I’m 27th in the rankings though
#Marathon
neat nest
cinder hare
you might get a t-shirt or something
sand sluice
I thought people were saying they reset it so it restarted post April playtest
cinder hare
¯_(ツ)_/¯
neat nest
I thought people were saying they reset it so it restarted post April playtest
Points and rankings were reset but not DAC level it seems
sand sluice
Huh interesting
cinder hare
tell me what you get though
cinder hare
Yeah that’s the rumor
sand sluice
Would be neat
sand sluice
echo scroll
neat nest
final onyx
the hbuj
sand sluice
https://imguscdn.gamespress.com/cdn/files/Bungie/2026/02/240118-0ac5c96a/Maratho...
thats what top 50 got? Looks cute
If not I need to go buy it
cinder hare
I just got the scammiest DM ever
(Marathon ARG code wanter)
I’m going to entertain them, I don’t lose anything from this
I’m just curious asf
neat nest
Lmao what
cinder hare
I’m just going to entertain them, I’m curious
Weird asf too, no messages in the server
Idc tho
Worst case scenario I lose a code for a cosmetic
sand sluice
Better yet, link them to an ARG for something else
cinder hare
Lmao
I don’t care for cosmetics in games ngl
I’m 99% certain they’re trying to scam but why not I’ll just be annoying
sand sluice
I don’t care for cosmetics in games ngl
Me cooking up a doll movement shooter game and going, "you must write a 100 page fanfic of the doll to earn the skin"
cinder hare
100 pages of a0.125 sure
strange wren
That'd be some large papers.
Actually I don't want to calculate what the size of a paper between A0 and A1 would be.
cinder hare
That'd be some large papers.
Wait no I meant a100 lmao
strange wren
Too late
void stirrup
SERVER SLAM DAY BAYBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
neat nest
Sooooooon
echo scroll
Have fun for me I’m traveling all weekend 🥲
neat nest
neat nest
Hey heads up I’m seeing people reporting issues with the new Nvidia drivers
swift sluice
Pretty sure I saw "escape will make me god" flash by in a Marathon (Bungie) twitch ad, just noting it here in case more stuff comes up.
distant zinc
37 minutes...
final onyx
their servers will soon be ours for the slamming
oak glacier
slam where
cosmic flame
marton
oak glacier
mortal magnet
Do yall know how to download it?
oak glacier
no idea
so far im just refreshing the steam page
in hopes that will do something
live
@bitter sable @slow rock @woeful tundra
cosmic flame
ITS UP
final onyx
download commenced
cosmic flame
MARTON
slow rock
it's not letting me download. server status: slammed
oak glacier
neat nest
Damn they weren’t kidding
final onyx
they said they made us download insted of preloading so they could watch the traffic go up
distant zinc
i'm literally watching my download speed shit itself in real time lmaoooooo
mortal magnet
Can't accept the software license lmao
final onyx
whar
twin rain
Come on and jam! And welcome to the slam!
neat nest
Can't accept the software license lmao
Oh nooo
neat nest
You use the command on people who recently joined the discord I think
I’m not worrying about them at work
sand sluice
Interesting 
neat nest
Oh huh
oak glacier
i did the first tutorial extraction
gonna log off for now
make some food
and watch the poe announcement 
cause today is fucking packed lol
neat nest
I can’t play for almost 5 hours anyway
cinder hare
I’m going to play…
final onyx
I'M IN
cinder hare
Maybe a game or two (my classes are 2:00 today, it’s 10:30)
final onyx
they made the loading screens creepy, goo ol bungie going extra
distant zinc
the opening cinematic is so SICK
neat nest
I think that’s how it appears if you don’t have a Bungie account?
I’m not sure I just heard that on Bearki’s stream
mortal magnet
Ahhh gotcha, I'll link my bungie account then
cosmic flame
martooooon
its gonna take an hour more to download sob
and THEN i also have work sob
final onyx
ill be ready this evening when you are
woeful tundra
@sonic idol @oak glacier i'm gonna be teaching ashes in like 15, and I should be vaguely free for marathon after? busy month ahead of me in general
mossy bridge
server slam indeed
i cant play the initial tutorial mission
i keep getting error code currant and anteater
neat nest
Yeah it’ll probably settle out in a bit
oak glacier
<@478649414974570519> <@130290134061940736> i'm gonna be teaching ashes in like ...
oki!
im watching the poe announcement but am free after that (starts in 9)
mortal magnet
One of the most infuriating bugs is the mouse control bug
If I tab out the game refuses to give me control again
neat nest
Rumor has it this is caused by wireless mice
Try plugging it in and see if that helps for now
cinder hare
Anyone wanna play in a moment
neat nest
Sadly I can’t play for about 4 hours
cinder hare
Oof
twin rain
Yup, same here. Will have to go home and DL
sonic idol
I'm gonna do the initial tutorial and stuff on my lunch break and be MUCH more free to be a neon gremlin in a few hours
sand sluice
I am also trapped in the Faraday box
neat nest
final onyx
leaving my puter on for the twitch drops and then i will play support for you guys
cosmic flame
martooooon
neat nest
mossy bridge
leaving my puter on for the twitch drops and then i will play support for you gu...
