(the Packets supercede the game on certain timeline details because they made some mistakes)
#Marathon
sharp plover
also relevant, Misriah Armories is the company in Halo that makes most of the guns and vehicles
cinder hare
also relevant, Misriah Armories is the company in Halo that makes most of the gu...
istg
same universe moment?
sharp plover
people joke about it pretty regularly but basically nothing actually lines up
cinder hare
also
i bet we'll see ttk adjustments in the game
also i really like depleted items being common drops whilst i think commanders and stuff dropping green heals more often would be nice
i think light ammo should be more common on UESC personally, but funky idea: make bosses drop good amounts of MIPS
sharp plover
(most importantly Halo humanity has mass produced FTL drives by 2310 for use in interstellar colony ships)
cinder hare
mmm
the volt amount they drop feels just right, there's about 1-3 per fight
which works out overall
sharp plover
yeah enemies definitely need to drop more ammo
cinder hare
i think MIPS + Volt Cells being the rarest feels right
MIPs on bosses and big commander enemies feels right to me
sharp plover
anyway if you want to dig into all the references, https://www.halopedia.org/List_of_Marathon_references_in_the_Halo_series
(some of these are tangential but most of the important ones are there)
huh, neat
oh also, the MIDA emblem is absolutely based on the Seventh Column (a Bungie original logo for their fan club that appears fairly frequently throughout Halo and Destiny and is notably used in Reach in place of the Marathon logo)
cinder hare
au fan fiction
sand sluice
I'm seeing so many assassin shells camping in hauler with the 2 barrel shotgun on the after extraction screen now wth lmao
cinder hare
yeah good gun + tight dark place = assassin haven
sand sluice
visible on my map you say?
Idk game, they sure don't look visible on the map to me
cinder hare
its a glitch i think
sand sluice
posting this for myself for later
finally hit level 30
sucks cause last 5 hours had a migraine
cosmic flame
😌
indigo panther
Ended up way busier during the slam than I was hoping, so only got like 3 sessions in, not sure if I'm totally sold in all honesty 🤔 maybe it's the limited map variety but felt a bit destiny-like going to the same map, interacting with a different prop, then leaving to do it again
I'm curious, did anyone manage to have a friendly interaction between them and another runner not in their crew?
wraith vector
Escaped together in dead silence with another Rook
And a group of regular shells which we did fight but were jovially talking in prox chat about it
indigo panther
Aw that's cool, I didn't manage to have any chats with no squad shells
Kinda wish I'd given the Rook a go
wraith vector
I do believe it's still up for some hours
Rook is neat though! Very different vibe
indigo panther
Ah neat, should be able to jump on after work
neat nest
indigo panther
True, I ruined a whole run by activating a cargo drop because I didn't know it'd spawn robots near it
sharp plover
same for one of those hacking chests
sand sluice
I'm curious, did anyone manage to have a friendly interaction between them and a...
Many times
Never extracted with other peeps tho
neat nest
I'm curious, did anyone manage to have a friendly interaction between them and a...
Not very many times but I was mostly playing squads
Where people are disinclined to make friends
I had friendly rooks and some amicable meetings in solos
sand sluice
I never had friendly interactions with assassin players tho
I maybe could have had one but not my fault if dude is skulking around in hauler and only says something after I down him
Tbf most of the friendly interactions I've had were of recon players
mossy bridge
anyway if you want to dig into all the references, <https://www.halopedia.org/Li...
The big one is the Reclaimer Glyph
also mjolnir armour and mjolnir recon 54, the player character
sand sluice
I also realize the only actual like
Toxic interaction I ran across was a destroyer shell
I saw this on social media
The fog is a bigger friend than foe ngl
distant zinc
I'm curious, did anyone manage to have a friendly interaction between them and a...
in a sense, we ran into a team trying to do the nucal introduction and parlayed to both walk away alive
final onyx
yeah fog is great because you have a map and it breaks enemy LoS
wraith vector
Yeaaah the varying weather adds a lot to the maps
sand sluice
Sometimes it annoys me cause sounds are spotty at times and it's annoying trying to figure out what's actually a footstep and what's random noise
And it's not intentional either because the one bit that is intentional are those gross plastic flaps
I hate them so much
Like nails on a chalkboard
sonic idol
And it's not intentional either because the one bit that *is* intentional are th...
thanks, nucal
sand sluice
I hate them so much
Idk why my brain is like this but I think about them and I want to throw up 😭
Seeing the like
Ingame burger stuff
The lore entries and what not
And then same week/weekend
The video drops about the McDonalds ceo
neat nest
The nucal burger seems awful
sand sluice
Art really does imitate life sometimes huh
neat nest
It’s funny that at least 2 YouTubers have tried to make it
sand sluice
But they can't right? Like it would be a health concern cause sewage?
sharp plover
it's basically just a burger flavored protein shake
neat nest
But they can't right? Like it would be a health concern cause sewage?
It’s pretty heavily processed stuff and I think waste from plant research not a human sewage system
It’s nasty but I don’t think it’s poopwater burger
sand sluice
sand sluice
It’s pretty heavily processed stuff and I think waste from plant research not a ...
Oh like the Futurama joke with recycled meat?
neat nest
That was a very funny video
sand sluice
Hilariously enough like, if science is advanced enough I would def like recycled food as a thing assuming it had proper standards
neat nest
Oh like the Futurama joke with recycled meat?
There’s so many jokes in futurama I don’t remember which one that is sorry
sand sluice
I think the joke is fry is eating like, a ham sandwich and he finds out about things being super recycled and Lelah goes, "even the ham you're eating is recycled" and he goes, "eugh"
sonic idol
It’s nasty but I don’t think it’s poopwater burger
I was getting the impression that they were breaking down their "supplies" into such basic components that they become removed from the source enough to get back to being a nutrient. Lots of recycling and whatnot
not just "mixing whatever" without a ton of casual molecular fiddling
neat nest
I agree
distant zinc
finally hit 30 just in time
sonic idol
I agree
kinda like the water reclamation system in the ISS
"didja know you're probably drinking sweat and piss?"
sand sluice
Sounds like a good way to dehydrate
sharp plover
the water that was in those things but nothing else
thats what makes it "reclamation"
indigo panther
Not very many times but I was mostly playing squads
Damn I hadn't thought it'd only queue you against squads if you're in a squad, makes sense though
neat nest
Damn I hadn't thought it'd only queue you against squads if you're in a squad, m...
