to a point where like what's the difference between this device and that device

like there's way to many handheld devices man

[wooden fjord]

Ya that's a good thing though, so many form factors and price points to choose from

[stuck aurora]

usually optimisation

[orchid axle]

Come On team, Let the rest of the world try the game

[kindred vigil]

Thank u not malek

[stuck aurora]

at your service my queen

[stuck aurora]

Destiny: Rising

[kindred vigil]

Though like ngl a 3ds emulation device is dumb

[wooden fjord]

Por que

[kindred vigil]

It's so easy and cheaper to get a real 3ds

[stuck aurora]

cheaper?

[wooden fjord]

Uhhh lol

[orchid axle]

Hell yea.

[kindred vigil]

⚠️ FOR NON NEW MODELS ⚠️

[wooden fjord]

You can hardly buy new ones anymore

[kindred vigil]

I should've clarified

I'm surprised it's 250 and not 1k like the first DS emu device

[wooden fjord]

Well that was just a straight up handheld computer

[kindred vigil]

well I can still easily find them especially in the Japanese market, usually around 160-220

USA however

About...230-400

And if ur Canadian, just forget about it with ur syrup money

[wooden fjord]

Also a 3DS with CFW is more restricted and finicky than an actual emulation device running Android, Linux, or Windows

[kindred vigil]

but but but nazwa consider

Pixel density...

also android emulation device funny asf paying 700$ for a phone with added buttons when u can do that with 70$ with idk a gamesir

I'm surprised that one steam fan hasn't popped in talking about some steam deck yet...

[wooden fjord]

I mean the Thor is $250 for a DS handheld that can play DS games at 4x upscale

Not everyone has a massive smartphone that is good for emulating games like that

[kindred vigil]

oh right everyone's a 4k purist #sigh

You play at 240x700p and like that

[wooden fjord]

4x not 4k

[kindred vigil]

Doesn't 4x upscale to 4k

[kindred vigil]

But wouldn't getting a phone be Lowkey cheaper tho ??

you need at least a 2019 or so phone to emulate almost everything pre PS3 era

[wooden fjord]

I mean a big folding phone is what... $1200+?

[kindred vigil]

Well until the devs decrease the compatibility with said phones so, nevermind

[wooden fjord]

Idk how that's cheaper than $250

[kindred vigil]

okay I'm wrong #rareneeythL

[wooden fjord]

#extremelysupercommonneeythL

#IHateNeeyth

#DeathToNeeyth

[kindred vigil]

neeyth hate is real and posperus

[wooden fjord]

Anyway, I welcome advancements in emulation hardware, it's only going to get cheaper and better over time. The very first iteration of DS clones being $250 is pretty accessible and a good start. I'm excited to see what other companies come out with

[kindred vigil]

I don't welcome.it #grinch #purist

[wooden fjord]

#sigh #women #☕

[kindred vigil]

I'm a PURIST!!! I say yelling with my "love to Nintendo" hat and my "glory to Sony" shirt with my Atari branded pants for 80 buck

[wooden fjord]

Dude I can't believe people are still like that

[kindred vigil]

ngl I had a cod ww2 hat from GameStop because it was a pre-order item and lwk it was fire ASF I should've kept it

[wooden fjord]

I always forget they did a WWII game

[kindred vigil]

reddit, Twitter, no

you even see these people in real life, they're still EVERYWHERE

[kindred vigil]

They did ten games set in WW2 that's why lol

I don't think they never even did a WW1 game

Well, most games dont

[wooden fjord]

Weren't there only four

I thought the first three and then WaW

[wooden cosmos]

Silly Dog

[drifting skiff]

Silly Dog

[languid plume]

is it ok to play videogames at 360p 25 fps still?

[kindred vigil]

okay I'm back apparently that word is now in the filter #thankgoodness

[neon nexus]

What word?

[kindred vigil]

with frame generation and dlss upscaling yeah

[warm oyster]

When there is another playtest how would I be able to sign up I am really interested in trying this out? Will there be notification or can you sign up and possibly be chosen any time?