oh right
i forgot about those
final onyx
abundantly clear that this game will be a slower, more tactical kind of shooter which is cool but most fans of the genre seem to be trained on an IV of straight dopamine
swift sluice
UESC really slapping the hell out of players charging into fights
mossy bridge
okay well that was fun i stood on a fucking claymore and got one shot by some guy with a russian name
distant zinc
abundantly clear that this game will be a slower, more tactical kind of shooter ...
that's what vandal is for
mossy bridge
at least i used the mida sponsor kit
distant zinc
how'd you get that?
mossy bridge
armory
distant zinc
aahh
neat nest
UESC really slapping the hell out of players charging into fights
Yeah the yoosk really doesn’t fuck around
Was a nasty surprise for a lot of people in October too
They’re not hard to kill but they hurt
mossy bridge
the mida ones are free but mediocre
neat nest
And they’re not noise traps like a lot of NPCs in extraction games
neat nest
I thinking of Hunt more than anything else
fallow coyote
any idea what these objectives actually look like lmao
neat nest
First one is on a rooftop at the relays
I did it at north relay and it was the big building in the southwest
It’s a switch on the roof
TADs are the blue poles and make detection pings
They’re usually on roofs but they’re kinda all over the place so I’m not sure
neat nest
?
neat nest
Like in game?
mossy bridge
yea
neat nest
Lmao I have no idea
cinder hare
### #######
I think that’s fucking hilarious though
sand sluice
Because games started doing that recently
Happens in Battlefield 6 too IIRC
My guess is they dont want you talking about the other games
neat nest
Specifically *rc R*iders or just other games in general?
neat nest
Huh
sand sluice
Bf6 also is like super over chat filtery
But I have seen it in other games when the chat filter just randomly censors things
Is fuck and shit censored in Marathon?
mossy bridge
ok so unless there is a specific reason you have to knife a yousc dont do it
because i just got whomped by one of the lmg goons
cinder hare
ok so unless there is a specific reason you have to knife a yousc dont do it
Knife build
final onyx
you only need 3hrs to get the good stuff
twin rain
Backstabs are a thing. Get sneaky!
twin rain
Amazing
neat nest
Watching Bearki’s stream
mossy bridge
uesc have hands
neat nest
It’s really funny how much she hates Ticks
cinder hare
how do you get rewaards?
mossy bridge
just watch someone's marathon stream
mossy bridge
i
do not have a bungie account
because i have never played destiny
oh okay i think it made one for me???
105 FOV thank god
The status effects also do not fuck around
oh my god
cinder hare
who do i put on in the bg
mossy bridge
oh okay so rook is scav runs but no timer
cool
bungie changed the arc raiders in chat thing
neat nest
Supposedly it was some kind of weird bug
mossy bridge
verdict so far it's Pretty Fun
i like how the NPCs have hands instead of just being some drunk russian civilian with a toz or fucking zombies like hunt
i've barely had any run ins with players, i had one where i got instantly headshot
neat nest
Yeah I really liked that about the game too
mossy bridge
also the NPC encounters are quite consistent
mossy bridge
instead of being either a horde of scavs or literally nobody
distant zinc
The UESC is pretty fun and challenging to fight
they're genuinely scary in solo queue
neat nest
I’m seeing experienced players just ripsaw through teams which I imagine are often pretty new
rotund bough
i like how the NPCs have hands instead of just being some drunk russian civilian...
That was my big take away from the beta test
The NPCs do not fuck around and will mob you
swift sluice
Seeing UESC moving in packs is pretty terrifying for solos.
mossy bridge
honestly i enjoyed my 2 hours
i like how the guns felt
best part i didnt get to do any PVP :)
well i did but i got instantly doinked in the head
I did not successfully extract a single time outside the tutorial :)
vagrant carbon
Been surviving by the skin of my teeth, so far
final onyx
yeah they really want this to be a team game
and the first 2 contracts are "go to a UESC facility and kill a bunch of guys to get to the objective"
neat nest
I made it home <@&1474420814979010821> if people wanna group up
neat nest
Aw shucks I may not be online in 2 hours
oak glacier
I can hop on
neat nest
sweet
final onyx
i can hop on too
neat nest
I'll be on voice in a sec
sand sluice
I'm good for whenever p much, sounds like yall got 3 so I'll join next one
neat nest
Ok might be a little longer I am getting conscripted into making dinner
neat nest
I'm good for whenever p much, sounds like yall got 3 so I'll join next one
Nah join now
I can't yet
oak glacier
hop in reverb
oak glacier
@neat nest you hopping on?
sand sluice
Maintenance Pizza Dog#4255
vagrant carbon
Oh damn, we doing group ups? I'm too tired tonight, but I'd love to start from tomorrow
neat nest
I'm down tomorrow evening
snow sail
quick q: does triage's defib work on the triage player themself?
snow sail
or i guess the other way of asking would be... does that mean it is not adviced to play a solo triage
snow sail
ah
split apex
you can also use the ult to EMP enemies
snow sail
ah
cinder hare
good fuckin' game
neat nest
nice shit
cinder hare
huh
cinder hare
i do hope we get a lockbox of sorts in the future
cinder hare
Anyone wanna run rn?
neat nest
I'm stacked up but you can ping the role <@&1474420814979010821>
distant zinc
just got randomly disconnected and instakilled lmaoooooo
neat nest
Oh, good trick I just learned: you can barter unstable diodes and biomass for healing items
it's a much better conversion factor than buying them with credits
I swear there’s no escape
split apex
correct
indigo oriole
games fun so far, done a few little runs. solo seems a little better for my sanity / no fun watching rando #3 run off in a random direction each time
but such is PUB team stuff
wintry shuttle
I always play solo
when this officially releases...I'm going to be the comms goblins that scares people shitless and make them think I'm an NPC.
indigo oriole
i enjoy the social elements of games like this
wintry shuttle
I know I asked one guy to jump when he downed me to check my comms.
