🗣marathon-general-chat

[wooden fjord]

"Like the Killing Floor 2 currency"

[glacial bane]

bro only has vidya games references

[wooden fjord]

Yeah that's going on the list

[kindred vigil]

IS IT NOT TUFF

[wooden fjord]

Let me update the group chat

[modest tendon]

what is tuff

[kindred vigil]

it means cool

[modest tendon]

i'm so old

[proven kernel]

I think Fords used to be built that way.

[olive oracle]

Tuff?

or cool?

....

I'm confused now

[proven kernel]

Built Ford Tuff?

[wooden fjord]

Can't believe they removed the silly Bri'ish voicelines in KF3

[glacial bane]

hell yes its tuff enuss

[kindred vigil]

you know lowkey

[glacial bane]

bish bash bosh

[wooden fjord]

My slang request is that in addition to "negative Nancy" we have "Freddie frowner"

[kindred vigil]

I while I like borderlands legendaries having red text, and it being a clue to what it does

I really wish there was a tab that legit tells you what's special about the weapon I hate having to figure out what the hell it does because it's some niche pop culture reference and all it does is shoot in a different pattern

[proven kernel]

wants to know why she has to log into nvidia to download gpu drivers

[wooden fjord]

Is BL3 silly like that too, because BL4 also has some legendaries with no description

[wooden fjord]

Use the Nvidia App, you don't need to log in

[kindred vigil]

yes it has a lot of red text guns with legit no other explanation other than it's mode toggles

[proven kernel]

I did. It made me log in!

[wooden fjord]

Whaaaaaaat

[wooden fjord]

In BL4 some just have a random unique mod name that says nothing else

Let me send you some private messages that wouldn't be allowed here

[kindred vigil]

For example there's a gun called "mother too" in BL3 and the red text is actually just:

"Thank you for taking the time to read this flavor text. This flavor text loves you."

And what it does is fires a beam of elements, and when thrown it does card damage (?) and leftover bullets (?) then it turns into a drone then explodes

how does that red text explain ANY of the unique properties bruh

[stone grail]

TK.wave

[kindred vigil]

ride the wave dude

[stone grail]

best description

[hybrid mason]

THIS

https://youtu.be/ulzCwJIUSXY?si=2ZkzWO0QJGNW_iVz

[olive oracle]

I do not want to be the one to do any alignments on that truck after that

[proven kernel]

Truck would be absolutely sand blasted too.

[wooden fjord]

When legendary effects are easy to tell then I don't mind, but some of them are almost impossible to know just by using them

Sometimes it's nice to shoot a gun and be surprised

[kindred vigil]

yes I do like the figuring out pattern but it's also js frustrating too ngl

And also I kinda wish legendaries looked more unique like how destiny exotics look completely different from a regular gun most of the time

but that'd be a lot of work considering guns drop with different parts and all that

[wooden fjord]

I think in BL4 they usually do, a lot flashier and have cool skins

Also lol, new TikTok CEO/owner wants total civilian surveillance

[kindred vigil]

wtf

[wooden fjord]

Yeah apparently from a podcast last year. "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we're constantly watching & recording everything that's going on."

[crude bronze]

no shot we get one

95 one day 32 the next

[wooden fjord]

Yeah weather has been stinky, today is the first decent day in a long while and it's nearly 80°F

[proven kernel]

How dare you speak truth

[wooden fjord]

Actually cut that, it's 83° right now

[kindred vigil]

I just want it to not be boiling hot

[wooden fjord]

Speaking of hot

[quartz abyss]

😭 ok i wasnt actly bullying him he thought it was funny and i went w him bc we were going to shops after 😭

[stone grail]

China moment

[wooden fjord]

(The new USA owner)

[stone grail]

Yeah that still applies

Another good reason to never install it 🫡

[kindred vigil]

actually destroy ur phone And live in the wild

[stone grail]

I think i'll pass and just not install the brainrot app

[wooden fjord]

It's okay, all the apps have brainrot now

The money they make off of ad revenue must be insane

You have four minutes and ten seconds left on your twenty minute timer 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️

Thank you, Alexa

[cyan fog]

is marathon actually ever coming out

[wooden fjord]

Yes?

[obsidian plover]

I'm back from eating dole whip. What did I miss?

[charred creek]

when can play i game

[hybrid mason]

Imagine having both of those variations of temperature on the same day... Texas problems. 🤠

[glad fern]

2026

[wooden fjord]

Do they sell that in stores or did you go somewhere

[hybrid mason]

Crazy thing... it's actually cooler in the Philippines and a few other counties that are surrounding the equator that it is in the Americas. WILD.

[solid wadi]

After all the art drama about this game, are they still releasing this game at some point? I really want to play but I haven't seen anything about the game in a while 🙁

[obsidian plover]

ice cream parlour nearby

[wooden fjord]

Woah fancy

[wooden fjord]

We literally need an automated bot to reply to these messages at this point lmfao, idk why people refuse to read

[crude bronze]

#marathon-news message

[wooden fjord]

There's zero reason to think they quietly canceled this game without saying anything. They are making an announcement of a new release date in the next month or two

[solid wadi]

Thank you 🙂

[wooden fjord]

You're welcome

[crude bronze]

youre' not welcome !!

[golden atlas]

Hi guys, how i can get acces to the testing?

[wooden fjord]

No current testing sign-ups.

[golden atlas]

Huh (( I was wait like few mounth, thought in september game will be avaliable in steam, but today realize what it's closed alpha ((( Okay, t.u.

[wooden fjord]

The game got delayed, they are going to announce a new release date soon-ish #marathon-news

[obsidian plover]

I need some coffee

[agile mason]

I got you

[obsidian plover]

right on

Brandon activities

[agile mason]

it’ll take me 20 min

[kindred vigil]

To make it?

[agile mason]

🤫

[quartz abyss]

me bored

[violet moon]

no me bored

[quartz abyss]

do u guys knw what lethal company is

[wooden fjord]

Yes, everyone does

[light ocean]

no

[quartz abyss]

nar bc it looks fun but

[wooden fjord]

Start of the friendslop games

Everyone forcefully trying to create le epic moments for TikTok videos

[icy rain]

im alive 👍

[agile mason]

BINGUS

[icy rain]

tragic sidequest today thats why i was gone

[tall smelt]

finna in ranks ofc iron 4 again i love my jg

i will RISE mf

[icy rain]

wait youre legit iron 4?

[proud glade]

Iron? Rise?

[agile mason]

…

[kindred vigil]

goated dlc alert

[icy rain]

witch one

[agile mason]

no

[tall smelt]

yes i got demoted its fine

[icy rain]

you will rise

[tall smelt]

ilreia aggrestive im chillin at tower lmaoo

[icy rain]

omg iron 4 irelia

[tall smelt]

trying to be calm

few bad matches its fine happy smiles

mogana is rly good as jg

she gotten 5 kills holy shit lol

[agile mason]

🤭

[tall smelt]

was gonna use jax but hes been banned alot

issue with iron is jg or adc feeds and we fall behind i do mistakes but im seein if jax is good to climb but since his buff hes been getting crazy bans

ornn isnt bad its just im with randoms who are new

been tilting me ngl

[proven kernel]

iron lord?

[tall smelt]

ye i hit ranks trying climb and not go off

jax getting banned trying use him to climb out iron

[gleaming bough]

🐟

[wooden fjord]

I want a fun community climbing game to play 🙁

[tall smelt]

i love ornns ult sound i smacked pyke with it

mess with me now mf

[wooden fjord]

This guy loves to talk to himself about League

[gleaming bough]

🐟

[tall smelt]

iron rank isnt bad its just ive been getting to iron 3 and back down basically a loop and ive been trying to assist alot but jg be getting bullied

[icy rain]

whats up ad boy

[gleaming bough]

Nothing much

[icy rain]

big chillin

big.... fishin?