You can also get duos but yeah
sharp plover
yeah, its solo v solo and squad v squad, but rooks go everywhere afaik
neat nest
I kinda hope duos get their own Q
sand sluice
Yeah can just let duos have duos only queue as well and then let solos and duos queue upward if they want
sharp plover
I think they said so in the news post
sharp plover
okay its just "we know people want that"
ivory laurel
Never extracted with other peeps tho
I managed to extract with a random while playing solo, mostly because they failed to kill me in the extract circle
cinder hare
Most of the UI changes people want can be defined better as visual clarity
neat nest
Yeah there’s some places more clarity would be good
It’s hard to ID implants and chip mods and shields primarily
mossy bridge
I kinda hope duos get their own Q
apparently they're considering it now
which is nice
cinder hare
Yeah there’s some places more clarity would be good
Something I’ve been thinking of is some symbols for loot that show what “type” it is
Like a “reinforced” symbol you can see on shields
Then something like a UESC symbol for mods that grant anti UESC buffs, plus filters based on that
neat nest
I think it’s sorta weird all the shields are green with different backgrounds
cinder hare
mmm
cinder hare
thing to learn about marathon: rat like crazy
play thermals, stalk corners, play dirty
stalk enemies and wait for the perfect distance to fight
crazy good shit
neat nest
Yeah being a nasty sneaky runner pays off
Even if it just means not sprinting much
Sprinting is SO LOUD
cinder hare
also i feel really bad for this glitch i killed like 20 seconds before exfil
echo scroll
Wait are servers still up?
neat nest
For about 40 minutes
indigo panther
Damn some guys just gave me a blue as took before we exfilled
Love and peace on planet earth
ivory laurel
I am happy I managed to get to 10
neat nest
I think I got to around 15 but I had to run Lancer this weekend which ate into game time
cinder hare
ive been doing runs and man it hurts when you lose a purple run and a blue run all at once
indigo panther
Why will no one let me exfil with them :(
They don't even take my stuff, they just shoot me and exfil away
I just want my rods!
The duality of the world
indigo panther
I did it, only bumped into another sneaky guy while they were invisible and just went "sup dude"
mossy bridge
A vandal snuck up on me while I was exfil-ing and just
didnt do anything
I had no health too due to poison
neat nest
I did it, only bumped into another sneaky guy while they were invisible and just...
Lmao
neat nest
What happened to the others haha
neat nest
Hahaha
indigo panther
Sheeeeeeeesh that's a hell of a haul
cinder hare
thats not even the best of the best
neat nest
Thief in 3 days 🙂
void stirrup
man
This shit was so good
I didn't get to Level 30 unfort, but 25 is close enough right?
indigo panther
Are they resetting everything or can you carry stuff over?
wraith vector
Reset with bonuses for playing /level 10/30 in the Slamme
indigo panther
Oh right, I uh, didn't check my level so I don't know if I hit level 10
echo scroll
I’m kinda ok with that couldn’t get on so at least I’m not missing out on any good looking cosmetics
indigo panther
Ye
echo scroll
More gear for me to claim off bodies >:3
neat nest
Yeah the welcome boxes are whatever
wraith vector
It'd be neat if demo items had a special tag to track
neat nest
Blues are nice but loot comes and goes
wraith vector
Know the core you found is old as hell
neat nest
Now, special cosmetics for playing a little? Hell yeah
indigo oriole
i got what i wanted out of server slam, which was to find out if i wanted to buy the game
neat nest
Do you?
indigo oriole
i do!
it was very fun, enjoyed it a lot
especially enjoy that i can play it in small doses and still have a good time
neat nest
Honestly same
indigo oriole
one 10min in-and-out run scratches the itch
i enjoy games i can play while defrosting chicken or boiling pasta :P
neat nest
I have a lot of stuff competing for my time these days and I was worried Marathon was gonna be kinda like Destiny where you really need to be able to devote 90+ minute sessions to it to get the most out of it
But if I’ve got 30 minutes I can do a couple runs
wraith vector
Destiny always felt a bit toothless
neat nest
Idk I never played that much of it
I played a fair amount of the red war shortly after D2 became free
Which is probably not the ideal
Since I think the best stuff is raids and such?
void stirrup
Destiny really is a very different experience given it's a lot more centered around the customizability and RPG nature of everything, Marathon is basically a roguelike
indigo panther
Pretty much
void stirrup
and yeah RaD is basically the main essence of what makes Destiny good so uh
neat nest
I know this isn’t the point but
I think Marathon could do 6 member PVE raids really well haha
void stirrup
I think they are planning something around Raids? or at least I remember something in that vein
might be tippin
neat nest
There is yeah
The Cryo Archive map is coming shortly after launch and has some raid mechanics
It’s still solos or trios though
sand sluice
I think Marathon could do 6 member PVE raids really well haha
Marathon 6 person co-op extract
sand sluice
The guy who got 50 is crazy
Ottr who I usually check in because for the most part he has a level head on his shoulders was like level 58 or something.
But tbf he was sponsored by Bungie
sand sluice
Yeh
Basically if you uhh
W keyed towards fights and played in trios you level up rather quickly
I think it's cause xp is shared some in trios
wraith vector
Snipers should be strong imo but I have bias
neat nest
I think snipers are ok but thermal snipers are too good at acquiring targets at very long range
cosmic flame
i dont mind snipers having something to do since they're so useless vs uesc but thermals are a real painful outlier
neat nest
I actually think snipers are pretty good vs UESC
It’s just to have 1 shot Grenadier staggers
wraith vector
I'm just happy when the Best Thing To Do isn't just move as fast as possible with a rapidfire smg
neat nest
Even if the fuckin grens take 2+ shots
I hate grenadiers almost as much as I hate ghosts
cosmic flame
MIPS is just so uncomfortable to use against pve enemies
wraith vector
They're SO ACCURATE
cosmic flame
you will think the grenades explode after a few seconds
they do not.
neat nest
MIPS is just so uncomfortable to use against pve enemies
It’s also like… kind of bad against them since they have significantly more runner damage
cosmic flame
yeah that's the thing right
you could use this shotgun to facialise the scorch commander
neat nest
I’m not sure how I feel about that change yeah I liked em being very good vs UESC
cosmic flame
or in the same number of rounds, you could kill literally every other player on the map
neat nest
The Ares in particular suffers from the change
Since a lot of its strength was obliterating high tier UESC
At least we’ve got the circuit breaker
sand sluice
Ares and Longshot are gr8 against UESC with the ammo refund on kill
cosmic flame
the railgun lowcalorically is not even that good against players without hella kit like optics
sand sluice
That's about it tho
neat nest
the railgun lowcalorically is not even that good against players without hella k...