He did.
And a couple encounters I did the universal "I'm friendly" down and up emote.
neat nest
Yeah pub teams is rough
wintry shuttle
But I'll say this, the sound design is fucking A.
Guns crackle over the distance
Guns are loud indoors
Give me gun sounds to sleep to.
wintry shuttle
It really is
But I just wish we had customization for the shells.
I hope that's in the future
because people play extraction for the loot and how drippy they can get.
neat nest
Guns crackle over the distance
I love how well you can gauge distance
wintry shuttle
Oh well
I was like "Oh. Oh yeah, they're having a party over there" and then went into "Oh shit, now's the party here" mode when I hear gunfire in the other room.
And I love some of either the alt fire mods
or alt mode optics
yessssssssss
gimme the double optic that pops up with the zoom zoom.
distant zinc
games fun so far, done a few little runs. solo seems a little better for my sani...
solo is peak
indigo oriole
ill still keep trying pubs/groups, love to have a lil team
distant zinc
i love ambushing people with a fully charged vandal shot and then annihilating them
cinder hare
@neat nest ever meet an mk3 boss?
neat nest
Yeah got my teeth kicked in by the Wraith Warden
Would have gone ok but I was using a MIDA sponsor kit and ran out of ammo
Need a fucking Circuit Breaker for that guy
cinder hare
i think i met HEAT
wintry shuttle
Does anyone know how to do the first Nucaloric quest?
I go to Column
but I can't find the ID
neat nest
It’s a tick infested building
wintry shuttle
Okay, that's the issue. I go there but the door doesn't want to open.
Like I killed the USEC bots and the ticks.
neat nest
Here
neat nest
Okay, that's the issue. I go there but the door doesn't want to open.
It’s stuck on the inside iirc, you want to go on the roof and drop through a hatch
distant zinc
yeah you break a vent and turn the power on
wintry shuttle
So I was doing it right
neat nest
Yeah it’s a surprisingly tricky one
neat nest
Just unlocked NuCaloric and Traxus
wintry shuttle
Noice, at the same place.
indigo oriole
yeah im also trying to do the tick building
i keep running into other runners also doing tick building so we end up in funny conga lines of killing each other in the tick building
wintry shuttle
That's happened to me a couple times
Especially if someone triggers the supply event.
distant zinc
Just unlocked NuCaloric and Traxus
i’m getting fucked so hard trying to unlock traxus
every single time we go for the commander
like two squads pull up and we either have to run or die
pine pilot
Just unlocked arachne, they might be the coolest one
distant zinc
i wasn’t sold on their art style at first but i’m lowkey a big fan
neat nest
i’m getting fucked so hard trying to unlock traxus
I can’t help a lot I got lucky and literally spawned in the room with the terminal haha
distant zinc
that happened to us and then we got blasted right after killing the commander
neat nest
Rip
At least it’s not the original Traxus contract
That shit was a nightmare
There was 1 commander on Algae Farm
Drops 1 code
(For the lobby)
You have 3 minutes to run it all the way across the map to Complex and put it in an unmarked bin
I think the trick now that there’s way fewer 1 per lobby contracts is to take it slow
distant zinc
You have 3 minutes to run it all the way across the map to Complex and put it in...
jesus
neat nest
I’m very happy with the changes to contracts since October
indigo oriole
🙏 ran out of ammo but got a fellow runner to escort me to extract since i was triage and i could heal them. love to see it
neat nest
That rules
indigo oriole
its those little moments i like in these games
wraith vector
Important Hauler news: ||Honk||
Also these USEC are not messing around in the least
distant zinc
the greenhouse in dire marsh has 10000 claymores everywhere and spawns a fuckton of ghosts it’s horrific
cinder hare
Also these USEC are not messing around in the least
Fought a T3 UESC boss and got fucking decimated cuz I wasnt recon / didn’t have enough heat/hack stuff
sand sluice
someone found a lobster
cinder hare
someone found a lobster
Hyper stylized game and then high quality indie fishing lobter texture
cinder hare
Hmmm
I have some feedback for this game
I kinda wish PvE and PvP felt a little more similar somehow
It’d be nicer if PvE was a little pure tankium feeling for stronger enemies
In deadlock terms I guess I want it to feel less like fighting Abram and more like… Apollo/Yamato?
(Mostly for higher tier enemies)
cosmic flame
marton...
cinder hare
anyways this might be my green ass complaining when i should be b l u e
i do think it'd be nice if we had some more inventory space, even if dedicated to ammo, etc
like a chest rig sorts situation, since i find myself barely having enough space if i want to bring enough healing/ammo
obsidian anchor
Tried out the server slam, and unfortunately the game landed right where i expected it would for me
Really like the gameplay and most other aspects, never gonna actually be able to enjoy it cause people can be insufferable in extraction shooters
final onyx
yeah getting killed by someone that decided to camp the exfil site really stings
sand sluice
looking at all the upgrades
knowing the seasons happen every 3 months
I'm very curious to see how they'll do it
I'd honestly hope for some full resets or seasonal chars
because these upgrades are strong af
sand sluice
It’d be nicer if PvE was a little pure tankium feeling for stronger enemies
I'm not sure how I feel on enemies yet because I'm still trying to understand them better.