🐟

[tall smelt]

hes near 10% ban

[agile mason]

😋

[icy rain]

ho bon

[agile mason]

I’m alr on bo3 HURRY

[icy rain]

fr 👀

[agile mason]

I’m joshin but if ur down this week …

[wooden fjord]

I want a game like Peak but there's like 100 people in a server 😔

Great that there's a lot of co-op games coming out but not a lot of larger multiplayer ones

[tall smelt]

20% ban rate god damn

his ult got buffed this patch so ppl are doing the ban wave lol

[wooden fjord]

?

[light ocean]

?

[kindred vigil]

?

[native vortex]

?

[proven kernel]

!

[agile mason]

¿

[gleaming bough]

‽

[native vortex]

？

[kindred vigil]

‽

[wooden fjord]

TIL Borderlands Online was a thing

https://youtu.be/C53fhYu0Kms?si=VstiImM59p_IsvzS

This guy is trying to revive it

[weak oyster]

I think there's some mods for more people in a match

You just need a lot of friends

[wooden fjord]

There's no public matchmaking? That sucks

[proud glade]

Scatman’s world

[unborn kettle]

🤡

[tall smelt]

might have to do mundo mission 53% in iron

[tall smelt]

time to PUSH PUSH PUSH

[tall smelt]

malphite vs mundo ye mundo wins lane

no voilbear eh ez ill camp

[unborn kettle]

Is this schizophrenia via discord?

[tall smelt]

lol

[shy flame]

Hi

[agile mason]

ello

[obsidian plover]

:d

Sup

[agile mason]

did you get the coffee I made u?

[obsidian plover]

Oh uhhhhh

Yes.

[agile mason]

okay good I made it w love and care

[shy flame]

Reindeer Games by Oso Oso 👌

Calling all of the tgirls for some dating app advice

[void narwhal]

how do i sign up for the closed alpha?

or is it too late to put your name in the hat?

[wooden fjord]

Yep, too late for now. There's speculation that they might open up the testing again soon

[void narwhal]

rip

[shy flame]

@kindred vigil @icy rain butterfinger echo-4 skin dropping now, gotta enter sweepstakes

Man I think the old pfp was better

[agile mason]

I can’t tell what this pfp is

[icy rain]

what even is it

[tropic creek]

Mreow

[icy rain]

miaow

[sour cairn]

arfarfff

[tropic creek]

I really don't want to get up for work
Who tf wants to be a normal functioning human being

[icy rain]

hit the oil rig lil bro its time to work

[kindred vigil]

Like...the candy...?

[tropic creek]

That'd be super sick
Special skins for our favorite candy

[agile mason]

I’m starting to understand

[tropic creek]

You speak their holy forgotten language ?

[shy flame]

Its me in a kirby shirt tucked into a pink and black skirt but its a shitty pic

[icy rain]

is the new one u in a kirby hat wit a mask

[shy flame]

Yuh

[agile mason]

yoo Kirby fyre

[icy rain]

the glaze is crazy

[shy flame]

Who made it

[icy rain]

hits you with sticks and rocks and sharp objects

[tropic creek]

Kirby best vacuum 2025 change my mind

[icy rain]

wtf r u waving at

[iron blaze]

🖕

[shy flame]

Hi pedguin!!

[icy rain]

dont be nice to him he hurts me

[shy flame]

Some small black and white thing landed on my hand and bit it at Mammoth Cave today. It feels like a mosquito bite but this looked like a little round black spider with white spots

Also anyone ever heard a squirrel bark. Wtf was that about

[icy rain]

yuh its scary

[tropic creek]

You'll turn into the new Spiderman enjoy !

[shy flame]

No

[icy rain]

you'll turn into wonder woman

[tropic creek]

But who'll save us 🥺

[shy flame]

These days now you have to WONDER if shes a WOMAN.

[icy rain]

retruth

[agile mason]

huh?

[icy rain]

u never heard a squirrel bark?

[agile mason]

nope

[icy rain]

its like a lil harsh yelp its lwk scary

[tropic creek]

Sounds like a guinea pig lol

[tawdry olive]

i just realized that Deja Vu and Source Code are the same movie

[agile mason]

Tabs!!!

[tawdry olive]

Brandon!!!

[agile mason]

whats up down left right w you tabster

[tawdry olive]

crazy events have unfolded before my very own eyes

some day i will explain it to u and u will be dumbfounded

[agile mason]

oh so not so good stuff

[tawdry olive]

well, just insanely improbabilistic

[agile mason]

mmm gotcha

I’ll be waiting to listen what you gots to say

btw hop on bf6

[stiff zodiac]

Is there no playtest sign up rn

[neat aspen]

Unfortunately no, I check all the time lol

I really wish I could have participated in the closed playtests, I would have paid anything. Not only for the opportunity to try the game, but to hopefully provide some good feedback

[drifting skiff]

Pronouns....

[tropic creek]

I would love to play the new Bf but don't want to pay the hefty price

[tall smelt]

jax doesnt even feel op LOL why he banned sm

cho gath dodged me had blade ez ff they had ezzz

[kindred vigil]

You pay 100 and like it

[tropic creek]

Or you could gift it and I'll like it even more

[kindred vigil]

asking the broke guy

[tropic creek]

Ayyyy we're broke brothers

[shy flame]

Holy fuck queer people on dating apps get a job please

[tropic creek]

NAHUH

[shy flame]

Why is everyone unemployed and unlicensed

[tropic creek]

Because they're free human beings

[shy flame]

I thought this was some unfounded terminally online stereotype

[tropic creek]

You could see em as a cult

[agile mason]

it’s okay char

[proven kernel]

Wait.. should I check my employment status?

[shy flame]

My ex literally said I was too career oriented, so seeing that my type is perpetually broke is such a headscratcher

If only having a NEET loser dogboy as a partner was financially viable

[tropic creek]

Pfthdofnrkr what ?!

[kindred vigil]

these are a lot of Internet terms at once I can't handle this

[proven kernel]

Which ones? "dogboy" or "career oriented"?

[tropic creek]

Since when is career oriented an online word 💀

[agile mason]

...

[proven kernel]

Since I decided to make it a part of a joke?

[shy flame]

😭😭😭 thats too far

Im just realizing. How messed up to say im too career oriented while also demanding to move into our own place without ever providing stable income?!

[tropic creek]

Sorry too early for me it made laugh tho so good job

[shy flame]

Bro thinks you can pay for rent with horse girl level up tokens

[agile mason]

thats rough

[obsidian plover]

Ohhhhh?

[tropic creek]

How could you do such a thing ? Thinking about your future and the way you want to provide for a stable income !!11!1!

[obsidian plover]

You can’t??

[kindred vigil]

Aotb

[obsidian plover]

🐴 stable income

[tropic creek]

MEOW

[shy flame]

Album of the beer?

[shy flame]

😭 this got me

[obsidian plover]

Why you crushing on me bro

[proven kernel]

I legit have no idea what that means and google is failing me.

[kindred vigil]

All of the above

[agile mason]

im not dat belongs to bingus

[obsidian plover]

How many active users here do you think are just alts of other active users here?

[kindred vigil]

This chat is universe egg theory

We're all 1 person talking to each other on alts it's true

[obsidian plover]

I’m not interconnected with bingus, dingus

[tropic creek]

This chat is cursed and I'm all up for it

[kindred vigil]

not really unless this was prime gen chat

[obsidian plover]

Tabby2 alt

[tropic creek]

Im just sitting at work and had to laugh so hard because of y'all it's not fair

[kindred vigil]

I'm glad we're so comedic for you

[obsidian plover]

Hmm

It’s very foggy by the airport tonight. Curious.