Yeah the Ares seems pretty nerfed vs its (scary) power in Oct
sand sluice
For the snipers idk how I feel about them or the other mips weapons
neat nest
It was always very awkward to use but the reward feels small next to the Longshot or Outland now
sand sluice
I got 3 shot so quick by someone with "hacks" in their name I was half suspecting they might actually be cheating because not a single person has killed me that quickly minus with a shotgun
Too early for me to know tho, need like another 300 hours minimum before I'd start feeling more confident
neat nest
By 2204design (jack ferris) on Twitter
cosmic flame
It was always very awkward to use but the reward feels small next to the Longsho...
in fairness I wonder if part of it is that the "irons" are actually really, really usable in close quarters
neat nest
Yeah it’s not really a sniper rifle it’s like a weird mid range shotgun
They also severely cut down the duration you can hold a charge on it
I think it was overnerfed
cosmic flame
the longshot zoom esp on thermals is so high I just do not use it indoors most times, but an ares especially if your recon is pinging can corner peek like fuck
indigo oriole
i dont need a "sniper" or "irons" i just need as many bullets as will fit into an lmg and your general direction-
cosmic flame
I understand why they're cautious about it
neat nest
(Admittedly I did gross things with it by corner peeking with the charge maxed during dangerous days)
cosmic flame
yeah haha
neat nest
Since back then it 1 shotted purple shields on head shot
Maybe it still does I didn’t shoot any runners with purple shields
wraith vector
What Shells do you all like? I was mostly in Destroyer/Assassin town
neat nest
Vandal and Triage are my favorite
wraith vector
And yeah I don't think I saw above Blue
neat nest
I need to play more Destroyer though
wraith vector
I love how Vandal looks but I am bad at their business
cosmic flame
Since back then it 1 shotted purple shields on head shot
pretty sure it still does
neat nest
Same like it better lol
sand sluice
Mechanics wise?
Triage, free heals for days
Aesthetics?
Vandal, Rook, Thief, Recon
cosmic flame
when I was sniper duelling another team, I popped one in the skull with the longshot
and I just got the purple shield crack notif instead of the killsound
I was shitting myself internally
sand sluice
How do the shield damage values end up at
sand sluice
Heals for days when meds so expensive
cosmic flame
triage has an egregarious offensive steroid in addition to just being jimmy heals
cosmic flame
I suspect people will need him less as they suck less and/or they buff med spawn rates and effectiveness, but doing cornball stuff with triage heals like forcing toxin room is really funny
neat nest
Why does he need a short cooldown like fuckin +15% damage amp which stuns with some weapons?
I don’t know but I’m not complaining
wraith vector
Because.. bald
cosmic flame
true they took his hair kinda like an anti samson
I'm angy that I didn't get to explore a quarantine zone despite having the meds to do it
neat nest
The lockdowns?
indigo oriole
i mostly played Triage, excited to try Thief
cosmic flame
The lockdowns?
yeah thats the one
I believe you need the OS buffer not the OS purge to do it without exploding
cosmic flame
ANTIVIRUS PACK SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM
neat nest
I was gonna make a Dracula Flow joke but basically all these work without edits dang it
neat nest
Oh man
cosmic flame
.
neat nest
My one weakness… poor range
echo scroll
braingrub_
This one tickled my brain
cinder hare
oh yeah there's a theory that bingus is durandal
why the hell is marathon twitter actually chill and making cool theories and stuff
neat nest
I am not convinced by it but I think it’s cool
Something weird is going on with that cat but I don’t think KAAL1 is Durandal
Admittedly I might be missing info
Ok
Having seen the video this makes more sense
cinder hare
yea yeah
neat nest
Door guy Durandal after all
neat nest
cinder hare
[10 page slander rant]
indigo oriole
Its so saucy
neat nest
The loading screen icons?
cosmic flame
yeah in the bluescreen before you actually load into the map proper
where it tells you PERIMETER or DIRE MARSH or OUTPOST or whatever
right above that
there's a set of pictograms
sharp plover
i want a hub zone but its an old school fmv style setup where the camera just zooms around to different fixed positions
cosmic flame
they're awesome, remind me a little of the hazard symbols from Alien production
sharp plover
could even be a fun cyberspace thing
neat nest
i want a hub zone but its an old school fmv style setup where the camera just zo...
That could be neat
A social hub and especially a firing range are things I’d like
indigo panther
A little social zone could be cool, cause I don't think it's confirmed where our runners ARE? Unless I missed some of the lore
cinder hare
i think you're off-planet in a ship or something
neat nest
As far as I understand it (which isn’t totally complete) runners physically exist off mission yeah
indigo panther
But like a virtual hub hang out people's various digital ghosts would be dope
cosmic flame
I lowcalorically assumed you're just in a solid state drive
neat nest
They just spend some time disembodied while a replacement shell is woven
indigo panther
That was kind of my wondering, are we calling in remotely from Earth or Mars? Are we in orbit? Is there even a meat body involved in this at all?
sharp plover
I think they're aboard a spaceship between missions when theyre instantiated
no, definitely in-system
neat nest
My understanding is that the runners are in orbit or in system and there’s no meat body
sharp plover
teleportation is not that long range
neat nest
You left that behind to be FTL-broadcast into Tau Ceti
cosmic flame
has to be in-system, if it was possible to get things from tau ceti to mars then the whole mystery would be broken overnight
neat nest
(Where corpo ships weave you shells)
sharp plover
you get loaded into a shell in orbit, do your loadout and debrief (see the original trailer), get teleported down, do your stuff, get teleported up and them resynchronized with your local copy
indigo panther
Huh, I guess I was assuming the materials were being sent back home, even if for some reason things can't be teleported there
sharp plover
because its actually some kind of entangled consciousness thing that loses effectiveness with range and tc4's bullshit
indigo panther
Like, are the UESC (or however you spell it) also just hanging in orbit, pumping out trooper bots?
sharp plover
(this is the diagetic reason for the timer, the runner shell's mind loses sync with your actual mind and it self-destructs)
cosmic flame
if og marathon is any indication you really really REALLY do not want forks going off and doing their own thing
split apex
The UESC are bringing in physical dropships, they definitely have troop manufactories either on planet or in orbit
sharp plover
exactly yeah
neat nest
(this is the diagetic reason for the timer, the runner shell's mind loses sync w...
I thought it was a signal window thing but that makes sense
sharp plover
its a built in feature of the shells, even if they'd be viable post-desync
cinder hare
i wonder why UESC doesn't just print them 24/7
cosmic flame
it's described as a 'signal recall window'
wraith vector
UESC is all like automated right? Just sort of running on old programming
indigo panther
Honestly that'd have been a fair explanation, "you have 30 minutes before the ship we're broadcasting from goes out of range"
neat nest
UESC is all like automated right? Just sort of running on old programming
Yeah old machines and maybe modern directives
cosmic flame
i believe the implication is that it's the window to specifically yoink the clone back from the shell, then they merge it back to main
sharp plover
all the troops are autonomous, but we don't know anything about local leadership
sharp plover
we steal our ftl comms from them, so presumably theyre in contact with Sol like we are
split apex
The UESC grunts are old machines but with how the corp AIs talk about the UESC as a whole, they absolutely have more modern shells and commanders on site
indigo panther
Could have been there the whole time, there's a bit of lore I read where a kid is talking about no longer being threatened with execution for insubordination cause he was living in the woods
cosmic flame
imagine literally just being some guy out in the wilderness and then all of a sudden you get hit with the TURN BACK! 03 countdown
neat nest
Could have been there the whole time, there's a bit of lore I read where a kid i...
Jasper’s lore stuff?
That shit was depressing omg
Marathon writing has some sauce
cinder hare
Jasper?
indigo panther
Ye Jasper, got the first chunk when I extracted with a...calorie bar?