What I noticed so far is UESC bipedals like to drop the energy ammo while their turrets drop light ammo.
Of my raids, dying to UESC, one of the times it happened was me trying to adamantly not swap to an energy weapon assuming UESC would drop some non energy ammo and then dying because I could only kill like 30 of them with me really trying to manage my ammo before I flat out ran out.
The other two times was spawning right next to a commander and the commander catching me off guard (this I'm not too displeased with)
and then dying because sound propagation feels a bit all over the place and confusing but I feel like the sound propagation is like, just new player experience stuff and I'll get better at it as time goes on
I'm not super sure how I feel on the bullet sponge of the situation cause like
I honestly usually don't die to them quickly enough most of the time
so if they weren't some sorta bullet sponge I would just be killing them repeatedly
neat nest
knowing the seasons happen every 3 months
I think they’re 4 months long
sand sluice
are they 4 months? I see some people saying they last 3
neat nest
I’m not sure but I vaguely recall reading something saying 4 months
sand sluice
huh okay
would make more sense depending on how rough the grind is if they're trying to remain accessible
cause I def feel like the main obj early on is to focus the upgrades you care about which to me would be like, agility, heat, backpacks
neat nest
I'm not sure how I feel on enemies yet because I'm still trying to understand th...
Also yeah it does, I kept some of the practice I had with it from Oct and got pretty good at judging gunshot distance
sand sluice
gotcha
for me it was like
I entered a poison room
and then two uesc bipals just stood outside waiting to jump me after somehow sneaking up
I've had a player sneak up on me too in the middle of my looting and somehow they didn't kill me
but uhh, for the rigs idea
Honestly I don't know if the game should ever do that
one of the big things with like, milsim extraction shooters (EG Incursion Red River) is that you can't swap mags from backpack unless you manually do it
so the point of rigs is to make it so you can swap magazines by just using the reload button
instead I think what they could do is kind of what they're already doing in Marathon where maybe certain mods or w/e can give you better ammo capacity on a stack or refilling ammo or making enemies drop your ammo type or w/e
which by the way
neat nest
I think it just (intentionally) feels shitty to use a white backpack
sand sluice
wait which one is the white backpack
neat nest
Base backpack with no gear sorry
sand sluice
oh gotcha
yeah it definitely does
which like
at least this game gives you inventory space without having to buy a backpack
neat nest
True
twin rain
I think the inventory is fine as is. In addition with what Cyan is saying, if we did have more inventory, it would just make looting take longer. Especially when you kill another runner. You'd still hit the cap, but with more junk in your pack. The friction of deciding what to take is part of the experience / risk/reward.
sand sluice
if it was incursion or tarkov or w/e you would only have pockets
well I guess tarkov you have safe container
but that's a whole like, p2w-lite thing in it's own right
twin rain
yeah. like "do I drop my medkits for this salvage?" type shit
and sometimes you get punished for your hubris and greed! that's good imo
neat nest
I agree
There’s a lot of pinch points for bag space but it also helps to like
Just leave
twin rain
that's the big one
neat nest
Fill your pockets complete a contract and then just stop looking for trouble
sand sluice
also like
This is only 115 credits
there's def some interesting theory crafting you can do
also also
Look at like, all the rook upgrades
at a certain point you can start a rook run, extract, and have a kit to use for your runner
and the kit isn't terrible
unless it's all destroyed upon extracting or something
truely some
lvl 1 crook vs lvl 100 mafia boss memes
twin rain
rook is primo for "econ runs". not sure how it is in other extraction shooters but the concept feels pretty rarified here
sand sluice
I like the barter stuff
neat nest
And makes the economy click for me
twin rain
seems like there's a lot more
sand sluice
but also I'm like
coming from tarkov where the game kicks you in the teeth near 24/7
but bartering feels proper like
loot goblin econ
wintry shuttle
I could be playing Marathon right now. Weekend can't come enough.
Also, apparently, PVP fights are sparse because everybody on map is getting stomped by USEC or third-partied while fighting USEC.
Please don't let them nerf by making USEC be dumb bots.
I want the bots to curbstomp me because I did something stupid
swift sluice
UESC chunking hella hard, and not dropping much resources after seems like the main struggle for groups.
neat nest
Also, apparently, PVP fights are sparse because everybody on map is getting stom...
It’s kinda fucking hilarious
wintry shuttle
Yet makes sense
we're not fighting Scavs or mercs like Tarkov.
We're fighting the robot government.
The robot government will destroy you.
final onyx
if UESC dropped weapons and ammo more i would love this game sm
wintry shuttle
Yeah, Marathon definitely is being shaped to be the Tarkov of Sci-fi.
Like it very much is going into a hardcore direction
Menus
Menus everywhere
neat nest
if UESC dropped weapons and ammo more i would love this game sm
Yeah I wouldn’t mind that
I think meds should stay scarce but ammo doesn’t need to be
wintry shuttle
The game uses up resources like crazy
Ex. I bartered to get at least 25 shield charges.