[kindred vigil]

Silent hill is coming ggs

[tropic creek]

My new favorite Discord server 🫡
My original idea was to join this hell to check for any way of joining the Alpha but pffft who needs it when you can have the general chat

[agile mason]

whos tabby2

[kindred vigil]

we love u too

[tall smelt]

67

[tropic creek]

Thank you not 14 yr old girl

[tall smelt]

i love league and ornn so do u

[kindred vigil]

no I hate both of those things

[obsidian plover]

The pink drink at gas stations is basically sobe pink

[tall smelt]

hate the player not the game

[obsidian plover]

@tawdry olive

[kindred vigil]

What is the pink drink

[agile mason]

nah thats tabby 4 me

[obsidian plover]

I am both the game AND the player. Spheal with it.

[obsidian plover]

Starbucks pink drink in a bottle

[kindred vigil]

ew

[tropic creek]

That's lowkey very deep

[agile mason]

why u laughing

[tawdry olive]

i would never say the word "lowkey" so it not me

[tropic creek]

HA Finally ! I'm something special !

[tall smelt]

feet

[tropic creek]

Mom always told me that ! And now it's true !

[kindred vigil]

I keep it Lowkey cause I'm so low-key, you low-key get what I'm saying though right

[tawdry olive]

u r indeed unique

[proven kernel]

You are special. Just like everyone else.

[tropic creek]

U too twin

[agile mason]

hopecore

[kindred vigil]

oh no they're going burger mode! 😨😨

[proven kernel]

Push past your limits. Go for the double... NO! Triple patty!

[agile mason]

tabescent

[tropic creek]

Damn

[proven kernel]

NO! That's too much cholesterol for your body to handle!

[next quest]

I really wanted to play Marathon...🥀

[kindred vigil]

Next time champ

[obsidian plover]

I’m going to cut yours off

[tall smelt]

and kiss it ugh

[obsidian plover]

Lowkey accurate

[tropic creek]

I just spat my coffee out nice

[obsidian plover]

How far did you make it

[tawdry olive]

lowkey is better than highkey. Hate that mfn word

[obsidian plover]

Until you touch the sky? I think?

[shell arch]

is this game ever coming out?

[obsidian plover]

Highkey accurate on that fr mf lwk

[agile mason]

highkey u right twin 😊

[obsidian plover]

Tmdwu

[agile mason]

what the helly r u saying

[kindred vigil]

How about you don't say these words old man

[obsidian plover]

You’re 60+ and calling me old

[obsidian plover]

That’s most definitely what’s up

[agile mason]

oof im too old for dis

[tropic creek]

My table is ruined ! 🥺

[obsidian plover]

But you still trying to hold hands

[obsidian plover]

Rip in table, pepperoni.

[agile mason]

whos hand am i trying to hold 😭

[obsidian plover]

Prof doofenshmirtz

[agile mason]

vro what r u waffling about

[obsidian plover]

Make mine a 99

[agile mason]

im so lost

[kindred vigil]

He's constantly like this

[obsidian plover]

Maybe it’s a dream

[agile mason]

wheres bingus 😔

[tropic creek]

That's so cray cray

[obsidian plover]

We are all bingus

It smells like dead out here

And it’s not my upper lip

[obsidian plover]

Maximum larp of luxury

[quartz abyss]

no ik what he means

[agile mason]

u are not bingus

[obsidian plover]

We all are

[agile mason]

im going crazy

not u too tabescent ...
i thought we were cool

[kindred vigil]

meow....

[obsidian plover]

Now wait a minute

What more do you want to know

[kindred vigil]

how are u not getting the SpongeBob reference

[quartz abyss]

mrow mrow

[obsidian plover]

Awoo

One eternity later

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

What @agile mason

[gleaming bough]

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich hits different at night

[agile mason]

nothing

[silent tangle]

making Chinese food at uhhhhh 1:30 am

[gleaming bough]

Yummers

[silent tangle]

Chinese food and marvel zombies au fic yes yes

[weak oyster]

What's different about it

[proven kernel]

someone really doesn’t like chinese food.

fried rice sounds good.

[kindred vigil]

Eating so late golly

[oak elbow]

🍫🍪🍭

[silent tangle]

alot i think

[weak oyster]

[tall smelt]

i met some mf lvl 800 in iron 3 saying im reported bro legit didnt do a thing he was fed

IMAGINE BEING LVL NEAR 1K AND UR IRON LOL istg i wanna fight these mfs irl see who hard

i dont play that shit if u act gangsta then ur gangsta irl

[shy flame]

Its kinda funny to be upset over a game called LOL

[tall smelt]

im not even mad idrc im numb to it

"YOuRE REpOrTeD" u lvl 800 bronze 2 and he didnt do a thing i spam pinged baron

[weak oyster]

You sound mad

[tall smelt]

i love clueless fucking teams bro

i feed off that shit fr i dont care about helping

[shy flame]

IShowHotel bro doesn't bark, he Stays

[tall smelt]

MrChips#777 his user fuck my adc

[proven kernel]

“and another thing. im not mad. please dont put in the newspapers that im mad.”

[tall smelt]

ill body his ass on mortal kombat lol

"YoUrE REpoRtEd" said the man with 5 deaths 10 kills LOL

[shy flame]

1v1 me desert temple kombat kart on Armageddon ps2

[tall smelt]

wtf lol

[weak oyster]

You already said that

[shy flame]

You said mortal kombat, you didnt specify mode or game

[proven kernel]

final destination no items.

[tall smelt]

10 fucking wins in total

[weak oyster]

Memories

[proven kernel]

Halo 3 mlg settings.

[tall smelt]

no skope

[weak oyster]

Rotating grid

[shy flame]

Anyone want to see a fat orb weaver glistening in the morning sun?

[proven kernel]

i have one of those on my window right now.

pretty spiders.

[shy flame]

I think it was an orb weaver at least. Perfect circular webs. This one was kinda orange with a real plump thorax

[tall smelt]

i dont get bro winrate he good as jg and bad as adc

like why not go jg instead of blaming me for ur pointless shit lol

deadass he brought that acc he was bronze last season

lvl 800 hard lock bronze i wonder

[weak oyster]

Why are you ranting so much

[shy flame]

Hey hotel can you be funny at least

[tall smelt]

because low elo is amazing to watch

u could carry and still lose because ur jg or mid laner got ganked and didnt see pings lol

[tall smelt]

when i get a gf pookie

lost 15 lp whatever still his issue i was assisting em

[proven kernel]

any day now…

[shy flame]

Please dont call me that

[tall smelt]

ok pookie im sry

[proven kernel]

yep, amazing it hasn’t happened yet….

[tall smelt]

story of my life

[oak elbow]

🎣

[agile mason]

spiders 😰

[proven kernel]

they’re good spiders

[tawdry olive]

@weak oysteri read what u delet

y u delet

[oak elbow]

It put a a fishing emoji and he responded and attacked me calling me annoying or something lol

[weak oyster]

I misinterpreted the emoji I wasn't calling you annoying

[tall smelt]

u are

not

[oak elbow]

Oki

[agile mason]

spiders are still scary

[tawdry olive]

play grounded 2 with me fam

after i sleep doe

[agile mason]

is this frfr or is this bc of the spider comment 😰

[tall smelt]

well be counting scars

[tawdry olive]

both!

[agile mason]

I need an inv tho 😭

[tawdry olive]

y u post emo lyrics from the 2000's

[shy flame]

Ah the fortnite version

[tall smelt]

from 2013

[agile mason]

we also need break some axles tabs

[stiff zodiac]

rip, thanks
I just want to see if I like it or not

[tall smelt]

well be counting royals

[tawdry olive]

first was story of my life so i took the mean average

[shy flame]

The original song is counting stars. Scars is the fortnite version. No wonder you're in iron.