Got it in a safe in Marsh Maintenance
cosmic flame
I'm telling you people the bungie writers are awesome but they have thus far been fucking chained up in a vault for 10000 years with the images of the oldest pharoahs
indigo panther
Jasper?
Background character with some logs you get for extracting with certain items
cosmic flame
I'm desperately hoping that marathon will give them a chance to flex the writing muscles even more
cinder hare
I need the lore 😭
cosmic flame
especially now that the lore entries can also come with voice acted segments
neat nest
They’re some young person who basically fucks off into the woods after things go to hell
neat nest
especially now that the lore entries can also come with voice acted segments
It’s so sick to me that the valuables are attached to lore and such
wraith vector
Things seem to be going to hell in ways I hadn't expected
cosmic flame
the emotional support plush toy 😭
the fact that it's Joy from the gameplay trailer speaking in that series of logs is fucking Something
neat nest
Everything about Joyeuse is pretty sad
cosmic flame
at first I assumed Joy was just a generic secretary AI to the whole of the tau ceti colony, but from the way she has to describe words like 'liaison' I highly suspect she was involved with childcare specifically
which uh
has some implications about how she is trying to phrase the colony's state in that trailer
wraith vector
None of the AI seem awfully.. normal
indigo panther
The bit of Jay's I got where he says "real meat is sinewy, mum didn't tell me that, but she probably was never told that either"
Generations of people trying to get to a new future, to eat real meat
That shit hit
neat nest
Really helps show off the abstract weird built environment too
cinder hare
does anyone have like, the txt
neat nest
Like everything in the colony was so technological and processed for so long
neat nest
does anyone have like, the txt
I’m struggling to find em again
wraith vector
NuCaloric wheat having goddamn barcodes
neat nest
People don’t name things well on Twitter
cinder hare
NuCaloric wheat having goddamn barcodes
christ
cosmic flame
I mean I figure the actual plants do not have barcodes and it's just marketing spec
wraith vector
tru
final onyx
what are the chances the game is on sale at launch?
cosmic flame
but you probably do order everything from the NuCaloric IKEA numbering system
wraith vector
Just that and the image of a thousand thousand pills forming their logo
neat nest
That one about the people remixing the burgers is grody too
you can make it silver quality (very bad) but the machine locks you out from putting NuCaloric branding on it
wraith vector
Maybe having your brain in a computer is okay actually
final onyx
nucal are very close to being tescrealist jackasses, but have goals beyond making money and are thus somehow much better
neat nest
> you can make it silver quality (very bad) but the machine locks you out from p...
but you can make silver quality burgerslop and feed it back into the reagent tank for a new batch
wraith vector
A lot of those folks in the trailers seemed to be having various bad times, they just shoot us
cinder hare
what are the chances the game is on sale at launch?
very low ngl
cosmic flame
the nucaloric stuff is probably just a reflection of how miserable life seems to be on earth/mars, at least in ogthon
neat nest
Yeah
final onyx
i mean it sucks so bad MIDA has members
neat nest
NuCaloric is interesting because they do appear to genuinely be pretty above board and idealistic for a megacorp
But they’re still doing all this unpleasant stuff out of necessity and apathy
Very interesting faction for me
wraith vector
Yeah like food scarcity has to be a problem if we have enough people to fire a bunch into space
neat nest
What’s that thing from their intro?
More than 27 billion humans fed?
Something like that
wraith vector
I don't quite know what Arachne.. want. To do
cosmic flame
its called ARACHNE humor buddy
neat nest
I don't quite know what Arachne.. want. To do
I think they want to make rampant runners
Their thing is about the cycle of life and death for reborn immortals
Maybe they’re trying to break sword logic into the universe lol
Make yourself into a perfect weapon
final onyx
I don't quite know what Arachne.. want. To do
theyre a religion fascinated with death and are obscure enough that cyac diegetically has trouble finding info
and cyac casually leaks UESC documents to you
wraith vector
I love how Oni is just like letting these people access our brain
'Probably don't trust them but you know, contracts'
indigo panther
> its called ARACHNE humor buddy
This is ARACHNE, we clown in this motherfucker
Take your sensitive ass back to NuCaloric
cosmic flame
yeah Oni is just casually doing combat with john mida hacking your brain while stuff is going on
also MAN
cinder hare
theyre a religion fascinated with death and are obscure enough that cyac dieget...
SKIN THEM SKIN THEM SKIN THEM
cosmic flame
the new faction intro for nucaloric especially
is like night and day
I knew rationally the old one was a placeholder but even though it was just a slideshow I still really enjoyed it
wraith vector
I want to pet the liquid metal traxus lion
neat nest
I’m torn between MIDA and Arachne’s for my favorites
indigo panther
I only unlocked MIDA and Traxus and it was worth it for the Liquid Lion
neat nest
But if Charter was a firetruck he’d be the biggest so maybe I’m biased
wraith vector
Mida having that intro and then "go break some windows"
indigo panther
"Kill some robots but also cause property damage"
final onyx
they want instability so that UESC and the megacorps's grip on power weakens
cosmic flame
I’m torn between MIDA and Arachne’s for my favorites
primary obsession with death
heavy visual symbology of tearing tapestries and snapping threads, which is what the fates would do
called ARACHNE
are they stupid?
final onyx
on an individual level this is what they can contract some rando on tau ceti to do
neat nest
Actually I lied
cinder hare
Mida having that intro and then "go break some windows"
i think its so fucking hilarious how they're just like "RAHHHHHH PROTEST" and the mission is "break windows (nobody lives here)"
neat nest
Seki was in the Oct playtest
indigo panther
I'm guessing all the intros are on YouTube? Think I'll hold off on watching them till I decided if I'm picking it up or not 🤔
neat nest
I think I have it saved to my HDD if I want to risk Bungie ninjas getting my ass 72 hours early
cosmic flame
its called nda playtester humor buddy [THIS POST REMOVED DUE TO DMCA REQUEST]
mossy bridge
I don't quite know what Arachne.. want. To do
Kill Seven Billion People
cosmic flame
my understanding is that they're thanatonauts from destiny
mossy bridge
but actually i think they're either a death cult or a megacorp who wants some kind of upheaval
neat nest
The replies are very easy to guess haha
cosmic flame
death is no longer the end, so we should be dying all the time for fun and for exploring the frontiers of human experience
twin rain
The VA for Charter also voiced Huskar from Dota 2 (among other heroes in that game) and I cannot unlink then.