Four runs later? down to five
Of course, that's because I take three of everything
so it's probably just me
sand sluice
you take 9 shield charges every run?
or do you mean 1 stack (3 shield charges)
cause IMO 1 stack of shields, meds, and 2 stacks of ammo is about as much as I would take rn
wintry shuttle
or do you mean 1 stack (3 shield charges)
1 stack
of meds and shields
2 stacks for primary and secondary
neat nest
I used to bring like 10 of each in Oct haha
wintry shuttle
might do all pistol run when I get home
cosmic flame
@neat nest saw a skeet that said "marathon is too easy rn because the only other players are graphic designers"
neat nest
lol
cinder hare
I think it just (intentionally) feels shitty to use a white backpack
green feels borderline too small too
sand sluice
I'm not so sure
distant zinc
are there larger backpacks than the green one?
distant zinc
oh word
neat nest
And then the gold ones just have perks
distant zinc
i'm still chudding it out at green shields and backpacks lmaoooo
mossy bridge
god the UESC grenadiers
i hate them
they have been the cause of most of my deaths
why do they move like armored cores!!! i hate it!!!
neat nest
I like the way they scoot but their ability to flush you out is hella rough
At least it’s not the snipers
cosmic flame
I like the way they scoot but their ability to flush you out is hella rough
dropping them on you during the evac of the tutorial is so funny lmfao
cinder hare
At least it’s not the snipers
I haven’t met a sniper yet
Also lemme just say the heavy ammo pistol, can’t remember which one is incredible to use
Being able to 1 tap any UESC mook is an amazing feeling
neat nest
The snipers are rare
cosmic flame
the magnum?
neat nest
But they’re sneaky and do a TON of damage
cinder hare
Yeah I think so
neat nest
And can hold angles well
cosmic flame
i remember that gun being buns before to my great dismay so i am glad that my pookie bear has been buffed
neat nest
A lot of the guns which I wrote off as bad last time around seem to have been buffed
cinder hare
The DBS feels a little weaker
cinder hare
Double barrel shotgun
WSTR or something
I wonder if they’ll change stuff to make the guns feel more “unique”
It’d be cool for more guns to have alt fires, punchier audio, or whatever the hell there is
neat nest
But I seem to get the same like 6 weapon spawns all the time haha
fallow coyote
Game is sick as hell
pine pilot
But I seem to get the same like 6 weapon spawns all the time haha
I imagine that they're somewhat limited in this playtest
neat nest
It’s just my luck across multiple playtests
cosmic flame
also i think theyre in the same bucket of weapon as like
neat nest
I’m just complaining it’s just rng and me not consistently running for arms lockers
cosmic flame
the railgun and wstr
neat nest
That might be a factor but like I’ve seen one sidearm so far haha
Game wants me to have 1 billion V11 punches and brrts
cosmic flame
f
neat nest
Hoping to get a Zeus this test
cinder hare
Game wants me to have 1 billion V11 punches and brrts
Same I hate the V11 myself though
It just doesn’t hit right
Probably needs a chunkier sound
fallow coyote
the double barrel is real good if you're point blank
(obviously really awful elsewhere)
exceptional utility against UESC if you can get close since it chunks them really hard
cosmic flame
the wstr was absolutely disgusting in previous iterations
neat nest
It’s such a good gun
fallow coyote
lmao
neat nest
And yeah used to be one of the best in the game
Probably still is but it’s been nerfed a little
fallow coyote
i cloaked, climbed a ladder, then immediately downed someone with it
they probably weren't at full hp but that does set the tone i think
does the thermal grenade do damage btw
fallow coyote
i get loads lmao
sand sluice
I've got the double barrel shotgun
fallow coyote
how do you unlock outpost?
sand sluice
it's like a 1k value gun
cosmic flame
outpost used to be a levelling thing
fallow coyote
outpost used to be a levelling thing
so like account level needs to go up, then i get access?
cosmic flame
level 15 i believe
wraith vector
Okay Rooking is kind of fun, becomes more a Corpse Hunt Stealth Experience
neat nest
how do you unlock outpost?
Wait until the 5th it’s not in the slam sadly
Unless they surprise turn it on
wraith vector
I do feel like cooldowns might be a bit long generally
neat nest
I kinda agree but this is also nogear problem
cinder hare
When do you get thief again?
neat nest
There’s CD time reducing consumables and implants/cores
neat nest
When do you get thief again?
Not in the slam unfortunately
wraith vector
Cd reduction consumables are evil
fallow coyote
Wait until the 5th it’s not in the slam sadly
T_T
neat nest
During Dangerous Days I godrolled my way into a really proper build for Recon and with a lot of CD reduction you can get really oppressive
cosmic flame
I kinda agree but this is also nogear problem
also nometaprog problem
neat nest
Chucking cluster bomb spider drones everywhere
cosmic flame
cyac talent tree giving you nearly double based heat at first upgrade is crazy
neat nest
Yeah lol
wraith vector
Yeaah bought that quick as a Destroyer fan
neat nest
That and double money for credit chips are the best rush upgrades imo
distant zinc
why do they move like armored cores!!! i hate it!!!