[weak oyster]

They'll probably do another one at some point

[tall smelt]

ok sandwich pookie

[neat aspen]

Of course! I feel you, I really want to try it as well

[tall smelt]

no more counting scars

[shy flame]

Boot

[tall smelt]

gyatt damn 4b views

[tall smelt]

me after 5 secs in bed

[shy flame]

[tawdry olive]

chat is lewd

[agile mason]

damn char w the trash talk 🙏🏽

[tall smelt]

U MFS NEED ORNN BIBLE

[weak oyster]

I have to get up in four hours is it even worth it to sleep rn

[tall smelt]

ill tuck u in timmy

[tawdry olive]

POV a snail crawling away from u

no shit dumdum

[agile mason]

tabs u should have kept it

[shy flame]

Aw I love this

[agile mason]

tabs hop on HCIA

[tawdry olive]

ok 1 sec

[shy flame]

We should all eat raw snails as friendly dares

[tawdry olive]

fr fr no cap on odin

[agile mason]

bingus promised he will get on

[tall smelt]

say on 67

[shy flame]

Trying too hard

Usually thats my job

[agile mason]

slimes snails 🙏🏽

[shy flame]

Zing

[agile mason]

…

[agile mason]

lowk true

[tawdry olive]

i cannot refute this

[weak oyster]

Do you guys think they'll add proxy chat

A lot of people wanted it in the alpha

[tawdry olive]

hope not, i dont want some 9 yr old screaming at me during a rando fireteam to come save them from themselves

[weak oyster]

It's a paid game though

It'll be 50 year old men instead

[tawdry olive]

then i guess so

[tall smelt]

add it

[tawdry olive]

ill deal with gramps

@kindred vigil u hear that? ill deal w/ u

[agile mason]

aren’t u the gramps

🤭

[tawdry olive]

nope im soft and tender

still in my prime

[tall smelt]

ok pookie

[agile mason]

dats awesome

ornn needs to be put under tower 🙄

[tall smelt]

dw hes survives

unlike sion or some other tank

[tawdry olive]

fr dis time

[tall smelt]

ornn needs better fucking players

[agile mason]

gn tabster 😊

[tall smelt]

gn timmy

[agile mason]

I think ornn needs to be better

[tall smelt]

justin bieber looks so diff man

speed demon go hard by him

[tall smelt]

i am remember im not gonna coach or go out my way in chat if they dont want help i worry abt my objectives

[agile mason]

you be winning ur lanes?

[tall smelt]

my brain refueses to believe its justin

[weak oyster]

Team based game btw

[tall smelt]

ye i was against kayle then my jg helped

[tall smelt]

no fucking way fr man not like im lvl 31

not using the chat im honor 5 i am not losing it

i think kennen fed sylas

who tf is red black panda i prob randomly added by mistake

[agile mason]

ong

[tall smelt]

ofc hes a teemo main

ornn is good all elos like jax

any champ has its worth ur team HAS to listen or watch map

[tall smelt]

yay 0 lp chat my adc didnt feed fr totally

i wish i could meet these pros irl

[shy flame]

I could be a friend or i could be a foe

[tall smelt]

idgaf

my adc was building 5 DAGGERS AND KRACKEN LOL LUCIAN DOESNT NEED KRACKEN

0/4 btw no help at all

[agile mason]

both

[glacial bane]

the friend of my enemy is the enemy of my friends enemy's friend 😈 😈 🔥 🔥 💯 💯

(i dont know what im talking about)

[tropic creek]

That's usually the case yes

[tropic creek]

[glacial bane]

dont shoot the messenger

[iron drum]

guys will marathon be paid or free?

[karmic sable]

It was said to be a premium game but not full priced

So around 40-50$

[magic rose]

game cancelled ?

trailer said 23rd and cant find it

[outer cave]

#marathon-news message

look at this

[magic rose]

cheers

[karmic sable]

TLDR: Got delayed and Bungie is working on feedback and adding more stuff

[obsidian plover]

Yawn morning

[tropic creek]

Morning yawn

[wooden fjord]

General Motors

[kindred vigil]

Ew it's 7

[wooden fjord]

Erm it's 8:03

EA is being bought out by Saudi Arabia, gaming is saved 🙏

[proud jolt]

I am going to touch u

[wooden fjord]

Ew what the fuck

No?

[unborn badger]

uni's miserable for the next 2 weeks it's time for assignment subs I'm dead

[karmic sable]

EA is officially a private company now

[unborn badger]

does ea stand for electronic asswhoopery

[eager magnet]

finding a time to release marathon is going to be hard

December is out because it'll conflict with renegades

January is a dump move, february is packed as is march. And april is too close to GTA6, which releases in MAy

They'd be best suited delaying until next summer/fall

[karmic sable]

Sont wants it out before Fiscal Year 2025 ends(Before March 2026 ends)

[wooden fjord]

What the hell is Renegades

[eager magnet]

they said this, but i doubt that will come to pass

[eager magnet]

expansion of destiny 2

[karmic sable]

the next D2 DLC

[wooden fjord]

Is it going to be that popular

[karmic sable]

The one that has the Star Wars Collab

[eager magnet]

difficult to say, but you generally wouldn't release two products in the same month

[wooden fjord]

Yeah that's fair

[unborn badger]

depends on what sony's expectations is cuz it's hard to tell if marathon's just at niche title territory atp

[eager magnet]

February or March is possible, but I think there's a lot of competition for dollars

[eager magnet]

Sony would have been happy if Marathon was Arc Raiders...

[wooden fjord]

Why would they

[eager magnet]

check the ps store pre-order page

[wooden fjord]

Uhh.. Okay, now what?

[unborn badger]

they'll figure it out it's a big company lol

[eager magnet]

marathon needs a complete revamp and new marketing

look at how BF6 got people excited

[wooden fjord]

What needs to be revamped

[eager magnet]

even Borderlands 4

Honestly, you have to first look at the art direction and style

[unborn badger]

oh my god this weirdo in new noise 😭 😭

[wooden fjord]

People are excited about BF6 because the last game was absolute dogshit and people are desperate for a good title

Same with BL4

[unborn badger]

nvm he got banned how's your day people

[eager magnet]

Arc Raiders generated more excitement than Marathon

[wooden fjord]

The art direction and style are some of the best aspects of Marathon

[eager magnet]

maybe personally to you, but its a put off to many others. It doesn't feel like a next-gen game. Feels very rudimentary.

so you'd think it would be running 120 fps but it isnt

feels like engine problems

[wooden fjord]

Okay? It seems like the vast majority disagree with you

[unborn badger]

aesthetic's down to agree to disagree territory but looking at consensus hella people like it lol

[eager magnet]

yeah, my mistake, the game was delayed for no reason

[unborn badger]

delay was absolutely not cuz of aesthetic

[wooden fjord]

Many people thought ARC Raiders was a very bland and rudimentary looking game, the world is big and photorealistic but that's pretty much it

[eager magnet]

one of the key things they call out was graphical fidelity

[unborn badger]

notice how it didn't say aesthetic

[eager magnet]

its part of it. You're not going to be able to significantly improve the fidelity of this game with the style it has.