(Very low demographic overlap on this one but still)
cosmic flame
and we should really really be killing people especially!
cosmic flame
The VA for Charter also voiced Huskar from Dota 2 (among other heroes in that ga...
if anyone would be an arachne disciple...
twin rain
Exactly!
cosmic flame
it would be the guy who got SO MAD about being saved from death that he became the most annoying mid laner of all time
and becomes stronger by staying at low health all the time
the actual most arachne-coded character in all of dota is, of course, axe.
vagrant carbon
Is death not simply a temporary vacation?
neat nest
I appreciate that the most notable Arachne upgrade is giving WSTR’s to Rooks
cinder hare
I appreciate that the most notable Arachne upgrade is giving WSTR’s to Rooks
I’ll be real that’s like the nastiest thing you could do lmao
Claymore WSTR rook is crazy shit
cosmic flame
people are so, so, so bad about minesweeping in this game
neat nest
Fully Upgraded rooks are fucking menaces
cosmic flame
I swear to god the environment in Maintenance has got as many kills as players
vagrant carbon
I hate to ask how often you've been people just blow up
neat nest
I like that dumb fuckin hedge maze in Greenhouses which seems to always have like 15 claymores in it
cinder hare
i hate that place 
neat nest
dare you enter my magical realm? There’s an arms locker in the middle :^)
wraith vector
This is why vents are the best mode of travel
cosmic flame
I like that dumb fuckin hedge maze in Greenhouses which seems to always have lik...
it's genuinely a noise trap
sand sluice
A social hub and *especially* a firing range are things I’d like
I desire hideout management like most extraction shooters have.
Let me collect the deluxe burger meals and go on mini dates with the shells
cosmic flame
because people keep fucking wandering in and getting their shit blown smoove off
the pve in this game is so ridiculously mean sometimes
neat nest
I love it
cosmic flame
the fucking hell rooms with tripwires
vagrant carbon
It's evil (positive)
cosmic flame
I legit think the strat there is to have someone prep with anti-virus kits then trip everything so you don't have to worry about it
because your mental stack is so fucked by the eighty dudes who spawn in with purple shields that you will just blunder into tripwires over and over again
the fact that they put a secure box in there is like
they're putting a tiny piece of cheese on the floor and then a loaded anti-aircraft cannon pointed at it
vagrant carbon
I've not had the pleasure of having a teammate explode by tripwire. I'm not sure if that's better or worse than running into a hail of bullets like it's still Halo.
sand sluice
I want it to be meaner
cinder hare
they're putting a tiny piece of cheese on the floor and then a loaded anti-aircr...
its so fucking funny
also the fact that lockboxes give so little for a key is kinda sad
cosmic flame
I've had people go 'yeah we should totally do this secure box' while on cyac sponsor kits
my brother in christ
we are doing a 0 credit run for econ
cinder hare
i love doing secure boxes as rook
cosmic flame
we are not getting out alive
cinder hare
it's so fucking easy
cosmic flame
to be clear I mean the one in the hell room from AI uplink
not secure boxes in general
sand sluice
They should have uesc randomly drop the fake runner deathboxes
cosmic flame
if you're in a wide open space it generally doesn't really matter, even in Hauler it's not so bad
but the tripwires are a 10x difficulty mult
cinder hare
AI uplink fucking SUCKS
the way i deal with it is running outside and using the door to kill em off one by one
cosmic flame
I genuinely have no clue what they were thinking making the traxus intro missions require you to go there
it's no fucking good
vagrant carbon
we are not getting out alive
thresh, some people just really, really believe in themselves
cosmic flame
the entire place is just an invitation to get clipped by the devs
cinder hare
ngl the way i play doesnt make clips but holy hell it does win if people listen to me
well, if anyone just tries to coordinate
play like a hyperrat
also glitch + sniper feels incredible
glitch + WSTR is also incredible
glitch w/ WSTR, smokes, sniper...
i need to try that
maybe the Mistrah in the full game
sand sluice
play like a hyperrat
Meta rat is always effective if someone walks by you and you are crouched in a bush with a rocket launcher
Hell with sound propagation carrying odd rn it's meta already due to luck
cinder hare
i fucking love how fast the ttk is sometimes
cosmic flame
when the game comes out and people datamine maps i will make a poi difficulty ranking
cinder hare
i fucking hate it too
ngl i kinda wish it was slower not because it's "bad" but because i wanna slam people with 4 MIPS instead of 2
sand sluice
But consider, if you do that they will get away
cinder hare
But consider, if you do that they will get away
So? Just shoot them again
sand sluice
Did you bring cardio kicks?
cinder hare
Did you bring cardio kicks?
No need usually
A depleted is more than sufficient anyways
neat nest
I genuinely have no clue what they were thinking making the traxus intro mission...
Traxus HATES runners
All their missions are dick kickers
vagrant carbon
Game's gonna really put me through it come launch, I just know
neat nest
Honestly it’s way less rough now than in the closed tests
Which were like all hardecore sweaters
Leaving that typo
Was kinda wild I kept talking balance with this guy who was like top .5% in destiny PvP
Oh wow
cosmic flame
Was kinda wild I kept talking balance with this guy who was like top .5% in dest...
one of my friends who was 'clip streamers in d2 pvp' good at the game has moved onto marathon as his great new hope
which is quite funny
neat nest
Honestly if you liked Destiny PvP but wanted a game which didn’t marginalize it yeah Marathon might be your best bet
cinder hare
Oh wow
“DOA” lmao
But yeah incredible how well marathon is going rn
Also Pfhor is doing live Q&A rn
neat nest
Oh?
cosmic flame
Honestly if you liked Destiny PvP but wanted a game which didn’t marginalize it ...
marginalise is the funniest word to use but you're not wrong
cosmic flame
bourgeois raiders and proletarian pvp players,
cinder hare
cosmic flame
lmfaooaoaoaoaoaoaoaoaoaoa
cinder hare
cinder hare
vagrant carbon
I never knew anyone who was into Destiny, let alone super good at it
cinder hare
Anyways, anyone get a feedback email?
vagrant carbon
Just felt ignored irl in my circles
sand sluice
Was kinda wild I kept talking balance with this guy who was like top .5% in dest...
pre covid or post covid
cosmic flame
I never knew anyone who was into Destiny, let alone super good at it
honestly a wise move
i was reasonably good and cracked top 50-100 speedrun leaderboards for some pve content but i look back on that person with a kind of fascinated revulsion
indigo oriole
i was into destiny when it still had its original content in it 
vagrant carbon
I wanted to like the original Destiny, got into one of the betas, but never stuck to it or 2
cinder hare
Also Pfhor is just like “how many of you people actually read” lmao
(Someone asked for an infiltrator / UESC faker shell)
cosmic flame
"i wanted to like Destiny" could be the summary of the franchise
vagrant carbon
How in the world did the first game managed to get a song out of Paul McCartney
Fucking fever dream
cosmic flame
i am so cautious about opening myself up to get hurt again by this company
but unfortunately this game does feel really good
vagrant carbon
Think the last time I tried D2 was during that Bungie anniversary thing
sand sluice
if I was physically and mentally healthy I could probably actually seriously stream videogames and be better than a fair number at it
cinder hare
vagrant carbon
Same. Damned chronic illnesses.
rotund bough
I think it's quite ingenious how Bungie has managed to concentrate Destiny's design ethos into Marathon so succinctly. For example, for years Destiny has flung between Fucking Hype and Dead Game, and Marathon completed that cycle before it even official released /s
indigo oriole
cant believe no one is playing marathon rn </3 dead game
cinder hare
I think it's quite ingenious how Bungie has managed to concentrate Destiny's des...