the boost scares me so bad
neat nest
I hope they add a runner shell with UESC skates
We’re getting mogged on by these fuckin robocops
cosmic flame
ONI voice: cortisol levels spiking
neat nest
I love how the runners get all up in your face if you idle for a while
split apex
I actually really like that the UESC have real teeth
cosmic flame
I was legit shitting myself wondering
split apex
Chomp chomp
neat nest
split apex
Incredible statement thresh thank you
mossy bridge
I love how the runners get all up in your face if you idle for a while
it reminds me of that one death grips music video
double helix
neat nest
think about it
cosmic flame
now that he's in marathon this can be canon!
split apex
neat nest
But yeah in all seriousness I appreciate the UESC putting up a real threat
Had a really funny (sad) run where we spawned in next to Wraith Commander and got so fucked up
And the another runner crew finished us off cause we were weak
neat nest
MIDA free kits don’t give you enough ammo to kill that MF
sharp plover
the drain cables they put on you when you're down
slurpin up your run juice
ivory laurel
Anyone up for some runs?
distant zinc
Had a really funny (sad) run where we spawned in next to *Wraith Commander* and ...
that shit was so horrible
bro literally ate like a hundred heavy rounds directly to the dome and was fine
neat nest
I reckon he’s got some kind of weakness we didn’t trigger
indigo oriole
I do enjoy that people will hesitate to shoot you for fear of alerting the Bots
neat nest
Yeah I actually really like the tension of ratting after UESC eviction squads show up
If you’re careful you can use them as very belligerent early warning
split apex
UESC reinforcements dropping in if you spend too long at a PoI is so smart
Really helps force rotations and stop easy camping
wraith vector
So thaaaat's what causes that
I assume it was just time gated but they did seem pretty specific landings
neat nest
Yeah, it’s time at a POI
I’ve taken to calling them eviction squads since they signal that it’s time to find somewhere else to loot
split apex
Is it fleshed out why the UESC are trying to seize total control over Tau Ceti IV?
mossy bridge
house cleaning
they're cleaning You up
split apex
Makes sense to me
wintry shuttle
USEC is like "..." and then going "Aight. You didn't see shit" when the colony died.
wintry shuttle
I cannot wait to see what the Pfhor showing up does.
split apex
I guess especially since the Marathon is in orbit, they'll have taken one look at the logs and freaked out
wintry shuttle
USEC: Oh god, oh god, oh god. Nope! Nope! Lock it down! Lock it down!
Corps: I wonder what the fuck they're freaking out about...How can I profit from this.
neat nest
Is it fleshed out why the UESC are trying to seize total control over Tau Ceti I...
The 2023 ARG covers a lot of it
The short of is that the UESC spearheaded the colony and it was assumed lost - until the message comes through. They want to maintain control of it and figure out what happened, the corporations want in for legitimate and illegitimate reasons and MIDA is attempting to get the word out to the population at large
split apex
mossy bridge
I cannot wait to see what the Pfhor showing up does.
we've seen a few compilers in the art
so the spht are at least here
neat nest
Also in this timeline the colony’s demise is a lot… weirder
split apex
Also in this timeline the colony’s demise is a lot… weirder
How so?
mossy bridge
iirc in the original, they just got bombed a ton
neat nest
Yeah the Pfhor just nuke them from orbit after being repelled on the ground
In this timeline the colony lasts nearly another century after the attack but decays under a mysterious alien multi-vector infection
split apex
Interesting
neat nest
IDK all the details since a lot of this is the NuCaloric contract plot
wintry shuttle
They probably are
and probably started showing up before the colony died to a virus.
neat nest
I think the ticks are feral bioengineered food animals
cinder hare
what the hell
neat nest
There’s tick milk containers and such
cinder hare
also they removed the mod replacement cost
and you can now hotswap mods mid-match
thank god
neat nest
Yeah fr
wintry shuttle
I like everything about Marathon except for the shells.
Like the shells are obviously classes
but I want more variation
like I hope they let us unlock shell variants with different colors/armor pieces/apperances.
mossy bridge
ugly...
wraith vector
Just had a Rook game where I knifed two pairs of duos fighting eachother to death
always fear wayward rats
mossy bridge
hit em with the RAT ATTACK
ivory laurel
One of the first thing I unlocked was a Vandal skin that gave er pink hair and eye shadow and a black jacket
neat nest
wraith vector
I love the robovoice
neat nest
Rook is real cool yeah
distant zinc
distant zinc
they should add a runner with Geist ult
neat nest
What is that?
distant zinc
swap health with an enemy lmaoooo
distant zinc
I gotta get some of this Traxus drip
i refuse to rep them but the drip is so fire
wraith vector
The Thief looking this good.. taunts me
distant zinc
i’m hoping the arachne skins are dope
distant zinc
i’m an enormous MIDA shooter but i gotta support god’s gift to neural nets
indigo oriole
i love being rewarded for being a vulture. love to watch a big firefight and then just grab the remains
distant zinc
it’s so fun
cinder hare
excellent run off a sponsored kit
neat nest
NuCal seems super trustworthy
The fucked up thing is even their bio notes that they’re like moral and stable and use that for leverage
The other shoe hasn’t dropped
mossy bridge
NuCal seems super trustworthy
their rep being voiced by samuel hayden and truman zanotto's VA doesn't help me not want to side with them
wraith vector
IT DID SOUND FAMILIAR
neat nest
Yeah it super does
Wish those were a little easier to spot at a glance
Oh man these are cool skins
Noooo I don’t wanna be a farmer
indigo oriole
dripped out
distant zinc
i wish the vandal skins had lipstick that matches the little extended bits the way the base skin does
cinder hare
recon is the coolest imo
mossy bridge
extracted while dying and getting actively succed
mossy bridge
IT DID SOUND FAMILIAR
That's what I thought too!!!