[unborn badger]

you can when they switch away from cel shading which a ton of people complained

[wooden fjord]

The game was delayed because of weird online hate campaigns against Bungie and the fact it has "woke DEI" characters

[unborn badger]

on top of texture audits to get rid of stolen art plus multiple gameplay improvements

[eager magnet]

that's a part of it, but it wasn't the whole reason

[karmic sable]

There is also the fact that the public Alpha had unifinshed texture work on exterior parts of the maps

[unborn badger]

actually question how complete of a game would you call a wip game in alpha

[eager magnet]

you guys act like the beta was this big success when it wasnt

[wooden fjord]

It was a success for everyone that played it

[eager magnet]

the gameplay loop was also something people complained about

how many players will this game have?

off the top of your head, spitballing

[unborn badger]

I think you'll have a better time with this convo if you stop treating us as shills lol

[eager magnet]

would be easier if you stop acting like shills lol

[unborn badger]

also answer this I want like a bar we can both settle on about topics

[wooden fjord]

Tester feedback was extremely positive, so for a random person that hasn't even played it to come in here and argue against people that DID play is just weird

[unborn badger]

I mean I ain't at least lol idk if you doomer but you act like one

[wooden fjord]

A vast majority of the negative feedback is from people that never even touched the game

[unborn badger]

ain't helping tryna be fair 💔

[eager magnet]

I hope the game succeeds. Want Bungie to be successful. But being a yes man isn't going to make that happen.

[wooden fjord]

"Most people that played the game liked it" isn't exactly being a "yes man"

[unborn badger]

we're not tho so who is this yes man

[wooden fjord]

Nobody is saying the game has zero problems

[eager magnet]

then why did the player counts fall of a cliff as the beta went on

[unborn badger]

the yes man in the room rn:

[eager magnet]

where as arc raiders player counts soared

[unborn badger]

recency bias, arc's playtest came out in the middle of marathon's alpha

[wooden fjord]

Limited closed alpha test*

[eager magnet]

one of those two games is coming out on time and the other isnt, that you aren't able to reconcile that is crazy

[unborn badger]

on top of journalism doing its thing also marathon playtest was literally limited lmao

[unborn badger]

is that related to the convo rn idk why you bringing this up 😭

[eager magnet]

it is

[wooden fjord]

ARC Raiders test happened in the middle of Marathon test, ARC test was a more finalized and complete build of the game, Embark gave out more keys for ARC, there was more sponsored streams for ARC

[eager magnet]

so two games coming out at around the same time and one was more polished than the other?

[unborn badger]

why does accurate deadline matter in this convo like 💀

[wooden fjord]

Again, you are someone that has not touched Marathon coming into a space of people that have played the game, trying to argue that the game is shit. What are you hoping to accomplish and why are you even here

[eager magnet]

one stayed on schedule while the other is delayed indefinitely

[vagrant coral]

That really can't be the case, most of the takes were lukewarm and the audience of streamers did not vibe with it so it slowed down the hype. Especially Tarkov streamer audiences.

[wooden fjord]

ARC was supposed to release years ago lmfao

[eager magnet]

you think you played it and liked it means it'll be a success, but people who played it and didn't like it also were critical of it

[wooden fjord]

You clearly know nothing about what you're ranting about

[unborn badger]

not the only cause was the point but yk

[eager magnet]

toxic positivity doesn't lead to success, it leads to failure

[wooden fjord]

Aaaaaaaa it's too early for these trolls

[eager magnet]

but you're right the game was perfect, that's why it went from september to no release date

[unborn badger]

go back to breakfast nazwa lol

[vagrant coral]

I'm a person who hates corporate inclusion slop (DEI / Woke / Liberal degradation w/e you wana call it) and I saw almost nothing in terms of complaining about that.

[wooden fjord]

Have a good day!!!

[unborn badger]

lemme get muted handling this miserable chat 💔

[eager magnet]

we're not talking about that political stuff

we're talking about being tone deaf of prox chat and being forced to do it anyways

[unborn badger]

I don't think that's the problem in most games if not the major ones at least lol

[eager magnet]

we're talking about a game that looks like a ps4 game running at 60 fps rather than 120

we're talking about a game that forces trios rather than allowing for balanced singles and duos

[vagrant coral]

Nazwa said there were hate campaigns and "dei woke" hate.

[unborn badger]

oh trust me plenty people called marathon woke

[eager magnet]

we're talking about people complaining about the balance of the pvpve and the enemy ai

[vagrant coral]

I certainly didnt see it.

[unborn badger]

lucky

[eager magnet]

my point is those aren't real complaints

[vagrant coral]

Agreed ^

[wispy spindle]

What are y’all rambling about now…

[eager magnet]

but there ARE legitimate complaints about the game

and ignoring those will result in a bad situation for bungie

[unborn badger]

we been saying and you didn't listen and called us shills 😭 😭

[eager magnet]

so hopefully the devs arent drinking the same lemonade you are

[unborn badger]

can't be fair these days 💔

any amount of positive and you're automatically licking the floor after

[eager magnet]

because if this game fails, we're looking at massive layoffs

[unborn badger]

doesn't mean we can't be positive about some stuff and have to be debby downer all the time

[eager magnet]

I'm not saying you can't be positive about the game, but saying it doesn't have serious issues and facing an uphill climb is delusional

[unborn kettle]

Same shit different day a doomsayer comes in who obviously doesn't care about the game at all instant compares to ARC because they had same release windows/genre yet forget that ARC has had MULTIPLE public alphas and has been in development WAY longer than marathon

[wispy spindle]

ZTRATOZ you’d do best to ignore people who don’t have a faction role, except for a couple i know of they’re rather one dimensional and struggle with abstract thought.

[eager magnet]

Way longer than Marathon?

[unborn badger]

us degrading people don't help either when there's people genuinely wanting to talk

[eager magnet]

You realize Marathon has been in development for years right?

[unborn badger]

y'all suck at deescalating oh my god 😭

[unborn badger]

as with every other game, it's a common dev process

[glad fern]

Ok but also if you haven’t been apart of the closed playtests you quite literally have no idea of the changes that the devs have made for the game. Maybe be quiet, give it until the re-announcement and then make a more informed decision about if you feel the game is doomed lol

[vagrant coral]

Yeah that's really sad to say "ignore people"

[wispy spindle]

Yes but no color means they are generally not invested in the server/game and are either rage baiting or just uninformed

[eager magnet]

That's not how the industry works

[vagrant coral]

People come in and out of here and it's fucking Discord lol

[unborn badger]

I mean I ragebaited a redneck in new noise into getting banned earlier so I'm good lol I'd rather gauge people into genuine conversations

[eager magnet]

You don't mess up and then say, well I have the high ground trust me

[glad fern]

I mean it kinda is. This game will get hyped or trashed on again depending on how they reintroduce it to the public

[unborn kettle]

Hey bud I did a simple Google search for you ARC was announced 2021 Marathon 2023 so you can do the math on when they probably started game development so yes 2 years of game development time IS a lot of time

[wispy spindle]

Especially when game developers changed and they basically restarted

[eager magnet]

you think games start development when they're announced?

[unborn kettle]

Reading comprehension isnt your forte

[eager magnet]

maybe you should re-read what you wrote

[unborn badger]

this convo sucks massive donkey ass rn oh my god y'all can't debate without it spiraling into a yell fest 💀

[olive oracle]

Alright yall, lets take the temperature down a couple notches

[unborn badger]

hi dante

[unborn kettle]

I SAID WHEN THEY WERE ANNOUNCE DO THE MATH ON WHEN THEY STARTED DEVELOPMENT there maybe bold text will help a bit

[wooden fjord]

ARC has been delayed 4 times and has been in development since 2018. Marathon has been delayed once and has been in development since 2021-2022

[wispy spindle]

We’re in #🗣marathon-general-chat

[eager magnet]

you think you can "do the math" as if all things are equal

[wispy spindle]

Literally every other channel is capable of a normal conversation but this one

[eager magnet]

it doesn't work like that

[glad fern]

@eager magnet I agree with you that the game had lackluster engagement in the middle of the alpha and people were genuinely upset because what was shown and played was not what had been promised from the devs along the timeline. But I think coming in here and saying basically dead game isn’t very charitable.