I think a lot of it is idiots doomposting if you’re referring to the “dead on arrival” folks
indigo oriole
there are some genuine jokes about the server slam being over w the player count analytics
they've been tickling me
cinder hare
Lots of people who haven’t played the game or can’t stand a weird stylized game
rotund bough
For sure
indigo oriole
hey studmuffin, you should get into the hauler!! and kill them all!!!
neat nest
Fuckin Hauler
They call it that cause you better haul ass outta there or you’re gonna die
cinder hare
Yeah I like to claymore doors there
Like it’s really fun to bring like 6 claymores in and claymore every fucking door
neat nest
look we can rush Hauler and open the arms lockers there
final onyx
i ran hauler with jenny and reverb and we got out with a bunch of guns
but that was on beginner perimeter
neat nest
It’s not that bad I’m just joking around but you do need to leave as soon as you get the goods
neat nest
Oh yeah big fan
cinder hare
Like, the next thing they posted was the same UI but gray and with a family guy video in it
neat nest
I also got the lose everything factory from them
cosmic flame
yeah its just an adaptation of the same menu from the destiny UI
wraith vector
It is kitted the hell out
I have to figure Long Cooldown on the drone
But still assume it might be most popular shell
twin rain
she's capable of unparalleled levels of bullshit that the slammers are not prepared for
it's gonna be peak
wraith vector
Surely the grapple won't be Pathfinder levels of catapult across the map
Looks more zip to point ish in trailers
But still my fave <_<
twin rain
yeah not tons of momentum, but may be possible with the right setup/location
wraith vector
'Hey you played Crypto Loba and Pathfinder, so there's this biomech'
neat nest
I have to figure Long Cooldown on the drone
It's long, we have some footage
I think about 190 seconds?
wraith vector
Not tooooo bad
neat nest
That's post buildcraft
wraith vector
Ooh
twin rain
(which is about as long as Recon Scan)
neat nest
aha
Featuring White Rabbit Thief too
oops 218 on load in
longest CD known
HOWEVER
The grapple hook is not long
twin rain
by the time it comes off CD people will actually have loot to steal
(barring stuff you bring in, ofc)
neat nest
This is also the build and there's probably some tactical and/or prime recharge in there
Grapple CD and drone performance also depend on bag fullness so there's another variable there
split apex
Im sorry does the grapple not need any attachment at all??
twin rain
it does not
split apex
it just makes a swivel point mid air
twin rain
strand type game
neat nest
Yeah it shoots out a little turbine/propeller thing and anchors on air
Thief seems so good
split apex
I think Thief might go a little bonkers
cosmic flame
strand type game
dont make me mad again strand was so fucking peak
i legit occasionally want to come back to the game just to play strand
indigo oriole
thief looks so cute
indigo oriole
The audio makes me consider actually buying a headset
neat nest
It’s worth it
Sound directionality is good and it’s super good to be able to localize gunshots/footsteps quickly
I got into good headsets for Siege and they’re… close to as important in Marathon
I suck at identifying Runner vs UESC footsteps though
swift sluice
It seems like a big help indoors after getting used to things.
I've heard UESC was significantly louder than runner footsteps
neat nest
I think that’s the case
twin rain
when you're close, they're a bit bassier and stompier
have more of a regular cadence when "on patrol"
neat nest
Esp heavy UESC which have clomping metallic stomps
split apex
I suck at identifying Runner vs UESC footsteps though
I found that the UESC footsteps have a slow, consistent rhythm and sound a lot more mechanical
Whereas runner footsteps are quicker and lighter
neat nest
The problem I have is when there’s both I can’t localize runners
This is maybe intentional since they’re quieter so you can hide in chaos
swift sluice
Definitely sounds ideal for Rooks running around
neat nest
Mixed UESC/runner fights are such clusterfucks lol
split apex
yeah I think thats on purpose
twin rain
rooks footsteps are similar to UESC as well
split apex
very much a clusterfuck
cosmic flame
This is maybe intentional since they’re quieter so you can hide in chaos
my favourite sound trick was using the lightning strikes to disguise approach since they have an extremely predictable window of noisemaking
twin rain
metallic
cosmic flame
and they're so loud that they can pretty easily disguise footsteps
neat nest
my favourite sound trick was using the lightning strikes to disguise approach si...
Noting this haha
I hadn’t thought to do that
cosmic flame
its pretty sexy if i do say so myself
distant zinc
does anyone have a picture of the uhh ||compiler effigy loot|| (spoilers maybe?)
cinder hare
I think I should write my full thoughts on marathon later
cinder hare
haha tier list
split apex
?
cinder hare
||-# alphabetical order||
split apex
lmao
cinder hare
if i had to rank fun, it'd probably be closer to vandal, assassin, recon <-> destroyer, triage for me
vandal movement is just too damn fun
assassin invis feels insanely good to use and the kit is so fucking good
recon and destroyer im mixed on, cuz destroyer also has good movement but it just isnt the same as vandal's, and the whole "I am literally a UESC commander on crack" is crazy
but recon has on demand damage and info, both of which i fucking adore
triage i just dont like as much
wait i think i know a great solution to ammo issues
so we have bioprinters and core printers
what about ammo printers, except they need some unstable lead or other common materials to function
cinder hare
I think I should write my full thoughts on marathon later
i think the guns are just perfect
like, aside from the V11 needing to sound heavier and punchier on the charge or having sharper "feedback" personally, it's great overall
i think 120 light ammo stacks feels... right? 80 is a touch small for how much ammo you can burn in a fight
on the other hand, i want slower TTKs not because skill but because i want to shoot enemies more before they die, but granted, 90% of the time it was green shields, blues felt best to fight against
distant zinc
yeah blues feel pretty solid in terms of TTK on both sides
cinder hare
UESC i think i'd like the commanders, etc having less HP than they currently do
distant zinc
i never feel like i’m getting instantly deleted by someone i just didn’t see and i never feel like i didn’t ‘earn’ a kill (full charge vandal noob tube obliterating a green shield and then they die)
distant zinc
UESC i think i'd like the commanders, etc having less HP than they currently do
i agree yeah
cinder hare
and slower shield regen times
i think it should be closer to 15~25 seconds over like, 5-10 seconds or something
probably slower, but it feels like 5-10 seconds
i think i'd like to see shields being more powerful in exchange for less base HP
technically this does nerf some cores a bit cuz they get bonuses off shield break or shield broken
but you could remedy that with some implants for more base HP at a cost
i really like, and want to see more of hyper stat building (like a destroyer with 1 trillion HP, glitch with 150 heat and 6 cardio boosters, recon with -10 cooldown, etc)
i also want to see a hacker who can fire off stuff like limbs immobilize, aim-anti-magnetism, etc
distant zinc
i’m excited to see what they cook up for future runners
cinder hare
same
i want a quickhacker ngl
press tac, open up a menu of hacks
prime ability sends out a wave of hacks to everyone in a fat AoE
i think the 5 seconds you get from forcing everyone to use an OS Reboot would be worth it, esp if they have lower CDs, a cool V ability, etc
distant zinc
yeah one of my friends wants a hacker wizard type character as well
cinder hare
imma preorder tomorrow (today, technically)
cinder hare
personally i would love John Melee
you can do that!