[neon nexus]

You can’t

[kindred vigil]

There's no sign up or anything

How it works is IF if you were in the first public play test (the non NDA one) you have a chance to be invited randomly the play tests happen random asl

so basically if you didn't play the first test you can't play the nda ones (for a chance at that)

[warm oyster]

Ooooh okay that makes sense thanks for the info 💚

[echo knoll]

so i have been out of the loop for a while. what happened. is the game still coming out? will it still be pay to play? did it recover from the art drama?

[kindred vigil]

delayed and it was always pay to play any info about f2p is a lie

[neon nexus]

No, they canceled it but they’re still doing play tests for shits and giggles

[kindred vigil]

They're having nda private tests at the moment

[echo knoll]

i see

[magic rose]

Hello 👋

[kindred vigil]

Is that solid snake

or venom idk the snakes @ binguswag

[heady tangle]

Hello

[shell tangle]

[analog moss]

[kindred vigil]

@topaz forge

[crude heath]

Please sign me to for the play test ☢️

[abstract vale]

Is the alpha still on?

[kindred vigil]

Nda play tests are on

[steep snow]

Ooh

[balmy valley]

Bungie, I have been a loyal companion since D1 😭 please invite me for play test

[cursive perch]

why arent you playing ? is the game shit ?

[modest rain]

Anyway to get into the next playtest?

[proven kernel]

You’d have to be invited from the pool of people who signed up in April. The tests they have been having are small.

[kindred vigil]

If you need a frame of reference for how small refer to my brain

Is that w laughables chat

[cursive perch]

Wait so Bungie is actually PAYING people to play their CLOSED Playtest????

That's the single worst marketing stunt I've probably seen in my life

[proven kernel]

Don’t be so hard on yourself

[kindred vigil]

hey @ Bungie can I get free money ahahahahahaahahhahahaahhaahhaahah (mods don't smite me please Bru 💔)

[quiet jewel]

i would play the game for free qwq

[kindred vigil]

ok so if I made a Roblox shooter and called it marathon would u play that 4 free

[ebon karma]

the only thing that makes sense is they wanna prioritize keeping things secret until the launch

even then tho

[quiet jewel]

is it still na locked?

[kindred vigil]

yeah

Europeans won't play until maybe when it reaches the stage for a public beta

[limber current]

Sooooo I haven’t been here in a minute is their any new play tests or anything like that happening?

[cursive perch]

No, whoever came up with the $500 reward should be fired immediately

[kindred vigil]

There's closed NDA tests

[cursive perch]

People will fucking laugh at this

[tough cave]

more for me

[ebon karma]

wut

[quiet jewel]

I JUST WANT TO PLAY THE GAME I HATE THISSS

[cursive perch]

Its the new game industry standard - devs pay you to play instead of you paying them. Its genius

[limber current]

Do I have to sign up again or am I good if I already signed up for OG one

[kindred vigil]

Your good if you were invited to the og one

[proven kernel]

You’re good, but the play tests are tiny.

[cursive perch]

Tiny, yet 30day duration?

[limber current]

Well shit I don’t got nothin dude I hope the game does good I really loved it

[kindred vigil]

it lasts for 2 days not 30 days what?

[cursive perch]

That makes fucking zero sense

30 days is the next playtest

[tough cave]

get a job

[cursive perch]

https://x.com/TauCetiGG/status/1961095665712574926

[proven kernel]

I took today off :3

[kindred vigil]

I guess things changed

[tough cave]

open or closed

[cursive perch]

closed ofc

[kindred vigil]

Who knows maybe they'll invite more people when comes September

[tough cave]

swag

[cursive perch]

playercount will tank with a small pool. they need to start handing over invites for free

[ebon karma]

they have to be planning some sorta beta test with more people

[kindred vigil]

what's seriously bad about a 30 day test, they're rewarding people who are dedicated to giving feedback and giving a reward for the feedback

If they just made that open for everyone who'd probably play for 1 day and leaving or smth that's js stupid and bad data no?

[cursive perch]

yes, its the worst idea

makes absolutely zero logic

[kindred vigil]

So you want them to get a bunch of data, and considering which some people just love to ragebait of like "ay can you add this thanks" with no criticism, ways to add it, just nothing, just "do this for me", and a bunch of bad data from people playing it for 1 day typing some shit like "this game sucks and is dead ggs" or just saying like "copy tarkov and arc raiders" ?