[unborn kettle]

Bro is just grasping at non existent straws atp

[vagrant coral]

You say that Fel as you mentioned to ignore people based on Discord colors and groups lol.

[eager magnet]

quote me where I said the game was dead. Please, and I'll ask a mod to ban me

[unborn badger]

point being games take at minimum multiple years of development even before announcement (I think you realize that with the reply you posed) and it's normal to have major setbacks

[unborn kettle]

You dont want to have an actual debate YOU just want to be right

[olive oracle]

Alright yall, please, let's take the temperature down.

[unborn kettle]

Ban the rage baiter i guess?

[eager magnet]

I never said the game was dead

please any person quote me saying that and I'll gladly take a ban

[wispy spindle]

Why wouldn’t we? The server gives us fun color roles so we should tribalise for no real reason, makes conversation more fun

[unborn badger]

y'all this guy wants to talk y'all the ones raising the heat 😭 😭

[unborn kettle]

Its a simple solution imo

[glad fern]

I said “basically said” but I’ll give it to you that I may have read into and assumed intentions. Here let me ask you this, Do you have Hope for this game/ want to see it succeed?

[wispy spindle]

Aren’t you the one escalating?

[unborn kettle]

I tried to engage debate he doesn't want to have i found this out quick which is why ive stopped responding to him

As per my last 3 messages?

[unborn badger]

buh

[glad fern]

You’re absolutely right on that, my bad man.

[eager magnet]

I'm just not going to pretend like this game is in a good spot and do you know who else isn't? Sony and Bungie.

[unborn badger]

ok but can we actually set a bar on things cuz I genuinely wanna talk and not yell what do you consider the alpha of a game in a game dev sense

[eager magnet]

You don't indefinitely delay a game if you think it's in a good spot.

[unborn badger]

well yeah it's not when they looked at feedback + the scandal at the time

[eager magnet]

The feedback was really negative. Some of that was forced by agitators but much of it was real.

[wispy spindle]

Not really

It was mid to positive until the art thing

[eager magnet]

Acknowleding the real feedback is vital to any chance of success

[unborn badger]

I say about half and the agitators are just as real too

[glad fern]

After the alpha the game was in a pretty bad spot. I’m hoping that after the playtests the devs show us some meaningful changes and I really think that they will. I think us in the discord don’t understand the sentiment outside the discord. We see the hope for the game in here, but not the multitudes of people outside the discord having an issue with a lot of stuff

[eager magnet]

this literally isn't true unless you're focusing on an echo chamber

[unborn badger]

I assume your point's just how this game has to be the best ever for bungie to not get folded into sony entirely

[eager magnet]

no matter what happens, they're getting folded into sony

that process has already started

[glad fern]

Ima agree with galian on this one. The feedback after the alpha was generally poor. The art stuff gave people an outlet to extremely trash on and crush the game with negativeness

[unborn badger]

so a last hurrah

[eager magnet]

the plagiarism backlash is one of the least viable critiques, any game this size is going to have some plagiarism.

[glad fern]

This next announcement for marathon whenever that is will be their only chance to resell it to their audience

[eager magnet]

Impossible to police every artist on your team to ensure that there has been no plagiarism

[unborn badger]

I mean I'll be there either way I'm in for the one thing they've been fine with except when the scandal hit lol

[eager magnet]

I agree

[unborn badger]

and even then I'm informed enough to not be stupid about it

[glad fern]

Any art made currently is built upon other peoples work. There quite literally is hardly anything “new” being made

[eager magnet]

People pretending like this only impacts Bungie are lying to themselves

its industry wide

[unborn badger]

also for the stuff you've compared against arc so far you should peep #marathon-news for the stuff they're addressing rn

[eager magnet]

I've seen their roadmap

[unborn kettle]

And on that note ive see all need deuces

[unborn badger]

roadmap or the list they put in there about the improvements they'll make over the course?

[eager magnet]

\the list

[unborn badger]

right

[eager magnet]

thats what we call a roadmap, but i digress

[unborn badger]

eh semantics I call it a checklist lol

[eager magnet]

Even if they do everything on that list, it won't be enough to wow people, they need to do way more

[unborn badger]

well what do you propose?

[eager magnet]

I'd delay the game until July-September

[wispy spindle]

[eager magnet]

I'd do a visual revamp similar to what they did before the launch of borderlands 1

[unborn badger]

aight flex tape before we go any further

[wispy spindle]

Does anyone else remember Bungie telling us the Alpha build was not the up-to-date build and the dev build was further ahead?

[unborn badger]

I'll just talk receptions to those they've been pretty well for people in the know tbh

[wispy spindle]

you should not be bringing up leaks my guy you have the role

[eager magnet]

I'd showcase the 3rd arena, I'd match the tone of the original franchise far more than what has been presented here

[unborn badger]

wait what's the mcp role

[glad fern]

lol fair

[glad fern]

But yeah the alpha build was 2 months old when the alpha was happening

[eager magnet]

by the time this game launches it'll have had almost a year of additional development time, that's a long time, but the game needs it

[unborn badger]

aesthetics wise it's honestly not that much of a deviation from the original if you really start comparing lol

[eager magnet]

you look at cyberpunk and no mans sky and they were able to turn things around

[glad fern]

marathon closed playtest

[unborn badger]

oh the new ones

[eager magnet]

this could be a great turnaround story and i hope it will be

but I'm not going to pretend as if bungie stays the course that this game is going to be successful

this did not look like a bungie industry leading game

and that is the standard they should be setting

[wispy spindle]

You’ve said a lot of fair points, but you’ve reached a point where you’re speculating because most people have not been told anything since April/May the game could be completely different. The game you saw was 2 months older than the current development state.

[glad fern]

I think dropping Pete parsons and his cars was a fantastic move. But it’ll take a bit for us to see what changes that brings

[unborn badger]

lemme go back on aesthetics OG marathon also had a ton of extremely colorful elements compared to what people call a deviation to the old style

feel like sometimes it's just the old display systems and people's perception to that stuff lol

[eager magnet]

OG marathon was much darker

[wispy spindle]

No one wants hazard strip filled hallways of death, updating the art is cool with me

[eager magnet]

this feels more clincal

[unborn badger]

well if you want dark indoor areas were nearly pitch black 💀

[eager magnet]

im not talking about brightness

I'm talking about tone

[unborn badger]

also just the fact that almost everything was set on the marathon itself instead of on TCIV

[glad fern]

I’d honestly take pitch black areas and have like a flashlight mod on some of your weapons to see

[wispy spindle]

One point, the alpha never showed The Marathon, and Marathon (1994) never showed the colony so the art can be different

[glad fern]

I think the tone was fine during the alpha. However they are updating it according to their checklist

[unborn badger]

feel like they shoulda lead the alpha with the marathon itself as the map but dev process blocked that pitch ig

[eager magnet]

A Marathon remaster also wouldn't have been a bad idea ahead of this game

[shy flame]

Not me getting judged in an HRT server for being on dating apps nearly a month after my breakup 😭 bro Im not even seeking anything, just fishing for compliments and trying to smoke + listen to some albums

[unborn badger]

eh it's still pretty supported with aleph one

[glad fern]

Yeeeah but That’s what aleph 1 is for

[vagrant coral]

I wish they committed to an actual single-player, full package game rather than the industry standard game mode = game approach.

[unborn badger]

that's what sells most rn idk if I'd blame them lol

[eager magnet]

I think that works with established IP, but this is essentially a new IP

[glad fern]

Sure you can wish that. But that’s not the game they are making.