When I read he was Truman Zanotto it instantly clicked
I hate how much fun I'm having ngl
I say that because me and PVP games do not get along
lol
cosmic flame
if only you could dual wield em
neat nest
Also damn it feels good to have a lot of skins you earn via in game achievements and not $2.49 transactions
distant zinc
if only you could dual wield em
i need it so bad
distant zinc
turning a f’lickta into goo with dual shotguns in HD is a dream of mine
mossy bridge
Would be an amazing gold mod
reminds me of DRG overclocks
but yes please bungo make it happen
distant zinc
Would be an amazing gold mod
is there a list of the gold mods we know about so far?
cosmic flame
“A second fucking WSTR”
instantly shatters your wrists
neat nest
is there a list of the gold mods we know about so far?
Not that I’m aware of
distant zinc
sad!
ivory laurel
When you wipe an entire enemy squad by yourself
cinder hare
crazy good run
went in with i think just a repeater
came out with a better backpack and so many goodies
neat nest
Damn you’re getting paid
neat nest
I can't seem to like the energy weapons
They’re kind of a mixed bag
Except the Circuit Breaker
Which is just awesome
cinder hare
Damn you’re getting paid
yeah my matches go 50/50
sand sluice
these are the guns that I've collected so far
cinder hare
from really good to really bad
indigo oriole
🤔 how many runners load in per map
neat nest
I believe it’s 5 teams on Perimeter and 6 on Marsh
wintry shuttle
be funny if there's like 50 people on site
but you only see five because of how many are getting curb stomped by USEC.
wintry shuttle
I have only seen one to two people in my runs
and usually that's because they're dead.
sand sluice
as Rook I've ran across trios and solos
wintry shuttle
I honestly actually feel fine with the very little PVP fights
sand sluice
maybe 1 duo but that's unconfirmed
wintry shuttle
I honestly actually feel fine with the very little PVP fights
Because like the sound design?
It actively feeds into the idea that this is an isolated, abandoned place.
sand sluice
I've killed the two solos, the two trios I ran into I always down the first one before the others show up, and the possible duo I only was able to down 1 cause ticks.
1 solo I did not fight but neither of us had anything and they didn't shoot at me so I had no reason to kill
wraith vector
I've seen duos and trios and rooks scootin about
cinder hare
wtf
wraith vector
Just the ominous square, nothing to see here
sand sluice
Oh isnt that the one in the shop?
tawdry sequoia
I don't much play extraction games alone, so maybe that's why, but damn Rook is stressful
final onyx
rook is hard mode in exchange for no run timer
tawdry sequoia
honestly, the cloak is amazing
neat nest
Yeah they make a red field which damages you and drop enemies and treasure in there
You need a hostile environment thingy
cosmic flame
it's a cultural differences thing, we all know what americans' first response is to seeing a lockdown
neat nest
The thing which gives you an orange bar above your HP bar
cinder hare
Oh I see I see
pine pilot
Just found a blue sniper with a thermal scope
cinder hare
i really want a thermal scope
wraith vector
As an Assassin fan I shall simply pretend thermals don't exist
cinder hare
i want to camp exfils with a sniper
sand sluice
me when I just wanna quest but other players keep getting in my way (this is not true I activated an extract before 3rd partying a player that was fighting UESC)
snow sail
solo recon gaming: goes to exfil, someone already there, dodged into a corner, heard a few exchange sounds, peeked out, saw UESC in the middle of execution animation, threw tick, boomed the UESC with tick, turns out we're only a few seconds away from exfil complete, stares at downed but not out player til extraction
cosmic flame
👁️👄👁️
snow sail
also sry i did not want to learn a new name
recon F is now a tick
just how much damage does melee do?
and can a player pull non-party-members up from down but not out?
neat nest
just how much damage does melee do?
Can 2 shot green shields
There’s ways to increase it too
sand sluice
which shell has the shoulder cloak, is it recon?
neat nest
and can a player pull non-party-members up from down but not out?
Only by dropping a self rez for them to pick up
cinder hare
imo they should add more friendly mechanics
sand sluice
oh the hardline pr does the same amount of damage as the tac pistol
jfc was trying to figure out why it felt so bad
neat nest
I wouldn’t mind being able to rez randoms
neat nest
Also I’m finally awake and not feeling as sick if people wanna group up
cosmic flame
@mara- oh nice
yeah hold on im patching the game
i hope its a fix for the mouse issues cause the only solution i found to those was killing discord lol
neat nest
i hope its a fix for the mouse issues cause the only solution i found to those w...
It sure is
cinder hare
I think mouse issues got fixed
neat nest
vagrant carbon
Guess I dodged a bullet, was using a pad the whole time lol
Hope the fix comes quick
cinder hare
Also who wants to marathon
neat nest
Also who wants to marathon
I'm in voice
vagrant carbon
I am marathoning now
wintry shuttle
So, I was watching Marathon clips.
Some people are saying that USEC bots use voice comms?
And that some of them also imitate the Shell voice lines?
In this case it was a USEC ghost
neat nest
Apparently!
cosmic flame
get FEAR'd idiot
wintry shuttle
It would be so funny if Marathon pushes other games to make their AI not be dumb.