like, no, seriously
Assassin has cores that give MASSIVE backstab dmg iirc
and there's knife fight + arachne upgrades
that give you like, what
distant zinc
yeah true
cinder hare
100 melee damage?
distant zinc
WHAT
cinder hare
yeah
knife fight is like, +20, full arachne is like, +60
maxed out, i think it might be one hit one kill shit
even on blue or purple
but also
that is a 10k loadout, minimum
and endgame shit
does mean that if you're crazy, you could enter a solo match with nothing but smoke nades, heals, and some implants and win
distant zinc
maxed out, i think it might be one hit one kill shit
cinder hare
lmao pfft
i really fucking like the TTK on snipers right now
its about 2 hits for a down (1 headshot)
distant zinc
i can’t aim so i don’t use em but being on the receiving end im a fan
cinder hare
it just kinda sucks when you get downed super fast
distant zinc
thermals are a little good rn
cinder hare
i think it'd be fine to have damage knock you out of menus
cinder hare
thermals are a little good rn
thermals being based on [current heat] would be really good
distant zinc
i don’t enjoy the fact that you can just get domed by someone you physically cannot see and then it’s over
cinder hare
crouching players should be no more visible than anyone else
i really want proning to be an option
distant zinc
i really want proning to be an option
i want to lay in the grass and watch UESC or runners just walk past me
cinder hare
same
cinder hare
crouching players should be no more visible than anyone else
thoughts:
- thermals should be soft-countered by the jammer item, makes it "normal vision"
- vision level is based on current heat (crouching is normal), standing is slight highlight, i think 50%+ is how it is rn, roughly
smokes might obscure or blur heat signatures to make them less reliable?
distant zinc
yeah these are good ideas
cinder hare
also someone said that they should add the shell names to the select screen somehow
like blackbird, glitch, etc
distant zinc
i hope we get like subclasses of shell based on the talk of model/series
cinder hare
i think a little code box hovering behind them with stuff like:
+++ SHELL RECORDS +++
ASSERT DETAILS:
NAME: "BLACKBIRD"
DATE OF CREATION: 2XXX
FIRST 'RUN': [alpha playtest date]
ASSERT RESPONSE:
"You, and only you hunt like the ravens."
this would be cool
cinder hare
i hope we get like subclasses of shell based on the talk of model/series
i think having them as specialty cores would be cool
DESTROYER: "COMMANDER" CORE
+ Your shield now deals MELEE DAMAGE and knockback when using your jet boost.
+ Your shield is now larger.
- Your shield drains significantly faster.
/ Your SEARCH AND DESTROY now fires a cluster of grenades instead of missiles. This cluster must be manually aimed and launched by reactivating S.A.D.
stuff like this?
i like the idea of just becoming a UESC commander with your kit, with shields, nade cluster, etc
i want to see a core for Vandal that let's them do an anarchy chess and start wallrunning and do shit like bhopping
i dont know what the cost would be but it'd be funny if it ate your tac charge to do it
distant zinc
i want to see a core for Vandal that let's them do an anarchy chess and start wa...
i couldn’t agree more
let me get really silly with it
core that turns on valve movement tech
cinder hare
also i really want a leg implant that gives you momentum preservation on slide
which would enable b-hopping, etc
this is amazing
void stirrup
cinder hare
lmao
~$: :3
-# This message was approved in coalition between NuCaloric™, Mida™, Traxus™, CyberAcme™, Arachne™, Sekguchi™ , and UESC™
also its really fun talking in the marathon server if you autoblock anyone whose a troll or has a single bad-faith sounding argument
because lots of the folks are roleplaying NuCal/Arachne people
distant zinc
i love arachne so much
cinder hare
im going around doing shit like SKINTHEM.EXE
distant zinc
BASED
i’ve fully convinced myself arachne has links to tycho and their aesthetic is so fire
i assumed i was gonna be more or less a devoted mida freedom fighter but things change
distant zinc
yeah same i got class tomorrow
sand sluice
assassin invis feels insanely good to use and the kit is so fucking good
It is extremely strong cause it's a better version of Rook's disguise yeh
Im curious to know if it bypasses aim assist and if they're ever planning on having npcs see through it
indigo panther
https://pixelframe.design/bungie-marathon-game-font-logo-generator/
Anyone posted this yet
neat nest
I don’t think so
neat nest
https://pixelframe.design/bungie-marathon-game-font-logo-generator/
Anyone poste...
It’s actually really funny that the slam is holding onto nearly 100 players despite being completely unplayable
indigo panther
It’s actually really funny that the slam is holding onto nearly 100 players desp...
They're reading the codex
sharp plover
so who's ready for Server Slam Deluxe on Friday
sand sluice
It’s actually really funny that the slam is holding onto nearly 100 players desp...
All time peak 621?
Armored core?
Fluffy armored core? 
mossy bridge
open up a can of Shaq Nu
sonic idol
open up a can of Shaq Nu
mossy bridge
https://giphy.com/gifs/marathonthegame-game-gaming-games-6KkTX8qgX2Sl3ovCug
that's on BURGER.
sand sluice
If someone is hotmiccing should definitely just join the conversations they're having
wraith vector
I'm real curious how Cryo will play out
sharp plover
`As you and other Runners begin to explore the surface, you’ll soon discover a way aboard the derelict UESC Marathon ship hanging above.
Once the community unlocks the way into orbit,`
interesting
wraith vector
My thief cores.. my lovely thief cores..
neat nest
I’m so stoked to try out thief
And I’m hella curious what the new runner shell will be
indigo panther
<:medbothappy:1478426570627485829>
Why would I play anything but Triarge when this little fella exists 
indigo panther
Btw did anyone figure out how to get into lockdown zones? I only saw one once but I avoided it
neat nest
I like the way they react to your state
neat nest
Btw did anyone figure out how to get into lockdown zones? I only saw one once bu...