[eager magnet]

I'm just saying things that would have helped them

[vagrant coral]

No shit lol

[glad fern]

Oh no I was replying to aaron

[eager magnet]

People like BF6 because it looks like a spectacle. This game doesn't draw you in because it looks clinical. You should have as many things to bring people in as possible.

[unborn badger]

coupla artists in the community been using game assets for their own derivative stuff this community in of itself could be capable of a remaster with the remaster tbh

somebody made the mjolnir battleroid with the new stuff a while ago

[eager magnet]

I don't know if they can't use the classic look for Mjolnir because it looks so similar to master chief

[glad fern]

Modders are gonna go hard with the assets when they are data mined

[eager magnet]

but that should have been an obvious avatar

[unborn badger]

#🎨marathon-community-art-chat message works really well imo tbh

strider my goat

I need a break brb

[eager magnet]

But I'll mention again, that we're almost at the end of the PS5 generation and if you had told me marathon was a PS4 game I'd believe you. That's just a bad look.

[vagrant coral]

Which is wild because Destiny 2 is in shambles but manages to look amazing.

[eager magnet]

Marathon should make Destiny 2 look like it came out 7 years ago

[glad fern]

I mean it was an alpha build. I don’t think the graphical fidelity was there yet either but that’s something they said they would be improving

[eager magnet]

even in an alpha it should have looked better than destiny 2

[unborn badger]

eh I haven't been liking the realism chase since a decade ago so this hyper stylized stuff was amazing for me

[glad fern]

But that’s not the art style they wanted to go with.

[eager magnet]

hyper stylized can work but it still needs to look really good

[unborn kettle]

You lost all credibility in anything i see you type from this statement alone congrats

[vagrant coral]

Replaying Halo 3 I mean outside of the face models and inherent issues the 360 era had with processed rendering it still manages to look great. It's also an art style issue that they can't capture the fidelity look with.

[unborn badger]

gang you lurked for 10 minutes just to spit this just go grab a coffee 😭

[unborn kettle]

Thats an easy block I was just waiting for horrible argument point

[eager magnet]

well lets first be clear that it wasn't an alpha it was a beta

[unborn badger]

holy fucking petty anyway

[eager magnet]

and it was due to release in 6 months

[vagrant coral]

Some of the people here need a mental evaluation lol

[eager magnet]

it absolutely should have looked better than destiny 2 at that point. If anyone thinks otherwise, yes, please block me

[unborn badger]

my dumbass studies aesthetics enough to make some judgements I think just switching off from cel shading's enough honestly

[glad fern]

I mean it was called the alpha. That’s why so many people had an issue with it. An alpha six months out should be nearing the stage of a beta. buuuut this alpha didn’t seem anywhere near close to being a beta version

[eager magnet]

hold on there was a game that i thought was marathon when it was first shown in a state of play

[unborn badger]

routine?

space survival horror with a similar postfuture aesthetic to arc and a bit like marsthon

was it a dude in a space station shooting switches and robots with a gun with a CRT monitor scope

[glad fern]

Dude I just looked that game up and it looks sick, like what?

[unborn badger]

been waiting for smth like that since alien isolation I love postfuture shit lol

[glad fern]

That dark eerie horror vibe is what I wanted marathon to look more like

[obsidian plover]

Ah shit here we go. EA bought and will be taken private.

The worst of the video games are about to get a whole lot worse.

[glad fern]

I think that’s actually good for them

[unborn badger]

so much for their microtransactions and they still get bought

[obsidian plover]

Possibly.
But only because they don't have to answer to share holders.

[unborn kettle]

To be fair EA has been on a down trend in recent years it was bound to happen

[obsidian plover]

55 billion cash deal lmao.
Yeah, I'm not whining. Just really feeling like this is the bottom rung throw for EA.

[eager magnet]

Hopefully this game doesn't end up like SplitGate2 and Concord

[unborn kettle]

It most likely is tbh

[obsidian plover]

Leave button is easy to find.

[obsidian plover]

Aye. They better sell me the Anthem ip for like $1.

[unborn kettle]

I can't believe they wasted that IP its such a shame

[stone grail]

Lmao anthem

[obsidian plover]

It's too early for an Anthem tangent loop. But I could certainly take it there.

[obsidian plover]

"LmAo AnThEm" Bet you didn't like Duke Nukem Forever cos it wasn't like CoD enough for you.

[unborn kettle]

I remember i was so hyped for the game and played the small beta/demo they had an really enjoyed it but EA did their typical shenanigans

[eager magnet]

Games have to have a catch and a sell otherwise they can't find mainstream success. Industry is saturated and you have to stand out (in a good way)

[stone grail]

That’s what you take from that ?

[unborn kettle]

I ACTUALLY liked Duke nuke forever lol

[obsidian plover]

It was prob the first real opportunity to drop a lasting IP from EA, in years. They fumbled it hard, then used covid as a scape goat to drop it.

[obsidian plover]

I actually just bought a few unopened PS3 editions from Ebay LOL

[eager magnet]

Going back to BF6, I've never seen such a positive immediate response like that

[unborn kettle]

That game was a hidden gem and I will die on that hill

[obsidian plover]

Because they finally got a backbone and stopped with slop features, and spineless game development. It's a solid title with real playability.

[eager magnet]

It was how destructible the world looked in 4K, the rubble and everything it lookedu unreal no pun intended

[obsidian plover]

Oh yeah for sure.

[eager magnet]

What is the hook for Marathon today?

[stone grail]

Carried hard by the art so far

[obsidian plover]

No. I'm trying to goat you cos "lmao."

[eager magnet]

the art that many are very divided on?

[stone grail]

Yeah

[wispy spindle]

The narrative is a major hook but they cannot show it at all

[eager magnet]

that isn't a recipe for success

[obsidian plover]

Many? Can't really say many. However it's also extremely playable. It's got next level gunplay.

[eager magnet]

EXACTLY, you can't show that

[obsidian plover]

What's next for Marathon is gonna be legit.

[stone grail]

They did show that with the short tho

[wispy spindle]

Cause it’ll spoil it?

[eager magnet]

you have to sell the narrative in tone and visuals

[kindred vigil]

what if it sucks then what

[unborn kettle]

Then i blame you little neeyth

[eager magnet]

the short was very well received

[wispy spindle]

The cinematic short was great for previewing the narrative

[kindred vigil]

#scapegoat

[obsidian plover]

Well, then it does. But I'll always remember my time and the crazy exfils that happened, which are legit post worthy.

[wispy spindle]

And the ARGs

[tawny raft]

Just watched the short, really liked it.

[unborn kettle]

We will use you as a martyr

[glad fern]

I think narrative will be key. but they need to make sure the core gameplay loop is tuned for maximum replayability otherwise people will finish the narrative and move on

[eager magnet]

the short and what was in the beta or alpha or pre-beta whatever you want to call what was released 6 months ahead of launch, were not the same feel

and that discrepancy is a problem

[wispy spindle]

There won’t be a endstate for the narrative, it’s a live service model

[kindred vigil]

historically I'm not worried about bungies narrative team in worried about if the gameplay team is gonna make one bad update and fuck the games rep like D2

[eager magnet]

You have a new studio head who can hopefully turn bungie around before it is too late

[unborn kettle]

Diablo 2? 🤔

[eager magnet]

Sony should have kept Firewalk and allowed them to assist on the game

Was a knee jerk decision to close the studio

[wispy spindle]

I’m kinda glad they didn’t. Then it would’ve become concord 2

[glad fern]

honestly though they need to get rid of the heroes and put in customizable classes. i dont just want a skin. i wanna make my runner my own. this was also a huge point of contention after the alpha and i want them to rectify that in some way.