I'm pretty sure they want people who really would like to see this game flourish to give them more than just "copy this game" or "add this"

[ebon karma]

yea low key

for how unfinished the game seems thats not the worst call for now

[kindred vigil]

And as such adding people from the first test showcases the people who'd were interested initially in the first place than just passing word, it's just better data if you grab a pool of those who've always been there

And yes I know some of you been loyal day 1 fans and all but they have no way of knowing that

[cursive perch]

from day ~5-6 till day 30th the playerbase would have so drastically dropped that any kind of playtest would be impossible. The remainder of people that still play will be just Bungie shills with skewed opinion

[kindred vigil]

bungie shills will be present but I'm quite sure especially with the new leadership going on they're gonna be listening to those with criticism and not just mindless love and shilling

Again I don't know how they're doing development, but I would assume they have a filter in place for those in the alpha test to block out useless requests or mindless shilling like "no requests just saying I love the game"

They're probably gathering the data of the most common requests and complaints in total and not individual words of the entirety of the questions asked by testers

[cursive perch]

new leadership has <6months to ship the game.

[wispy spindle]

there is no release date

[kindred vigil]

He may be referring to the fiscal year, and it may see more delays

[wispy spindle]

I understand the goal to be out in less than 6 months, but there is no official date yet

[cursive perch]

Deadlock stragety was genius. They generated hype with closed alpha/friend invite only. Then went public and started developing the community side by side the game itself. Chances for whatever Bungie are doing to actually work out are super slim.

[kindred vigil]

That, or the game may be in a good development spot and the new leadership can quickly just reverse whatever decisions the old ones said or whatever, I'm not a game dev or an exec, this all could be extremely simple than we may think, or maybe it's hard asl

[cursive perch]

Wow. I didnt know that. Really? Where did you get that info from?

[kindred vigil]

I think they know their hype for the game is dead, hence why the closed alphas are so secretive, if probably would've been better if the NDA wasn't even spoken about in the first place just causing more confusion but hey

they messed up and trying hard to reverse and add as much as possible before they go gold or sum

Take it as shilling, bootlicking or whatever but I can understand the reasonings of why they choose such a secretive and closed decision after the blunder they had and with Sony breathing down they necks

[wispy spindle]

i feel like the only thing that was messed up was the art debacle, closed door playtesting is not new or uncommon. its a normal thing to do I feel

[cursive perch]

That, and also bad timing with Arc Raiders tests being at the same exact time.

[wispy spindle]

should they invite more people? sure, I'd like them too, but they are the ones making decisions

[ebon karma]

i still think they will before the realease

[wispy spindle]

I mean I am sure that impacted some people but the setting of Marathon sets in leagues above Arc Raiders for me. I could careless about that game.

[steel drift]

sorry to be a broken record, but i was in a playtest back in may 💀 do i have to be re-invited by them, if not then ive missed on the last like 2 tests i think

[wispy spindle]

same pool of applicants for all tests

you'll get a new email if you are in the new testing round

[steel drift]

gotcha, preciate it

[kindred vigil]

I js yapped to thin air ggs

[proven kernel]

I’m sorry,

[kindred vigil]

Anyway is destiny rising good

[wispy spindle]

for a gacha mobile game

[proven kernel]

I’ve heard people like it. I’m not into mobile anything.

[wispy spindle]

it is fantastic for a mobile game but does not get anywhere close to Destiny 1 or 2 imo. Maybe because I am actually playing it mobile and not emulating it on PC like a lot of people

[kindred vigil]

it looks impressive asl for a mobile game I'm ngl

[proven kernel]

I’d like to offer a correction that I actually do love FTL and Into the Breach.

[wispy spindle]

the fluidity of the gameplay falls short of the other destiny games, and the gacha mechanics turn me off to it immediately

[obsidian plover]

Swag

[obsidian plover]

What about enter the gungeon

[wispy spindle]

is that on mobile?

[proven kernel]

I’ve never actually played it.

[obsidian plover]

Lol it's fine

[proven kernel]

Also, I have yet to get coffee. Probably tomorrow.