You gotta smoke an Anti-Virus Pack
Gives you an orange bar above your health bar which takes the damage for you for a while
wraith vector
It's so spook when they start Lockdowning your area
neat nest
Then you go in and find the center and undo it
indigo panther
Oh cool
neat nest
Fight off 3 waves of UESC and then a great loot crate opens
Also gives you a key for a second lockdown box because there will be more
indigo panther
Neat!
sand sluice
Ahh seasonal wipes
neat nest
It's so spook when they start Lockdowning your area
I had a solo run where they dropped a lockdown on my chosen extract and I had to hoof it all the way across the map to a backup because I was free kitting it lol
indigo panther
Hhhhh I do wish there was a pve mode, I want to fight usec with friends
I want us to all unite to kneecap cops
sand sluice
There is, you have to earn it by killing the other players first
wraith vector
If you don't consider Shells people it's always pve
( Zombies mode vs UESC could be neat though )
indigo panther
I'd be so about that
sand sluice
I think an October event like that would be neat
neat nest
I’m excited for Night Marsh
final onyx
https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/introducing_seasons_marathon
it doesnt explain the season pass mechanics
neat nest
If it’s like the placeholder season pass in Oct (NDA ninjas don’t kill) there’s a substantially larger pool of paid pass cosmetics to get with silk
sand sluice
Yeah that tracks
My guess was either 1 perma char with seasonal chars or flat seasonal resets which is how pre release tarkov did it which helps people jump in at the start of seasons
I'm more eyeballing the rank mode going, "Idk if that's gonna be worth"
Would be the first time I played a ranked game mode intentionally since like
Halo Inf
obsidian latch
wraith vector
I played Ranked some in Rivals because it was just a much easier way to get actually balanced games, people were sweating just as hard in Quick Play but could be someones first game vs. Thousand Hours Man
idk about ranked.. extraction tho
neat nest
There were some leaks on it which seemed interesting
mossy bridge
is the new runner going to be the lady who gets her fucking head blown smoove off in one of the first cinematics
neat nest
I don’t know but it’d be neat if Blue Fork was the new runner
I feel like that design evolved into Recon though
wraith vector
Also wooogh Night Maps, love 'em
neat nest
Oops PlayStation may have leaked the name of the new runner
https://youtu.be/vtw5BDpKgJM
launch cinematic <@&1474420814979010821>
cinder hare
Is the the same Poppy that made Girls in Bikinis?
cinder hare
Oops PlayStation may have leaked the name of the new runner
Sentinel…
So a watchguard
Finally, someone who can properly camp Hauler
neat nest
Is the the same Poppy that made Girls in Bikinis?
I think so
cinder hare
Yay
neat nest
Oh and the preload is live
fallow coyote
https://youtu.be/vtw5BDpKgJM
launch cinematic <@&1474420814979010821>
god it's so beautiful
neat nest
Man it's such a stylish game
Absolute festival of artistry yeah
cinder hare
Y’know for all the UI complaints I want the UI to be even worse if it means more saucy design
neat nest
clearly you don’t own an air fryer
he’s smug because his game’s preload is 18 gigs??
final onyx
preload is up?
fallow coyote
how did bungie manage to get the filesize so low
final onyx
the sauce makes for some simple textures\
cinder hare
Yeah they’re really simple for one
final onyx
and they might have doen the warframe optimization method where minor 3d features are actually clever texturing and not on the model
neat nest
Usually ballooned file sizes are due to extremely redundant data architecture (to speed load times) or uncompressed files (also to speed load times) so small file sizes are mostly a sign of careful game architecture
void stirrup
preload is up?
Yeah they just opened up preloads
void stirrup
Usually ballooned file sizes are due to extremely redundant data architecture (t...
I have a feeling that after the work with Helldivers 2, Sony might be partnering with Nixxes harder to make all the file sizes as small as possible.
cuz iirc the old betas weighed more? but I might be tripping
cinder hare
Yeah given we definitely have way more content
18gb is really small
I expected 30 lmao
ivory laurel
Bungie finally learned how to compress files
twin rain
Guess I'm getting Poppy tickets for when shes in my neck of the woods
neat nest
It’s kinda sending me that the big bad of the cinematic is the second type of enemy you find in the original Marathon
twin rain
It'll be great if the default pfhor enemies in the original games completely kick our asses, moreso than the UESC.
Really go to show how crazy the cyborgs were/are
obsidian latch
I trust the taste of people here, I missed the server slam which I wanted to try out the game. Is it worth the $40 from your experience?
neat nest
I was already pretty sold on it from the playtest I played but the Slam was good
sharp plover
https://youtu.be/vtw5BDpKgJM
game of life imagery at the end... thats Unveiling...
neat nest
I think it is
I will note that the initial learning curve is a cliff
But you just kinda gotta suck it up and let the information and mechanic overload wash over you and then it gets really good
obsidian latch
I’m gonna approach it like a roguelike in that if I eat shit and lose everything it’s not a bad thing
neat nest
Good approach yeah
twin rain
That's a good mentality.
sand sluice
I trust the taste of people here, I missed the server slam which I wanted to try...
I have about
33 hours in the server slam
Wish I could have put in more but I had to work Thursday and Friday 
oak glacier
Usually ballooned file sizes are due to extremely redundant data architecture (t...
helldivers 2 recently decreased the install sized by 85%
it was an impressive amount of duplicated data
neat nest
Yeah I think that was SOP for a lot of PlayStation games for a while
Like Spider Man was huge because they duplicated assets for every chunk of map (roughly 1.5 blocks)
oak glacier
ye apparently in this case they were really scared of HDD load times
and it turned out to be a total non issue
sand sluice
Well they had every right to be!
Just look at this brand new laptop for 300, can totally play videogames
(I don't even know how this is a product)
But tbf maybe I'm being mean to the celeron processor here
mossy bridge
It’s kinda sending me that the big bad of the cinematic is the second type of en...
are you ready for the hulks to show up
neat nest
Hell yeah I want trouble
mossy bridge
the juggernaut too
neat nest
Juggernaut with 21st century graphics is gonna go insane
cosmic flame
the juggernaut too
why is it caked
quaint apex
this fool doesn't know the lore, get ★+1
sand sluice
That hit me a bit cause I used to have 3 stars in my display name on bungie cause it was back when I played gacha games and I made a fgo pfp of a potato and my display name was a beserker
And I was like, "oh I guess I'll be a 4 star servant now"
cinder hare
https://youtu.be/vtw5BDpKgJM
ok i just watched it and damn i ship it
cosmic flame
ship WHAT bro cargo 😭
cinder hare
:3
ok in all seriousness though, this was peak
it would be sick as shit if you had permanent or "heavy" damage though
sand sluice
I ship the ship and hauler yea
indigo oriole
ok i just watched it and damn i ship it
same
distant zinc
https://youtu.be/vtw5BDpKgJM
directed by harmony korine is crazy
cosmic flame
distant zinc
quite possibly the only thing he’s ever made i have an urge to watch more than once
cosmic flame
it's good so I have to assume they chained him to the radiator or something to get his name in the credits
distant zinc
i’m ngl i thought he died 😭
cosmic flame
trhueirghueirghiuehgiuwherguihwei
vagrant carbon
Not watching it, ideally I'll see it in-game for myself
vagrant carbon
Wait, is that not the opening?
vagrant carbon
Weird, some people somewhere else were calling it exactly that 💀
cosmic flame
???????????
neat nest
It released with the preload the intro cinematic is different (and cool)
neat nest
Them dying a bunch of times and getting mad was too real
indigo oriole
triage just like me fr fr
vagrant carbon
Not looking forward to having my healbot-attached teammates get killed a lot on launch, but them's the breaks
cinder hare
Them dying a bunch of times and getting mad was too real
yeah its lovely
wintry shuttle
I love the fact that even though they're gonna do wipes.