[eager magnet]

just because concord had problems didn't mean firewalk didnt have talent

[unborn kettle]

Ive never Uninstalled a beta faster in my life

[wispy spindle]

Imagine the current haters rhetoric, then slap on “the concord team is helping”

[eager magnet]

didnt need to be publicized

but announcing it after the fact would have been a good redemption story

[wispy spindle]

If a studio is helping they better get credit

[kindred vigil]

That and horrible "artificial" difficulty, which is the champions In Destiny 2, it bunch of forced loadout stuff. I really hope they don't do anything like that in this game, it wouldn't be good to be forced to use a weapon in a extraction shooter just to get better loot or something . AND weirdly one thing Destiny rising does right is that these champions are mechanic based rather than forcing you to use a weapon type you don't wanna use

[kindred vigil]

that game had a beta ❓

[unborn kettle]

Yeah concord had a beta lol it was the worst feeling FPS ive ever played lol

[kindred vigil]

ex Bungie devs and worst feeling fps is kinda nuts lwk

[wispy spindle]

Weren’t they relying a lot on “ex Bungie devs”

[eager magnet]

you had people defend concord to the end because they enjoyed it...

[wispy spindle]

All 10 of them

[eager magnet]

no one told them they shouldn't make a B2P hero shooter

[unborn kettle]

Every movement felt like i was moving in skow motion the abilities weren't fun just annoying

[kindred vigil]

I mean if they enjoyed it then that's okay peoplegot different tastes

[unborn kettle]

Legit I had no problem with the art of that game but the gameplay was sooo bad

[stone grail]

Are theses people here btw , because many of the « I liked concord » people felt like bots rather than real humans

[kindred vigil]

but if you're gonna claim ur game is made by ex Bungie devs then have horrible gameplay is nuts lwk

[eager magnet]

the people saying that marathon has nothing to worry about also feel like bots...

[stone grail]

So you are one of them then ?

[eager magnet]

no

I'm very concerned

[unborn kettle]

This was also shown recently with Minds Eye trying to capitalize on former Rockstar devs

[wispy spindle]

I’m not, but I’m not allowed to talk

[stone grail]

Mindseye looked like ass from the get go it’s funny people ever believed in it, I thought it was a crypto scam game at first like The day before or Paradise

[unborn kettle]

I just remember randomly starting to see ads for it on TikTok and being so confused

[kindred vigil]

It's like the back 4 blood game talking about having left for dead ex devs (turtle rock studios made lf4d1, they were formally known as valve south) then having ZERO qualities of the left 4 dead franchise other than it's a co-op horde game

[stone grail]

Also studios relying on fake credentials is kinda old news by now, remember back4blood ?

[kindred vigil]

wow jinx holy

[stone grail]

[unborn kettle]

Exactly its been shown time and time again if you try to link devs to a past success it sets your game up for failure

[kindred vigil]

And calling your game a killer of another game

Cough anthem 💔

[unborn kettle]

EA loves shooting themselves in the foot

[glad fern]

cough splitgate 2

[stone grail]

They shot themselves in the foot with the narrative they were going for with Anthem, it was never going to work

[kindred vigil]

What did the split gate devs said they're a killer for I forgot

[unborn kettle]

How do you release a beta then full launch shit on cod the have to go BACK to beta

[stone grail]

People cared more about the behind of the green robot than the game itself, when you are at that point you just know it’s dead

[glad fern]

they trashed on cod which im super down with, but then released a bad game lol

[eager magnet]

The reality is that even if this game is a hit, there will still probably be layoffs

[kindred vigil]

ohhhh yeah

[unborn kettle]

The lead game dev went on the awards show and shit on COD devs

[kindred vigil]

And talked about returning back to the glory days, that whole make fps great again stuff

Then launched a BR with imagine dragons in it's trailer

tone deaf as fuck

[keen wraith]

What’s happening with this game now? It’s gone real quiet after the bad reception/feedback.

[kindred vigil]

That's another thing fps gotta stop promising "old classic glory days fps" xdefiant did the same, in fact that was its whole thing and yet....that games shutdown too

[eager magnet]

I don't like CoD but that was so unprofessional

[stone grail]

Wearing a MAGA joke hat wasn’t the move either for splitgate

[unborn kettle]

Google.com

[kindred vigil]

"old classic glory days" refers to = "I want this to be like modern warfare 2"

[glad fern]

They are in the midst of a bunch of closed playtests. they will reannounce some time this fall.

[keen wraith]

Without coming across rude, I genuinely don’t care enough to do the research. I just came across the group on my Discord and was gonna leave if nothing was happening.

[unborn kettle]

MW2 was peak fun arcade FPS

[keen wraith]

Okay, thanks. Appreciate it

[kindred vigil]

No nothing's happening we're still in the dark, but we're getting news this fall

[unborn kettle]

Then i genuinely dont care to inform you

[keen wraith]

You already informed me to Google it. Jokes on you bud.

[unborn kettle]

Ignorance isnt a good look

[glad fern]

nah fam stick around, they are actively working on the game. and dont be intimidated gen chat likes to crap on new people because i guess they don't want new fans of the game to stick around...?

[stone grail]

« Without coming across rude » then acts rude

Okay buddy just leave

[kindred vigil]

Ladies you're all pretty

[unborn kettle]

When your first question is "what's the state of the game" when Google exists is very redundant and shows lack of interest

[keen wraith]

Just read it without the attitude. I genuinely have this group floating round and was just wondering what’s happening or I’d have just left, I appreciate the update

[glad fern]

dude @unborn kettle you need to chill man. you are actively doing a diservice to the community by being rude to anyone who enters into the chat.

[eager magnet]

A little over a week left in the closed playtest. Sony and Bungie will look at feedback and gauge where they were from a development stand point. Then they will try and find a release date that fits in a jam packed 2026 schedule.

[stone grail]

You could also just not act rude so I wouldn’t have to read it without it, what dumb logic is that

[unborn kettle]

I should be getting paid for marketing if im meant to market the game to people who join The discord then

[glad fern]

no you just have to not act like a prick and treat people who are curious about the game with respect

[keen wraith]

Because text can come across rude, which it clearly has as you think I’m being rude and ignorant. Hence why I say I’m not being rude lol

[unborn kettle]

This is "gen chat" not hold people who are to lazy to do a basic Google searches hand

[eager magnet]

Even if the feedback is outstanding, it'll be hard to find a date in Q1

[kindred vigil]

Lord this escalated

[keen wraith]

I’ll be the first to admit it was a bit of laziness, I thought it was less effort to just ask than Google smth

[glad fern]

It also take 3 seconds to inform someone of the playtests

[eager magnet]

or just not respond

[wispy spindle]

Literally more effort to be this obnoxious

[unborn kettle]

Same for a Google search its a two way street you can kick rocks with your "moral high ground"

[eager magnet]

dude has a lot of pent up anger

I'll be very interested to see what price and date they end up going with

[keen wraith]

Maybe my bluntness came across as rudeness, I was just being honest and asking a genuine question 🤷‍♂️

[kindred vigil]

Rumored 40$ it's not a premium title (70$)

[eager magnet]

not your fault, though yes, a good search is easy

[unborn kettle]

Would you buy the game for 70?

[kindred vigil]

No.

[unborn kettle]

I dont think I would either tbh

[keen wraith]

I hope it’s good. I loved the look of the beta but never got chance to play.

[wispy spindle]

Considering Google just has articles ranging from clickbait to misinformation I don’t blame anyone for coming here

[kindred vigil]

I don't buy any games for 70, let alone 60,

[unborn kettle]

Unless deluxe edition maybe?

[eager magnet]

this was rumored before the negative feedback

[kindred vigil]

I don't buy deluxe editions either