Because the USEC bots have almost smoked me multiple
times.
split apex
you will die to them directly or indirectly at least once, once you engage higher tier ones
ghost commanders are so juiced
aggro city
snow sail
lol i've already been dying left and right to even the grenadiers
wintry shuttle
Yeah, same.
Being solo is dangerous
but rewarding
Though, I am broke now.
Down to 300 credits.
sand sluice
I have no idea what this does
oh it gave me like 150 rep for cyac specifically
wish it was a little more clear
neat nest
Power flicker!
sand sluice
the UESC attacked your power 
errant juniper
had fun playing a few matches with friends 
only saw other players once, but we had enough trouble with the ai enemies 😭
vibes are good 🙂↕️
vagrant carbon
Well, lost my first run. Teammate thought it was a good idea to run into a building full of bots. By themselves. With only a sidearm.
On the bright side, I murdered my first runner!
neat nest
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i hate it so much
twin rain
it can't be good
vagrant carbon
In the future, we drink big macs
neat nest
the UESC attacked your power <:sadcowboy:572822626456698892>
They’re too strong
vagrant carbon
I lost a nice combat shotgun. I mourn.
neat nest
Yeah I think that's the Wraith
sand sluice
he spawned on a locked box 😭
indigo oriole
im getting better at communicating nonhostile intentions over distance with The Knife Dance
neat nest
Oh is that the way?
sand sluice
That's how Ive been friendly with some people
indigo oriole
i havent kept stats or anything but it seems to work the best w people who are hesitant
very little i can do about getting 100-0'd immediately from behind but thats just part of the game baby i cant fault em
sand sluice
If someone looks dead at me and is knifing at the air crouch spamming to me that's them giving peace instead of gunning me down in the back so I respect it
Other times tho we both just turn a corner and I'm already firing my gun
Unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to get uhh
"Let god sort them out" during server slam
I just don't run into enough people
9 runner kills and then extract on final exfil
neat nest
damb
sand sluice
Best I've gotten is like 5
neat nest
I think 5 kills in solos is good
sand sluice
I'm finding out how to win battles more consistently but also like
Hardline PR is doing a lot of work for me
Cause I feel like people are expecting the same thing I did with it
So they fight me with it
neat nest
Hardline is so good when you're not using its shit-ass irons
sand sluice
Hardline is so good when you're not using its shit-ass irons
Is it the irons? Cause to me after 3 shots it feels like weapon bloom just causes misses unless you let it reset between shots
neat nest
Maybe? They just take up a lot of room and have a really bad sight picture for followup shots
sand sluice
Hrm
I'd say Id have to try it more
But it's like
It might be my least favorite gun
I used to not like the tac pistol
neat nest
I think they buffed it since Oct
sand sluice
Then I realized the tac pistol does same damage as the hardline pr
neat nest
I used to really not like the Sidearm but it's a workhorse now
sand sluice
And was like, "oh"
And then proceeded to clear out a full secure box wave with it
I still want a gun like the commando from halo infinite
neat nest
Have your tried the Impact HAR?
That one felt kinda similar to me
I haven't even seen one in the slam yet it makes me sad
sand sluice
Impact HAR?
neat nest
Big chunky heavy ammo AR
Relatively low rate of fire, full auto, great damage and good range but it kicks
Probably one of the most well rounded powerful weapons in the game
sand sluice
I wonder if I have one hmm
cinder hare
What even uses volt cells
neat nest
The big battery ammo?
sand sluice
I don't have it but it's a barter for traxus
cinder hare
It says the weapons deal heat
neat nest
I think it's the Zeus (energy railgun, I've never used it), the V99 Channel Rifle (energy sniper), and Circuit Breaker (energy shotgun, quite possibly the best gun in the game)
neat nest
V99 is a sniper, V66 is the precision variant
neat nest
At full charge it can
Kind of fires a "slug" when charged too so it can reach out and touch people further than the WSTR
channel rifle can also 1 tap I think but the charge time is like 6-10 seconds or something
sand sluice
Ahh spartan laser
neat nest
kinda, it feels more like the covenant beam sniper to me
You can fire at partial charge
It's kinda weird that the volt cell guns do heat when most of them just fucking kill people anyway haha
split apex
The Lookout kinda rocks actually
neat nest
That's the bolt action sniper right?
split apex
That's the bolt action sniper right?
energy precision rifle
The charged mode sucks ass but the semi auto is great
sand sluice
only one I found is for the volley rifle
neat nest
I honestly haven't been tracking them that closely but I think I've got a couple
neat nest
energy precision rifle
Ahh
Yeah I think you just like shoot the charged mode once and then tap
neat nest
I think it's 10% or 15%
split apex
neat
neat nest
I think it was 25% when it was volt only
But I don't remember and they archived all the channels where people were mathing it out
indigo oriole
i do enjoy triage i like having my little buddy bot
neat nest
Triage is not my playstyle but I like him a lot
I wanna rush and be aggro and get flanks and other various Vandal related things
split apex
Triage is my boy
neat nest
I felt kinda bad in my last run I popped core on her to absolutely run a Rook into the dirt
Just felt like such overkill
split apex
I love buddy botting people
vagrant carbon
Triage is my playstyle. I wanna let my friends be convenient meatshields while I heal them up.
neat nest
I’m also getting like